01/24/2026
Hey folks, just making a quick post to wish you all well in this terrible blustery weather and a few quick reminders from your friends here at Woods family service:
The
Kind of weather we’re about to experience can be very serious to your home and your health.
Number one be mindful of your exposure to the elements appropriately in layers and stay dry if you perspire and become wet, get indoors change clothes warm up before you go back out
Cover your extremities appropriately frostbite happens fast
Stay hydrated, believe it or not. This
is one of the easiest times to become dehydrated. You have to have water your body needs it and if you don’t wanna drink anything cold when it’s cold like me just heat up some good drinking water, warm water, absorbs faster anyway.🫖 coffee, and tea are nice, but it’s not enough and they will dehydrate you as well 
Be careful with space heaters if you use one, be sure the outlet is grounded and not burdened by other fixtures being plugged in house fires happen every year because of the inappropriate use of space heaters
Be careful shoveling that snow get help where you can,
heart attacks happen faster, and to younger people than you think
How about that outside hose make sure it’s turned off and the hose is disconnected .
Every year Plumbers have to replace piping because someone forgot to take the hose off outside and didn’t insulate the spigot and make sure it was properly drained and the water damage to the interior can be significant 
Don’t leave dripping faucets, unattended, thinking that you will keep it from freezing if that area is cold in extreme conditions the drain could freeze too. The best thing you could do is be sure that the air from outside is not getting through insulate where you can and open up area so that heat can travel there
 if you have to let a faucet drip, make sure the drain is wide open before you do slow drains freeze even faster than clean ones 
Reach out to the people around you that are living alone, especially the elderly but young people too. Everyone needs help in these kinds of situations and you never know they could be the help that you need as well
Take a deep breath, calm down and then get after it😊
Be a community be aware, share about weather and news alerts and keep an eye on your pets exposure will affect them as well.
Take care and God bless !!!!
Sincerely
Dan Woods
Owner and operator at Woods family service
724-350-2799