O.K. Winter, I Surrender!

Boy, has it been a tough winter so far or what? Two days before Christmas I noticed that several of out hot water radiators weren't heating up and discovered that our boiler tank was cracked and that the boiler had to be replaced- have you priced boilers lately? They ain't cheap! Then this past Saturday, our upstairs pipes froze and broke in the attic. I spent the entire day trying to repair the damage- and I'm not a very accomplished copper solderer. I got one pipe fixed but wasn't having any luck getting a watertight seal on the other after two attempts. I went to Lowes for more supplies and- Thank the Lord!- I found "quick connect" fittings- no soldering! They were expensive- but still cheaper than a plumber- and in 10 minutes I was done. If you have problems with copper pipes I highly recommend them- the jury is still out on their longevity however.