I love this "facetime with Emily" series you have started! But personally - I like them longer. Getting cut off in the middle is like I lost connection on my phone and the call dropped. When I facetime with friends they are always long, I wish more people liked that.
With it being FaceTime with Emily, you could totally just answer it with your face super close to the camera saying "hullo" like a regular facetime AND THEN jump right into the video. Low key the vibes are chill enough you could probably just dive right in.
came here to say exactly this. your “hullo”s were and still are my fave. This gets my vote for intro!! 😍 I adore you Emily!! From one awkward girl to another. #keepitawkward 🎉
Hey Emily, the purpose of dripping faucets is to make sure there is water movement, this isn’t for every faucet but a kitchen sink that is on an outside wall, it is also smart to leave the cabinet doors open to help keep the pipes warm. And during freezes or winter storms, it is important to have running water. So keeping faucets dripping and cabinet doors open it ensures your water won’t freeze.
Exactly! The water moving through the pipes will be above freezing so it doesn’t allow water to sit and have the chance to dip below freezing and become ice. From the looks of your kitchen and the fact that you guys live in an upper floor apartment i would doubt that you would have anything to worry about.
Emily, don't worry about being put together for these. It's supposed to be an authentic experience similar to what your friends get to experience and we like to pretend we're all friends too. We enjoy talking to you however you decide to show up. Love this series, keep being you!
I lived just outside of Austin during the snow crisis two years ago. No power, no water, for SEVEN days. I very highly suggest trying to have a supply of water available. Even if it's just filling buckets, bathtubs, etc. You'll need it to flush the toilets. As for dripping the faucets, running water has a lower temperature it has to reach in order to freeze, so it makes it less likely to have a burst or frozen pipe. Be safe!
Please PLEASE always be your amazing awkward self! I love every part of who you are. You’re always making me giggle and I would have it no other way!!!
Hi Emily! Dripping faucets does not really help keep pipes from freezing. What it does is allows the extra water to be pushed out as the water in the pipes freezes and expands. If it can't escape, it expands and stretches/bursts the pipes. Hope that helps!
-59°C (-74°F) in Canada 🇨🇦 here the last 2 days 👋🏻.... I still cant believe we can get thru these cold spells. I too never understood why tiny storms shuta down states but i do get it now. As you mentioned....Putting food on the balcony in a bin DOES work while its cold if your power goes out. Loads of good advice in your comments re dripping taps. Hopefully you both faired well in the winter freeze❤❤
Ok, I had to pause and comment! Yes!!!! I’m the same Emily, I have spent a ton of time in tears and worrying about the unhoused people in my area! We had an extreme cold front come through with awful temperatures ranging from -17 Celsius and below, with a windchill factor of -30 Celsius (I live near Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada) now, today, we had a huge dump of snow! It’s a tiny bit warmer, but still not very nice to be without shelter. we all do our very best to help but the un housed situation here is so terrible especially when the weather gets awful. And don’t get me started on their animals… it breaks my heart!
Yeah I’m just east of Seattle and hate to think of the pets kept outside and the hearts broken surrendering the pets bc of the weather. The shelters are all very full also so it’s just sad. I agree with Emily to promote giving to local emergency shelters and promote allowing pets in some of them or making an emergency temporary pet shelter space next to a human shelter space. They do that for hurricanes sometimes so why can’t they do it for cold times? It usually requires pets be in a kennel and I’m not sure of the other stipulations but a big gym or school space could handle this while kids are out of school and the cafeterias would be a perfect place to provide food and eating space that’s more able to be cleaned properly. It’s an awful thing to consider people are outside and pets also so cold and uncared for when we have ample indoor spaces. Will it impact budgets? Yes. But it’s a reality. Maybe work on housing, mental health and support for people who have pets as service dogs and ESA’s. When it was super frozen cold here I was sad for all the humans, pets, and even wildlife. I was defrosting hummingbird feeders and putting out seed and suet for the birds and water bc all the water was frozen and changing them out and defrosting the feeders. We cannot be complacent. Do what you can do and learn how to protect yourself and anyone you can help out.
To answer your plumbing questions: a steady trickle from your sinks keeps water moving and prevents it from freezing(running water can’t freeze) and the cabinets being open keeps the pipes from getting cold and possibly bursting
Idk who these viewers are who want shorter videos but I love your longer videos so much. You're one of the few channels where I could literally watch an hour long video of yours and not get bored at all
I recently learned that the "peace" gesture in England is their version of the middle finger. 😂 When the palm faces away from your body, it means Victory(peace). ✌🏻 When your palm faces your body, it's flipping the bird. I giggled when she did the peace palm toward body.
Hi! Started watching you last year from Rachel’s channel. Your beginning of this video was quite funny and I loved that you included all the starts and stops. Love the series so far! ❤
OMGGG i love everything about facetime with emily! also i have a tiny suggestion, if i may. the last one when you deseeded the pomegranate, i think it would've been satisfying to actually see the fruit. it might just be a me thing though, idkkk. we will never stop being awkward!!
Basically in terms of dripping faucets keeping the pipes from freezing think of it like how a lake might freeze when it gets cold enough but a river won't because it's moving. Even if it's really cold, it's harder to get something to freeze if it is in movement. Think like how you are warmer when moving when it is cold as opposed to standing still. Letting the faucets drip makes sure that the water in the pipes still stay in motion without staying in enough motion to greatly inflate your water bill. Also, if it gets cold enough that they do freeze, the sinks being on allows for the air in the pipes to escape if necessary. When water freezes it expands which causes pipes to burst so if they do freeze, it will expand up the pipe towards the faucet and not outwards which would break the pipes. I hope that makes sense.
You can absolutely put food on your patio to use as a "refrigerator" if its cold enough, just make sure its not in the sun because then its warmer than the temp on the thermometer. but putting it outside overnight is totally fine!
The taps are because moving water takes a much lower temp to freeze and therefore if it’s not running the pipes will be full of water will freeze! Also if you don’t open your freezer stall during a power cut then your food will stay frozen for 24 to 48 hire before it even starts to thaw❤ currently in Scotland with 2 ft of snow 😂
The dripping faucets help keep the pressure of the whole system down along with water moving. Cities water lines are under pressure so that water can flow at a good stream into houses. But when that pressure isn't able to be released and tempuratures start freezing, the pipes start bursting because not only does water expand as it freezes but the whole system is pressurized.
Letting the water drip so that the flowing water isn’t sitting still in place to freeze. Keeps the water moving, Moving water is less likely to freeze than motionless water. 😊😊😊 ❤❤❤ ILY!
I truly enjoy your FaceTimes so much! I appreciate the realness you give and humor of course! And ☝🏼 thank you for all the hard work you put into your videos!
loveee this series! babe ur so comfy to be around bc of the awkwardness and your bigbig heart(our minds work the same lol) i eat a lunch/ typical meal in 20 min. exercise for 30. these will be the perfect length. ur awesome dude⭐
Hello from Oregon, we just went through a snow/wind/ice (still kind of icey to be honest) storm! Thankfully a couple years ago they finally broke down and got salt trucks (Oregon was infamous for not sanding roads for a long time). But ice is no joke, it's what we get scared about most here. Well that and the trees going down (it was pretty bad this time). Put a cooler out on your porch/balcony to put food in if your electricity goes out. If the water is moving in the pipe (dripping) it won't fully freeze.
Girl! I love you so much I feel your pain with the electricity grid and Abbott doing absolutely nothing. Last big freeze I was without running water for a week. My bf came to stay with me bc he had water but no electricity. Abbott clearly does not care about his citizens. (Much love from DFW) 💕 edit to add I’m also from east coast (VA) and it is such a stark difference from there to Texas and how they handle things
I’m in australia and live in a state that gets lots of cyclones and flooding. I have a storm/weather kit which includes a little gas camping stove so I am able to heat up water for tea/coffee or for warming up food 😊
I live in Northern Minnesota. We have very dangerous temperatures. You are getting a lot of good advice. I would add, be sure to have working flashlights and good batteries and some candles. Wear sweats and curl up in blankets. Keep your phone batteries charged as close to full as you can. It's going to be -14 degrees here tonight so...just be glad you aren't here...although Minnesota is much more prepared for these cold snaps.
Grt yourselves a big cooler to put outside, on the balcony. Leave it open as the temps dip and when you lose power then put all the things inside it & close it. Itll keep as long as the temps stay below 38. Just for future reference. Also- they make indoor safe propane heaters, get one & stock up on propane tanks. 🖤. And YES the tent thing works 10/10. (My credentials; born & raised in northern & western Maine).
My family lives in texas. They are unprepared because texas doesn't get freezing that often. They aren't dumb just not a state that gets really cold that often. Houses are built to withstand it. The unhoused make me so sad too. Especially ones with animals. It just breaks my heart.
Hey! Love the content! I would suggest to post what you have and don't worry about the length! I'll watch any length ! Lol but I can't complain with a video coming soon!! ❤
I don't know for sure but I think its because of the movement of water that makes it so the pipes don't have water sitting in them and then freeze. And if the water does freeze, the open facet allows the pressure to be relieved once it melts. I do that all winter every winter in the NE just in case.
When we know our power will go out we fill the bathtub with water for flushing toilets. As long as the fridge and freezer stay closed your food will be good for a few days. If you have a balcony and can afford it grab some camping supplies ... a propane stove or a rocket stove that you can cook and boil water on. Canadian here ... we know how to do winter outages!! The water dripping keeps the water moving through the pipes .... like a river it takes longer for flowing water to freeze as opposed to a still lake that will freeze.
I’m finally watching late 😭 I am like 999 which I thought was fun! I’ve been having girl problems and it’s been depressing lollll, I’m excited to watch this ❤❤ love you Emily!!
Emily guess what the people who dealt with the planning and running our tx power grid more then half did not even live in our state 😂 my sons friends laughed so bad at my son when we had the bad freeze here 2 or 3 years ago and it was hard for them to realize our homes are not built for cold weather here in tx the then the summer after the freeze they had a heat wave up north and they actually apologized for laughing since they where not use to the temp it’s insanely different depending on where you live and what is normal
As always yes please would love the awkward compilation of your video starts. I mean this with all my heart. Your awkwardness is refreshing and what we love about you. You are real and amazing in all ways.
Reason why you leave your water to drip is because it’s harder for flowing water to freeze then Stillwater. So when you let your water drip, it’s allowing the water to run freely through the pipes without freezing
For Emily, you did what you needed to do for yourself and Elle and your own family. Learning about how you can further prepare for natural disaster, weather and be prepared is good. It’s kinda hard to delve into it and not go too far with anxiety so do a surface level prep and then let it go. When you are healthier you can advocate or donate to more folks. Your putting the word out regarding donating to shelters and possibly reconsidering the leadership of the area is key. The freak out is a ptsd thing. I have the same issue with things like this. Very triggery and uncomfy and stressful more than the average person. You need to make a solid plan, reassure yourself that you are okay and do your best to help where and if you can and then have to just step back and pray for the best. Sadly you can care so much it can harm you (I’m the same way). Not to say you should be complacent but you could volunteer at a shelter to help out, take a preparing for local issues course and things like first aid etc. This platform is the biggest venue you have for providing impact but if you can muster it, maybe you and Elle can do some volunteer gigs. Make sure they are safe for your mental health. If interactions will make you feel worse maybe you can work bagging up sandwiches or chopping veggies for dinner at a food place or something that’s not so emotionally difficult. It might help your mental health as well. I am saying this also knowing you are struggling to just do your day so no judgement if you aren’t up to it right now. You did good to get this video filmed, edited and out. And I didn’t even consider the time invested in color correction. Maybe pick some common spaces you are going to be filming and work ahead on lighting or knowing what settings/filters will prevent the color probs you are having. I think there’s a filter for normal indoor lighting that will tone down the glare and the yellow from yellow/warm indoor lightbulbs. Your camera may have it built in.
To answer your frozen pipes question... If you have moving water going through your pipes, it's less likely to freeze. If your pipes do freeze, they will be less likely to burst because still water freezes and expands while moving water will relieve the pressure in the pipes. I hope that makes sense 🙃
9:30 i feel like the porch idea would work if you put it in a cooler out there. I live in Michigan we’ve done that before. But idk how ‘cold’ itll get, so if it gets warmer than 30 degrees the food might go bad still.
Check with your local humane societies because some do provide temporary housing to animals. In my state, warming centers will allow pets to accompany their people, they just have to stay in their kennels/crates. This isn't meant to make people go "oh so they're good, I don't have to help"- please still try to help and find solutions so families can stay together. It took a lot of work to even get people to recognize that animals are family.
I HAVE THE BEST IDEA EM!!!! I have the cure for your awkward beginnings.... Just be comfortable like you used to be when Rachel would leave you in charge of her vlog camera and you would just jump on and say/do something cute! You didn't have to overthink it then, so just relax and say something cheeky! You were always relaxed on camera when it wasn't your vlog so pretend it's not :) I love you Emmm
Love the video and the new series! To give my two cents about the general format, I kinda prefer the longer videos! Facetime with Emily is starting to become good background video while I am also doing miscellaneous tasks around the house, and those usually take longer than 20 minutes. But, obviously, do what's best for you and the majority:)
Plumber daughter here. You need more than a drip, you need a small, consistent flow. It is not a guarantee that your pipes won’t freeze but it gives you a better chance. Moving water creates heat therefore takes longer to get to 32 degrees.
Hey girl fellow Texan further south. It’s not that our governor doesn’t want to get his shit together, it’s that it financially and logistically doesn’t make sense. It doesn’t make sense to spend millions of dollars for salt trucks and things like that for it to be used 1 or 2 days maybe every other year. Yes the freeze we had a couple of years back was bad but that was because our power grid failed, that has since been updated.
Oh Emily when my brother went to school in Galveston. In the 50s school closed with an inch of snow on the ground. So the state of Texas has never been prepared! I think they feel like oh it snowed it was a fluke that will never happen again !
I have front wheel drive 3kids we lost power at our apartment we were planned to move when it hit and the house we r moving to also iced in layers of ice from freezing rain we weren't prepared no flashlights or candles all our laundry was dirty with no way to do it I hated it finally starting to melt today thank for uploading
Taps running isn’t just to keep water from freezing because it still can freeze but it keeps the air from being trapped and causing the pipes to burst. But most modern places use the more flexible tubes for the pipes so it’s not as serious but I would still keep them as a drip if I were you. I’m shocked with you didn’t know this with where you are from. Btw, love the way you do these awkwardness and all! Just be you! It’s the Em we all love ❤❤❤❤
I prefer longer videos. If those people do not like it they can stop the video and watch the rest at another time. When I lived in Texas we had floods but no freezes or snow.
Most times when it’s severe weather the shelter will let them keep their pets. At least here in DFW Tx we do. Same wthe animal shelters. Hopefully the govt get their ish together and fix the power grid issue
if the water is constantly running then it doesn't get an opportunity to freeze cus of the constant movement. think like moving river Vs pond, the pond will freeze but the moving river wont. hope that makes sense
Ohhh Emily... my dear, dear Emily... I WISH I could inform you of how to turn off the awkward, but unfortunately I have yet to learn how to do it myself! 🤣 Love ya chickie! Hope all goes well.. ❤️🤞
Hey! I'm in Oklahoma, we're unprepared, but not quite to the level of Texas. Hope yall are doing okay, I love your videos!! As for pipes..Imagine our pipes are like straws for water to travel through. When it gets really cold, the water inside the pipes can turn into ice. Now, if too much ice forms, it might block the straw (pipe) and make it burst, like when a balloon gets too full. Leaving the faucet dripping is like giving the ice a little space to escape, so our pipes don't burst.
Every time you cook or bake, open your oven doors afterwards. Nothing wrong with a little extra free heat - stay warm you two! If you have connections with any farmers, reminder you can drop hay to any animal that does unfortunately need or used to sleeping outside! A lot of people are willing to donate straw during these arctic temps specifically for pets and livestock!
“Put together” isn’t a requirement, and I don’t think it needs to be a goal if it’s making everything else harder. I shower every morning, but then put on sweats or pjs since I work from home. I’m comfortable, I’m happy, and someone seeing me dressed like this isn’t a problem. Also no makeup. Just exist, we love you any which way :)
Take a shot every time Emily says “hunker down” - I dare you. It’s been a fun game on our watch night. 🎉👌. In all seriousness I hope everyone was prepared and safe for the freeze ❤
Northern Michigan here AND YESSSS I PROMISE IF YOUR TEMPERATURE REACHES 3 DEGREES START YOUR SINKS VERY LIGHTLY DRIPPING!!!!! NOT LIKE DRIP DRIP DRIP DRIP NON STOP ITS LIKE A DRIP__DRIP__DRIP SLOWLY. IT WORKS I PROMISE. WE just had a 2 day BLIZZARD and it's --19 degrees and DROPPING. I know all the tips and tricks if you need to know anything. Lots of good vibes from Michigan ❤️
2022 winter storm was no joke. My husband from Pennsylvania had never experienced anything like it before either. Thankfully we didn’t lose power, just water. But at the same time we didn’t run our heat much that way it wouldn’t provoke more outages. It really was some hunger games typa shit 😅
I live in Dripping Springs, just down the road from you and things finally started thawing today 🥳 we had all of our faucets dripping but only our bathtub maintained a trickle since Monday.. now our kitchen sink I think (?) has sprung a leak that we can’t find yet. Thankfully we never lost power though! Hopefully y’all’s water stayed on and y’all stayed warm! Also I’m pretty sure we drip our faucets because moving water is less liable to freeze than still water sitting dormant in a pipe. Think like how lakes freeze over because there’s not a constant flow of water to disrupt to surface where the ice would form.. typically the water in a lake is relatively still, therefore the surface doesn’t get disrupted and ice can form. Same with the pipes! I think lmao I’m not a scientist and I didn’t Google it either, I’m just assuming😆
I never notice when people change lenses or cameras or angles. I notice that the youtubers i watch are very conscious of it though and sometimes apologize but i never notice any of that stuff. Maybe because I am focusing on who is taking and the backgrounds. I think i hone in to those and nothing else. For instance,as youve been talking,im casually looking around your kitchen at the countertops,oven,magnets, Reynolds wrap and then back to you and back n forth but as far as lighting and stuff i NEVER notice. I will watch you forever n ever unless you suddenly start doing Skims and Halara ads. Oh I'll probably even watch you then, I know youtubers make bank on those ads and i want you to have it so i take back that statement. Loves ya from Kansas City,we're in a deep freeze but i love it.
This. Texas houses are designed to stay cool in the summer. You being around all 3 of these states also know. California isn't able to handle thunderstorms well, and Virginia buildings aren't designed to withstand earthquakes.
I love this "facetime with Emily" series you have started! But personally - I like them longer. Getting cut off in the middle is like I lost connection on my phone and the call dropped. When I facetime with friends they are always long, I wish more people liked that.
My fiance was homeless for 20 yrs and he almost died in Minnesota cuz they don't care
I love longer videos too
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With it being FaceTime with Emily, you could totally just answer it with your face super close to the camera saying "hullo" like a regular facetime AND THEN jump right into the video. Low key the vibes are chill enough you could probably just dive right in.
came here to say exactly this. your “hullo”s were and still are my fave. This gets my vote for intro!! 😍
I adore you Emily!! From one awkward girl to another. #keepitawkward 🎉
100000% love the idea!!!
Hey Emily, the purpose of dripping faucets is to make sure there is water movement, this isn’t for every faucet but a kitchen sink that is on an outside wall, it is also smart to leave the cabinet doors open to help keep the pipes warm. And during freezes or winter storms, it is important to have running water. So keeping faucets dripping and cabinet doors open it ensures your water won’t freeze.
Exactly! The water moving through the pipes will be above freezing so it doesn’t allow water to sit and have the chance to dip below freezing and become ice. From the looks of your kitchen and the fact that you guys live in an upper floor apartment i would doubt that you would have anything to worry about.
Emily, don't worry about being put together for these. It's supposed to be an authentic experience similar to what your friends get to experience and we like to pretend we're all friends too. We enjoy talking to you however you decide to show up. Love this series, keep being you!
Screw the viewers who want short videos. I'll watch a 2 hr video with Emily. Hope you guys made it through the Texan "Cold"
I've lived in Texas my whole life and you are 1000% right about little Gregory. And if anyone gets offended, they are an idiot, too! 😂
Now everyone I know named Gregory is going to be called “ little Gregory “ 😂😂😂
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I lived just outside of Austin during the snow crisis two years ago. No power, no water, for SEVEN days. I very highly suggest trying to have a supply of water available. Even if it's just filling buckets, bathtubs, etc. You'll need it to flush the toilets. As for dripping the faucets, running water has a lower temperature it has to reach in order to freeze, so it makes it less likely to have a burst or frozen pipe.
Be safe!
Please PLEASE always be your amazing awkward self! I love every part of who you are. You’re always making me giggle and I would have it no other way!!!
Hi Emily! Dripping faucets does not really help keep pipes from freezing. What it does is allows the extra water to be pushed out as the water in the pipes freezes and expands. If it can't escape, it expands and stretches/bursts the pipes. Hope that helps!
We tried it and the movement of the water makes sure that the pipes keep wet and the temperature keeps up so it doesn't freeze as fast 😊
It need more then drip to
@@ItsAMbutyoutubechangedmyname yes more like a slow stream not just drip wait drip wait kind of thing ☺️
-59°C (-74°F) in Canada 🇨🇦 here the last 2 days 👋🏻.... I still cant believe we can get thru these cold spells. I too never understood why tiny storms shuta down states but i do get it now.
As you mentioned....Putting food on the balcony in a bin DOES work while its cold if your power goes out. Loads of good advice in your comments re dripping taps. Hopefully you both faired well in the winter freeze❤❤
I love the FaceTime with Emily series. I especially love the awkwardness of the beginning!!!❤❤❤
Ok, I had to pause and comment! Yes!!!! I’m the same Emily, I have spent a ton of time in tears and worrying about the unhoused people in my area! We had an extreme cold front come through with awful temperatures ranging from -17 Celsius and below, with a windchill factor of -30 Celsius (I live near Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada) now, today, we had a huge dump of snow! It’s a tiny bit warmer, but still not very nice to be without shelter. we all do our very best to help but the un housed situation here is so terrible especially when the weather gets awful. And don’t get me started on their animals… it breaks my heart!
Yeah I’m just east of Seattle and hate to think of the pets kept outside and the hearts broken surrendering the pets bc of the weather. The shelters are all very full also so it’s just sad. I agree with Emily to promote giving to local emergency shelters and promote allowing pets in some of them or making an emergency temporary pet shelter space next to a human shelter space. They do that for hurricanes sometimes so why can’t they do it for cold times? It usually requires pets be in a kennel and I’m not sure of the other stipulations but a big gym or school space could handle this while kids are out of school and the cafeterias would be a perfect place to provide food and eating space that’s more able to be cleaned properly. It’s an awful thing to consider people are outside and pets also so cold and uncared for when we have ample indoor spaces. Will it impact budgets? Yes. But it’s a reality. Maybe work on housing, mental health and support for people who have pets as service dogs and ESA’s. When it was super frozen cold here I was sad for all the humans, pets, and even wildlife. I was defrosting hummingbird feeders and putting out seed and suet for the birds and water bc all the water was frozen and changing them out and defrosting the feeders.
We cannot be complacent. Do what you can do and learn how to protect yourself and anyone you can help out.
To answer your plumbing questions: a steady trickle from your sinks keeps water moving and prevents it from freezing(running water can’t freeze) and the cabinets being open keeps the pipes from getting cold and possibly bursting
Idk who these viewers are who want shorter videos but I love your longer videos so much. You're one of the few channels where I could literally watch an hour long video of yours and not get bored at all
I recently learned that the "peace" gesture in England is their version of the middle finger. 😂
When the palm faces away from your body, it means Victory(peace). ✌🏻
When your palm faces your body, it's flipping the bird.
I giggled when she did the peace palm toward body.
Hi! Started watching you last year from Rachel’s channel. Your beginning of this video was quite funny and I loved that you included all the starts and stops. Love the series so far! ❤
OMGGG i love everything about facetime with emily! also i have a tiny suggestion, if i may. the last one when you deseeded the pomegranate, i think it would've been satisfying to actually see the fruit. it might just be a me thing though, idkkk. we will never stop being awkward!!
I also would habe liked to see the fruit
Basically in terms of dripping faucets keeping the pipes from freezing think of it like how a lake might freeze when it gets cold enough but a river won't because it's moving. Even if it's really cold, it's harder to get something to freeze if it is in movement. Think like how you are warmer when moving when it is cold as opposed to standing still. Letting the faucets drip makes sure that the water in the pipes still stay in motion without staying in enough motion to greatly inflate your water bill. Also, if it gets cold enough that they do freeze, the sinks being on allows for the air in the pipes to escape if necessary. When water freezes it expands which causes pipes to burst so if they do freeze, it will expand up the pipe towards the faucet and not outwards which would break the pipes. I hope that makes sense.
I just love this series
Emily you are so funny
It brings me joy every time I see that you've posted
Everytime your vlog starts with the call screen, I say out loud "helloo?"
You can absolutely put food on your patio to use as a "refrigerator" if its cold enough, just make sure its not in the sun because then its warmer than the temp on the thermometer. but putting it outside overnight is totally fine!
The taps are because moving water takes a much lower temp to freeze and therefore if it’s not running the pipes will be full of water will freeze! Also if you don’t open your freezer stall during a power cut then your food will stay frozen for 24 to 48 hire before it even starts to thaw❤ currently in Scotland with 2 ft of snow 😂
The dripping faucets help keep the pressure of the whole system down along with water moving. Cities water lines are under pressure so that water can flow at a good stream into houses. But when that pressure isn't able to be released and tempuratures start freezing, the pipes start bursting because not only does water expand as it freezes but the whole system is pressurized.
Letting the water drip so that the flowing water isn’t sitting still in place to freeze. Keeps the water moving, Moving water is less likely to freeze than motionless water. 😊😊😊 ❤❤❤ ILY!
I truly enjoy your FaceTimes so much! I appreciate the realness you give and humor of course! And ☝🏼 thank you for all the hard work you put into your videos!
loveee this series! babe ur so comfy to be around bc of the awkwardness and your bigbig heart(our minds work the same lol) i eat a lunch/ typical meal in 20 min. exercise for 30. these will be the perfect length. ur awesome dude⭐
It’s perfect. The intro. Perfection. ❤
Hello from Oregon, we just went through a snow/wind/ice (still kind of icey to be honest) storm! Thankfully a couple years ago they finally broke down and got salt trucks (Oregon was infamous for not sanding roads for a long time). But ice is no joke, it's what we get scared about most here. Well that and the trees going down (it was pretty bad this time). Put a cooler out on your porch/balcony to put food in if your electricity goes out. If the water is moving in the pipe (dripping) it won't fully freeze.
I'm from Oregon too, I hope you're staying warm!!
Girl! I love you so much I feel your pain with the electricity grid and Abbott doing absolutely nothing. Last big freeze I was without running water for a week. My bf came to stay with me bc he had water but no electricity. Abbott clearly does not care about his citizens. (Much love from DFW) 💕 edit to add I’m also from east coast (VA) and it is such a stark difference from there to Texas and how they handle things
Thankyou Emily!! Love what you're doing.
I’m in australia and live in a state that gets lots of cyclones and flooding. I have a storm/weather kit which includes a little gas camping stove so I am able to heat up water for tea/coffee or for warming up food 😊
I live in Northern Minnesota. We have very dangerous temperatures. You are getting a lot of good advice. I would add, be sure to have working flashlights and good batteries and some candles. Wear sweats and curl up in blankets. Keep your phone batteries charged as close to full as you can. It's going to be -14 degrees here tonight so...just be glad you aren't here...although Minnesota is much more prepared for these cold snaps.
Emily, I love this series! I am so proud you are pushing through the mental health issues and are still posting videos
Grt yourselves a big cooler to put outside, on the balcony. Leave it open as the temps dip and when you lose power then put all the things inside it & close it. Itll keep as long as the temps stay below 38. Just for future reference. Also- they make indoor safe propane heaters, get one & stock up on propane tanks. 🖤. And YES the tent thing works 10/10. (My credentials; born & raised in northern & western Maine).
Yeah it hit us here in Mississippi. Our windchill was -2 next week it's gonna be warm. Just wait until spring time storms and tornado earnings. ❤❤
My family lives in texas. They are unprepared because texas doesn't get freezing that often. They aren't dumb just not a state that gets really cold that often. Houses are built to withstand it. The unhoused make me so sad too. Especially ones with animals. It just breaks my heart.
Hey! Love the content! I would suggest to post what you have and don't worry about the length! I'll watch any length ! Lol but I can't complain with a video coming soon!! ❤
I don't know for sure but I think its because of the movement of water that makes it so the pipes don't have water sitting in them and then freeze. And if the water does freeze, the open facet allows the pressure to be relieved once it melts. I do that all winter every winter in the NE just in case.
The slow and constant flow prevents the pipes from having time to freeze.
You make me laugh. Thanks so much. I am enjoying your facetime with Emily. ❤
Love FaceTime with Emily
When we know our power will go out we fill the bathtub with water for flushing toilets.
As long as the fridge and freezer stay closed your food will be good for a few days. If you have a balcony and can afford it grab some camping supplies ... a propane stove or a rocket stove that you can cook and boil water on.
Canadian here ... we know how to do winter outages!!
The water dripping keeps the water moving through the pipes .... like a river it takes longer for flowing water to freeze as opposed to a still lake that will freeze.
I’m finally watching late 😭 I am like 999 which I thought was fun! I’ve been having girl problems and it’s been depressing lollll, I’m excited to watch this ❤❤ love you Emily!!
Emily guess what the people who dealt with the planning and running our tx power grid more then half did not even live in our state 😂 my sons friends laughed so bad at my son when we had the bad freeze here 2 or 3 years ago and it was hard for them to realize our homes are not built for cold weather here in tx the then the summer after the freeze they had a heat wave up north and they actually apologized for laughing since they where not use to the temp it’s insanely different depending on where you live and what is normal
The best advice I ever got to help stop being awkward is to be confident!
Under 20 minutes! I am so invested here! 😮
Wait I love the longer ones, I was getting into the talk when the video even died lol I wanted more tea about your state lol
As always yes please would love the awkward compilation of your video starts. I mean this with all my heart. Your awkwardness is refreshing and what we love about you. You are real and amazing in all ways.
Reason why you leave your water to drip is because it’s harder for flowing water to freeze then Stillwater. So when you let your water drip, it’s allowing the water to run freely through the pipes without freezing
For Emily, you did what you needed to do for yourself and Elle and your own family. Learning about how you can further prepare for natural disaster, weather and be prepared is good. It’s kinda hard to delve into it and not go too far with anxiety so do a surface level prep and then let it go. When you are healthier you can advocate or donate to more folks. Your putting the word out regarding donating to shelters and possibly reconsidering the leadership of the area is key. The freak out is a ptsd thing. I have the same issue with things like this. Very triggery and uncomfy and stressful more than the average person. You need to make a solid plan, reassure yourself that you are okay and do your best to help where and if you can and then have to just step back and pray for the best. Sadly you can care so much it can harm you (I’m the same way). Not to say you should be complacent but you could volunteer at a shelter to help out, take a preparing for local issues course and things like first aid etc. This platform is the biggest venue you have for providing impact but if you can muster it, maybe you and Elle can do some volunteer gigs. Make sure they are safe for your mental health. If interactions will make you feel worse maybe you can work bagging up sandwiches or chopping veggies for dinner at a food place or something that’s not so emotionally difficult. It might help your mental health as well. I am saying this also knowing you are struggling to just do your day so no judgement if you aren’t up to it right now. You did good to get this video filmed, edited and out.
And I didn’t even consider the time invested in color correction. Maybe pick some common spaces you are going to be filming and work ahead on lighting or knowing what settings/filters will prevent the color probs you are having. I think there’s a filter for normal indoor lighting that will tone down the glare and the yellow from yellow/warm indoor lightbulbs.
Your camera may have it built in.
To answer your frozen pipes question... If you have moving water going through your pipes, it's less likely to freeze. If your pipes do freeze, they will be less likely to burst because still water freezes and expands while moving water will relieve the pressure in the pipes. I hope that makes sense 🙃
9:30 i feel like the porch idea would work if you put it in a cooler out there. I live in Michigan we’ve done that before. But idk how ‘cold’ itll get, so if it gets warmer than 30 degrees the food might go bad still.
Check with your local humane societies because some do provide temporary housing to animals.
In my state, warming centers will allow pets to accompany their people, they just have to stay in their kennels/crates.
This isn't meant to make people go "oh so they're good, I don't have to help"- please still try to help and find solutions so families can stay together. It took a lot of work to even get people to recognize that animals are family.
I HAVE THE BEST IDEA EM!!!! I have the cure for your awkward beginnings.... Just be comfortable like you used to be when Rachel would leave you in charge of her vlog camera and you would just jump on and say/do something cute! You didn't have to overthink it then, so just relax and say something cheeky! You were always relaxed on camera when it wasn't your vlog so pretend it's not :) I love you Emmm
Love the video and the new series! To give my two cents about the general format, I kinda prefer the longer videos! Facetime with Emily is starting to become good background video while I am also doing miscellaneous tasks around the house, and those usually take longer than 20 minutes. But, obviously, do what's best for you and the majority:)
Hello Emily!!! Sending safe vibes for the winter storm heading in!
I love the awkward moments! Makes me feel more normal😊❤
Plumber daughter here. You need more than a drip, you need a small, consistent flow. It is not a guarantee that your pipes won’t freeze but it gives you a better chance. Moving water creates heat therefore takes longer to get to 32 degrees.
Hey girl fellow Texan further south. It’s not that our governor doesn’t want to get his shit together, it’s that it financially and logistically doesn’t make sense. It doesn’t make sense to spend millions of dollars for salt trucks and things like that for it to be used 1 or 2 days maybe every other year. Yes the freeze we had a couple of years back was bad but that was because our power grid failed, that has since been updated.
Loving this series!!!💗
Oh Emily when my brother went to school in Galveston. In the 50s school closed with an inch of snow on the ground. So the state of Texas has never been prepared! I think they feel like oh it snowed it was a fluke that will never happen again !
I have front wheel drive 3kids we lost power at our apartment we were planned to move when it hit and the house we r moving to also iced in layers of ice from freezing rain we weren't prepared no flashlights or candles all our laundry was dirty with no way to do it I hated it finally starting to melt today thank for uploading
Taps running isn’t just to keep water from freezing because it still can freeze but it keeps the air from being trapped and causing the pipes to burst. But most modern places use the more flexible tubes for the pipes so it’s not as serious but I would still keep them as a drip if I were you. I’m shocked with you didn’t know this with where you are from. Btw, love the way you do these awkwardness and all! Just be you! It’s the Em we all love ❤❤❤❤
I prefer longer videos. If those people do not like it they can stop the video and watch the rest at another time. When I lived in Texas we had floods but no freezes or snow.
Most times when it’s severe weather the shelter will let them keep their pets. At least here in DFW Tx we do. Same wthe animal shelters. Hopefully the govt get their ish together and fix the power grid issue
I’m glad it didn’t go down like last time. We all still have ptsd from snowmageddon😔
if the water is constantly running then it doesn't get an opportunity to freeze cus of the constant movement. think like moving river Vs pond, the pond will freeze but the moving river wont. hope that makes sense
Ohhh Emily... my dear, dear Emily... I WISH I could inform you of how to turn off the awkward, but unfortunately I have yet to learn how to do it myself! 🤣 Love ya chickie! Hope all goes well.. ❤️🤞
We got it last night in Alabama. The snow melts and the water refreezes and that is why it's dangerous. It's black ice on the roads
I’m from Texas too! Freaking Abbot, stay warm!
Waiiiiit I just realized that this is you using us to body double!!!
SOMEONE FINALLY CAUGHT ON BAHAHAHAHA
Emily!!! You took too long to call us back! We were starting to get worried!!! 😊
Hey! I'm in Oklahoma, we're unprepared, but not quite to the level of Texas. Hope yall are doing okay, I love your videos!!
As for pipes..Imagine our pipes are like straws for water to travel through. When it gets really cold, the water inside the pipes can turn into ice. Now, if too much ice forms, it might block the straw (pipe) and make it burst, like when a balloon gets too full. Leaving the faucet dripping is like giving the ice a little space to escape, so our pipes don't burst.
You analogy helped me understand the pipes thing thank you
Every time you cook or bake, open your oven doors afterwards. Nothing wrong with a little extra free heat - stay warm you two! If you have connections with any farmers, reminder you can drop hay to any animal that does unfortunately need or used to sleeping outside! A lot of people are willing to donate straw during these arctic temps specifically for pets and livestock!
Your tag line is great 😊
You are the queen of editing ❤🎉😊
“Put together” isn’t a requirement, and I don’t think it needs to be a goal if it’s making everything else harder. I shower every morning, but then put on sweats or pjs since I work from home. I’m comfortable, I’m happy, and someone seeing me dressed like this isn’t a problem. Also no makeup. Just exist, we love you any which way :)
Purpose of dripping faucet is for it not to freeze. Whenever water is circulating it won't freeze.
The reason letting the pipes have moving water in them because like a river, moving water doesn’t freeze.
Take a shot every time Emily says “hunker down” - I dare you. It’s been a fun game on our watch night. 🎉👌. In all seriousness I hope everyone was prepared and safe for the freeze ❤
I had a conversation with a Texan who didn't know what home heating oil was. As a NYer my mind was BLOWN.
One of my favorite! Arkansas is having the same weather as y’all it’s now Wednesday the 17th and the kids are all still out of school where I live
Northern Michigan here AND YESSSS I PROMISE IF YOUR TEMPERATURE REACHES 3 DEGREES START YOUR SINKS VERY LIGHTLY DRIPPING!!!!! NOT LIKE DRIP DRIP DRIP DRIP NON STOP ITS LIKE A DRIP__DRIP__DRIP SLOWLY. IT WORKS I PROMISE. WE just had a 2 day BLIZZARD and it's --19 degrees and DROPPING. I know all the tips and tricks if you need to know anything. Lots of good vibes from Michigan ❤️
2022 winter storm was no joke. My husband from Pennsylvania had never experienced anything like it before either. Thankfully we didn’t lose power, just water. But at the same time we didn’t run our heat much that way it wouldn’t provoke more outages. It really was some hunger games typa shit 😅
I love these FaceTime videos! I feel like we are actually friends lol. :) Are they less stressful for you?
Freezing temperatures this week raining next week 😂😂😂 welcome to texas
Get one of those solar power battery banks for hose/camping. I have not tried it myself
I’m glad you don’t get “glammed up” up for this series. I want to FaceTime with the real Emily.
I'm in Austin and didn't receive a single text, call, or email from anybody other than my apartments about how to prepare 😂
I live in Dripping Springs, just down the road from you and things finally started thawing today 🥳 we had all of our faucets dripping but only our bathtub maintained a trickle since Monday.. now our kitchen sink I think (?) has sprung a leak that we can’t find yet. Thankfully we never lost power though! Hopefully y’all’s water stayed on and y’all stayed warm!
Also I’m pretty sure we drip our faucets because moving water is less liable to freeze than still water sitting dormant in a pipe. Think like how lakes freeze over because there’s not a constant flow of water to disrupt to surface where the ice would form.. typically the water in a lake is relatively still, therefore the surface doesn’t get disrupted and ice can form. Same with the pipes! I think lmao I’m not a scientist and I didn’t Google it either, I’m just assuming😆
I say the longer the video the better! Felt like i was left hanging 😂 hopefully you can get more comfortable as time goes on too
If you leave the water dripping the moving water prevents it from freezing and bursting the pipes.
Love this!!!! 💚💚💚
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I dont how to say this without sounding like such a weirdo..but you have the coolest eyebrow movements!!
Just hold on to the fact that it’s supposed to be almost 70 tomorrow! That’s what lets me deal with the freezes lol
Hi Emily i hope you don't lose power and I hope 🐱Franke is doing well ❤
I never notice when people change lenses or cameras or angles. I notice that the youtubers i watch are very conscious of it though and sometimes apologize but i never notice any of that stuff. Maybe because I am focusing on who is taking and the backgrounds. I think i hone in to those and nothing else. For instance,as youve been talking,im casually looking around your kitchen at the countertops,oven,magnets, Reynolds wrap and then back to you and back n forth but as far as lighting and stuff i NEVER notice. I will watch you forever n ever unless you suddenly start doing Skims and Halara ads. Oh I'll probably even watch you then, I know youtubers make bank on those ads and i want you to have it so i take back that statement. Loves ya from Kansas City,we're in a deep freeze but i love it.
This. Texas houses are designed to stay cool in the summer. You being around all 3 of these states also know. California isn't able to handle thunderstorms well, and Virginia buildings aren't designed to withstand earthquakes.
I like awkward. Don’t ever stop being you.