OldGrad1982

I posted final photos, but I can't figure out how to link to that. here is my attempt to document the steps for construction https://imgur.com/gallery/hOB6Q3O

So north Texas is down to single digits and despite me leaving the tap dripping my upstairs bathroom sink lines and the toilet input line froze. The tub is still working. We will be below freezing until Friday. Anything I can do or should do?

Also my master toilet on the ground floor slab also froze the water line in. It is on an outside wall Do I wait and pray?

Edit: so I tried the hairdryer and full flow on the shower for an hour. Opened the wall and found that the pipes were wrapped with foam but outside the insulation. I cut the insulation and the hot line has burst in one spot. Not sure if I should open up the entire wall? All I know is my house shutoff doesn’t work fully so I n

Today I was doing a pork shoulder, and while the temp was moderate (high 50s), the wind has been whipping up, and gusting to over 20 mph. It's Texas in early spring. I couldn't keep the fire going to get a constant temp. I check every 15 minutes, and it would be sitting at 280 one time, and then down to 200 the next. I added charcoal/wood chips and it went back up. and then back down. My smoker is on my patio and blocked on 3 sides from the wind. it just swirls. any ideas how to overcome this. I just said the heck with it and put it in the oven to finish. Got 6 solid hours of smoke.