How in the world for you northerners deal with this icy cold white crap regularly?
I hate frozen waterers.
It gets worse as your body gets older. A large part is 'knowing' that it can happen because you have seen it before. My parents spent their last years in Fla. First thing my father did was winterize the house because he knew what mother nature/winter might do. After Hurricane Sandy when we were without power for 10 days I said 'never again' and had a house wide generator installed. I am thinking of you and all having to deal with this unfortunate situation.