been dropping 1 degree per hour since i got up at the crack of dawn . Wuz 68 yesterday afternoon , by 7 PM it will be 34 F and 29 F when i GO to bed. Looking for about 22 F when i awake Sat . morning. I drained the lines to outdoor pipes , put our home into freezing weather lockdown . Its been years since its been di cold happened at the beach. Last time , as i drove the local hood , about every 50 th home had busted a pipe , water pouring out from somewhere around the houses into the street . People forget it can freeze here .