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["Lynn Wigglesworth" <lynnw1366 AT hotmail.com>]

My 50-gallon trough has been solid ice to the brim since early January. I 
brought out my smaller waterers and have to dump them as soon at the animals 
have had enough to drink so they don't freeze, too. I've worked out a 
routine to deal with the cold...put the charger on the tractor, feed the 
chickens and water the animals, then start the tractor and get hay. Today 
the tractor almost got stuck in the new snow drifts, even with a 900 pound 
bale on the back for weight. Everything takes so much longer and more energy 
when it's cold with a lot of ice and snow.

It's supposed to be WARM (up to 40) tomorrow, but we're getting another 
snowstorm on Tuesday, with more cold behind it. This has been an endlessly 
cold winter; we usually get a week of thawing once in a while throughout the 
winter, but not this year.

Lynn Wigglesworth
Tioga Co. PA


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Sage Austin | Eureka! Design" <eureka AT hctc.net>
To: "roxann" <roxann AT ancientearthwisdom.com>; <homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Saturday, January 31, 2009 2:26 PM
Subject: Re: [Homestead] Anybody here???


> Hang in there Roxann, and all the rest of you homesteaders locked in
> ice. Our troughs were frozen over this morning, but it's already t-shirt
> weather. Wish I could send you some warmth!--Sage
>
> roxann wrote:
> > As for us, we are still out of electricity and this is the first time 
> > I've been able to drive off-site. We had a tremendous amount of ice. I 
> > was able to get the car out, but won't be able to get back in so I just 
> > came  to work, cot in tow. The oldest son came to the base of the hill to 
> > pick up provisions with his 4-wheeler, where I waited for him after going 
> > into town. The storm came in monday afternoon and it could still be a 
> > while before power is restored. Trees are down everywhere, sounded like a 
> > battle ground with all the loud popping Tuesday and Wednesday. A lot of 
> > my driveway and county road is on north slopes, so the ice won't melt 
> > quickly.
> >
> > Roxann, NW AR
> > http://blog.ancientearthwisdom.com (Ozark Musings from the homestead)
> >
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