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["Sage Austin | Eureka! Design" <eureka AT hctc.net>]

I think of myself as tough, but I could not function in the type of cold 
you gals are in (although I can handle the heat pretty well). As it is, 
in our wimpy version of winter, I don't go out to feed until it warms up 
around 11 am.--Sage

Lynn Wigglesworth wrote:
> 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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