Icy Cold Weather
 

Sooo... how's the weather in your neck of the woods? Seems 'ole man winter has arrived rather early with lower than normal temperatures in a lot of places.

Where I live, the thermometer read a balmy -1 this morning... which is unusual here for this time of year. These kind of temperatures are usually in January or February. The next couple of days we will have wind, and temperatures dipping down into the minuses. Brrr!

:campfire

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Hey KBTW!

It is -7 degrees here this morning. Unfortunately, I have to go out IN IT!! Bleah! Last night I went to move my car so my husband could plow and all the doors were frozen shut! I had to climb into the hatch back and warm the car up for about 20 minutes before I could wham them open!

This kind of weather is really hard on my hands and feet. (Raynauds)

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Hey back! :) Yikes -7 eh! I've been struggling to keep the house warm with wood fires, having to add 2-3 logs every hour. Since the stove is in the basement, I've been getting lots of exercise this week running up and down the stairs :lol

I have to go out in it this afternoon. I've got my husband's diesel truck plugged in so hopefully it will start. It actually kind of hurts to breathe in the cold air when I go out. At least we are not dealing with ice here, just snow.

Talked to family in Texas, and it is pretty messy there. In Austin, about 40-50 cars were stranded on a toll road overpass this morning!

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I've been running up and down the stairs for different reasons. Sales! LOL!

Wood heat warms you three times. 1. When you cut it. 2. When you run up and down the stairs to load the wood stove and 3. When it heats the house. :)

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Snow, winds and the highs of -21 and -38 overnight (wind chills are more horrific than the actual temps).....pretty much the same today. Cant figure why other livestock owners such as my family, will not pull their animals and give them a place to get out of this bloody weather. It is not fit for man, let alone animals. All of my animals are safe and warm in their stalls with hay and heating blankets. Some of my family who live in the south (US) says they are having warm days ????? LOL Cant imagine that!

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Glad to hear that your stairs and sales are keeping you in shape physically and financially lol!

I like that. I'll have to remember to repeat that to myself over the next few days! :nod

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I think you probably win the award for the coldest temps!!!! Do you burn fires to stay warm, or do you use another way to heat?

We have a husky dog who loves the snow and the cold. However, I can hardly get her to go outside in this weather, she is just out for a minute, and right back in!

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yay!!! :heeheehee We have 2 fireplaces with one in the master bedroom and yes they stay going at night! I actually misread the thermometer outdoors...it is -29 right now. Our dogs do not go out but to potty and back in. One of them (pit-bull/Rottweiler mix) nearly got her pads frost bite the other day. My animals are my babies :) I do not put my kids outside so my dogs and kittys are inside as well. :) But my other babies (4 Horses and 2 Cows) are in a barn and stalls with loads of warm hay and heated blankets.......I could not imagine letting them outside amidst this foul weather.

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I live 2 min from the beach and its getting down to the mid to upper 30s here. That is really cold for us.

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I wish everyone were as good to animals as you are. :thumbsup