Wow Ferd! That's awful... do you have a source of heat in your home other than electric?
I am so very thankful that here in the Northwest, we can have studs in our tires, makes a HUGE difference when you have to drive on ice, which we have been doing for the last week.
I took my husband's pickup to town last week, and the roads were solid ice. Our main family vehicle has studs in the tires. The pickup doesn't, we just have good all season tires on it. I was taking it slow because the road had several layers of ice and melted snow.
Suddenly, a large buck ran right out in front of me. I carefully applied the brakes, and thought oh boy... this one's down for the count, because I really didn't think I was going to miss him, but he must have hit the "gas" because I slid when I hit the brakes, and just barely missed him. Tires were able to grab, and I righted the vehicle, and continued on.
Animals and I on the road have a great history, and that buck was lucky to get away from me!
I think deer have a built-in calendar for hunting season. They were all over our property, and as soon as the first gun shots of the season were fired, they disappeared. They're back now, including that beautiful buck I almost hit. Where they go, I don't know! But, they must have a built-in radar to hide out during hunting season! We had all planned to get a deer this season, and my husband was the only one who came home with one, for which we are thankful, but I sure wish we could have gotten a couple more!
Wow Ferd! That's awful... do you have a source of heat in your home other than electric?
I am so very thankful that here in the Northwest, we can have studs in our tires, makes a HUGE difference when you have to drive on ice, which we have been doing for the last week.
I took my husband's pickup to town last week, and the roads were solid ice. Our main family vehicle has studs in the tires. The pickup doesn't, we just have good all season tires on it. I was taking it slow because the road had several layers of ice and melted snow.
Suddenly, a large buck ran right out in front of me. I carefully applied the brakes, and thought oh boy... this one's down for the count, because I really didn't think I was going to miss him, but he must have hit the "gas" because I slid when I hit the brakes, and just barely missed him. Tires were able to grab, and I righted the vehicle, and continued on.
Animals and I on the road have a great history, and that buck was lucky to get away from me!
we have a fireplace but its been utterly neglected and I wouldnt dare start a fire in it! LOL! (DONT TELL HOOIVE!!!)
Friday the temp inside got down to about 63 or so, so we didnt freeze. We had friends close we could have walked to who had electricity if it got too bad...but we survived. I have co-workers who were without electricity for 4 days!
Dallas, has very little ability to cope with icy conditions. we just dont get it enough to warrent major investments in counter measures. mostly we just hunkerdown for the 2 or 3 days of icy weather we get every other (or every third) year.
This has been a far longer bit of bad icy weather than normal for sure.
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I think deer have a built-in calendar for hunting season. They were all over our property, and as soon as the first gun shots of the season were fired, they disappeared. They're back now, including that beautiful buck I almost hit. Where they go, I don't know! But, they must have a built-in radar to hide out during hunting season! We had all planned to get a deer this season, and my husband was the only one who came home with one, for which we are thankful, but I sure wish we could have gotten a couple more!
I need to post some pictures of the turkeys we saw at Thanksgiving!
It was a whole flock of birds right on the road. These guys stay hidden during hunting season, but as soon as it is over, here they come by the dozens.
beautiful birds
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