It was 17 here in Mississippi last night and supposed to be again tonight. Not my kind of weather for sure!
Cathy...I was afraid I'd find frozen chickens this morning !But they all made it fine in the henhouse. The Guineas were all out of the pen running around in the yard and squaking....guess they were protesting the cold weather ! lol..
Posted By: Cook Chatty Cathy
Jan 17 # 17 of 20
Francie my chickens made it fine too, I felt so happy to see tham this morning alive & well that I celebrated by buying them 5 bags of their favorite treat - ground corn - they love it, eat their feed fine but simply devour their corn!!! Tell me animals aren't smart;) God bless them! I can not help but love animals they are so unchanged, unlike us humans who have somehow become whimps:o Oh well.
I for one am glad my children did not have to live like the old-timers and undergo such harsh conditions, and I am glad we have cars to drive around in, and I drive my granddaughter (that I am raising) to school, sure she could walk or ride the bus but you know that car drive in the morn is our special time at the start of the day, and it allows us to sleep in until a luxurious 7 AM!!!! I wish I could stay home & home school her, I applaude people who do that, and I truly loved my time with her before she started attending school, you know she still reminesces about our great times together when she was "little"!
Posted By: chubbyalaskagriz
Jan 17 # 18 of 20
Damn, I'M FREEZEING! It is TOO COLD here for my taste. I HATE it (Khrist- do I sound nagative tonight, or what?) Night before last they called for 6 below- BUT it fell to 13 below! Last night? 13 below? Tonight? called for 6 ABOVE, but right now online it says it's only ONE. AGH! I tell ya- it wasn't this friggin' cold in Alaska! I won't go into that whole dry cold/wet cold thing. But the humidity factor? It's for real!
Last night I actually had to call in and miss work. Halfway here the temp light in my vehicle came on and the engine overheated. Had to pull-off the road in a secluded area- lotsa trees and hills so couldn't get cell phone reception and ended-up having to WALK a mile in the 13-below temp (thank God I know how to dress and gear-up for winter!) to the nearest gas station w/ a pay phone to call-in to work (got thru 45 minutes PAST my start-time!) It was awful! Again- AGGGHHH!
Well- try and stay warm! All for now... SHIVERING smiles & chattering teeth- k.
Posted By: jfain
Jan 17 # 19 of 20
:eek: Our house has been knocking, thumping and creeking with cold weather and this morning a window shattered! I hope it warms up soon I don't want to loose any more windows!
Posted By: jglass
Jan 18 # 20 of 20
My FIL took me to see the old school house they walked to. The old well where they got water for the school was still standing. It is 33 this morning and snowing. NICE change from the past two days!
Tell me animals aren't smart;) God bless them! I can not help but love animals they are so unchanged, unlike us humans who have somehow become whimps:o Oh well.
I wish I could stay home & home school her, I applaude people who do that, and I truly loved my time with her before she started attending school, you know she still reminesces about our great times together when she was "little"!