| More whining about the weather [message #11446] |
Thu, 12 February 2009 18:50  |
 b_twin_1
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More whining about the weather
I've got a plan so cunning you could put a tail on it and call it a weasel ~ Blackadder
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| Re: More whining about the weather [message #11457 is a reply to message #11446 ] |
Thu, 12 February 2009 19:10  |
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We have wind here. Lots of gusty wind that makes my windows rattle, and the cover on the outside access to the basement jump, and the big tree in the back yard is dancing. Oh commas, I wish it wouldn't do that. (Tends to drop bits of itself across my driveway and dangerously close to my house when it gets excited...)
It was in the mid-50s today. Would have felt a lot nicer if it weren't for the wind trying to blow you over every time you braved the outside.
Smooshes!
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| Re: More whining about the weather [message #11468 is a reply to message #11446 ] |
Thu, 12 February 2009 19:55 |
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I’m worrying I should be ordering a spare hellhound coat because the one Chaos wore last winter after he was ill has some barbed-wire tears*** in it and it’s no longer waterproof.
Red Green would just duct tape the jeebus out of that coat - unless you don't want to be known as "American woman with hellhounds, soggy cardboard boxes, home jungle, and duct taped pet-wear?" I understand.
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| Re: More whining about the weather [message #11472 is a reply to message #11446 ] |
Thu, 12 February 2009 20:25 |
skating librarian
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I'm going to have to see if the Eye on Sky guys have anything to say about wet and dry cold. I mean I've experienced both in plentitude, but they are scientists.
Duct tape, my thought precisely. One bit on the outside, another on the inside so it doesn't stick to fur. And yes, I did consider that it was just too American a solution.
Speaking of duct tape, one writer suggests a strip of tape to cover the lock once you've got it dried out, to keep it dry.
Which of the horses you've written about is most like you in that previous life?
"Winning a war is like winning an earthquake" Jeanette Rankin
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| Re: More whining about the weather [message #11478 is a reply to message #11446 ] |
Thu, 12 February 2009 21:20 |
kfoster2047
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Completely off topic but I found a recommendation for dog food on a small family dog breeder's site.
"We feed Orijen Dog food. The concept is simple: include the
fresh, whole foods that nature evolved dogs to eat (in
correct ratio and quantity), and exclude ingredients like
cereal grains that are not part of the natural diet.
Orijen features fresh regional ingredients in a Biologically
Appropriate ratio of 70 percent meat, 30 percent fruit and
vegetables and zero grain (70/30/0)."
Apparently it is a Canadian company and only available in the UK through on-line companies but when you're dealing with grain allergies, it may be something to keep in mind.
Karen
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| Re: More whining about the weather [message #11491 is a reply to message #11446 ] |
Fri, 13 February 2009 00:39 |
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I just came back from my biannual* visit to Alaska (there's this conference I attend that is held in February and October; I don't know why they didn't pick something like February and JULY). It was interesting to see how I adapted fairly quickly to being up there (I was waiting outside for my friend to come pick me up from the airport and thinking, "Hey, it's not too bad here," and then found that it was multiple degrees below zero Fahrenheit....), and enjoyed the weather. Lots of hiking and walking around outside, and enjoying the snow and moderate (for Alaska in Feb.) weather (which by the time I left was back up to a mild 10 degrees ABOVE zero). Then I came home to the Seattle/Tacoma area, which was in the 40s today... and was COLD the whole day. I always forget that reverse climate shock, like reverse culture shock, tends to be worse than the original trip.
* Maybe someday I'll just move up there, and then I will have significantly more disposable income.
"Oh good! My dog found the chainsaw!"
-- Lilo ("Lilo and Stitch")
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| Re: More whining about the weather [message #11507 is a reply to message #11503 ] |
Fri, 13 February 2009 14:12 |
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O.k. here's help in the form of Rebecca's fix-it-all partner.
If you car locks freeze:
When the temperature warms up a bit, buy sewing-machine oil (found usually in a local craft/quilting store) and apply liberally in locks.
If the temp doesn't warm up, thaw out locks with a hair drier and then apply the sewing - machine oil.
She also suggests covering the rubber around the doors in glycerin. It keeps the moisture from freezing the door and the rubber together.
I asked her if she knew any other solutions. She said this was the best and most sure fire and also added that she does our in the Autumn on a hot sunny day. (Note, if she didn't do it I'd be standing out with the hair drier because I wouldn't be that prepared.)
On another note, I love Wolfgang the red VW Golf. You see, I have a student named Wolfgang and he isn't an easy person to get along with. Today when I was teaching at his business and he said one of his typical comments that set me on edge I simply pictured a red Golf with frozen locks. It worked wonders for my mood. 
(for clarification I'm an English teacher in Germany)
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| Re: More whining about the weather [message #11525 is a reply to message #11495 ] |
Fri, 13 February 2009 19:26 |
b_twin_1
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| Diane in MN wrote on Fri, 13 February 2009 01:27 |
This goes beyond stupidity and sounds like malice. What would be the legitimate purpose of such a thing? I can't see a sheep or a cow sneaking out through the bottom of a stile!
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But lambs could? Just a thought.... (other than the annoyance bit of having to do end post assemblies either side of the stile...)
I've got a plan so cunning you could put a tail on it and call it a weasel ~ Blackadder
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| Re: More whining about the weather [message #11543 is a reply to message #11532 ] |
Sat, 14 February 2009 00:55 |
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| b_twin_1 wrote on Fri, 13 February 2009 19:37 |
LOL I've seen lambs take a running jump at a fence (probably had their eyes closed too!) and *pass through it* like a hot knife in butter. *snork*
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We had a lamb a few years ago who was the runt of her litter and she would just walk through the fence as if it weren't there. She was one that we had to bottle feed and so the dogs treated her as if she were also a dog and never bothered her. She would come up to the door and bleat to be let inside...
"The center of every man's existence is a dream. Death, disease, insanity, are merely material accidents, like a toothache or a twisted ankle. That these brutal forces always besiege and often capture the citadel does not prove that they are the citadel."
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| Re: More whining about the weather [message #11544 is a reply to message #11519 ] |
Sat, 14 February 2009 01:37 |
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Diane in MN
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| Robin wrote on Fri, 13 February 2009 18:17 |
Oh, cheez! I'd vote for duct tape every time!
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No, but here's the deal about the zip-lock bags: they keep the water, bugs, miscellaneous crawling or slithering things, BUGS, etc. on the outside and your food or possessions on the inside. In the rain forest this would be a good thing.
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