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Good morning all. Just two more days of freezing to get through before the wind changes direction and hopefully warms up. I would like to do as Drew says and forget the ice. It is too thick to smash through, I am down to drawing it off from the house and carrying it over in small drums for livestock .

Vaccine rollout in the UK looks to be going well. On Thursday they announced that most areas of the country are now moving down to the 65-70 age group and sure enough yesterday I received a text from my doctors to say I am now eligible for my first jab. Clicking a link in the message connected me to the National Health booking system which gave me a choice of 2 dates for next week. All done in less than a minute, can't ask for anything easier.

Take it easy Kyle, you don't have to feel bad about doing very little while off with Covid, all you need to do is recover and not become a statistic.

Eric, feed that kitty!
Don, most of our feline visitors are part of a cat mafia that operates from a dairy farm higher up the hill. My wife offered food to one a couple of years ago but it was not that interested, all it wanted was an occasional scratch behind the ears. Apart from mice and voles, I reckon most cats come here when they get bored and want to play a game of taunting Max. :)
 
   / Good morning!!!! #127,612  
Drew-Sorry about your mom! Prayers sent.

thanks but you mean Toppop. Mine died in 1971...

off to go feed the birds
hanging feeder on ground
looks like a seed wipeout
 
   / Good morning!!!! #127,614  
Roy.
We're looking at a total of 17-18 inches of snow next week...
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:eek: Sure hope parts for the snow valve arrives before Monday so I can fix it and shut valve off. ;)
 
   / Good morning!!!! #127,615  
Like me! Haven稚 cut my hair for over a year now. Wife says I should put it in a ponytail

No haircut since I retire 1year 4 months ago...just long hair country boy. ;)
 
   / Good morning!!!! #127,616  
Kyle do take it easy...speedy recovery.
 
   / Good morning!!!! #127,617  
No damage but you Northern guys did not warn me of flying ice and frozen mailboxes. Any non-obvious other hazards to watch out for?

We had freezing rain and ice storms the last two years I lived in Ohio, Don. As others have mentioned, don't pour hot water on a frozen windshield. It could cause the glass to crack, and the water will just freeze making the problem worse. If you have to drive in freezing rain, you might need to pull over to scrape off the windshield so you can see where you are going. Don't try to drive looking through a small unfrozen hole in the ice. Use a plastic scraper to clean the glass. Metal will scratch it.

Clean the snow off the whole car, not just the windshield. Nobody wants your snow blowing back onto their car and windshield.

While we're talking about windshields, make sure you fill the windshield washer fluid bottle with fluid rated for low temperatures. Out here, most auto parts stores don't even carry the low temp stuff, so be sure to check the label before you buy.

If you try to help someone get unstuck by pushing their car, don't stand behind the wheel. You'll get splashed, and the water will freeze on your pants and shoes.

In this day and age of push button electric door locks, maybe this next one is outdated. But if you put your key in the lock and it doesn't want to turn, don't force it. A frozen lock is no fun, but you really, really don't want a key broken off in the lock. To keep that from happening, squirt some liquid graphite into the locks before the storms hit, which will keep them from freezing in the first place.

Use a scarf or mask over your face to help heat the air before you breath it. You really don't want to learn how it feels to freeze the snot in your nose...:laughing:
 
   / Good morning!!!! #127,618  
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Buckeye, isn't the line to ask for the money if you did not get it.

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Apparently so..

Nice picture with the seed in it’s beak.
 
   / Good morning!!!! #127,619  
-1F clear sky upper teens for high.

Mrs. has her wood furnace doing double time so its a chance I'll be outside on/off.
Outside chores done when I came in house waiting for me were 2 english muffins with butter and peanut butter spread on top :shocked::licking: day starting of good so far.

Plans for today... dump run,get critter food,check feeders for refilling other than that :confused3:

Enjoy the day all.
 
   / Good morning!!!! #127,620  
Good morning! 20 now, supposedly getting to 28. Freezing drizzle is possible today....awesome.... The forecast for frigid temps here keeps getting moderated and moved out. Monday into Tuesday looks to be the worst, below 0 temps have been removed. Long range forecast is looking better for end of the month temperature wise.

Thoughts for your mother Toppop.

Kyle, hope you and your son get thru the Covid with a mild case.

Haven稚 decided what today is gonna bring. Will find something to get into. Lots of projects to choose from.

Likely need to get the taxes done too.

Everyone stay safe out there
 

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