Blasted Kentucky Weather

RSKY · Feb 20, 2015

Has been minus eight to plus twenty degrees all week. Six to eight inches of snow on the ground. And it warms up to 22 degrees and starts RAINING!!!!

Welcome to Kentucky.

Last time this happened we were without power for sixteen days and over half the power poles in the county were broke off. Even the metal poles were on the ground.

Had to go to CVS and get a prescription. Didn't get the doctor's call till 3:00 this afternoon or I would not have been out. Had no trouble with the roads but the windshield iced up with the defroster going full blast.

Bet the grocery stores are empty!!

Oh well, we're retired, have two freezers full of food, a gas water heater, a generator, and two sets of gas logs in the house.

Life goes on.

RSKY

nybirdman · Feb 20, 2015

Yes ,all you can do when it's like that is to hunker down.We have had lots of snow,extreme cold(many days below zero) in Northern Ny.Being prepared helps,lots of diesel and grub.

Looking4new · Feb 20, 2015

nybirdman said:
Yes ,all you can do when it's like that is to hunker down.We have had lots of snow,extreme cold(many days below zero) in Northern Ny.Being prepared helps,lots of diesel and grub.

You forgot the beer.

mbohuntr · Feb 20, 2015

Wouldn't mind it so much except that the extreme cold has kept the snow from sliding off my roof, so, up I go on a ladder and take my chances. Then off to warm up the red beast to move the snow again. Many neighbors running out of room to pile it. Now, beer and hot tub....:thumbsup:

farmer2009 · Feb 20, 2015

Know what you mean. But as the old saying goes Welcome to Kentucky. If you don't like the weather, stick around a few days and it'll change.

In 14 days we had about a 75 degree temperature change. It was nice and 60's one weekend and 8-9 days later it was -13.

oosik · Feb 20, 2015

And here we are. We have unbelievably warm weather , the grass is starting to grow and absolutely no snow on the ground. Normal for us is 20-30 F not 50 F, our ground is normally still frozen not thawed with grass growing and usually we have 30-35 inches of snow.

We are heading towards a seriously dry fall and terrible wildfire season.

Soggy Bottom Outdoors · Feb 21, 2015

Yeah, we started calving 10 days ago. A bunch of first calf heifers I'd bought. Very unpredictable. Lots of sleepless nights, cold and wet.....and frozen.

RSKY · Feb 21, 2015

Woke up at 4AM. Temp is 34 degrees. I looked out and it was sleeting with a few large snowflakes floating down. Fixed my coffee and looked out and it is absolutely pouring rain. Guess I'll wait a few minutes and see if it starts snowing again.

Thomas · Feb 21, 2015

Before you know it you'll be ankle deep in mud,and you know what follows next don't you.

farmer2009 · Feb 21, 2015

Soggy Bottom Outdoors said:
Yeah, we started calving 10 days ago. A bunch of first calf heifers I'd bought. Very unpredictable. Lots of sleepless nights, cold and wet.....and frozen.

I feel for you. I know two that's already started calving and both have lost calves to the cold. I fall calve for this reason. Did take advantage of the frozen ground and put out a bunch of hay.