Texas Heat!

[JESSE1]

Ponds are getting real low, at the beginning of summer they were brimming full. That's what temps of over 100 degrees for weeks on end will do. No pasture to speak of, I do have green grass that will grow out IF we ever get a significant rain. The critters look good but I've been feeding them since last fall. I've got more cows to sell if necessary but I don't plan on feeding any $100 a roll hay. I'll feed breeder cubes and cubed alfalfa and what hay I bale off my place. I also plan on seeding rye and winter wheat and hope for enough rain for some winter grazing. If the drought continues I guess I'll sell off all but a few to keep meat in the freezer until things improve.

 

[txdon]

Yesterday, in central Texas, we had our annual Volunteer Fire Department fundraiser. In a cow field we get a band, fry some fish and have an auction of donated items. This is a very small parsley populated area. We have no post office, no grocery store, not much of anything.

What we do have is the VFD, a Lutheran Church and a beer joint.

With a heat advisory on and predicted temperatures of 109 we were thinking this year would be a bust. In our 29 year history it was the HOTTEST one ever at 111 degrees at 5 p. m. serving time.

To our surprise 950 people showed up! (attendance was down only 200 people) There were no complaints and no heat injuries. We got a tough bunch of Texans out here!:thumbsup:

 

[Western]

What we do have is the VFD, a Lutheran Church and a beer joint.

What else does a Texas town need!!:laughing:

Sounds like you guy's had a good time! even in the heat.
It was a hot one today, but now getting a little cloud cover at least. Seeing all the rain from Irene, sure makes you want some water, unless your on the East coast!!

 

[Bigfoot62]

Yesterday, in central Texas, we had our annual Volunteer Fire Department fundraiser. In a cow field we get a band, fry some fish and have an auction of donated items. This is a very small parsley populated area. We have no post office, no grocery store, not much of anything.

What we do have is the VFD, a Lutheran Church and a beer joint.

With a heat advisory on and predicted temperatures of 109 we were thinking this year would be a bust. In our 29 year history it was the HOTTEST one ever at 111 degrees at 5 p. m. serving time.

To our surprise 950 people showed up! (attendance was down only 200 people) There were no complaints and no heat injuries. We got a tough bunch of Texans out here!:thumbsup:

Don,
were the missing 200 people at the church or the beer joint?

Seriously, that's a good turn-out, and for a good cause. :thumbsup:

 

[Alan L.]

We shut it down for the summer weeks ago. Too hot stir out there, we're just staying in. Went to my grandson's 2nd grader football game at high noon yesterday. Temp was at least 105 and it was 111 when I got home. Its just too hot although it didn't bother him that much. Told his mom he had prayed to God that he could knock the crap out of somebody. Somebody let me know when its October. I might come out then.

Dang, its hot. I'm about ready to be a Texan from afar.

 

[txdon]

History was made today in central Texas!!!!
Austin's official record breaking temperature:
112 degrees F.

 

[LarryD]

Dang, its hot. I'm about ready to be a Texan from afar.

As I decided many years ago. All my family still reside in and around Dallas and I love to visit...just not when the oven is on. :laughing:

Yesterday, 70°, Salmon are just starting to run, and I'm in paradise!

 

[NativeSon]

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What we do have is the VFD, a Lutheran Church and a beer joint.

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Texas is a big place but here's the cultural difference...Central Texas vs. East Texas. We've got VFD, Baptist Churches(lots), Big Trees, and no beer joints(sadly). Although now we can purchase Beer & Wine and not have to leave the county.

In this heat the Beer is only to help us re-hydrate LOL.

Charlie

 

[Reg]

Yesterday, in central Texas, we had our annual Volunteer Fire Department fundraiser. In a cow field we get a band, fry some fish and have an auction of donated items. This is a very small parsley populated area. We have no post office, no grocery store, not much of anything.

What we do have is the VFD, a Lutheran Church and a beer joint.

With a heat advisory on and predicted temperatures of 109 we were thinking this year would be a bust. In our 29 year history it was the HOTTEST one ever at 111 degrees at 5 p. m. serving time.

To our surprise 950 people showed up! (attendance was down only 200 people) There were no complaints and no heat injuries. We got a tough bunch of Texans out here!:thumbsup:

950 people, but how many(/much) parsley ?

 

[xtn]

Watered the yard all night long on accident. In town on postage stamp sized lot with curbed streets. Usually an hour of watering results in a stream running down the curb to the nearest curb drain inlet, which is five houses away.

Watered all night long. No runoff stream. The ground is a bottomless pit of dryness.