Cold weather "emergency"

[Thumbcocker]

The bottom is supposed to drop out temperature wise the next few days. Temperatures near 0 with wind chills more than that are expected. I am very worried about how we at the Thumbcocker compound will weather this critical weather. I don't know what we are going to eat . No idea how we will keep warm. . And to make matters worse; the animals are starting to panic. .

Please send warm thoughts our way. Any suggestions on how to deal with the situation would be appreciated.

[Boaz]

................................Yea .

[lightman]

Its in the low or mid 40's here right now but the temps are slowly dropping. The next few days are predicted to be in the teens with the wind chill near "0". There is a slight chance for freezing rain, our worst enemy. Thats not really cold for the Northern guys but its pretty tough for Arkansas.

We have food and drink in the house. We have wood stacked in the garage and on the porch. The whole house natural gas fired generator started normally last Wednesday for its weekly exercise. The Cats laid up on the bed right now, looking about as worried as your pets are!

I'm not planning on getting out very much after today until this freeze is over. I still have a bunch of pistol brass to wash, resize and tumble. There may even be a drink in front of the fire place in my future! There is even a bottle of Champagne and a jug of OJ in the fridge.

All in all, Life is Good. Bring it on!

[swheeler]

I will pray you make it! It will be tough but hang in there, get some sweaters for the dog and cat they look cold.

[white eagle]

gods speed man

[JonB_in_Glencoe]

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[2wheelDuke]

I see the "ants" are prepared as usual. But what about the grasshoppers? I'm assuming they're buying up all the milk and TP right now.

It'll be in the 50s here tonight. Maybe I can finally fire up my lead pots along with my backyard fire pit.

[Pipefitter]

My pantry and woodpile resembles Thumbcockers with the exception of the liquor cabinet here is also well stocked, and a keg of homebrew IPA in the keggerator.

[Mr_Sheesh]

They make pet tranquilizers that are herbal & work very well. Your critters' level of panic doesn't require any tho, IMO

Only suggestion I have is something you'll have a tough time avoiding, I think - If it gets cold, snuggle a dog!

[Rick N Bama]

With it to hit a low of 13 here Sunday night & 11 Monday night we'll probably have to get into our "Apocalypse Food" cache ourselves, but as long as I have Propane and power I'll just sit back & tough it out. I did make sure that our Coffee stash was safe cause I can live a while without food or heat, but I have to have my Coffee

[runfiverun]

go put some good Prestone de-icer windshield washer fluid in the cars and trucks.

[AllanD]

I've still got 3/4 of the 2660lb of coal I bought at the beginning of December.
So by my calculations I have 1995Lb of coal left, which I expect to last to Mid-February

It got cold enough here in last night (the heat goes upstairs by natural convection)
that I actually turned on the circulation blower of my hand-fired Harmon Coal Stove,
which warms up the Den and My computer desk nicely.

Speaking of which it is about time I get up out of my "Comfy chair" and shake the stove and go brave the bitter cold to get another bucket of coal.


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[Geezer in NH]

Nice here in NH, last couple mornings -10+ below. Ice making on the lakes and ponds will be ice fishing in a week!!!

[Crash_Corrigan]

It really is tough sledding here in Las Vegas. The last time it went below 32 degrees was over a year ago. Today it will be in the mid 60's and the high 40's at night. We haven't had any kind of precipitation in 102 days. This is why I live out here. I suffer from mid May to late September with the miserable heat of the desert but I love October thru mid May.

My plan today is to do a little coyote hunting about 10 miles from the house. I will be in a valley between two mountains and I will be trying out a new electronic caller with a remote so I can perch myself up to 300 yds away from the source of the call. Ya gotta be shifty out here to nail Wiley E. Coyote.

I have been out here for 23 years and I cannot believe how much time I can spend outdoors in the cool months. Maybe I will stop at my outdoor range and mine some lead before I go hunting.

[Echo]

My warm thoughts go out to my chum, Mr TC, in Ill. I send warm thoughts from Tucson, AZ, where the outside temp right now is 80*... (Neaner neaner...)
(Spent Christmas in Houston - temp 12/26 was 42* ALL DAY AND NIGHT! Dew point must have been about 41*, as moisture was just forming and falling out of the air, not really rain, just aerial condensation. Thank goodness no fog...)

[Tyguy95]

This has one of the warmer days this week up here in nodak

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[zymguy]

my forcast low is -30 today, probably spend a lot of time here and watching you tube. Good luck !!

[starmac]

For it to get down to zero, it will have to warm up just a little, that said we are having some really nice weather.

[gray wolf]

hasn't got above -6 or -7 and -18/-19 at night for over a week now.
If my cabin/home wasn't just 19'/26' Julie and I would be cold.
I guess some folks bedrooms are bigger, but 4 cord of wood gets Err done.

[starmac]

go put some good Prestone de-icer windshield washer fluid in the cars and trucks.

My choice is the rain-X brand.