Great idea. We’ve got all the wood to build a coop, haven’t gotten to that yet but a lean to is a fantastic idea. I’ll have to suggest that to the hubs.
one more thing for him to do! Haha
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one more thing for him to do! Haha
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The lean-to on the coop will be open on 3 sides. She'll hang the feeders under it and put their water tubs under it too. A lean-to is cheap and easy to add to an existing building. I just finished adding a shed to the end of the wood shed for keeping our garbage in. It's keeps it safe from the bears, dogs and other critters.Great idea. We’ve got all the wood to build a coop, haven’t gotten to that yet but a lean to is a fantastic idea. I’ll have to suggest that to the hubs.
Yeah we definitely need to figure out something better for the garbage. Going to pick it up right now and throw it into one of the perc test holes and then burn it all.
12:30, 75° already!!Lower 80's today!
Near 80 and gusting up to 20 mph. Like Urban said, just sticky
Gorgeous day here in Alamo: sunny, clear, dry & in the lower 70s. Got some weeding done and filled the trash bin, but tomorrow is supposed to be even better (according to the weather forecast), so I'm going for a ride on ye olde 'Monster Thumper!' Should be fun! 
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Took dog out for a final…60, mildly pleasant, still, moony.
I had to take Bear out at 2am
, was a beautiful sky. But by 5am it was cloudy!! Did I mention I'm tired!!
61vand raining this morning. .14 inches.
Heavy fog set in
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High winds and heavy snow.
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Sheesh, @Pearl if my dog had to go out for 3 hours I’d be tired too.I had to take Bear out at 2am
Fog should be cleared out shortly. Our first “winter” here in TX I drove down to a nearby small city. Coming home in the dark I’ve never experienced that thick of fog, and I’m from a coastal state! Less than a 1/4 mile visibility, the whole way home, nearly 30 miles.Woke up to a bunch of white stuff 
Too early for this, we still have so much to do. Having coffee then the hubs will plow the road so we can get the washer and dryer delivered and our son can get out to work. Thankfully I have nothing scheduled today.
Too early for this, we still have so much to do. Having coffee then the hubs will plow the road so we can get the washer and dryer delivered and our son can get out to work. Thankfully I have nothing scheduled today.
Ugh that’s the worstHeavy fog set in
I hate driving in that stuff
We were only out for a few minutes to pee! He went back to bed and the cats thought it was a great time for hallway racing and office chair wrecking! Two cats, 100mph, jumping on the office chair with wheels!! It was loud when they hit the filing cabinet!! I started to doze about 4:30, but then Bear was wide awake. So hopefully I get a nap later!!Sheesh, @Pearl if my dog had to go out for 3 hours I’d be tired too.
Clouds moved in so I'm postponing my ride until Wednesday, when it's supposed to be clear, sunny, and 76* F.
Patchouli, I've seen really thick fog in the Texas Panhandle, over by McLean... so thick that I had to pull over and take a nap while waiting for it to clear (or waiting for daylight). Driving in fog can be very dangerous!
Patchouli, I've seen really thick fog in the Texas Panhandle, over by McLean... so thick that I had to pull over and take a nap while waiting for it to clear (or waiting for daylight). Driving in fog can be very dangerous!
I can vouch for that!Clouds moved in so I'm postponing my ride until Wednesday, when it's supposed to be clear, sunny, and 76* F.
Patchouli, I've seen really thick fog in the Texas Panhandle, over by McLean... so thick that I had to pull over and take a nap while waiting for it to clear (or waiting for daylight). Driving in fog can be very dangerous!
Don't be me:
Surprised you lived to tell about it!!
If you look close, the back of the driver's seat went under the trailer and I was neatly decapitated...Surprised you lived to tell about it!!
But God exists, and 'somebody' shoved me sideways down in the seat
.That was miracle #3 for me
. If you watch the video, the cops are real busy with a measuring-tape, measuring the skid marks.I held the brakes locked until 1/4-second before impact (this does not leave enough time to lay down in the seat
).On topic: fog is very dangerous
.@Supervisor42 that is one gnarly accident. Glad you’re still here.
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@Supervisor42 I love miracles. Thankfully the road I was on that foggy night was mostly straight.
We’re relieved you weren’t decapitated. Otherwise, you wouldn’t be here with us
We’re relieved you weren’t decapitated. Otherwise, you wouldn’t be here with us
Glad I didn't ride today, the clouds have really socked us in and it even looks like we *might* get some rain... hard to say. It's okay if it does rain, my roof doesn't leak, and here in the high desert we take whatever we can get in the way of rain.
We could be conversing with the ghost of SuperV!!@Supervisor42 I love miracles. Thankfully the road I was on that foggy night was mostly straight.
We’re relieved you weren’t decapitated. Otherwise, you wouldn’t be here with us
You already have beenWe could be conversing with the ghost of SuperV!!
.Now back to the weather....
Say hello to Nicole!!!
I can hardly wait to watch the TWC coverage because Charleston Sathcarolina will be in peril!
As long as it doesn't do what Andrew did, it's all good
.That CAT-5 tore us a new one
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3AM temp 5F, go back to sleep and wait for morning.......9AM 5F. Yes indeed another rocky mountain winter is upon us.
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It's been snowing since about 3 am this morning, and it's still snowing. Got about a foot of new snow so far today.
SPRINGTIME in ALASKA
Keep these posts coming about how cruel and inhospitable the weather is if you are thinking of moving north in the lower 48 or even to alaska where the full strength antifreeze freezes in the jugs.
anchorage sounds balmy, our temps are not forecasted to get above freezing for the next week or so, and it's windy..
“I have clinched and closed with the naked North, I have learned to defy and defend;
― Robert W. Service, Songs of a Sourdough
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anchorage sounds balmy, our temps are not forecasted to get above freezing for the next week or so, and it's windy..
“I have clinched and closed with the naked North, I have learned to defy and defend;
Shoulder to shoulder we have fought it out — yet the Wild must win in the end.”
― Robert W. Service, Songs of a SourdoughR
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Anchorage is usually pretty mild. We lived in Palmer for a number of years. And worked on the North Slope. My wife commuted to the NS until about a year or so ago. The covid BS rules made it difficult for her to fly up there any more, so she quit her job of almost 16 years.
