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laurentany
True Blue Farmgirl

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Laurie
Patchogue NY
USA
3259 Posts

Posted - Feb 09 2013 :  12:53:24 PM  Show Profile
Well, we got clobbered with snow here in New York. This morning it was alot of work to get to the chicken coop!


~Laurie
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crittergranny
True Blue Farmgirl

1096 Posts

Laura
Lindrith NM
USA
1096 Posts

Posted - Feb 09 2013 :  1:19:48 PM  Show Profile
Wow thats a lot of snow! It looks like wet heavy compact snow too. I hope you get through the storm with minimal problems and reap the blessings of the moisture through the upcoming months. Take care.
Laura

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texdane
Farmgirl Legend Chapter Leader Chapter Guru

4658 Posts

Nicole
Sandy Hook CT
USA
4658 Posts

Posted - Feb 09 2013 :  1:39:02 PM  Show Profile
Us too, Laurie! Thirty plus inches. So much for spring!

Nicole

Farmgirl Sister #1155
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lovinRchickens
True Blue Farmgirl

3442 Posts

Kelly
Pipe Creek Texas
USA
3442 Posts

Posted - Feb 09 2013 :  1:51:43 PM  Show Profile
Oh my, that looks pretty hard to get through that's for sure. Although it looks pretty. Hope you make it through everything well. Thanks for post

Blessings
~Kelly~
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cynfullypurple
True Blue Farmgirl

190 Posts

Cynthia
Endwell NY
USA
190 Posts

Posted - Feb 09 2013 :  1:52:13 PM  Show Profile
WOW Laurie!! I'm north west of you up along the PA border and fortunately we only got about 6-7 inches so it wasn't to bad. I can't imagine how long that must have taken and can only hope you had some good strong male backs and arms to help you out

Hope everything else is well with you and you're surviving OK.


Cyn~
Farmgirl #2817
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Mountain Girl
True Blue Farmgirl

806 Posts

JoAnn
Colville Washington
USA
806 Posts

Posted - Feb 09 2013 :  2:15:40 PM  Show Profile
I think I'd move the chicken coop closer: )
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Emily Anna
True Blue Farmgirl

863 Posts

Emily
Fort Atkinson WI
USA
863 Posts

Posted - Feb 09 2013 :  2:56:29 PM  Show Profile
Oh my gosh, Laurie! That is quite a looooooong path to the chicken coup. I bet the girls were happy to see you! You will sleep good tonight!

Emily
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crittergranny
True Blue Farmgirl

1096 Posts

Laura
Lindrith NM
USA
1096 Posts

Posted - Feb 09 2013 :  3:27:06 PM  Show Profile
Maybe we should all pitch in and send Laurie and Nicole some snow shoes.
Laura

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rough start farmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl

3331 Posts

marianne
The Beautiful Pacific NW Washington State
USA
3331 Posts

Posted - Feb 09 2013 :  3:46:38 PM  Show Profile
You guys got clobbered a bit, didn't you? At least you had a bright sunny day to follow the snowfall. Good luck!
Marianne
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laurentany
True Blue Farmgirl

3259 Posts

Laurie
Patchogue NY
USA
3259 Posts

Posted - Feb 09 2013 :  3:49:31 PM  Show Profile
LOL Laura, snow shoes might not be such a bad idea! I dont remember this much snow here in a LONG time.
I am thankful that this storm happened on the weekend, so that we dont need to go anywhere, and we were all home to pitch in on the shoveling!
My town has declared a state of emergency, so no one is supposed to be on the roads.
I am thankful that we did not loose power- as it is only in the teens now. BRRRRR.
Hugs,


~Laurie
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kristin sherrill
True Blue Farmgirl

11303 Posts

kristin
chickamauga ga
USA
11303 Posts

Posted - Feb 09 2013 :  3:57:58 PM  Show Profile
Wow, that's a whole lotta snow there! But look at that beautiful blue sky. Those chickens must have been really happy to see you!

Kris

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HodgeLodge
True Blue Farmgirl

662 Posts

Tiana
Berkeley Springs WV
USA
662 Posts

Posted - Feb 09 2013 :  4:08:51 PM  Show Profile
I'm sending a thermal patch for her back, and maybe some muscle relax tea, then a massage therapist.

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Marybeth
True Blue Farmgirl

6418 Posts

Mary Beth
Stanwood Wa 98292
USA
6418 Posts

Posted - Feb 09 2013 :  6:03:25 PM  Show Profile
A loong path to the chickens through that snow. That is a lot of snow. I hope no more is coming. MB

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Dorinda
True Blue Farmgirl

1023 Posts

Dorinda
St. Cloud Florida
USA
1023 Posts

Posted - Feb 09 2013 :  6:15:42 PM  Show Profile
Wow I wish i could see it in person just for a day or two. Do you make chocolate snow to eat? Did you have to shovel that path all by your self? Looks cold. But also pretty. Now how long will it stay there? I know to many questions but being from central Florida I am just curious.

Seize The Day!
Dorinda
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laurentany
True Blue Farmgirl

3259 Posts

Laurie
Patchogue NY
USA
3259 Posts

Posted - Feb 09 2013 :  6:28:43 PM  Show Profile
Dorinda,
Yes I did shovel that path all my my lil ole self (and trust me...my body is yellin at me now). DH was busy out front clearing the driveway for HOURS! We got about 2 feet of snow. Funny you should ask about snow ice cream....my DD and I made it last night. It was fun and yummy too!



~Laurie
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ceejay48
Farmgirl Legend/Schoolmarm/Sharpshooter

13625 Posts

CeeJay (CJ)
Dolores Colorado
USA
13625 Posts

Posted - Feb 10 2013 :  06:58:56 AM  Show Profile  Send ceejay48 a Yahoo! Message
Shoveling snow is hard work!!! I would have helped if I could have. Take care of you!
Glad you have clear skies.

We had HORRENDOUS wind all day Friday and then snow all day yesterday! We didn't get 2 feet but we did get a good amount . . but it's more manageable.
Hang in there!
CJ

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HodgeLodge
True Blue Farmgirl

662 Posts

Tiana
Berkeley Springs WV
USA
662 Posts

Posted - Feb 10 2013 :  07:12:50 AM  Show Profile
Shoveling snow is very hard work, hopefully the snow ice cream helped though. When my boys made me my first chicken coop I had it way in the backyard away from the gate, and around the corner. Then as it was getting to be winter I said no way I'm shoveling a line to them from here, so I had the boys come back and move it again. lol I'm happy with it where it is now for this minute.


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laurentany
True Blue Farmgirl

3259 Posts

Laurie
Patchogue NY
USA
3259 Posts

Posted - Feb 10 2013 :  12:17:29 PM  Show Profile
We are doing good over here- Thank goodness the sun is shining bright. We are cleared out, but boy oh boy...the roads are a MESS! In my 47 years, I dont ever ever remember the MAIN roads being so bad. They have already cancelled school for tomorrow. That makes us all do the happy dance- nothin like a good snow day! Even the main artery which runs from Manhattan to Montauk- the infamous Long Island Expressway, is closed today! They are trying to clear it. It looks like a monopoly game with "cars" as the "pieces" just scattered everywhere! So many people had to abandon their cars, which of course didnt help with the plows trying to clear the roadways.
This one will definately go down in the record books!


~Laurie
"Little Hen House on the Island"
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Nana Shirl
True Blue Farmgirl

352 Posts

Shirley
Kit Carson Colorado
USA
352 Posts

Posted - Feb 12 2013 :  5:36:06 PM  Show Profile  Send Nana Shirl a Yahoo! Message
I would give anything for any kind of moisture!! It is serious in SE Colorado...I am beginning to think desert...dust bowl days...It is so sad...Isn't it too bad ya'all can't share it with us...Blessings and stay warm girls...Nana Shirl

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ceejay48
Farmgirl Legend/Schoolmarm/Sharpshooter

13625 Posts

CeeJay (CJ)
Dolores Colorado
USA
13625 Posts

Posted - Feb 12 2013 :  5:52:14 PM  Show Profile  Send ceejay48 a Yahoo! Message
Shirley,
I wasn't aware you weren't getting moisture over there . . . oh my!!! We have gotten a lot and we are grateful because last summer was one dry, DRY summer! I'll be praying that some of it makes its way to you!
CJ

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Betty J.
True Blue Farmgirl

1403 Posts

Betty
Pasco WA
USA
1403 Posts

Posted - Feb 12 2013 :  5:58:24 PM  Show Profile
I lived in Liverpool, NY for two years. My first experience with winter the snow covered my 1953 Chevy. It was a real trick getting out of the driveway and up on the hill to the Upstate Medical Center. I never saw so much snow except when I was a kid in 1947-48 in Nebraska and that was a blizzard to remember.

Betty in Pasco
Where it hardly ever snows.
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jpbluesky
True Blue Farmgirl

6066 Posts

Jeannie
Florida
USA
6066 Posts

Posted - Feb 12 2013 :  6:06:28 PM  Show Profile
Beautiful...but then I can say that from Florida..... :)

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laurentany
True Blue Farmgirl

3259 Posts

Laurie
Patchogue NY
USA
3259 Posts

Posted - Feb 12 2013 :  6:12:22 PM  Show Profile
Shirley-will pray for moisture in some form to come your way.
Jeannie- yes from sunny FLA you can certainly say that! Lol
Deb, thanks for the well wishes.
All is good here....it rained yesterday and was in the upper 40's so it's melting! Still a long way to go but the warmer temps are certainly a blessing. I just heard there may be more snow coming for us over the weekend. Sigh
Hugs,

~Laurie
"Little Hen House on the Island"
Farmgirl Sister#1403

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Edited by - laurentany on Feb 13 2013 11:17:15 AM
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Joey
True Blue Farmgirl

1868 Posts

Joey
Gulf Coast FL
USA
1868 Posts

Posted - Feb 13 2013 :  08:26:43 AM  Show Profile
UGH!!!!! This is why I live in Florida. I don't miss it one bit. I just can't do the cold and the white stuff anymore. Joey

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