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LuckyMommyof5
True Blue Farmgirl
500 Posts
Suzanne
OH
USA
500 Posts |
 Posted - Jan 06 2014 : 1:20:11 PM
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Just wanted to share, we're in the predicted "Polar Vortex" here in Northeast Ohio and as of right now the actual temp is -4 and the windchill is -25, with temps STILL dropping! My girls and I are inside homeschooling, but the walls of my house feel like the are made of ice - from the inside! My old windows are also creaking ominously and there is not a single wild creature outside - not even a bird!
Any other Farmgirls shivering inside the Polar Vortex, too?
Farmgirl Sister #3243
"The real things haven't changed. It is still best to be honest and truthful; to make the most of what we have; to be happy with simple pleasures; and have courage when things go wrong." - Laura Ingalls Wilder
"A [wo]man is rich in proportion to the number of things which [s]he can afford to let alone." - Henry David Thoreau |
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lovinRchickens
True Blue Farmgirl
3440 Posts
Kelly
Pipe Creek
Texas
USA
3440 Posts |
Posted - Jan 06 2014 : 1:30:17 PM
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Suzanne
You poor girl. How terrible that weather must be, nice to have your kids warm in the house and schooling. We are not nearly that cold but for Texas to be 13 tonight is pretty cold on us. Stay safe and warm.
Farmgirl #5111
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churunga
True Blue Farmgirl
3931 Posts
Marie
Minneapolis
MN
USA
3931 Posts |
Posted - Jan 06 2014 : 1:30:19 PM
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The temperature here is -11 and -22 with wind chill. I've already been out this morning. I walked two blocks and waited not too long for the bus. I went downtown where I could walk inside and across the streets to the three buildings I needed to go to via skyways. I then waited in a cold almost sheltered bus stop for the bus home. I walked the two blocks home and decided to cancel my doctor appointment because I didn't want to walk 3 blocks there and back. The dog and I are staying warm inside by sitting under blankets and drinking hot tea. The radiators are on but there are drafts coming in.
Marie, Sister #5142
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Red Tractor Girl
True Blue Farmgirl
6592 Posts
Winnie
Gainesville
Fl
USA
6592 Posts |
Posted - Jan 06 2014 : 1:31:06 PM
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We are even supposed to have temps for the next two nights in the 20s here in Florida! BRrrr!! I am not complaining as it will be hot enough come April and May!
Winnie #3109 |
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Killarney
True Blue Farmgirl
5079 Posts
Connie
Arlington
TN
USA
5079 Posts |
Posted - Jan 06 2014 : 2:06:58 PM
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BRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR It is 11 degrees outside right now! We are setting records for West Tennessee!!! We are suppose to be up to 56 by Friday!! C'mon!! Sunshine!!!
Connie
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kysheeplady
True Blue Farmgirl
1291 Posts
Teri
KY
USA
1291 Posts |
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LuckyMommyof5
True Blue Farmgirl
500 Posts
Suzanne
OH
USA
500 Posts |
Posted - Jan 06 2014 : 2:19:46 PM
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So sorry all of you (even in the South!) Are chilled to the bone, too. Our temps just fell again - we are at -7 for the actual temp and -27 for the windchill!! I expect to see penguins waddle down our street any second now! Yikes!
Farmgirl Sister #3243
"The real things haven't changed. It is still best to be honest and truthful; to make the most of what we have; to be happy with simple pleasures; and have courage when things go wrong." - Laura Ingalls Wilder
"A [wo]man is rich in proportion to the number of things which [s]he can afford to let alone." - Henry David Thoreau |
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Dapple Grey Lady
True Blue Farmgirl
725 Posts
Betty
Goodrich
Texas
USA
725 Posts |
Posted - Jan 06 2014 : 3:09:40 PM
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It is cold here too! My sis was visiting and she said that dad told her it was going to get down to 11 here. I last checked the weather online it said 15 but I know it does not update as often as tv news. Drafty and cold. My new electric throw is coming in handy. I am also getting a lt of knitting accomplished! :) All the buckets were frozen this morning so I they will be in the morning too. Tonight all the barn critters are getting some warm water!
~ Betty ~
Farmgirl Sister # 5589 |
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rphelps4
True Blue Farmgirl
620 Posts
roxanna
westport
indiana
USA
620 Posts |
Posted - Jan 06 2014 : 3:23:22 PM
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| We are at -13 with windchill -20 to -40 below Indiana has been hit hard with snow and arctic blast. Roxan |
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prariehawk
True Blue Farmgirl
2914 Posts
Cindy
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Posted - Jan 06 2014 : 5:04:41 PM
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We're also freezing in the St. Louis area. The wind chill last night was -34. Haven't seen any birds, no rabbit tracks, nothing. but then, I've barely been outside. At least the wind has died down. Can't shovel snow because of my sore neck and shoulders. So when I stepped out on the porch to check the mail (none) I sank in about ten inches of snow.
Cindy
"Vast floods can't quench love, no matter what love did/ Rivers can't drown love, no matter where love's hid"--Sinead O'Connor
"In many ways, you don't just live in the country, it lives inside you"--Ellen Eilers
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levisgrammy
True Blue Farmgirl
9324 Posts
Denise
Beavercreek
Ohio
USA
9324 Posts |
Posted - Jan 06 2014 : 6:11:13 PM
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-6 here with a wind chill of -13. I don't believe we have ever had this cold here in the last 23 years. That is how we have lived here. The wood stove seems to be doing double time now. The wind is what is the worst. I can't only take listening to it blow for about 2 days and then it starts to drive me crazy!
Denise
Farmgirl Sister #43
"Thy Word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path."
Psalm 119:105
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darlenelovesart
True Blue Farmgirl
7585 Posts
darlene
Loleta
California
USA
7585 Posts |
Posted - Jan 06 2014 : 7:04:52 PM
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Well I am sorry to hear about your cold weather you all are having, stay dry and as warm as you can,
take care and hugs
darlene
I have learned that to have a good friend is the purest of all God's gifts, for it is a love that has no exchange of payment.
by Frances Farmer
Just follow God unquestioningly.
Because you love Him so, for if you trust His judgment there is nothing you need to know.
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LuckyMommyof5
True Blue Farmgirl
500 Posts
Suzanne
OH
USA
500 Posts |
Posted - Jan 06 2014 : 8:05:45 PM
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We're now down to -13 with a -38 windchill. Honestly never could have imagined temps like this hear. Everyone experiencing ths - please stay safe and inside as much as you can!
Farmgirl Sister #3243
"The real things haven't changed. It is still best to be honest and truthful; to make the most of what we have; to be happy with simple pleasures; and have courage when things go wrong." - Laura Ingalls Wilder
"A [wo]man is rich in proportion to the number of things which [s]he can afford to let alone." - Henry David Thoreau |
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princesspatches
True Blue Farmgirl
431 Posts
arttie
iron mountain
michigan
USA
431 Posts |
Posted - Jan 07 2014 : 03:50:05 AM
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Here is the Upper Peninsula of Michigan we are -18 with Wind chill to -40. We have only had one day above 0 in the last 5 weeks. All schools are closed. I was going to go to the gym today and Hubby said 'NO' very firmly. That he would take me to run errands this afternoon when he gets home.
Everyone keep your kids and pets warm......and make soup. lol
Arttie
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windypines
True Blue Farmgirl
4178 Posts
Michele
Bruce
Wisconsin
USA
4178 Posts |
Posted - Jan 07 2014 : 04:51:21 AM
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I see everyone has some mild temps. Minus 30 here this morning. Warmer then yesterday morn at minus 34. I don't even talk about wind chills" :) Hard on man and beast.
just a girl farming in WI
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Red Tractor Girl
True Blue Farmgirl
6592 Posts
Winnie
Gainesville
Fl
USA
6592 Posts |
Posted - Jan 07 2014 : 05:11:13 AM
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Brrrrrrr to all of you up north!! What a serious blast of cold arctic air! I hope everyone has adequate heat and that your farm animals are making it through this ordeal. Stay safe, Farmgirls!
Winnie #3109 |
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ddmashayekhi
True Blue Farmgirl
4737 Posts
Dawn
Naperville
Illinois
USA
4737 Posts |
Posted - Jan 07 2014 : 09:50:09 AM
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We are slowing bidding farewell to our polar vortex too. We've warmed up from wind chills of -44 to -30 They claim mid 30's by the weekend! I can't wait!
Dawn in IL |
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QuiltyMom
True Blue Farmgirl
50 Posts
Jan
Falls Church
VA
USA
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Posted - Jan 07 2014 : 4:32:14 PM
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| The kids were out of school today and will have a late start tomorrow. It's cold for us (2 degrees + windchill at 6:00 am) . We're not prepared for that kind of cold here in No. Virginia. I haven't felt that cold since I lived in Wisconsin years ago! |
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LuckyMommyof5
True Blue Farmgirl
500 Posts
Suzanne
OH
USA
500 Posts |
Posted - Jan 07 2014 : 5:42:37 PM
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We're up to 2 degrees temp and -15 windchill and everyone is actually excited! Never thought I would be happy with those temps. Last night our house was making weird creaking and groaning noises - I think it was from the extreme cold.
I hope everyone's farm animals weathered this cold ok!
This is one extreme winter!
Farmgirl Sister #3243
"The real things haven't changed. It is still best to be honest and truthful; to make the most of what we have; to be happy with simple pleasures; and have courage when things go wrong." - Laura Ingalls Wilder
"A [wo]man is rich in proportion to the number of things which [s]he can afford to let alone." - Henry David Thoreau |
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Janice
True Blue Farmgirl
191 Posts
Janice
Vancouver
WA
USA
191 Posts |
Posted - Feb 09 2014 : 1:15:56 PM
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Here in Vancouver, WA we got about 7 inches of snow. I took advantage of being snowed in to work on my vintage decoupage art. First Spring bazaar is the 3rd Saturday in April. Today was outside shoveling the driveway and I could hear the snow melting off the trees. By mid week we should be back to our normal rain and boy do we need rain this year.
Janice Vintage Artist |
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lovingewe
True Blue Farmgirl
212 Posts
marlyn-neleh
norwood
Ontario
Canada
212 Posts |
Posted - Feb 10 2014 : 5:51:19 PM
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In central Ontario and its -25C every morning this week, so far. Its hard to keep the animals happy with feed.
This is my chicken coop buried under 2 1/2 meters of snow.
www.cherishedelegance.blogspot.ca
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msdoolittle
True Blue Farmgirl
1143 Posts
Amanda
East Texas
USA
1143 Posts |
Posted - Feb 10 2014 : 10:48:39 PM
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Oh, I so do not know how y'all can do that! We rarely get snow here at all, but these year, it's already come several times (well...flurries. I didn't say it STUCK) and supposed to get a sprinkling tonight. I just can't imagine not having my 9 months of non-cold. lol
FarmGirl #1390
www.mylittlecountry.wordpress.com |
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Cozynana
True Blue Farmgirl
1123 Posts
Kem
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Posted - Feb 11 2014 : 02:51:06 AM
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| We have been really cold in Ks too. By the weekend we are suppose to see temps in the 50s. Hope they are right. I am soooo tired of cold weather. I want to go walking and it is toooo cold out in the country to take off and walk a mile or two. The wind here is so bitter in the winter. Oh well, spring is coming. |
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rphelps4
True Blue Farmgirl
620 Posts
roxanna
westport
indiana
USA
620 Posts |
Posted - Feb 11 2014 : 05:41:53 AM
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Indiana has very cold and snowy this winter, a lot of day below zero and super cold windchills, I can't wait to walk bare footed in my garden on fresh tilled soil!!Roxanna
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churunga
True Blue Farmgirl
3931 Posts
Marie
Minneapolis
MN
USA
3931 Posts |
Posted - Feb 11 2014 : 06:53:05 AM
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Here is how our street looks now. By the end of the week some of this will be melted.
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Marie, Sister #5142
Try everything once and the fun things twice. |
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jan49829
True Blue Farmgirl
2428 Posts
Janet
Winter Haven
Florida
USA
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Posted - Feb 11 2014 : 07:15:32 AM
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We had -22 degrees early this morning, they cancelled schools again. We have had 40 days of below zero so far this season, almost all of January and February so far. We will not melt for at least another month, then it will take until mid May before all of our snow is gone and the ice on the lake is 40" thick right now. UGG!!!
Janet
Farmgirl Sister #3340
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