BYC Café

[Sally PB]

I am so over the frigid cold and wind. A possible high of 27° next week sounds lovely!

When I take Freya out first thing in the morning, I unlock the front door. We go in and out the mudroom door, and every now and then, it locks itself. Or maybe I unconsciously lock it, but after the first time it happened, I paid more attention. So maybe it does it, maybe I do it. At these temps, I do not want to be locked out of my house.

About ten years ago, we had a cold snap. There was a story on the news about a woman who went to get the mail without a coat and accidentally locked herself out. She broke a window to try to get back in, cut her arm badly, and bled to death on her front porch.

We have a spare key hidden outside, but I don't want to have to go get it. Unlocking the front door is a faster solution if I'm out walking the dog.

 

[sourland]

Good morning, and thanks for the coffee. Back door to the deck froze fast yesterday. Never happened before.

 

[Mtn Margie]

Good morning and thanks for the hot coffee!
Not cold or hot here, high of 40F with a chance of flurries tonight.
Sunny with a slight breeze.
My seeds came in! Just a few new ones for the carrots, peas, beans, and a new try for some purple broccoli, small squash, and a new leafy cabbage.
Enjoy the day, Cafe!

 

[SkyAJK]

Good Morning,

Coffee just made, too hot to drink and I am very cold. Reading about how cold over there make me feel cold to the bone. Last night suddenly the weather changed from hot to cold and all my join bones started to ache...oh, I will suffer big time when our winter comes around. Our autumn starts on March.

This morning I must decide to whether put an end to my hen Mint's suffering at the Vet or I will do the deed myself first time.

Keep warm, stay safe and have a lovely day

 

[Sally PB]

@SkyAJK, one of my nearly 6 year old hens was going downhill, and not long for this life. I really wished I knew how to do a cervical dislocation (often abbreviated CD here, and it means quickly breaking the bird's neck). I wasn't ready to learn how on my old girl, so I just made her as comfortable as I could. I didn't bring her inside, as she was a "hands off" chicken, and I knew she'd prefer to be with her flock. The flock spent her last two days clustered around her. She knew she was with her friends.

Anyway, my point is, there are several threads on how to do cervical dislocation, if you want to read about it.

I'm sorry for your hen. Hugs for you.

 

[DobieLover]

Good morning Cafè. Coffee is ready.

It took longer than usual to get the door thawed this morning. I'm running the mini split in the background so it kicks in to heat the house when the wood stove burns down. So far so good.

 

[Sally PB]

Our wood stove won't heat the entire house. We close off the upstairs and the plumbing up there has been drained. But it won't heat the basement or the mudroom, and there are pipes in those walls. When the temp doesn't rise into the teens, we just let the furnace run. When it's in the teens or higher, the furnace comes on late at night until I get the fire going again mid-morning.

When we had the -17° night, I left the cabinet under the sink open for the benefit of the pipes under there. So far, so good. Tomorrow night might be down to -8° and I'll do the same.

 

[RoyalChick]

Our wood stove won't heat the entire house. We close off the upstairs and the plumbing up there has been drained. But it won't heat the basement or the mudroom, and there are pipes in those walls. When the temp doesn't rise into the teens, we just let the furnace run. When it's in the teens or higher, the furnace comes on late at night until I get the fire going again mid-morning.

When we had the -17° night, I left the cabinet under the sink open for the benefit of the pipes under there. So far, so good. Tomorrow night might be down to -8° and I'll do the same.

I am doing the same. And I have some strategically placed electric oil-filled rads plugged in to Thermocubes (they come on if temp drops below 35°F in that area) as back-up.
Last night we hit 1°F but the next two nights will be colder.