Snow in the South -- Check In Here

[CoconutCoffee]

I have a sheet of ice over my yard and road. Thankfully was scheduled off this weekend anyway and was given yesterday off as a precaution. Work wasn't doable anyway due to living alone and having animals to care for. I think this is the first time theres been an ice storm in my neck of the woods since I even got chickens. The last one I remember that shut down anything was around this time in 2014, I got my first birds that April. Needless to say, NONE of them are very happy with it. One coop has a covered portion and they practically flew from the coop to it. One did kinda tentatively try to walk but ended up hopping a little. Really wish I thought to record it. The other coop doesn't have a covered portion yet so I laid out some cardboard so they at least have the option.
I'm from St Louis but have lived here for 20 years, we are NOT equipped to handle winter weather. Local schools have shut down a day early when FLURRIES were predicted later that week. IE Flurries predicted for Thursday so Tuesday becomes a half day and no school Wednesday with no school likely for Friday. It's insane. Growing up a snow day was a miracle though sometimes my dad would tell us to stay home even if the school was on as normal. The sun is finally starting to shine a bit so should be decent enough out here until later and it all refreezes.

 

[CoconutCoffee]

Like your area, Coconut, we aren't equipped for it either. If there is even a strong hint of snow touching the ground, they will shut down sections of I-10 and I-95. Once they shut down I-95 as far south as Volusia County's northern line, almost 90 miles into the state! Volusia County is home of Daytona Beach, FL the "World's Most Famous Beach", for reference.

Thankfully, other than a vet appointment mid day tomorrow, I have no need to be on the road for the next week.

What makes it worse is it's a military area so we have people from all over trying to drive around. Either under or overestimating their skills and/or the road. I want to pick up a few things but it's nothing that can't wait until tomorrow.

 

[CoconutCoffee]

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Our church is cancelling early services because the entire county -- if not the entire eastern half of the state -- is going to be a solid sheet of ice.

Yup, anything that melted today will refreeze. Gonna be around 15 degrees for me tonight. As a precaution things should be pushed to like noon at the earliest tomorrow. High in 40s and sunny in my area so things should be back to normal.

 

[Moonbeam Guineas]

Central North Carolina, 2-3 inches with mild drifting from the wind.

I *should* be going to work, but we're 3-4 backroads from the one road I can count on being cleared and there is probably black ice under the fluffy stuff.

I will have to go out soon to retrieve frozen waterers and frozen eggs and to open the coops to see if they want to go out or not.

Enjoy your snow day! Frozen water is such a pain.

 

[Gammas Bearded Babies]

Just now DH had the hard part -- thawing and refilling the frozen waterers. I hauled them and went back to refill feeders while he dealt with the ice.

Hey its nice he's helping!
My DH is snuggled up in bed still snoring while I bang on waterers waking everyone up BUT him LOLOL...neighbors probably not
We've had the worst winter in 7 years...it's cuz I got chickens! Lol first winter with em and well...I've been outside in colder temps more in the past few weeks than I have my entire life!

 

[3KillerBs]

This is what’s going on at our house:

Picture postcard time -- until you have to haul frozen waterers in to thaw.

My roads have been like this for almost a week..thawed a little but froze and snowed again.View attachment 2968479

Welcome to BYC. Where, in general, are you? It's beautiful.

Hey its nice he's helping!
My DH is snuggled up in bed still snoring while I bang on waterers waking everyone up BUT him LOLOL...neighbors probably not
We've had the worst winter in 7 years...it's cuz I got chickens! Lol first winter with em and well...I've been outside in colder temps more in the past few weeks than I have my entire life!

He's great about helping with my hobbies. I try to return the favor with his.

 

[Moonbeam Guineas]

Ice is the worst. It's easier to cope with a foot of snow than an inch of ice.



More like where I grew up -- Pittsburgh, PA -- than where I live now.

When I lived up north this storm would have been nothing, but they don't even have the equipment to take care of the roads down here. I don't own the clothes for it either. My rubber muck boots aren't insulated (and are hot enough as they are when it's 95F out in the summer). I only have fingerless wool gloves and uninsulated leather work gloves.



That would be a great idea for anyone who has snow regularly (this is a once every 3-5 years occurrence where I am). When I was a kid in western PA I used to drag firewood on my snow wing.



Dear Husband.

I am told that some women have other adjectives that start with "D" but mine is definitely a Dear.

The fishing sled also works great if you have to go through any mud!

 

[3KillerBs]

What makes it worse is it's a military area so we have people from all over trying to drive around. Either under or overestimating their skills and/or the road. I want to pick up a few things but it's nothing that can't wait until tomorrow.

Same.

We *could* drive for an EMERGENCY. But being almost out of decaf isn't an emergency.

 

[CoconutCoffee]

Same.

We *could* drive for an EMERGENCY. But being almost out of decaf isn't an emergency.

Lol, right? I think many people would've stayed home during normal weather but, by golly, since they're being told to stay home they'll go out unnecessarily. Government should tell people to go out and drive in dangerous weather then maybe more would stay home

 

[RubelliteRose]

Well this was unexpected. Fog from the bay rolled in sometime last night before the temperature dropped below freezing again and gave us a rare winter wonderland