The Old Folks Home

[Nomadicus]

Good Morning Old Folks. It was a chilly 33° out this morning but at least the sun is shining and there is 0% chance of snow, ice, hail, or sleet.

 

[sourland]

Good morning, OF. 29F here with just a bit of snow that needs to be pushed around.

 

[sourland]

More snow than I thought. Temperatures are dropping and everything is freezing. Deck is clear, sidewalk is clear, cars are cleared, part of parking area is clear - I'm done!

 

[Nomadicus]

I'm done too for awhile. Chickens are OK and I'm fed and watered too. My NAP button has been punched.

 

[Nomadicus]

Never got that nap. Not sleepy now that it is dark out.

 

[Sally PB]

Very low energy today. I spent a lot of it in bed, and won't be up very late tonight, either.

Sinus headache, more than anything else. Ibuprofen knocked that out, but maybe the naps did some magic too.

 

[Nomadicus]

I'll wind down soon. Not a much down time today as the last few days. The combination of Strep and Pneumonia takes it out of you. 7 more days of antibiotics and maybe I can get some more things done outside. I hate not being able to keep projects moving on these pleasant sunny days where it is not to hot or cold.

 

[pennyJo1960]

We did see 55 today here nice warm up day.
Started to drip a bit tonight, birds have gone to their coops it is dark here to.

 

[Sally PB]

It'll be cold tonight; single digits, maybe 10° if we're lucky. Fluff up, chickens.

 

[Nomadicus]

I don't remember our MI winters as being that cold in Southern MI. Northern small town from Detroit. Royal Oak area. I do remember the heavy wet snow and ice on the roads. I well remember going into a neighborhood down a hill and not being able to get back up because the street was iced over. That's when I got snow tires with those traction giving studs inserted in them. Just couldn't use those tires out on the highways because the studs could come flying out at highway speeds. I don't miss those days at all. I never new real cold until we live in NW MO and got gale force winds coming in off the great plains in January/February when the temps could 20° below zero. I handled that OK I guess. I was young and tough and took a two quart Stanley Thermos filled with iced tea with me out to the woods to cut firewood in knee deep snow at 20 below.