Good morning!!!!

[newbury]

Interesting tid bit I do not ever remember this being put out locally reduce power consumption or rolling blackouts will occur. Hard to do as our power is out.

So your in 100% power reduction mode.

 

[rswyan]

5F with clouds and wind @ 16:00, although the winds have died down quite a bit. Now out of the NNW @ 5 with gusts of 12 mph.

Temp out in the garage had only gone down to 30F.

Cracked corn set out and hopper feeder refilled, also tube feeders brought in to be refilled.

Didn't take them long to take advantage of the opportunity to feed:

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Seeing lots of red-winged blackbirds in that bunch.

After refilling the feeders I headed downstairs to hunt up a torch to thaw the car door so I could get in and start it to warm it up.

Also grabbed a bucket of whole corn to set out for the deer, which I do here in a bit after the birds start leaving to roost for the night.

Got car door unfrozen and opened up, car started right up if a bit slowly and is now (hopefully) warming up.

Will now get those tube feeders filled up and set back out before getting cleaned up to go have dinner.

 

[m7040]

Made a lot of food for Christmas. Brought in more firewood and placed it the copper kettle we use for it. Got it a long time ago from an antique dealer and it holds enough for 24 hours of heavy burning.
Walked up to get the mail bundled up. Cody with his double coat was ok. He is getting used to the cold. Zion is getting jackets to keep warm. The overflow from the pond is freezing up but still running.

 

[two_bit_score]

@Buppies, Prayers you will get power restored soon!

 

[Looking4new]

rs, if you have some fluid film, spray/wipe it on the door rubbers. They wont freeze up again. If the doors were froze up do to freezing rain the only advice I can give you is to get a remote starter for the car.
Pizza for supper tonight. Tomorrows ham is thawing in the fridge.
Had the tractor plugged in for about 4-5 hours this morning. She fired up after one heat cycle. I fire it up in the shelter logic shed and roll it slowly outside so the stack is not blowing hot exhaust on the tarp and cycle the loader bucket for about 5 minutes to get some warmth into the hydraulic oil. I put her to work at about 1,600 rpm until I see the temperature gauge start to move, then it is 2,000 rpm until I load up the bucket to where she starts to snort then up the rpms to about 2,200 rpm for the rest of the plow session.
I fuelled her up yesterday right to the brim and she is still on the full mark after plowing for 3 hours. May have to plow again tomorrow.

 

[Looking4new]

m7040, that nice cold water would be good in a worm.

 

[Thomas]

Rip...glad all positive news for your bride give her BIG ole Christmas hug for us.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Got the new UPS charging. Will keep this manual, as I have 3 other of the same model or similar cyber power UPS’s. The cyber power labeled batteries on Amazon cost $10 less than I got the new UPS on sale at Costco . But there are other brand compatible batteries for half the price.
The UPS at my TV says battery is fully capacity, but if I run the battery test, it shuts off almost instantly, a sign the batteries are not good. 3 cyber power needs new batteries (2 ea) , and 1 APC needs a battery. Most are being used as heavy surge suppressors.

13°, pellet stove humming along.

 

[txdon]

YIKES!!
Carry a cell. What if you slipped and fell?

I don't go out in ice since I slipped and fell on the backyard patio a month after knee replacement last year. That night Whipper, who heard me yell when I fell, alerted my wife. Luckily no ice in this arctic cold front, oh, I always carry my cell.

 

[Thomas]

I don’t watch much tv anymore, so didn’t realize

iphone,,burgers..side affects etc. commercials more than program one wants to watch....I hear you.

 

[txdon]

iphone,,burgers..side affects etc. commercials more than program one wants to watch....I hear you.

But all the classic Christmas movies are playing on TV this week, and all the commercials are for old people. I don't know the "must have" toy is this year. Any idea? Maybe next week I need to ask the trailer riders what they got for Christmas.

 

[Thomas]

8F cloudy couple more degrees low should be the low over night...wood furnace purring.

Like others had to use torch warm the door get into pickup.
Notice lot wind damage from yesterday in town also 2 people with hatchets chopping ice around tires of cars to free up...least they didn't try force it and hope their aim was good.

Well the Giants lost but play a good game and there still hope to make the playoffs.

No plans for the evening...feet up keeping recliner warm with kitten.

Enjoy your evening all.

 

[m7040]

Pigs can be pretty aggressive when attacked:

 

[LS Tractor Owner]

No fried chicken..... Chinese won out..... The wifey really enjoyed it.

BEF, wish the wife a HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

Filled the bird feeders, they must have been looking for the good stuff.... they were flying in before I got to the porch.

Going to have a relaxing evening, try to find some old movies to watch.

Everyone have a peaceful Christmas Eve!

 

[LS Tractor Owner]

FA RA RA RA RA

 

[sodamo]

Happy Birthday to Mrs Dennis tomorrow and many more

 

[buckeyefarmer]

We are cooking the ham for tomorrow today, but after being in oven almost 3 hrs at temperature it says, the meat is only 120° inside. So cooking some more.
And she just discovered she left the thermometer in the ham in the oven.

 

[KilroyJC]

A very good Christmas morning to you all. Lovely warm summer morning here. Odd to hear most of you guys having heating and electricity problems. I hope it gets sorted for you.
Grandkids up early and playing with their new toys. Gave the dogs some treats.
Still getting over my fractured leg but I can get around sort of OK. I get tired quickly. Hands nearly healed. Just a bit tender in places. Trip to the dentist was cancelled as he came down with alligatorus. I have to put up with toothache for another 4 days.
Hope you all have a safe and enjoyable festive season.
Doug and Lesley

If you need a good DIY tooth anaesthetic, try cloves. Clove oil used to be used by dentists as a local topical anaesthetic.

large quantities of rum can help, but remember: it doesn’t stop the pain, you just stop caring about the pain. . .

 

[KilroyJC]

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Made a lot of food for Christmas. Brought in more firewood and placed it the copper kettle we use for it. Got it a long time ago from an antique dealer and it holds enough for 24 hours of heavy burning.
Walked up to get the mail bundled up. Cody with his double coat was ok. He is getting used to the cold. Zion is getting jackets to keep warm. The overflow from the pond is freezing up but still running.




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lso have a copper wash kettle by our stove - I keep kindling and newspapers in it

 

[KilroyJC]

m7040, that nice cold water would be good in a worm.

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