Good morning!!!!

[daugen]

just got back from drug store, endodontist put me on a third antibiotic, azithromycin, plus a prednisone pack.
Guess I'll sleep well tonight...

best laid plans, car was all nice and clean in garage, now salt slimed, all the roads locally heavily salted.

David, you be careful with the snow there. You might have to put some socks on your sandals....perish the thought.

neighbors coming over in an hour, more hot cider

one of the two local roads shut down not far from me, big tree across the whole thing, had to backtrack and go to town the other way.
With all the dead ash trees remaining, and the high winds coming in, there is no way power will stay on. It's already gone off for several minutes a few hours ago.

with the cost of taking down a normal dead tree running between one and two thousand dollars here, and way more if a big truck needed, lots of folks haven't been taking down their dead trees.
Fine for tree to fall in the woods and scare the squirrels. Not fine like two weeks ago when neighbor's tree knocked out power for five homes.
My gen is ready to go with a full 40 pound tank. Will be a real low temp test, little tanks and very cold weather means inadequate vaporization and low power.

8 degrees tonight, high of 18 tomorrow.
Santa had better put on his long underwear.

wind is really picking up, trees in woods waving back and forth, coating of white on ground

time to go heat up the cider.

 

[Thomas]

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Kitty watching the weather.

Kitty sure glad dad has warm lap always waiting.

 

[daugen]

Kitty sure glad has warm lap always waiting.

they've got Buckeye's number for sure, they know a good spot

22 and cloudy
and boy is it windy, I saw 16 on the weather station but it's never been accurate, always too low
on windspeed. Hence it's name Accuwrong....

time to put on the xmas carols and ho ho ho with my older neighbors.

 

[Thomas]

Lou deeply sorry about your brother...special thoughts prayers for all.

 

[Thomas]

Looks like the pups thinking of memories for all to cherish POP.

 

[kenmbz]

Another ash falls in the afternoon, the sound of victory.

I already took out all the Ash around my house, the power lines, my property line with the neighbors.
But some of those dead ones in the woods have very high big branches, when one comes down it sticks far enough in the ground to look like a new tree!.

Wind is still kicking here, but not enough snow to coat the grass, so a whitish Christmas ?

off to Shadybrook farms light show tonight, been doing this the last few years. They usually have bonfires, think we will skip that when it's 14 and getting colder.

Holiday Light Show
Most of the farm is sold off now, my wife rode horses across the street at a farm and stables when she was a little girl.
Used to be the biggest in the US at 3 million lights, and 30 minutes to drive through, but they ran out of room. I see that some of the newer ones have 6million lights!

Hate to see that electric bill.

 

[Popgadget]

Nice puppy, what is the breed/mix? I made the mistake of showing your puppy pics to wifey.... now she wants one!!!

Zoe is a Landseer ECT. Easiest to google, but it’s a breed not recognized in the US or Canada. In those countries a Landseer is a type of Newfoundland, but there are considerable differences.

 

[Thomas]

38F cloudy temps starting to drop soon snow flakes dancing in the air,low teens over night wind slowing down 10-20 mph.
Between warm winds of 48F snow banks and driveway showing gravel and some banks showing green by the looks I'll have LOT spring clean cause by the wind.

No plans this evening...soon dinner,feet up sharing bowl ice cream with kittens watching classic movie.

Enjoy your evening all.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

We’ve hit 7°, so a 40 degree drop today.

 

[m7040]

We are at higher elevation at the Ap Trail than the area reported on by the weather forecasters and usually several degrees cooler. Great in the summer but not now and being at higher elevation we are also have higher windspeed.
Cody stopped his fake wanted to go out to get a treat. He has gotten very good at getting down to business and pulling to get back in.
Other than that we are staying warm