CntryBoy777 - The Lazy A** Acres Adventures

[CntryBoy777]

The main reason people here get so "Freaked Out" about Snow and stuff is because of the big Ice storm back in '94 when there was over an inch of ice that brought Everything to a screeching Halt for about 18hrs before there was any power restored to Anything. Corporate stores could not operate, and the Mom&Pop's brought out the pencil and paper. Here the power was out for 13.5 days. The big "A Frames' out in the fields were bent to the ground, so they had to wait for pcs to be trucked in and couldn't take trucks into the fields. They had any and everything that had tracks shuttling material to workers in the fields. There are still jugs of water at the house from that time. Mom said she never wanted to be caught in that condition again. Oh, and the only reason they got it back was, it took Dad that long to Find a generator to purchase. The grid was down close to 30days.
It is firmly "Emblazined" in the minds of anyone that was in this area at that time.
We were NW of Orlando when we had our 3acres there, and was there for the 4 hurricanes that came in that year, I think one was named Charlie it was in '05 anyway, and we dodged the Bullet each time. Worst damage was a blown down tree and some limbs. Nice to have some extra water, cause ya can always flush the toilet without the pump. I really don't like "Baring" myself when it is below +30... and sitting on an Ice Cold seat just Ain't gonna HAPPEN!....used outdoor Johns growing up...and I refuse!!....

 

[Bruce]

Our rural community in Pensacola was like that. After every hurricane about a dozen of us would clear about a mile of down trees. We were at the end of the electrical grid so we could be without power for 2-3 weeks or more. We were 32 days after Hurricane Ivan which sat offshore without moving for about a day just beat our little community up.

Good reason to move to TN!

 

[CntryBoy777]

Well we have wide-spread White stuff everywhere!! and the Dotties and Goats have the same reaction... they truly have a "Puzzled Look" on their faces....What is this Stuff... they won't even get on the deck...
this is what Round 1 has brought us...and we'll see what Round 2 brings just a little later. The stuff that fell first melted with ground heat and then froze, so there is a thin layer of ice with snow on Top. Lots of road closures here and up into Tn, accidents everywhere. Anxious to see what the ducks do when they get out. Should be getting to ya shortly Mike if ya ain't started yet.

 

[CntryBoy777]

Joyce went out to check on the cats, one is in each of the buildings, Cheetos thought he wanted out and put a paw out the door to the ground. When it touched the snow he quickly "Crawfished" back and decided it was Better to stay In than to go Out....

 

[NH homesteader]

That's funny! My ducks always loved snow. The chickens insist upon a shoveled path or they stay inside. Brats. Turkeys don't seem to notice, or the pigs.

Funny to see their reactions!

 

[CntryBoy777]

Yeh, the Dotties are huddled in their downstairs pen on the roost pole I have in there for them. The goats didn't even bleet when I walked to the pen with pellets this morning...they were in Shock, I think....

 

[Mike CHS]

We had the same freeze/thaw/freeze thing going on here also. I haven't driven on ice since 1974 and after today I hope it's another 40 some years before I have to again. Teresa had a contact curl up into her upper eye and couldn't get it out so we had to go into Lewisburg. The northerners are probably all laughing at us cold weather wimps.

 

[NH homesteader]

 

[CntryBoy777]

Well having Experienced their Weather, I understand the Amusement... However, they have the equipment and set-up to deal with it, cause it is a rare occurrance here, and never lasts very long to justify the cost. But, our Pluses far outweigh their Negatives...so, I will endure their Laughter gladly... and be thankful that under the snow out there right now is this.......which the goats would rather eat than that ole dried up Hay...and my hay Cost is very minimal...about $6.50/mnth, if that. Tho I only have 3, but the forage will support more, but the amount of fencing won't. Not to mention the 3 growing seasons for the garden.... This dusting will be gone Sun or Mon and temps back in the 60's come Tues.

 

[Mike CHS]

They are saying back up into the 50's by Tuesday next week. There are a bunch of kids sledding on the hill up from our place in this picture. I wish I had a zoom camera because they are flying down that hill!!