Coffee anyone ?

[Bruce]

For use snow would be better than the mud. And then it will melt but usually when it can be better slowly absorbed.

Not so much here, not with the clay soil. Unfortunately it takes a fair bit of time for the frost to come out of the clay so the melting snow has nowhere to go but to make sticky muck. Eventually it does thaw enough for the water to be absorbed though.

Do you still have power Bay? I just read the big power outage is happening primarily because instruments in the power generating plants froze. How does that happen in the place that MAKES electricity? Maybe the instruments are outside? I had ASSUMED the cause was tons of power lines taken down by ice or something.

Stay warm and safe!

 

[Alaskan]

I just read the big power outage is happening primarily because instruments in the power generating plants froze.

 

[Palomino]

Actually it is the wind turbines that are frozen. 25% of Texas electricity is generated by wind and the blades are covered with ice now.

 

[Alaskan]

Actually it is the wind turbines that are frozen. 25% of Texas electricity is generated by wind and the blades are covered with ice now.

Ok... THAT makes way more sense.

 

[Jesusfreak101]

There a few problems also with those who are in charge of the grid not preparing for the weather. Either way very frustrating.

 

[Baymule]

Lots of finger pointing going on. Our previous governor was on the news a few nights ago and had no power. Haha, Rick Perry was bundled up in heavy coats and complaining loudly. Huh? Dingbat! He was in office 12 years, why didn’t he fix it?

Just to be fair, I voted for him and we haven’t had an event in Texas like this for 100 years. I don’t reckon power on/off was too much of a problem back then.

Boy howdy! This makes that Green New Deal look really good, if you are stupid.

Wind and solar are an important part of electricity generation but but a certain party needs to realize they are not always dependable. In ADDITION to gas and oil, as a whole, works much better, but what do I know.

Snow is really coming down! I’d better get out there and get chores done!

Now if I only had some solar panels and a windmill.......

 

[Alaskan]

Lots of finger pointing going on. Our previous governor was on the news a few nights ago and had no power. Haha, Rick Perry was bundled up in heavy coats and complaining loudly. Huh? Dingbat! He was in office 12 years, why didn’t he fix it?

Just to be fair, I voted for him and we haven’t had an event in Texas like this for 100 years. I don’t reckon power on/off was too much of a problem back then.

Boy howdy! This makes that Green New Deal look really good, if you are stupid.

Wind and solar are an important part of electricity generation but but a certain party needs to realize they are not always dependable. In ADDITION to gas and oil, as a whole, works much better, but what do I know.

Snow is really coming down! I’d better get out there and get chores done!

Now if I only had some solar panels and a windmill.......

I agree... some diversification is pretty important.

 

[Alaskan]

What do you folks discuss at lunch?

Us... we discussed if chocolate cheese was possible... chocolate with what cheese... and WHY wound you do it, would anyone ever actually want to eat it.

 

[rachels.haven]

...I thought Hershey's chocolate WAS chocolate cheese. It sure smells like it to me.

 

[promiseacres]

Coffee is on. 16° F this morning.
No other litters. Lost a small kit last night, but the rest had full bellies this morning.
Co op and need to figure out how to get the sump pit at the farm fix, the outgoing pipe froze. Need to replace it or just thaw it somehow.