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Post by sunshine on Jan 15, 2024 22:33:09 GMT
Just wondering how everyone is fairing, weather wise.
We have had these cold temperatures before, but not for this length of time. We have been in the 'deep freeze' for over a week now. It's snowing again today and the wind is horrid. It's hard to keep warm, even in the house.
I know that relatives in Texas have gotten some snow, which isn't normal for them.
Hope everyone is staying safe and warm.
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Post by wickedkittiesmom on Jan 16, 2024 11:32:48 GMT
It's 5:30 am and its sleeting outside, we're going to be in this deep freeze until Thursday but it will still be cold for a while. Wish WKD didn't have to go to work, being from the Chicago area, he has experience in driving in this stuff but not a lot of the other drivers. I feel very sorry for all the neglected pets left outside and the homeless people and the wildlife.
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Post by divtal on Jan 16, 2024 17:01:20 GMT
Extreme heat/cold is rare in the Bay Area. We've been in a high 40's, through the 50's lately. One day last week, a TV weatherman showed a US map, with temps for that day. SF was 49. With the exception of Miami, which I think was 71, that was the warmest spot. LA was close to us, at 47. We've had some rain, which I'll take over drought, anytime.
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Post by sunshine on Jan 17, 2024 21:49:35 GMT
Today is like a heat wave compared to the past week. We are finally our of the 'minus degrees' with a high of 30F.
It's been really hard dealing with the cold. The chickens haven't been outside for over a week now. They have heated water bowls in the coop, but the one outside the coop still froze over. I had ordered a new one for the outside cats from Amazon over a week ago. It was coming FedEx instead of Amazon. Every day I got a text that it was out for delivery and it still hasn't arrived. Ordered a second one from a different company that was to be delivered by Amazon. It and another delivery are four days late, if they even show up. It's been a struggle to give the outside cats water. I have given them small amounts each time I feed them, but it freezes quickly. Don't have any way to water the birds now. A local small town hasn't received mail deliveries from KCMO because all but five of the trucks were 'froze up'. Many people have lost their car batteries to the cold.
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