Cold Snap, Phase II

Awareness of the outside world. Per article, extreme temps are deadly & should be given the same attention as other weather events. CCN Sports: NFL’s policy over cold-weather games questioned after fans treated for hypothermia and frostbite at Chiefs-Dolphins game, Morse, January 20, 2024.

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[Winter Wonderland] repost

Per usual, I am writing this before the weekend. By the time it sees the light of day on Monday, we will have been through the second half of our bout of severe-for-us weather. Two nights of teens, one day of not-above-freezing. Not quite as cold as round one, and without benefit of ice. As my husband said, it will be *%#* cold, but it won’t be *%#*, *%#* cold. [The Cold Is Coming]

Meanwhile.

Water. Carrying hot water to the barn. So much water. So many buckets. We actually started before the cold, to be sure they were as hydrated as possible going in. Nervous? Nous? (Twitch. Shudder.)

Blankets. We replaced their Rambo blankets with updated versions. We figure it bought us about 10o. Rodney wants to know what took us so long.

Drips. Remembering to drip a faucet. Remember that hearing a drip is a good thing. This is house water. Barn water has been drained for the duration.

How are the horses taking it?

Shenanigans! In frozen mud!

Milton: I left this nonsense behind in Canada.

Onwards!
Katherine