Snowing again 
and it's down to 4F. I'm starting to feel like Mitch with all his snow! SUCKS!
and it's down to 4F. I'm starting to feel like Mitch with all his snow! SUCKS!
What is your weather like ... today
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Just wait until you start losing your mind.....
You start liking the white stuff.
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well almost 8:30 and done for the day tomorrow is another day .Cold and tired and back and arms hurt .May not get this done before storm comes but will get part done and cover it
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They are now saying 8-12 inches of snow at home sunday night into monday
Like others have said if you were closer they would gladly help, I would be there too. Sorry you are having to do it yourself, as a lot of people know its a big job to do by yourself.
Sorry you are having to do it yourself, as a lot of people know its a big job to do by yourself.
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If the soil was not clay it would be easier
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I have clay soil too. Digging in clay is much harder than sand for sure. Take your time Sissy, better to rest than to overdo it and break your back. When I redug my middle pond it was a week long project with Me, myself and I!
My mom is Ukrainan and my hubby's mother was also Ukranian and we have distant family over there, like Aunts and Uncles, who we never met, but still feel attached to them and the country. From what I have heard, the country is very broke and some people want to join the EU some want to join Russia. It is a very big mess, and lots of Russians live in the Ukraine. Not sure the USA should get involved at this point, the EU, Russia and Ukranians should sort this out.....
My mom is Ukrainan and my hubby's mother was also Ukranian and we have distant family over there, like Aunts and Uncles, who we never met, but still feel attached to them and the country. From what I have heard, the country is very broke and some people want to join the EU some want to join Russia. It is a very big mess, and lots of Russians live in the Ukraine. Not sure the USA should get involved at this point, the EU, Russia and Ukranians should sort this out.....
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4 inches of snow coming today, up to 8 inches tomorrow, up to a new fresh covering of 12 inches by tomorrow night! Then more snow at the end of the week.
80 here
80 here
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Windchill this morning -43.9C/-47F this morning. The coldest this season.
We were going to go into Calgary this morning but I think we'll wait.
We're supposed to be above freezing temperatures later in the week. That's what's normal for here. This is really unusual.
We were going to go into Calgary this morning but I think we'll wait.
We're supposed to be above freezing temperatures later in the week. That's what's normal for here. This is really unusual.
It is a very frigid 252 degrees here at 7 a.m. Tonight, they say it is going to get down as low as 248 degrees for the low! That is highly unusual and damned cold for March!
I cannot wait until we get back up to 297 - 300 degrees again!
Gordy
I cannot wait until we get back up to 297 - 300 degrees again!
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Very cold here also. Setting record lows for March today and tonight. -13 for tonight, wind chills to -35F.
I don't see an opening in my pond this am. Think my air line might of froze. Have to go out and take care of that. Grrrr
Sun is shining but still below zero. Warmer temp later this week.
I don't see an opening in my pond this am. Think my air line might of froze. Have to go out and take care of that. Grrrr
Sun is shining but still below zero. Warmer temp later this week.
right now it's -2 F degrees with the hopes of getting to 8 above...tonight a low of -8 F argh...lets hope march came in like a lion and goes out like a lamb!! Pond is still open around my bubbler, yet I do have the de-icer on too. Saw two robin's yesterday and I'm betting they are thinking "what were we thinking!" coming back already! I can't wait to complain about the heat!!
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MT, is your last pic what your driveway looks like after it has been plowed? Very clean look, you must have quite a "pusher" to do it that way. Hope your hubby got his vehicle up the drive finally then.
Mrs. Clem, if you put a small pump 6" below the surface, it doesn't matter how deep the pond is, it will push water to the surface and help keep an opening, plus circulate the water. I think Colleen's trick is to have the water running AT the surface, so shooting it sideways from the side would do the trick, too. If you have a shelf, you could put the pump on something on the shelf, make sure it's always under the ice that may form, and shoot it towards the surface. That's a very easy fix. I have small pumps people have given to me, or I've found at yard sales really cheap, that work great.
We got little bit of freezing rain, then sleet, now it's doing nothing ... waiting for the snow to arrive this afternoon, I guess. I hope it passes me over, goes north of me. Were supposed to have gotten something like 6-8", but now they are saying 4-5", hoping it keeps decreasing. Temps sitting at 18 right now, not supposed to change much all day, cold tonight. Yuck. I love it how they are "naming" the winter storms now. Geesh ... this one is called "Titan". LOL Who is paid to sit around and come up with a name for each winter storm that stomps across the U.S., huh?!
Wow, Catfish, 252 degrees there? Aren't you "burning up"???
Dogs were enjoying the deck yesterday late morning and early afternoon, sun was shining, only 45 degrees, but I swear it felt like 60 out there! Very nice. Can't get other pics to upload ... maybe later.
Mrs. Clem, if you put a small pump 6" below the surface, it doesn't matter how deep the pond is, it will push water to the surface and help keep an opening, plus circulate the water. I think Colleen's trick is to have the water running AT the surface, so shooting it sideways from the side would do the trick, too. If you have a shelf, you could put the pump on something on the shelf, make sure it's always under the ice that may form, and shoot it towards the surface. That's a very easy fix. I have small pumps people have given to me, or I've found at yard sales really cheap, that work great.
We got little bit of freezing rain, then sleet, now it's doing nothing ... waiting for the snow to arrive this afternoon, I guess. I hope it passes me over, goes north of me. Were supposed to have gotten something like 6-8", but now they are saying 4-5", hoping it keeps decreasing. Temps sitting at 18 right now, not supposed to change much all day, cold tonight. Yuck. I love it how they are "naming" the winter storms now. Geesh ... this one is called "Titan". LOL Who is paid to sit around and come up with a name for each winter storm that stomps across the U.S., huh?!
Wow, Catfish, 252 degrees there? Aren't you "burning up"???
Dogs were enjoying the deck yesterday late morning and early afternoon, sun was shining, only 45 degrees, but I swear it felt like 60 out there! Very nice. Can't get other pics to upload ... maybe later.
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MT, is your last pic what your driveway looks like after it has been plowed? Very clean look, you must have quite a "pusher" to do it that way. Hope your hubby got his vehicle up the drive finally then.
Mrs. Clem, if you put a small pump 6" below the surface, it doesn't matter how deep the pond is, it will push water to the surface and help keep an opening, plus circulate the water. I think Colleen's trick is to have the water running AT the surface, so shooting it sideways from the side would do the trick, too. If you have a shelf, you could put the pump on something on the shelf, make sure it's always under the ice that may form, and shoot it towards the surface. That's a very easy fix. I have small pumps people have given to me, or I've found at yard sales really cheap, that work great.
We got little bit of freezing rain, then sleet, now it's doing nothing ... waiting for the snow to arrive this afternoon, I guess. I hope it passes me over, goes north of me. Were supposed to have gotten something like 6-8", but now they are saying 4-5", hoping it keeps decreasing. Temps sitting at 18 right now, not supposed to change much all day, cold tonight. Yuck. I love it how they are "naming" the winter storms now. Geesh ... this one is called "Titan". LOL Who is paid to sit around and come up with a name for each winter storm that stomps across the U.S., huh?!
Wow, Catfish, 252 degrees there? Aren't you "burning up"???
Dogs were enjoying the deck yesterday late morning and early afternoon, sun was shining, only 45 degrees, but I swear it felt like 60 out there! Very nice. Can't get other pics to upload ... maybe later.
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Mrs. Clem, if you put a small pump 6" below the surface, it doesn't matter how deep the pond is, it will push water to the surface and help keep an opening, plus circulate the water. I think Colleen's trick is to have the water running AT the surface, so shooting it sideways from the side would do the trick, too. If you have a shelf, you could put the pump on something on the shelf, make sure it's always under the ice that may form, and shoot it towards the surface. That's a very easy fix. I have small pumps people have given to me, or I've found at yard sales really cheap, that work great.
We got little bit of freezing rain, then sleet, now it's doing nothing ... waiting for the snow to arrive this afternoon, I guess. I hope it passes me over, goes north of me. Were supposed to have gotten something like 6-8", but now they are saying 4-5", hoping it keeps decreasing. Temps sitting at 18 right now, not supposed to change much all day, cold tonight. Yuck. I love it how they are "naming" the winter storms now. Geesh ... this one is called "Titan". LOL Who is paid to sit around and come up with a name for each winter storm that stomps across the U.S., huh?!
Wow, Catfish, 252 degrees there? Aren't you "burning up"???
Dogs were enjoying the deck yesterday late morning and early afternoon, sun was shining, only 45 degrees, but I swear it felt like 60 out there! Very nice. Can't get other pics to upload ... maybe later.
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