Monday, January 26, 2009

Dang.


I did it again. I failed to set a drip before retiring last evening, lulled as I was by our near-70 degree temperature yesterday. And I'm froze-up yet again... for at least the second time this winter. So here we are... nearly half past noon and only 26 degrees outside. The WX Channel's web site still insists we'll make it up to 47 degrees today but I'm beginning to have my doubts. Serious doubts.

Thank God for the emergency water supply. The coffee was made without issue this morning and that's really the ONLY mission-essential item on the daily check list. All else can wait for the thaw, when it comes. But I really would like a shower...
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12 comments:

  1. Unknown26 January, 2009 16:05

    Buck, Buck ...

    Is it because you were in Florida during the winter of '77 (or was it '78?) that you do not remember having to leave all the faucets dripping in that *adorable* little house in Westby (MT) so that the pipes would not freeze and burst?

    The plus side of it being so cold in that house was that when Jill's cat ("WHISKY!") died, I was able to let him lie frozen in the entry way without peril (as it was impossible to dig a grave for him).

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  2. Susan26 January, 2009 19:52

    I hope it warmed up enough for you today.
    Good thing for the emergency water supply... we can probably tell the difference if you have your coffee, but not if you miss a shower :)

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  3. Gordon Scott26 January, 2009 21:04

    Ah, the Blue Norther.

    Up here they call them Alberta Clippers.

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  4. Bag Blog27 January, 2009 05:46

    Our weather has been much the same. One day it is really warm; the next day there is freezing rain warnings. Today everything is frozen, but tomorrow is supposed to be better.

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  5. Suldog27 January, 2009 07:35

    As long as your computer isn't frozen.

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  6. Liz27 January, 2009 07:48

    Hello from a new reader/fan! - and fellow rv'r. I clicked over from your comment on The Lollipop Tree. Thank you for the comment and the opportunity to find your blog.

    Have to agree about coffee being mission critical thus making a gallon or so of bottled water imperative. I love winter rv travel and normally do not winterize so I can up and go, but my bays are all heated from the furnace so I can work off on board water - have "survived" a night that went to 18 below (no drip) albeit, I was plugged in and put an auxillary electric heater in the fresh water bay just in case.

    I look forward to some historical reading and future visits.

    Hope today is warmer...

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  7. Dale27 January, 2009 08:10

    Thanks for reminding me to let my faucets drip Buck! "It's colder then a well diggers shovel around here today!"

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  8. Dale27 January, 2009 08:10

    Thanks for reminding me to let my faucets drip Buck! "It's colder then a well diggers shovel around here today!

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  9. Buck27 January, 2009 09:12

    Lori: We never had a pipe burst in the Westby house, as I recall? Some near misses, perhaps, but never tragedy... Your memory continues to amaze and mystify me! HOW in the world did that cat's name occur to you?

    Susan sez: ...we can probably tell the difference if you have your coffee, but not if you miss a shower :)

    You are a MOST perceptive woman, Susan! Things tend to get ug-LEE when I haven't had my coffee!

    Gordon: It is indeed a Blue Norther. And I know ALL about Alberta Clippers, too! ;-)

    Lou: I've been watching your neck o' the woods this morning, and things don't look good at ALL for you. Stay warm and drive safely!

    Jim: The 'puter is fine. Thank God!

    Ann: Thanks for dropping by! Having bought my RV up in Upstate NY, I'm supposedly "winterized" as well... as my rig is equipped with an "Arctic Pak," as the manufacturer calls it (basically heat tape on the interior plumbing). That doesn't prevent my white water hose from freezing, though...

    And I LOVE your photography, most especially the rest of your "Frosted Farm" series! I was by your place yesterday but was interrupted by a phone call before I could comment... which is NO excuse for bad manners. Forgive me, please.

    Dale: You stay safe and warm, too!

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  10. Michelle H.27 January, 2009 09:26

    Stay warm, Buck. And if worse comes to worse, you can always take a beer bath.

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  11. Unknown27 January, 2009 12:01

    HOW in the world did that cat's name occur to you?

    I keep remembering you (and probably Chip) in the All Ranks Club at Fortuna, pounding your fists on the bar and yelling: "WHISKY!!" : )

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  12. Buck27 January, 2009 12:49

    Michelle sez: And if worse comes to worse, you can always take a beer bath.

    Oh... the HORROR! I know some women wash their hair with beer... or rinse it... or some such foolishness, but a beer BATH? OMG! Such HERESY!

    Lori: THAT made me laugh. A classic "ya hadda BE there" kinda thing, to be sure, but funny... none the less. Thanks!

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