It's been sunny and mild here, today in the upper 60's. We took a walk with the dog in the park, and I was in short sleeves. They predict a high of 38 degrees on Monday and some snow or rain. What's it doing by you? Heard the weather was bad on the west coast around Oregon and Washington.
How's The Weather By You?
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maybenot
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It was 36c here yesterday, a bit warm for me but I can handle it okay if there're not too many hot days in a row,
only 23c today but they're predicting more heat for the weekend . We've already got one bushfire going over at
Port Lincoln,it was started by lightning strikes but Arse!*@#!enists are always a danger, bluddy ratbags :mad-new:
only 23c today but they're predicting more heat for the weekend . We've already got one bushfire going over at
Port Lincoln,it was started by lightning strikes but Arse!*@#!enists are always a danger, bluddy ratbags :mad-new:
maybenot
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South Australia is the driest state on the continent and water is very expensive, lots of people with well established gardens are having to
let their plants die as they just can't afford to water them and this weekend's shaping up to be another 'hottie' but there again, the weather
forecasters rarely get it right these days.
Just read this article today,'they're' saying that 2013 going to be bad!
An estimated 200 people over 65 die annually in Adelaide from heat-related deaths (1997-1999 average). This could potentially rise to 342-371 by 2020 and 482-664 by 2050. In March 2008, Adelaide experienced 15 consecutive days of 35°C or above and 13 consecutive days of 37.8°C or above, setting new heatwave records.
In January-February 2009, south-east Australia experienced record-breaking prolonged high temperatures across the region. Adelaide reached its third-highest temperature of 45.7°C and experienced 9 consecutive days above 35°C.
let their plants die as they just can't afford to water them and this weekend's shaping up to be another 'hottie' but there again, the weather
forecasters rarely get it right these days.
Just read this article today,'they're' saying that 2013 going to be bad!
An estimated 200 people over 65 die annually in Adelaide from heat-related deaths (1997-1999 average). This could potentially rise to 342-371 by 2020 and 482-664 by 2050. In March 2008, Adelaide experienced 15 consecutive days of 35°C or above and 13 consecutive days of 37.8°C or above, setting new heatwave records.
In January-February 2009, south-east Australia experienced record-breaking prolonged high temperatures across the region. Adelaide reached its third-highest temperature of 45.7°C and experienced 9 consecutive days above 35°C.
Wow...that's terrible for the people, plants and animals. 
I know that Texas in the US has had a long running drought, that's affected crops and wildlife. We have rocked in our front yard with volcanic rocks to save water, and the live grass in the backyard has been becoming a smaller area. We don't water as often as needed, as it is expensive. Sounds like S. Australia is really bad though, hope that Mother Nature can give some relief. :dispirited:
I know that Texas in the US has had a long running drought, that's affected crops and wildlife. We have rocked in our front yard with volcanic rocks to save water, and the live grass in the backyard has been becoming a smaller area. We don't water as often as needed, as it is expensive. Sounds like S. Australia is really bad though, hope that Mother Nature can give some relief. :dispirited:
We are Drought Sporadic in Middle Tennessee, the southeast portion of the United States.
Right now we need rain but still have enough green grass and warmth that I have to keep the grazing muzzle on my insulin resistant horse. I've been in shorts and a tank top to do barn chores all week. We'll hit close to 70 degrees today but start slipping backward on Friday. Come Monday, night time lows are supposed to dip into mid-20's, with highs in the mid-50's.
Right now we need rain but still have enough green grass and warmth that I have to keep the grazing muzzle on my insulin resistant horse. I've been in shorts and a tank top to do barn chores all week. We'll hit close to 70 degrees today but start slipping backward on Friday. Come Monday, night time lows are supposed to dip into mid-20's, with highs in the mid-50's.
Monday is the big dip in temps for us too. Today I took the dog to the park, and it was pretty windy and cool...still, love to enjoy the outdoors with my furkid. :love_heart: Witnessed an older fellow (around my age, lol), get knocked down by his Golden Retriever. The dog ran toward me and my dog right after, and I gave him a 'whoa boy' command, wasn't gonna give him a twofer, LOL! The man was okay...not that long ago, a woman's Black Lab broke her hip in a shove-down. Guess it's better for your dog to cripple you in warmer weather. layful:
layful:Monday is the big dip in temps for us too. Today I took the dog to the park, and it was pretty windy and cool...still, love to enjoy the outdoors with my furkid. :love_heart: Witnessed an older fellow (around my age, lol), get knocked down by his Golden Retriever. The dog ran toward me and my dog right after, and I gave him a 'whoa boy' command, wasn't gonna give him a twofer, LOL! The man was okay...not that long ago, a woman's Black Lab broke her hip in a shove-down. Guess it's better for your dog to cripple you in warmer weather.
I also use that word "older" on folks my age - there are some folks' actions that just seem to make them "older" than we are - lol lol lol Every dog needs some obedience training and it's sad to watch owners just get bowled over by their loving family dogs.
The poopsie dogs are great for wrapping the leash around their owners legs, The big dogs are great for doing what you witnessed. My dogs don't appear in public until they have some "whoa" to them, a/k/a "stop, sit, and mind your manners SIR!"
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Steve
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Well, we had our first taste of snow today.. Only 5 cms but still SNOW !!!
Funny thing is at 1:00pm today I had my 4 snow tires installed at the local garage.. Came right home and unloaded the all seasons into the shed and it started snowing immediately.. Talk about great timing ......
They are forecasting about 25 cms for Sunday...
WINTER IS HERE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Funny thing is at 1:00pm today I had my 4 snow tires installed at the local garage.. Came right home and unloaded the all seasons into the shed and it started snowing immediately.. Talk about great timing ......
They are forecasting about 25 cms for Sunday...
WINTER IS HERE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
maybenot
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When I was growing up on the north- east coast of England
I neither ' liked or disliked' snow, it was just there, but after
40 yrs in Australia I'd give almost anything to experience a White Xmas again
I neither ' liked or disliked' snow, it was just there, but after
40 yrs in Australia I'd give almost anything to experience a White Xmas again
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Elzee
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Yesterday, on Thanksgiving Day, we went for a walk on nature trails in a local park. It was warm enough for short sleeves. It seemed everyone was out for a walk - I guess walking off their Thanksgiving Dinner. It was so pleasant and the weather was just perfect - not too warm but not chilly either. This is central Texas. Today, it has dipped down enough for a warm jacket. But, yesterday, on Thanksgiving Day - the weather was sooo nice.
It's gone from tank tops and shorts on Thanksgiving Day to my wintercoat and "mee-mees" today. Lows in the 20's tonight, then a warm up for the coming week with lows "only" in the mid-high 30's.
We still haven't had to get the big stock watering tanks with heaters out of storage. The heated stall water buckets got put in service last night but there's still enough warmth and sun during the day that the smaller summer tubs barely ice over.
I put off using the big heated tanks as long as I can because they're hard to clean; it's just about an Act of Congress to disconnect everything and dump the water. We tip them and clorox them twice over the winter and use the fish net to clean them, the rest of the time. The summer water tubs are only 20 gallons so I can dump them whenever I feel like it and scrub them.
We still haven't had to get the big stock watering tanks with heaters out of storage. The heated stall water buckets got put in service last night but there's still enough warmth and sun during the day that the smaller summer tubs barely ice over.
I put off using the big heated tanks as long as I can because they're hard to clean; it's just about an Act of Congress to disconnect everything and dump the water. We tip them and clorox them twice over the winter and use the fish net to clean them, the rest of the time. The summer water tubs are only 20 gallons so I can dump them whenever I feel like it and scrub them.
Thank you Seabreeze
Compared to how I lived, growing up on the dairy farm, we have a cushy life - lollol Back then when the cow stopped giving milk, she ended up in the smoke house. When the chicken stopped laying eggs, depending if it was dad or grandma, the chicken got its neck rung or whacked with ax. Dad was the ax whacker - said it made him cringe at just how fast and expertly his mom could snap a chicken's neck - lol lol lol
The stock tanks each hold 100 gallons of water. Along with making sure the heater coil fits snugly into the hole so it can be plugged in, there's copper wire on the bottom of each tank that has to come up the back side of the tank and attached to a special copper ground pole that's been driven about four feet into the ground.
We use rubbermaid tanks as opposed to metal stock tanks to further help reduce electric current. The heaters normally generate a .1 (point one) current in the water and the horses will drink without issue. We had a heater go bad last year and it generated a .5 current. Mr. TWH could not feel the current but the horses could and refused to drink water.
By-the-by Mr. TWHRider thought because he couldn't feel a current, the horses were just being snotfaces. I gave him "The Look", he got a new heater and the Voilla, the horses started drinking right away - imagine that - lol lol lol
Mr. TWHRider is a city slicker who loves animals and has come a very long way in the world of horse keeping. He still wouldn't be safe to care for these horses if anything happens to me first - lol lol
Compared to how I lived, growing up on the dairy farm, we have a cushy life - lollol Back then when the cow stopped giving milk, she ended up in the smoke house. When the chicken stopped laying eggs, depending if it was dad or grandma, the chicken got its neck rung or whacked with ax. Dad was the ax whacker - said it made him cringe at just how fast and expertly his mom could snap a chicken's neck - lol lol lol
The stock tanks each hold 100 gallons of water. Along with making sure the heater coil fits snugly into the hole so it can be plugged in, there's copper wire on the bottom of each tank that has to come up the back side of the tank and attached to a special copper ground pole that's been driven about four feet into the ground.
We use rubbermaid tanks as opposed to metal stock tanks to further help reduce electric current. The heaters normally generate a .1 (point one) current in the water and the horses will drink without issue. We had a heater go bad last year and it generated a .5 current. Mr. TWH could not feel the current but the horses could and refused to drink water.
By-the-by Mr. TWHRider thought because he couldn't feel a current, the horses were just being snotfaces. I gave him "The Look", he got a new heater and the Voilla, the horses started drinking right away - imagine that - lol lol lol
Mr. TWHRider is a city slicker who loves animals and has come a very long way in the world of horse keeping. He still wouldn't be safe to care for these horses if anything happens to me first - lol lol
Steve
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- Massey, Ontario, Canada
Oh, the weather outside is frightful...
But the fire is so delightful......
LET IT SNOW !!!!! LET IT SNOW !!!! LET IT SNOW !!!!!!
But the fire is so delightful......
LET IT SNOW !!!!! LET IT SNOW !!!! LET IT SNOW !!!!!!
Steve
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It was just a bit nippy last night.. The temp. went down to -18c with a windchill of -22c .....
maybenot
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- South Australia
(8.30am) Beautiful mild Monday today in Adelaide, expecting 25c, perfect (for me)
don't like it too hot or cold plus don't need to spend money on cooling etc
Nowt exciting planned for the day probably spend too much time on pc
don't like it too hot or cold plus don't need to spend money on cooling etc
Nowt exciting planned for the day probably spend too much time on pc
We are 20 degrees above average again.
It's going to be 74 degrees, about 23C.
Two of my horses are getting a bath because they need it. Ironically it's both of my metabolic horses. Insulin resistance sure has played H*** with their immune systems. They are full of dander that I don't even think the shop vac would get up out of their thick winter hair. Yes I vacuum my horses with a shop vac - it's very common in the horse world
But these two need a good scrubbing, so it's my knock-off Crocs, shorts & tank top, and let's get to shampooing in a few hours!nthego:
It's going to be 74 degrees, about 23C.
Two of my horses are getting a bath because they need it. Ironically it's both of my metabolic horses. Insulin resistance sure has played H*** with their immune systems. They are full of dander that I don't even think the shop vac would get up out of their thick winter hair. Yes I vacuum my horses with a shop vac - it's very common in the horse world
But these two need a good scrubbing, so it's my knock-off Crocs, shorts & tank top, and let's get to shampooing in a few hours!
nthego:Well, we finally got a taste of snow and cold in my neck o' the woods. Last night a couple of inches fell, and temps dropped dramatically. Today was just around 20 F degrees, and now it's down to 10, tonight should be a good night for sleepin', lol. fftobed:
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Steve
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We also got a small taste of winter with about 5 cms of snow but a bit chilly at -15c...
We here in Massey are in what is considered a "snow shadow" which means we don't get a whole lot of snow or extreme cold, however we do get our share of both during the winter months.....
Sault Ste. Marie is in a snow belt with loads of "lake effect" snow and always windy..
North Bay is almost the same in a snow belt..
Parry Sound is the worst for being in a snow belt with tons of snow and high winds off Georgian Bay...
We here in Massey are in what is considered a "snow shadow" which means we don't get a whole lot of snow or extreme cold, however we do get our share of both during the winter months.....
Sault Ste. Marie is in a snow belt with loads of "lake effect" snow and always windy..
North Bay is almost the same in a snow belt..
Parry Sound is the worst for being in a snow belt with tons of snow and high winds off Georgian Bay...
Well, we finally got a taste of snow and cold in my neck o' the woods. Last night a couple of inches fell, and temps dropped dramatically. Today was just around 20 F degrees, and now it's down to 10, tonight should be a good night for sleepin', lol.
And it's headed my way. Sunday was still T-shirts and tank tops but we've reached the very top of the weather roller coaster ride and it's gonna be a fast slide to freezing - lol lol
I have an intercom between the barn and the house. The rain pelted the metal barn roof so hard last night that it hurt my ears. I have never heard it hit that hard and I hope my horses still have their ears attached this morning - lol lol
Tuesday our highs will only be in the 40's and down in the 20's at night<----what you're getting now.
We're supposed to crawl out of that starting Wed and be back in the 50's by the end of the week. That means "only" in the 30's at night - lol
These severe weather swings are not good for man nor beast.
Not good for my sunny disposition. Not good for the tummies of my four equines.
Horses have the most poorly designed and sensitive digestive system on planet earth; at least in the domestic animal world. That all translates to me worrying about colic, thus the loss of my sunny disposition. I keep "belly ache" meds for them in the refrigerator, just in case.