Dicentra Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 Today - wind chill value of -42 C. Tonight - wind chill value of -44 C. Tomorrow - DURING THE DAY - wind chill value of -45 C. Having and caring for horses isn't nearly as lovely and pastoral as it appears to be in all those period dramas set in the UK. I think I need to move to the UK. Do your nostrils often freeze shut in under a minute in the UK? I think I many have broken my toe by tripping on a pile of horse poo in the barn that is frozen to concrete-like consistency. OK. Pity party over. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 So what you're saying is, I have no basis for complaint when our temps drop. Concrete poo...that's pretty serious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeacherZee Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 No but in the UK you are wet all. the. time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dory Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 I'm with you on the needing to move. This -40 stuff is wearing me down too. I refuse to step outside. I bribed one of the kids into running out and checking on the horses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dicentra Posted January 4, 2015 Author Share Posted January 4, 2015 So what you're saying is, I have no basis for complaint when our temps drop. Concrete poo...that's pretty serious. I probably have no basis for complaint when our temps climb in the summer. I start complaining it's too hot when it hits around 25 C (77 F). Around 30 C (86 F), I feel like I'm dying. :svengo: ;) At least concrete poo has virtually no smell. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dicentra Posted January 4, 2015 Author Share Posted January 4, 2015 No but in the UK you are wet all. the. time. True, true... At least it's sunny here. It's -40, but it's sunny. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dicentra Posted January 4, 2015 Author Share Posted January 4, 2015 I'm with you on the needing to move. This -40 stuff is wearing me down too. I refuse to step outside. I bribed one of the kids into running out and checking on the horses. Hah! I've done that! :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwik Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 In the period dramas they have staff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dicentra Posted January 4, 2015 Author Share Posted January 4, 2015 In the period dramas they have staff. Good point. I need staff. Wonder if I can find staff that would be OK with the concrete poo. You can't even use a manure fork to clean it up - it just breaks the tines off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tammyla Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 :grouphug: You make our 8.4 F w/ 35 mile an hour winds... sound balmy. I am doing some outdoor errands to avoid venturing out tomorrow as our temps are dropping to sub zero. I can not imagine going out to the barn for chores. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amanda's Mommy Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 This takes care of concrete poo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommy22alyns Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 :scared: That is just so far out of the realm of my experience, I can't even imagine. I live in TN. I think they've closed schools when the high was 8 because they didn't want kids freezing at the bus stop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dory Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 :scared: That is just so far out of the realm of my experience, I can't even imagine. I live in TN. I think they've closed schools when the high was 8 because they didn't want kids freezing at the bus stop. I was in TN last November for Thanksgiving with family. I was freezing and I'm used to northern Alberta -40 temps. The humidity made the cold seem to soak right into my bones and I couldn't warm back up. It's a different kind of cold. Ours up here is very dry. It's nasty and harsh, but I can bundle up enough to survive outside if I really need to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dicentra Posted January 4, 2015 Author Share Posted January 4, 2015 This takes care of concrete poo. :thumbup: We have an ice chopper. I've resorted to using that and a good, heavy metal shovel. I have a draft cross that I swear poos like an elephant. Not only are the poos concrete but one... ummm... movement must weigh about 20+ lbs. (It's awesome that there is a conversation on the WTM forum about concrete poo. :D ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sewingmama Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 LOL. I knew you were in Canada when I read those temps. We have the opposite weather here... in the 40's all week but on the hot side. Having lived in Canada myself I never complain about the heat here....when I was in Canada I always felt cold...even in summer because 30 degrees is a nice spring day here LOL. I remember people swimming in a lake and I was wearing a sweater.. My DH wants to move back to Canada... no way ..you can keep your concrete poop all to yourself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dory Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 LOL. I knew you were in Canada when I read those temps. We have the opposite weather here... in the 40's all week but on the hot side. Having lived in Canada myself I never complain about the heat here....when I was in Canada I always felt cold...even in summer because 30 degrees is a nice spring day here LOL. I remember people swimming in a lake and I was wearing a sweater.. My DH wants to move back to Canada... no way ..you can keep your concrete poop all to yourself. We do have warm pockets in Canada. I dream of moving to one of those. Perhaps Kelowna or a little south of there. Summers are a little warmer. Too much Rain in Abbotsford for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dory Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 :thumbup: We have an ice chopper. I've resorted to using that and a good, heavy metal shovel. I have a draft cross that I swear poos like an elephant. Not only are the poos concrete but one... ummm... movement must weigh about 20+ lbs. (It's awesome that there is a conversation on the WTM forum about concrete poo. :D ) As soon as I read draft you had my sympathy, lol. I know what cleaning up after one of those can be like. I don't envy you your massive amounts of concrete poop moving at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
countrygal Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 I just asked DH this morning "How can people live in Canada?" We dairy farm in northern US. We know concrete poo - especially when it freezes to the manure spreader. You have my sympathy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TranquilMind Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 Today - wind chill value of -42 C. Tonight - wind chill value of -44 C. Tomorrow - DURING THE DAY - wind chill value of -45 C. Having and caring for horses isn't nearly as lovely and pastoral as it appears to be in all those period dramas set in the UK. I think I need to move to the UK. Do your nostrils often freeze shut in under a minute in the UK? I think I many have broken my toe by tripping on a pile of horse poo in the barn that is frozen to concrete-like consistency. OK. Pity party over. :) I wonder every year why I still live here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merry gardens Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 ... At least concrete poo has virtually no smell. :) Even if it did, her nostril are frozen shut. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 I just asked DH this morning "How can people live in Canada?" We dairy farm in northern US. We know concrete poo - especially when it freezes to the manure spreader. You have my sympathy. We say that here, too. How DO you northerners cope with that? It's funny how many of my friends are talking about relocating to South Carolina or Florida in the next several years. I'm like, "It's not even all that cold here." The cold is hard to love sometimes, but I for sure don't want to live in Hades all year 'round! (My apologies to our southern friends. ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dicentra Posted January 4, 2015 Author Share Posted January 4, 2015 We say that here, too. How DO you northerners cope with that? It's funny how many of my friends are talking about relocating to South Carolina or Florida in the next several years. I'm like, "It's not even all that cold here." The cold is hard to love sometimes, but I for sure don't want to live in Hades all year 'round! (My apologies to our southern friends. ) I think you just get used to it. And buy really warm outerwear. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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