{"id":23800,"date":"2022-12-21T09:44:15","date_gmt":"2022-12-21T16:44:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rodbinder.com\/journal\/?p=23800"},"modified":"2022-12-23T22:25:50","modified_gmt":"2022-12-24T05:25:50","slug":"dec-21-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/rodbinder.com\/journal\/2022\/12\/21\/dec-21-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Dec 21 -51 Soltice"},"content":{"rendered":"

“Red sky at night sailors delight; red sky in the morning sailors take warning.” <\/strong><\/p>\n

Red in the morning. Ya I know, I said it many times before. A storm is coming. Google the quote above and learn there is science behind it.<\/p>\n

There is no way to say this nicely. It is really fucking cold. The fire is blazing. A cats waterbowl that I moved closer to the fire is frozen, half hour after I filled it.<\/p>\n

I did my walk outside to snap a few pics. By the time I walked the 100 feet each way down the driveway. I could feel flesh freezing.<\/p>\n

I need to go out to find some wood, bring that inside and cut it by hand. It is definitely too cold to run the gen.<\/p>\n

I have another 36 hours of extreme cold. As always, I believe the very cold never leaves on time.\u00a0 I don’t think it will be warm Friday.<\/p>\n

I do have try to get Gracie running. I have a doctors appointment in the morning. It would be a miracle if she turns over after being deep frozen for a week.<\/p>\n

I also need to pick up my parcels, which include catfood. Christmas day is Sunday, follwed by Boxing day. Post office will be closed until Tuesday. I have enough catfood to get me to Saturday.<\/p>\n

Here is where it might get complicated. Friday afternoon another substantial snow storm is coming. I have to be able to get to atleast the village.<\/p>\n

The doctors appointment is early morning, I doubt I can get Gracie to run then. I will need the generator running to make that happen. I think it will be too cold.<\/p>\n

Maybe, just maybe I can get her running in the afternoon before the snow gets too deep.<\/p>\n

Now more complications, the new grader operator didn’t do a good job removing snow last time. He left two inches of snow for fifty feet of the driveway and four where I need to turn on to my road.<\/p>\n

It doesn’t sound like much but all that is up the slope of my driveway. I have to boot it. As I turn that is a big change of momentum for a two wheel drive van. It will cause me to slide sideways.<\/p>\n

If I can’t straighten her out Gracie and I end up in the ditch.<\/p>\n

Oh Btw Happy Soltice if that means anything to you.<\/p>\n

UPDATE:Forage for wood successful. I have enough cut for tonight. I think I found enough for tommorrow. I hope we will see -51 with wind chill. Yuck. I will be peeing ice cubes.
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