Re: More weather

I wear my Bean boots when it gets disgusting here.  Keeps your feet warm and
dry!

On 12/22/08, Johnson, Cyndi D Civ USAF AFMC 95 CS/SCOSI <
cyndi.johnson@edwards.af.mil> wrote:
>
> I am actually considering getting some snow boots or similar, just in
> case this happens again when it's really cold. Wet feet weren't so bad
> this time because despite the snow it barely got below 30.
> My sister was stuck for 3 days at her house, she lives about an hour
> from me but higher elevation. Her big hay shader collapsed from the snow
> load with the tractor underneath, her 4x4 couldn't get any traction and
> there was too much snow for anything else to move. No one on her street
> could get out either. I told her I didn't have a lot of sympathy, she's
> got 5 horses that could be saddled up, she could have gone riding.
>
> Cyndi
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On
> Behalf Of Judy Browning
> Sent: Monday, December 22, 2008 9:14 AM
> To: gardenchat@hort.net
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] More weather
>
> I walked out on the front porch & stuck a yardstick in the snow. Picked
> a
> couple of low areas. Very unofficial 7 inches on the ground. Over the
> tops
> of any shoes I own, so I won't be venturing any further unless I did out
> the
> gaiters I used to wear cross country skiing. Home sick from work, the
> cold I
> picked up last week is worse. At least I don't feel guilty skipping the
> drive down the hill.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "james singer" <inlandjim1@q.com>
> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> Sent: Monday, December 22, 2008 8:37 AM
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] More weather
>
>
> > We're getting snow again this AM. Now we have a ground cover of snow,
> > ice, snow. And the paper sez it will keep up like this until after
> Cmas.
> > Last night we lost a fair-sized limb off one of the big incense
> cedars in
> > the back yard and a neighbor's maple is now bending over the  fence
> and
> > touching down on our deck; it doesn't look like it's broken,  however.
> Big
> > limbs on one of the oak trees in the park across the  street are bent
> to
> > the ground. Some nearby areas have lost power. Our  utilities are
> > underground so with a little luck we'll be spared  outages; it's no
> time
> > to be without power.
> >
> >
> > On Dec 22, 2008, at 8:13 AM, Johnson, Cyndi D Civ USAF AFMC 95 CS/
> SCOSI
> > wrote:
> >
> >> You folks back east are as usual having a worse time of it.  Here in
> So
> >> Cal the snow is pretty much melted - we had at least 10" - there are
> a
> >> few spots left but it is supposed to rain today, that will be the
> end of
> >> it.  It won't be quite so picturesque but at least when it's over
> there
> >> won't be a continual drip off the roof.  In addition to all the
> broken
> >> tree limbs, we noticed another casualty while driving to work
> >> today...there are loose Botts dots all over the freeway, no doubt the
> >> snowplows took them out. Since California is pretty much bankrupt I'm
> >> guessing it will be a while before those get replaced.
> >> It is very windy with dark dark clouds now in advance of the rain.
> >> We're supposed to see this same stuff for the rest of the week.
> >>
> >> Cyndi
> >>
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> >
> > Inland Jim
> > Willamette Valley
> > 44.99 N 123.04 W
> > Elevation 148'
> > 39.9" Precipitation
> > Hardiness Zone 8/9
> > Heat Zone 5
> > Sunset Zone 6
> > Minimum 0 F [-15 C]
> > Maximum 102 F [39 C]
> >
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Pam Evans
Kemp TX
zone 8A

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