Winter blues.

Snowing again. Drove to the dump with garbage. Few tense moments as the Ford 150 pickup did some dancing. Have weight in the back but need extra. Unfortunately I cannot lift my wife that high. Another month of this crap weather any way. Forecast. Take the dogs around the barns in most weather. Not often recently. Wind chill -30 plus. Supposed to get up to zero tomorrow. So will work outside. Need the landing board enclosed for the yearlings. Have a speed trap there they are not used to. Teach them now instead of later. All live traps baited again. Expecting the Spring surge.

Blimey that’s depressing weather Hal, we moan if it rains here mate

Boosey wrote:

Blimey that’s depressing weather Hal, we moan if it rains here mate

Maybe so but the man chose his little spot there etc Boosey & so no sympathy from me I'm .
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Yeah no shorts and corked bush hats for hal...originating from hartlepool i would expect nothing less

just seen on forecast , they rekon this week coming is going to be the worst and coldest so far, lets hope they are wrong........

David wrote:

just seen on forecast , they rekon this week coming is going to be the worst and coldest so far, lets hope they are wrong........

They're forecasting quite a bit of snow David, that's the uk at a standstill again, shops sold out of bread and milk, councils moaning they've not got enough grit for the roads, schools closed,weatherman saying snow is hard to forecast, usual rubbish, all because there's 2 inches of snow

yes roy, the slightest covering of snow, and the uk comes to a stand still......... this is what you get when governments are messing with the weather, to create global warming which = ££££

Warm spot here. Plus 1 C. Farther North minus 20. Wind chill minus 45.
Roads not too good.

fieldwalker wrote:

Yeah no shorts and corked bush hats for hal...originating from hartlepool i would expect nothing less

Often wondered FW when I see situations like Hal's here, how much down time it must cause etc when earning the dollar trick over a year.

No down time last 20 odd years. Live in the house the barns are located on. Walking distance. Sometimes a long walk! However, animals have to be fed on time etc, so one has to make it happen. I have to put up with cold and snow. Knackered has to put up with heat and humidity. Raising pigeons in either scenario can be challenging. I assume on extreme weather days we both wish we could change places!

halcanada wrote:

No down time last 20 odd years. Live in the house the barns are located on. Walking distance. Sometimes a long walk! However, animals have to be fed on time etc, so one has to make it happen. I have to put up with cold and snow. Knackered has to put up with heat and humidity. Raising pigeons in either scenario can be challenging. I assume on extreme weather days we both wish we could change places!

True the old weather thing throws up many different type challenges etc for those that live by its moods/standards I suggest Hal. Angry little bugger at times I've found, if you just happen to upset him on a bad day as such .

Just got to cope...its the weather where you chose to live..weathers the same pigeons or no pigeons..all livestock needs attending whatever your weather.

We hardly ever seem to get snow here in Essex, even when the rest of the country is covered.

Boosey wrote:

We hardly ever seem to get snow here in Essex, even when the rest of the country is covered.

Luck or good planning etc Boosey .
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Boosey wrote:

We hardly ever seem to get snow here in Essex, even when the rest of the country is covered.

weve seemed to have avoided a lot of the snow here in leeds, over the last few years.....other areas have come to a stand still, but weve not been that bad really, best not speak too soon tho` eh.

yes, pigeons need feeding 365 days a year, if you have them, you got to make sure they are fed, whatever the weather.

Same here dave missed most of the snow each year and the cold winters must be ten years now since we had a long cold spell here

Finished the aviary hour ago. 1 hour job took me 4. Had to come in to unfreeze every 20 mins. -12 wind chill -30. Hands and face freeze in no time. Have to wear light gloves to hold nails. But all done now. Have a smoke or two, get the coughing going, circulates the blood.

Couldn't stand it hal that type of cold weather not that I'm a wimp but it is right what they say as you get older you can't do what you did twenty years ago

halcanada wrote:

Finished the aviary hour ago. 1 hour job took me 4. Had to come in to unfreeze every 20 mins. -12 wind chill -30. Hands and face freeze in no time. Have to wear light gloves to hold nails. But all done now. Have a smoke or two, get the coughing going, circulates the blood.

Another early bird type here today it appears. Bit of a worry .
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halcanada wrote:

Finished the aviary hour ago. 1 hour job took me 4. Had to come in to unfreeze every 20 mins. -12 wind chill -30. Hands and face freeze in no time. Have to wear light gloves to hold nails. But all done now. Have a smoke or two, get the coughing going, circulates the blood.

any chance of a trip to the uk to help put a loft up all...........

halcanada wrote:

Finished the aviary hour ago. 1 hour job took me 4. Had to come in to unfreeze every 20 mins. -12 wind chill -30. Hands and face freeze in no time. Have to wear light gloves to hold nails. But all done now. Have a smoke or two, get the coughing going, circulates the blood.

good on ya hal