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Location: South of Canada and North of Mexico | Makes me sick thinking of this... but Sunday isn't going to be real warm. Bitter cold actually. Horses tore up their blankets so in the barn they will go. I always feel so bad for all animals and stray pets in the winter. :-( of course I can't get the picture to load but it's going to "feel like" -66 in my town and 2 hours north of here its -72.
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| watchpeppydoc - 2013-12-27 8:08 PM Makes me sick thinking of this... but Sunday isn't going to be real warm. Bitter cold actually. Horses tore up their blankets so in the barn they will go. I always feel so bad for all animals and stray pets in the winter. :-( of course I can't get the picture to load but it's going to "feel like" -66 in my town and 2 hours north of here its -72.
Is this the North Pole? Yikes that's cold! |
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| Good grief! It's supposed to be -10 this weekend, real temp. I think you need to move south! |
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Location: Heart of Texas | Wow! 
I will not complain about highs in the 40's again. This winter has been awful, but not like that. |
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Location: North of the 49th Parallel | They showed this picture on our local news. I not happy about it going from 50F to -20F in a matter of THREE hours. No joke.
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Banjo and Baby
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Location: South of Canada and North of Mexico | bccanchaser16 - 2013-12-27 8:40 PM
They showed this picture on our local news. I not happy about it going from 50F to -20F in a matter of THREE hours. No joke.
yes thank you.. that's what I was trying to post. I'm in Bemidji.. Also known as Brrrrmidji. Ishta!!!! |
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Location: ND | lol when I was in Bemidji this summer it was HOT!!!!! We're getting the same crummy weather moving in. Today we where in the low 40's & just gorgeous out......that should be changed by morning with -20 actual temp tomorrow night. I haven't even looked what the wind chill is supposed to be yet! |
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Location: Mountains of VA | Bless you and everyone having to endure those cold temps!! I do hope all humans and animals make it through.
We have had a terribly cold, rainy fall/winter so far. It has been rough for our youngsters and pigs.
Sure hope we do not get your cold temps!!
Please take care. |
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Location: Alberta | That is insane !!!!
We are getting cold (as per bccanchaser) and with VERY drastic changes within hours, so not good for livestock..... |
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Location: Riding Crackhead. | Crazy out there. Today we had 40's, yesterday high 30's. Tomorrow we're starting in the 20's and dropping through the day with 20-35 mhp winds with crazy low temps for the next few days, wind advisory and wind chill advisory. All fall and winter we've had such drastic changes in temps. Not healthy for man or beast. |
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| My grandpa grew up in North Dakota and always told us all the stories about how cold it was, I remember him always saying he'd wake up in the morning and there would be 3 inches of ice on the INSIDE of the windows. I supposedly have quite a bit of family from there but I don't know any of them.  |
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| In those low temperatures, how do you all keep water pipes from freezing? |
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Location: Riding Crackhead. | sodapop - 2013-12-27 9:40 PM In those low temperatures, how do you all keep water pipes from freezing?
We have to dig water lines insanely deep to get it below the frost line. |
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| CYA Ranch - 2013-12-27 9:42 PM sodapop - 2013-12-27 9:40 PM In those low temperatures, how do you all keep water pipes from freezing? We have to dig water lines insanely deep to get it below the frost line.
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Location: Riding Crackhead. | sodapop - 2013-12-27 9:45 PM CYA Ranch - 2013-12-27 9:42 PM sodapop - 2013-12-27 9:40 PM In those low temperatures, how do you all keep water pipes from freezing? We have to dig water lines insanely deep to get it below the frost line.
The homes are built for the extreme temps. My house is 110 years old, never had plumbing freeze up. Many homes including mine have basements which helps keep it warmer on the main floor. |
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Banjo and Baby
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Location: South of Canada and North of Mexico | sodapop - 2013-12-27 9:45 PM
CYA Ranch - 2013-12-27 9:42 PM sodapop - 2013-12-27 9:40 PM In those low temperatures, how do you all keep water pipes from freezing? We have to dig water lines insanely deep to get it below the frost line.
I have a mobile home and have had my water freeze up once so far this year but had to do more with my pressure tank not working. I have my house banked with snow which helps insulate as my water lines are by the outer walls. As someone said our water lines are at least 6' deep for the frost line. Can't wait until we build in the spring and have a basement instead of these cold floors. I feel bad for all the livestock and pets that are not able to come in. |
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Location: Riding Crackhead. | watchpeppydoc - 2013-12-27 10:03 PM sodapop - 2013-12-27 9:45 PM CYA Ranch - 2013-12-27 9:42 PM sodapop - 2013-12-27 9:40 PM In those low temperatures, how do you all keep water pipes from freezing? We have to dig water lines insanely deep to get it below the frost line. I have a mobile home and have had my water freeze up once so far this year but had to do more with my pressure tank not working. I have my house banked with snow which helps insulate as my water lines are by the outer walls. As someone said our water lines are at least 6' deep for the frost line. Can't wait until we build in the spring and have a basement instead of these cold floors. I feel bad for all the livestock and pets that are not able to come in.
Snow is the best insulation and free! LOL |
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | Oh wow prayers for all you up in that cold cold country  , I'm so gald to be here in Texas most of the time except when we are having the heat from he$$.  |
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Location: Eastern OH but my heart is in WV | Girl, you need to come back up to WVa. The temps have been all over the place but nothing below the teens and today was in the 40's. You can keep your horses at my place. Hope you all stay warm. |
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Location: South of Canada and North of Mexico | Rolling J - 2013-12-27 10:34 PM
Girl, you need to come back up to WVa. The temps have been all over the place but nothing below the teens and today was in the 40's. You can keep your horses at my place. Hope you all stay warm.
If WV was nicer I might! Thankfully besides a few months of cold I love everything else about minnesota. |
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Location: the high desert | -74....that is to flippin cold! When we had our cold snap we got down to -25 and that was cold enough. I cant even imagine what -74 would feel like  |
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Location: Here | Many prayers for all |
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Location: Riding Crackhead. | Iwish - 2013-12-27 11:51 PM -74....that is to flippin cold! When we had our cold snap we got down to -25 and that was cold enough. I cant even imagine what -74 would feel like
-74 is the wind chill factor not actual temps. Actual will probably be -20's |
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Location: Florida.. | gosh you all many prayers to stay warm and safe.. that is downright dangerous! |
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Location: MN | CYA Ranch - 2013-12-28 9:20 AM
Iwish - 2013-12-27 11:51 PM -74....that is to flippin cold! When we had our cold snap we got down to -25 and that was cold enough. I cant even imagine what -74 would feel like
Thank you someone figured it out that it is the wind chill and not the actual tempture! |
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Location: Paradise , tx | I live in NE Texas, born and raised here, and I personally think anything below 60 is to cold. I would never make it in the northern states. Like Southtxponygirl said, It's all good except in the dead of summer, and I have learned how to live in it because I always have lived in it. |
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Location: Riding Crackhead. | dawnb - 2013-12-28 11:22 AM CYA Ranch - 2013-12-28 9:20 AM Iwish - 2013-12-27 11:51 PM -74....that is to flippin cold! When we had our cold snap we got down to -25 and that was cold enough. I cant even imagine what -74 would feel like Thank you someone figured it out that it is the wind chill and not the actual tempture!
Once it hits -15 it all feels the same to me. |
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Location: North Dakota | Iwish - 2013-12-27 11:51 PM -74....that is to flippin cold! When we had our cold snap we got down to -25 and that was cold enough. I cant even imagine what -74 would feel like
-74 takes your breath away when you step outside and hurts your lungs. Don't cover your face and your skin will freeze within minutes. We've had -25 as the actual air temp without wind chills already this year. |
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Location: Phoenix | BRRRR. The last time I visited home, the coldest it got was 1 degree. It was 1-16 and that was TOO cold for me! I can't even imagine the negatives!! |
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| Tailwind - 2013-12-28 11:40 AM
I live in NE Texas, born and raised here, and I personally think anything below 60 is to cold. I would never make it in the northern states. Like Southtxponygirl said, It's all good except in the dead of summer, and I have learned how to live in it because I always have lived in it.
I'm with you. 60s is good, 70s better and 80s is perfect. I do not do cold. If I'm hot I can cool off but if I'm cold I'm miserable. |
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Location: the high desert | I know its -74 with wind chill. Its still flippin cold. I feel so sorry for you guys having to face that. |
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Location: ND | it's just part of living here....it's this way every winter.....a little colder than we typically expect in december but not unusually so......heck, in 3 weeks or so, days will be noticably longer already.... |
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| The sun is shining and it is a beautiful 55 degrees here in Northeastern Oklahoma. I am wearing a t-shirt today, but tomorrow will be 39 for a high, and then dropping even lower than that. You have to LOVE Oklahoma weather. Changes daily around here.
Prayers for your family, friends and animals. I hope everyone stays warm and safe. |
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Location: Riding Crackhead. | dhdqhllc - 2013-12-28 2:52 PM it's just part of living here....it's this way every winter.....a little colder than we typically expect in december but not unusually so......heck, in 3 weeks or so, days will be noticably longer already....
It was in the low 20's the other day when I ran to town for groceries. There were a handfull of people running around in shorts.
I'm hoping since December has been colder than normal that January will be warmer? |
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Location: Carpenter, WY | you guys need to move to balmy Wyoming. Supposed to be a warm 11 here tonight without windchill
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| CYA Ranch - 2013-12-28 4:47 PM dhdqhllc - 2013-12-28 2:52 PM it's just part of living here....it's this way every winter.....a little colder than we typically expect in december but not unusually so......heck, in 3 weeks or so, days will be noticably longer already.... It was in the low 20's the other day when I ran to town for groceries. There were a handfull of people running around in shorts.
I'm hoping since December has been colder than normal that January will be warmer?
I would love if this was the bottom and we were on our way up but they are projecting the whole winter will be this way. It felt amazing out yesterday and this morning but it's back to the deep freeze now :( I'm just hoping we have a decent spring unlike this past year. |
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| -74, wow, I would never go outside. I can't even imagine that. I am outside Houston and have the mild winters also. Our summer heat used to get to get to me but since losing weight I don't mind it. Most of our races are held in the evenings during the summer, nice and pleasant. |
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| Going barrel racing here in California tomorrow. It supposed to be 72! (above 0)!!
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Location: MT | It was 42 degrees here yesterday and it felt like spring had sprung... we spent lots of time outdoors. Today it is -6 degrees with a wind chill of -20, and we are only supposed to get colder and colder over the next 2-3 days. :-( Brrrr! |
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| At least it's only going to FEEL like that and not ACTUALLY be -74. That would be even more awful. Nice 37 degress here and it's supposed to drop tomorrow night to those cold temps - battened down all the hatches tonight and put out feed and hay bales for everyone. Hoping we can pull through and not have it be too miserable. Gotta love Northern, WI. |
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Location: You never know where I will show up...... | It was sunny and 48 when I rode my last horse this afternoon. Now it's windy and 4 degrees. Will probably not even get above 0 tomorrow. |
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Banjo and Baby
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Location: South of Canada and North of Mexico | Yesterday was so nice! It was 38 I think? Snow was melting.. perfect! Today it was like 18 but the wind had started to pick up and now its dropping fast and the wind is getting worse. Right now its 3 with real feel at -16. I believe air temp tomorrow is -28. I agree with whoever said after -15 cold is cold... |
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Location: Florida.. | I cant even fathom going out in below 0 weather.. in 20s here its hard to function |
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Location: SE Louisiana | I have to thank you for this post... Before this I was *****in@ when the lows here got into the 30S. No more!! |
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Location: Dubach, LA | I can't imagine. I wore a t-shirt today to ride. |
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| It sure didn't feel nearly as cold as what they were saying it was suposed to. Don't get me wrong, you walk out the door and immediately become a mouth breather because your nostrils are stuck together but it wasn't as windy out so it didn't hurt your face as much. |
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Location: South of Canada and North of Mexico | AnotherRound - 2013-12-29 9:12 PM It sure didn't feel nearly as cold as what they were saying it was suposed to. Don't get me wrong, you walk out the door and immediately become a mouth breather because your nostrils are stuck together but it wasn't as windy out so it didn't hurt your face as much.
Yes I think the "highs" were a little worse than what they were I know it was -40 or -49 real feel this morning.. right now air temp is -25. Its cold! the nose was frozen shut for sure. Not going to be above 0 until like Thursday. |
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Location: Here | watchpeppydoc - 2013-12-29 10:57 PM AnotherRound - 2013-12-29 9:12 PM It sure didn't feel nearly as cold as what they were saying it was suposed to. Don't get me wrong, you walk out the door and immediately become a mouth breather because your nostrils are stuck together but it wasn't as windy out so it didn't hurt your face as much. Yes I think the "highs" were a little worse than what they were I know it was -40 or -49 real feel this morning.. right now air temp is -25. Its cold! the nose was frozen shut for sure. Not going to be above 0 until like Thursday.
wow... I cant even imagine that cold. I hope everyone stays safe |
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Location: North MS | It might have made the 60s here in MS today but I know it made the 50's. Mud everywhere. The mud has only gotten crunchy here twice. I sometimes look forward to it just to not have to wear rubber boots to go feed the horses. On the other hand I have plenty of hay left.... |
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Location: Wherever They Send Me | We just had a few days of -30 to -40....but it has warmed up since then, we are now in the -10s, with next week being in the single digits (negative and positive). HEAT WAVE!!!  |
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Location: san antonio texas | How do animals live in that?? Or do they? Or there wild animals where you live? I know that probably seems like a dumb question but how on earth does anything live in -74 ?? |
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Location: Midwest | carlos - 2013-12-30 8:58 AM How do animals live in that?? Or do they? Or there wild animals where you live? I know that probably seems like a dumb question but how on earth does anything live in -74 ??
that's wind chill
also, it's 9 here. whyyyyyyyyyyy |
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Location: South of Canada and North of Mexico | carlos - 2013-12-30 8:58 AM How do animals live in that?? Or do they? Or there wild animals where you live? I know that probably seems like a dumb question but how on earth does anything live in -74 ??
Yeah they manage to do fine, the few garter snakes we have go down below the frost line, bears and skunks hibernate, I feel for the deer, could care less about the coyotes and wolves. Im sure some do perish - strong survive, the weak die. I know a lot of people who dont put their horses up or have blankets, mine I put in the barn on cold nights like this. Right now they are outside, I think its -15? They are just fine.. they were out running around soon as I let them out of the barn. |
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Location: Canada | i live 2 hours north of hallock nd, and this has been 1 of the colder winters we have had in a while, avg temp for the week is -40C till friday and then it will warm so it can snow, seems the only time it warms up is to snow, that being said we also have warm summer, where we will have a month at 30C, so i like to think u get the best of both worlds, oh and we dont normally blanket our horses, they have a round bale and shelters if they need, one starts to shiver we will bring them inside to warm up |
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Location: South of Canada and North of Mexico | mr_rare - 2013-12-30 10:28 AM i live 2 hours north of hallock nd, and this has been 1 of the colder winters we have had in a while, avg temp for the week is -40C till friday and then it will warm so it can snow, seems the only time it warms up is to snow, that being said we also have warm summer, where we will have a month at 30C, so i like to think u get the best of both worlds, oh and we dont normally blanket our horses, they have a round bale and shelters if they need, one starts to shiver we will bring them inside to warm up
My parents friends lived and teached in Hallock many years ago, my dad still deer and duck hunts in Lake Bronson. I agree its been pretty cold this winter so far, usually this is weather typical of Jan and Feb, not December. |
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Location: Alberta | carlos - 2013-12-30 7:58 AM How do animals live in that?? Or do they? Or there wild animals where you live? I know that probably seems like a dumb question but how on earth does anything live in -74 ??
For the wild animals it can be harsh for them IF access to food is limited due to the amount of snow.....we have a few piles of silage and grain in fields around us so the deer & moose have a buffet basically (which isn't good for the farmer) GRANTED I'm not in the -72 zone BUT I'm still in a part that gets MIGHTY cold!
But overall animals can survive given the right resources to keep their energy (body heat) up....horses and cows get lots of extra food when it turns COLD, we have only gotten down to -43 (including wind) so far this winter....but it's not over... |
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More bootie than waist!
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Location: Riding Crackhead. | carlos - 2013-12-30 8:58 AM How do animals live in that?? Or do they? Or there wild animals where you live? I know that probably seems like a dumb question but how on earth does anything live in -74 ??
In all honesty I don't worry as much about the harsh winters as I do as the drastic heat and humidity in the summer along with them fighting flies and mosquitos. During some of the heat waves the feedlots and ranchers lose a lot of animals whereas you seldom hear about losing any animals in the winter unless its a freak blizzard like western SD had in October. |
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