I have the best brother.
He’s just so awesome.
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Well, most of my plans panned out
Today was going to be a day of out and about-ing, so I made sure to do the rounds a bit earlier this morning.
A quick glance out the bathroom window showed me that Slick was already waiting for breakfast. :-D
As I came out with their food and warm water, I found Nicky the Nose making his way out the door, while Slick slunk under the blankets and benches.
Part of my usual routine these days is to turn the electric heating pad back on for another 2 hours, while doing the cats’ food and water, then doing the deer and bird feed.
I came back to this.
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Progress
The cold snap finally broke today!
Though we woke to temperatures of -31C and wind chills reaching beyond -40C, by the time I got outside to do my rounds, it was a balmy -26C, with no wind chill.
We are supposed to continue to warm up over the next couple of days, with more snow on Monday and Tuesday. Since I have to go into town on Monday, then pick up the snow blower on Tuesday, today was the day to clear enough of the driveway that I could get out of the garage without getting stuck.
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Well, crud
Still no working snow blower.
I got the kill switch off – that took longer than expected, as the guy that installed it added a ring above the nut that kept it from unscrewing. Which is great, except that it was so thin, it took me a while to even see it through my frosted up glasses. But see it I did, and found the right tool to get it off, and then it came off fine.
Also, my brother has the patience of a saint.
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Adjusting
Well, it’s been a couple of days, but The Outsider is adjusting rather well to being an inside cat.
Our other inside cats are also adjusting, if not as quickly!
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Let it snow
Whoops. I started a draft with this screen capture on my phone, then moved to my desktop to finish it – only to find the WordPress app on my phone published it instead of leaving it in draft.
Ah, well.
As you can see, our temperatures have plummeted overnight, and that wind chill is pretty nasty! I’m happy to say, however, that this is no longer accurate. The Weather Network says we are -24C, with a wind chill of -37C, and we will continue to warm up. Over the next while, we should be in the low -20s and high minus teens.
One thing about living in the boonies. The weather is a much more serious subject than when we were living in the city, where even if we couldn’t get out ourselves, we could get things like groceries and even prescriptions delivered, is absolutely necessary!
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First night indoors
So The Outsider has survived her first night as an inside cat with us!
She’s pretty okay with the concept.
The other cats, however, are not quite sure about the whole thing!
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We made it!
Yes! We actually made it into the city for our big, monthly shop!
Oh, it is SO good to be stocked up again! :-D
It almost didn’t happen, though. The noises the van was making was still a concern.
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So… we’re home again
We didn’t make it to the city.
Yes, things have warmed up. We’re a “balmy” -24C, with a wind chill of -36C right now. However, we haven’t warmed up long enough for the van to notice.
It started well enough. We even drove it the couple of miles to the general store to pick up the mail, deer feed and bird seed.
By then, I had to make a decision.
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Conflicting messages
The weather app on my phone says -34C, feels like -48C.
The Weather Network, on my desktop, says -28C, feels like -40C.
That’s a significant difference.
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