Morning Orin. I figure if I didn't take the time to already tie it down, I must not have needed it anyway!!LOL!

 

I believe that may be a true statement. That is refreshing when you see how most folks believe its someone else's responsibility to take care of them.

 

Evening Wyoming...anyone home???

 

nope......

 

Another busy day for me. Trying to finish up a project that I started about a year ago. Hoping Friday the 19th is the lucky day.

 

Good Morning Wyoming!! Got this video this morning on email, check it out, it's pretty funny!!

Dog Having a Blast in the Snow - Video

 

Morning Wyoming...looks like I'm stalking Pat this morning...Pat...be afraid...be very afraid!!!

 

Nah, I'm not worried, I'll just say "Look, Ken!! A paying customer!!" then run the other way when you not looking!!LOL!

 

Wow. We haven't had that much snow in years. The video reminds me of the old Looney Tunes cartoons with all the snow caving in as the dog tunneled around.

 

Ha! that's a good one Miles! How's it going today? I remember the snow storm we had in 1975, I was pretty little, but it was a blast! That would suck now, though!

 

Miles, since you not married yet, this one is for you buddy!! Too funny!

JC Penney: Beware of the Doghouse | Creativity Online

 

Good morning all, Pat that was fun but while I was watching that dog I was looking over at my two big brave dogs whoem I had to fight out the door this morning for bathroom duty which they made short work out of and got back in by the nice warm stove to sleep some more.

I was at this place in 79 when we had a 158 inches of snow starting on Thanksgiving eve. I watched those clouds run up and down the foot hills all after noon on Iron Mountain but as it closed in on evenning the snow cut loose and the next morning we had 16 inches of that neet white stuff, the rest is history but don't think I have ever went to bed as tirred as I did that winter. Every day we dug snow by hand and every night every thing would fill back in, there was nights when I slept in my clothes in a chair by the stove because I was too wore out to go to bed.

When the snow set in we had cows in a barn and even though we were the few lucky ones to get our livestock in before the snow it took a week to get them back out of the barn. We could get feed and water in to them but it was getting very damp in there with no way to dry. If we had been unable to get them out before much longer we were going to start seeing lung problems and foot rot. When that starts things just go from bad to worse. At the end of the week with time running out I stayed out until around 1 a.m. to clear a way but finally wore my self out and had to give up and go in as I still had about 8 or so feet of snow to go yet that was up around my shoulders. I remember it being moderately still and thought if I hit it again at day light I would be OK but when daylight came so did the 80 mile and hour wind which undone every thing in a very short time.

With no other recource my Dad and I went around to a clearer spot on the south side of the barn and while Mom was inside keeping the cows back from the wall Dad fired up a chain saw and cut a new door in the side of the barn. I was crowd control so when the openning started giving way I had to make sure they didn't try to run over Dad or get around the saw getting out. After a week in there they were wanting light. As I stated we were some of the luckier ones to have our live stock around the buildings as many ranchers including nieghbors lost livestock simply because they could not get to them with feed.

The National Guard did what they could with feed drops from helicopters but many cows were missed all together and for those in the drop zones some times they were all ready too wore out to go to feed so losses were high. This country as I remember it years before in the winter was not for the timid or faint of heart. That is not a memory that gets bigger as you get older when you have to struggle that much.

 

Doing good today Pat. how are things in Omaha? Lots of snow and it is snowing more here. I spent a good 45 minutes after work yesterday shoveling the walk to wake up to 2 more inches this morning.

Sure am glad that I didn't get my girlfriend a vacuum for Christmas.

 

Hey Miles, I don't know how Pat timed that but this is my aniversery today and no I did not show up with a vacuam cleaner, (way wicked). I have found one sure fire way to make sure you never forget your better halfs inportant dates like first look, first date, and the all important wedding aniversary............Forget it once.

 

Morning Orin. That was quite a storm! I haven't looked outside lately (no windows here in the belly of the beast) but I don't think we're supposed to get any snow, just cold. Orin, make sure Michelle see's that video, she'll get a kick out of it! Oh, yeah, one more thing....



HAPPY ANNIVERSARY ORIN AND MICHELLE!!!