Bunny Update
Dec. 19th, 2008 08:45 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
trystinnThermometer: 10F and falling, windchill at 8F. (Thank Gods there's no wind.)
Translation: water is freezing faster than I can thaw & replace it.
I'm resigned to the fact that I'm going to have to switch out the water every 2 hours, instead of 3. Weather Underground informs me that at 1am, expected temperature will be 13 degrees. Which while an improvement, isn't really enough to make a difference.
The Oak Harbor city weather station is no longer reporting, presumed frozen. Weather at the local airport, roughly 1 mile from here, is 14F with 4 inches of snow on the ground. I'm amused to read that they list elevation at 46 feet above sea level because I'm higher up the hill than they are.
The bunnies are stressed but seem to be okay. They are still eating, which raises their metabolism though I'm concerned that they really don't seem to be using the nesting boxes for warmth.
For what it's worth - average low for December 19th, previous years - max 43/low 33. We've already broken through previous low in 1998.
Thank Gods tonight is supposed to be the worst of the lot.
Translation: water is freezing faster than I can thaw & replace it.
I'm resigned to the fact that I'm going to have to switch out the water every 2 hours, instead of 3. Weather Underground informs me that at 1am, expected temperature will be 13 degrees. Which while an improvement, isn't really enough to make a difference.
The Oak Harbor city weather station is no longer reporting, presumed frozen. Weather at the local airport, roughly 1 mile from here, is 14F with 4 inches of snow on the ground. I'm amused to read that they list elevation at 46 feet above sea level because I'm higher up the hill than they are.
The bunnies are stressed but seem to be okay. They are still eating, which raises their metabolism though I'm concerned that they really don't seem to be using the nesting boxes for warmth.
For what it's worth - average low for December 19th, previous years - max 43/low 33. We've already broken through previous low in 1998.
Thank Gods tonight is supposed to be the worst of the lot.
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Date: 2008-12-20 07:44 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-12-20 08:23 am (UTC)I'm truly glad that I wear a very thick lotion in the winter, so I'm not feeling the cold as much. Just walking around out there makes my hand burn. Oh, I wear my gloves as much as possible but the bottles tend to slide through my hands and it's nearly impossible to get them hung in the carriers with gloves on.
I will be so incredibly glad when the weather gets back to normal around here.
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Date: 2008-12-20 01:34 pm (UTC)Weren't you talking about water heating units last year? That's really freakin' cold, and so weird for your part of the world. Good thing you know how to deal with cold weather.
It's also a good thing that Josh isn't trying to ride the motorcycle right now.
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Date: 2008-12-21 06:42 am (UTC)Living in New England a few years really helped me learn the tricks of driving in the snow and ice, proper layering, etc. Cold as a witch's tit to me is -15. This stuff I can handle.
It's incredibly weird, our county doesn't even have the right equipment to handle this. They've been sanding the roads, which is about all they can do. Me, I'm glad we haven't lost power yet though I expect it as the wind gets stronger. Internet connection has been spotty, but I haven't lost too much material.
I will be so eternally grateful when this Canadian storm passes through and we get back to 45 degree days.