[AT] lost

[charlie hill]

We had an ice storm here in the early 60's that put 3 or 4 inches of
solid ice on the ground followed by freezing temps for a couple of weeks.
It took down power lines all over everywhere.  We were lucky and ours
was back on it about a week.  Some friends of ours on a farm about 15 miles
away were out of power for about a month.  Of course back then we didn't
really depend on electricity so much.  Our house was still heated by a
oil heater.  We got central heat not too many years later but it was good to
have that old tech pot type heater during that ice storm.  Water was 
something
of a problem as we were all on wells back then but most folks had a hand 
pump
somewhere nearby.  Our cooking stove was electric and I really don't 
remember
what we did about eating.  Probably sandwiches and stuff or maybe some
soup or beans cooked on top of the oil heater.

I believe we are about to get back into that sort of weather cycle like we 
had in
the 50's and 60's.  Colder winters and hotter summers with more defined 
seasons.

Charlie

-----Original Message----- 
From: Herb Metz
Sent: Saturday, December 21, 2013 1:40 PM
To: Antique tractor email discussion group
Subject: Re: [AT] lost

Cecil,
I remember your telling of sharing several generators with many friends and
neighbors  and thus keeping  their refrigerators/freezers operational at
tolerable temperatures to prevent significant loss of meats, etc.   27 days
is a long time.  Herb(GA)

-----Original Message----- 
From: Cecil R Bearden
Sent: Saturday, December 21, 2013 11:00 AM
To: Antique tractor email discussion group
Subject: Re: [AT] lost

Ralph:
When you talk of -20 deg, It makes me feel bad for complaining about the
1/2 inch of ice we have with 30 deg this morning.  It is still raining
with  30 deg temps.  The ground is warm enough that it is only sticking
on the bridges & overpasses, but that makes driving in OKC
treacherous.   My wife got her mini van thawed out after running it for
an hour.  I have not got the truck cleaned off yet as it ran for over an
hour and still could not get the windshield thawed out..  Luckily I got
a new supply of feed and put out bales yesterday.  Cows will be fed with
the ATV this morning...
We get ice here, this is starting out like the 2007 ice storm and the
2001 storm.  During the 2001 storm we were out of power for 27 days.
Last year we ran a generator for 2 days during the ice....
Cecil in oKla


On 12/21/2013 8:53 AM, Ralph Goff wrote:
> On 12/21/2013 5:24 AM, jtchall at nc.rr.com wrote:
>> You produce farmers are certainly in the minority when it comes to having
>> something growing/harvesting/planting all the time! The rest of us are
>> kind
>> of like horses in a derby,  waiting for planting or harvesting time and
>> then
>> going as fast as we can for a week or two and then coming to a sudden
>> stop.
>> I know folks that raise a few cows just to have something to do in the
>> off-season. I guess it's all what you are used to, but I'd hate to be in
>> your shoes dealing with perishable crops.
>>
>> John Hall
>>
>> That pretty well describes me, going like crazy through the growing
>> season here and then waiting through maybe five months of winter. I have
>> to admit as the years pass I mind less and less doing less and less. Some
>> of this winter weather is more suitable for hibernation anyway. Although
>> I do have a few cattle "pets" to feed.
> -20F as I look out on the snow this morning.
>
> Ralph in Sask.
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