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First snow for 3 kitties
We have more than a dusting of snow for the first time in three years. Billy
and Lily are experiencing "deep" snow for the first time. For Beatrice this is the very first snow of any depth. The actual snowfall was only about 3" but there are drifts much deeper than this. Snow is old news to the older cats - Baby Eyes, Tommy, Eli and Abelard (who wants nothing to do with it) - who are not impressed. Billy likes it most, he's been in and out more times than I can count today, and Beatrice is beyond fascinated. Lily's hiding out in the back bedroom but she did check the white stuff out several times. I've been trying to thaw the pipes, having neglected to leave the water running last night. I've poured gallons and gallons of hot water over the exposed portion (which is only about two feet in length) and wrapped them in hot towels several times, all to no avail. I think it must have frozen under the ground. The outdoor frost-free spigot is working which means the heat tape on the tank and pipes in the well house is doing its job, and I can get drinking water without having to travel beyond the front yard, but I can't have a bath, which I need desperately. Guess I'll have to wait until the next time I take a load to the house in town. Sigh.... I need and want a hot bath right *now*.... It is soooo cold in the house even with the heater all the way up. I'm wearing two sweaters, a down coat, wool socks, insulated boots and a wool hat. This frigid spell is predicted to continue until Tuesday or Wednesday. I'll try to get some pics of the kitties' fun. Been having trouble getting digital camera installed on this PC but will try to post a few pics later on if I can. |
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First snow for 3 kitties
I'm such a dummy! I forgot that I had applied heat tape on that frozen
section of pipe and unplugged it last spring. Plugged it back in, wrapped the pipe with a muffler, and the water came back on a few hours later. The kits are all snuggled around the heater with me. Temp will be dropping into single-digits tonight and possibly tomorrow night as well. |
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First snow for 3 kitties
"Pat" wrote in message ... I'm such a dummy! I forgot that I had applied heat tape on that frozen section of pipe and unplugged it last spring. Plugged it back in, wrapped the pipe with a muffler, and the water came back on a few hours later. The kits are all snuggled around the heater with me. Temp will be dropping into single-digits tonight and possibly tomorrow night as well. Glad you did remember. Hypothermia will help you forget stuff like that. (So will just plain being human) Here's to not too cold nights and warm running water. Jo |
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