At one AM this morning I realized the electric power was out and woke up Dave. He spent an hour outside trying to fix the generator. The temperature was negative 30 degrees and his final assessment was that the electric wires wouldn't work in that kind of cold. The main problem with that is that he is suppose to start work at 7 AM and if the power is out, he can't. Ended up waiting until 9:30 AM when the sun hit the solar panels and everything came back on. Got to work late, but got in a day's worth after that.
Warmest it got was 5 degrees today. I slept until noon, had lunch and went back to sleep. Got up at 4 to feed. Dave was getting the generator going while it was still "warm" since it isn't working right once the temps drop so low.
We fed together - the animals are doing fine. They do amazingly well at these temps. Got down past 20 bellow zero again before we went to bed. Left the generator running all evening, knowing that it wouldn't start up again if we let it stop.
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I'm hoping I finally figured out how to use this, will see!!
I can't imagine it being 30 below zero. Does your nose freeze together when you inhale?
Oddly enough, 30 bellow is not as painfully bad as you might think. Well, yes it is, but it gets worse fast if the temps drop BELLOW 30 bellow. Anything lower than that is unbearable and you have to breath right not to do damage. But 30 bellow is just very, very cold. I wear a mask over my face, a good hat, scarf and my warmest snow suit and coat. I find that when its that cold you have to bundle up ALL THE WAY every time you go out - no running out to grab a piece of firewood in half your winter gear. The cold is too much even for a second if you are not dressed for it. But if you are its not nearly so bad. You know, if you don't have to be out in it for more than a second or two!
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