tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post5261639217718274726..comments2024-03-18T12:04:27.789-05:00Comments on A Home Grown Journal: Bad Wind StormMama Peahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-36135504152606687282018-10-15T22:23:18.551-05:002018-10-15T22:23:18.551-05:00And today has been a very stressful day. Sleep wel...And today has been a very stressful day. Sleep well tonight, for sure.<br /> <a href="https://www.d2bet.net/" rel="nofollow" title="D2bet">D2bet</a>cocoyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01453378287663610413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-48987143844019381722018-10-13T00:07:15.855-05:002018-10-13T00:07:15.855-05:00Crazy storm I agree! We ended up with a few downed...Crazy storm I agree! We ended up with a few downed trees as well, but it was in our woods so they weren't urgently needed to be cleaned up. Glad you had no damage!!Leahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12901630432442427523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-44992920636727382252018-10-08T14:50:05.794-05:002018-10-08T14:50:05.794-05:00Yes I do feel the winds are getting to be more oft...Yes I do feel the winds are getting to be more often. Haven't figured why. It seems the whole world is changing. I'm situated on a hill and have oak trees around , but not too close to the house. Their a deep rooted tree so maybe a little safer, but not if they have rot inside them. We also have scrub pines and they are very deep rooted. You just never know whats going to happen with the darn wind!!Lynnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05457724188421592415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-61376828603047595012018-10-07T17:07:17.024-05:002018-10-07T17:07:17.024-05:00Lynne - Do you think your winds are getting more f...Lynne - Do you think your winds are getting more frequent and stronger than they used to be? We sure do!<br /><br />It could have been a lot worse and we consider ourselves lucky not to have had any really bad damage. Living in such a wooded area, we're constantly being cautioned about keeping big trees away from buildings. Plus, keeping a tree-less area around the house and buildings is also a fire precaution. I sure hate to take down big, beautiful trees though.Mama Peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-73329610273723820272018-10-07T14:08:25.658-05:002018-10-07T14:08:25.658-05:00What a mess you have there. So glad your both O.K....What a mess you have there. So glad your both O.K. You just never know where the trees will fall. It was nice you had help with some of the clean-up. The utility men are great when we need them, and like you said it's dangerous work!!Take care!We have bad winds here quite a lot.60 to 70 miles per hour winds.Lynnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05457724188421592415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-26160133832115531902018-10-06T18:10:10.116-05:002018-10-06T18:10:10.116-05:00Vera - Plus, the best thing about the storm and po...Vera - Plus, the best thing about the storm and power outage is that no one got hurt. A couple of trees on houses (ouch) and cars (darn), but no people got hurt!<br /><br />Rain - We were very thankful (again) for our alternative energy. Sure does come in handy! Sometimes I get tired of the "fiddling around" it takes to keep it operating properly, but all in all we're glad to have it.Mama Peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-25308319501180362402018-10-06T17:03:51.253-05:002018-10-06T17:03:51.253-05:00Oh wow! That's a scary thing, I'm not a fa...Oh wow! That's a scary thing, I'm not a fan of wind storms. Good thing you have your backup power! We have one winter more to survive on the grid only, no back up power that is...I hope in our new place we can get the back up systems in place before the following winter. Kind of scary.Rain https://www.blogger.com/profile/14377719049819222133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-75225923449498603622018-10-06T15:39:30.852-05:002018-10-06T15:39:30.852-05:00Glad you got through that storm OK. VxGlad you got through that storm OK. VxVerahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13235143664894609891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-11575567379313686132018-10-05T10:48:15.812-05:002018-10-05T10:48:15.812-05:00MrsDM - The last property we owned in Illinois bef...MrsDM - The last property we owned in Illinois before moving up here to Minnesota had a lovely, large, very old (but healthy) oak tree smack dab in front of the house. Hubby was always afraid if it fell in a storm, we would have a pancake house! To have lots of oaks on your property is appealing to me. We don't have much up here in the way of deciduous trees other than birch, poplar and a few maples.Mama Peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-42246074020527167002018-10-05T09:06:57.977-05:002018-10-05T09:06:57.977-05:00Yikes!!! That must have been some wind! Glad to ...Yikes!!! That must have been some wind! Glad to hear that nothing was damaged heavily and that the hen and chicks were ok too! We have mostly oaks on our land and I am hoping that "mighty oak" means something. The prairies can sometimes really blow a hooley out there!<br /><br />We are due more rain/snow mix here. Lovely *insert sarcasm here*MrsDuncanMahoganyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14530532280823055509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-66867777909417520952018-10-05T09:04:11.502-05:002018-10-05T09:04:11.502-05:00tpals - We didn't need this wind storm (to say...tpals - We didn't need this wind storm (to say the least) added to our list of things to "get done before bad weather hits." Last night Papa Pea said, "This wasn't how I planned to spend my day." No foolin'!<br /><br />Michelle - You're a "glass is half full" kinda gal. And it's so true!<br /><br />wisps of words - We have rain at the moment, temp at high 30s, but they're still forecasting a rain/snow mix for today. Ha, will be good to get an inside day for our recovery! We both took arnica before bed last night, slept well and are fine this morn.<br /><br />SmartAlex - Gosh, sure wish we would get some really nice autumn days. There's still time. I hope. Yes, we had a lot of blow down in our woods, but of course there's no plan to work on cleaning that up this year. Maybe next year (or hubby says this winter) for firewood.<br /><br />Nancy - The wood won't go to waste, that's for sure!<br /><br />Ruth - Some nice fall weather for us would be loverly! In bad weather, I'm always concerned about the animals, too. We once had a horse standing under a tree in a summer storm. Lightning hit the tree and he, unfortunately, got some of the side effects of it. :o(<br /><br />Goatldi - Almost the worst time for power to go out for those who didn't have a back-up. At least it would have been for us with freezers packed FULL of summer's gardening bounty!<br /><br />Kristina - Yep, all over now . . . well, except for the predicted rain/snow mix today. :o(<br /><br />Lisa - The only serious damage we've heard of was a house a ways down the road from us where two large trees fell . . . each on one end of the house! That would be a lot with which to cope.<br /><br />Your temps are still close to the 90s?? What a long, long hot period you've had! We'll stay warm and inside today. You stay cool and inside today.Mama Peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-78657176518045845802018-10-05T08:12:08.072-05:002018-10-05T08:12:08.072-05:00So glad nobody was hurt nor any property damage to...So glad nobody was hurt nor any property damage to speak of. Severe storms are hard enough to deal with during the day..... but to hit like this at night is super concerning. Snow?!!! Did you say snow?!!! We are hitting 89 degrees today! Snow sounds reeeeeally inviting to me right now. *sigh* :)Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09872753120191298033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-3428794660203084782018-10-05T05:26:08.397-05:002018-10-05T05:26:08.397-05:00Oh my gosh. Glad everyone is okay and power is re...Oh my gosh. Glad everyone is okay and power is restored.Pioneer Woman at Hearthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16533698959389851926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-89411909241946272012018-10-04T23:41:44.968-05:002018-10-04T23:41:44.968-05:00Boy do you two know how to throw a party!
Hooray ...Boy do you two know how to throw a party!<br /><br />Hooray for linemen ! They work the most horrendous hours in the worst weather.And a very dangerous job it is also. <br /><br />Glad the avian family managed to ride out the wind. Enough to make a birds feathers stand up straight I would think. Tough birds.<br /><br />Isn't it nice to have solar at times like these? Makes the stress of having a situation like this a bit easier to bear when you don't have the added stress of a potential melt down of appliances and spoiling food. Not to mention being in the dark. Glad no one was injured. Goatldihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07222031369656684797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-1714574170020762182018-10-04T21:13:46.209-05:002018-10-04T21:13:46.209-05:00Wow. Glad your chickies are safe and sound. I worr...Wow. Glad your chickies are safe and sound. I worry most about my livestock when it storms here. We are still having fall, luckily. Stay warmAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-42245147511344889962018-10-04T18:21:35.016-05:002018-10-04T18:21:35.016-05:00Glad it wasn't any worse! Yes, more firewood :...Glad it wasn't any worse! Yes, more firewood :)Nancy In Boisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03749272217529362089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-32250961785812095482018-10-04T17:39:57.859-05:002018-10-04T17:39:57.859-05:00Snow! I'm glad we're getting an autumn. ...Snow! I'm glad we're getting an autumn. Because we could be bracing for snow right now too. We've had some pretty nice days. But last evening I was sitting out on the steps conversing with the neighborhood cat when the top of a good sized ash tree fell in the front wood about 50 feet away. And last night sleeping with the window open I kept hearing limbs break in the back. Not fall, but crack. The woods is restless.SmartAlexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06219182373225762230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-15199085383270191182018-10-04T17:23:30.717-05:002018-10-04T17:23:30.717-05:00Ohhhhh nooooooooo! -sigh- So glad you didn'...Ohhhhh nooooooooo! -sigh- So glad you didn't get really bad damage. But you certainly got enough!!!!<br /><br />And today has been a very stressful day. Sleep well tonight, for sure.<br /><br />Oh my, rain and snow mix forecast! -sigh- What else is there to say, but sighhhhhhhhh........? :-( And stay well!<br /><br />✨ 🍁 🎃 🍁 ✨wisps of wordshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12995057494013633705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-42731410214738168242018-10-04T17:14:56.244-05:002018-10-04T17:14:56.244-05:00Future firewood!Future firewood!Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01550786937196525098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-6022432688198299762018-10-04T17:00:24.250-05:002018-10-04T17:00:24.250-05:00What a storm! I don't feel very far from you, ...What a storm! I don't feel very far from you, but we didn't get any of that...except for the drop in temps giving our first nip of frost. It's just begun raining here; I was racing to get the last of the wood put away before it started so I understand your exhaustion.tpalshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05646231041413714929noreply@blogger.com