COLD DARK ROOM

Bee62

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Greetings....power outages continue for 1000’s of homes in the North East,including ours. :-(. I have our internet connected to a bank of 12v marine batteries, charged via the solar panels, then a DC to AC converter to run our internet modem.

Pix: Right up the road from our house near the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center, a whole ton of ancient cedar trees blown straight over, as if from a wind sheer..

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Stay safe. I would not know what to do without power for more than a few hours. How should I warm my tortoises ? Put them all in a box and place them in front of the wood stove ?
I am really thinking about to buy a power generator.
How do you heat the little shed of Sully without power ?
 

Kristoff

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Good afternoon all. Birmingham is starting to thaw at last which is a mixed blessing. I prefer powder snow to slush.

Some more pictures of Birmingham canals which neatly explain that canals don’t need to be wide. This one is designed for narrowboats which are a standard 6’10” (2.08 metres) across.

The locks only accommodate 1 boat, but the rise of locks is designed to let boats pass each other.
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And here is Birmingham’s very small cathedral...
Hello Linda!
I like the very small cathedral very much. For some reason, reminds me of the buildings in St. Petersburg. Might be because of the gray background though. :D
 

Bee62

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Good afternoon all. Birmingham is starting to thaw at last which is a mixed blessing. I prefer powder snow to slush.

Some more pictures of Birmingham canals which neatly explain that canals don’t need to be wide. This one is designed for narrowboats which are a standard 6’10” (2.08 metres) across.

The locks only accommodate 1 boat, but the rise of locks is designed to let boats pass each other.
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And here is Birmingham’s very small cathedral
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In Germany at wintertime you would have to place every 10 meters an information plate on both sides of the canals that say: "Don`t step on the ice bacause it will be dangerous for your life!":eek:
People are so stupid here that they want to walk on frozen lakes but the ice isn`t strong enough to take the weight.....:confused::confused::confused:
I even saw mothers with children on thinn ice....:confused::confused::confused:

Please my God let more gras grow. The herd of stupid, stubborn cows on this planet is getting bigger and bigger....


What should it mean to be more tortoise than hare ?? To slow down ?:eek::D
 

Tidgy's Dad

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Hello and good morning or good afternoon however you like. Temps are slowly increasing in Germany ! Actually 5 C !:rolleyes:
Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy !!!
Sun is shining too. Maybe spring is lurking a little bit out of his hiding corner ???? I hope so.:)
I wish all my lovely roommates a wonderful and nice SUNDAY !

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Happy Sunday to you, too, Sabine! :)
 

Tidgy's Dad

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Good afternoon all. Birmingham is starting to thaw at last which is a mixed blessing. I prefer powder snow to slush.

Some more pictures of Birmingham canals which neatly explain that canals don’t need to be wide. This one is designed for narrowboats which are a standard 6’10” (2.08 metres) across.

The locks only accommodate 1 boat, but the rise of locks is designed to let boats pass each other.
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And here is Birmingham’s very small cathedral
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I'd forgotten the tiny cathedral.
A few of us nearly rented a narrowboat to live on at Kingston Upon Thames while at uni.
The cost of renting the boat was well within our means but the mooring fees were prohibitive.
Points for the photo of the tortoise reference.
Good afternoon, Linda. :)
 

Tidgy's Dad

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In Germany at wintertime you would have to place every 10 meters an information plate on both sides of the canals that say: "Don`t step on the ice bacause it will be dangerous for your life!":eek:
People are so stupid here that they want to walk on frozen lakes but the ice isn`t strong enough to take the weight.....:confused::confused::confused:
I even saw mothers with children on thinn ice....:confused::confused::confused:

Please my God let more gras grow. The herd of stupid, stubborn cows on this planet is getting bigger and bigger....


What should it mean to be more tortoise than hare ?? To slow down ?:eek::D
Don't jump up and down in March.
 

Yvonne G

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Hi Yvonne. All torts well ? And you ?
How is the weather ?
It's a beautiful, sunny day. Right now it's 40F outside (and 49F in here). It's forecast to be about 56F around 3p. And with the sun shining, as it is, the house will warm up inside a bit. With a sweat shirt and warm clothing it's manageable without starting a fire in the wood stove. Today I plan to run the sprayer and kill some weeds outside the fence. I might even run the mower if the sun dries the grass good enough.

All the torts are doing ok, but they'll be happier once the weather warms up. I'm ok, just lazy. Wish I could get my energy going. So much to do and I just waste away the day!
 

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