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[madshutterbug]

If the current weather forecast is accurate, it is going to be very cold here tonight.

Like, Record. Cold.

And it is not warm out there now.

More later.

Comments

[tinne.livejournal.com]

I do wonder what you'll see up there tonight. I remember it went down to about 18 or 19 degrees during the late 70's in G'ville and I personally haven't seen that kind of cold since in Florida. But then, I don't live in Gainesburger or Tallarassee.

Here in north Pinellas, our house is only about 1/3 mile from the Gulf but I've already lost half of the blossoms on my Glenn mango tree from the last freeze two weeks ago. We're getting a lot of wind tonight. I have the MGA's old car cover on the windward, undamaged side of the tree (pushed to the top by my sailboat's sprit pole and tied by lines) and two trouble lights plugged into extension cords underneath for heat. Here's hoping I get to eat at least ONE FREAKIN' MANGO. Finally. After 12 years and four major freezes...

[madshutterbug.livejournal.com]

Apparently, we did not reach the record, though we probably did hit the temps you cite in some low-lying spots.

We've got some citrus trees Herself's mother gifted us when we got the Big House. So... 13 years now. This year is the first time we got fruit, from the 3 survivors of the 6 originals...

Yeah

[firesmithsghost.livejournal.com]

me too

Re: Yeah

[madshutterbug.livejournal.com]

Yah.

[kalilove.livejournal.com]

good luck up there.

I know its freaking freezing here so I can only imagine 2 hrs north.

idk if it makes you feel better but i talked to my mom and its in the low teens with a thick layer of semi-frozen slush in lands north...could be worse.

What do you do with the animals when it gets this nasty?

[madshutterbug.livejournal.com]

Provide shelter from the wind is the biggest thing, because that same shelter also helps the herds keep in body heat. Bed them down with straw hay. Turn off water and drain any automatic water points (pressure valves for sippin'), bypass float valves for trickle on tanks or drain the hoses that supply them.