[shotgun]

Thats because we’ve seen it happen. Every so often we get the blast of intense artic air and within 3 days everything is froze solid. And then it never warms above 20 for weeks. Makes it a living hell on the farm. Lost 1 horse and my old donkey during the last one. And my power bills were averaging about $1,300/ month keeping my farm running.

Thankfully it hasn’t happened this year. Here in eastern Washington I figure if we can get through mid-February, then were home free. So about 8 more weeks.

[trebb]

Yeah - I've seen stories about the intense cold rolling along the ground and killing herds in field....closest i cam was in Rochester, NY in the late 60s....started jogging to a friends house in 65 degree weather....by the time I got there (2 miles and about 16 minutes,), it was 35 degrees and still heading down a bit. Lucky for me it wasn't a full-blown deal...

But, my point was that we've been having severe cold events on and off for as long as any of us can remember....even when we break heat records, the impact is not the same.....and we also appear to be heading for a time with way more cold events...