DR. MOM, by MH
she made it as far as il tonight; their goal was to drive all night non stop from nebraska today and it was just too much since she must drive it all herself. so she will pull in on my birthday! ever since i was a child, i always knew one thing about my birthday; that it is always the coldest day of the year! maybe that is why i can jump through a hole in the ice and splash around thinking it is a fun thing to do!
in the low laying areas it is almost minus 30 degrees tonight. not safe to be on the roads, since fuel line freeze up can stop your vehical dead and walking in minus 30 is never a wise thing to do, unless your dressed like an eskimo. many house water lines are frozen now and if we had below zero weather for a few weeks straight, many lines would freeze, since most are not buried no more than 3 feet deep.
when i was a child, it would freeze hard for a month and farmers have a terrible time keeping water running, while in the past 10 years, it has never stayed cold more than a few days at a time and more people have died attempting to ice fish. no worries this week, you could drive your truck on the water.
dr. mom has honey bell oranges awaiting her, seems she wants to experience this orange juice fasting thing!
mh