OTIT will be COLD here

Posted by Joan E. on January 16, 2009, 11:02 am

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And those of you in the south, don't think she's joking about
eyelashes freezing shut! The last couple of days I've had to try
melt the ice off the horse's eyelashes.

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LOL! I know *that* expression!

Joan, thinking of Cheryl every day when I wear the nice, warm scarf
she sent me!

Posted by ellice on January 16, 2009, 11:29 am

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Poor things. Are they stabled - I'm assuming - or out with lean-to and
winter blanket? I guess a fly bonnet wouldn't help?
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I think the problem those who don't get this weather is the clothing thing -
they don't have heavy coats, and probably have a hard time finding good
layering. Or just don't get it. Plus, those whove been in mild climates
for a while get acclimatized, and the cold just bothers them more. My
parents would make us crazy just visiting in October - when we don't run the
heat - but for them 60 F was time for coats! Not watching us run around in
shorts at times. And they'd grown up in NY, but the more recent 20 years in
South Florida had definitely changed their cold tolerance.

Ellice

Posted by Tia Mary on January 16, 2009, 3:07 pm

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When we moved from Lizard Land to Magnoliaville, I was the proud
owner of ONE heavy coat. It is a hooded thigh length car coat with an
inner front jacket that zips closed and the outer jacket snaps and
buttons closed. It was nice and warm, even when it was very cold for
MOI -- which was and still is anything below about 60F. It has a nice
hood and the sleeves have knit cuffs inside the regular sleeves. Great
at keeping the wind out.
Unfortunately I realized after the first winter here (where it
routinely gets down to freezing for several days several times during
the winter) that a relatively short coat just wasn't gonna cut it for
MOI. My poor legs absolutely froze during that first winter. I also
realized that an umbrella only keeps your head and upper body dry --
does absolutely nothing to protect your calves from getting soaked in
the downpours we can experience.
First thing I did was buy a lightweight raincoat, the kind that
folds up into a little bag. It's long, too & comes almost down to my
ankles. I keep it in the car for emergencies because since then, I have
bought numerous coats -- several of them long. I now have a nice black
wool full length (to my lower calf) "dress" coat, a full length down
filled hooded black nylon coat (I was VERY glad to have that when I
visited Fred in January), a thigh length split cowhide coat with *real*
sheared wool lining (unfortunately, it's so heavy it gives me a headache
when I wear it -- LOL), a full length hooded raincoat with quilted inner
lining and tacky faux fur at the wrists and on the hood.
I have all of these coats (which I bought in June or July so that I
got them cheap) and the one I wear all the time is a wool blend hounds
tooth full length "swing" style coat. That thing keeps me toasty warm
and keeps the wind out too! Of course, it doesn't get colder than
Zandru's Seventh Hell here like it does for you guys up north of the
border or in New England or the wilds of ND. But I'm here to tell you
that 28F for a high in north Georgia is VERY cold, indeed! I just thank
the powers that be that there's no precipitation or we would be having a
lot of snow! That means I would have to stay home because I have
virtually no experience driving in the stuff and if I don't have to I
certainly won't! But if I did I have a nice coat suitable for all
occasions and sorts of weather. And yes, I layer -- you learn to do
that when it gets cold in Lizard Land because no one has a coat heavy
enough to keep them warm so you HAVE to have layer upon layer. That way
as it warms up, you just start taking the layers off until you reach a
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Posted by Joan E. on January 16, 2009, 6:03 pm

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Gee, Tia Mary, if you're ever looking for a home for this coat, think
of me! :) This has been my dream coat for many, many moons!

Joan

Posted by Tia Mary on January 17, 2009, 8:33 am

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Only problem is it would cost an arm and a leg to ship the durned
thing and you would absolutely SWIM in it. You have to wear about 37
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