[Maddog]

Your right Jung I wish they could live 40 or more years!

Snow wise, anything else I can help ya with my friend.☺

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Hi Jung

It’s so peaceful and quite after a big snowfall, I just sit back and watch the wildlife and the horses and enjoy the view. Because we are so close to Lake Michigan, we get lake effect snow, it can be snowing 1″ (2.5cm) per hour but go inland 15 miles (24km) and clear blue sky. GOTTA LOVE MICHIGAN!

My Avatar was one my last Shepard’s Izzy she was by my side for 12 years, she loved the farm and is buried here. I lost her brother Zeus 1 week later at the age of 11. Before those two, I had Sampson (Sam) he also LOVED the farm, he was a once in a lifetime dog, he passed at the age of 10 from bone cancer. Sam will be buried with me when I die! I have had Shepard’s most of my life, love the breed!!! By the way, it’s still snowing and is to continue until Thursday😯

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I don’t want to get to heavy here, but this is the time of year many people suffer and see no hope.

I would suggest sit and look a dog in the eyes and talk to them, they really listen, go sit in the country and just listen and watch and think of what you have, your health, friends, family, a pet and if you believe, a heigher being. There is always something to be thankful for. There are also many people willing to listen and help when your down.

Sorry! I don’t want to be a Buzz Kill, but for many people the holidays are tough!

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I think we ALL have things to be thankful for and need not be celebrated just one day a year!!!

Just my two cents worth!!

Everyone stay safe and be HAPPY!

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I now believe I could add country music writer to my list of acomplishments.🤣

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They make it look sooooo easy. So much talent!

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Daryl, never had it blow 28F here, we have Lake Michigan to keep us warm till late in the year.

Today we have sunny skies and 67F. Ya just gotta take what Mother Nature gives ya!

Our normal temp for this time of year is mid 40sF and lows mid 20sF.

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Total snowfall for the day…….. 11.5″ A Halloween that goes down in the record book.

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I remember my dad called me at work at noon and said if you want to make it home leave now, and I did, I made it 200′ from our driveway and got stuck in a 5′ drift I could not see. I was driving a V8 CJ5 Jeep that would go through ALMOST anything but not that, it sat in the middle of the road for a week until the plows came through. The National Guard was called into action to rescue stranded motorists. It was a storm of a lifetime. The one thing I do remember is not being afraid, we had the neighbors to fall back on we had heat and power and food. It was like ant other day but with lots of snow.

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Hi David

I remember that storm well. My parents farm was in a rural area with lot’s of open fields, I don’t recall the snow total for sure 36″ sticks in my head and high winds, we had 6 foot drifts. We cleared a path between the 3 neighbors homes. You could not even use a snowmobile. We never saw a plow for a week. That was a storm to remember.

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Hi Tim

The nice thing about being on the East shore of Lake Michigan is the lake keeps our temps up. It was 10f (-12c) this morning, the coldest temp this year. Once the lake freezes over 70% or more, our temp match our neighbors to the west. I have been in Wisconsin and Minnesota in January and I must say, It’s a different type of cold, don’t know if you can call it a dry cold, but it bites you right to the bone.

You are correct it’s better to look at than the drab brown, and so quit!

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Hey Jacki

You got the same storm we had. Born and raised in Michigan, I have spent most of my life outdoors. I don’t mind the snow or even the cold temps, but I do not like the windchill.

Being 6 miles (9.5k) from Lake Michigan, we can get several feet of snow and 15 inland 0. My favorite seasons are summer and Fall. As long as I’m suck’en wind I am happy!!!

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Lookin GOOD Tim

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Hey Jacki. Good clean humor never goes out of style, and that crew were some of the best. Enjoy life, stay safe!!!

Mike

PS. Dudly Do-Right was a cartoon from the 60’s about the RCMP.

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Hello again, Jung, I have always said life is what you make of it, you can let it beat you down or you can fight back, I chose the latter. I really want to ride this big ol orbe a few more times around the sun😛. Have a GREAT day!

Mike