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GiqueCee

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6. Yeah, I'm fond of saying...

Reply to Callalily (Reply #4)

Mon Feb 17, 2025, 11:40 PM

Feb 17

... I wasn't born in Vermont, but I got here as fast as I could. Been here more than half my life, and I'm gettin' up there. I get up every morning knowing that there are a lot fewer people older than me, so I carry on. Christ, that's morbid. It's late... and the wind's still blowing.

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We recently got eight inches of snow, [View all] Callalily Feb 17 OP

Whoa! Maybe move the bird feeder closer? SWBTATTReg Feb 17 #1

Well, we would but the deer like to eat from it, Callalily Feb 17 #3

Oh yes, I exactly know what you mean. Our bird feeders are way off the ground, on the back patio, which is perhaps 15 SWBTATTReg Feb 17 #5

Went through much the same thing... GiqueCee Feb 17 #2

Yes, the wind is the kicker when the temps get so low. Callalily Feb 17 #4

Yeah, I'm fond of saying... GiqueCee Feb 17 #6

I live in the Sierra Foothills and survived the latest hurricane like winds. usonian Feb 18 #7