by wisconsin_cur » Fri 21 Sep 2007, 20:43:38
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('sirrom', 'j')ust had another thought,why are you living in scotland?
i know that it is a really nice country and i like going on holiday there,but it gets far too cold too live there.
once all the trees have been cut down you are going to freeze to death.(unless you walk around all day with a duvet around you)
It routinely gets to -20 F (-29C) up here in the winter and it isn't that bad.
Some was to cope....
1. break out grandma's recipes. The ones that begin with "Melt three cups of lard"
2. Cut wood for the next heating season. -20 doesn't feel that bad when you are burning of the calories from grandma's recipes.
3. Population is not near as dense up here and there is a lot more wood. my 10 acre woodlot can be harvested sustainably. With a good south facing house (if the sun is out we do not need to run teh wood stove on -20 mornings) and a good wood stove things are quite cozy.
4. Down comforters for everyone in the house and let the temp drop at night.
5. Farm animals built for the cold. The chickens, goats and rabbits I have just need a place out of the wind. The rabbits will sit exposed in a snow storm and love it. The chickens stay in the coop (I they they are afraid of snow) most of the time but still venture out to eat the feed wasted by the rabbits. And the goat lounge in teh sun eating bark and hay.
I frankly don't know what all the fuss is about.
