tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3386593357064408531.post462339826053283205..comments2023-07-16T02:37:23.050-05:00Comments on Remembrances of An Arkansas Stamper: When Icicles Hang by the WallPat - Arkansashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11623638376731374600noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3386593357064408531.post-84605249320022984902010-01-24T04:15:04.098-06:002010-01-24T04:15:04.098-06:00Hi Pat,
I have been wondering how you are for the ...Hi Pat,<br />I have been wondering how you are for the last few days, and just hope you are well and are staying warm. We had sun for the first time in ages today it was such a nice surprise to see some blue sky up there as we have been living under a gray cloud for days and days (some times we get a sea fog here).<br /><br />Best Wishes from Peter, Laura, and Ginger the cat xxxPeterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03078608554226394069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3386593357064408531.post-66413927265822820762010-01-23T08:51:16.300-06:002010-01-23T08:51:16.300-06:00Pat, there is a question in my blogpost of January...Pat, there is a question in my blogpost of January 16th that I need you to answer.rhymeswithplaguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10870439618129001633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3386593357064408531.post-30409308245120655972010-01-22T07:48:44.325-06:002010-01-22T07:48:44.325-06:00I think we reach a certain age and our ancestral g...I think we reach a certain age and our ancestral genes desert us. I never used to mind a bit of cold, but now anything below 45 gets me wondering about what it's like to live in Mexico this time of year.Suldoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07778845367184916684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3386593357064408531.post-37901027201852473282010-01-21T08:37:40.612-06:002010-01-21T08:37:40.612-06:00Stay warm my friend!Stay warm my friend!abbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08879476262337290531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3386593357064408531.post-91174361876784962582010-01-16T18:49:57.731-06:002010-01-16T18:49:57.731-06:00I hope Arkansas has returned to "normal"...I hope Arkansas has returned to "normal" -- whatever that is in January!<br /><br />Our snow and ice is now completely gone.rhymeswithplaguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10870439618129001633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3386593357064408531.post-1040727303103632712010-01-10T22:05:19.153-06:002010-01-10T22:05:19.153-06:00Oh that's a wonderful photo. It sure captures ...Oh that's a wonderful photo. It sure captures the cold we're feeling here too. <br /><br />My guess about hot water pipes freezing first is that they're less active than cold water pipes .. what with filling up kettles or coffee makers, flushing toilets and typically using cold even while running the hot water (showers, baths, laundry and hand-washings). Since the cold pipes are in more frequent use, they're less likely to begin the freezing process as soon as the less active hot water pipes. But that's just a guess. I really have no genuine clue. :)<br /><br />Keep warm, Pat!Hilaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12787493532006658679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3386593357064408531.post-32130121636133591332010-01-10T17:30:59.420-06:002010-01-10T17:30:59.420-06:00LOL. I thought that was Shakespeare. I've alwa...LOL. I thought that was Shakespeare. I've always thought the phase <i>greasy Joan</i> was so evocative.<br /><br />I love your icicle photo.Ruth Hull Chatlienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08797146501548509911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3386593357064408531.post-32696661049826212542010-01-09T22:51:33.291-06:002010-01-09T22:51:33.291-06:00Talked to my brother in Pensacola this morning, an...Talked to my brother in Pensacola this morning, and it was not expected to be above freezing there today at all. We had our cold weather last week, so it was interesting to be warmer in Portland than in Pensacola.<br /><br />Anybody who has ever preached during the winter months (like me) likely recalls hacking drowning "the Parson's saw." Or maybe it's more frustrating being in the congregation near one of the "hackers" (strange — haven't thought of that meaning of the word in a while).<br /><br />Stay warm!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3386593357064408531.post-21665921625412937712010-01-09T20:26:15.153-06:002010-01-09T20:26:15.153-06:00Well, you have won this English Instructor's h...Well, you have won this English Instructor's heart forever!!!!! Shakespeare...sigh...simply beautiful!!! And your photo? Extraordinary!!! Together? Unbelievably wonderful!!! I AM sorry that you are having such trouble, and that it is so very, very cold...And I agree...better to leave the water running at a slight drip than to have to endure icy water for washing...Hope things thaw out in your area soon!!! Love to you, dear Pat!! ~Janine XOSniffles and Smileshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10073156486641622612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3386593357064408531.post-40770484339282731822010-01-09T13:34:40.704-06:002010-01-09T13:34:40.704-06:00I,ve heard hot water freezes before cold, too. Don...I,ve heard hot water freezes before cold, too. Don't know why but may have to study that.<br /><br />We finally have running water about 11 a.m. today. Yes, we'll do more than drip, drip, drip tonight.<br /><br />Husband has just left for Mountain Home for new heat strip tapes, insulation, etc. Our heat strip tapes were 30 years old, plugged in, but probably dead.<br /><br />As fate would have it there were more than one spots frozen, but not entire water service lines. <br /><br />Only one line burst which was the line to outside spigots on the front and back house walls. Thankfully it has a shut-off valve. He just shut it off for the season.<br /><br />We are planning some plumbing "renovations" this summer to put our system in code. Our system is a hodge podge of materials, galvanized pipe, plastic pipe, flexible lines. No doubt it met some code 40 years ago.<br /><br />Love the Shakespearan verse!<br /><br />But I'm thankful the water is now flowing, both hot and cold. I'm headed for a shower.NitWit1https://www.blogger.com/profile/07035004840443397537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3386593357064408531.post-78328639945512576062010-01-09T12:47:12.655-06:002010-01-09T12:47:12.655-06:00Hope you'll have warm water running again soon...Hope you'll have warm water running again soon. Lots of snow in the Netherlands too. Global warming?Carolinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09288856854422999687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3386593357064408531.post-69800291392962567752010-01-09T10:22:54.723-06:002010-01-09T10:22:54.723-06:00Oh so sorry you are suffering with the cold. We ar...Oh so sorry you are suffering with the cold. We are on our last day...tomorrow going up to 12! But we are staying warm inside, and yes we have pounds of extra clothes on too! Blessings Pat.Sherry Peytonhttp://afeatheradrift.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3386593357064408531.post-11043008465764314802010-01-09T09:32:07.367-06:002010-01-09T09:32:07.367-06:00Isn't blogland wonderful? Pose a question and ...Isn't blogland wonderful? Pose a question and someone out there will know the answer. Thank Abby.<br /><br />The poem is new to me but I too am wondering what makes Joan greasy [unwashed I would quess]<br /><br />And my lord, here in the UK we are having the time of our lives-as you might have heard talking about the weather is a National occupation and we now have that topic EVERYWHERE.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3386593357064408531.post-79834663698906593332010-01-09T07:56:10.466-06:002010-01-09T07:56:10.466-06:00When I was in college (many moons ago) I heard one...When I was in college (many moons ago) I heard one of the science profs conducted an experiment that demonstrated the hot water does indeed freeze faster than cold water. I'm guessing the spaces between the molecules in hot water allow them to crystalize faster. Hope you have hot water soon!bittenbyknittinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03319831711404273005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3386593357064408531.post-79561805873116897622010-01-09T07:38:43.499-06:002010-01-09T07:38:43.499-06:00Lovely poem that really puts winter into perspecti...Lovely poem that really puts winter into perspective. However, I am just distracted trying to imagine why Joan is so greasy?? Doth keeling the pot do that to you?<br />Hope your water is running soon. So far, so good here though the cold is brutal. My only trips outside are for mail, walking dog, and feeding the ravenous birds.<br />Stay warm.Arkansas Pattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14156004753267665579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3386593357064408531.post-48097272600295704652010-01-09T04:58:15.660-06:002010-01-09T04:58:15.660-06:00That's one of my favourite poems too - nice to...That's one of my favourite poems too - nice to have it all laid out before me to read again this morning - warms the cockles of the heart! About the only thing that is warm, eh?! :)Jinksyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01686101468214361004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3386593357064408531.post-24443584917592073962010-01-09T03:55:38.293-06:002010-01-09T03:55:38.293-06:00At least your poem serves a purpose. The one stuc...At least your poem serves a purpose. The one stuck in my mind is "It was many and many a year ago/<br />In a kingdom by the sea/That a maiden there lived whom you may know/By the name of Anabelle Lee." <br /><br />Totally useless on a frosty morning.<br /><br />Now James Russell Lowell is another matter ("The frost is on the punkin' and the fodders in the shock...")<br /><br />You stay warm and we'll try to do the same.rhymeswithplaguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10870439618129001633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3386593357064408531.post-55577422717779303472010-01-09T00:02:27.563-06:002010-01-09T00:02:27.563-06:00Wonderful poem....and interesting how one or two o...Wonderful poem....and interesting how one or two of them stick in our minds from the days of school, eh? :))<br />The photo is splendid....the essence of colllld!<br />Stay warm, my friend.<br />Smiles from JackieJackiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214796594702277709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3386593357064408531.post-13787410626369448912010-01-08T21:46:52.992-06:002010-01-08T21:46:52.992-06:00It is 8 degrees right now here on the plateau at 9...It is 8 degrees right now here on the plateau at 9:45 p.m. GADS!!!!! It is still snowing a little... Supposed to be this way for one more day!!!!<br /><br />Your icicles reminded me of the little ice storm we had on Mt. Nebo, AR last March when we were there. The entire cabin was surrounded by icicles. SO pretty!!!!!<br /><br />Neat poem and great post, Pat.<br />Hugs,<br />BetsyBetsy Banks Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16223591156634767330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3386593357064408531.post-41334490999049488782010-01-08T20:30:27.094-06:002010-01-08T20:30:27.094-06:00I love the poem, it is a real evocation of winter,...I love the poem, it is a real evocation of winter, it is full of winter sounds and sights. (I can really see poor Marion's raw nose.) Hope you are free of coughs and your nose is not raw. Frozen pipes are a curse. There is probably a scientific reason for the hot pipes freezing first, probably a boffin some where will provide an explanation. I wonder if all the publicity about global warming was to hide the fact from us that another ice age is here! Brrrr, it looks like lots of the world is chilly at the moment. Lovely pictures of the UK white all over, and we keep being blasted by gusts of cold air from the South pole down here!Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03078608554226394069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3386593357064408531.post-13879558753334839432010-01-08T20:30:05.080-06:002010-01-08T20:30:05.080-06:00Love this post, Pat. We are complaining about the ...Love this post, Pat. We are complaining about the *cold* in Houston, too. There is a layer of ice in the fountain in the atrium. Silly me, thought I didn't have to worry about the plants there. Ah, well. We'll see in 3 or 4 days if there are any tropicals left! Stay warm. Add another layer!Snaphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16648866385164116020noreply@blogger.com