tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3808924925271942230.post6357307200377234822..comments2024-03-04T03:10:13.763-05:00Comments on The Öko Box: Post Traumatic Winter SyndromeMiss Voodoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01506905242956102111noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3808924925271942230.post-73229671057087834522011-04-20T16:28:36.668-04:002011-04-20T16:28:36.668-04:00Leslie Dear One,
I hear your story, and know thro...Leslie Dear One,<br /><br />I hear your story, and know through my own long winter story just past (sometimes it gets close again when hail starts up in mid-April). Isolation does take something, and for me, it has left me with that character described in myth as the Pallas Athena ... the warrior woman nature that is in us all; but timing pulls her out of us, and circumstance coils like a serpent through us. A long lonely winter traumatizes no doubt. There are things you'll learn to do different. But, mostly I think, I am learning I'm a different me who will be different again with that next winter.<br /><br />Happy to read your story from this side of winter. MOREL ON!Mokihana Calizarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13186089455585530743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3808924925271942230.post-14149764065067835802011-04-17T10:24:53.852-04:002011-04-17T10:24:53.852-04:00I don't get why you're not flooded with fo...I don't get why you're not flooded with folk to help you build, dig, insulate etc. and visitors to keep you company. How hard is it to get up that hill in the winter?<br /><br />perhaps a snow mobile, or even snow shoes, or you could build a little sleigh for Juju to pull.Daniel Wexlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02583997552987569348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3808924925271942230.post-47325063929149095822011-04-16T01:45:14.841-04:002011-04-16T01:45:14.841-04:00stark and real posting
between cold, struggle, al...stark and real posting<br /><br />between cold, struggle, alone, I can see why you would be traumatized<br /><br />kind of a love-hate relationship<br /><br />best to you in your contemplations<br /><br />Andy from OregonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3808924925271942230.post-48836450905990859812011-04-15T17:45:35.169-04:002011-04-15T17:45:35.169-04:00I tried to do many of those things for this winter...I tried to do many of those things for this winter, based on how bad the last one was.... but always something falls short somewhere.<br /><br />I do keep alot of non perishables, my special diet (medical diet) can complicate things things from time to time. But I am hoping to also build a root cellar in preperation too.<br />As for the insulation on the water pipes, that is first on the list of things to do... i have tons on there already & heat tape, everything people normally do around here, but it wasnt enough. Luckily i planned ahead and had put in the newest kind of PEX (or pecs) piping, which doesnt break in the cold. It pulls apart - but mine didn't even do that.<br /><br />house insulation is a whole nother story, complication. First of all it takes $$$ to get some chemical free, eco, right for my climate, logical for the house as it is built, etc...<br />I had planned on getting sheeps wool, but it is so thick, all the house windows will have to be pulled out and the whole house will have to be re-built almost, new framing, new siding, re-installing the windows..... (which costs tons of $$$)<br />so i am re-thinking how to work with what is already in place.<br />I am thinking of building a new foundation under the house, and simply doing a layer of cordwood also. <br /><br />I am open to suggestions for insulation - excluding hay bales, which mold horrible here with even a little moisture.<br /><br />---- and really i think the worst thing about the winter, is doing it alone. Seriosly is worse then not having a bath for a month.Miss Voodoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01506905242956102111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3808924925271942230.post-55519948386623568842011-04-15T17:21:30.605-04:002011-04-15T17:21:30.605-04:00Coming from someone who has spent 30 winters in ar...Coming from someone who has spent 30 winters in arctic conditions here is some advice. You should expend some serious effort to insulate your place and water supply before next winter. It's not that bad of a job and will certainly help with the nastiest part of your winter problem and minimize the amount of fuel you need to stock up on. Why burn 5 cords a winter when one will suffice ?<br /><br />Secondly, you should stock up on longer term supplies of non-perishable foods prior to winter. It's good disaster prep anyway, and will let you choose the time to restock supplies.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08869043206104722740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3808924925271942230.post-47037183004108672712011-04-15T15:45:48.866-04:002011-04-15T15:45:48.866-04:00What a brave woman you are to make it through the ...What a brave woman you are to make it through the winter and to share your feelings about it openly. It's not always easy to explain to people that kind of isolation. You did so perfectly, simple, yet eloquent. I hope you either find a warmer place to be next winter or a companion to share it all with you. <br />Either way, enjoy the other seasons now emerging.Teresa Evangelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05495114564099989481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3808924925271942230.post-24388873751320847642011-04-15T14:28:37.077-04:002011-04-15T14:28:37.077-04:00It's really tough up here too, but not as bad ...It's really tough up here too, but not as bad as you have it. I can relate tho :(Erikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07338457628091491498noreply@blogger.com