tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3808924925271942230.post6753222097432544632..comments2024-03-04T03:10:13.763-05:00Comments on The Öko Box: Hell Froze Over, A Snowball Has A ChanceMiss Voodoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01506905242956102111noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3808924925271942230.post-56319349095125431312010-12-14T20:48:45.523-05:002010-12-14T20:48:45.523-05:00Rural life requires a much more sophisticated mind...Rural life requires a much more sophisticated mindset and range of abilities than society expects. You have to be part mechanic, part biologist, part meteorologist, part zoologist, etc. It's a harder life than those who can avoid it entirely, but IMO, it's a much richer life. <br /><br />As far as the frozen bathtub is concerned, go out and grab the biggest rocks you can carry back into the cabin. Place them on top of your cast iron stove and let them sit there overnight. In the morning put on oven mitts and place the stones on the ice, in the center of the tub. That should melt the ice and re-humidify the interior of your cabin, the cast iron stove might lower that to less than optimal levels. Just don't get carried away, when the porcelain or enamaled exteriors expand faster than the iron underneath it (this happens with cookware, I'm guessing it will be the same with a cabin bathtub) the exterior surface might crack because it is expanding faster than the interior.Lou Cheesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06998726827025871064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3808924925271942230.post-54849148142127320532010-12-14T19:09:59.458-05:002010-12-14T19:09:59.458-05:00Have you had pine tree tea? What trees do you use ...Have you had pine tree tea? What trees do you use if so? Trying to find out if Eastern White Pine is a good choice. I know the tea has super high vitamins.Joenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3808924925271942230.post-3043870521420669172010-12-14T16:07:32.140-05:002010-12-14T16:07:32.140-05:00You're a brave soul. You live the life my husb...You're a brave soul. You live the life my husband always wanted to live if only he could give up the luxuries of Long Island, LOL. The closest we come is heating our house with a wood-burning stove.<br /><br />Stay warm<br />DianeThe Creative Bohemianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01833350268593778587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3808924925271942230.post-68130600725684497382010-12-14T14:49:42.195-05:002010-12-14T14:49:42.195-05:00so sorry to hear you're going through this Les...so sorry to hear you're going through this Leslie :(<br /><br />thinking of you and wishing for warmth.<br />can't imagine how cold your cabin must be for inside water to freeze!! :(Libertyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02615096271313967218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3808924925271942230.post-91344903728365494552010-12-14T13:41:58.684-05:002010-12-14T13:41:58.684-05:00This is probably for next year - but wondering if ...This is probably for next year - but wondering if you ever read about the natural alternatives out there for insulation - http://www.greenhomebuilding.com/QandA/materials/insulation.htm<br /><br />Stay safe and warm. Good wishes to all of you there.Noise Blockers and Other Remedieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15883961234797546861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3808924925271942230.post-51226440578007456752010-12-14T12:52:25.279-05:002010-12-14T12:52:25.279-05:00jesus, i dont know what i was thinking, i totally ...jesus, i dont know what i was thinking, i totally forgot! hmmm....i wonder if we can find a way around this. maybe we can find some very wealthy person to donate sheep wool, which is a great idea! we can help you with the man power come spring when you do it, but for now we have to brain storm for this winter. the only thing i can think to tell you is when the road is clear we can get up there to help in whatever way possible and then once we move out there, you are more than welcome to stay with us, when storms come. we can try to transport Juju to a barn with heat. im sure my landlord has one and would be willing to let you use it! she is the sweetest old lady ever! warder. btw send me your number, i lost the email it was in....i can let you know if we can get out there.Jennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07767048115096584338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3808924925271942230.post-34103885761520392362010-12-14T12:31:33.030-05:002010-12-14T12:31:33.030-05:00Hey Jenn!
you are so sweet!
I love the blanket id...Hey Jenn!<br /> you are so sweet!<br />I love the blanket idea and owuld have done it already if it wasnt for my chemmical sensitivites to the detergants & perfumes in the ones bought used (sometimes bought new too- not to mention the detergents all have gluten in them) --- I would be so sick in here if i surrounded my house in anything with those smells. I am saving up for sheeps wool insulation but it wont happen till next year i am sure.... or by the end of this winter. I have been planning on doing the sheeps wool on the outside of the cabin and under the floors, then will put new wood siding on top, hopefully made from the trees i have to cut down here, with a portable lumber mill.<br />I just had too many projects going out here since spring, to finish them all in time - even though i did TONS before this winter actually came.<br />Yes, people power helps.... i dont even know what i can do at the moment. My health makes easy solutions a lil bit harder.Miss Voodoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01506905242956102111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3808924925271942230.post-47716711672294421962010-12-14T12:21:07.169-05:002010-12-14T12:21:07.169-05:00we need my dad to come up there. he is a drama qu...we need my dad to come up there. he is a drama queen but he is also an ex-vietnam, vet that was a survivalist that was dropped by helicopter in the middle of jungles in vietnam for months on end. plus he is from here, years ago (65) when conditions were much worse and he would know exactly what to do and is not lazy. doesnt mind working hard. you need some man/woman power to help. <br /><br /> i found an insulation project for you, for the barn and house. i asked my dad about it and he said it was an excellent idea. taking old wool blankets, the ones that people no longer use and donate usually bc they have that hard feel to them and you cut them to size and line the inside of your woodbeams with them. you nail them so it makes it easier to take down in the summer. the people that did it actually said it got too warm and they had to take some down. it is extremely efficient. the same can be done in the barn for the animals. but you would need to make the barn enclosed instead of open. <br /><br />someone needs to shovel snow paths for you so its easier to walk and you dont fall down anymore. i hope they get the road up doggett mountain clear today. we can get up there tomorrow to help you.Jennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07767048115096584338noreply@blogger.com