We're in the freeze/thaw cycle for a few days. Temps above 30 during the day, melting the snow into puddles that freeze overnight. It makes my trips hauling water treacherous. It seems this winter I have come to realize how vulnerable Mom would be if I fell or otherwise injured myself while outside. It scares me to think about that.
So I invested in something to assist with traction. It just slips over my Sorels. They are slightly too big, the one kept slipping off my heel and making a worse tripping hazard.
I tied that sucker up with some baling twine. For good measure, I did them both.
You be one smart lady. Up here in NE Minnesota we're experiencing some of the same weather. I feel like I'm taking my life in my hands just stepping off our back porch! Made a quick town run this morning and noticed a lot of imprints in the packed snow in many spots made by "grippers" on the bottom of boots. Our forecast is for freezing rain/sleet on Monday/Tuesday. Yuck.
ReplyDeleteWe are having the same problems here. Freeze/thaw. Now they are forecasting freezing rain on Monday, in the morning rush hour. ICK. Take care of yourself Annie.
ReplyDeletei live in fear of falling. i think i might need some of those for my flip flops!
ReplyDelete(it's 76 degrees here. doesn't that just make you sIcK?)
p.s. please be careful...
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Rick, I also live in fear of you falling. No tripping over Awol or anything like that, promise?
ReplyDeleteGood for you. I think those things are terrific!
ReplyDeleteHauling water?
ReplyDeleteWe got a thing down here that hauls water for us...its called a faucet!
Man, you got to tell me about when/where you live!!!!
Hi Annie!
Hiya, Bulletholes!
ReplyDeleteYou didn't know that I live in a time warp?
No, we have this thing here we call winter. It causes hoses to freeze up. Therefore I have to haul water from the faucet to the animals. I can't afford the money to move the outdoor faucet right now, so I am stuck hauling water.