I live in Northern CA and have been hearing about  three bad winter storms that are going to hit the area today through the weekend.  They're supposed to be bringing lots of rain and gusts up to 60 mph.  It started raining a few minutes ago, so I guess it's safe to say it's started.    I'm pretty worried about these storms...growing up in FL and AL, we didn't have winter storms.  I'm also worried about my horse.  She wouldn't come in from the pasture last night (brat), and I won't be able to bring her in until this evening.

PS.  I apologize for the randomness of this post; I'm waiting on the TV repairman and I'm bored

Vibes that the weather isn't too bad for you and that you can get your horse in this evening too.

Hope you don't have to wait to long for the TV repairman too :~)

my idea of a bad winter storm is way different than yours   the strong wind is a common scary element tho, i'd say.  my dog is always freaked when it's too windy... or too rainy / thnder / lightening.  what a fraidy dog!  hope your horse doesn't get spooked.

The weather here in England is appalling!! We have really deep snow. Today I had to take a foster bunny to get neutered and my vets is a 40 minute drive away. I got him there ok, but when I went to pick him up I had problems with my breaks and couldn't stop my car. I had to swerve into the other lane to avoid hitting the cars in front, then onto a grass verge inbetween carriages because my car wouldn't slow down then I spun into the middle of a three lane roundabout!! I was petrified and I'm damage my front bumper from hitting a high kerb. I won't be going out in severe weather again...
and the bunny got home safely because my sister picked him up for me!

I hope you get your horse in too! luckily ours are stabled but the farmer has to tend to them tomorrow for us because I daren't go out in my car!

Wow! You were lucky it wasn't more serious, you must be an excellent driver.

It's ok. I live in No. California too.  Where are you?  It's raining really hard here BUT it ain't the east coast!  Unless maybe you are in Tahoe, I think your horse will be ok until tonight. I always feel really sorry for this group of horses on a hill by my town that just take the brunt of the weather.  The rain and wind just pounds on them. There is no barn just some carport looking things!

OK as I sit here listening to this pounding unrelentless rain and unbelievable wind I thought of your horse!  Did you get him in last night??????????

yikes!!!  i've heard about the storms out east... thats is a butt-load of snow!  (pardon the expression )  i seriously hope you have a snow blower or you'd be the marathoner of shovelling.

It is raining cats and dogs here in Palo Alto, and the 60 MPH winds last night managed to rip the covers off of the plastic boxes I keep my hay in and now the hay inside is wet.  Oh well, into the compost it goes.  Luckily the big bags that I store the flakes of hay in are dry in the garage.

I'm here in Wisconsin but I'm a native of California. My sisters are in Napa and Sonoma so I'll have to check in with them and see how their "weathering" the storm. I just hope all that precipitation finds its way east in the form of snow for us!  I'm a die hard snowboarder and even though they make snow at all of our hills here, the fresh stuff is the best. Hang in there Californians!

We sure did!!  I have been without power for 3 days but we just got it!  My poor little bun did not understand why it was so cold and dark!  It was sooo cold here. I don't wish this on anyone - being without power for so long.