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I don't see the point of going out and putting myself at risk, that's why we have a larder and food stocks, we could probably sit tight for at least a couple of months.
people are always putting themselves at risk, we see it all the time, they go out in bad weather, with no coat, shirt sleeves with the car heater on full, no food and a tiny bottle of water, no first aid kit and no shovel, no hot drinks, and they end up trapped in a snowdrift on one of the highest points in the region and have to be rescued by the emergency services, the only "emergency" shelter is either a motel or a local senior school.
Yea, that's just not thinking at all. I have seen this as well. Saw someone in a t-shirt, sandals, no jacket or coat. It was 30 degrees. I keep blankets, and get home bag. On the other hand I just don't go anywhere either. Just 7 miles to work and back, I know several people all along the way, I probably would not even have to get out of the car if it stalled. I don't swerve for deer, I am cautious and always scanning. Deer are more a problem with driving here than bad weather. That and inattentive drivers. It is just smart to keep a store at home, I do and don't ever have to go shopping. But to pick up fresh stuff, I go before work to cut down on travel. I even take side roads to stay away from the highway. My office is on the highway in a small town and there are a lot of bad drivers, I see it all day long.
 
we also see the other extreme in good weather, people walking on Dartmoor-our local national park full of "bogs" marshy areas, rivers and very open, no trees, we can get 3 seasons in one day up there, and yet you see them, shorts, strappy tops(the women) men in vests, flip flop sandals, no hat, a small bottle of water between them if your lucky, they end up having to be airlifted to hospital with either a snapped ankle or hyperthermia, one person drowned not long ago trying to retrieve a bag from a river.
 
I don't really care how well prepared someone else is, or isn't. My only concern is for myself and family. Last winter I helped a guy who slid off an icy road who only had a T shirt on. His problem not mine.
Maybe some people in some areas could stay home in bad weather, but not around here, life goes on. I couldn't imagine someone here saying "It snowed last night so I'm going to stay home and not feed the cows today".
The county plows the road up to my road, except on weekends or during a bad storm. My private road is 2 miles long. Some days it take me 10-12 hours to plow. On one bad storm last winter it took 6 days to dig it out well enough to take my wife to the airport. Bad weather happens, and so far it's never stopped me from going where I need to go. I'll admit that it isn't fun driving 150 miles on ice or snow covered roads, or crawling under my truck to put chains on. I guess the alternative would be to move down south. No way.
 
one of the reasons I live in the south of the UK and not the north(apart from it being where my paternal family comes from)is the weather, we normally have a very mild climate, usual weather is rain not snow but we do get snow one year in maybe 10 then people go all stupid and do the things I said previously.
 
Last time we got snow and some ice here.was the winter of 2008/09 if i remember right.it was bad enough where people could decide to stay home.or go into work,or where ever.i had already stocked up on food and drinks.to everything else i figure was needed,by the time the snow started to fall..so i choose to stay home.
 
I think the last time we had snow here was the winter of 2009/10 just after we had moved here, we were snowed in for a few weeks, the main roads were ploughed but we aren't on a main road so ours wasn't, so I decided not to chance it and stayed home, the only time I went out -apart from snow clearing- was to take our (now late) dog for her walks, she loved walking in the snow!
 
Snow or not Im expected to be at work . I took a salary posistion about 25 years ago and any calling out or leaving on time was over .
The county doesn't plough or salt the rual road I live on and its mostly hills and curves .
I will call out if its ice instead of snow .
 
I am happy to announce that the cold snap this week did not kill my bees.

It was in the 60s today and bees were out and about enjoying the sun.

Since this is my first Winter with bees, I was rather nervous.
Our bees didn't make it through the summer. They were all killed by yellow jackets. We'll try again this spring, but we'll locate them in a different area where we think there will be fewer yellow jackets.
 
Our bees didn't make it through the summer. They were all killed by yellow jackets. We'll try again this spring, but we'll locate them in a different area where we think there will be fewer yellow jackets.

I've read about yellow jackets causing problems. Is there a chance of finding their nests and burning them?
 
I've read about yellow jackets causing problems. Is there a chance of finding their nests and burning them?
I destroy all the nests that I can find and put traps out, but I don't know what their range is or how far they travel. This spring I'm going to locate the new hives near the pond where I haven't seen many yellow jackets before. The only problem is that I'll have to move them closer to the house before winter. Or plow a 1/4 mile road to access the hives to keep them cleared of snow.
 
@Arcticdude

I just watched a video showing a yellow jacket raid on a bee hive, in slow motion. One of the points being made was to make a smaller entrance hole into the hive, thus allowing the hive bee's a better chance to defend against the Yellow Jackets. Here is the video:
 

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