Polar wind

This a Thank you note to all our amazing  friends who have been  in touch during all these days,  asking about our health and showing their concern after watching  the news... 

Expertises say that rarely lowers temperature are so bad to put in danger persons or Bubus’ lives. In this part of the world is cold all winter, but sometimes, just sometimes, it is so amazing cold, that water freezes before falling. 

It was announced at the news that temperatures would  drop more than usual after Christmas, so mom and dad began to prepare everything in case we would have to stay inside our house during several days, although their main concern was about our missions, where would we pee?, we are not trained to pee in the toilet!, and it is not because we can not learn, dogs are very intelligent, but we need to smell other dogs signals is like a Facebook for dogs, and sitting down in a small place waiting to hear our pee dropping  is not exactly fun, we need to  smell!.

 

During the weekend, the news began to show images of something that explained would be a drastic drop in temperature that was associated with something called polar vortex, which is a persistent cyclone scaling that occurs in the polar areas to a great height from the ground, which tend to be strongest during the winter and weak during the summer and if the exact variables are around like wind and some other weather conditions, It can affect other areas. Our city would be affected by wind, snow, ice and a drop in temperature, so we were going to be in emergency situation during few days.

Mom and dad went to buy groceries that weekend, just before a snow storm, just few minutes after they got back at home, snow began to fall and it was so much that Champy couldn’t climb it, so we only had our space to work with our daily missions.

Our space is unique!, located under the balcony so it doesn’t get so much snow, however, it doesn’t receive enough sun, so even mom worked hard to grow the grass during the summer, her  efforts were useless, so in situations such as this, we should learn to accept this space was the only available place, even if there was not grass or other doggies messages.

When the bladder is full, the most important issue is to relieve the pressure, so we learned soon that this was the right place, specially because cold was painfully dangerous, so new rules were imposed to the troop: we would not come out unless it was absolutely necessary, and we should always have the right equipment, not only sweater or jacket, it was absolutely necessary to wear sweater and jacket, our time to drop bombs and return was limited, there was no opportunity to smell the non-existent flowers.

The first day was so fun to spend so many hours on the couch watching TV, there was no one outside, not even birds or squirrels,  Champy said that everything was colorfully white, snow on snow, but what else could be important?, we were enjoying a perfect good day of laziness  in a warm atmosphere, and that  is always pleasant.

On Monday the emergency situation was real, temperature fell so much that mom said she had no idea what does the number means, and the wind let us feel its strength, we cold not feel It in our bodies, but our face, ears and legs were exposed... when mom said: "we are not going out to smell the non-existent flowers", she just opened the door, we understood clearly what she meant!. There are no words to explain how cold it was, it felt like if a wild wolf were biting our skin, it is an indescribable sensation!.

When we tried to complain, mom reminded us that it can always be worse, the news said that there were people without power since Christmas and that if it was much worse!, we had a heater!, there is nothing more enjoyable to go back home and feel the warmth of home. Now that phrase has a different meaning for us.

As soon as we were outside, we began to sneeze, the cold freezes your bugers!, and they were inevitable; and if we had some tears in  our eyes, it would glue our eye lashes!, so mom tried to be sure that we were completely dry before open the door.

Therefore, the missions became scarce and when we felt the need, we should ask to go oou and wait until all the necessary equipment was ready  and then give time to mom to dress warmly.

We remained a whole week cloistered, with limited adventures, We could not seen anything or anyone around, except squirrels, they never lose the lunch time!. When we looked at them through the window, we felt a desire to invite them a bowl of hot oatmeal!.

We survived to the cold!, eventually Champy and mom went out on a reconnaissance mission to find another place to pee, because we were from  extreme cold, to a higher temperature, which began the melt the snow, so our space became a pool in the morning and a ice rink during the evening. A third area was imposed to clean our paws when we got back inside.

After 10 days we finally could go out and walk, with no fear of frozen bugers. Champy has directed two reconnaissance missions, snow is still very high so I can’t walk through it, but mom carries me. I’m sure children can understand all states of water here, because we have ice, snow, water and clouds, but no doubt all this will allow plants to grow beautiful during the spring, so no complaints.

Today we have more snow and wind, but we know that if we have another cold emergency again, we can do it and survive to tell the world about it, this troop is ready for everything!.

Thank you so much for being in touch!