Scary weather here in Okla.

[rwork]

108 degrees yesterday and today. Hot wind blowing out of the west. Grass is gone. We have a Mini horse due to give birth any day now. Hate to see it born in this heat and on dead grass or dry dirt. Makes me think of more like living in the Great American Southwest desert.

[montanacowboy]

1. Doesn't the horse have any shelter?

put some straw down, surely there must be some shady spot. You can't expect this mare to foal in the dirt in 108 degrees of heat?

[GreenPartyVoter]

2. Storm cellar or basement would be much cooler temp-wise.

[rwork]

3. Yes we have a nice horse barn, with clean hay on the floor.

Yesterday morning she laid in the shade of an elm tree and acted like she wanted to give birth, but finally came and ate her feed.

She is back to normal this morn. I am keeping a close eye on her.

[madrchsod]

4. from what i`ve been reading...

this will be the new normal for oklahoma in the near future.

[Berlum]

5. Thanks a pantload, Republicans, for all you lying and dithering about this shit

Republicans are to blame for this...and the inaction on it.

[B Calm]

6. Indiana is dry as a bone too. In

the past 30 years I don't remember ever seeing the Wabash river this low.