Cold Front
1/14/07 - Lord's Day - After Breakfast. Sixth day morning it was 61 degrees and balmy, later that day the cold front blew in. It's been freezing and ice pellets (sleet) since then.
That's mighty cold for Texans. Yesterday for the Sabbath several of us gathered in the root cellar because it was warm down there. Let me tell you, I am completely sold on underground living. We were sitting down there while it was 27 outside and it was 52 degrees in the root cellar (the dirt isn't even on it yet, and the upper door isn't on either), and we were talking about how many lies we have "bought" in our lives. We are told that you must build an above ground 2x4 stick house and then you must purchase electricity to heat it and cool it. Meanwhile, while you are paying those bills, just beneath your feet is a steady 55 degrees or so that doesn't change in the winter or summer. Our 11' x 11' x 11' root cellar has cost us less than $2000 to build, and it would be more than enough for a starter home for a single person or a young couple. More people lived in smaller structures for most of history and it is ample room for someone to start their Agrarian life.
So we had some Sangria and sat around in the root cellar with one sabbath candle burning and we had a great time of fellowship. I am looking forward to seeing how the root cellar performs when it is finished and when the hot temperatures come (Lord willing). God is good.
The roads are bad with ice, and it is not good to travel, but we are glad that our small community is all in walking distance and will gather together this morning to make a joyful noise to the Lord in frigid Central Texas.
Your servant in Christ Jesus,
Michael Bunker
Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday |
 30° F | 23° F -1° C | -5° C |  29° F | 20° F -2° C | -7° C |  33° F | 20° F 1° C | -7° C | 36° F | 24° F 2° C | -4° C |  45° F | 32° F 7° C | 0° C |
| Ice Pellets 70% chance of precipitation | Ice Pellets 20% chance of precipitation |
That's mighty cold for Texans. Yesterday for the Sabbath several of us gathered in the root cellar because it was warm down there. Let me tell you, I am completely sold on underground living. We were sitting down there while it was 27 outside and it was 52 degrees in the root cellar (the dirt isn't even on it yet, and the upper door isn't on either), and we were talking about how many lies we have "bought" in our lives. We are told that you must build an above ground 2x4 stick house and then you must purchase electricity to heat it and cool it. Meanwhile, while you are paying those bills, just beneath your feet is a steady 55 degrees or so that doesn't change in the winter or summer. Our 11' x 11' x 11' root cellar has cost us less than $2000 to build, and it would be more than enough for a starter home for a single person or a young couple. More people lived in smaller structures for most of history and it is ample room for someone to start their Agrarian life.
So we had some Sangria and sat around in the root cellar with one sabbath candle burning and we had a great time of fellowship. I am looking forward to seeing how the root cellar performs when it is finished and when the hot temperatures come (Lord willing). God is good.
The roads are bad with ice, and it is not good to travel, but we are glad that our small community is all in walking distance and will gather together this morning to make a joyful noise to the Lord in frigid Central Texas.
Your servant in Christ Jesus,
Michael Bunker
posted by Michael Bunker at 1/14/2007 06:08:00 AM
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