How's the weather

[maherwoman]

Okay, for you US residents, I have aquestion. TrixieRabbit and I are trying to see if we don'thave to wait until March (oh, so long away!) to fly Trixie over...so wethought we'd ask:

What's the weather like across the country? Here, obviously,it's mild enough for her to fly...in TrixieRabbit's area, it's beenmild (for this time of year).

I don't know what exact travel path Trixie would be taking, so I thought I would ask.

So...what's the weather like?

 

[RunRabbitRun]

It's unseasonably warm here, temps reaching 60 on Saturday.

 

[Bassetluv]

maherwoman, you could try looking up the weathervia the NOAA if you're interested in finding out about specific places( http://weather.noaa.gov) that might help in your quest....

(Here in Ottawa it's been unseasonably mild; we had the first greenChristmas in many many years, and today it felt like a warm spring dayoutside!)

 

[maherwoman]

Thank you, bassetluv! I'm checking the site right now.

 

[Haley]

I think a lot of theUS is experiencingwarmer than average temps right now (maybe not denver though ) but Idont think its supposed to last long.

Michigan is warm right now, but Im hearing its supposed to go back to avg temps in the next week or so.

Do animals ride in climate controlled areas?

Also, I recently took a flight from OKC to St. Louis in which the heatwas broken (yeah, scary, huh?!) and we didnt get cold or anything..

 

[MyBoyHarper]

48 was our high today, which is surprisinglywarm. We're typically about 30's during the day, lower 20's at night.It's been 50's during the day, 30's - 40's as night, which is warm forthis time of year.

 

[Bassetluv]

Haley wrote:

Do animals ride in climate controlled areas?

I believe they have to Haley...otherwise, at the altitude that planesfly, they would freeze to death in the baggage compartments....so manyairlines accomodate with climate-controlled areas for animals.

 

[maherwoman]

Yes, the animals ride in climate-controlled(heated in winter, AC'd in summer) areas, but it isn't like they do forthe humans. It's just a little...so airlines won't flythrough specific temperature ranges, just in case.

The person I've spoken with at United Airlines (first one I've had timeto call yet), said that they would be able to tell us when we called tomake a reservation, if they would be able to fly her that day or not,depending on the weather reports they get for the areas she'd be flyingthrough (I just pictured Trixie with angel wings, flying,hehe!). So, ultimately, I don't have to worry about theweather all by my lonesome, but at the same time, I'd like to have SOMEidea, ya know?

(I get more excited every minute, thinking she could arrive here sooner than we thought!!! )

 

[Haley]

yeah, if I remember right they are moreconcerned with the temp for the time in which the animal is holdingwaiting to get on the plane..like sitting on the tarmac in the heat orfreezing cold or something.

But I dunno about the altitude thing because we flew without any heat the entire hour and a half..guess maybe it depends?

 

[maherwoman]

I dunno, honestly...I did a huge workout physically earlier, so my brain's fried for right now, hehe! :sleep:

 

[Bassetluv]

Haley wrote:

ButI dunno about the altitude thing because we flew without any heat theentire hour and a half..guess maybe it depends?

I just checked and it turns out I was wrong (maherwoman is right...thecompartments can be heated or a/c'd, depending upon the weather). Forsome strange reason I'd always thought the cargo department went belowfreezing because of the altitude...:foreheadsmack: (good thing I'm nota pilot!).

Here's hoping you get Trixie out soon!

 

[Haley]

Maybe you were thinking of it being pressurized?I was thinking about that, how altitude would have something to do withcabin pressue?

 

[MyBabyBunnies]

I think it's unseasonalby warm all over NorthAmerica! I mean, it's January and we currently haveatemperature of 39*F/4*C when it's normal to not go above0*F/ -18*C right now. I'm not holding my breath though, it never failsthat we get a week of -22*F/-30*C in January.

 

[Pet_Bunny]

MyBabyBunnies wrote:

I think it's unseasonalby warm all over North America!

We had a very coldNovember with recordlows, and record snowfalls in December.Maybe winter is justregrouping itself foranother round. :boxing

 

[JimD]

From the UA website:

http://www.united.com/page/article/0,6722,51255,00.html



Unaccompanied pets
[font="Arial, Helvetica"]Animals traveling via our cargosystem are accepted at the cargo facility and travel in thepressurized cargo compartments of ouraircraft. Fees vary based on weight, size and destination.Extreme weather guidelines will apply, preventing cargo shipment of anylive animal when the temperature is forecast to exceed 85 degreesFahrenheit at any point in the animal's journey.
[/font][font="Arial, Helvetica"](This is how Cali got to Carolyn...I think)
(Doesn't indicate that the cargo compartment is heated)
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[font="Arial, Helvetica"]Checked baggage
[font="Arial, Helvetica"]Your dog or cat can ride in thepressurized and heated cargo compartment ofthe aircraft you are ticketed on. Petstraveling as checked baggage will be accepted at the airport check-incounter and delivered to the baggage claim area at your finaldestination.
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[maherwoman]

Oh, don't worry JimD...I actually spoke withUnited yesterday, and the lady let me know point-blank that the animalcargo spaces are heated during the winter.

Yes, that's how Carolyn got Cali, just reversed. Instead ofcoming TO California, Cali went FROM California (hence her name,hehe!).

We'll see how things go, ultimately. The lady did tell me onthe phone that they would be able to tell me right when trying to bookthe flight if the weather was not going to be good enough for her tofly in. And, of course, if my own weather knowledge knowsit's snowing during the time we're trying to book, of course we'lldelay. It's not worth it to try at that point.

Like I've said...we have Trixie's ultimate good in mind FIRST.