Thread: What lousy weather!!!!!!

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It really hasn't been too cold here in the normally frozen tundra of Upstate NY - but it's coming back. This little lull lets my area finish getting the power back on for those who lost it last Friday during the Northeast's ice storm just in time for the "winter storm" being predicted for the next couple of days. Our power was only out about 18 hours but like I said above, some are still shivering. My end of the street didn't lose much in the way of trees (oaks and maples) but the other end (white pine) is a major mess. At least the town highway department is helping those that don't have woods in back cart off the mess. The tree companies are raping and pillaging those who can't do their own.



In back of my house

I'm really feeling the cold this year. In an effort to stave off ever increasing heating bills, I didn't fill my hot tub this winter. I never used the hot tub all that much anyways. The bad thing is, that the heater, filter, and valving is in a small room in the corner of my engineering office. The heat loss from that room always kept my office nice and toasty. This year, I have to run a frigging micro furnace to keep my office warm enough to be comfortable.---Ya can't win!!!

Originally Posted by Dave Severson

Dang cold here, lots of wind, and a few inches of snow, too.... Todays high was -1.... Tomorrow should be much nicer, might make it all the way to +5!!!!! Still trying to get some work done in the garage so I can get a few cars sold and gather up all the goodies I'm keeping and get my butt to Texas before next winter!!!!!

How's winter going so far where you're at.....??????

Dave,not that great here in Austin at the moment(30's) should warm up in a couple of days.

Where in Texas did you decide to settle down?

Last time I drove through texas in the winter is was about 15 degrees outside of my soft top jeep cj7. That little heater couldn't do anything to keep up with the black iced roadway! Dave it can get cold in Texas!
Here it's 36 today and raining, if it drops a few degrees I think we'll have snow!
As for you nay sayers of science, Global warming has nothing to do with extreme temperatures but a few degrees rising in average yearly temps, which melts the frozen ice at the poles, raises the level of the ocean a few inches and would take longer than our lifetimes to feel the full effects, but make no mistake or joke, if you want your children or grandchildren to have a decent planet to live on, you'll believe what any person who has studied this tells you, or not. Some people refuse to evacuate their homes in tornados, earthquakes, wildfires, or hurricanes, and sometimes they are fine, sometimes they die. Maybe it is just God hugging us a little closer!

I hear its so cold in Ottawa the politicians are walking around with their hands in their own pockets!

He He good 1

Well it's 75 degrees F in my garage, I just can't get to it through the -40 windchill.

Sean

For a change I'm going to be a good boy and not rub it in.

Don

Itoldyouso----Thanx! I'll return the favour next time there's a hurricane.

I got your back don! It was 76 here today, glad i had my sunglasses in the car!

Yeh how bout that snow were suppose to get near madison tomarow!!!! I cant wait to shovel!!!

It's kind of wintry here in sunny, warm Las Vegas, too.Snowed on Monday, bright bluebirdy but cold sky yesterday, and it snowed right down here in town this afternoon. When we went out yesterday for some errands, the mountains were covered all the way down to the valley floor; sure was pretty. But, this is very unusual; most winters are fairly mild, temps seldom getting below freezing.

I think of you guys in the North West and in Canada when I see the weather map. So far my purchase of a second radiative heater (1500 watts each) is working out OK. Although it has been down in the 20s most nights now with sparkling frost on the grass in the mornings, it has been up to the 40s by noon most days and my two radiative heaters can get the garage from the 40s F into the 60s F in about two hours so I turn on the heaters in the morning and watch the Fox Business channel in the house to see where the bailout money is going. Then the garage is fine for work from 12-5 PM and so far I am making slow progress on the wiring "one wire at a time". An old wool blanket on the garage floor makes working on the floor reasonable. I have found that a 2" thick feather packed vest zipped up to my chin is quite toasty and leaves my arms and hands free for work with just long sleeves. So far it has not been cold enough to effect my hands and I sit next to one of the heaters when I plan "the next step". So far only snow flurries here in central Virginia.

Don Shillady
Retired Scientist/teen rodder

Originally Posted by Don Dalton

Dave,not that great here in Austin at the moment(30's) should warm up in a couple of days.

Where in Texas did you decide to settle down?

I'll be by Dayton which is NE of Houston about 60 miles, up in the Baytown area where the drag strip is!!!! Pure coincidence, of course......

and now it's our turn, we've had about 4-5 inch's of snow the last week and now .... Ice !!!! they say about a half inch total >> looks like if we keep power on we'll be spending alot more time in the shop if not .... I'll be in the dark as usual