Thread: What lousy weather!!!!!!

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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!!!

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

Cold, Dave, Cold! Too damn cold for this time of the year

Yesterday it was a high of 15 with 40 mph winds gusting to 50 mph. Last night it was -3, today a heat wave of 26, tonight we are to have freezing rain followed by just plain rain tomorrow after 11 am.

If I could send this crap back to the Dakotas from whence it came I would. You'all are used to this crap, but I prefer it a little more mild thank you.

Originally Posted by mopar34

Cold, Dave, Cold! Too damn cold for this time of the year

Yesterday it was a high of 15 with 40 mph winds gusting to 50 mph. Last night it was -3, today a heat wave of 26, tonight we are to have freezing rain followed by just plain rain tomorrow after 11 am.

If I could send this crap back to the Dakotas from whence it came I would. You'all are used to this crap, but I prefer it a little more mild thank you.

That's ok, you can keep it, we like to share!!!!! Made it all the way up to +20 today!!! Looks like we get one more day of tolerable weather, then more sub-zero is coming..... Already tired of this crap, and at least a month more of it to go.....

I was going to respond, especially to those wiseguys from the south, but you guys in Canada win hands down. I am in NW Indiana where we can get that lake effect snow, but we have not been nearly as cold as you guys in Canada. Bring on the summer, I am tired of shoveling snow.

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!

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......

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!!!