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Re: It's coming..........
« Reply #200 on: December 30, 2013, 06:26:45 PM »
Yeah...it's nippy. Gets your attention.  I haven't even got the mail yet...I don't wanna go out there!   ::speechless::
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Re: It's coming..........
« Reply #201 on: December 30, 2013, 11:09:41 PM »
They changed the forecast. Now it's supposed to be around 10" on Thursday AM.

No big deal.  ::whatgives::
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Re: It's coming..........
« Reply #202 on: December 31, 2013, 09:03:07 AM »
Even colder, next week.  As in highs of -10, lows of -20 type weather.

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Re: It's coming..........
« Reply #203 on: January 01, 2014, 12:41:13 PM »
Yeah, it's ridiculous...

1/1 - Overcast. High near 0F. Winds light and variable.

1/2 - Sunny skies. High 1F. Winds light and variable.

1/3 - Cloudy. High around 20F. Winds S at 15 to 25 mph.

1/4 - Cloudy skies early will become partly cloudy later in the day. High 24F. Winds NW at 10 to 20 mph.

1/5 - Sunny, along with a few afternoon clouds. High 1F. Winds WNW at 10 to 15 mph.

1/6 - Some sun in the morning with increasing clouds during the afternoon. High -11F. Winds WNW at 10 to 20 mph.

1/7 - Mostly sunny skies. High -2F. Winds W at 5 to 10 mph.

1/8 - Mainly cloudy. High 9F. Winds SE at 5 to 10 mph.

And there isn't an overnight with a low in positive numbers until 1/10 in the forecast!
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Re: It's coming..........
« Reply #204 on: January 01, 2014, 02:07:13 PM »
  Do you guys use anything besides oil to heat those homes ?
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Re: It's coming..........
« Reply #205 on: January 01, 2014, 04:56:47 PM »
Quote from: John Florida on January 01, 2014, 02:07:13 PM
  Do you guys use anything besides oil to heat those homes ?

Yes - woodstove augments a gas furnace.
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Re: It's coming..........
« Reply #206 on: January 02, 2014, 12:02:07 AM »
As of now, Global Warming will dump at least 6 more inches on us tonight, with more tomorrow. Then on Sunday, the temp's gonna fall to a high of 0oF, with a low of -17oF, with the bitter cold lasting about a week.

Plowing again tomorrow, for sure. Maybe several times....




It's time to put my old CB handle on my tractor...

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Re: It's coming..........
« Reply #207 on: January 02, 2014, 03:03:46 AM »
Rabblerouser!  Perfect!

I was gonna complain about the dry 29 degrees now that we're back in NC, but I think I'll just ........ shaddap.  :D
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Re: It's coming..........
« Reply #208 on: January 02, 2014, 07:02:23 AM »
Quote from: John Florida on January 01, 2014, 02:07:13 PM
  Do you guys use anything besides oil to heat those homes ?

Most in our parts use natural gas.  Many (like me) have a natural gas fireplace too, though I prefer the old wood burning kind.  At the lake it is propane and wood stove.

And I like to run a small space heater in the garage if I am fiddling about in there or just want a cigar without risking life and limb in the open outdoors!
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Re: It's coming..........
« Reply #209 on: January 02, 2014, 07:04:58 AM »
Quote from: Pandora on January 02, 2014, 03:03:46 AM
Rabblerouser!  Perfect!

I was gonna complain about the dry 29 degrees now that we're back in NC, but I think I'll just ........ shaddap.  :D

Wow, how sad is it that I would love 29 right now?!   :P

And as for oldcoastie's handle...I think he's underselling his potential!   ;D
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Re: It's coming..........
« Reply #210 on: January 02, 2014, 08:19:03 AM »
Quote from: Libertas on January 02, 2014, 07:04:58 AM
And as for oldcoastie's handle...I think he's underselling his potential!   ;D

Moi? I'm just laying back in the weeds, merely a casual observer of the passing scene...  ;)   

Plowed another 7" this morning, and I did my neighbor's driveway too. At least this much or more is still forecast today.
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Re: It's coming..........
« Reply #211 on: January 02, 2014, 08:51:17 AM »
Yep, natural gas.

Forecasts are all over the place.  The question is, just now much of this air that's been gripping central Canada comes south.  It has made it to northern Minnesota.  I saw a -44 on the map, earlier, in the International Falls area. 

The all time record low high here is -17, tied in 1996.  I'm seeing -14 for Monday, after a -22 low.  I'd have to think the lows will be lower, with a high that low.  We'll see.  Even the weather weenies are starting to compare this to 1996, now.
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Re: It's coming..........
« Reply #212 on: January 02, 2014, 09:00:36 AM »
Geez. Now an electric eye for our garage door has fallen off, and I can't figure out how to put it back on. Nothing I do will hold it in place.  ::whatgives::

Service call today between 9 and 12.  ::outrage::   ::pullhair::

FIXED!  ::danceban::
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Re: It's coming..........
« Reply #213 on: January 02, 2014, 11:57:37 AM »
Quote from: MNHawk on January 02, 2014, 08:51:17 AM
Yep, natural gas.

Forecasts are all over the place.  The question is, just now much of this air that's been gripping central Canada comes south.  It has made it to northern Minnesota.  I saw a -44 on the map, earlier, in the International Falls area. 

The all time record low high here is -17, tied in 1996.  I'm seeing -14 for Monday, after a -22 low.  I'd have to think the lows will be lower, with a high that low.  We'll see.  Even the weather weenies are starting to compare this to 1996, now.

Reading the news reports of the hysteria in Winnipeg would leave me to believe people are dropping dead...imagine my surprise when they are not.

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Re: It's coming..........
« Reply #214 on: January 02, 2014, 11:59:06 AM »
Quote from: oldcoastie6468 on January 02, 2014, 09:00:36 AM
Geez. Now an electric eye for our garage door has fallen off, and I can't figure out how to put it back on. Nothing I do will hold it in place.  ::whatgives::

Service call today between 9 and 12.  ::outrage::   ::pullhair::

Maybe it's still in the weeds?   ::saywhat::

 ::hysterical::

PS-Hope you can manually closer her!  It's colder than Hillary's boodwah out there!
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Re: It's coming..........
« Reply #215 on: January 02, 2014, 02:35:47 PM »
Quote from: Libertas on January 02, 2014, 11:59:06 AM
Quote from: oldcoastie6468 on January 02, 2014, 09:00:36 AM
Geez. Now an electric eye for our garage door has fallen off, and I can't figure out how to put it back on. Nothing I do will hold it in place.  ::whatgives::

Service call today between 9 and 12.  ::outrage::   ::pullhair::

Maybe it's still in the weeds?   ::saywhat::

 ::hysterical::

PS-Hope you can manually closer her!  It's colder than Hillary's boodwah out there!

It's no prob manually closing and opening it, but the better 2/3s has problems doing that. Plus - you'd have to go back into the house to manually lock the garage door. But all is well - now it's fixed! And the guy bolted the brackets to the wheel channels so it couldn't happen again.

Plowed another 6" about 1.5 hours ago, and it's ready to plow again. I may do it a little more than most folks, but I want to avoid the buildup of "stuff" in the middle of the driveway that could take out an oil pan. I also plow out the mailbox access for the mailman.
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Re: It's coming..........
« Reply #216 on: January 02, 2014, 07:10:52 PM »
Those of us are going to be doing this over the next coupla days ::snoshovel:: 10-18 inches expected.. worked today, but got tomorrow off!! ;D
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« Reply #217 on: January 02, 2014, 08:45:13 PM »
Sunday and Monday we're supposed to have high temps in the negative double-digits - before windchill.
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« Reply #218 on: January 02, 2014, 10:52:00 PM »
4.2 hours of plowing with my tractor today. I'm tired.....

And I'm not done. It's supposed to be very windy tonight, which means snow drifts out here in the sticks. So I have to at least plow out our neighbors; she's 89 and has to go to the doctor tomorrow to have surgical stitches removed from an emergency surgery she had about 8 days ago. I told her I'd take her if necessary, since I have a 4x4 pickup, and she started to cry. THAT sticks with you.
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Re: It's coming..........
« Reply #219 on: January 03, 2014, 07:17:36 AM »
Aye, good boy!   ::thumbsup::

And keeping up on it is a good idea too, as I recall my brief plowing days it was a pain to run out of places to pile the stuff!  And even using a Bobcat or larger front-loader can only do so much...there is only so much area you can pile up before you have to do the last desperate act - load dumptrucks and haul it away!

But I recall thinking I could stack a bit more just...right...there...and it collapses and spills over!   ::pullhair::
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