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Connecting => Miscellaneous => Topic started by: edwardofhuncote on January 24, 2026, 02:22:39 PM
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The first flakes are falling here in Southwest Virginia now. It's a very fine powder. We'll be okay if it stays like this.
I'm in my shop, doing fretwork to pass the time. Drinking about 40,000 volts of coffee. Just in case I can't make any tomorrow, I made an extra pot this afternoon, and canned it ip in some jars. I expect in the event of an extended power outage, that alone will improve my attitude... mmmm... probably 15-20%.
Nothing to take pictures of yet, but the rooftops and the road is white now. Whatchall got?
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My 5:30 AM Coffee is usually mandatory when my cat insists on interaction. It makes me more productive as well.
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No snow to speak of here in northern IL, but temps in the 5° to -15°F range.
Peter
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Here in the upper left hand corner, it’s a cloudless day and 46 degrees. Strange how the country is getting hammered and Washington state is untouched.
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When I got up this morning there was a solid sheet of ice on the porch. While I was making coffee, the wind started howling and the outside temperature started rising rapidly; the freezing rain has turned to rain and the ice is melting. Driveway still looks bad; we won't be going anywhere.
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In Kansas City, we have about 4.5 - 5 inches of powder on the driveway. That is the low end of the pre-storm estimates, but we were at the northern edge of the system which went through over the last 36 hours. The cold is the main thing.
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we haven't really had winter in the mile high city this year up until now. however, we are getting a blizzard o'hype aboot the football (US) game this afternoon. juat got back from taking the dog out for her morning mile-and-a-half constitutional. 6 degrees (US). bright punk-a$$ low in the sky winter sun in my eyes the whole way no matter which way i'm facing. pfffft. long johns. balaclava. this ain't the winter i grew up with in these parts.
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So far... so good.
Last night we got about 3-4" of very fine powder-like ice crystals. It's a strange mix that's almost easier to sweep than to shovel. I did sweep it off the porch and the stoop, then shoveled a path to the carport and the shop. It's starting a mix of sleet and freezing rain now, but it's so cold that it seems to be hitting the ground and freezing instantly. I can't see any accumulation at all on the power lines or trees, which is very good. Might be totally different on the other side of the mountain from this valley though, and it only takes one big tree...
We're all good here right now. Sounds worse to the south. I could get out if I needed to... little AWD buggy would manage this slop okay, but there ain't much reason I can think of to leave the shop today. Ima finish this refret job, drink a buncha' coffee and keep my fingers crossed the luck holds.
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we haven't really had winter in the mile high city this year up until now. however, we are getting a blizzard o'hype aboot the football (US) game this afternoon. juat got back from taking the dog out for her morning mile-and-a-half constitutional. 6 degrees (US). bright punk-a$$ low in the sky winter sun in my eyes the whole way no matter which way i'm facing. pfffft. long johns. balaclava. this ain't the winter i grew up with in these parts.
Yeah, but it's Denver; tomorrow it may well be 65°........
Peter
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No snow here in Minneapolis but we’ve had several days when the high temp has not reached 0 degrees and at night it’s been getting down to - 25 here in the cities and close to -40 near the Canadian border. I had to move to indoor practices Friday and Saturday for the high school cross country ski team I coach because the high didn’t come close to reaching -4 F which is the minimum temp where we can be outside AND they canceled school in many districts around the state.
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They cancelled all the schools around here on Friday and (judging a quick glance at the middle school across the street) today because of sub-0 temps.
When I was in 8th grade, they loosened up the rules; when it got to 0° (these are given in Fahrenheit, all you out there in the metric/Celsius world), they let the girls wear pants to school - as long as they weren't made of denim.
Peter
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We got hit pretty good on Sunday in the near northwest suburbs of Chicago, but it was manageable. I waited till 3 o'clock, then headed out and started moving the snow off the walks and driveway.
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We had snow Friday into Saturday, which became sleet, and then it rained for 8 hours, so all of Nashville looks as if it's all been sprayed with clear polyurethane. We're going to 3 or 4F overnite tonight, and the weather bulletins are warning about frostbite exposure times. It's anIce Storm in capital letters. There are trees down everywhere and 150,000 with no power. Extended forecast finally takes us over 32F first of next week.
I've got big limbs down in my yard, but except for a pretty skinny mimosa from next door that split and is leaning on my garage, we were very blessed to have not lost power (or heat!) and are doing just fine, if somewhat marooned till the streets get a little more attention.
I hate this, but it's in the 30's in my favorite Florida panhandle getaways, so whaddya do? But again, we're blessed to be in the middle of this far better off than many.
I'm useless resizing pics to post here, so you'll just have to take my word for it.
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I received a report that the hotel district of East Nashville was all out of power... the whole shootin' match from Donelson Pike over. (that SPBGMA thing was going on down there this weekend...)
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We didn't get hit as hard as I expected as it was mostly sleet and what came down as freezing rain only lasted a couple of hours towards the end. No power outage and the road out front melted off far enough on Monday so we have dry road to the top of the hill. However our yard and natural areas are still covered with ice and I don't see that changing until we get out of the 30's. The county public school system has been on remote learning for three days but my granddaughter's school opened up today as did the other area private schools (if they hadn't already opened yesterday). The forecast calls for more winter weather this weekend so I am holding off on hauling the generator back to the shed just in case.
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Currently, the forecast here for this Friday night and Saturday is 6 inches of snow (and very cold); but the forecast keeps changing. I'm assuming an impassable driveway for 3 to 4 days.
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Still not snowing here, temps still in the 10° to -15° range.
Peter
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I finally ventured out today. I could have gotten out anytime since Monday, just had no reason or desire to. I have to run a couple guitars, a banjo, and a cello back to customers tomorrow. And more importantly get paid by the store for January... go to the bank with the check, and then to the store to pick up some more water for coffee. Which no matter how much time passes still feels unjust... I spent an entire career in water treatment yet I have to buy potable water now.
I kinda' half don't listen to the weather forecast anymore. It doesn't necessarily apply to where I live. Best way to know what the weather is today is to walk out on the porch. Winter sucks rocks.
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The temps hovering no more than a few degrees above double digits is getting old.
On the plus side, when it does snow it is light and fluffy. I also find shoveling to be a purposeful task that brings joy, outside shoveling Ma Nature’s fluff brings a focused peace to my mind.
The wind cutting through clothing and finding openings can be distracting to that joy. Wet and heavy conditions makes it an arduous task that must be handled cautiously to insure a spasm free lower back/sciatica (read: getting old)
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Which reminds me; I meant to cut firewood today and then completely forgot about it.
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I also find shoveling to be a purposeful task that brings joy, outside shoveling Ma Nature’s fluff brings a focused peace to my mind.
For my first 50 years or so, I, too, loved the Tao of the shovel*. Then my back made me buy a snowblower, and I really dug it, too.
Now, alas, i am too much of a gimp to even do that; gotta pay some.
Bummer.
*I also always found splitting wood with an ax to be therapeutic. Another pleasure erased by age & decrepitude.........
Peter
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Which reminds me; I meant to cut firewood today and then completely forgot about it.
I've still got a stack in the garage and a wheelbarrow full of wood that I put up for last weekend's storm in the shed. I've also brought in our space heater from the trailer. Between the two we can usually keep the important parts of the house above 60 and the areas with plumbing well above freezing. If worst comes to worst both of the propane tanks are full on the trailer so I could fire up its furnace for the other folks and keep the battery charged with the generator.
Currently, the forecast here for this Friday night and Saturday is 6 inches of snow (and very cold); but the forecast keeps changing. I'm assuming an impassable driveway for 3 to 4 days.
They are still saying 3 - 6 inches of snow here but there are bands where the amount could be higher. With all of the ice and sleet we have hanging around and the colder weather this week there won't be much snow melting. I'm more concerned about the winds they are predicting on Sunday. With 25 - 30 mph gusts I expect some power outages as the extra heavy snow laden pines start snapping.
As to getting out we'll have to see. We have a neighbor behind us who does grading and when we have heavy snows he is known to come over and clear the road in front of our houses. If he catches you outside he'll ask if you'd like him to do the driveway as well. Regardless I expect the schools to be closed or on remote learning next week.
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Still coming down. Fire going in woodstove. Coffee in hand.
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Still coming down here. I went to the mailbox earlier. Took a couple pictures from the front. I've probably got 8" on the ground here now, combined with what fell last weekend.
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Nice shot of the house!
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We didn't get a lot of snow. Maybe a couple of inches.
So Dave have you opened a luge run on that driveway of yours?
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That would be way too dangerous! :) Been out past two days working on driveway; very slippery, progress is slow. Street has not been plowed yet, so there's no hurry; well, except for the fact that coffee is starting to get a little low.
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Coffee is serious.
Fireplace ash sprinkled on ice provides amazing traction.
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Fireplace ash sprinkled on ice provides amazing traction.
Thanks, I didn't know that; will try today.
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Fireplace ash sprinkled on ice provides amazing traction.
Thanks, I didn't know that; will try today.
So does cat litter, if you have cat. I have used it to unstick a truck.
Peter
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ya'll are getting the winter that we should be having here in the mile high. 8" of snow for the season so far should be something like 5'. gonna be in the 60's (US) the rest of the week. haven't even bothered to put the summer bicycle in storage, been out for a ride at least twice a week since winter began. i grew up in this town, this winter ain't right, been getting stranger for the last few years. good luck to all!
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ya'll are getting the winter that we should be having here in the mile high. 8" of snow for the season so far should be something like 5'. gonna be in the 60's (US) the rest of the week. haven't even bothered to put the summer bicycle in storage, been out for a ride at least twice a week since winter began. i grew up in this town, this winter ain't right, been getting stranger for the last few years. good luck to all!
Just took a look at upper atmosphere winds and it could be that the jet stream may have something to do with it.