Coldest temp of the year

Ehouse said:

Sort of like the annual polar bear run through Churchill eh?

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Yep…but the Bears are much faster & haven't had a good meal since last fall. Not a good place to get too far away from the safety of a structure. I have watched them hunt…very patient…they just wait for whatever the prey animal is to get too far from safety…then game over. Kinda like a croc under the water, unseen, unmoving until it's too late...then bang…game over.

Always look for the black tennis ball in an ocean of white (their nose)…once you find it keep it in sight at all times. If you lose sight of it get to shelter as they have likely moved to cut you off from safety. You haven't a prayer out in the open. Lucky for us they prefer seals, humans are just too boney & low in fat.

-32 here this morning when I woke up.
Should be like that for most of the week.

Frozen Canuck said:

Yep…but the Bears are much faster & haven't had a good meal since last fall. Not a good place to get too far away from the safety of a structure. I have watched them hunt…very patient…they just wait for whatever the prey animal is to get too far from safety…then game over. Kinda like a croc under the water, unseen, unmoving until it's too late...then bang…game over.

Always look for the black tennis ball in an ocean of white (their nose)…once you find it keep it in sight at all times. If you lose sight of it get to shelter as they have likely moved to cut you off from safety. You haven't a prayer out in the open. Lucky for us they prefer seals, humans are just too boney & low in fat.

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Always have bear spray on your person when in bear country. Smith & Wesson bear spray....

Ktm300 said:

Always have bear spray on your person when in bear country. Smith & Wesson bear spray....

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Don't forget the bells around your ankles.

Florida without tourism and snow birds is nothing but swamps and cow fields.

This winter is starting to wear me down. More double digits below zero this week, more snow for the end of the week. My buddy just sent a pic of himself drinking a fancy drink in the bahamas. I'm not one for a beach vacation, but I have to admit being a little jealous. I'm ready to sit on my deck with a mojito watching the bats at sunset.

Seasoned Oak said:

And our hearth ,com founder craig Issod is enjoying sunny miami sending us pics back. Well the more we suffer now the more we will appreciate the sun when it returns.

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I saw snow geese flying north bound last Saturday morning. Probably have 9 days of spring then full blown 90 degree dog days of summer!!

Seasoned Oak said:

Dont remind me,i still remember just s few short months ago how i was gettin tired of sweatin every day. Cmon fall i said. Lets see sweat or shiver Hmmmmm As i get older im starting to prefer the shiver.

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Shiver is bad. Shoveling snow off a roof(today) to repair shoddy flashing on a brick chimney is bad. Sweating anyway thinking about the abrupt stop that the ground would cause in the event of a fall....might as well be hot

Now, now folks don't be bashing the cold weather, we all need it so we can fix all those pipeline breaks & keep that oil flowing. You don't want higher fuel prices do you? It needs to be butt ugly nasty cold until the end of March, then warm up very slowly, plant your garden by May 23 or so should be about right.

Frozen Canuck said:

Now, now folks don't be bashing the cold weather, we all need it so we can fix all those pipeline breaks & keep that oil flowing. You don't want higher fuel prices do you? It needs to be butt ugly nasty cold until the end of March, then warm up very slowly, plant your garden by May 23 or so should be about right.

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The tomatoes need to be in the ground by April 15 or my 4th of July hamburger get a store bought tomatoe. This would not taste good. Then I would drink a lot of beer to get the taste out of my mouth. Hmmm. Screw it let it be cold!

Seasoned Oak said:

THATS the best thing about HOT weather COLD............. BEER.

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Right you are. The snow bank coolers around my garage are spoiling me..

Saw some robins this past weekend . . . not sure if that means anything . . . still a long ways away from the feline willows, mud and crocuses though.

Ktm300 said:

The tomatoes need to be in the ground by April 15 or my 4th of July hamburger get a store bought tomatoe. This would not taste good. Then I would drink a lot of beer to get the taste out of my mouth. Hmmm. Screw it let it be cold!

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amazing what 300-400 miles means to a tomato. se mass with water chilly, tomato goes in the ground Memorial Day.

Doug MacIVER said:

amazing what 300-400 miles means to a tomato. se mass with water chilly, tomato goes in the ground Memorial Day.

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My friend has a place on the Chesapeake. Maybe 75 miles south of my place. The forsythia bushes bloom 2 weeks earlier than my house. Can't wait to see them!

begreen said:

Just heard our neighbor mowing their lawn. Parts of ours are overdue too. Gentleman, start your engines.

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I hate you with all of my might

Love,
Paul

BrotherBart said:

In early Feb we had flocks of Robins swooping in trying to find food under the snow.

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Yeah, that's pretty much what we saw . . . don't ever recall seeing a flock of robins . . . usually we spot a solo robin here or there at the start of Spring . . . but you pretty much described what we saw -- a flock of 'em flitting beside the gravel road looking for something to eat.

`Happened here, as well. There was a bunch of them in the neighbor's yard a couple/few weeks ago, then it snowed a few times and now it's cold again. Poor bahstids