Getting Tired Of Fighting The Fight This Winter ...

[saskwoodburner]

I think the battle with mother nature is going to be over here, shortly. It's currently -18 C, dropping to -30 C overnight, and smooth sailing after that with nothing colder than -10 C at night/near melting daytime for a few weeks (they say).

Apparently the dart board they use to predict weather is broken again. Still better than what we've been having, but I'm tiring of this white cold stuff.

 

[BrotherBart]

The forecast for next week in the fifties and sunny looks great. The nowcast sucks.

 

[jatoxico]

Bird feeder is crowded and I've seen some signs of avian courtship, too. The red maple is covered with buds and they're brightening up... amazing what more hours of sunshine can do!

It will really pick up when we change the clocks.

 

[begreen]

Here's wishing you all a successful meltdown soon. Enough is enough. This boot

is reserved for the first fool in August that says he can't wait for winter to start.

 

[Dix]

Here's wishing you all a successful meltdown soon. Enough is enough. This boot View attachment 155223 is reserved for the first fool in August that says he can't wait for winter to start.

*Reserves first dibs*

 

[BrotherBart]

No kidding BG. Five minutes ago the forecaster started using the word "significant" starting at midnight.

 

[begreen]

Yeah, my sister's place hit 83F today. Freezing there tomorrow night. Psycho weather.

 

[Dix]

It will really pick up when we change the clocks.

You be quiet. You ran away and went South.

No quarter given

 

[begreen]

Snowmobiling this past month has been great . . . looking forward to hopefully several weeks of spring riding this month.

Good to hear you are making the best of it Jake. I like what these dads set up.

and this one too:

 

[gzecc]

Had to use my tractor with the plow on it to move water (from the rain and melt) from one part of my driveway to another. One sewer line is frozen preventing water from going down and therefore backing up into my garage. Never thought I'd have to use the tractor like that! Also had to use a sledge and a chisel to unblock the other drain into the street.

 

[Warm_in_NH]

Had to use my tractor with the plow on it to move water (from the rain and melt) from one part of my driveway to another. One sewer line is frozen preventing water from going down and therefore backing up into my garage. Never thought I'd have to use the tractor like that! Also had to use a sledge and a chisel to unblock the other drain into the street.

Today's chore is to get everything in the garage up on blocks. Grade is all wrong, big melts mean a big mess every spring. But that's okay! It means I'm hopeful things will start to melt soon!

 

[Bobbin]

Those half pipes are the balls! Audible guffaws watching the kids' delight in "shootin' the rapids"; there didn't appear to be a single spleeny, whiney one in the pack. Winter may be hanging on longer than I'd hoped for but properly suited up and being outdoors for some fun makes the wait a little easier. "Properly suited up" is key. I worry about kids who don't have the gear to make outdoor winter play comfortable.

Umm... I don't see how changing the clocks is going to affect the amount of sun that bathes the earth, however. All it will do is change the calibration of the clocks in our homes. Personally? I don't care 2 straws about "daylight savings", I get out of bed at 4:30AM no matter the month. In June I get up with the sun, in December I get up in the dark. In June I am in bed while it's still light outside, in December I go to bed in the dark. No big deal either way. (don't call me long after 7:30PM, however, but I'm always cheerful at 4:45AM!)

 

[kniffin50]

Had enough yet?

 

[jatoxico]

Another 6-10 today, yeah I've had enough.

 

[Dix]

Furiously protecting my cord on the back deck. I can't get to the stacks, too much ice.

I'll be salting said deck before the temps drop and the salt is useless

 

[begreen]

Anybody that doesn't think the climate is changing, ain't paying attention.

These two graphics put into perspective how odd this year is for the eastern US as compared to the rest of the Northern Hemisphere. The arctic trend is not encouraging.

 

[firefighterjake]

Those half pipes are the balls! Audible guffaws watching the kids' delight in "shootin' the rapids"; there didn't appear to be a single spleeny, whiney one in the pack. Winter may be hanging on longer than I'd hoped for but properly suited up and being outdoors for some fun makes the wait a little easier. "Properly suited up" is key. I worry about kids who don't have the gear to make outdoor winter play comfortable.

Umm... I don't see how changing the clocks is going to affect the amount of sun that bathes the earth, however. All it will do is change the calibration of the clocks in our homes. Personally? I don't care 2 straws about "daylight savings", I get out of bed at 4:30AM no matter the month. In June I get up with the sun, in December I get up in the dark. In June I am in bed while it's still light outside, in December I go to bed in the dark. No big deal either way. (don't call me long after 7:30PM, however, but I'm always cheerful at 4:45AM!)

Haha . . . I knew there was a reason I liked you.

I'm a morning person as well . . . typically up around 4-5 a.m. without the alarm clock . . . a bit later in the warmer months when I know I don't have to get the fire going.

As mentioned though . . . after 8 p.m. if someone is calling the house there better be someone dead or dying. I have been known to climb into bed around 7:30 p.m., although more typically I go to bed around 10 p.m.

 

[Seasoned Oak]

Anybody that doesn't think the climate is changing, ain't paying attention.

I know its changing ,but i was kinda hoping we would get some of the warming part.

 

[hamsey]

I know its changing ,but i was kinda hoping we would get some of the warming part.

After all they do call it global WARMING. Maybe they should change it to global cooling

 

[Seasoned Oak]

After all they do call it global WARMING. Maybe they should change it to global cooling

It really is warming ,but its regional, we happen to be getting arctic air which is being replaced in the arctic with warm air from the pacific, in my uneducated opinion.

 

[Bobbin]

Thanks Jake! I realize that "morning people" are a select few. I regularly see customers at 6 AM... fishermen who need work on their Grundens or who let me know the curtains on their boats needs a "fix". My world is populated with people who start work early, and being available and convenient keeps my business viable! And I have to tell you, I love wrapping it up by 2-3PM. Also, I love working Thursday-Sunday; in a tourist town I'd rather be "off" mid-week, weekends are vastly over-rated!

 

[Dix]

Saint Wesley Of Plow arrived *happy dance*

 

[BrotherBart]

The Virginia Department of Transportation has a website that displays a map overlaid with the GPS location of each plow truck in the state. I can see that they are down there piling the stuff across the end of my 1,300 foot downhill driveway for me to have to go down and dig out of the way tomorrow.

Again.

 

[Dix]

The Virginia Department of Transportation has a website that displays a map overlaid with the GPS location of each plow truck in the state. I can see that they are down there piling the stuff across the end of my 1,300 foot downhill driveway for me to have to go down and dig out of the way tomorrow.

Again.

I feel your pain.

I got lucky. Wesley plows the local roads, AND lives next door. A win / win for me, as I keep an eye on their house when they go away for weekends, etc.

Most, are not so lucky.

 

[jatoxico]

The Virginia Department of Transportation has a website that displays a map overlaid with the GPS location of each plow truck in the state. I can see that they are down there piling the stuff across the end of my 1,300 foot downhill driveway for me to have to go down and dig out of the way tomorrow.

Again.

Just got back from outside after telling plow guys that do neighbors driveway that he can't push all their snow in front of my mail box and leave it there. Last week it was the other neighbors plow guy (gal actually).

Funny thing is I used to do both their driveways with the snowblower (both older couples) but one got funny about it, guess they didn't feel comfortable and I found out the other has a son around the corner younger than me so I'm out. Now I have to stand out in the cold and tell their guys how to plow, can't win. Too bad because they both complain about the lousy job they do.