I'm supposedly going from 53 degrees to 5. I don't smoke outside though so that won't impact me. The only real annoyance is we're going from sleet (right now) to rain and then it's all going to freeze over.
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"...the ice storm of '93 flattened...the largest local tobacco warehouse. ... I don't leave the house unless necessary." !!In '78 and '84 Kentucky got 4+ feet of snow and temperatures stayed below -20 for weeks. The '84 winter saw 20' snow drifts and the ice storm of '93 flattened several businesses and the largest local tobacco warehouse.
That being said, anything below 85°F and I don't leave the house unless necessary.
Yeah New England winter can be cruel! That's the '78 blizzard, legend in my part of Ohio...there's an entire generation of 44 year old "Blizzard Babies," barns that still exhibit damage from the winds...those who lived through it talk about it like war vets, everyone's got their own story.
This one likely won't have the major snowfall of '78, but will have comparable winds and temps, and whiteouts. I've lived through a few blizzards and 24"+ snowfalls, but never such a drastic temperature drop combined with damaging winds and just terrible, awful timing. There's going to be thousands stranded on the roads...
We're lucky to have a city water main and a gas fireplace and gas stove, so even with the power out we have some heat and water, and can cook. If that fails, we break out the camping gear.
P.S. We had to shovel the end of the street in '78 so the big plow could make the turn !
I have 8, as long as I can maintain the temps above 60 degrees, all 100 or so fish should make it through.
Everyone I know with livestock is sweating right now, I hope everything's fine on your end!
It already hit -27 (-62 wind chill) here. Dropped 30° in 30 minutes and then coasted down to the low of -27. Currently a balmy -20. We're not unfamiliar with temps like this but it was a rapid drop. Once a generation? No. A bit unusual, yes. Stay warm and be safe. I'm off to see if my car starts.
No need."...the ice storm of '93 flattened...the largest local tobacco warehouse. ... I don't leave the house unless necessary." !!
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Stay safe everyone, and keep posting.
We are suppose to get some nasty stuff here in the Ottawa area of Canada as well today/tomorrow. 60cm of snow, 70km winds and freezing rain. Although that kind of shit is more expected up here, and not uncommon this time of year.
I hope you all are hunkered down with a generator (or lots of warm blankets) handy
We are suppose to get some nasty stuff here in the Ottawa area of Canada as well today/tomorrow. 60cm of snow, 70km winds and freezing rain. Although that kind of shit is more expected up here, and not uncommon this time of year.
I hope you all are hunkered down with a generator (or lots of warm blankets) handy
The winds not blowing. The east coast just sucks real hard.
I'm probably going to do a lot of this. I'm filling the tank today in anticipation of a few hours of idling..
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Dropped off a bit this morning but it was 35-40 mph sustained and gusts over 70.
It’s cold here at -10F but not sure if it’s what I’d call extreme, at least for us.
Just finished shoveling the driveway.
Just finished shoveling the driveway.
That's 60-75 in Freedom Units. Nasty! You guys are going to get the brunt of the snow, too, at least Eastern Ontario.
The man that owns most of Bug Tussle has too much money, he claims, so he farms up the excess.
About two or three years ago, since his wife has horses, he put out forty acres of alfalfa. This came up beautifully, and this spring my home place renter counted 163 deer grazing on it. Between the deer and the drought the alfalfa all died, this year.
Polk County Missouri is an unlimited anterless deer zone, only $7 a tag. The game wardens ought to put a $7 bounty on ‘em.
During the Eleven Eleven cold wave, the old timers said the Plum Grove Christian Church was full of hobos on Sunday morning that would have frozen to death had they stayed in the hobo jungle, but knew Campbellites always keep everything unlocked, against the stranger.
If Christ came to your house, would He find the latch string out?
It's chilly here this morning, but nothing unusual. What is unusual is that it is supposed to warm up to -2°C and start raining within 4 days.
