WINTER WONDERLAND

[uavwmn]

Appleman, And that is why I retired in AZ. haha

 

[grapeman]

Uavwmn, I just noticed your avatar is animated. Cool. Is that the same bird? Maybe it's a Red Breasted Boomerang Bird!

 

[Bert]

I just checked on the temp. a -17 F.with a wind chill of -35 F...It will be a little cool out there this morning...

 

[jobe05]

UAV:

I'm in North Carolina, just north of Winston Salem.

We have had only a couple of days this year in te 40's, all others have been higher in te 50's to high 70's.

I planted a cold hardy Broccoli Rob and some spinach that I got from Italian seed company and are made to grow in temps as low as 40 degrees............. may have surpassed that this morning. But they are just seeds in the ground right now. They won't come up if it's freezing and by the time tey do come up, we'll be back in the 50's again.

I normally have my garden prepared for a March garden.

 

[grapeman]

Hey Bert, they will have to rename you Buuurrrrrrrtttttt if those temps keep up.

 

[Jack on Rainy]

Howdy all,


-28 F here as I write this.That's the only way I can get big numbers on the cool scale

! Sunny today though with lots of Evening Grosbeaks.


BTW, Bert, where did you get small clamps for your siphon-to-tubing connection? I am using a wire wrap but think a clamp would be better.

 

[NorthernWinos]

Jobe...I bet your snow is gone by now....Don't worry about your seeds, they will be fine. I often plant spinach real early in the spring and it gets snowed on...Snow is a good insulator.
Jack...I feel your pain. They say it might get ABOVE ZERO*F by next Tuesday...so hunker down and make some wine...drink some wine...etc.


Our critters were active today too....I wish we had the Evening Gross Beaks...we have only the Pine Gross Beaks...

And, the Fox Squirrel is very charming...

Keep warm ....

 

[jobe05]

Jobe...I bet your snow is gone by now....Don't worry about your seeds, they will be fine. I often plant spinach real early in the spring and it gets snowed on...Snow is a good insulator.

That is the cutest darn squirrel that I have ever seen................

Great pictures NW.... for some reason all I visualize in some of them is a nice label someday.

Snow is still with us, but now it's about an inch of ice with some frozen slush in the middle....

As typical style for NC, we didn't work due to ice and road conditions, and most all businesses and schools are closed for the next 5 days............ all for 4 inches of snow.............Hot Tub time!

 

[Wade E]

5 days, with out pay? All over 4" of snow! You people are insane.

 

[jobe05]

Thems the brakes Wade........ Stuff happens.....

The set up of the business is that I am on a salary, the technicians are commissioned and can make up their pay based on the work available to them....... Thats were my talents come in, and experience to insure that they have work that they can make up to earn their pay, which they will.

The only one that ever gets nervous is my administrative person who is hourly, and now feels that she has been cheated. But I always pay her. She could use her vacation time, but I don't want her to do that. We all work hard, and as long that happens, and they look out for the company, I will look out for them...... No one will go without their normal pay. Besides..... 2 of the days are Saturday and Sunday, then Monday is Martin Luther King Day..... So they only really lose 2 days.....

 

[Bert]

Great pictures and fun to look at..


Jack on the Rainy; I got the clamps at a spray equipment parts supply place.....I was going to pick up more soon, if you can't find any let me know and I'll see if I can help you out..

 

[NorthernWinos]

Bitterly cold this morning...and not looking good for many days ahead...






Hazardous Weather Outlook
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
539 AM CST FRI JAN 18 2008</PRE>THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN NORTH
DAKOTA...WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS FROM 30 TO 45 BELOW ARE EXPECTED THIS
MORNING THROUGH TONIGHT ACROSS EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND NORTHWEST
MINNESOTA. WIND SPEEDS WILL SLOWLY DECREASE UNDER 10 MPH AFTER
SUNSET...ALTHOUGH IT WILL STILL BE FRIGID OVERNIGHT WITH
TEMPERATURES WELL BELOW ZERO. BE SURE TO BUNDLE UP...AND CARRY A
WINTER WEATHER SURVIVAL KIT IF TRAVELING OR VENTURING OUTDOORS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY
ARCTIC AIR AND VERY COLD TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN OVER EASTERN
NORTH DAKOTA AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA INTO NEXT WEEK. OVERNIGHT
LOWS SUNDAY MORNING WILL APPROACH 30 BELOW IN SOME LOCATIONS.
THEREFORE...DRESS APPROPRIATELY IF VENTURING OUTDOORS.</PRE>Gee...usually they say something like "wear a coat and hat"....</PRE>Guess they must think we've figured that out.....So now it's bundle up.</PRE>

</PRE>Edited by: Northern Winos

 

[grapeman]

I feel for you NW. Fortunately ours is fairly balmy for the next 10 days

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By the way- the 100% chance of precipitation today is pretty much over. The front moved through and the skies cleared and we got a whole whopping 1/2 inch of snow!Edited by: appleman

 

[Jack on Rainy]

NW, Looks like we are in for it all right.


Tomorrow morning we have the "Freeze your Gizzar Blizzard run" part of the local "Ice Box Days" festival here. Runners from all over the place coming to show how crazy they are. First Aid will include frostbite treatment for sure!


I am glad to see theforecast you posted mentions a "survival kit" which used to mean a sleeping bag, candle, matches, and can to melt snow for drinking. Now days it includes a cell phone and I'm thinking a 375 of OC port formykit.....


I really do like these bright sunny days even though they are cold. Something especially beautiful about the light and shadows on the snowbrightens my days and the clarity of the moonmy nights.Think I'll see if Mary will go to the high school hockey game with me tonight. Might be a really good game and festival will get people out.


Stay warm!

 

[NorthernWinos]

Beautiful cold sunset.....

It's already -15.6*F...headed to -25*F or so...plus wind.


Life is still GOOD!!!!

 

[grapeman]

Here is a couple more smiley's for your signature NW

Stay warm please!



http://smiley.smileycentral.com/download/index.jhtml?partner=ZSzeb098_ZNxdm824MSUS&amp;utm_id=7926Edited by: appleman

 

[Wade E]

Hey appleman, stay out of my smiley supply!

 

[bovinewines]

&lt;dyin' of laughter&gt; I love the yellow circle!!!!!

 

[grapeman]

Geeze somebody had a rough day at work!


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There seems to be enough to go around for everyone!

 

[Wade E]

Hehehe!Edited by: wade