Good morning!!!!

[Rich B1]

Good morning! -1F now. Was 24F at 4:30 when I added wood to the fire. There is a breeze, but has calmed down considerably from during the night. Haven’t gotten brave enough to go out and check how much snow we got, but doesn’t look like much.

not sure what is on the agenda today. Got the gate fixed at the barn, made smoked Mac & cheese for this weekends get together. Did some other odds and ends.

Everyone stay safe out there!

 

[wngsprd]

We will be just fine Helo snowing hard presently

The ones you find on here are pretty hardy 26 and snowing heavily

Glad it's snow and not ice. I just took at a look at the Shenandoah NP webcams...quite the snow and ice storm there.

 

[wngsprd]

Wngsprd, the gate is the first defense against theft. Our tractor and tools are in the barn behind the locked gate.
About 1/3 of the garden''s beds were covered. I'll find out in a few days if it made any difference for them, probably not as there is no heat source under the covers.

That's a good plan. My suggestion was to prop the gate open only while you are working there (and until the problem is fixed). Cool that you still have a garden crop of kale growing.

 

[LouNY]

Morning to all;
A nice balmy 50F here at 8AM today, much of the snow has been melted.
It's been breezy out all night, the scanner is busy with tree and line issues.
Looked out and saw a few trees have come down around the yard but they will be fine for now.
Warmer up here this morning then it is down in Texas, a bit unusual.
Supposedly it will be down to 25F by 5PM we shall see.
Not much Christmas spirit here this year, one of my younger brothers had cancer a few years ago,
went through lots of chemo and two stem cell transplants got declared to be in remission.
Then Thanksgiving week he got to feeling poorly and lost the ability to use his legs, went back in and they found
tumors in his spine and brain started chemo and radiation. He came home yesterday under Hospice care,
2 weeks to 2 months to go.
Everyone stay safe and enjoy.

Edited to add this forecast; not as bad as many, but not much we can do but prep for it.

 

[wngsprd]

My wife and I watch the old 1954 movie "White Christmas" every year...always fun, and hoping it brings us a snow...we have it on DVD and yesterday evening couldn't get the audio channel to play from the DVD player...it was last used for a yoga music CD a week ago...maybe a setting got bumped...so I tried playing an audio CD while changing the settings...Al Green - Tired of Being Alone came on...we couldn't resist dancing around the room...ended up playing almost the entire CD before switching to the movie.

One song on the CD had also been covered by Savoy Brown...one of my favorite bands while growing up...so I looked it up, only to learn that Kim Simmonds died about a week ago.

 

[wngsprd]

Not much Christmas spirit here this year, one of my younger brothers had cancer a few years ago,
went through lots of chemo and two stem cell transplants got declared to be in remission.
Then Thanksgiving week he got to feeling poorly and lost the ability to use his legs, went back in and they found
tumors in his spine and brain started chemo and radiation. He came home yesterday under Hospice care,
2 weeks to 2 months to go.
Everyone stay safe and enjoy.

Lou, very sorry about your brother. Prayers said.

 

[RedNeckGeek]

Good Morning!!!! 43F @ 5:00AM. Cloudy skies early, followed by partial clearing. Areas of patchy fog. High around 55F. Winds light and variable.
Yesterday started with heavy fog, thick enough to make driving hazardous. I had to run errands in town anyway, and kept one eye on the road in front of me, and the other on the mirror watching for someone coming up from behind too fast. My usual route was blocked by an over turned big rig that tried to make a turn too fast. The bad weather didn't keep folks at home, as they were all out shopping, seemingly after the same things I was.

The radio news yesterday was full of Cyclone Bomb warnings for back east. Frightful weather. Be careful out there...

Covid cases are on the rise again out here, and I was back to masking, sterilizing, and distancing. I saw only a few other oldsters doing the same; no wonder more people are getting sick.

Came home to find a parcel in the delivery box, where it belonged, and another laying in the gravel behind it, soggy with moisture, having been delivered the day before by someone a few bricks shy of a full load. Inside it were two pairs of socks. I'd ordered one pair, which was supposed to have been delivered last week, but that was missing when I opened the parcel. I reported the shortage to Amazon, where someone credited my account for the shortfall, telling me to just reorder. So I did, and someone else there then put two pairs of the same socks in the box. Holiday madness at its best.

If the weather forecast holds I'll light off the burn pile I made earlier and then keep it fed by limbing more downed trees. That'll keep me busy until dark.

TGIF gang!

 

[two_bit_score]

After selling the Unimog I need a Pinzgauer

What was wrong with the Unimog? Pinzgauer does make some interesting vehicles.

 

[Buppies]

Lou prayers for your brother and your family and you

 

[two_bit_score]

Very sorry to hear about your brother @LouNY.

 

[Buppies]

Now 20 degrees falling fast sun is out

 

[m7040]

What was wrong with the Unimog? Pinzgauer does make some interesting vehicles.

There was nothing wrong with it. Traded it for a raised seam roof

 

[two_bit_score]

Now 20 degrees falling fast sun is out

Supposed to warm up to 20 here from current 10 degrees. In a couple days supposed to be back to nearly 70.

 

[daugen]

one week from today supposed to be balmy and in the 50's. But until then feels like Northern Canada has come for a visit.
I'll keep an eye out for any moose...

Lou, what crummy news, very sorry. A lot of this stuff seems to happen over the holidays.
Wishing your family strength, words are never adequate

 

[Looking4new]

Since my last post we've gotten 1/2", not worth the electric (block heater) nor the fuel to plow that. So total since last plowing 2".
Wunderground is still saying that we will have 12" by 25 December at 1 A.M. 30 and headed to 34°F. Wind ENE 15 gusting to 25 mph.
Last winter whenever Environment Canada forecasted 10 cm we got 10". Maybe this year they can get it closer to their truth.

You guys that are getting the really crappy stuff, stay safe and try to stay warm.

 

[Buppies]

17 degrees bottom is falling out. Next weekend here in 60s first half of January now mild maybe more. LaNina really messing with the country weather

 

[Dftodd]

Good morning. Nice balmy 1° outside with a 30 mile an hour wind It was actually painful taking the pooch out this morning.

Gotta go warm the truck up in a few and run to Sam's club and Wally World. Need to pick up some last-minute supplies for this weekend.

Got a pot luck breakfast at my son's house Xmas morning. Then a relaxing afternoon and evening at home with the wife. Might invite a couple friend over, depending on what they have going on. But we usually keep it pretty low-key and dont go anywhere.

Work gave all the employees a meal option from Omaha steaks. So far, the past couple of years that they have done this, I've been sorely disappointed with what I've received.

The first year was a filet mignon. That was decent. But the burgers, dogs, and pork chops were horrible.

Tried the spiral cut ham last year. That wasn't too bad, but I also made up a maple glaze for it.

This year, they added a beef tenderloin option. So I figured I would try that one. I'll get it thawed, and depending on how I feel, I may fire up and cook that on the smoker.

 

[IXLR8]

Good morning from the Eastern Shore of VA,
Presently it is 54F here, sunshine with winds blowing mid-20's mph with gusts to the mid-30's. Forecast to be 11F by sundown.

Sipping coffee now, breakfast about to be served, then it will be time to go survey the property and see what branches/trees have come down in the night. Last time we had winds like this a pine tree came down across the driveway and there was no way in/out until I removed it.

Sorted out some of the boxes left from the move, still have more to go.... where do they all come from?????

Spent most of yesterday researching log spitters and floor coatings for my new shop.

Planning on a quiet day doing last minute Christmas prep.

Lets all be careful out there.

 

[Popgadget]

Good Morning
It’s 46, will be below freezing by noon, in the teens by 4 and single digits by morning. Still raining, might turn to snow before it stops as the temps plunge. We got a total of 1.66 inches so far.

Yesterday was a busy day, my daughter moved closer to us, I helped with a few chores in her new house while monitoring the voyage of our puppy north from Wilmington, NC. I feel bad for her vet that brought her up, their drive was over 12 hours in that miserable weather. But she is here!

Did pretty well for her first night away from her family. But I’m reminded of how much work I have ahead of me!

Not much planned for today, I’ve got to dig out some of the old kiddie gates to corral her, and figure out how to fence off the Christmas tree.

 

[m7040]

Temperature is dropping rapidly and there are huge wind gusts (forecast says 50 miles per hour). Now 21 and will be single digits this afternoon. Low of 4 at midnight. Not going outside except to take Cody out