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Re: Northern weather

Postby Rufus T. Firefly » Sun Mar 12, 2017 4:46 pm

MurphOnMillerAve wrote:Couldn't you have just cooked it all and then refrigerated it as soon as possible?


We were away over the weekend; no telling how long it was nice and warm at the bottom of the freezer.

I'm disinclined to take unnecessary risks.

The still frozen chicken got put in the over since my better 1/2 wanted chicken - that's what got us to look in the freezer - it's the 2nd freezer, btw.
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Re: Northern weather

Postby healey36 » Tue Mar 14, 2017 5:55 am

Looks like the worst missed us...just three inches or so on the ground at 0600. Still calling for six to ten inches by the end of the day. Hope you guys further north get a bit less than projected.

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Re: Northern weather

Postby Rufus T. Firefly » Tue Mar 14, 2017 8:49 am

healey36 wrote:Looks like the worst missed us...just three inches or so on the ground at 0600. Still calling for six to ten inches by the end of the day. Hope you guys further north get a bit less than projected.


As near as I can tell, it's all over here - the rain line pushed further north that they forecast, and we got a lot fo rain and freezing rain, and sleet.

Further north and west seems to have gotten all snow.....
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Re: Northern weather

Postby robert. » Tue Mar 14, 2017 10:52 am

6 inches of sleet here + 40 mph winds. Roads are a nightmare. I went out @ 10am for some pie ingredients. Nobody was out but the state plow guy knocking over mailboxes. Which I could have shot a video of it.
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Re: Northern weather

Postby healey36 » Tue Mar 14, 2017 2:16 pm

I think we topped out at seven inches, if that:

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Hopefully this is the last of it, not that it's been a tough winter.

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Re: Northern weather

Postby robert. » Tue Mar 14, 2017 3:51 pm

All good until it hits Long Island and swings back for a real arse kicking
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Re: Northern weather

Postby MurphOnMillerAve » Tue Mar 14, 2017 6:09 pm

Looks like one of those places that played a part in Nazi history during the war, like one of those places somebody needed rescued from.

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Re: Northern weather

Postby robert. » Tue Mar 14, 2017 6:18 pm

I spend entirely too many hours a day tying my shoes

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Re: Northern weather

Postby E7 » Tue Mar 14, 2017 6:31 pm

[quote="robert."] Or buy this from home depot..

https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=c ... 9840941693

One small flaw. If there is a couple feet of snow on the ground, try walking through it. Then if you accomplish that, tell me how you make out pulling the snow off.....you better have a REAL set of arms on you. Unfortunately, I know all this from experience. I'm thinking snow shoes might be the answer to walking around, but pulling the snow off is still a real chore.

I have shoveled off a couple roofs.....not a lot of fun either. If you are above the Mason Dixon line build your house with a 9/12 pitch roof, sit inside and drink coffee.....problem solved.

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Re: Northern weather

Postby J. S. Bach » Tue Mar 14, 2017 8:38 pm

Two inch blizzard here in Chester:
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Re: Northern weather

Postby MurphOnMillerAve » Tue Mar 14, 2017 9:42 pm

Hey J.S.Bach, What kind of critters do you have gamboling out of those woods when the weather is nice?

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Re: Northern weather

Postby Wolf » Tue Mar 14, 2017 9:47 pm

I ended up buying one of those roof rakes to clear my house's roof when I visited my
in-laws in northern NH last fall. I'm not worried about the snow on the roof being too
weighty, and as you can see from the photo, my roof is definitely has a steep enough
slope to shed any snow easily. That is the problem, it sheds it too easily! Comes down
in a veritable avalanche, usually right after I have cleared the patio and driveway in its
"drop zone". :roll: :roll: And sometimes takes the gutters with it, particularly in the
valleys of the roof. The coefficient of friction between those terra cotta tiles and the snow
is considerably lower than that for asphalt roofing shingles. Doesn't take much to get it sliding.

The storm today gave me my first chance to experiment with the rake. Still working out
some of the "kinks" for truly efficient deployment, but I'm not hoping for more snow! :lol: :lol:
Could use another handle extension section to truly reach the top of the roof, but nibble
enough off the bottom and the top will eventually follow. :lol: :roll:
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And the trick is to always stay at the far end of the handle, away from the snow being pulled off
the roof :shock: :lol:
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Re: Northern weather

Postby Rufus T. Firefly » Wed Mar 15, 2017 6:36 am

robert. wrote:Murph, It'a the Mercer museum.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Chapman_Mercer


Used to be a great place to wander about in; have not been there in a long time. Still good to see it!
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Re: Northern weather

Postby J. S. Bach » Wed Mar 15, 2017 8:32 pm

MurphOnMillerAve wrote:Hey J.S.Bach, What kind of critters do you have gamboling out of those woods when the weather is nice?

Deer and birds mainly.

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Re: Northern weather

Postby rogruth » Wed Mar 15, 2017 11:15 pm

Tonight and tomorrow night it is supposed to be below freezing here.
If so, those will be our fourth and fifth nights below freezing this winter.

Friday is a big day in Savannah, Saint Patricks Day. It could be one of the
coldest on record. Friday is supposed to be @ 32 at 7 AM and go up to
near 70 by 3 PM. I had high school bands march in that parade for 20
years and it was usually in the 70s and 80s. Of course many of the parade
watchers will not notice the chill.
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