Steady rain and clouds so dark that I wondered if it would ever get light this morning. Much later daylight than usual, and damp wet cold rain just above freezing. Three deer lying on a neighbor's lawn, right out in the rain rather than under the limbs of nearby heavy cedar and fir trees.
Makes a man appreciate hot soup, hot coffee and a warm dry house.
The ice age has struck here, so much for global warming.
Were in the ice age too.
9 below zero this morning. Is a whopping 4 degrees right now.
The day after the tree blew down we got 10 inches of snow.
COLD WEATHER ADVISORY
From Thu 9:00 pm until Fri 8:00 am EST
Action Recommended
Make preparations per the instructions
Issued By
Portland - ME, US, National Weather Service
Affected Area
Northern Grafton and Southern Coos Counties
Description
...COLD WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM EST FRIDAY...
WHAT...Very cold temperatures and/or wind chills as low as 25 below expected.
WHERE...Northern Grafton and Southern Coos Counties.
WHEN...From 9 PM this evening to 8 AM EST Friday.
IMPACTS...The cold wind chills as low as 25 below zero could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 30 minutes. Frostbite and hypothermia will occur if unprotected skin is exposed to these temperatures.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Use caution while traveling outside. Wear appropriate clothing.
I'm sick of this crap already and the worst is yet to come.
That's COLD! I will admit that I prefer our cold rain to ice and snow, at least the kind of heavy wet snow we get here. For driving, I'll take rain over ice.
But if I am out hiking or hunting and backpack camping, I way prefer snow and temps below freezing rather than rain and wet. You can usually keep drier in snow than in rain, especially in camping conditions, and if you stay dry you can stay warm. You can shake off snow and break off ice, but not rain.
Saw a few big wet gobs of slushy snow come down on my windshield today, between rain drops.
Have I ever told you guys how much I looooooove my woodstove? Hmmm? Have I?
:alscalls:
Quote from: Okanagan on December 04, 2025, 02:46:16 PMSteady rain and clouds so dark that I wondered if it would ever get light this morning. Much later daylight than usual, and damp wet cold rain just above freezing. Three deer lying on a neighbor's lawn, right out in the rain rather than under the limbs of nearby heavy cedar and fir trees.
Makes a man appreciate hot soup, hot coffee and a warm dry house.
No rain here, just a few inches of snow and highs in the low 30s.
My favorite meal in the winter, especially when I was still a power lineman, is a bowl/thermos of hot soup with a meat sandwich to dip in it and a thermos/pot of coffee.
Quote from: FinsnFur on December 05, 2025, 05:25:40 AMHave I ever told you guys how much I looooooove my woodstove? Hmmm? Have I?
I think you might have mentioned it once in passing. But in reality you spend a LOT more time talking about your WOOD. 🪵
Quote from: Okanagan on December 04, 2025, 11:15:41 PMQuote from: msmith on December 05, 2025, 08:59:08 AMMy favorite meal in the winter, especially when I was still a power lineman, is a bowl/thermos of hot soup with a meat sandwich to dip in it and a thermos/pot of coffee.
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Man that sounds good! Especially today! Can you bring some for lunch? :laf:
My DIL just brought me hot latte, hot sausage patties and a hot gnarly coffee cake of some kind loaded with nuts and fruit with a little oatmeal squeezed between the nuts to make it healthy. It melted butter and then melted in my mouth.
Quote from: FinsnFur on December 05, 2025, 05:25:40 AMHave I ever told you guys how much I looooooove my woodstove? Hmmm? Have I?
Poor Jim, stuck in technology from 1850. You know they have electric fireplaces now, so you don't have to cut wood and you just push a button rather than carry wood and light kindling. :biggrin:
Quote from: Okanagan on December 05, 2025, 10:47:25 AMPoor Jim, stuck in technology from 1850. You know they have electric fireplaces now, so you don't have to cut wood and you just push a button rather than carry wood and light kindling. :biggrin:
Sounds like NewYork apartment life :laf: