Island Of Misfits

[Tattered Old Graywolf]

Good morning brothers and sisters!

Mostly cloudy here starting at 16F and predicted to reach 28F, with light snow on the ground this morning.

Lo and behold our furnace is not working after turning it down last night so I have five radiant heaters going and will be trying out our new furnace vendor.

 

[WeedHopper]

 

[Bugus_Monkey]

Wish I was there. -8, supposed to hit -9 in another hour then soar to a high of 0. Here in redneck IL we have to leave our faucets trickling just a little or the tap water freezes up in the pipes. Tomorrow at this point says low of -3 and high of 7. Looks like a major warming trend is in the works.

 

[WeedHopper]

This was the coldest I had ever seen in Texas.

 

[Bugus_Monkey]

I'm sure there is a website for wind chill. Wind here is 17 with gusts up to 30. Fortunate the snow never got very deep in the immediate area. You dont have to go to far though. Boy is in his rig in Iowa City and dealing with 18 inches. I 80 is a mess.

 

[user 65379]

Good Morning

 

[Bugus_Monkey]

Soylent Green, is people. hahaha. This my boys first long distance OTR trip. He ran day trips from the springs hauling wood before. I'm trying to convince him to get to Waterloo, IA and run across the bottom of MN. Pick up is in Sioux Falls and ends in Ft. Collins area. Started in Phily with just rig and no trailer. First run for new company. He seems to be dealing with it OK. Rig only has 12k on it. I posted somewhere, it's a Kenworth Automatic. I think he's only driven one a couple of times. Half of the truckers passing him on the ice are flying. Sent me picts of several jackknifed and off, Some way off, he's passed by.

 

[yarddog]

Morning folks. Hunted at my cousins yesterday evening and shot a nice doe.
190 yard shot. I mostly do brush hunting at my own land and rarely shoot 100 yards.
Took my Remington 700 30.06
1978 model and it’s cherry.
Now I have enough for the ground meat and sausage I wanted to make.
Working on a new aquarium style. Has dry, wet areas plus water. Doing this in a 3 gallon tank to get the hang of it before I tackle the 55 gallon job.
Looney Tunes blasting, my boy is wide open. Got a ham ready to bake today. Life ain’t bad

 

[MariJan]

Good morning woke up sick got a migraine and super nauseous.

 

[Africanna]

Good afternoon - a sweaty 33C in the southern half

 

[Witchking]

Holy Crap is it cold out! Had to go clean off the car for the old lady to go grocery shopping. Only part of me not covered was my hands. 20 minutes after getting back inside I am just now getting feeling back in my hands..lol
With wind chill ... -10 degrees out there!

 

[Tattered Old Graywolf]

Good morning woke up sick got a migraine and super nauseous.

Be well sister woman! Hoping it is nothing serious and that the migraine and nausea abate quickly.

I've had my best luck with migraines by lying down and packing my head in ice bags, with one sitting on my eyes.

 

[Hippie420]

Damn! Sorry to hear about it, Jan. Being sick sucks.

12 lovely degrees here. Not sure how much it's drifted outside yet.

Sounds like Hopper is getting a taste of what it's like to live in Yankeeland. I feel sorry for the poor folks north of me. 60K without power.

 

[MariJan]

Wish I was there. -8, supposed to hit -9 in another hour then soar to a high of 0. Here in redneck IL we have to leave our faucets trickling just a little or the tap water freezes up in the pipes. Tomorrow at this point says low of -3 and high of 7. Looks like a major warming trend is in the works.

I remember a winter so cold when I was in High school. We all took 2 hour shifts to start all the cars for 20-30 minutes. Between the 3 of us mom dad snd I all got our cars started for work/school. The wind chills were -50 to -80 and it was like -16 I I remember correctly. Lots of cars wouldn't start. We were good because we were prepaired.

 

[Bugus_Monkey]

@Jan Borrego - Hope it is mild and hope you get better soon !!!!
Our kids are all coming out of it.. I'm just now headed in. At least when the worst hits for me, if it does, the kids will be all better. Hopefully

 

[MariJan]

I take meds once a week on Friday and every Sunday the same side effects migraine and extreme nausea. The white widow didn't even make a dent. I am about to get a cone of sugar haze and smoke the whole thing

 

[WeedHopper]

 

[MariJan]

Yep that about right

 

[RosterMan]

 

[RosterMan]