01-03-2010
( Reply#: 4454 ) |
Tom J |
Well, Ceej, you are more than welcome to come down here to the Bluegrass State, but be sure to leave that weather up there!
Tomster |
01-03-2010
( Reply#: 4455 ) |
BobK |
I don't know what it's like in Liberty Twp because I left before the first snow. It's been cool to cold down here in FL so far this Winter but no snow. I would imagine my place up there looks much like yours. I had to cover my plants and small palms to protect them from frost over the next 4 days.
Thanks for making me feel better. ;^)
[url]http://my.opera.com/rkekeis/albums/showpic.dml?album=681860&picture=19007741[/url]
Had to contend with this last year so we left earlier this year.
http://my.opera.com/rkekeis/albums/showpic.dml?album=640367&picture=8736253 |
01-03-2010
( Reply#: 4456 ) |
seejay2 |
I would imagine Liberty Township is pretty much like the above.
Tom: Can you assure me that I will not need to drag the snow thrower with me? If so, then I will leave the weather behind....Cj |
01-03-2010
( Reply#: 4457 ) |
Tom J |
Snows over two or three inches are a rarity around here.
We will occasionally have snows over 6", but we might go four or five winters in between snows that deep. About every ten years we might get a 12" or more snow.
The typical winter will have only two or three snows of about 1" to 3".
Around here half an inch of snow closes the schools. I couldn't believe it at first.
Tom |
01-03-2010
( Reply#: 4458 ) |
seejay2 |
So tom, it begs the question: When was the last 12" snow? Please don't tell me 9 1/2 years ago or there is a house for sale in Murray as we speak.
BobK: Is that a house cat (BIG*****) or something that crashed in thru the wall and now refuses to leave. That has got to be, by far, the biggest cat I have seen.
Sloppy Joes!!! Did some serious partying in there! Did you take the trip to Hemmingway's house? That place is crawling with cats.
BTW: this site did the censoring on BIG*****.......Cj |
01-03-2010
( Reply#: 4459 ) |
duane |
Just to let you know, here in Siberia (N. Minnesota) we have a couple of feet of snow on the ground and -20 this morning.
One benefit...you wake up fast when your bare feet hit the floor when stepping out of bed! |
01-03-2010
( Reply#: 4460 ) |
BobK |
Cj, I found that picture of the cat on the web or someone emailed it to me many years ago, I don't know the cat or the lady holding it. :(
We didn't go to Hemmingway's house, just not enough time as we were with others. We were planning on going down by ourselves this year but after replacing the A/C-heat unit and re-sodding the front yard, next year may be better. Actually when I was planning on going the weather wasn't much better there than it was here. |
01-03-2010
( Reply#: 4461 ) |
seejay2 |
OMG!!! Why get out of bed??? How can you get out of bed??
There was a guy I worked with at LTV who was close to retirement. Well, some relative passed away and left him a property in Great Falls, Mt. So he was thinking, "Great! Ready to retire and now I have a place to go".
Well, we hadn't heard from Bill in a while and one of the guys decided to call up there and see how he was doing. This was in a January. When he got Bill's wife on the phone, he said she wasn't just sniffling, she was crying! She said it had been -60 and she hadn't been out of the house in over two weeks (they must have a 3 day growing season up there)!! Anyway, they soon thereafter moved back to Portage---where it is warm; to be near the grandchildren, of course.....Cj |
01-03-2010
( Reply#: 4462 ) |
seejay2 |
quote:
Originally posted by BobK
Cj, I found that picture of the cat on the web or someone emailed it to me many years ago, I don't know the cat or the lady holding it. :(
Whoever she is, I hope she feeds it 5 times a day or she is not amongst the living right now.
We didn't go to Hemmingway's house, just not enough time as we were with others. We were planning on going down by ourselves this year but after replacing the A/C-heat unit and re-sodding the front yard, next year may be better. Actually when I was planning on going the weather wasn't much better there than it was here.
It will still be there when you go.
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01-03-2010
( Reply#: 4463 ) |
Tom J |
quote:
Originally posted by seejay2
So tom, it begs the question: When was the last 12" snow? Please don't tell me 9 1/2 years ago or there is a house for sale in Murray as we speak.
BobK: Is that a house cat (BIG*****) or something that crashed in thru the wall and now refuses to leave. That has got to be, by far, the biggest cat I have seen.
Sloppy Joes!!! Did some serious partying in there! Did you take the trip to Hemmingway's house? That place is crawling with cats.
BTW: this site did the censoring on BIG*****.......Cj
Seems like it has been four or five years since we had a big snow. I don't remember how many inches of snow we got the last "big one."
Maybe we will have that "really big one" before you move down here and get it over with. [:)]
I actually like snow. Winter without snow is boring.
Tomster |
01-03-2010
( Reply#: 4464 ) |
seejay2 |
I'm ready for a little boring then. If snow is considered 'exciting', I've been living in the fast lane entirely too long now. I don't mind snow, I just don't need to see the Matterhorn on my property every year for months at a time.
I wanna go on my boat. Fish. Relax. Watch the dog chase squirrels around. |
01-03-2010
( Reply#: 4465 ) |
BobK |
I really enjoy being bored. I'm too old to continue downhill skiing but I can still ride my motorcycle all Winter.
Bob
[img]http://home.comcast.net/~rkekeis/Bob1.jpg[/img] |
01-03-2010
( Reply#: 4466 ) |
wvcogs |
quote:
Originally posted by seejay2
So tom, it begs the question: When was the last 12" snow? Please don't tell me 9 1/2 years ago or there is a house for sale in Murray as we speak.
BobK: Is that a house cat (BIG*****) or something that crashed in thru the wall and now refuses to leave. That has got to be, by far, the biggest cat I have seen.
Sloppy Joes!!! Did some serious partying in there! Did you take the trip to Hemmingway's house? That place is crawling with cats.
BTW: this site did the censoring on BIG*****.......Cj
Tom -- Don't forget to tell him about the ice storm last January!!! Your power was out for how many days?
Ken |
01-03-2010
( Reply#: 4467 ) |
Tom J |
quote:
Originally posted by wvcogs
quote:
Originally posted by seejay2
So tom, it begs the question: When was the last 12" snow? Please don't tell me 9 1/2 years ago or there is a house for sale in Murray as we speak.
BobK: Is that a house cat (BIG*****) or something that crashed in thru the wall and now refuses to leave. That has got to be, by far, the biggest cat I have seen.
Sloppy Joes!!! Did some serious partying in there! Did you take the trip to Hemmingway's house? That place is crawling with cats.
BTW: this site did the censoring on BIG*****.......Cj
Tom -- Don't forget to tell him about the ice storm last January!!! Your power was out for how many days?
Ken
Power was out at my house for 10.5 days, Ken.
Now that was a once in a lifetime event (I HOPE). Utility workers brought in from other states were saying that they had never seen anything like that. Almost the entire western half of KY had severe ice and broken power poles.
[IMG]http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y145/tsjay/Ice%20Storm%202009/PICT0023.jpg[/IMG]
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01-04-2010
( Reply#: 4468 ) |
seejay2 |
Oh thanks for that one, Captain Bringdown!
Is that your house?
So you were in NWI for the Big Snow of '67 and you were in KY for the Icestorm of a Lifetime and you are telling me to leave the bad weather behind!?! |
01-04-2010
( Reply#: 4469 ) |
Tom J |
quote:
Originally posted by seejay2
Oh thanks for that one, Captain Bringdown!
Is that your house?
So you were in NWI for the Big Snow of '67 and you were in KY for the Icestorm of a Lifetime and you are telling me to leave the bad weather behind!?!
No, neither of those places is my house. I was standing in my yard with my back to my house shooting SW in the upper pic and E in the lower pic.
Here's one showing the front of my house.
[IMG]http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y145/tsjay/Ice%20Storm%202009/PICT0022.jpg[/IMG]
I have never seen anything like that storm and hope I never do again. There was not a SINGLE TREE of any appreciable size that did not have some of its upper limbs broken anywhere in the area. I had to drive around looking for supplies and kerosene because only places that had generators were operating. No matter how far from home I got, the scenery was the same, ice-covered, broken trees.
You would hear of someone being open that still had some kerosene, and by the time you got there, the line would be a mile long. I stood in line at a local bulk plant for hours waiting my turn to get kerosene for my kerosene heater. I had already been in line a long time when I stepped out to take this picture.
[IMG]http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y145/tsjay/Ice%20Storm%202009/PICT0038.jpg[/IMG]
You should have heard the loud popping sounds when major limbs broke. It sounded like guns being fired. That went on for a day or two after the storm passed.
Sorry to (freezing) rain on your parade. :)
I said that was a once in a lifetime event, but I think it happens even less often than that, maybe once every couple hundred years.
Tomster |
01-04-2010
( Reply#: 4470 ) |
Jim Plummer |
Guys, I was sitting in my hot tub yesterday with a can of beer in 75 degree temps here in SoCal. I haven't seen any snow in thirty years and I don't miss it or the colds I used to get all winter long!!quote:
Originally posted by Tom J
quote:
Originally posted by wvcogs
quote:
Originally posted by seejay2
So tom, it begs the question: When was the last 12" snow? Please don't tell me 9 1/2 years ago or there is a house for sale in Murray as we speak.
BobK: Is that a house cat (BIG*****) or something that crashed in thru the wall and now refuses to leave. That has got to be, by far, the biggest cat I have seen.
Sloppy Joes!!! Did some serious partying in there! Did you take the trip to Hemmingway's house? That place is crawling with cats.
BTW: this site did the censoring on BIG*****.......Cj
Tom -- Don't forget to tell him about the ice storm last January!!! Your power was out for how many days?
Ken
Power was out at my house for 10.5 days, Ken.
Now that was a once in a lifetime event (I HOPE). Utility workers brought in from other states were saying that they had never seen anything like that. Almost the entire western half of KY had severe ice and broken power poles.
[IMG]http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y145/tsjay/Ice%20Storm%202009/PICT0023.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y145/tsjay/Ice%20Storm%202009/PICT0029.jpg[/IMG]
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01-04-2010
( Reply#: 4474 ) |
Roger D |
HEY TOM !!! You forgot to mention our tornado or hurricane force winds! At least we haven't had an earthquake ----- recently.
Roger D. |
01-04-2010
( Reply#: 4475 ) |
Roger D |
Out here in the south end of the county, where I live we were without electricty for 14 days and water for 10.
The Region is a good place to be FROM.
Roger D. |
01-04-2010
( Reply#: 4476 ) |
tom w |
Bob K;
I know that we are having an extended period of unusual weather down here and we don't know how well prepared you guys are, so, If you need anything, please feel free to ask, OK? Tom W |
01-04-2010
( Reply#: 4477 ) |
MrRazz |
Great photos, Tom, of a tragic event...I'll bet from a forester's perspective, it made you sick. We experience some ice storms occasionally down here in SE Kansas, and I must say, I much rather have the snow vs the ice. I am sure you will agree, it is an eerie feeling sticking your head out the door at night and hearing the trees cracking and come crashing down...almost like a war zone and often looks much that way after it is over. I've said a little prayer that one doesn't fall on my house or your car.
Seejay, you might want to trade that snow blower in for a chain saw, a chipper, snd a generator before heading south. |
01-04-2010
( Reply#: 4478 ) |
Tom J |
quote:
Originally posted by MrRazz
Great photos, Tom, of a tragic event...I'll bet from a forester's perspective, it made you sick. We experience some ice storms occasionally down here in SE Kansas, and I must say, I much rather have the snow vs the ice. I am sure you will agree, it is an eerie feeling sticking your head out the door at night and hearing the trees cracking and come crashing down...almost like a war zone and often looks much that way after it is over. I've said a little prayer that one doesn't fall on my house or your car.
Seejay, you might want to trade that snow blower in for a chain saw, a chipper, snd a generator before heading south.
You know, Tim, that was EXACTLY what I thought as I looked at the wooded areas and saw that every tree had some major upper limbs broken off. It really DID look like scenes from war newsreels.
And, yes, it did break my heart to see that virtually every single tree had severe damage. You have to wonder if the exposed wounds might make the trees susceptible to disease or insect attack.
When those bigger limbs let go, it sounded like high powered rifle shots, and then like you said, you would hear the crashing sounds as the limbs fell through the lower parts of the tree, doing more damage to the tree as they came down.
To make matters worse, we had several days of very cold weather right after the ice storm came through. No one had power, and the outdoor temperatures at night were in the low teens and might have been down in the single digits. Do you remember, Roger, if we saw night time temps below 10°F immediately after the ice storm?
Tom |
01-04-2010
( Reply#: 4479 ) |
BobK |
Tom W, thanks but we're fine. If we're out riding the bike and it gets too cold we have electric jacket liners that keep us toasty. The house and the car keep us warm. I might have to buy a few more long sleeve shirts. |
01-05-2010
( Reply#: 4480 ) |
tom w |
Bob; OK just wanted to make sure. |
01-05-2010
( Reply#: 4481 ) |
Tom J |
Well, ain't this a fine kettle of fish? We are supposed to get 3-5" of snow Wednesday night and Thursday, and then the temps will fall to single digits with winds as high as 25 MPH and wind chills way below zero. Temps are already single digits at night, but without much wind.
Guess a guy would have to go somewhere near the Equator to escape this Arctic High.
Tomster
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01-06-2010
( Reply#: 4486 ) |
Jim Plummer |
What happened to global warming?quote:
Originally posted by Tom J
Well, ain't this a fine kettle of fish? We are supposed to get 3-5" of snow Wednesday night and Thursday, and then the temps will fall to single digits with winds as high as 25 MPH and wind chills way below zero. Temps are already single digits at night, but without much wind.
Guess a guy would have to go somewhere near the Equator to escape this Arctic High.
Tomster
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01-06-2010
( Reply#: 4487 ) |
Roger D |
No, Tom J. the best I remember it didn't get real cold after the ice storm. I believe it stayed around 20 at night to 28 during the day.
The ice didn't stay but two or three days but the aftermath is still here!
Roger D. |
01-06-2010
( Reply#: 4489 ) |
Tom J |
quote:
Originally posted by Roger D
No, Tom J. the best I remember it didn't get real cold after the ice storm. I believe it stayed around 20 at night to 28 during the day.
The ice didn't stay but two or three days but the aftermath is still here!
Roger D.
Oh, man, Roger, it got colder than what you remember. I PROMISE you, it was in the low teens at night, but I couldn't remember if it actually dropped down to single digits.
You know what, though, I believe that REALLY cold weather came a few days after the ice storm, while most people still had no power.
Tom |
01-06-2010
( Reply#: 4496 ) |
seejay2 |
I see Orlando was at freezing this morning. I hope the people who planned to see Mickey Mouse don't feel too crapped on.....Cj |
01-06-2010
( Reply#: 4498 ) |
BobK |
When I finally got out of bed this morning at 7am it was 28 degrees. Not a balmy as I like it.
Bob
[img]http://home.comcast.net/~rkekeis/Bob1.jpg[/img] |
01-06-2010
( Reply#: 4507 ) |
SpaceCat |
Hi Gang- as I mentioned in another thread, I'm in South Florida- not far from where Shep, Gasser & Zinsmeister 'watched for Hitler' during the war.
We seem to be into a solid week- maybe more- of overnight lows in the 30's.... 32 last night, 30 tonight; though we might get a reprieve to 40 tomorrow night before it dips again for the weekend.
Since this ol' tropical house does not have heat in every room, I just determined the kitchen is now colder than the inside of the refrigerator in the kitchen! |
01-06-2010
( Reply#: 4509 ) |
BobK |
I'm in Avon Park and they are predicting a low of 26 on Sunday and Monday mornings.[:(]
Bob
[img]http://home.comcast.net/~rkekeis/Bob1.jpg[/img] |
01-07-2010
( Reply#: 4510 ) |
tom w |
Well, as I was having a cup of coffee this morning on the porch, I saw a beagle chasing a racoon with a set of jumper cables so I know it was cold. Tom J, dont ask, it was a joke. To top it off, I discovered a leak in my roof last week and I've been on and off the roof all week getting estimates. Tom W |
01-07-2010
( Reply#: 4521 ) |
Roger D |
Hey Tom W.!! When it is raining you can't fix it. If it isn't raining doesn't need fixing.
Roger D. |
01-07-2010
( Reply#: 4528 ) |
tom w |
Oh Yeah? (typiical answer when I was a kid) LOL That logic works with me but not the little lady. Tom W |
01-11-2010
( Reply#: 4651 ) |
Tom J |
quote:
Originally posted by SpaceCat
Hi Gang- as I mentioned in another thread, I'm in South Florida- not far from where Shep, Gasser & Zinsmeister 'watched for Hitler' during the war.
We seem to be into a solid week- maybe more- of overnight lows in the 30's.... 32 last night, 30 tonight; though we might get a reprieve to 40 tomorrow night before it dips again for the weekend.
Since this ol' tropical house does not have heat in every room, I just determined the kitchen is now colder than the inside of the refrigerator in the kitchen!
Hope you guys get a break from the cold soon.
Maybe the "warm" Region memories will help you get through this. [:)]
Tom |
01-29-2010
( Reply#: 4850 ) |
S C Jones |
OKAY! We former Region Rats in Middle TN are getting a good reminder of the winters back in the day!!!
We are expected to get 6 inches!!! And the temperature is to dip to 9 degrees tomorrow night. So, yeah, not exactly the depth nor the degree experienced in Da Region; but for here, it is like Alaska. Yesterday schools announced closing for today and State and Metro offices closed at noon. There are already wrecks all over the area---and there will be more.
It is the hills and valleys of the side roads to the neighborhoods that make it so difficult for people to get around--that and the macho need to show how fast they can go, rather than going steadily up a hill and down a hill.....
This is a good, wet snow that would have been a delight to me 60 years ago...
Tom J and Roger D, are you guys getting some of this snow or just rain at this time?
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01-29-2010
( Reply#: 4851 ) |
Tom J |
quote:
Originally posted by S C Jones
OKAY! We former Region Rats in Middle TN are getting a good reminder of the winters back in the day!!!
We are expected to get 6 inches!!! And the temperature is to dip to 9 degrees tomorrow night. So, yeah, not exactly the depth nor the degree experienced in Da Region; but for here, it is like Alaska. Yesterday schools announced closing for today and State and Metro offices closed at noon. There are already wrecks all over the area---and there will be more.
It is the hills and valleys of the side roads to the neighborhoods that make it so difficult for people to get around--that and the macho need to show how fast they can go, rather than going steadily up a hill and down a hill.....
This is a good, wet snow that would have been a delight to me 60 years ago...
Tom J and Roger D, are you guys getting some of this snow or just rain at this time?
Nothing yet here at Madisonville, where I work.
I think we are supposed to get most of the snow during the night and into tomorrow morning. I believe were are supposed to get about 4" to 6" accumulation.
I'll just say that no matter how much snow we get, it will be MUCH better than all the ice we got at this time last year!
Tom |
01-29-2010
( Reply#: 4853 ) |
Jay |
While back here in the "region", we have a litte snow barely covering the grass, and the sidewalks and streets are clear. However, temperatures are still below freezing (double digits in the day and single digits at night).
I'm surprised how mild January has been in terms of snow and ice.
OOPS, I think I just jinxed the region. |
01-29-2010
( Reply#: 4854 ) |
seejay2 |
Hey TJ,
I just shot you an email about this weather before I logged onto Shep. We haven't been down there since I last talked to you. I want to come down and haul a load with us and check on the place, but.....Cj |
01-29-2010
( Reply#: 4855 ) |
seejay2 |
Jay is right! I don't think we've had a below zero day yet(forget the wind chill)in Portage..............Cj |
01-29-2010
( Reply#: 4857 ) |
Tom J |
About 2" here in Greenville right now, and it's coming down fairly hard. I believe we are supposed to get 6" by the time it stops tomorrow morning.
CJ, ya might wanna wait a few days before you bring that next load. [:D]
Tomster |
01-29-2010
( Reply#: 4858 ) |
MrRazz |
8.5" here in Southeast Kansas now and still snowing. Major ice and power outages in OK. Unfortunately coming your way. Sorry...stay warm, my friends.
Tim |
01-30-2010
( Reply#: 4860 ) |
seejay2 |
I think I'll give it a few weeks just for insurance. I have room in my garage to stack a few more boxes anyway...Cjquote:
Originally posted by Tom J
About 2" here in Greenville right now, and it's coming down fairly hard. I believe we are supposed to get 6" by the time it stops tomorrow morning.
CJ, ya might wanna wait a few days before you bring that next load. [:D]
Tomster
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01-30-2010
( Reply#: 4861 ) |
Tom J |
We have what looks to be about 5" to 6" of snow here at my house. According to AccuWeather, we have had 0.54" of precipitation in the last 24 hours, which is the rain equivalent, of course.
Depending on how wet the snow is, I believe the ratio is somewhere around 10" of snow for every inch of rain. That correlates pretty well with what I see for snow accumulation in my yard.
Tomster |
01-30-2010
( Reply#: 4863 ) |
S C Jones |
I was born in 1940 and there were few hills to ride sleds on in our neighborhood--we did the belly-flop to use sleds in the streets. BUT........Just a few minutes ago
I went downhill on a 50 yr old sled owned by a woman in her 80's. She had just gone down the hill on the sled when I came with a neighbor who needed help walking her dog.
AH, now I am enjoying the snow, again!!!!
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01-30-2010
( Reply#: 4864 ) |
Roger D |
I just measured the snow on my glider on the deck, it measures 4".
Another region rat in Clarksville Tn. says they have 5".
This is a good reason to stay in the house. Snow is pretty as long as you don't have to be out in it. I remember the -0 temps, the deep snow and wind on my way to work at dear old "Mother" Inland Steel. I sure don't miss it.
Roger D. |
