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Wargod
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07-16-2001

Monday, January 15, 2007 - 12:08 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
Heh, we've even had ice, though not like most of ya'll I'm sure. Any standing water (like in the gutters in the street or fountains/bird baths) and one of my neighbors water line for their cooler broke the other night and the water froze into pretty looking icecicles though I'm sure they're not standing out there thinking how pretty it is!

Yesterday morning was 9 degrees about 7am and didn't get over 37 during the day. I slept in this morning with the kids home, but right now it's 39 and windy.

Dipo
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04-23-2002

Monday, January 15, 2007 - 1:10 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Dipo a private message Print Post    
LOL, wargod, I was shocked as I walked to work this morning to see ice on some of the sidewalks and they had some orange cones around a huge icepack on the sidewalk at the BART station. Amazing.

I do enjoy winter weather but I am ready for the nighttime temps to stay above freezing here in Northern CA!!!

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Monday, January 15, 2007 - 3:50 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
Here too Dipo. Single digit temps when I go to bed and hardly above that when I get up are ridiculous and I'm in Southern CA! I went shopping and then picked up my nieces and we got home at 2 and there's still ice in the gutter in front of my house.

My sister called me early this morning while I was still sleeping. Kota did tell me to call her back but honestly I just forgot til she called me about 12. The water line to their washer froze and broke last night. She wasn't in desperate need of help for most of the morning because the line stayed frozen so she was able to hop in the shower and wash dishes real quick but when she called me it'd started to melt and leak and she was in a hurry to shut off the water main til either her hubby gets home tonight or the landlady can get someone out to fix it. She's got a three year old who's just recently finished potty training but is still in that when she has to go she has to go NOW stage, school clothes for oldest niece to wash, baths for both girls and no bottled water in the house. So the girls and their laundry are with me and I picked her up a case of water on the way over. She's hoping they either get it fixed tonight or the landlady approves a night in a hotel because there is no way they can stay in the house without water and two little girls.

Yankee_in_ca
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08-01-2000

Monday, January 15, 2007 - 3:52 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Yankee_in_ca a private message Print Post    
It's warmed up here today. 35F. Though it's supposed to snow again tonight.

Texannie
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07-16-2001

Monday, January 15, 2007 - 7:09 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Texannie a private message Print Post    
grrr..this POTENTIAL ice storm is causing some schools to already close. my son is out with friends and keeps calling saying they announced our district is closing tomorrow, but the school website says they aren't making a decision till tomorrow am.
nothing like panic and over reaction!

Native_texan
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08-24-2004

Monday, January 15, 2007 - 8:43 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Native_texan a private message Print Post    
Annie, we've had this crap since Saturday. While some areas around here have had the ice since then, we only had it freeze up here pretty good overnight. Thankfully Travis and I both had the holiday off. Today the sun came out and got rid of most of it although there are still patches where the sun didn't hit.

The really good news is that we have had a lot of rain. A friend of mine about 40 miles north from me said they have 4 inches. Great news for the lakes.

Stay warm and safe!

Ladytex
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09-27-2001

Monday, January 15, 2007 - 8:50 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ladytex a private message Print Post    
this ice crap is no joke, take a look in my folder at what it did to one of my trees last night ...

Juju2bigdog
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10-27-2000

Monday, January 15, 2007 - 10:19 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Juju2bigdog a private message Print Post    
Wargod, you know that if you pour a bucket of water into the toilet bowl, it will flush? Some kind of magic toilet hocus-pocus. Could she get some buckets of water from the neighbors to augment the bottled drinking water?

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Monday, January 15, 2007 - 10:55 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
Yep, Juju. When she first called she asked for a couple empty bottles, wasn't really concerned what kind because she was planning on using it for the toilet. Her bigger concern was that oldest niece needed a bath for school tomorrow and school clothes and bil was up in Bakersfield (carpooling) and couldn't get off work early.

I stopped and picked her up six gallons of water just because we weren't sure how long she'd be without (oh and the only neighbor she knows her pipes had frozen the day before and she's still without water.) It was the water line to her laundry room that broke...laundry room is outside. After I picked up the girls she turned off the water to it, then went around checking the other pipes and found another one leaking. SHe turned off what she thought was the water main then went back in to finish up her housework. About 5:30 she called me and said she'd turned off three different valves (one of them in the ground) by that point, none of them appeared to be the water main because she had water shooting out of both broken pipes. She wanted to know if Darren was home to come help right then but he wasn't. Bil got home about then and found the main shut off but didn't have the tool thingie to shut it off. He called to tell me he was going to hardware store to see if he could find one..to which I replied, lol, "DUH! I have a neighbor who works for the water company, come by!" I have one of the heavy duty thingies they use to shut water off. He came by and picked it up and the girls because he said neither pipe was real bad and he was sure he could fix it tonight (he had it finished about half an hour ago) and then went around and wrapped all his outside pipes. When I talked to sis he was on his way to the neighbors house to see if he could fix hers.

Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

Monday, January 15, 2007 - 11:40 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
We had tons of wind all day and it is still pretty cold, but not as bad as it was. There have been broken water mains and freezing all over the county.

Brrrr.

Chiliwilli
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09-04-2006

Tuesday, January 16, 2007 - 12:16 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Chiliwilli a private message Print Post    
7° today, possibly -10° tomorrow. Still warm here.

Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

Tuesday, January 16, 2007 - 12:41 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
LOL! It really is all relative. I do hope your homes are built more warmly than those in So Cal for instance.

And funny, too, watching tennis today, from Melbourne, where it was 105 in the air and 120 on the court! Wow..

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Tuesday, January 16, 2007 - 1:01 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
Chili you need to come visit me sometimes, I'll show you what warm really is, lol!

It's time for my annual stupid winter question. When temps get that low (7, 10, whatever) during the day, for days on end, do ya'll actually go out and do stuff? A few days a winter I can handle it, I stay home when I can and bundle up when I go out but if I had to deal with that my mail would be piled up, dog would be toilet trained and we'd starve cuz I wouldn't leave the house, lol.

Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

Tuesday, January 16, 2007 - 1:11 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
We definitely went out in below zero weather in Detroit and we walked to school, or the grocery (mom didn't drive, we didn't have a freezer, so we walked to the bakery, meat market, etc. several times a week and then went to the supermarket every couple of weeks with dad driving)

7 below is the coldest I can remember, walking to school, and they didn't talk of wind chill back then, but you did learn to RELAX your muscles and you learned to slide on the ice because otherwise you'd probably fall on your butt.

And we left on my 13th brithday.. woo hoo!

Chiliwilli
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09-04-2006

Tuesday, January 16, 2007 - 2:50 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Chiliwilli a private message Print Post    
As I've said before, Wargod, this is warm weather we are having. I'm serious. Our kids are required to have outside recess until it's colder than -20° and the schools never close but at -50° it is up to the parents whether to send their kids to school or not, mostly due to bus/driving safety. The school buses are kept in a heated bus barn.

Mostly we consider anything above -20° fairly warm for winter weather here. The difference between where you are and here is humidity. Fairbanks has low humidity in the winter; therefore, the cold doesn't feel as cold. I know that doesn't make sense but it's true.

I've seen -72° as the coldest and I've seen it stay around -40° for five or six weeks. We still go to work and do what we have to do but we dress accordingly and try to be prepared. Some vehicles do not like cold weather much (coughfordcough) and don't run well. We have heaters on engine blocks and batteries that plug in to keep them warm when not running. Also, I love my autostart so I don't have to go out in the cold to warm up the car.

Texannie
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07-16-2001

Tuesday, January 16, 2007 - 5:39 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Texannie a private message Print Post    
LT, saw your pics and was worried about that too. Our pine trees just can't hold the ice.
The it's freezing here, but the rain never came this far south. The news teams are all so disappointed! LOL

Racinrach
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11-16-2006

Tuesday, January 16, 2007 - 6:58 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Racinrach a private message Print Post    
anyone wants to come and start my car is more than welcome as we top out at 9 today... not adding in the wind chill for 10- and my loving boyfriend is a mailman...

Kaili
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08-31-2000

Tuesday, January 16, 2007 - 7:00 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Kaili a private message Print Post    
It's not Chilli cold here- we're in the single digits to the 20s generally during January. Forecast for today is a sunny 18° (which means brrr cause it feels better when it's cloudy- wind usually comes with the clear sky), low of 2° tonight. Warming to a balmy 27° by Thursday (and with that comes more snow).

Do you get a lot of snow, Chilli? It doesn't snow so much here when it's too cold because air can only retain so much moisture and that amount is lessened with cooler temps. In the winter, if it's snowing, at least you know it's not necessarily super cold because of that. It has been cold these past few days though and we got a few inches the other night.

It's like summer weather- when a front comes in, you get a storm or rain depending on whether it's a cold or warm front coming through. I can't illustrate how it works, but with one it's a gentle lifting as one front slides under the other and you get rain while with the other (I think cold coming into warm), it's kind of smals into the other and forces that air up above it and taht causes the thunderstorms and more violent weather. The snow is usually with the coming cold front so as the cold and warm air masses mix, we get snow but then as the mixing passes over, we're left with the cold air. When we got snow the other day it came from a warmer Gulf of Mexico airmass that was met by a cold arctic one.

Hopefully I got all that right- that was from my Weather and Climate class years ago. Loved that class. Loves the rainshadow effect (that's for all you next to the mountains people like the Willamette Valley in Oregon getting wet from the air rising over the mountains and cooling- like moss on a tree).

ANYWAY- when it's eal cold I don't do much outside. Start my car, let it warm up, then head out to wherever I need to go. It doesn't stop me from going anywhere, if that's what you mean. It's not that long of a walk from my car to wherever. Hat, gloves, scarf, and coat and we're good to go. Bundled up little kids that can hardly walk and whose arms stick out to the sides cause of all the clothes are so cute. I hate wearing coats though- I usually wear a fleece over another few layers and toss my coat on the pasenger seat. When it's mild cold and we get snow then I'll go snowshoeing or skiing (but in those cases I wear the snow pants too!).

Kaili
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08-31-2000

Tuesday, January 16, 2007 - 7:07 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Kaili a private message Print Post    
Racinrach- it's funny you're from Wisconsin (esp. that area) because every time I've seen your name, I think it says RacineRac. I grew up in Racine.


My poor mom just got home from 2 weeks in Hawaii yesterday (maybe she crossed paths with Skootz!) and when she left it was probably in the upper 30s- she's come home to this forecast:

Today: Sunny, with a high near 10. West wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around -3. Southwest wind between 10 and 15 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

Texannie
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07-16-2001

Tuesday, January 16, 2007 - 7:18 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Texannie a private message Print Post    
um..think ya'll are forgetting that we don't even own heavy coats down here, so 32 is damn cold! LOL


Urgrace
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08-19-2000

Tuesday, January 16, 2007 - 7:30 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Urgrace a private message Print Post    
That slow moving storm finally made it here. The schools are closed, the roads are closed in some places, and the fire truck just screamed by. We don't have icicles covering the trees yet, but there are a few hanging from the eaves and the wind is biting! Right now the temperature is 30°F, it's Overcast with the Wind: N at 23 mph and the Humidity: 72%. The temp is going down to 28°F!

Kaili
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08-31-2000

Tuesday, January 16, 2007 - 7:37 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Kaili a private message Print Post    
Everyone should own at least a kinda heavy basic coat. You never know. As an adult, it's not like you'll need to replace it, unless you gain or lose a ton of weight- and if you rarely need it, ot'll last forever. Think how happy you'll be when it is cold and you have a warm coat!

Texannie
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07-16-2001

Tuesday, January 16, 2007 - 8:01 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Texannie a private message Print Post    
I guess if I had bought the coat when I was 20 and amortized the cost it at one or two wearings per year, maybe at least once a year, over the course of 40 years it would have been worth it! LOL
I didn't even wear a winter jacket last year.

Kaili
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08-31-2000

Tuesday, January 16, 2007 - 8:13 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Kaili a private message Print Post    
How about a warm fleece? Or a good wool sweater? Much cheaper than a coat. I wear my fleeces year round. They're good for chilly nights, or in my case everywhere that's over air conditioned like movie theaters, restaurants, etc. I'm the person who goes out in the middle of summer in a sweater, long pants, and a fleece because while it may be hot outside, it's going to be too cold for me inside wherever I go.

Rosie
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11-12-2003

Tuesday, January 16, 2007 - 8:22 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Rosie a private message Print Post    
I am grateful that we don't have the power outages that some in the country do but my furnace has been running non-stop for days now. Never had this happen before and I am starting to wonder how much the bill will be.