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Wilderness Woman
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 Posted - January 19 2005 : 12:34:51 PM
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Well, as I type (at noonish on Wednesday), we are under the influence of an Alberta Clipper that is sweeping its way across us. Several inches of snow expected before all is said and done.
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Christina
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Posted - January 20 2005 : 3:51:17 PM
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We've been under a Southeast version of the clipper since Tuesday...night time lows around 14 or 15 and highs during the day at 35, maybe...this after we had a high of 81 a little more than a week ago. No snow or ice, however, so as long as you bundle up, it ain't too bad...
To show you how stubborn people can be, I have a dear friend on the coast whose heat pump blew out in his house and he can't afford to pay to get it fixed right now, but he's refusing to go to our currently unused and vacant, nice and heated, FULLY FURNISHED condo 15 minutes from his house "because he likes to rough it." Roughing it means sleeping under a tent of blankets in the living room with his two cats and a space heater. Of course, he hasn't asked the poor cats what they think about this...just shows martyrdom still is alive and thriving!!!
It's supposed to warm up this weekend to a nice and balmy 42!!!
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Posted - January 20 2005 : 6:44:45 PM
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Hmmm... 75 and sunny here in AZ.
We're enjoying it because in another few months we are heading for the 100's.. |
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Wilderness Woman
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Posted - January 22 2005 : 9:23:26 PM
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Ho-ly Hannah! They said it would come, and it has! As you've probably all seen on the news or the weather channel, we are in the throes of a major winter storm. They're saying we could get around 18 inches before it's done. So far, we've received about 8-10 inches. It's now 9 PM and has been snowing for a good 9 hours, and is supposed to continue through the night.
I've bundled up well and taken our Akita/Lab mix dog around the neighborhood a couple of times. She is in her element, and so am I! It is so beautiful!
Anyone else getting this storm, besides Seamus? I'm sure Securemann is hunkered in for the duration. |
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Posted - January 22 2005 : 10:59:37 PM
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We got that storm last night in west Michigan. Started snowing when I went to bed, and when I woke up the storm was gone and there was 12" of snow on top of the 4" we got earlier in the week. Made for some interesting driving on the un-plowed streets today, now its 11pm, over 12 hours since it stopped snowing and my street still hasn't been plowed. |
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Posted - January 22 2005 : 11:02:54 PM
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WW,
It is warming up here in the foothills of the Catskills. It was -22 yesterday. Going into work this am it was -2. Driving through the snow storm it is warmer at 15degrees, that was tonite at 8:30PM. As big as this storm is, the blizzard of 1977 was alot worse. |
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Kurt
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Posted - January 23 2005 : 05:27:52 AM
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| It's up to 10 degrees F and it seems to be about 7-8 inches of snow here in the Shawagunks. The wind is picking up and with this powdery snow the drifting may be bad in places. Shovelling is less painful in double digit weather. |
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Wilderness Woman
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Posted - January 23 2005 : 09:26:45 AM
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Yes, I remember hearing about the Blizzard of '77! I was still living in mild, rainy Oregon. Didn't move east until spring of '78. Obviously, hearing the stories didn't stop us!
CT-R... unplowed streets? Sounds like Binghamton!
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Posted - January 23 2005 : 12:54:51 PM
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I was in Indiana at the time and have fond memories of that blizzard, though I thought it was in 78  .
Oh well, I remember a blissful week of no school and then they had to shut down the highways at one point. It was so cool walking around with no cars in sight and all that snow, snow, snow. Heavenly! That is until it all started melting...then came the mud, mud, mud! |
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Wilderness Woman
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Posted - January 23 2005 : 2:10:40 PM
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You are correct, Caitlin. The really, really big one was in January of 1978. This affected a very large area of the northeast and other areas.
However, in January of 1977 there was a blizzard that hit mainly Buffalo, New York. The winds were so strong, they picked up most of the 3 feet of snow that had previously fallen on the frozen Lake Erie and dumped it all right on Buffalo. About 29 people died! Take a look at the photo I found online:
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Looking at that, I feel very grateful. At least I could find our cars when I went out this morning to shovel! We got about the 18 inches predicted. All I can say is, "Thank Heavens for kind neighbors with snow blowers!" I would probably still be out there shoveling! |
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Kurt
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Posted - January 25 2005 : 08:14:20 AM
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Woo hoo! Glens Falls was -25° F, the lowest temperatue in the Lower 48 today!
There's no bad weather, just bad clothing. |
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Posted - January 25 2005 : 7:08:19 PM
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Ummmmmmm, looking at all of that snow makes me glad that I live in the south!!! It has been so nice this week, and tomorrow is supposed to get up to 66 degrees. 
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Christina
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Posted - January 26 2005 : 12:14:02 PM
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Well, we here in South Carolina are having nice weather today (and did yesterday) but things sure got Arctic temperature wise over the weekend. On Saturday night I was driving down to Atlanta from Columbia and the outside temperature dropped down into the teens by the time I got there. Wind was blowing at 45 mph gusts near Atlanta and occasionally blew so hard there were a couple trucks that were weaving from the gusts...on Sunday we went into Atlanta to see a show at the Fox Theatre and, while there was no snow, thank God, it was a completely and brutally clear cold day. Standing on the MARTA platforms, the wind was blowing at 25 mph and the wind chill was 3 degrees. I have not been that cold in about 10 years and was ready to light candles in thanksgiving when the temperature got up to the 40s yesterday. How do you folks in the cold regions HANDLE it? Sunday's chill made me seriously contemplating following my best college friend to Phoenix, where it's in the blessed 100s all summer (yes, Caitlin, I know I'm nuts...I love heat...) and there's NO humidity...
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Wilderness Woman
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Posted - February 18 2006 : 10:55:36 PM
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Oh-kay. Well, then. Let's talk about something really bland  ... like the weather.
Boy is it cold here! Our very mild winter has taken a real turn for the worse the last couple of days. We have no snow on the ground, but the wind has come up and the temperature is expected to go down to around 0 degrees tonight, not counting the wind chill factor. Good time to stay indoors and huddle.
Anyone else? How's your weather?
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Posted - February 19 2006 : 05:59:51 AM
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| Not all that bad actually, - about 0*, with a wind chill of around -13*. Headin' out in a few minutes. Had a mild winter so far, - and hopefully that means a cool summer! Last summer was a nightmare, many days in the 90's, with a heat index in the low 100's. Things do "average out" - just hope it happens this summer! ;) |
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Posted - February 19 2006 : 06:25:54 AM
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You know, WW, somes bland is good!
Weather here in western NC is a tad iffy ... ice & snow & freezing rain all in the forecast, but so far not much of anything. A very, very mild and snow-free winter. Just the way I like it. It was 70 degrees on Friday!!!  |
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Tim Cordell
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Posted - February 19 2006 : 11:57:28 PM
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Not a bad winter...until Friday. The worst wind storm I have ever seen screamed through Lake George. We lost power very quickly and I used my window light to finish some art on the drawing board. (A Vermeer episode).. Regained power early this morning.. The worst possible scenerio though. The temperature dropped 20 degrees in 20 minutes. It kept going down throughout the night. I have a wood stove and a fireplace..We were saved by the woodstove as the fireplace is not very efficient. Plenty of wood but you must watch the stove all night due to the danger of the thing (chimney fire) and without phones it would be hard to call the fire deptartment in an emergency. So, we trundled out the 18th century stuff..lanterns, candles coffee pot, etc. We were very comfortable and tucked in for the long haul. But...BORING! Read by candle light..Played some cards but for the most part hung around the fire trying to stay warm. Long periods of zombie staring. And, the neighbors..No jolly visiting during this event. Everyone trying to generate heat and staying low in their own homes maintaining their own property which, I think, our forefathers might have done..A wild night and day. We slept in the lower half of the raised ranch. I have 33 large northern white pines around the house and they are amazing in their resiliency-boy can they bend.. But, many down around the neighborhood. So..The reality of 18th century life in extreme conditions is scary and the boredom after the daylight fades is numbing. Not the good time- hanging around the camp- reenactment experience at all.
To top it all off, the wind wiped out the ice in Lake George. (bad for the L.G. winter carnival). On the other hand, I can see how the 18th century produced so many offspring.
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Posted - February 20 2006 : 11:25:34 AM
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| I went to an event at Huntersville, NC last weekend, which is about 15 miles north of Charlotte, NC. The weather was beautiful on Friday, then nasty on Saturday, then dropped into the low 20's that night. On Saturday sleet was bouncing of the musket barrels, and everyone was wet, but with wool clothes, it wasn't too bad and the wool deflected a lot of the rain. There was a nice party that night in the barn, but it was a bit drafty. Sunday was cold but clear and a lot more spectators turned up. There was a great battle; Continentals fighting the British, then they retreat across a bridge, the militia forms up and stops the British advance long enough for the Regulars to escape. Just like the Saint-Charles. There were some good suttlers there too. It's one to consider if you are looking for something to do in February. |
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Posted - February 20 2006 : 11:56:05 AM
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| After reading everyone else's posts, I feel good that our low was around 20 degrees ABOVE zero. But that wind on Friday was something else -- it went from nothing at 7:00 a.m. to the highest wind speed we've ever had here two hours later (this is in the opinion of my husband the weather nut, aka "Doppler Dave"). A lot of homes lost power, though luckily we were not among them. WW has identified the secret to enjoying this weather, IMHO: a dog with a thick coat. She's so happy when we're outside that it makes me happy too (though it does get pretty cold as I stand there while she's digging for voles). |
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Posted - February 20 2006 : 5:32:43 PM
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This thread makes me miss Jim!!!
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Wilderness Woman
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Posted - February 20 2006 : 6:00:14 PM
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I know! Me too. I thought of that when I reopened this... his... thread the other night. Going back (w-a-a-a-y back) to the first page, it also made me miss Scott again.
We all had a great time in this thread, didn't we?
No, GG... that's "AAA" -- Avenging Angels Anonymous! You, Seamus, Sgt Munro and myself are all Charter Members!
Bookworm, my dog (who has the highly romantic name of Jasmine) has been coming out of her house the last couple of days, and stretching out on the cold, frozen, hard ground to sleep in the sunshine! That thick coat of hers amazes me. But you should see my yard in the springtime. Great blonde clumps of fur will be flitting around in the breeze. One can literally walk around and pick it up. Hmmmmm... wonder if I could spin it?
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Chris
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Posted - February 27 2006 : 9:46:19 PM
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-21 yesterday morning in Trapper Creek. No wind.
The lowest it's gotten so far is -31, but we had wimped out and headed to Anchorage when it got to -25. We shouldn't have too many more cold spells this year, and pretty soon I'll be complaining about the heat.
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Posted - February 28 2006 : 07:29:39 AM
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| Sounds good Chris,- I envy you. Yesterday was about 0*, with a nice 'n nippy windchill of about 20 below. Took a 2 hr. hike, - gonna hate to see spring/summer. Hate the heat, .... ;) |
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Posted - March 01 2006 : 08:33:38 AM
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Well, as I have said repeatedly through this great, long thread... I love winter and cold weather. I don't know, however, if my old arthritic joints could handle a 2-hour hike with the wind whipping up a 20 below wind chill! Zowwee! My hat is off to you, Guide!  I definitely agree with you regarding the heat (and accompanying humidity) in our part of the world. Don't like it in the least.
Chris... you stay warm up there in Alaska! |
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Posted - March 01 2006 : 09:29:45 AM
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| Hello WW, - that's why the good Lord invented heavy gloves, longjohns, knit hats, hooded sweatshirts and heavy coats! In fact just about to head out for another hike today, - up around 2000 ft. probably. Not as nippy as the other day, 25ish, with a windchill of about 10 above. Almost toasty, ... From the Mount Washinton Observatory - live. www.mountwashington.org/ A little too nippy there I'd say. They have a year round weather station, I think for the crew it's about a week on, and a week off, - and volunteers are usuaully welcome. Some "interesting stuff". |
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