Chicago area is cuurent at 1 with 20 mph wind for a wind chill of -26. It's supposed to be colder tomorrow with an actual temp of -12 and wind chills to -40. It's time to retire and move west!
We got three inches of snow overnight and the high today was 9. Blowing wind with 25mph gusts meant all that snow managed to drift and pile on the roads. The main expressway I take to work was a solid sheet of ice this morning. But hey! The sun was out for all of 20 minutes this afternoon!
Made it through the worst of it with no frozen pipes or any other calamities. Should be starting to warm up again this coming week and the days are starting to get longer agaqin. Time to kilt up again!
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"Irishness is not primary a question of birth or blood or language; it is the condition on being involved in the Irish situation, and usually of being mauled by it."-Conor Cruise O'Brien
It's funny how I only post bad weather in this thread........ However we got a good amount of snow last night in Massachusetts. Got up at 1:00am to try to be ahead of the storm to snow blow. Only about 4 inches then. Got up this morning at 7:am. 2 FEET AND 30-40 mile an hour winds! So much for staying ahead of the storm. So I went outside ready for battle. And then for the first 10 minutes I forgot one of the golden rules while snow blowing: DO NOT FIGHT AND GO AGAINST THE WIND...... USE THE WIN TO YOUR ADVANTAGE! Supposed to snow all day now. We got plenty of food (still scarred after our Blizzard of 78) and plenty of beer. Getting ready to go out and play in the snow with my daughter and snow blow again.
The Weather is terrible and I think we need a snowblower too. Had 3 of my kids helping shovel and we are still not dug out yet. Part of our house has a flat roof and so eyeing that too.
[SIZE=7]Sorry TOGO and KINGARTHUR but I'm really, really glad I don't live on the east coast right now. The Chicago area weather has settled down after that blast of polar vortex weather a month or so ago. At the risk of jinxing myself, we haven't had more than a couple of inches of snow at a time. Granted we've had some rain/snow mix but all in all things haven't been too bad for January.
It was almost too sunny here earlier but the cloud cover is coming in now. Should start snowing somewhere between 10 tonight and one tomorrow morning. Calling for 8-12 inches by tomorrow night. We'll see...
It was almost too sunny here earlier but the cloud cover is coming in now. Should start snowing somewhere between 10 tonight and one tomorrow morning. Calling for 8-12 inches by tomorrow night. We'll see...
Oh brother more snow! Yes they are forecasting more snow for us too so that means no place to put the snow.
Doesn't look like it is going to be any warmth for a while, so I guess that means more and more snow.
Had to dig out a car last night and we had not place else to put the snow, so ended up putting it on a snow bank across the street from us!
Snow fall hasn't been too much of an issue this winter. It's seems that we got our entire snowfall for the year in that first three days that it hit us. So far the temps have been in the -10 to 20 to 30 above range. So it 's been bearable although looks like we our going to go through about a week of 0 to 10 degree befoere it heads back to the teens and twenties next week. Jan and Feb are my worst months to live through up here. There is almost nothing going on outside of work and I don't own a snowmobile or ski so it's just sitting around and waiting it out. Hopefully I can make it down tot he Twin Cities for the Scottish Ramble this month.
We've got 6 inches on the ground since this morning and are supposed to have at least another 6 before midnight and the snow will still continue til around 8 tomorrow morning. We might just get that extra 6 plus because it's been snowing twice as hard as earlier for the past hour and it's not letting up. I'm trying to decide if I'll go to work on not even bother. My normal ride is an hour. I don't think I want to spend 2-1/2 in the car first thing in the morning...
The snow is still here, we've had a few additional inches since the 'major' snowfall. But today, it's 33 out and semi-sunny so we'll see how much snow melts during the day today.
Snowing here too. I was thinking of heading down to the Scottish ramble in the Twin Cities this weekend but the below zero temps forcast for Saturday are giving me second thoughts.
We are having a heat wave here gona be like mid 20;s and no wind. Its only 10 now and the wood box is empty so I guess I will fire up the little Bouta and bring in a couple loads of wood,, Yall have a most wonderful day and remember spring is just around the corner
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Am fear nach gleidh na h–airm san t–sith, cha bhi iad aige ’n am a’ chogaidh. He that keeps not his arms in time of peace will have none in time of war.
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