Our Morning Coffee and Weather

[Hatchdog]

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Coop, don’t you just love those days when at breakfast it’s 34 and by dinner (supper) time it’s 15? Your forecast sounds horrible, a little bit of everything negative.

Here it’s finally winter, 14 when I got up and probably a degree or two lower now. Should be clear skies once the sun comes up. Yesterday we didn’t get out of the 20’s but it was nice and sunny all day.

Last week we got our weather from Hawaii and this week it’s coming from Alaska. How about something in between for crying out loud.

Gonna do a few indoor projects and then watch the Seahawks at 10:00 our time. Then Gonzaga basketball at 5:00. In between I reload the wood rack on the patio and check the tarps on my burn piles as it’s been a bit windy again. Nothing like last week.

This is a picture of Mt. Spokane I took from a parking lot in Spokane. Not a very good pic but finally we have some mountain snow,. The ski resort up there opened yesterday for the first time this year. Normally they target Thanksgiving for the opening.

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[Ernie]

51º and rain all day topping out at 60º. By 6:00 am going to work Monday 20º and snow. Supposed to get around 7 inches, 55 mph wind and below freezing all week. Not sure how to dress here but keeping my mittens handy.

[Mags]

33' with treetop fog. Maybe 44 later with some afternoon sun.

[cooperhawk]

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Coop, don’t you just love those days when at breakfast it’s 34 and by dinner (supper) time it’s 15? Your forecast sounds horrible, a little bit of everything negative.

Coming home from church there were cars that had been blown in the ditch due to ice and wind.
I hauled in more firewood and now am settling down to watch a bit of football. I did stop and plug the
Kubota with the blade and bucket in though.

[Sir Henry]

It’s still dark outside and difficult to estimate but I must have received about ten inches. I have two and three foot drifts and am officially snowed-in. I’m going to bundle up and fight the 14F and 40 mph gusts.

Things could be worse. I could live in Fairbanks.

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[cooperhawk]

Light Snow, 10°F, Humidity 79%
Wind Speed NW 15 mph
Barometer 30.20 in
Dewpoint 5°F
Visibility 7.00 mi
Partly sunny, with a temperature falling to around 6 by 5pm.
Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Hi ho, hi ho, it's off to plow the snow.

[Hatchdog]

Coop, Sir Henry, my sympathies. Those temps with that wind, no thanks.

Here it’s warmer at 24 and as the skies lighten a beautiful sunrise is happening. Looks to be another nice day with sunshine and maybe temps in the low 30’s. Warning up for the weekend with rain/snow here in the valleys but all snow in the mountains. The weather guy told me this morning that our water drainage is only 53% of normal. That spells disaster this coming summer/fall for wildfires.

We’re doing some running around today, a day out in the sunshine.

[Mags]

34' and hazy sunny this morning. Maybe 45' later today.

[Sir Henry]

The temperature isn’t all that bad. I just spent four hours on the tractor plowing in 13F and 16 mph wind with gusts to 37 and was toasty. I have extreme weather clothing. It’s when I’m going somewhere and will only be outside for five minutes when I get cold because I’m NOT dressed for it.

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[dave77]

The temperature isn’t all that bad. I just spent four hours on the tractor plowing in 13F and 16 mph wind with gusts to 37 and was toasty. I have extreme weather clothing. It’s when I’m going somewhere and will only be outside for five minutes when I get cold because I’m NOT dressed for it.
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I have pretty good cold weather gear, insulated overalls, polypropylene underwear, snowmobile mittens and a very warm coat and hat. But even with my Sorrel Caribou boots and wool socks my feet would always get cold. Got some of the stick-on toe warmers when they first came out and no more cold feet.

[cooperhawk]

The temperature isn’t all that bad. I just spent four hours on the tractor plowing in 13F and 16 mph wind with gusts to 37 and was toasty. I have extreme weather clothing. It’s when I’m going somewhere and will only be outside for five minutes when I get cold because I’m NOT dressed for it.

Not to brag but my Kubota's cab is so warm that I plow snow in my shirt sleeves. I used to have an open cockpit tractor like that but Carol decided I'm too darn old for that, so I got me a newer one with a cab.

[Vaquero]

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[GFK]

The temperature isn’t all that bad. I just spent four hours on the tractor plowing in 13F and 16 mph wind with gusts to 37 and was toasty. I have extreme weather clothing. It’s when I’m going somewhere and will only be outside for five minutes when I get cold because I’m NOT dressed for it.
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Nice toy!!! Yet, I would not want play in that much snow. Back in the early 90s, I was in Sturgeon Bay to take delivery of a ship. It was one of the last places that still built wooden ships. It was a nice area. But, we had to leave before the bay froze. If not, the Navy would have to do without a ship for a few months longer and pay us to play in the snow. So, it must get really cold up there. Nevertheless, it was a pretty area.

[Sir Henry]

The temperature isn’t all that bad. I just spent four hours on the tractor plowing in 13F and 16 mph wind with gusts to 37 and was toasty. I have extreme weather clothing. It’s when I’m going somewhere and will only be outside for five minutes when I get cold because I’m NOT dressed for it.
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Nice toy!!! Yet, I would not want play in that much snow. Back in the early 90s, I was in Sturgeon Bay to take delivery of a ship. It was one of the last places that still built wooden ships. It was a nice area. But, we had to leave before the bay froze. If not, the Navy would have to do without a ship for a few months longer and pay us to play in the snow. So, it must get really cold up there. Nevertheless, it was a pretty area.

[cooperhawk]

Light Snow, 10°F, Humidity 85%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 30.19 in
Dewpoint 7°F
Visibility 7.00 mi
Cloudy, with a high near 31.
0Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon.
Vet's coffee and pastries this morning.

[Sir Henry]

The temperature isn’t all that bad. I just spent four hours on the tractor plowing in 13F and 16 mph wind with gusts to 37 and was toasty. I have extreme weather clothing. It’s when I’m going somewhere and will only be outside for five minutes when I get cold because I’m NOT dressed for it.

Not to brag but my Kubota's cab is so warm that I plow snow in my shirt sleeves. I used to have an open cockpit tractor like that but Carol decided I'm too darn old for that, so I got me a newer one with a cab.

I bought a Kubota lawn mower. They make a cab for it and I could get a front blower for it. The problem is I’d have to sell another kidney to be able to afford it.

3F and 5 mph breeze.

[Hatchdog]

23 this morning but we may see a high today above freezing. Low to mid 30’s possible. Same tomorrow and then warming up with temps to 40 and the lows around 30.

Well one positive about this no snow winter (so far) is I haven’t even put the snow blade on my side by side yet. I have moved a small amount of snow off the concrete areas with a shovel a couple of times but that is it. Feel bad for you folks in the upper Midwest and the northeast. Saw a report from Syracuse this morning with a foot of new snow and a brisk wind. Not pretty.

[cooperhawk]

I bought a Kubota lawn mower. They make a cab for it and I could get a front blower for it. The problem is I’d have to sell another kidney to be able to afford it.

They are spendy. I always thought it was John Deere because they are the color of money, but Kubota has them beat.

[Sir Henry]

I bought a Kubota lawn mower. They make a cab for it and I could get a front blower for it. The problem is I’d have to sell another kidney to be able to afford it.

They are spendy. I always thought it was John Deere because they are the color of money, but Kubota has them beat.

I’m boycotting Dear John’s because of their business practices of keeping ownership of the tractor brains.

[Mags]

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I’m boycotting Dear John’s because of their business practices of keeping ownership of the tractor brains.

Part of the reason (claimed) for that is anti-theft. Releasing access to the brains supposedly would allow reverse engineering ant-theft protections to be defeated. Don't know if you saw it or remember it in the news, but when the Russians started invading Ukraine, they were stealing modern John Deere tractors. John Deere responded by disabling the tractor brains.