Winter 2014/2015...

[absopozilutely]

It's 6am and a cool 36 degrees here it's supposed to rain tomorrow but we're still maintaining the 60s may drop to the 50s tomorrow. Yay for rain!!

[Miss Philicia]

14°F wind chill... and of course I need to go out and run some errands

[Jeff G]

Its 23 here and the wind is blowing ... I need to go to the store but its no big deal since I have warm truck to drive . 

[initforlife]

11 here this morning wind chill feels like 5  and warm car or not I ain't going any where today!

[Miss Philicia]

... nothing my Marmot professional ski coat can't handle

[initforlife]

... nothing my Marmot professional ski coat can't handle

  We call those carharts down here 

[initforlife]

This is the best ski jacket around... I do like it in pink but one can get in any color and fur lined also 

[Miss Philicia]

  We call those carharts down here 

Carhartt? LOL -- they don't make ski coats filled with down feathers do they? That's more like what you wear on a construction site.

Marmot is specifically ski wear: http://marmot.com

[Miss Philicia]

This is the best ski jacket around... I do like it in pink but one can get in any color and fur lined also 

Mine is like this -- fyi, I have owned this for over 20 years and have taken very good care of it so it's still in fine order. It was a wise investment when I first move up north. I only wear it on sub-Arctic days like this.

Now I need to go find my long underwear!

[initforlife]

Carhartt? LOL -- they don't make ski coats filled with down feathers do they? That's more like what you wear on a construction site.

Marmot is specifically ski wear: http://marmot.com

    

[Dan0]

I was in Fred Meyer last night (The Walmart of the Pacific Northwest) and saw people running around in shorts with the freezing cold wind outside. Even with my Midwest sensibilities and full-on winter gear,  nothing says "Winter is not here just yet..." quite like cheetah-print spandex. 

[mitch777]

DanO,
I assume that the women are wearing that but with Oregon I'm not so sure.

Init,
I prefer the Carhartt. Never knew it came in pink. I wore mine last winter while visiting Miss P. She must have been biting her tongue.

Anyway, I see that just south of Buffalo they are getting lake affect snow up the ying-yang. 6' or more! How does one deal with that?

edit: I take that back. I wore a raincoat in Philly and I froze.

[initforlife]

Ms P knows she just loves the pink carhartt she is just being all uppity in public. Ms P I really didn't know fish net stockings were called long underwear . Learn something new every day! and Dano just heard on the news some place in ny will get over 70 inches of snow over night.  How the heck does one deal with that much white crap... looking for my swim suit right before I came on the board. said we are going to warm up to the 60's this weekend  wooo hoo Heat wave!  UGH meant to say Mitch not dan  lol  need to hire a proof reader

[Dan0]

DanO,
I assume that the women are wearing that but with Oregon I'm not so sure.

Neither was I. 

[Miss Philicia]

Buffalo, NY just got SEVENTY inches of snow. If they get six more inches from the current story it will surpass the all time record for 24-hour snow set in Silver Lake, CO in April 1921. (actually this will happen at a place about 15 miles south of downtown Buffalo)

[Jeff G]

I haven’t seen Betty online much today, hope she is not frozen in with no power again .

[J.R.E.]

Buffalo, NY just got SEVENTY inches of snow.  (actually this will happen at a place about 15 miles south of downtown Buffalo)

Being from Buffalo, I am reminded, while watching the Weather Channel, why I moved down here to Florida 34 years ago. !

It's interesting how these snow bands set up in an area.  I am very familiar with the areas that are getting hit hard,...  Lancaster, Cheektowaga, Dunkirk/Fredonia...

I've seen 3 feet of snow fall in Buffalo, and barely an inch of snow 7 miles north.

The bands are supposed to shift north by tomorrow, so Downtown Buffalo,  may be getting it soon.

[Wade]

SEVENTY INCHES ?   
Wrong....Just Wrong

[Wade]

 Just got back from the bay it's in the 30s now ,
 there are big waves , and the high winds and sand are stinging !!
  Time for a nite cap

[BT65]

I haven’t seen Betty online much today, hope she is not frozen in with no power again .

Finally have time.  I am going to text you a pic, Jeff, tomorrow, of my front yard.  We got over a foot and are still under a winter storm watch.  The temp is 17F and the wind is going around 25mph.  At least it's not Buffalo, that looks like a total shit storm.  Some people have no power there.  Jeez.

I did clear off the porch three times with a big broom.  But I haven't seen the outdoor kitty today and am worried sick about him.  I hope he's alright.

[Jeff G]

Finally have time.  I am going to text you a pic, Jeff, tomorrow, of my front yard.  We got over a foot and are still under a winter storm watch.  The temp is 17F and the wind is going around 25mph.  At least it's not Buffalo, that looks like a total shit storm.  Some people have no power there.  Jeez.

I did clear off the porch three times with a big broom.  But I haven't seen the outdoor kitty today and am worried sick about him.  I hope he's alright.

I will await the pics ! . Out door cats are good at taking care of themselves so I would not worry too much .

[Wade]

Hey Betty ,
How's your leg feeling these days ?
Must be going stir crazy !

[BT65]

Hey Betty ,
How's your leg feeling these days ?
Must be going stir crazy !

Posted an update in my thread in LTS'ers.  Anyone interested can check it out. Yeah I am going a little crazy, though my sister and friends are helping a huge deal. Thanks.

[Jeff G]

Posted an update in my thread in LTS'ers.  Anyone interested can check it out. Yeah I am going a little crazy, though my sister and friends are helping a huge deal. Thanks.

And I make you laugh almost everyday …. thats something LOL .

[BT65]

And I make you laugh almost everyday …. thats something LOL .

Yes you do baby, yes you do.  And I appreciate it.

[absopozilutely]

Nice day today, God I miss snow, why can't it snow here. I did wake up cold, and had to drive to my eye doctors appt where I waited an hour for him to say nothing's changed come back in a year. Ugh! Then I went back to the warmth of my office, where I accidentally left my AC on, oops.

[wolfter]

Perhaps it's because the Ohio River area sits in a valley but there have been nasty winds for 3 days now.  It's downright bitter.  We only have 2 antique malls and one wine shop left on our WVA adventure before heading home.

We managed to find some Hull pottery that was missing from the other Greg's collection.  I was quite amused as he was balking at the cost.  2 days in an expensive hotel, several hundred miles of travel, endless miles of walking and bickering over a few dollars?.....priceless.

I don't negotiate, I simply pay what they're asking and move on. 

Being in an area that I will always consider home has brought about great memories and a renewed calm.  Did a lot of driving from the Parkersburg, Ravenswood and Charleston corridor.

We took all back roads to get here but will pretty much insist we take the interstate to get home. 

[J.R.E.]

 

It was 41 degrees this morning, for our low. The house got down to 63, so I cheated and put the heat on for a few minutes, and warmed it up to 66.

63 is cold, when you get out of a hot shower !   


Ray

[Miss Philicia]

I would never let me house get down to 63F... I find even 66F difficult. The most I let mine go to is 68F and that's only at night. Otherwise I keep it at 71F

[WillyWump]

We are really struggling down here, It hit 68 today and I was forced to go mountain biking, also had to pick some 'maters. sigh.

[initforlife]

We are really struggling down here, It hit 68 today and I was forced to go mountain biking, also had to pick some 'maters. sigh.

  I feel so sorry for your struggles   

[Miss Philicia]

I was forced to go mountain biking, also had to pick some 'maters. sigh.

Really? I thought all you did was troll me via text all day long, completely in a frenzy about Obama's immigration speech and impending executive order tomorrow.

[WillyWump]

Really? I thought all you did was troll me via text all day long, completely in a frenzy about Obama's immigration speech and impending executive order tomorrow.

Please Barbara, I can troll from the trails.

[Jeff G]

I can troll from the trails.

What … you get under a bridge out there or something ?

[WillyWump]

What … you get under a bridge out there or something ?

Yes, I'm very adept at doing things under bridges 

[Dan0]

We are really struggling down here, It hit 68 today and I was forced to go mountain biking, also had to pick some 'maters. sigh.

You will re-build!!!

[Miss Philicia]

GLORY! I depart for The Old Dominion tomorrow and it will be 71F on Monday!

[mecch]

All I can say is that I need to plant bulbs so it better not be too cold this weekend. I only buy them when they cut the price and they only cut the price after every sensible person has planted them in warmer september and october.

But whats spring without flowers peaking up from late feb even, to may.

[J.R.E.]

I like this time lapse video, on the blizzard lake effect that hit South of Buffalo, this week.

It was played quite a bit on the Weather channel.  It's amazing how the frigid air sucked the moisture, right out of Lake Erie :


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKBRvqm_MxQ


Ray

[WillyWump]

South Texas is expecting isolated tornadoes tomorrow! ahh, another November in glorious South Texas.

[Wade]

Starting to warm up here , my good ole LL Bean insulated hoodie
kept me nice and toasty , a fashion statement I'm not....

[Jeff G]

Its back to lugging a jacket around weather here ... the kind of days where you never know if you are going to need it but its too warm to have it on so you are stuck carrying it around days .

[Miss Philicia]

Going up to 72F in the Mid-Atlantic on Monday! Then snow flurries on Wednesday.

[WillyWump]

Going up to 72F in the Mid-Atlantic on Monday! Then snow flurries on Wednesday.

No one cares! PLEASE STOP TEXTING ME AT 7:30am on sunday morning, you are waking up my tricks!

[Dan0]

No one cares! PLEASE STOP TEXTING ME AT 7:30am on sunday morning, you are waking up my tricks!

You let your tricks sleep over? I hope you don't have some nice silverware you want to keep!

[WillyWump]

You let your tricks sleep over? I hope you don't have some nice silverware you want to keep!

The good silver is long gone.

[WillyWump]

There's really nothing quite like a South Texas sky after a storm. You cant find blue like this in Philly!



ps- 80 today. 

[Jeff G]

I have noticed that a blue sky in autumn is especially pretty .

[mecch]

I bought some sort of bio wool hipster mountain farmer made sweater at an artisan fair a few weeks ago.  Now, where is it?  This is happening more....   I'm gonna be old and cold in future winters if this scatterbrain shit continues.

[buginme2]

There's really nothing quite like a South Texas sky after a storm. You cant find blue like this in Philly!



ps- 80 today. 

ugh id give my left nut for sunny and 80

Does Texas not have sidewalks?