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« Reply #640 on: January 06, 2025, 04:23:47 AM » |
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Sleeted all bloody night.
Reminds me of PA. weather that I loathed...
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« Reply #641 on: January 07, 2025, 04:55:22 AM » |
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It's 10* and snowing with wind, the wind was blustery day all night as well
Looks like 3" on the ground from over night but with the wind ,it's hard to say.
It's winter, as least the snow is good for the deep water table.
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« Reply #642 on: January 07, 2025, 06:46:34 AM » |
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We are expecting sleet and snow tomorrow Friday here in the Midlands of SC. There are times I sort of like the snow. Unless I have to drive somewhere.
Stay safe.
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« Reply #643 on: January 07, 2025, 08:04:22 AM » |
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Up to 14" total for the '24/'25 season.. Looks like this weekend is going to be a bigger storm...  We shall see |
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« Reply #644 on: January 07, 2025, 08:56:36 AM » |
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And got it all done, just in the nick...Me too Tracy. I'm as ready as I can be. Everything moved out of the way. Snow thrower, back pack blower, fuel, snowmobile suit (hat, gloves, boots), shovel, and Irish Whisky antifreeze. I see the Regan National planes overhead and think... man, Florida would be nice about now. Something tells me that the Irish Whiskey Antifreeze had something to do with the making of the snow angels. Or was that a case of "Help I've fallen and I can't get up" ?  |
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« Reply #645 on: January 07, 2025, 10:42:17 AM » |
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Mark I don't touch a drop of alcohol when doing hard work. Never eat either until I'm done.
I don't make snow angles; the picture was an attempt at humor about this terrible snowfall.
But it's not really funny.
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« Reply #646 on: January 08, 2025, 03:20:00 AM » |
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it's 10* and 2" more on the ground ,more plowing.
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« Reply #647 on: January 09, 2025, 04:13:08 AM » |
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It's like Groundhog day
It's 4* with wind feel like -15* and 2" more of snow on the ground.
That makes 18" for the running total so far.
Big storm coming tomorrow afternoon...
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« Reply #648 on: January 09, 2025, 07:22:20 AM » |
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Mark I don't touch a drop of alcohol when doing hard work. Never eat either until I'm done.
I don't make snow angles; the picture was an attempt at humor about this terrible snowfall.
But it's not really funny.
I don't know about that, I found the mental image of you making snow angels while drunk on Irish Coffee to be pretty funny. |
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« Reply #649 on: January 09, 2025, 07:24:46 AM » |
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It's like Groundhog day
It's 4* with wind feel like -15* and 2" more of snow on the ground.
That makes 18" for the running total so far.
Big storm coming tomorrow afternoon...
I keep trying to tell people that you guys actually have a winter down there. Makes me glad that I postponed my trip to Tazewell this week. |
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« Reply #650 on: January 09, 2025, 10:17:03 AM » |
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Yuppers it's winter ..  Of course town is in way better shape than where I live .. My weather and Burkes garden are the same.. |
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« Reply #651 on: January 11, 2025, 04:09:05 AM » |
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Can you say a shite ton of Snow ? I thought you could  Yeah it look like we got 6-8inches of fresh snow out there.. I think I plow with my helmet on.. It's fluffy snow ,so she'll fly pretty good plowing.. |
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« Reply #652 on: January 11, 2025, 09:34:53 AM » |
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I have a full face helmet with crazy dragons painted on it, but I discovered I can't stand wearing full face helmets riding, so it's new. I've though about wearing it when I'm out blowing snow, but it's like 10lbs (or something), so no.
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« Reply #653 on: January 11, 2025, 09:41:16 AM » |
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Had a blast plowing snow today..
So glad I wore my helmet !
Wind blowing snow blowing and of course plowing more snow blowing..
One of my across the road neighbors stopped to chat as I was clearing the mail boxes.
He was like wow what a great idea !
Of course I wear a Nolan flip up..
Been wearing flip up since the 90's..
It's the best of both worlds..
When I ride I never drop the chin bar.
Unless it's bad weather
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« Reply #654 on: January 12, 2025, 05:44:26 AM » |
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My running total for the season on the mountain 26" Not bad, still better then the '09-'12 years. When we got hit with 182" in 09/10 .. 98" in 10/11 87" in 11/12  |
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« Reply #655 on: January 16, 2025, 03:37:50 AM » |
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I'm so glad , we didn't get the last snow they were calling for ..
Still holding at 26" for the season..
I did get TheBeast out yesterday. It was a little sketchy getting up 1 hill..
But I knew TheBeast could do it..
I had tossed more ash/char on the real ice spots, yesterday morning.
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« Reply #657 on: January 16, 2025, 07:19:26 PM » |
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« Reply #658 on: January 20, 2025, 04:56:17 AM » |
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Morning it's not too bad out 1* ...And 3" of fresh snow.. Today is Don's BD... He would have been 80.. Love ya Honey ..... |
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« Reply #659 on: January 20, 2025, 06:09:56 AM » |
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Happy Heavenly Birthday Don! Hay  Jimmyt |
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« Reply #660 on: January 20, 2025, 08:04:10 AM » |
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Thank You Jimmy !!
How have ya been?
I plowed the driveway , hayed the stock, got ahead count all is well.
Fed the birdies.. Checked the water
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« Reply #661 on: January 20, 2025, 08:08:18 AM » |
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We are good here. Now Houston has shut down both airports tomorrow and Wednesday and all schools are closed both days as well. It is a good thing, because 99.9% of the people here don't know how to drive on DRY roads, little lone a bit of snow and ice. Predicting 3-4 inches of the white stuff tonight and tomorrow. EDIT: We had dinner and played cards with HotGlue and Flamingo Babe the other night. They are doing good as well. Hay Jimmyt |
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« Reply #662 on: January 20, 2025, 03:43:08 PM » |
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Awesome  Yeah they can't drive in Oklahoma too when it snows.. DAMHIKT |
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« Reply #663 on: January 21, 2025, 04:53:49 PM » |
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So we are up to 29" for the season..
And hit 0* last night..
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« Reply #664 on: January 21, 2025, 04:57:49 PM » |
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Well, it now snowing here in Newberry, SC. Temperature has been in the mid 20's all day. Not normal but.... could be worse.
But there is no wind so the snow is just lightly falling from the sky.
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« Reply #665 on: January 21, 2025, 06:12:29 PM » |
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That's my favorite kind of snow.. Light and fluffy.. |
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« Reply #666 on: January 24, 2025, 06:46:00 AM » |
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warming trend starts tomorrow! The stock can browse more Tonight I grain them... Not that is any vegetation in the driveway.. But maybe by tonight more snow can melt.. |
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« Reply #667 on: January 24, 2025, 02:02:40 PM » |
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Well so much for best laid plans.. I couldn't feed the cattle, why?
Friggen snow that wasn't suppose to happen did !
So far 1.5" locals said maybe 3" .
So I unrolled the rest of that 1/2 bale..
Tomorrow is another day,
I'll keep my fingers crossed that they can be fed .
I dropped the plow , just to keep the driveway clear.
The joys of having that rubber strip on the plow..
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« Reply #668 on: February 01, 2025, 04:02:22 PM » |
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It was a chilly day .. Worked on a quad..
My cattle went walkabout...
Concord Charlie said we will have an early spring..
I have had a ton of Robins here for the last 4days as well as Turkey Buzzards.
So I can see an early spring...
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« Reply #669 on: February 01, 2025, 04:26:26 PM » |
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I've had robins too up here in NOVA lately Tracy.
Turkey buzzards are always flying around up here.
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« Reply #670 on: February 03, 2025, 04:58:12 AM » |
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Both Robins and Turkey buzzards leave here in Nov. Return in Spring.
The Black Buzzard stays and winters here in place. You can tell the difference
in the B.Buz. Flap wings oddly, and has 2 huge white spots on underside of wings. and T. Buz
reddish head, and are brownish flap wings normal and glid.
the long deep cold spells and snow are too much for the Robins and T.Buzzards.
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« Reply #671 on: February 05, 2025, 02:40:24 PM » |
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Today I made Blood Orange marmalade .
I started at 10 am and just finished it , I just pulled it out of the canner.
Yes it takes that long,to make..
It truly is APITA !
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« Reply #672 on: February 06, 2025, 04:34:15 AM » |
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I would think you are quite popular with the neighbors!
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« Reply #673 on: February 06, 2025, 08:36:59 AM » |
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Crazy thunderstorms rolling through!
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« Reply #674 on: February 06, 2025, 08:55:15 AM » |
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Today I made Blood Orange marmalade .
I started at 10 am and just finished it , I just pulled it out of the canner.
Yes it takes that long,to make..
It truly is APITA !
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« Reply #675 on: February 06, 2025, 05:00:09 PM » |
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I believe I'm the only one that uses blood oranges for marmalade.. I did have a bull calf born today.. I hope her grows duck feet. He had to be born during the storms and it's been raining now for 1.5h ... Poor kid... |
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« Reply #676 on: February 09, 2025, 06:26:01 PM » |
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« Reply #677 on: February 11, 2025, 10:41:44 AM » |
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We are up to 6" of heavy ass snow! It took me 3h to plow and unroll a bale of hay. It looks like I might have a cow thinking of breaking into 2!.,.. I guess this year is the year of storm calves  |
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« Reply #678 on: February 11, 2025, 10:53:41 AM » |
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Sure keeping busy, ain’t ya? We’ve had little b/s storms, just enough to plow. I work for a state contractor when it snows, then come home and plow and shovel out the farm. Not as big as yours, but the horse owners are kinda winey about snow & ice.
Anyhow, keep plugging away cowgirl …
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