I had hoped this day would never come

[GiG]

Rode this 3 wheeled sucker into town and loaded it with $200 worth of groceries on Christmas Eve.
People were pointing and laughing... 

[G-Man]

I think they were laughing at the overalls.

[..]

Hey! That doesn't look like Michigan.

[..]

 

[DDT (12)]

What's next...? Full-contact shuffleboard? Man, you do know how to live!!!   

DDT

[¿spoom]

They were probably just laughing because you were stuck in the rush hour traffic. Pinkie out, my man! 

[Alpha Dog]

Did the palm trees give it away?

This is  Michigan...



Lake St Clair with some VRCC friends you may recognize...

Whats this.  Decide to make an appearance at Jobbie Nooner.

[Hooter]

Wish I could post pics, I'd show you a pic of Michigan right now.   

[Jess from VA]

Here you go Hooter.           (lake effect snow)

[Skinhead]

There is currently an Ice jam on the St Clair river causing flooding, Larry Gill lives right on the river there.  How are you making out Larry?

[Skinhead]

Rode this 3 wheeled sucker into town and loaded it with $200 worth of groceries on Christmas Eve.
People were pointing and laughing... 

Jig,

No wonder they were laughing, that's a girls trike.

[cookiedough]

that is what I was thinking, big man on a girly bike...

no worries, I get that laugh some when I drive my 250cc scooter being 285lbs....  all until I pass their _ss doing 65+mph on the hwy. thinking I have a supercharger or NOS on it....    From a distance it looks to be a normal smaller scoot, but is pretty big framed/engine for it's size even with me on it.  My frame just makes the cycle's frame look small is all...

[Smokinjoe-VRCCDS#0005]

Here you go Hooter.           (lake effect snow)

7 degrees in God's Country this morning .... First one I hear say " It's too hot " gets throat punched this summer. I would rather sweat as freeze any day .

[Jess from VA]

Agreed Joe.  Same 7* last night in VA.  What is so crazy about this weather is it's duration.  I mean, we've occasionally had this cold and even colder over the years, but in 25yrs, we've never been at or well below freezing for several weeks at a time.  Never.  It's getting old.  Good to be retired, and I am trying to emulate the bears and just sleep my way through it.     

Except when it gets to the high 90's w humidity, it's not much fun for me either.  I am not in good enough shape and it makes me woozy (at some point), even drinking lots of water.  But that usually doesn't last for weeks at a time either.

I cannot remember hoping for 40's before, but I am now.  (maybe next week)

[Smokinjoe-VRCCDS#0005]

Agreed Joe.  Same 7* last night in VA.  What is so crazy about this weather is it's duration.  I mean, we've occasionally had this cold and even colder over the years, but in 25yrs, we've never been at or well below freezing for several weeks at a time.  Never.  It's getting old.  Good to be retired, and I am trying to emulate the bears and just sleep my way through it.     

Except when it gets to the high 90's w humidity, it's not much fun for me either.  I am not in good enough shape and it makes me woozy (at some point), even drinking lots of water.  But that usually doesn't last for weeks at a time either.

I cannot remember hoping for 40's before, but I am now.  (maybe next week)

They claim high 50's low 60's for late next week here I've got to be back at work tomorrow evening near the Kentucky line. I just wasted two weeks vacation with temp never getting up to anywhere near going on a motorcycle road trip .

[Jess from VA]

Agreed Joe.  Same 7* last night in VA.  What is so crazy about this weather is it's duration.  I mean, we've occasionally had this cold and even colder over the years, but in 25yrs, we've never been at or well below freezing for several weeks at a time.  Never.  It's getting old.  Good to be retired, and I am trying to emulate the bears and just sleep my way through it.     

Except when it gets to the high 90's w humidity, it's not much fun for me either.  I am not in good enough shape and it makes me woozy (at some point), even drinking lots of water.  But that usually doesn't last for weeks at a time either.

I cannot remember hoping for 40's before, but I am now.  (maybe next week)

They claim high 50's low 60's for late next week here I've got to be back at work tomorrow evening near the Kentucky line. I just wasted two weeks vacation with temp never getting up to anywhere near going on a motorcycle road trip .

Well, that's bad luck.  But two weeks off work (in any weather) must never be viewed as a bad thing. 

On the upside, I'm sure the wife was glad to have you hanging around for 2 weeks (of grumpy).   

[scooperhsd]

It's FINALLY supposed to get over freezing (32F) tomorrow afternoon sometime - first time in over a week. I HATE cold !!!

Quote from my usual local station on this cold snap --

"As of noon, the temperature at RDU is 23 degrees and has been at or below freezing since 2 AM last Sunday, or 155 consecutive hours. The old record for such a stretch at RDU was 157 hours ending on January 16, 1982. We have a good chance to tie that record at 2 PM this afternoon and break it at 3 PM. Then, we're forecasting 32 for a high Sunday. If we we sneak past that by a degree or two, the streak ends Sunday afternoon - if not, the new record will extend into sometime around late morning or midday Monday."

My outside thermometers are indicating well below 32F right now....

[Bighead]

Damn global warming

[Jess from VA]

I just came back from the mailbox, after skipping three days.

Every bit of it was junk.

I'll go out next week sometime.   

[Serk]

62 and sunny here in The Republic...

I haven't gone riding through, been watching the munchkins, spousal unit's been skydiving again all day...

[Jess from VA]

62 and sunny here in The Republic...

I haven't gone riding through, been watching the munchkins, spousal unit's been skydiving again all day...

Man, if I jumped here, I'd be afraid of being sucked into the polar vortex and ending up somewhere in Saskatchewan  (yeah, I know, the cold is moving down, not up)

[Serk]

62 and sunny here in The Republic...

I haven't gone riding through, been watching the munchkins, spousal unit's been skydiving again all day...

Man, if I jumped here, I'd be afraid of being sucked into the polar vortex and ending up somewhere in Saskatchewan  (yeah, I know, the cold is moving down, not up)

That's cause Canada just naturally sucks...

(Calm down Canucks! Mostly joking... other than Trudeau...He genuinely does... )