Author Topic: Winter! (Read 6784 times)

Ncdan · « **Reply #30 on:** January 21, 2019, 08:47:54 AM »

A few of my buds left for the FL Keys last Tuesday. Two ways later they were ridding in shorts and T-shirt's. Fast foreward two days later and they left SC. this morning, trying to get home, in temps in the teens and will have to ride all day in sub freezing temps. Sorry but like I told them, ridding for in warm temps for a few hours just ain't worth the trip for me.

benebob · « **Reply #31 on:** January 21, 2019, 07:07:05 PM »

Quote from: Ringosdad on January 19, 2019, 05:47:43 AM

I bought a motorbike now it will snow in Pa until april!

I hope so! Then again, I rode my V7 last night. A bit breezy but after about a week without riding while running my daughter all over the northeast for skiing it was sorely needed. Thinking of taking it to Philly in the morning for a doctors appointment but with single digit temps overnight I may stick with the Tiger. It has heated grips and a windshield.

Gliderjohn · « **Reply #32 on:** January 22, 2019, 05:05:52 PM »

The dreaded snow snakes slithering across my frozen pond. Picture taken at 4:55 this evening. No riding here.

GliderJohn

yogidozer · « **Reply #33 on:** January 22, 2019, 05:09:01 PM »

Quote from: gliderjohn on January 22, 2019, 05:05:52 PM

The dreaded snow snakes slithering across my frozen pond. Picture taken at 4:55 this evening. No riding here.

GliderJohn

There were people out ice fishing on the pond where I live.

Wildguzzi.com · « **Reply #33 on:** January 22, 2019, 05:09:01 PM »

Gliderjohn · « **Reply #34 on:** January 22, 2019, 06:00:31 PM »

From yogidozer:

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There were people out ice fishing on the pond where I live.

I would only do it if facing starvation. On the positive side one wouldn't need ice for the beer.

GliderJohn

Chuck in Indiana · « **Reply #35 on:** January 22, 2019, 06:18:22 PM »

Quote from: gliderjohn on January 22, 2019, 06:00:31 PM

From yogidozer:I would only do it if facing starvation. On the positive side one wouldn't need ice for the beer.
GliderJohn

It would be the best fish you ever ate. Trust me. Bring them up, (not much of a fight) throw them on the ice, and they freeze almost instantly. Take them home, put em in the sink and they start swimming around again. Kill em and clean em.
The only better way is a shore lunch out of the fish basket while they are still alive. Oh, man.. Walleyes on the shore.

Sasquatch Jim · « **Reply #36 on:** January 23, 2019, 01:02:05 PM »

What makes you believe the snow will stop in April? Last year the last snow was in May.
This winter the first snow was on 12 Oct. and the winter has had more snow days than before.
I am tired of all the broken contracts from the global warming people.

JJ · « **Reply #37 on:** January 23, 2019, 08:24:55 PM »

I thought this post on Facebook tonight was appropriate...

JJ · « **Reply #38 on:** January 24, 2019, 04:23:10 PM »

Still in the mid-30's at night...but 50 degrees and SUNNY yesterday on my back deck!

Blue skies like this is why I left upstate New York and moved to the Southwest >30 years ago!!

yogidozer · « **Reply #39 on:** January 24, 2019, 04:26:26 PM »

Quote from: JJ on January 24, 2019, 04:23:10 PM

Still in the mid-30's at night...but 50 degrees and SUNNY yesterday on my back deck! Blue skies like this is why I left upstate New York and moved to the Southwest >30 years ago!!

Awesome sight. You hike there?

JJ · « **Reply #40 on:** January 25, 2019, 07:29:27 AM »

Yes, we hike all over Vortex-Land!

I have been to the "saddle" between these two peaks...awesome views from there....takes about 1.5 hours up, one way!

yogidozer · « **Reply #41 on:** January 25, 2019, 07:36:02 AM »

Quote from: JJ on January 25, 2019, 07:29:27 AM

Yes, we hike all over Vortex-Land! I have been to the "saddle" between these two peaks...awesome views from there....takes about 1.5 hours up, one way!

2 1/2 miles+/- up? Looks further. Beautiful picture.

Chuck in Indiana · « **Reply #42 on:** January 25, 2019, 06:57:57 PM »

Polar vortex coming in. They are talking about record low "highs" next week.

I blame Jim for coming back to the midwest from Hawaii..

Gliderjohn · « **Reply #43 on:** January 30, 2019, 03:35:06 PM »

Especially for you folk in the northern part of the country heed the below:

GliderJohn

Chuck in Indiana · « **Reply #44 on:** January 30, 2019, 03:41:54 PM »

Where did they get that picture of HandyAndy??

This morning, when I rolled out of bed the little airport weather station was reporting -14F with a wind chill of -45.

fotoguzzi · « **Reply #45 on:** January 30, 2019, 03:46:42 PM »

-27F here this morning.. yet the mighty Mississippi flows on.. open water where the River begins out of lake Itasca.

Duluth pretty frozen too.

guzzisteve · « **Reply #46 on:** January 30, 2019, 04:58:59 PM »

Quote from: Chuck in Indiana on January 30, 2019, 03:41:54 PM

Where did they get that picture of HandyAndy??

This morning, when I rolled out of bed the little airport weather station was reporting -14F with a wind chill of -45.

You are too much, no frost on the Puppet.

Lannis · « **Reply #47 on:** January 30, 2019, 07:25:27 PM »

Quote from: yogidozer on January 20, 2019, 04:15:15 PM

Going down to 0 tonight, a high of 8 tomorrow.
Blustery too. Anyone with temps near that, please remember your best friends.
Play time short, with warm ups in between.

About the same here tonight, but in the teens tomorrow. Split up some extra wood and stacked it in the kitchen so I won't have to go out to the shed in the morning. Jack, being a rough-haired border collie, is equipped for weather like this and it doesn't bother him much, but I suspect he'll be back at the door pretty quick after his 2 AM constitutional in the morning!

Lannis

yogidozer · « **Reply #48 on:** January 30, 2019, 09:06:04 PM »

Chicago is forecast to reach an actual temperature of minus 26 degrees Wednesday night -- just one degree away from the city's all-time coldest temperature, which was set in 1994.
And soon, freezing temperatures will take over the Northeast.
Oh joy!

yogidozer · « **Reply #49 on:** January 30, 2019, 10:41:42 PM »

Just saw this
77 below zero? Polar vortex yields deadly cold as thousands endure power cuts, travel issues mount in Midwest

s1120 · « **Reply #50 on:** January 31, 2019, 05:43:39 AM »

Woke this morn to -15 outside.... ya..no... The Guzzi is tucked away in the garage at a balmy 35 deg.... Still nope... I looked at it yesterday when I was putting the snowblower away.... does that count?

blackcat · « **Reply #51 on:** January 31, 2019, 06:36:31 AM »

It was about 18 degree’s yesterday, snow was lightly coming down as I get the CX started to head back home. I plugged in the Powerlet jacket and gloves and feel some unusual warmth near the electrical connection, then smell that familiar electrical smell and smoke starts coming out from my pants. Needless to say, it was an unexpected cold ride, just glad I didn’t ignite.

This isn’t that old of a jacket, I did strip out the bad wires and will see how it works at a later date. Too cold to ride this morning, even with working electrics.

yogidozer · « **Reply #52 on:** January 31, 2019, 06:46:18 AM »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2hp7Lotbmgs

BrotherJim · « **Reply #53 on:** January 31, 2019, 08:01:52 AM »

-6 right now with a -19 wind chill. Warming up to 16 today, but 2-4" of snow. On the bright side, it is supposed to be 56 on Sunday! Since the NFL doesn't pay me to care about football, I'm going for a ride!

Lannis · « **Reply #54 on:** January 31, 2019, 09:01:54 AM »

Quote from: blackcat on January 31, 2019, 06:36:31 AM

.... and smoke starts coming out from my pants.

Don't you just hate when that happens? I don't get as much of that now that I'm older, though ....

Sasquatch Jim · « **Reply #55 on:** January 31, 2019, 10:18:38 AM »

" Wet bird does not fly at night when frost is on the testicles of the buffalo".
Old Indian proverb.

twowings · « **Reply #56 on:** January 31, 2019, 10:21:44 AM »

Quote from: blackcat on January 31, 2019, 06:36:31 AM

It was about 18 degree’s yesterday, snow was lightly coming down as I get the CX started to head back home. I plugged in the Powerlet jacket and gloves and feel some unusual warmth near the electrical connection, then smell that familiar electrical smell and smoke starts coming out from my pants. Needless to say, it was an unexpected cold ride, just glad I didn’t ignite.

This isn’t that old of a jacket, I did strip out the bad wires and will see how it works at a later date. Too cold to ride this morning, even with working electrics.

At least you would've been nice 'n' warm for a little while...

Toecutter · « **Reply #57 on:** January 31, 2019, 11:29:50 AM »

-50 here yesterday morning. There is NO work being done, garage or otherwise... aside from snow clearing, and yesterday... even that was put aside. We were having a relatively mild winter (for us) up until a couple weeks ago.

Used waaaaay more firewood this past week than expected. Thought I'd make it to late Feb with what I have in the woodshed... using the last of it tonight.

LEMANS123 · « **Reply #58 on:** January 31, 2019, 01:30:30 PM »

Thankfully I have my vintage Marantz and Klipsch Forte's to keep me happy!!!!

JJ · « **Reply #59 on:** February 01, 2019, 06:28:27 AM »

"Doooooohhhh!!!"

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