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Re: It's The Dead Of Winter
« Reply #60 on: January 06, 2015, 11:05:57 AM »
Beautiful day this morning. A crisp 6 degrees F without a breath of wind. As the sun came up, ice crystals were sparkling like diamonds in the snow, but that is tough to photograph.. No going anywhere, so I get to play in the shop.  ;-T
View out the living room window.
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Re: It's The Dead Of Winter
« Reply #61 on: January 06, 2015, 11:23:58 AM »
Quote from: father guzzi obrian on January 03, 2015, 02:20:16 PM
I just spent 10 days in Noblesville, outside of Indianapolis, it was cold, but many of the days we had snow in so cal and not in Indiana.... Looking to move up there, will be about 25 miles from Chuck, should be interesting....  Indiana has good pork products. whooo hooo ~;

Hey, Father.. if you're lucky enough to ride that bad Strada to the Illi noise rally in May, they'll have smoked pork to die for. The Iowa rally is the king of pork chops, though.
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Re: It's The Dead Of Winter
« Reply #62 on: January 06, 2015, 05:21:09 PM »
Quote from: Dean Rose on January 05, 2015, 05:01:44 PM

It's really quite when you're dead I hear.

Dean

 I've noticed that.
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Re: It's The Dead Of Winter
« Reply #63 on: January 06, 2015, 05:23:56 PM »
Quote from: fotoguzzi on January 06, 2015, 09:01:28 AM
land one of these thru an 8" hole and winter is alright!



 Imagine the fishes' surprise when you pull him through that hole into a world he never knew existed.
 It must be like when you were sucked up into that UFO.
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Re: It's The Dead Of Winter
« Reply #63 on: January 06, 2015, 05:23:56 PM »

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Re: It's The Dead Of Winter
« Reply #64 on: January 06, 2015, 08:10:10 PM »
Quote from: Sasquatch Jim on January 06, 2015, 05:23:56 PM
Imagine the fishes' surprise when you pull him through that hole into a world he never knew existed.
 
insightful observation Jim..
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Re: It's The Dead Of Winter
« Reply #65 on: January 07, 2015, 01:15:25 AM »
Quote from: Sasquatch Jim on January 06, 2015, 05:23:56 PM
Imagine the fishes' surprise when you pull him through that hole into a world he never knew existed.
 It must be like when you were sucked up into that UFO.

The fish probably have some sort of folk tale about what's "Up There".
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Re: It's The Dead Of Winter
« Reply #66 on: January 07, 2015, 01:28:26 AM »
Winter is the time to dream of the places you would like to visit on a imaginary summer journey.....  :BEER:



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Re: It's The Dead Of Winter
« Reply #67 on: January 07, 2015, 06:50:38 AM »
Hey FGO, you should have stuck around longer...  ;D
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Tonight Areas of blowing snow before 10pm, then areas of blowing snow and a chance of flurries after 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -2. Wind chill values as low as -14. West wind 11 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 10%.
Wednesday Areas of blowing snow and a chance of snow showers. Partly sunny and cold, with a temperature falling to around -2 by 8am. Wind chill values as low as -24. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 18 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
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Re: It's The Dead Of Winter
« Reply #68 on: January 07, 2015, 02:15:44 PM »
Quote from: johnr on January 07, 2015, 01:15:25 AM
The fish probably have some sort of folk tale about what's "Up There".

 Yea, they probably run something like our stories of UFO abductions
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Re: It's The Dead Of Winter
« Reply #69 on: January 07, 2015, 04:22:19 PM »
Been +10 here all day, going down to -5 tonight. Guess I'll have to bring in the brass monkey and set up the ladder so I can break the smoke off the chimney.
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Re: It's The Dead Of Winter
« Reply #70 on: January 07, 2015, 06:21:16 PM »
This morning I shot six holes in my freezer
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Re: It's The Dead Of Winter
« Reply #71 on: January 07, 2015, 10:07:37 PM »
 Then pity stayed his hand, "Pity I've run out of bullets he said."

 Did that help solve your problem?
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Re: It's The Dead Of Winter
« Reply #72 on: January 07, 2015, 10:23:03 PM »
Just returned from a ride with a friend to and from Arthur's pass. 200 mile round trip. Started off at 62degF  ;D, but then going over porters Pass it started raining with mist and dropped to 48degF (unscheduled)  :( . However, once over the Pass it rose back up to 74degF  ;D and tuned in to a beautiful sunny day. Had lunch, shooed away the Keas trying to destroy the bikes, admired beautiful scenery, blitzed past Triffids, had a great day and his FJ600 and my Breva both performed superbly.  ;-T

Of course, down on the backside of the planet it's our summer!.  ;D ;D ;D :bike
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Re: It's The Dead Of Winter
« Reply #73 on: January 08, 2015, 05:17:30 AM »
Quote from: Sasquatch Jim on January 07, 2015, 10:07:37 PM
Quote from: jas67 on January 07, 2015, 06:21:16 PM
This morning I shot six holes in my freezer


Then pity stayed his hand, "Pity I've run out of bullets he said."

 Did that help solve your problem?

You didn't get the reference.

"I think I've got cabin fever...."
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Re: It's The Dead Of Winter
« Reply #74 on: January 08, 2015, 05:23:46 AM »
-11 this morning. Today's going to be a challenge.
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Re: It's The Dead Of Winter
« Reply #75 on: January 08, 2015, 05:42:44 AM »
Quote from: jabberwocky on January 08, 2015, 05:23:46 AM
-11 this morning. Today's going to be a challenge.

Ditto. Actually, it's only -7.1 F here (That's -21.7 C for you overseas folks).
I've said it before, and I'll keep on saying it,

WINTER SUCKS
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Re: It's The Dead Of Winter
« Reply #76 on: January 08, 2015, 09:51:30 AM »
 It was a quotation of Dildo Bugger as he confronted Goddam in the cave.

  Bored of the Rings -
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Re: It's The Dead Of Winter
« Reply #77 on: January 08, 2015, 05:07:13 PM »
I read "Bored of the Rings" in '72. I still haven't read that Lord take-off.
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Re: It's The Dead Of Winter
« Reply #78 on: January 08, 2015, 10:00:29 PM »
I would never, ever suggest that any member of this board might be a winter wimp . . .

But here's how real men (and real women!) handle winter:  http://vimeo.com/77177549

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Re: It's The Dead Of Winter
« Reply #79 on: January 08, 2015, 10:47:15 PM »


One cure for the frozen banana winter blues......

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OuPB5E3fLiU  ;)
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Re: It's The Dead Of Winter
« Reply #80 on: January 09, 2015, 06:14:32 AM »
Quote from: Aaron D. on January 08, 2015, 05:07:13 PM
I read "Bored of the Rings" in '72. I still haven't read that Lord take-off.


That was when I first read it too,  I now own it in hardback book.
 I wish they had made a movie from it.
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Re: It's The Dead Of Winter
« Reply #81 on: January 09, 2015, 06:41:44 AM »
What a difference a day makes! Yesterday, it was -7 F; today, it's warmed up to 23 F. That's a 30 degree improvement! Of course, now it's snowing; but we're only supposed to get about 3 inches. And it will lay around for days or maybe weeks since it isn't supposed to get above freezing until God knows when (the weather forecasters sure as hell don't); but Hey! at least it's above zero.


WINTER SUCKS
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Re: It's The Dead Of Winter
« Reply #82 on: January 09, 2015, 06:55:39 AM »
Quote from: Crusty on January 09, 2015, 06:41:44 AM
What a difference a day makes! Yesterday, it was -7 F; today, it's warmed up to 23 F. That's a 30 degree improvement! Of course, now it's snowing; but we're only supposed to get about 3 inches. And it will lay around for days or maybe weeks since it isn't supposed to get above freezing until God knows when (the weather forecasters sure as hell don't); but Hey! at least it's above zero.


WINTER SUCKS

We saw an improvement here too.    +22F instead of +6F.    So, basically, this morning sucks less.
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Re: It's The Dead Of Winter
« Reply #83 on: January 09, 2015, 07:23:37 AM »
5 below this morning, we got 3-4" of snow yesterday and the traffic was crawling.. State Patrol says 700 accidents in the metro area! dam I am a good driver, saw 6 spin outs on my way home and had a near miss on one of them.

Idiot drivers is what I hate about winter, I'm Ok with the rest.
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Re: It's The Dead Of Winter
« Reply #84 on: January 09, 2015, 11:37:57 AM »
The high was 8 degrees this morning, and it's only going down today. The wind's howling and our road is drifted shut again.  ;D All I have to do is walk down to the shop.  ;-T Life is good...
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Re: It's The Dead Of Winter
« Reply #85 on: January 09, 2015, 03:21:00 PM »
Quote from: Chuck in Indiana on January 09, 2015, 11:37:57 AM
The high was 8 degrees this morning, and it's only going down today. The wind's howling and our road is drifted shut again.  ;D All I have to do is walk down to the shop.  ;-T Life is good...

If you're "sometimes in Southern California", why aren't you there now?
I'd be there all winter!
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Re: It's The Dead Of Winter
« Reply #86 on: January 10, 2015, 04:32:36 PM »
Quote from: Crusty on January 09, 2015, 06:41:44 AM
What a difference a day makes! Yesterday, it was -7 F; today, it's warmed up to 23 F. That's a 30 degree improvement! Of course, now it's snowing; but we're only supposed to get about 3 inches. And it will lay around for days or maybe weeks since it isn't supposed to get above freezing until God knows when (the weather forecasters sure as hell don't); but Hey! at least it's above zero.


WINTER SUCKS
The snow'll start turning grey soon.
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Re: It's The Dead Of Winter
« Reply #87 on: January 10, 2015, 08:12:26 PM »
I'm doing some renovations to my home.  I helped the carpenters replace some doors and windows a couple days ago.  The house got pretty cold and the next heat bill should reflect that.  Oh well,  want to get this project done before riding season starts.  Keep warm folks and good luck with your winter projects.
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Re: It's The Dead Of Winter
« Reply #88 on: January 11, 2015, 06:22:39 AM »
Quote from: jas67 on January 09, 2015, 03:21:00 PM
If you're "sometimes in Southern California", why aren't you there now?
I'd be there all winter!


Dorcia can't travel right now, or we would be.  ;D The Mighty Scura misses me..
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Re: It's The Dead Of Winter
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