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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: Crusty on January 03, 2015, 11:50:33 AM
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It’s the Dead of Winter
I hate winter. I know that there are people who like it; who enjoy wrapping themselves inside a cocoon of insulation so they won’t freeze to death, but I’m not one of them. There are also people who don’t especially like the winter, but prefer sub-freezing temperatures to the heat and humidity of summer. I’m of the opposite mindset. I don’t especially like sweating my ass off, but I find it a lot more preferable to risking frostbite.
As most people who know me are aware, my favorite coffee cup has WINTER SUCKS emblazoned on it in bold letters.
I’ve decided to stay holed up in my apartment today. The temperatures aren’t supposed to even get close to the freezing mark until after midnight and the weather forecast is calling for 3 to 5 inches of snow this evening. Then, it’s going to warm up so that the snow will turn into sleet and freezing rain and will continue to warm up until it’s all rain by tomorrow afternoon; which means that the snow will have the consistency and weight of overly wet concrete by morning when people have to shovel it. It will plug snow blowers as soon as they’re started, and older folks will be dropping by the scores from heart attacks. As a little bonus, once the rain stops, the temperatures are supposed to plummet to well below freezing, so all the little bits of slush that didn’t get completely cleared away will freeze into a good imitation of polished and waxed granite. Oh, joy.
Winter loving acquaintances tell me I should find a winter sport and learn to enjoy it. They have suggested skiing. Now, aside from having to do this in miserable temperatures, there are two very good reasons I don’t want to take up skiing. First, the idea of putting slick boards on my feet then sliding down the side of an ice and snow covered mountain sure looks like a real recipe for pain and disaster. My friends who ski have told me that if I feel out of control, I should just fall down. I’m a motorcyclist. All my training and instincts are to not fall down. I can just see where replacing my survival skills on the street with that tidbit of information will really be a help. “Yes, Saint Peter; when I saw the soccer mom yakking on the cell phone in her SUV and drifting into my lane, I decided to play it safe and laid it down!” Uh; Right!
Second, I have a bad ankle. It was crushed in an industrial accident back in the ‘90s, and it hurts like a toothache in the cold. Skiing is definitely out.
Ice skating is another Fail as well. That same ankle isn’t very flexible. Besides, I have never enjoyed skating, whether on blades or rollers (at least roller skating happens in a heated building).
What other winter sports are there? Bobsledding? Uh, no thanks. Snowmobiling? It can be fun, but it’s still too freakin’ cold. Curling? I don’t know the first thing about it, and don’t really care to learn.
Pretty basically, the best part of winter for me is the chance to get away from it. I think there are a lot of others who feel the same way, even if they don’t want to admit it.
Bike Week in Daytona is the biggest motorcycle rally in the country. It regularly draws a half million people or more to Florida where the temps are much more tolerable. As we all are aware, the vast majority of rally attendees haven’t the least interest in the racing that takes place at the Speedway. They go so that they can once again feel warm and get some sunlight on their skin.
That’s also why trips to the Bahamas and various Caribbean Island resorts have January and February as their peak Tourist Season. There aren’t too many people who want to loll around on a lawn chair at Prudhoe Bay in January. Hell, there aren’t too many folks who want to take a scenic February cruise up to Anchorage either, I bet. While I’d like to see the Northern Lights some day, it will either happen in the Summer or it won’t happen at all.
Well; I’m stuck in New England for this winter, but I’m taking steps and making plans to be in a much more enjoyable climate for next year. If it all comes together, I won’t even need a long sleeve shirt; unless it’s to keep the sun off my skin. It really is something to think and dream about.
Now, I wonder if TV Land or one of the other old TV show channels is having a Death Valley Days marathon?
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Crusty,
we´re not only the same age.............we´re brothers in arms !!!
That´s exactly the way I feel about !
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Here's another like-thinker, Crusty. I'm still living in RI mostly because I've accumulated so much stuff it would be too much work to get rid of it or move it all to a warmer place. I've got the excuse of advanced age (72+), but I didn't like winter even when I was as "young" as you are.
Sam
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-21C, sunny blue sky, but is still sucks!
Heated garage and bike projects help, just.
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Winter doesn't bother me. I'd like to ride more, but there are compensations.
1) I've got a loaf of bread baking, and a big pot of split-pea soup simmering. The house smells great.
2) My warm and cuddly woman is even warmer and cuddlier in the winter time.
Me, I like the variety. I'd get bored in the tropics.
Lannis
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Crusty,
I hear you buddy, I do.
Follow the weird naked indian:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSG3s7Y9lP0
Watch Lawrence
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmr1iSG3RTA
Maybe a bit of pod racing?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_krCKECpzrU
Seriously though hope Springs eternal, the cycles progress and life goes on. When I lived in Anchorage, AK this time of year really could be a pain. I won't give you the outdoors advice, but one thing that helped me were full spectrum lights, walking, and particularly going to the gym with a heated pool and steam room.
Hang in there. We have had over a week of grey/wet/cold here and I tend to have SAD if I don't get some sunshine.
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Well, its not exactly a tropical paradise here, but it is 80, some clouds, with a little comfortable humidity. I wore the mesh jacket on my ride today. I had plans to be gone all day, but my wife is ill so the jackal had to make do with a quick hundred miler. Supposed to cool down the middle of next week with daytime temps dropping into the 50's. That is way too cold for me. I am an endless summer kind of guy.
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Crusty,
I hear you bro'. I was born and raised in Connecticut and two weeks after graduating from high
school I was living in Venice, CA. Never went back. Snow is God's way of telling us to "Go South!". ;-T
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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 ~;
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Winter sucks.
That is all.
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I'm in the camp of I'm willing to put up with winter as long as the summer time isn't all hot, humid, and nasty. Having lived in Wisconsin for most of my life, I just roll with the 4 seasons. Things aren't perfect, but when your family and job are here, you stick around.
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Nothing better in winter than a pub with a fireplace and a 60" TV. Watch your favorite hockey team(sorry Jim, you'll have one some day) and the NFL playoffs have just started! Spring will be here before you know it! :BEER:
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Winter sucks.
That is all.
Agreed. Nothing to like about it. Rather be riding my bike year-round in a Hawaiian shirt (and full face helmet of course).
And stop with the "I love the change of seasons" line of crap. Yea, it's winter and I'm cranky.
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Crusty.....
I know EXACTLY how you feel.
I moved out of Finland because of all the damn snow and ugly weather. Found Bermuda, wonderful.
Few years later to New Joisey and after year 1994 and 16 (yes... SICFUCKINGTEEN) major snowstorms, I moved to Victoria TX. Excellent!!
Eventually up to Dallas and then the company made me an offer I could not say no to and I relocated to Pannsylvania.
Guess what??? Damn snow is here again. Cannot wait to retire to South Carolina! Thats another 9 cold winters in PA. Duh...
Wanna know how I feel during winters?
(http://s28.postimg.org/a6d2mcsjx/61457_Die_Winter.jpg) (http://postimage.org/)
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Fitchburg is a tough place in the winter. Life in a northern town...
Hoping you find a sunny clime before next winter hits us.
Nic
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Winter doesn't bother me.
Winter wouldn't bother me too much if I lived in VA either.
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Yea winter is here. Up on the hill last night the wind was 80 to 90 knots with a few gusts at 130. Slashing rain pelted down in a continuous roar
on my tin roof. Electric power went out around midnight last night and was not restored until 4 PM today. I've been eating things that do not need to be cooked until power came back on. However it is now calm and back to a normal winter time 80 fahrenheight or however they spell it. I have not seen any humpback whales yet this year. They usually come in November but I think the Japanese have eaten them all, or perhaps they have eaten all the fish that attract them here.
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You know, I can put up with these southern Missouri arctic temps in the 30's but the short days/lack of sunlight is what I really get sick of.
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I think snow is beautiful -- when I'm looking at it out an airplane window from 35,000 feet above. And I'm not particularly fond of the airline experience these days so just (expletive deleted) pass…
There was one day in February 1976 when it snowed in the SF Bay Area, all the way down to sea level. I was working graveyard shift at my redneck job at the Kaiser Steel pipe mill in Napa, commuting to home in Berkeley. What was usually an uneventful (in 1974-6) 45 minute drive was a 2 hour+ mess. With as many cars in the ditch pointed the wrong way as getting anywhere. If you think CA drivers are hopeless in rain (mostly they are), just wait to see them in snow… (I'm actually a native, fwliw) When I got home, I was able to make a 3-foot snow man where people were nude sunbathing a few days before. Ah, February in California!
Otoh the current abode has the OEM "heater", a stove burner that is good for maybe keeping the hallway between the bathroom (and shower) and bedroom from being like the ugly part of a Finnish sauna, where hapless victims get to roll naked in the snow. I don't have the insulation to survive that…
2, 4, 6, 8, (expletive deleted) time to hibernate!
cr
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At least it only rains at night here.
My T-3 loves 5 or 6 thou into 2nd or 3rd. Me too.
some day about I'll tell you about the 110* downhill off camber 80 mph
leap of faith ! ::)
traffic blows
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Oh joy. Snow.
(http://i1299.photobucket.com/albums/ag77/Penderic/Garage-Snow-Drifts_zps0a06f51c.jpg)
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Brrrrr....Then it is time to give up!
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Sun finally came out late yesterday and we expect a week of cold, dry and sunny weather in Houston.
Thought about a bike ride today to church, but 45F and 25 mph north winds nixed that in combo with a bad sinus headache.
Thought about a bike ride after church, but just rolled the V7R to the back of the garage and hopeful for next weekend. North winds have increased and so has my headache.
Winter is short on the Gulf Coast. We could have a few days of spectacular warm/dry/sunny weather anytime in January. Spring starts popping out by mid-February and it is full blown real Spring by March. The downside is by early May the heat and humidity roll in from the Gulf, and it is Hades until mid-October.
But, we ride year round.
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Winter wouldn't bother me too much if I lived in VA either.
Well, you know what they say ...
"If it hurts when you do that ... DON'T DO THAT!"
I-95 has a southbound lane. Get out of that frozen wasteland into some civilized territory. And I say this as a native Virginian that has already seen WAY too many Yankees come in here.
Just want to offer my fellow rider an alternative ..... ;-T
Lannis
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I can dig a limited amount of winter. I'm not a huge fan, but a can put up with some ski trips and some winter hiking, and a little snow. But if I had my way I'd move to the desert.
I don't like being sweaty either, and the desert handles that with instant evaporation.
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I'm a winter hater too.
Go to work in the dark, come home in the dark...and I work in an artificially lit hangar.
And I hate the cold.
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I didn't realize until a few years ago that humidity is my problem, not heat or cold. All my life I lived in the SE US where we rarely have record temps to compare with other parts of the country but we do have world class moisture. I have had friends from Colorado hunt with me here and freeze their arses off when it's only about 30 degrees because of the high humidity. I have a friend from ND who poo-pooed the idea of our 95 + deg. summers, saying it gets to 100 in ND. That is, until he lived here for a summer and "waded" out into the humidity. He said the moment he walked outside it felt like he s&%t himself, and now he's a believer.
We had a rare summer several years ago when it was triple digits during the day for quite a while but very low humidity. I wasn't overjoyed but it was pretty tolerable.
Nope, give me cool and dry with plenty of sunshine. If the humidity is high then the colder the better. I can always put on more clothes.
You folks in the extreme winter climates do have a right to complain though. Minus 30 is hard to get comfortable in regardless of the RH. Feel free to join us here to overwinter, but please go back home in the spring ;D
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I LIKE North Dakota summers . . . winters, not so much. I've tried out the summer humidity in places like Houston and southern Louisiana and D.C.—you can about swim in it.
Right now the wind chill is about -25F so even that sounds pretty good.
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Winter sucks.
That is all.
This Mississippi boy hates winter more each year.
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I just don't understand what you're moaning about.
This is what I call heaven.....
(https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8632/16011543930_6b653c73a1_c.jpg)
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Well, you know what they say ...
"If it hurts when you do that ... DON'T DO THAT!"
I-95 has a southbound lane. Get out of that frozen wasteland into some civilized territory. And I say this as a native Virginian that has already seen WAY too many Yankees come in here.
Just want to offer my fellow rider an alternative ..... ;-T
Lannis
Frequently I ask myself why I don't just pack up and move south, because that's exactly what I want to do. My wife, on the other hand, has no interest in leaving Maine, and is convinced that by moving, the lives of my children will be ruined by upsetting their feeling of home. I was born in Georgia, and my familymoved back to Baltimore when I was 3. I lived there until I was 25, then came to Maine and met my wife. I also lived in Athens, GA for a couple of years in my early 20s. I feel like GA winters are just about right. It cools off, and you might even see a dusting of snow now and then, but a 60 degree day is never far away. On a good year, MD isn't bad either, though some years can be pretty tough. I don't have anything nice to say about winters here in ME, except that eventually, they do end.
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Jenn took a phone interview for a job in Phoenix.
I believe it was equal money for literally 4x the amount of TIME on service in the hospital.
They wanted to fly us out to talk about it .. But she passed....
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-21C, sunny blue sky, but is still sucks!
Heated garage and bike projects help, just.
21c !!! that's a pretty warm summers day in my book.
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@Muley -- yeah, humidity makes both hot and cold extra miserable. Here in the winter, at the mouth of the Sacramento River delta, we get ground fog, aka "tule fog". It's even worse in the Central Valley, visibility zero on I5 or 99. 35 to 40 degrees in that, at 90+ percent humidity is far more miserable than below zero when the humidity freezes out. On the other side, dry heat isn't too bad until it gets over 100. Wet heat is miserable at any time. No advanced civilization ever started in a swamp…
cr
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NEGATIVE 21 there John , COLD by any definition .
Dusty
It's always that danged minus sign that causes all the problems.
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I can't imagine the cold most of you guys survive in. Here I hate the winter that brings frost and -3C. That's way cold for me. I love Summer with 25-40C days and 15-20C nights.
It must be relative and we must acclimatize to our surroundings but maybe we need to be born in a place to feel the most comfortable.
Or maybe we need to be born in the cold and then move to a bit warmer to truly enjoy the climate.
Don't know but I'm seriously glad not to cope with all that snow and shit.
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I just don't understand what you're moaning about.
This is what I call heaven.....
(https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8632/16011543930_6b653c73a1_c.jpg)
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The very best way to enjoy winter!! Gets you in shape...out in the peaceful quite outdoors....no sound except for the skis sliding across the snow....pure bliss!! ;-T
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I just don't understand what you're moaning about.
This is what I call heaven.....
(https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8632/16011543930_6b653c73a1_c.jpg)
That is a beautiful sight. I wouldn't mind living in the great north woods of Wisconsin. The hard part s convincing my wife (who was born in Wisconsin) to move that far north. :D I love the quiet and solitude of the woods covered in heavy snow.
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7" of snow yesterday. Tried to take the sidecar out, but never got out my driveway. No traction is no traction no matter how many wheels.
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Winter hours in my office:
(http://skiyoungernow.files.wordpress.com/2014/09/cropped-powderbanner11.jpg)
Don't fall down. Take a lesson. Skiing is a lot like motorcycling or flying. If you're new at it, take the course.
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Well, it just warmed up a degree since I got up, it's now a balmy -2 outside. Looks like it might get all the way up to 10 by noon. Forecasters say that Wednesday's high will be +1F. I have plenty to do in the shop, I'll crank up the heat and the music and knock out a couple projects.
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I can't imagine the cold most of you guys survive in. Here I hate the winter that brings frost and -3C. That's way cold for me. I love Summer with 25-40C days and 15-20C nights.
It must be relative and we must acclimatize to our surroundings but maybe we need to be born in a place to feel the most comfortable.
Or maybe we need to be born in the cold and then move to a bit warmer to truly enjoy the climate.
Don't know but I'm seriously glad not to cope with all that snow and shit.
My wife was born and raised in western New York state in a log home and she enjoys needling her parents about how the snow would blow in through the logs onto her bed when she was a young one. She turned into a fantastic skier and likes her home a cozy 55F in the winter (that's 13C to you ferners).
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NEGATIVE 21 there John , COLD by any definition .
Dusty
Oops, missed the " -ive ". You're right. That's bloody cold.
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I love Nordic skiing. No snow here though, just very cold.
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Winter hours in my office:
(http://skiyoungernow.files.wordpress.com/2014/09/cropped-powderbanner11.jpg)
Don't fall down. Take a lesson. Skiing is a lot like motorcycling or flying. If you're new at it, take the course.
As fun as that looks, with my 4 level lower back fusion, and knees that sound like rice krispies when I walk, not sure that is a good idea for me. ::) :(
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The very best way to enjoy winter!! Gets you in shape...out in the peaceful quite outdoors....no sound except for the skis sliding across the snow....pure bliss!! ;-T
It's really quite when you're dead I hear.
Dean
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It's really quite when you're dead I hear.
Dean
Yes, but as the Germans say: Langläufer leben länger!
Cross-country skiers live longer.....
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Yes, but as the Germans say: Langläufer leben länger!
Cross-country skiers live longer.....
Maybe so, but people who live close to the Tropic of Capricorn don't have to add tons of layers to happily survive.
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We have an "Arctic Assault" bearing down on Houston: below freezing temperatures. Almost as much panic as a hurricane. Bring your tomato plants inside, cover the palm trees, and no leaving small poodles outside.
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Mid-70s in Oceanside today. Rode the '03 Stone Touring over to Oceanside Marina, spent an hour on a bench, reading a history book, watching boats. My wife was born in Columbus, Wisconsin and scooted out of that lovely but cold winter environment on completion of UW Madison. Cold weather and snow are very "invigorating" but only to watch from a distance of 2000 miles, for us.
Ralph
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Currently:
Temp: 5 F/-14 C/ 258 k
Wind:6 mph/10 kph
Precip: snow accumulating at 1 inch per hour/ 25 mm per hour
Low tonight: -12 C/-24 C/ 249 K
Thank God for fireplaces and Scotch!! :BEER:
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Only mid 60s here for about 8 months of perfect riding. The other 4 months the mountains are 45 minutes away and interstate travel beckons.
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Lets Talk Dirty In Hawaiian" by John Prine
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=siuxtvEndLE
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I hate winter. It sucks when you have to worry about stepping outside your door and slipping on ice and breaking your ankle. If I could only teleport my work, family and friends south for a few months every year…
1f and snowing right now.
Ken
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I saw the first humpy of the season today and at the same time the first gawker.
Coming back from Kona I saw a few more spouts and a lot more gawkers.
The gawkers milling about the road are bad enough but I hate the ones who slow to 30 or 40 in a 55 mph road and serpentine their lane and sometimes part of the other and the shoulder.
Usually the humpies are here in Dec. and sometimes in Nov.
I think the Japanese have been eating way more than their share of them.
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Usually the humpies are here in Dec. and sometimes in Nov.
I think the Japanese have been eating way more than their share of them.
The fact that the Japanese eat any at all strikes me as disgusting and akin to cannibalism. I've wondered if it would be legitimate for a nation to declare war on an industry.
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Well, not a fan of Winter, snow or cold. I figure I can get on a plane and visit same when I'd like. Unfortunately I married a Buffalo Girl and she thinks Syracuse (and the grandchildren's location) is the place to retire to. Oh well; as a positive, it is supposed to be 0 Thursday when I go in for my first cataract surgery - maybe my eye will freeze in place eliminating the need for numbing needles. ;D I like the snowman on the deck.
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land one of these thru an 8" hole and winter is alright!
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I've been thawing out frozen doorknobs and padlocks with burning newspapers for 2 days now.
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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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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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It's really quite when you're dead I hear.
Dean
I've noticed that.
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land one of these thru an 8" hole and winter is alright!
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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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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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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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Winter is the time to dream of the places you would like to visit on a imaginary summer journey..... :BEER:
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Hey FGO, you should have stuck around longer... ;D
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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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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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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This morning I shot six holes in my freezer
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Then pity stayed his hand, "Pity I've run out of bullets he said."
Did that help solve your problem?
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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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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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-11 this morning. Today's going to be a challenge.
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-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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It was a quotation of Dildo Bugger as he confronted Goddam in the cave.
Bored of the Rings -
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I read "Bored of the Rings" in '72. I still haven't read that Lord take-off.
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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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(http://i1299.photobucket.com/albums/ag77/Penderic/frozenbananas2_zps497ac5b8.jpg)
One cure for the frozen banana winter blues......
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OuPB5E3fLiU ;)
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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http://wildguzzi.com/forum/index.php?topic=74210.0;topicseen
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Its the humidity!
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this must be in Wisconsin..
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:)
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Oh dear. I feel for you guys.
On Saturday I forced myself to go for a quick squirt to Akaroa for a coffee; about 120 mile round trip. Over the Port Hills and around the Rim road (goes around the lip of a (hopefully) extinct volcano). The temp dropped down to 68 degF, but as I dropped down Gebbies Pass it climbed back up to 82. Over a couple more hills to Akaroa, coffee and cake yakking with another motorcyclist there while gazing across the harbour under a cloudless sky. Back on the bike and took the long way home which has a few more hills to be ridden over. A quiet :BEER: before knocking up my world famous Muzzabugers for tea.
It's a tough job but someone has to keep the eagle flying! ;) :D
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Oh dear. I feel for you guys.
On Saturday I forced myself to go for a quick squirt to Akaroa for a coffee; about 120 mile round trip. Over the Port Hills and around the Rim road (goes around the lip of a (hopefully) extinct volcano). The temp dropped down to 68 degF, but as I dropped down Gebbies Pass it climbed back up to 82. Over a couple more hills to Akaroa, coffee and cake yakking with another motorcyclist there while gazing across the harbour under a cloudless sky. Back on the bike and took the long way home which has a few more hills to be ridden over. A quiet :BEER: before knocking up my world famous Muzzabugers for tea.
It's a tough job but someone has to keep the eagle flying! ;) :D
Make sure you look at the "Heated Grips v Hippo Hands" etc posts to keep yourself from hypothermia when temps dip below 70F. NZ is near top of places I hope to spend time in before it's my time. My wife would want to know, "any unusually large spiders?" Australia seems to have a fine collection of nasties but I don't hear about NZ's nasties. Is this correct Kiwi... "Bob's Your Uncle! - hope you didn't ride with your jandles or togs and took a break when you were too knackered - Cheers! " N
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this must be in Wisconsin..
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Brave girls. Hilarious!
But what makes you think it's Winsconsin?
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Yesterday it was -25C here. But it was OK - later in the day it warmed up to -13F ::(
Nick
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Brave girls. Hilarious!
But what makes you think it's Winsconsin?
cause in Minnesota we use Holsteins.
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cause in Minnesota we use Holsteins.
Farm buildings and surrounding farms look like Wisconsin?
Genuinely curious.....
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actually it looks a little more western (Wyoming, Colorado?) by the buildings in background.
here's my source, photobucket staff pic so no help to location.
http://media.photobucket.com/user/staffpicks/media/Animated_GIFs/unnamed-3.gif.html
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My wife would want to know, "any unusually large spiders?" Australia seems to have a fine collection of nasties but I don't hear about NZ's nasties. Is this correct Kiwi... "Bob's Your Uncle! - hope you didn't ride with your jandles or togs and took a break when you were too knackered - Cheers! " N
We have the katipo, quite small, found on some beaches, related to the redback but nowhere near as poisonous. It can however make you sick. We are remarkably free of nasties, no snakes but Oz exported their white tail spider which can cause problems for some people.
Yup, "Bob's your uncle" is indeed correct, at least among the older residents of this fair land. (Snaps red suspender belts)
I am an ATTGATT sort of guy. Even in the heat I wore my armoured suit. Boots always, definitely no jandles. I am not a "thongnong".
Believe me, you would love it out here. Touring the South island especially is just brilliant, especially on a bike.
A bit over an hour I don't need no steenkin break.
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Muzz ,
Spent a wonderful day with a Kiwi couple mid 1970s . they were working their way across America , staying in state parks . The thing that most bothered them was our number of creepy crawlies and snakes , of course we don't have many compared to that funny place across the ditch from N.Z. ;D Thunder UP !
Dusty
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Muzz ,
. ;D Thunder UP !
Dusty
Another game under the belt I see Dusty. ;-T
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Another game under the belt I see Dusty. ;-T
Yeah , finally reached 500 , gonna be tough to make the post season .
Dusty
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Do you get a lot of little Muzzburgers when you "knock one up?? The cows must appreciate your system. ;D
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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
Snow Balls?
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:)
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Brrrrr....Then it is time to give up!
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Sunny Jukkasjärvi Ice Hotel, I suppose.
Oh well, at least I think the sun is just over the horizon at mid day. By now. -37*C last night.
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Good place for a frigid date. ;)
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This one is in Quebec City. Very grand!
http://www.hoteldeglace-canada.com/360/index.html (http://www.hoteldeglace-canada.com/360/index.html)
Nick
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(http://i1299.photobucket.com/albums/ag77/Penderic/morons-stupid-wtf-morons-demotivational-poster-1246983333_zps68ce3953.jpg)
:)
so, I see you've been to Wisconsin..
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Yes! Wonderful camping in the summertime! ;-T
I hate camping in the winter though.
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Good place for a frigid date. ;)
Better place for a HOT one! ;-T
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Do you get a lot of little Muzzburgers when you "knock one up?? The cows must appreciate your system. ;D
;D ;D ;D
My "Muzzaburgers" are the large economy size. One usually stops most people! :food :drool
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Doug was over again today to pick up some cherry for turning. Only -10c, so nice and mild. He's abandoned the chains and added an off-road tyre which seems to work quite well.
(http://www.adamsheritage.info/images/jan22_2015_1.jpg)
(http://www.adamsheritage.info/images/jan22_2015_2.jpg)
(http://www.adamsheritage.info/images/jan22_2015_3.jpg)
and a short video: http://youtu.be/-_lbOio2S40 (http://youtu.be/-_lbOio2S40) (including a bit wiv a dog!) (edit- video format now changed so it works properly - sorry 'bout that!)
Nick
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the problem with your video is you posted an MP4 file witch is a compressed file and not really directly viewable.. it's taking forever for me to get thru it.. where it's hosted should have converted it.. if you upload MP4's to Youtube they convert it to a .mov file that plays out fast.
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the problem with your video is you posted an MP4 file witch is a compressed file and not really directly viewable.. it's taking forever for me to get thru it.. where it's hosted should have converted it.. if you upload MP4's to Youtube they convert it to a .mov file that plays out fast.
Thanks fotoguzzi - I had just jammed it on to my server, and hadn't realised it would be a problem. It's now on Youtube at:
http://youtu.be/-_lbOio2S40 (http://youtu.be/-_lbOio2S40) - for what it's worth............
Nick
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Thx for fixing that, it was worth it! love to see a happy dog and hear all the clatter from that motor..
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Sunny and 55F today. Spent it working on the Boulder house, clearing it out to rent. Then . . . fired up the old Triumph. Started on the second kick, idled and ran sweetly up to Longmont. I love this bike and it sure looks good next to the T.
Tomorrow it's supposed to be 68F. One more week down here and then I head back to Vail for the World Alpine Championships. It's a good life . . .
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Two days, two rides on the 03 Stone Touring. 83 yesterday and 75 today. This state has its problems, but in the main, a lack of good weather is not one of them. Oh, lest I appear gloating--I'm not--the roads in San Diego County mostly are frantic freeways and otherwise uninspiring secondary roads. It usually requires droning on the 8-lanes before a short sprint on the less traveled roads. Inspiring weather meets uninspiring roads.
You'll get your revenge once Summer comes.
Ralph