| So much for Global Warming [message #235171] |
Sun, 05 January 2014 16:06  |
stick miller
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I never gave much thought to winterizing, but it is supposed to be 14F on Tuesday morning and 17 on Wed. Amazingly today was very nice so I blew out the lines, poured the pink stuff in the traps,opened all the faucets, opened all the cabinet doors and turned the heat on low.
I just hate winter (even though we don't have much of one). The frustration with having to winterize is that it is supposed to warm up rapidly after 2 days of sub-freezing temperatures.
I'm ready for August.
Stick Miller
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| Re: [GMCnet] So much for Global Warming [message #235179 is a reply to message #235171] |
Sun, 05 January 2014 17:23  |
kelvin
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Location: Eugene, OR
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On 1/5/2014 2:06 PM, Stick Miller wrote:
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> I never gave much thought to winterizing, but it is supposed to be 14F on Tuesday morning and 17 on Wed. Amazingly today was very nice so I blew out the lines, poured the pink stuff in the traps,opened all the faucets, opened all the cabinet doors and turned the heat on low.
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> I just hate winter (even though we don't have much of one). The frustration with having to winterize is that it is supposed to warm up rapidly after 2 days of sub-freezing temperatures.
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> I'm ready for August.
If you believe the science, this is part of global warming. If not,
then it's just an odd year (s)
The Willamette Valley here in Oregon is usually around 40° in the
winter. We had minus temps for over a week before Christmas. -10 was
2° off the record set in '72. Odd, fluffy powder, too. Our snow is
usually very wet and heavy. 2013 was also the driest year on record, ever.
Cold and snowy is fun for a week. Was happy to see it go away and find
no broken pipes... but I think my pressure washer wasn't winterized
correctly since that has a leak now.
Kelvin
'73 23' in Eugene, OR
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| Re: So much for Global Warming [message #235184 is a reply to message #235171] |
Sun, 05 January 2014 18:44 |
cadelec
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Location: Brisbane Australia
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Brisbane had 40 degrees Centegrade (104F) on saturday and out west it got up to 48C (118F)
dont think i will ever need that pink stuff here
| stick miller wrote on Sun, 05 January 2014 16:06 |
I never gave much thought to winterizing, but it is supposed to be 14F on Tuesday morning and 17 on Wed. Amazingly today was very nice so I blew out the lines, poured the pink stuff in the traps,opened all the faucets, opened all the cabinet doors and turned the heat on low.
I just hate winter (even though we don't have much of one). The frustration with having to winterize is that it is supposed to warm up rapidly after 2 days of sub-freezing temperatures.
I'm ready for August.
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Trevor
Brisbane Australia
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| Re: [GMCnet] So much for Global Warming [message #235201 is a reply to message #235171] |
Sun, 05 January 2014 22:16 |
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USAussie
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Stick,
You appreciate irony - one of the main news items here in Australia is the Russian icebreaker carrying a group to Antarctica, some
of the group are scientists studying the effects of Global Warming.
The ship is stuck in ice that's not supposed to be there due to global warming! ;-)
Regards,
Rob M.
-----Original Message-----
From: Stick Miller
I never gave much thought to winterizing, but it is supposed to be 14F on Tuesday morning and 17 on Wed. Amazingly today was very
nice so I blew out the lines, poured the pink stuff in the traps,opened all the faucets, opened all the cabinet doors and turned the
heat on low.
I just hate winter (even though we don't have much of one). The frustration with having to winterize is that it is supposed to warm
up rapidly after 2 days of sub-freezing temperatures.
I'm ready for August.
--
Stick
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| Re: So much for Global Warming [message #235209 is a reply to message #235171] |
Mon, 06 January 2014 06:48 |
rcjordan
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The US is dealing with an Arctic polar vortex right now. Coincidentally(?) the Antarctic polar vortex has gotten stronger over the past three decades and studies think this wind pattern change is pushing the ice seaward.
If you're interested, here's some info on the increasing Antarctic Sea Ice. Other sources say Antarctic ice -land AND sea- has diminished overall but it's shifting to sea.
http://www.weather.com/news/science/environment/why-antarctic-sea-ice-growing-20130923
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| Re: So much for Global Warming [message #235212 is a reply to message #235171] |
Mon, 06 January 2014 07:03 |
Ken Burton
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I'm trying to figure out how to blame Dan for this. As we know it is ALWAYS Dan's fault.
Finn, a former Alabama dog, woke me up at 6AM to go outside. He did not care much about the temperature and loved the snow drifts. The OAT is now -19 with the wind at 20 mph for a wind chill of -45. Overnight the wind gusts were as high as 45, so I now have a few 2.5 foot drifts in my 400 feet driveway. I just plowed it and 3 other drives clean yesterday when the temperature was 31. That is a 50 degree change in 14 hours. According to the National Weather Guessing Service we only got 5.6 inches of snow in the last 24 hours. It is the wind causing drifts that bothers us.
I think I'm being punished by mother nature for removing the snow yesterday that she put there. She did not like it so she filled the drives in again. I'm probably not going to plow it again at this wind velocity and temperature. When it is this cold the snow is very light a fluffy so these people will just have to drive through it for a few days.
I just haven't been able to figure out how to blame this on Dan yet, even though we all know it is always Dan's fault. When I talked to him yesterday he was getting this same storm as rain.
Ken Burton - N9KB
76 Palm Beach
Hebron, Indiana
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| Re: [GMCnet] So much for Global Warming [message #235213 is a reply to message #235212] |
Mon, 06 January 2014 07:08 |
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USAussie
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Ken,
Aha!
I'll bet Dan's the reason the USCG dispatched that icebreaker to Antarctica!
Regards,
Rob M.
-----Original Message-----
From: Ken Burton
I'm trying to figure out how to blame Dan for this. As we know it is ALWAYS Dan's fault.
Finn, a former Alabama dog, woke me up at 6AM to go outside. He did not care much about the temperature and loved the snow drifts.
The OAT is now -19 with the wind at 20 mph for a wind chill of -45. Overnight the wind gusts were as high as 45, so I now have a
few 2.5 foot drifts in my 400 feet driveway. I just plowed it and 3 other drives clean yesterday when the temperature was 31. That
is a 50 degree change in 14 hours. According to the National Weather Guessing Service we only got 5.6 inches of snow in the last 24
hours. It is the wind causing drifts that bothers us.
I think I'm being punished by mother nature for removing the snow yesterday that she put there. She did not like it so she filled
the drives in again. I'm probably not going to plow it again at this wind velocity and temperature. When it is this cold the snow
is very light a fluffy so these people will just have to drive through it for a few days.
I just haven't been able to figure out how to blame this on Dan yet, even though we all know it is always Dan's fault. When I
talked to him yesterday he was getting this same storm as rain.
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Ken
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| Re: [GMCnet] So much for Global Warming [message #235215 is a reply to message #235213] |
Mon, 06 January 2014 07:15 |
Ken Burton
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| Robert Mueller wrote on Mon, 06 January 2014 07:08 |
Ken,
Aha!
I'll bet Dan's the reason the USCG dispatched that icebreaker to Antarctica!
Regards,
Rob M.
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It would not surprise me if he had something to do with it.
Ken Burton - N9KB
76 Palm Beach
Hebron, Indiana
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| Re: [GMCnet] So much for Global Warming [message #235216 is a reply to message #235215] |
Mon, 06 January 2014 07:29 |
Ken Burton
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| Ken Burton wrote on Mon, 06 January 2014 07:15 |
| Robert Mueller wrote on Mon, 06 January 2014 07:08 |
Ken,
Aha!
I'll bet Dan's the reason the USCG dispatched that icebreaker to Antarctica!
Regards,
Rob M.
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It would not surprise me if he had something to do with it.
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I think he is getting even with me for something I did to him in the past. I just do not know which item it was.
Ken Burton - N9KB
76 Palm Beach
Hebron, Indiana
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| Re: So much for Global Warming [message #235218 is a reply to message #235212] |
Mon, 06 January 2014 07:38 |
Ken Burton
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Here is the "quote of the day" from the National Weather Guessing Service. Keep in mind my current temperature is -19.
Next 6 Hours:
Partly cloudy with strong and gusty winds. Temperatures warming rapidly to -13 to -17F. Winds W at 25 to 30 mph.
It is the "warming rapidly" that I question.
Ken Burton - N9KB
76 Palm Beach
Hebron, Indiana
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| Re: So much for Global Warming [message #235219 is a reply to message #235171] |
Mon, 06 January 2014 07:41 |
rcjordan
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>warming
You're just leaching some of our heat, Ken. Currently 64, going to 14 tonight.
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