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[avator]

4X4 vehicles go great in the snow... the bad part is that they stop the same way as a 2wd.. they don't.

[A.K.A. Tommy Boy]

4X4 vehicles go great in the snow... the bad part is that they stop the same way as a 2wd.. they don't.

Soooo Very True Bill.

[Hoosier Daddy]

Tom... I was referring to the people who drive 30 on a 55.
Sure I may do 45 if it is REALLY bad... but still. 

[Madd Hatter]

Well it looks like we're finally getting our first snow of the year this Monday.🎉🎉 It's been dry as a popcorn f**! Don't really want snow but we really need snow or rain.

[A.K.A. Tommy Boy]

Tom... I was referring to the people who drive 30 on a 55.
Sure I may do 45 if it is REALLY bad... but still. 

Hi Scott.
I knew what you were referring to.
I should have acknowledged that, my mistake.

Your post also made me think about the other ones... the "Freeway Flyers".


Best Wishes - Tom

[Hoosier Daddy]

Your post also made me think about the other ones... the "Freeway Flyers".

Oh yeah... I usually catch up to them a bit down the road when they are in the ditchl 

[Madd Hatter]

They're now saying.7 inches of rain/snow mix. I'm going to be in the city so it doesn't matter to me but the wife is going to have to deal with muddy dogs feet and we have 5 dogs.😕

[A.K.A. Tommy Boy]

It is a Snow Day today in my part of East Central Minnesota.
It is cloudy outside and the temp is a mild 27°F (-3°C)
The wind chill is around  15°F (-9°C). 

Best Wishes - Tom


Today's forecast for Saturday February 1st 2025.
Snow today, mainly after 11am. High near 30. Breezy, with a southeast wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total daytime snow accumulation of 4 to 7 inches possible.

Tonight a 40 percent chance of snow, mainly before 11pm. Cloudy, with a low around 32. South southeast wind 10 to 15 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. 1-3 inches of snow possible.

[maraudinglizard]

Last week it was snowing this week I am wearing t-shirts, shorts, and flip flops. Next week it will be probably hail and tornadoes, it's about time for that mess. Then the flooding. Then the heat waves and monster thunderstorms with lots of lightning. For the encore, let the hurricanes begin. Why in the world would anybody think Florida is a great place to live in.

[Hoosier Daddy]

A week ago it was below "0"... yesterday it was 50... today it is 25.

[A.K.A. Tommy Boy]

+30 F sure beats -30 F.

[avator]

Someone forgot to tell the birds here it ain't spring yet. They are going crazy out in front of the house.

[Blowpipe Sam]

Blue skies, sunshine, temps in the high sixties.  Don’t tell the Yankees.  They’ll come in droves.

I walked the dogs in my old Bellstaff jacket so it can’t be more than cool.  The rest of the day will be spent working in the garden with the memsahib. 

[Back_Roads]

  A few days ago actual temp. 49f, feels like temp. 70 I may get a few stray flakes leftover from Tom's snow

[avator]

Mid 40s when I went to the shop at daybreak this morning. I fired up the woodstove and had it to a comfortable 70 in a little over an hour. It's 65 out now so what's in the stove will be the last feeding for today.
I had been using some light metal material as a grate and I have to flip it every burn because it would warp. This morning I ordered a 7" x 16" 1/2" thick cast iron grate that was made for the stove.

[Madd Hatter]

We're expecting high 60s Monday. Good!! Need the little bit of hanger on snow to melt.

[Hoosier Daddy]

This morning I ordered a 7" x 16" 1/2" thick cast iron grate that was made for the stove.

Nice!
 where did you get it? My fireplace grate is warped bad.

[avator]

This morning I ordered a 7" x 16" 1/2" thick cast iron grate that was made for the stove.

Nice!
 where did you get it? My fireplace grate is warped bad.

Amazon but Lowes and Home Depot have them too... same price. Our local Lowes didn't have one in stock and we don't have a HD near us.
I also got free delivery from AZ because the item met minimum price.
That said... the have many different styles and sizes. You'll probably find a better fit for your stove. This one is perfect for my little woodstove.

[WobblyHand]

Shoveled snow today.  Not much, just a few inches.  Fired up the snowblower for the driveway, cleared things out a bit.  Did a sidewalk and caught a curb.  Popped a shear pin.  Brought it back to the garage and dug out a shear bolt and looked at the blower impeller.  It seems I also had a whole mess of chicken wire wrapped around the auger axles.  Clean out took a whole lot longer than I expected.  Scratching my head, I was thinking, where did that come from?  A moment later, and I remembered last winter when I got too close to the kitchen garden fence and tore out a section.  Thought I had cleaned that all out?  Apparently not.

Should of fixed that all in the spring, or summer, or fall.  Instead, forgot all about it, until I was forcefully reminded of it today!  There's still quite a few feet of wire wrapped around the right axle, but it's operational.  When it warms a little, I'll try to finish the clean out.  Won't be as cold as Minnesota, but tomorrow morning will be -4F, so maybe in the afternoon, when it gets to be in the 20's.  Sunday night we are due for more snow, as well as Thursday, I think.  Thinking tomorrow is the day for fixing that snowblower!

[A.K.A. Tommy Boy]

As soon as the sun comes up. I need to clear yesterday's snow from the driveway and backyard patio.
We are under a winter weather advisory for tonight and more snow is forecasted.

Best Wishes - Tom

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON
CST MONDAY...

* WHAT...Snow expected. Total snow accumulations between 2 and 4
  inches. Localized totals up to 6 inches possible.