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avator · « **Reply #320 on:** February 15, 2025, 03:03:41 PM »

A good bit of the Daffodils are in full bloom.

A.K.A. Tommy Boy · « **Reply #321 on:** February 15, 2025, 04:43:46 PM »

23°F and a 12-17 mph north wind today.
Not too bad out with all things considered.
I cleared yesterday's & last nights snow from my place and my daughters.
The 2 stage snow blower started making noise and vibrating while in drive so I parked it.
Fortunately I have a Honda single stage blower too.
I finished my place with the Honda.
I have got the garage furnace going to heat the garage up.
I'll be pulling the inspection plates on the two stage as soon as I get back from a drug store run.
I want to get it checked out, fixed or replaced before the Big Cold sets in tomorrow.

Best Wishes - Tom

Blowpipe Sam · « **Reply #322 on:** February 15, 2025, 07:38:10 PM »

Mid seventies again with the sun trying to burn through a ten tenths overcast. The gators and the manatee can both sense the heat through the clouds and they congregate at warm spots along the river. At the first hint of sunshine the gators are up on the banks to sunbath. The manatee congregate in coves and eddies where the sun warms the still waters. Beaucoup wildlife along the river today! Because the Wakulla is fed by a warm spring the wildlife flocks here in the winter.

airgunaut · « **Reply #323 on:** February 15, 2025, 11:14:10 PM »

A little bit of new snow overnight. Hate the shoveling, love the fresh critter tracks!

Rabbit, fox, mouse, Big Kitty not right here but not far away (who was also recorded on a neighbor's game cam), some kind of small bird.

avator · « **Reply #324 on:** February 16, 2025, 06:33:21 AM »

The sounds of strong winds and rain woke me up at 3am and the power was off. I laid there talking to Betty Lou for a few minutes making a plan to get up with a flash light and get the propane lanterns lit.
It was a bit unnerving because we live in a mobile home under the trees... large trees. $:-\$
Just when I decided to get up the power came on and the wind began to die down.
I looked up the weather radar and it appears the band of storms are on their way out of the area.

Hoosier Daddy · « **Reply #325 on:** February 16, 2025, 08:55:02 AM »

Woke up to more snow falling... on top of existing snow.
Tuesday and Wednesday's forecast... snow.

avator · « **Reply #326 on:** February 16, 2025, 09:10:57 AM »

Woke up at 3am. Big winds, heavy rain and no power. Within 30 minutes the wind and rain stopped and the power came back on.
Got my coffee and checked the radar.. it's pretty much out of here now.
I came out to access any damages and fired up the castin' shack for todays lead pouring.
Lots of small branches down and targets blown over.. and ALOT of standing water... enough that the toilet is slow to flush but that usually recovers in short time. This sandy area drinks it up quite well.
Welcome to lower Alabama in mid February.

maraudinglizard · « **Reply #327 on:** February 16, 2025, 09:45:34 AM »

Rain here with high winds and lightning. More freezing weather on the way this coming week. Spend today and tomorrow covering up the tender stuff. I have a lot plants that have busted out new growth and blooming that will get popped. Yep, second winter is here.

Back_Roads · « **Reply #328 on:** February 16, 2025, 10:51:41 AM »

Still kinda warm 27f but looks like I have to keep blowing snow, boy am I winded

Hoosier Daddy · « **Reply #329 on:** February 16, 2025, 11:07:02 AM »

HA HA HA!

A.K.A. Tommy Boy · « **Reply #330 on:** February 16, 2025, 11:17:08 AM »

I am done blowing snow for a while.

Now the Big Cold sets in.
Today it is 2°F with a -13°F wind chill.
Tonight it will drop down to -18 F
Monday the high is predicted to be -3 F with wind chill values as low as -34 or lower.
The wind will be blowing out of the northwest at 5 to 10 mph.
Monday night night the temp will drop down to -25 F
More of the same for Tuesday and Tuesday night.
Continued Cold thru Thursday.

Friday we should be coming out of the cold snap with a high of + 17 F.
Saturday it warms up to + 23 F

Best Wishes - Tom

P.S.

I have the heat on in the garage today.
I'll be out there today replacing the friction wheel on my two stage snow blower.

avator · « **Reply #331 on:** February 16, 2025, 11:49:00 AM »

Quote from: Back_Roads on February 16, 2025, 10:51:41 AM

Still kinda warm 27f but looks like I have to keep blowing snow, boy am I winded

That's better than blowing a seal..

Hoosier Daddy · « **Reply #332 on:** February 16, 2025, 11:56:21 AM »

Quote from: avator on February 16, 2025, 11:49:00 AM

Quote from: Back_Roads on February 16, 2025, 10:51:41 AM
Still kinda warm 27f but looks like I have to keep blowing snow, boy am I winded
That's better than blowing a seal..

and the penguin said..."it's just Ice cream"

Madd Hatter · « **Reply #333 on:** February 16, 2025, 12:02:58 PM »

It looks like that last rain we had will be the only rain for at least the next 10 days. Man is it dry around here. My trees are dieing! Temp high are in 50s to 60s with lows just barely below freezing.

A.K.A. Tommy Boy · « **Reply #334 on:** February 16, 2025, 01:55:31 PM »

Let It Snow ! The snow blower repair is all done !

After I had drained gas and tipped it up... I thought about things for a bit.
I was able to pull out the friction wheel without pulling the tires too.
I put the speed selector to the fastest setting.
That positioned the friction wheel to the far right.
I then tapped the shaft bearings out from the inside, then I slid the friction wheel shaft to the far left.
That gave me a lot of play with the shaft to cock it down.
The friction wheel came off easy after that.
Replacing the rubber ring on the friction was easy too.
I resurfaced the friction disk to restore the original finish.
I then re-assembled the parts in reverse order.
I after the crank case oil had re-settled, I fueled it up and gave it a test run.
I wanted to get this done TODAY.... before the Intense Cold sets in tonight.

Best Wishes - Tom,

Blowpipe Sam · « **Reply #335 on:** February 16, 2025, 04:54:53 PM »

The front blew through here between 0800 and 1100. High winds and some short heavy downpours. It was gone by noon and now we’re experiencing blue sky’s and temps in the sixties.

avator · « **Reply #336 on:** February 16, 2025, 05:05:08 PM »

The lingering winds will help dry things out.

A.K.A. Tommy Boy · « **Reply #337 on:** February 17, 2025, 11:14:12 AM »

Hurray......+26°F predicted for Saturday and.. +37°F ...for Sunday.

Right now it is Cold in my part of east central Minnesota. (Polar Vortex)
Outside it is -18°F with a 12 mph west wind resulting in a -40°F Wind Chill.
The high for today is predicted to be -2°F
Tuesday will be cold like this too.
We will start to come out of this cold snap on Thursday & Friday.

Best Wishes - Tom

anti-squirrel · « **Reply #338 on:** February 17, 2025, 12:40:02 PM »

11 inches of snow last week in one storm. Then we had more than 36 hours of torrential downpour. Then the sun came out yesterday afternoon to stop the rain. The temperature almost got to 60. But then the wind kicked up and we had 40-60 MPH winds from mid-day on into the evening. Heard and saw a number of widowmakers in the woods come down- all tulip poplars. I lost 6 sumac trees and won't miss them. Also lost some pine branches. As did the cedars, the locust, and the osage trees- which all dropped some deadfall. Down at the river (northern edge of our property is the south bank of the James river) we lost a black walnut to add to the grand poobah snag of multiple black walnuts. That section of river is one of the sweetest honey-holes in a couple miles either direction for smallmouth. Gar, Smallmouth, and catfish aplenty- all thanks to some trees that got undercut and fell on the riverbank.

The wind is relatively mild today; 5-10 mph gusts and I'm not hearing the cracks and pops of limbs breaking. Luckily, I think we've been downgraded from 2 feet of snow in this next round of weather down to 5-7 inches. Still chilly out- currently 38.

Struckat · « **Reply #339 on:** February 18, 2025, 07:40:23 AM »

-8, won’t get much above today. The dogs get right to business and at the door in moments.

We will hide out together today.

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