Alrighty now!

[Stan]

Tom, it looks to me like you still have a few hundred miles of south left.  

[Gus]

virtual heat wave here yesterday I think it broke +18 :
Better than -10 ther morning b'fore. :-/ Promising to be a nice day again today.

[Frank_Pender]

I had the power go out just after the post the made earlier in this thread.  :-/ It is now Thursday morning at 6:39 or so.  The power came on around 3:45 this morning.   for the second time.  The thawing is going on, rain is falling pretty good and the temp is around 33 or 34.   I had power trucks running up and down the mill driveway much of the night as well and the county road.   Not much good sleep.  

Yep Rav, I recall those good ol' "snow days" wishes.  They have had three of them in a row here, this week.  Some schools are even planning on  Fridayfor no school; with the temps getting up to the low 50s. 8)

[pappy]

Wheather up-date from northern Maine.

-14F with 29 mph winds feels like -45F

Just a tad chilly  :D

WHY I LOVE MAINE....

      When it's Christmas time in Maine,
      And the gentle breezes blow,
      About seventy miles an hour
      And it's fifty-two below.
      You can tell you're in Maine
      'cause the snow's up to your butt,
      And you take a breath of Christmas air
      And your nose holes both freeze shut.
      The weather here is wonderful,
      So I guess I'll hang around,
      I could NEVER leave Maine.
      My feet are frozen to the ground!

Good thing it's only 70 feet to the shop and I gots plenty o' wood when I get there.   glad it's only 16 weeks till May 1 st  ;D

[Paul_H]

OWW,
I've eaten Gjetost since I was a little kid.It's made from Goat's milk and is really rich.My Grandma would always have that and Lefse around for Christmas Eve dinner at her place.

We pronounce it Yay doe-st. Good stuff!

Frank, it sounds like you are getting pounded pretty bad down there.I haven't seen much on the news about Oregon,but on the news a couple of nights ago it did show that Oregon and Washington were right in line with the Pineapple Express that was coming at us.

Was there much damage to your tree farm?

[Kevin_H.]

Went out a couple of days ago, it was 7 deg. needed to put a new o ring in the bobcat, my fingers froze to the valve.

I made a decision that it might be too cold, got back in my truck and went home...Hmm maybe tomorrow...

[Stephen_Wiley]

Like Frank, lost power yesterday came back on shortly this am. than failed again came back on about a 1/2 hour ago.

Several trees came down in the hillls around us yesterday while shoveling ice and snow with the neighbors we listened to approximately 30 large trees falling.

With the power gone several neighbors were nervous about the 150' DF's with in proximity of their homes.

Remember, don't be hard on Paul as Frank told him during the flood we would help. 8)

[Frank_Pender]

I am afraid so Paul.  :'(  I have not been about the traverse the entire farm as yet to to view all of the possible damage.  I have heard some pretty goood sized trees falling but have yet to see them.  I just came in from repairing one frozen pipe and am trying to warm up.  I find, I get colder working in the stinking rain than in a dryer cold with snow falling.  
Most of what I have lost have been large limbs from Oak trees.    I was just at the South end of the farm and found a 16" Oak had fallen, just missing my woodworking shop and the Mechanic shop.   ;D
I hear tell that the Pineapple Express from Steve will be here some time on Saturday.   It is to get up to 50* and sunshine.  We will have to wait and see what Steve has sent us in the form of warm tropical air. 8) 8) 8)

[Bill Johnson]

Rav,

If you liked the snow day, you're going to love this, the schools up here are closed on tomorrow (Friday) as the expected windchill is -54 c .

Better hope that stuff doesn't decide to swing south it just too cold for man/woman or beast 8)

Not bad right now though only about -34 and a windchill taking it to -39 brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.

[Linda]

Gosh, I thought we were cold on Tuesday.  It was  - 7F with a steady 33mph wind.  I had to keep my goats shut in their tiny "barn."

After hearing your stories I quess I'm glad to be in Iowa now! Today was +29F and only a 10mph breeze.;D

Now about cheese...One of our better customers stopped by today and asked..."You wouldn't want to buy a pound of blue cheese, would you?"???  Apparently, he had bought more than he needed for deer sausage.  :-[   At $15.00 a pound, I decided I would let him keep it.  Just a little sharp for me. ;)

Linda  

[Stump Jumper]

We need conversion table or a calculator to convert F to C. :D :D :D :D :D :D :D

[L. Wakefield]

   Someone mentioned the steam coming off the lake. On the ocean I've heard it called 'sea smoke' and it was very much in evidence on the Fore River (a tidal river in Portland) this AM. We are nowhere near needing icebreakers yet. Recently they were talking about ocean temps still in the 40s. That won't last long at these temps now, tho. It's like looking at a mind's eye view of the Arctic- awful but beautiful. I might like it more if I didn't always get frostnip on my feet- ever since I was a little kid, and I don't think they will ever be right. o well, at least I still have toes.  lw

[Tarm]

 40 C killer heat           106 F
 30 C hot summer day    86 F
 20 C room temperature  68 F
 10 C nice fall day          50 F
  0 C freezing                 32 F
-10 C normal winter day  14 F
-20 C cold winter night     -4 F
-30 C bitter cold            -22 F
-40 C killer cold             -40 F

[Haytrader]

Linda,

I don't think it was blue cheese. I think it must have been SHARP cheddar.

 :D  :D  :D

[pappy]

Tarm,

at -40 C killer cold   -40 F  I guess it doesn't matter which ter mo meter yous use it's just KILLER  

not supposed to warm around here for at least the rest of the week  :'( :'( :'(

[Percy]

Well Im only 90 miles from the coast so it seldom gets below minus 20 Celsius BUT we get a thing called "THE ARCTIC OUTFLOW". Apparently its a wind, nasty wind, that wants to go to sea. Windchill factors in the -40 range. >:(Terrace is known as 'Little Chicago" aconna the wind. On garbage day, you dont get your cans back, you just lassoo any two or three a passin by ;D

[isawlogs]

I knew it was a bit cold tonight .. But decided to have a peek at the thermometer , it's hoovering in at - 28* C. So I'll be babysiting the furnace again...
  FDH  could you ,would you turn on the fan and turn due north just fur a weee bit.....

[Fla._Deadheader]

Heck Marcel, It's not THAT much better down here. 29°F at night. Going back down again this weekend. This cold air would be froze before it done ya any good : ;D

[Jeff]

Our weathermen in Michigan use terms that I wonder if they are they regional or actually a meteorological terms for the cold air masses that blast through here.

A couple are:
Siberian express
Alberta clipper

[Tom]

The Alberta clipper must be pretty official, I hear it down here too.

[Jeff]

Have you heard of the Halvorson Himalayan Hiccup? They say thats whats causing all the current commotion.

[isawlogs]

Oh? !!! And I thought it was only a artic cold snap that was upon us...
 It's -24C and it's lunch time
 We need a smiley with earmuffs, tuque,wool mits, snowboots

[Jeff]

[Paul_H]

I saw some pictures that Tom posted in the sawmill section and noticed that the trees in Florida still have their leaves on.It must be a Southern thing because we have the same thing here in Southern BC.

Makes me feel sorry for those poor guys living in the North,like Washington and Oregon.


 
Our Apple trees are in full leaf.Can't wait till they're ripe 8)

[Tom]

Get yer tongue outa yer cheek, Paul. :D  What's that on that little pine tree, sand?  Is that a "Southern Pine" er uh "Southern Spruce" er....whatzit? :P :D