Snowmageddon on the way

originally posted by: JAGStorm
a reply to: mikell

I’m getting a little concerned.

The schools just sent notice that there is no school tomorrow or Friday. They NEVER close schools here.
Then I heard from a government worker that our electric company is getting ready.
They are obviously expecting electricity to go out. Our internet provider sent a message to be ready for outages.

Those are things that have NEVER happened before. So what is going on? Are they being proactive? Is this storm really that much worse than any other blizzard. Keep in mind we are used to severe winter weather. I remember driving to a basketball game for my daughter in a blizzard, they refused to cancel it.
Is it due to lack of workers and they are trying to mitigate any problems that arise?

Hopefully the schools do shut down. Kids around here had their last day Tuesday and won't go back until January 9th.

I think your area is most likely preparing for/expecting something bad, especially if y'all are usually already prepared for extreme winter weather. Stay safe, JAG, and don't forget about the man who walked out into his garage in -60° winds and died when his lungs froze almost instantly. Could be getting that cold where you are.

a reply to: mikell

Anyone Have anything thoughts about HAARP and the Snow Storms?? seems odd they are planned perfectly too keep people from travelling at Christmas.. Just a thought.. I know the government and the Shinanagans they do , ya just dont know

originally posted by: SirHardHarry
a reply to: TheRedneck

the chickens and ducks are not going to cooperate with us no matter what we do. Hopefully they'll make it through.

Got a chicken coop, I presume? Stick a heat lamp in there?

Ducks do pretty well in cold weather and snow and ice at least here in GA/Carolinas; their bodies are built differently than, say, chickens. My ducks did fine down in the 20s, and there's this account on YT I follow and that dude raises ducks in the northeast.

Just hope the heat lamp keeps the well lines from freezing.

That makes sense about the ducks. When we had those back to back winter storms here and I was shooting some film of everything outside (from my kitchen window), I noticed 7 or 8 ducks in the unfrozen part of my small pond, swimming around, ducking underwater, etc. Crazy things.

Subzero temps here -27 but we already got snow couple days ago.

originally posted by: Jesseluke
a reply to: mikell

Anyone Have anything thoughts about HAARP and the Snow Storms?? seems odd they are planned perfectly too keep people from travelling at Christmas.. Just a thought.. I know the government and the Shinanagans they do , ya just dont know

This forecast was predicted a couple of weeks ago so who knows. I wouldn't put much thought into it, but I wouldn't be surprised by it either.

Duluth Harbor Cam

A little snow and -5 so lots of lake smoke


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Ship coming in

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Put the candles in front of a mirror for some real light to read by. The ones you describe are crap for light but can help if near a mirror. I like to take lanterns and put them in key places too. THe modern ones that you charge work for a bit. One small lantern I have you can crank a battery manually and get light if you stay on it every half hour or so.

originally posted by: LSU2018

originally posted by: TrulyColorBlind

originally posted by: LSU2018
Even when we got shut down for 9 days during 2 back to back winter storms in Feb 2021, we never lost power.

Yeah, that's the way it goes. You kinda want to try out your safety equipment in a real world situation, but not too much, if you know what I mean. I haven't had to light up the candles and hurricane lamps here for about 10-15 years. When my young teenage neighbor saw my house lit up when the rest of the block was black, she came over and admired all my candles. That made me feel good that they were working that well!

I know exactly what you mean. Question.... What kind of candles do you have that provide so much light? I don't get my generator cranked up if we're only going to be without power for a few hours, so I use candles but when I pull the candles out, all I have are the candles my wife purchased from Bed Bath & Body Works, Victoria's Secret, etc., meant for smelling good, not light. I need some meant for light, not a brothel.

Well a big dog wont stay in the fence I have and we love ours so much she hangs inside at night. This one has Pyrenees and is an acrobat version of canine Houdini's. I will have to dig a trench around the whole fence and do like I do the chicken wire so a racoon won't go under it. Coyotes don't go after them here. For one they roost inside the coop I built it tall too, or high in a tree so it isn't easy for them like the racoons. I would like my dog to be able to stay outside but we spoiled her and that hair is like goose down on this one.

originally posted by: TheRedneck
a reply to: Justoneman

We have all those around here as well, but we also have a dog. A big dog... pit bull. She has a growl that'll send chills up the Devil's own spine! Sweet-tempered dog, just don't be a critter in her yard.

We lost one, not sure to what. The flock wandered up too far in the mountain and something got one; a friend was scouting and found the pile of feathers. Lesson learned, though; they stay closer to the yard now. I eventually want to get some more turkeys... no good for eggs, but they are great protectors and will flock with the chickens.

My biggest concern is coyotes. There are some close enough to hear, but so far they have stayed away from my flock. The dog might have something to do with that... a pit bull is one of the few breeds that can stand toe-to-toe with a pack of coyotes and have a decent chance of winning.

TheRedneck

a reply to: JAGStorm

Oh, doesn't everybody love sliding and fishtailing after applying breaks while going 15 miles an hour

We're in North DFW, wind is howling, first some spit then some flurries and now a light but windy snow accumulating just along the edge of lawns.

So here I am at work. Visibility was unpredictable driving in and there were random slick spots on the roads. Now that I am here, we have cold air rolling in off my windows and cold air dumping in through the vent. I layered against road trouble and it's still cold. They gave us all sherpa throws for Christmas and I have mine out to use in the office.

The latest forecast for SE Michigan is calling for rain this afternoon before the snow starts.

That means that there's going to be a layer of ice underneath the snow.

Yeah.

originally posted by: LSU2018
Question.... What kind of candles do you have that provide so much light? I don't get my generator cranked up if we're only going to be without power for a few hours, so I use candles but when I pull the candles out, all I have are the candles my wife purchased from Bed Bath & Body Works, Victoria's Secret, etc., meant for smelling good, not light. I need some meant for light, not a brothel.

It's not that each candle itself puts out much light, it's that I have a lot of wall sconces and regular candle holders and there are 18 candles located around my dining room and living room. Together, they really light up this place. And if I should light up a hurrican lamp or two, I can see quite well in here. It's like something out of one of those Gothic Romances. Mind you, I've only heard about them - I don't actually read them....!

originally posted by: LSU2018
That's very intriguing about the Vatican sitting two miles high, hmmm.......

I'm pretty sure it's the highest point in Southeastern Arizona. Here's what those mountains look like, the horses are standing about where my backyard used to be:



I remember one time while watching a movie at the local drive-in. There was a forest fire on Mt. Graham pretty high up and you could see it from the drive-in at night.

originally posted by: TrulyColorBlind

originally posted by: LSU2018
Question.... What kind of candles do you have that provide so much light? I don't get my generator cranked up if we're only going to be without power for a few hours, so I use candles but when I pull the candles out, all I have are the candles my wife purchased from Bed Bath & Body Works, Victoria's Secret, etc., meant for smelling good, not light. I need some meant for light, not a brothel.

It's not that each candle itself puts out much light, it's that I have a lot of wall sconces and regular candle holders and there are 18 candles located around my dining room and living room. Together, they really light up this place. And if I should light up a hurrican lamp or two, I can see quite well in here. It's like something out of one of those Gothic Romances. Mind you, I've only heard about them - I don't actually read them....!

Thank you. Justoneman also had a great idea to put them in front of mirrors. I never thought of that.

originally posted by: ketsuko
So here I am at work. Visibility was unpredictable driving in and there were random slick spots on the roads. Now that I am here, we have cold air rolling in off my windows and cold air dumping in through the vent. I layered against road trouble and it's still cold. They gave us all sherpa throws for Christmas and I have mine out to use in the office.

At least you've got that. It doesn't look odd until a man at the office bundles up under a blanket. My wife had to buy a little space heater yesterday because of a draft coming through her office window. I feel for her tomorrow when it's going to be 10° with a single digit or negative wind chill blowing with 40+ mph winds. I think 45° and windy is more uncomfortable than 0° winds.

a reply to: LSU2018

We aren't allowed to bring in our own heaters. Security has about 10 they loan out, but they were all taken by the time I got in.

originally posted by: ketsuko
a reply to: LSU2018

We aren't allowed to bring in our own heaters. Security has about 10 they loan out, but they were all taken by the time I got in.

Well that's for the birds. If I worked there and had one of the heaters, I'd have let you have it.

Looks like rain for NY.

Weather today is broadcasted to the extreme and people act like this has never happened before.

a reply to: Bloodworth

In a snow sense, it's not bad. In a cold and wind sense, we almost never get this where I am. These conditions are far more common in the Dakotas.

originally posted by: ketsuko
a reply to: LSU2018

We aren't allowed to bring in our own heaters. Security has about 10 they loan out, but they were all taken by the time I got in.

That is my luck to maam... Sherpa throw is ok for the body, but your hands have to work in the cold to type if you have a desk job.