On Mon, 06 Jan 2014 13:19:11 -0600, Califbill wrote:

"Mr. Luddite" wrote:
On 1/6/2014 11:36 AM, Tim wrote:
10" of drifting snow and -10 below 0f. and breezy. (wind chill like -40)

Not the coldest place on the planet but it's the coldest place I know of
seeing w haven't had this type of weather in years.

No need to go anywhere...



The coldest weather I ever experienced was in Zion, IL back in 1973.
I've forgotten the actual temps but one weekend they were like what you
are experiencing now ... double digits below zero.

Someone advised me that I should start my car every couple of hours and
let it run for about 15 minutes to keep the oil from thickening and the
battery charged. Big mistake. (I had a 1969 Ford LTD with a 429 c.i. engine).

It started and I let it run for the prescribed 15 minutes. It didn't
start again for two days. I finally removed a spark plug and the
electrode was fully encased in ice, as were the electrodes on the other
seven plugs. You would think that running for 15 minutes would have
heated everything enough to remove any residual water vapor, but I guess not.

My brother spent 3 summers as a SeaBee in the Antarctic. He said summer
storms would get -50. They would leave the snowcats running to keep the
engine from freezing, but could not drive them as the tracks would fracture
from the cold.

Army engineers would do the same thing in Alaska when it got real cold. I expect they still do, if
there's any engineers up there any more.
--

Hope you're day is spectacular!

On 1/6/2014 10:36 AM, Tim wrote:
10" of drifting snow and -10 below 0f. and breezy. (wind chill like -40)

Not the coldest place on the planet but it's the coldest place I know of seeing w haven't had this type of weather in years.

No need to go anywhere...

There are people praying for global warming.
I'm in sunny Florida, it's 42F*, going down to 24F* tonight.
I picked over 550 tangerines from one tree yesterday.
My wife picked the Pomelo's and covered the lemon trees today.
The grapefruit trees are on there own tonight.
She's got about 40 wintermelons* in outdoor storage, I'll be wiring
up some heat for them tonight.

Mikek


* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winter_melon

On Mon, 06 Jan 2014 14:23:17 -0600, amdx wrote:

On 1/6/2014 10:36 AM, Tim wrote:
10" of drifting snow and -10 below 0f. and breezy. (wind chill like -40)

Not the coldest place on the planet but it's the coldest place I know of seeing w haven't had this type of weather in years.

No need to go anywhere...

There are people praying for global warming.
I'm in sunny Florida, it's 42F*, going down to 24F* tonight.
I picked over 550 tangerines from one tree yesterday.
My wife picked the Pomelo's and covered the lemon trees today.
The grapefruit trees are on there own tonight.
She's got about 40 wintermelons* in outdoor storage, I'll be wiring
up some heat for them tonight.

Mikek


* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winter_melon


Interesting. I'd never heard of 'winter melon'.

Hope your trees don't suffer much.
--

Hope you're day is spectacular!

Poco Loco wrote:
On Mon, 06 Jan 2014 14:23:17 -0600, amdx wrote:

On 1/6/2014 10:36 AM, Tim wrote:
10" of drifting snow and -10 below 0f. and breezy. (wind chill like -40)

Not the coldest place on the planet but it's the coldest place I know
of seeing w haven't had this type of weather in years.

No need to go anywhere...

There are people praying for global warming.
I'm in sunny Florida, it's 42F*, going down to 24F* tonight.
I picked over 550 tangerines from one tree yesterday.
My wife picked the Pomelo's and covered the lemon trees today.
The grapefruit trees are on there own tonight.
She's got about 40 wintermelons* in outdoor storage, I'll be wiring
up some heat for them tonight.

Mikek


* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winter_melon


Interesting. I'd never heard of 'winter melon'.

Hope your trees don't suffer much.
--

Hope you're day is spectacular!

Try winter melon soup at your better Chinese restaurant.

On Mon, 06 Jan 2014 19:18:30 -0600, Califbill wrote:

Poco Loco wrote:
On Mon, 06 Jan 2014 14:23:17 -0600, amdx wrote:

On 1/6/2014 10:36 AM, Tim wrote:
10" of drifting snow and -10 below 0f. and breezy. (wind chill like -40)

Not the coldest place on the planet but it's the coldest place I know
of seeing w haven't had this type of weather in years.

No need to go anywhere...

There are people praying for global warming.
I'm in sunny Florida, it's 42F*, going down to 24F* tonight.
I picked over 550 tangerines from one tree yesterday.
My wife picked the Pomelo's and covered the lemon trees today.
The grapefruit trees are on there own tonight.
She's got about 40 wintermelons* in outdoor storage, I'll be wiring
up some heat for them tonight.

Mikek


* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winter_melon


Interesting. I'd never heard of 'winter melon'.

Hope your trees don't suffer much.
--

Hope you're day is spectacular!

Try winter melon soup at your better Chinese restaurant.

I'll do that, or at least look for it.
--

Hope you're day is spectacular!

On 1/6/2014 3:24 PM, Poco Loco wrote:
On Mon, 06 Jan 2014 14:23:17 -0600, amdx wrote:

On 1/6/2014 10:36 AM, Tim wrote:
10" of drifting snow and -10 below 0f. and breezy. (wind chill like -40)

Not the coldest place on the planet but it's the coldest place I know of seeing w haven't had this type of weather in years.

No need to go anywhere...

There are people praying for global warming.
I'm in sunny Florida, it's 42F*, going down to 24F* tonight.
I picked over 550 tangerines from one tree yesterday.
My wife picked the Pomelo's and covered the lemon trees today.
The grapefruit trees are on there own tonight.
She's got about 40 wintermelons* in outdoor storage, I'll be wiring
up some heat for them tonight.

Mikek


* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winter_melon


Interesting. I'd never heard of 'winter melon'.

Hope your trees don't suffer much.
--

Hope you're day is spectacular!


My wife makes soup with them, she usually adds a little shrimp, and we
put it on rice then spoon fish sauce with hot pepper on it.
It's good.
Last year I was in Orlando and I went to the Asian market, I got
several winter melons at her request. She saved and planted the seeds,
they flourished and she got over forty melons. She has sold several at
$10 ea.
Mikek

On Wed, 08 Jan 2014 14:51:17 -0600, amdx wrote:

On 1/6/2014 3:24 PM, Poco Loco wrote:
On Mon, 06 Jan 2014 14:23:17 -0600, amdx wrote:

On 1/6/2014 10:36 AM, Tim wrote:
10" of drifting snow and -10 below 0f. and breezy. (wind chill like -40)

Not the coldest place on the planet but it's the coldest place I know of seeing w haven't had this type of weather in years.

No need to go anywhere...

There are people praying for global warming.
I'm in sunny Florida, it's 42F*, going down to 24F* tonight.
I picked over 550 tangerines from one tree yesterday.
My wife picked the Pomelo's and covered the lemon trees today.
The grapefruit trees are on there own tonight.
She's got about 40 wintermelons* in outdoor storage, I'll be wiring
up some heat for them tonight.

Mikek


* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winter_melon


Interesting. I'd never heard of 'winter melon'.

Hope your trees don't suffer much.
--

Hope you're day is spectacular!


My wife makes soup with them, she usually adds a little shrimp, and we
put it on rice then spoon fish sauce with hot pepper on it.
It's good.
Last year I was in Orlando and I went to the Asian market, I got
several winter melons at her request. She saved and planted the seeds,
they flourished and she got over forty melons. She has sold several at
$10 ea.
Mikek

Wonder if they'd grow in the DC area?
--

Hope you're day is spectacular!

wrote:
On Mon, 06 Jan 2014 14:23:17 -0600, amdx wrote:

On 1/6/2014 10:36 AM, Tim wrote:
10" of drifting snow and -10 below 0f. and breezy. (wind chill like -40)

Not the coldest place on the planet but it's the coldest place I know
of seeing w haven't had this type of weather in years.

No need to go anywhere...

There are people praying for global warming.
I'm in sunny Florida, it's 42F*, going down to 24F* tonight.
I picked over 550 tangerines from one tree yesterday.
My wife picked the Pomelo's and covered the lemon trees today.
The grapefruit trees are on there own tonight.
She's got about 40 wintermelons* in outdoor storage, I'll be wiring
up some heat for them tonight.

Mikek


* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winter_melon


We need a little but of cold weather to get the oranges sweet enough.
30 for a little while is OK but if it lasts very long or gets colder
than that they will freeze.
We are only looking at 40 or so here in the morning but out East it
will be colder.
It will be warming back up after that little blast.
We are looking at 80s again by the end of the week.
I am hoping to get back to my bump out on the screen cage and wrap
that up.
I also need to pull my *boat* and do the 100 hour on it.

Are your orange trees threaten by the bug I heard is decimating the
commercial groves?

On Mon, 6 Jan 2014 08:36:38 -0800 (PST), Tim
wrote:

10" of drifting snow and -10 below 0f. and breezy. (wind chill like -40)

Not the coldest place on the planet but it's the coldest place I know of seeing w haven't had this type of weather in years.

No need to go anywhere...

Maybe St. Somewhere.....?

On Monday, January 6, 2014 4:07:27 PM UTC-6, Gene Kearns wrote:
On Mon, 6 Jan 2014 08:36:38 -0800 (PST), Tim

wrote:



10" of drifting snow and -10 below 0f. and breezy. (wind chill like -40)



Not the coldest place on the planet but it's the coldest place I know of seeing w haven't had this type of weather in years.



No need to go anywhere...



Maybe St. Somewhere.....?

I'd like to be in the islands this week, but eh, that's ok. that trip is coming. But I'm kinda liking being cooped up in the house today.
Tomorrow might be pretty promising as well...