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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... |
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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... Need to go to warm. |
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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... Would you be interested in some size 14 Raichle ski boots? I'm cleaning out the basement. -- Hope you're day is spectacular! |
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On 1/6/2014 12:02 PM, Poco Loco 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... Would you be interested in some size 14 Raichle ski boots? I'm cleaning out the basement. -- Hope you're day is spectacular! I would. I'm looking for a unique plant pot. |
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On Mon, 06 Jan 2014 12:06:08 -0500, hank wrote:
On 1/6/2014 12:02 PM, Poco Loco 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... Would you be interested in some size 14 Raichle ski boots? I'm cleaning out the basement. -- Hope you're day is spectacular! I would. I'm looking for a unique plant pot. You could put a Royal Palm in one of these. Would look fantastic. -- Hope you're day is spectacular! |
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On Monday, 6 January 2014 12:36:38 UTC-4, 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... We're at a balmy 42 F with a light rain. A few miles inland tells a different story. |
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On Mon, 6 Jan 2014 09:35:29 -0800 (PST), True North wrote:
On Monday, 6 January 2014 12:36:38 UTC-4, 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... We're at a balmy 42 F with a light rain. A few miles inland tells a different story. When I walked the dogs at 7:30, it was a nice 45 F, but now it's dropped to 35 F and still dropping. It's supposed to get down to 7 F tonight, but that's not nearly as bad as points west northwest. -- Hope you're day is spectacular! |
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On Monday, January 6, 2014 12:53:23 PM UTC-5, John H. wrote:
On Mon, 6 Jan 2014 09:35:29 -0800 (PST), True North wrote: On Monday, 6 January 2014 12:36:38 UTC-4, 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... We're at a balmy 42 F with a light rain. A few miles inland tells a different story. When I walked the dogs at 7:30, it was a nice 45 F, but now it's dropped to 35 F and still dropping. It's supposed to get down to 7 F tonight, but that's not nearly as bad as points west northwest. -- Hope you're day is spectacular! Mid 40's overnight, but today it's windy and the temps are dropping here as well. 17 degrees tonight for us. Down here that's damn cold! |
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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. |
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On 1/6/2014 12:53 PM, Poco Loco wrote:
On Mon, 6 Jan 2014 09:35:29 -0800 (PST), True North wrote: On Monday, 6 January 2014 12:36:38 UTC-4, 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... We're at a balmy 42 F with a light rain. A few miles inland tells a different story. When I walked the dogs at 7:30, it was a nice 45 F, but now it's dropped to 35 F and still dropping. It's supposed to get down to 7 F tonight, but that's not nearly as bad as points west northwest. -- Hope you're day is spectacular! Up to almost 60 today, supposed to go to 11 tonight... this is gonna' be nuts! |
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On Monday, 6 January 2014 14:13:58 UTC-4, 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. I have a block heater on my Highlander and now have to purchase a battery blanket. Those two items are more than enough for our climate. A normal winter might require 6-10 instances where I use them. My outside plug is controlled by a switch at the top of the basement stairs. In the cape Cod style house I built in the burbs back in the mid '70s, the switch was right over my head in bed. I didn't even have to open my eyes...just reach up to get the warmth flowing. The old 77 Aspen Wagon's slant six loved me for it. |
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"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. |
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Poco Loco wrote:
On Mon, 6 Jan 2014 09:35:29 -0800 (PST), True North wrote: On Monday, 6 January 2014 12:36:38 UTC-4, 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... We're at a balmy 42 F with a light rain. A few miles inland tells a different story. When I walked the dogs at 7:30, it was a nice 45 F, but now it's dropped to 35 F and still dropping. It's supposed to get down to 7 F tonight, but that's not nearly as bad as points west northwest. -- Hope you're day is spectacular! Overcast. Supposed to get some rain tomorrow and Weds. We need the rain. 46 going to 68 is today's forecast. |
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On 1/6/2014 2:01 PM, True North wrote:
On Monday, 6 January 2014 14:13:58 UTC-4, 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. I have a block heater on my Highlander and now have to purchase a battery blanket. Those two items are more than enough for our climate. A normal winter might require 6-10 instances where I use them. My outside plug is controlled by a switch at the top of the basement stairs. In the cape Cod style house I built in the burbs back in the mid '70s, the switch was right over my head in bed. I didn't even have to open my eyes...just reach up to get the warmth flowing. The old 77 Aspen Wagon's slant six loved me for it. Yeah, this winter I bought one of those magnetic heaters for my diesel powered tractor. It's only 200 watts and thermostatically controlled, so I leave it plugged in all the time. I stuck it on the bottom of the oil pan and it seems to help a lot. Although sluggish because the battery was cold, it still fired right up the other day after running the glow plug for 20 seconds. It was 5 degrees at the time. Diesels don't like cold. |
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On Mon, 6 Jan 2014 11:01:13 -0800 (PST), True North wrote:
On Monday, 6 January 2014 14:13:58 UTC-4, 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. I have a block heater on my Highlander and now have to purchase a battery blanket. Those two items are more than enough for our climate. A normal winter might require 6-10 instances where I use them. My outside plug is controlled by a switch at the top of the basement stairs. In the cape Cod style house I built in the burbs back in the mid '70s, the switch was right over my head in bed. I didn't even have to open my eyes...just reach up to get the warmth flowing. The old 77 Aspen Wagon's slant six loved me for it. I just hooked the charger up to my batteries. I don't start that big diesel enough when we're not camping, but the motorcycle gets a lot of use. -- Hope you're day is spectacular! |
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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! |
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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 |
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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! |
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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.....? |
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On Monday, 6 January 2014 15:25:40 UTC-4, Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 1/6/2014 2:01 PM, True North wrote: On Monday, 6 January 2014 14:13:58 UTC-4, 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. I have a block heater on my Highlander and now have to purchase a battery blanket. Those two items are more than enough for our climate. A normal winter might require 6-10 instances where I use them. My outside plug is controlled by a switch at the top of the basement stairs. In the cape Cod style house I built in the burbs back in the mid '70s, the switch was right over my head in bed. I didn't even have to open my eyes...just reach up to get the warmth flowing. The old 77 Aspen Wagon's slant six loved me for it. Yeah, this winter I bought one of those magnetic heaters for my diesel powered tractor. It's only 200 watts and thermostatically controlled, so I leave it plugged in all the time. I stuck it on the bottom of the oil pan and it seems to help a lot. Although sluggish because the battery was cold, it still fired right up the other day after running the glow plug for 20 seconds. It was 5 degrees at the time. Diesels don't like cold. Another good reason for the block heater, besides easier startup, is reduced wear on the moving engine components. I read recently that a vehicle engine from the colder regions of Canada would have as much wear in 3 years as a 10 year old Kalifornia vehicle. Gotta baby those engines up here if you want to get 10 + years out of them. |
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On Monday, January 6, 2014 1:00:11 PM UTC-5, wrote:
On Monday, January 6, 2014 12:53:23 PM UTC-5, John H. wrote: On Mon, 6 Jan 2014 09:35:29 -0800 (PST), True North wrote: On Monday, 6 January 2014 12:36:38 UTC-4, 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... We're at a balmy 42 F with a light rain. A few miles inland tells a different story. When I walked the dogs at 7:30, it was a nice 45 F, but now it's dropped to 35 F and still dropping. It's supposed to get down to 7 F tonight, but that's not nearly as bad as points west northwest. -- Hope you're day is spectacular! Mid 40's overnight, but today it's windy and the temps are dropping here as well. 17 degrees tonight for us. Down here that's damn cold! Well, updates put us at 12 degrees tonight, and not getting above 32 tommorrow. WTF! Will be 70+ this weekend. I can't wait. |
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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... |
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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. |
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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? |
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"Mr. Luddite" wrote:
On 1/6/2014 2:01 PM, True North wrote: On Monday, 6 January 2014 14:13:58 UTC-4, 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. I have a block heater on my Highlander and now have to purchase a battery blanket. Those two items are more than enough for our climate. A normal winter might require 6-10 instances where I use them. My outside plug is controlled by a switch at the top of the basement stairs. In the cape Cod style house I built in the burbs back in the mid '70s, the switch was right over my head in bed. I didn't even have to open my eyes...just reach up to get the warmth flowing. The old 77 Aspen Wagon's slant six loved me for it. Yeah, this winter I bought one of those magnetic heaters for my diesel powered tractor. It's only 200 watts and thermostatically controlled, so I leave it plugged in all the time. I stuck it on the bottom of the oil pan and it seems to help a lot. Although sluggish because the battery was cold, it still fired right up the other day after running the glow plug for 20 seconds. It was 5 degrees at the time. Diesels don't like cold. I was in Steam Boat Springs the Winter of 1968. Car was in the shade, and would not hardly turn over. Had to get a jump start. Was the 4 speed manual tranny. The temps was about zero, and the oil was very stiff. Soon as I put in the clutch and engine fired right up. Do you use a cold weather additive in the diesel? |
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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! |
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On 1/6/2014 8:18 PM, Califbill wrote:
"Mr. Luddite" wrote: On 1/6/2014 2:01 PM, True North wrote: On Monday, 6 January 2014 14:13:58 UTC-4, 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. I have a block heater on my Highlander and now have to purchase a battery blanket. Those two items are more than enough for our climate. A normal winter might require 6-10 instances where I use them. My outside plug is controlled by a switch at the top of the basement stairs. In the cape Cod style house I built in the burbs back in the mid '70s, the switch was right over my head in bed. I didn't even have to open my eyes...just reach up to get the warmth flowing. The old 77 Aspen Wagon's slant six loved me for it. Yeah, this winter I bought one of those magnetic heaters for my diesel powered tractor. It's only 200 watts and thermostatically controlled, so I leave it plugged in all the time. I stuck it on the bottom of the oil pan and it seems to help a lot. Although sluggish because the battery was cold, it still fired right up the other day after running the glow plug for 20 seconds. It was 5 degrees at the time. Diesels don't like cold. I was in Steam Boat Springs the Winter of 1968. Car was in the shade, and would not hardly turn over. Had to get a jump start. Was the 4 speed manual tranny. The temps was about zero, and the oil was very stiff. Soon as I put in the clutch and engine fired right up. Do you use a cold weather additive in the diesel? Just gonna' remind you all that if your battery is dead in the winter, make sure it's not frozen before you put a jump to it.... No exaggeration, if it's frozen and you add boost it could blow with the force of a quarter stick of dynamite. I have seen parts fly 30 yards when a frozen battery exploded. In the winter time, always stand behind the hood or a door when applying boost to a dead battery, and when someone turns the key... |
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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... === According to the Weatherunderground radar there is snow and freezing rain about 60 miles north of here near Sarasota. That does not bode well for a good beach day tomorrow. http://www.wunderground.com/radar/mixedcomposite.asp?region=d5&size=2x&type=loop |
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On 1/6/2014 8:18 PM, Califbill wrote:
"Mr. Luddite" wrote: Yeah, this winter I bought one of those magnetic heaters for my diesel powered tractor. It's only 200 watts and thermostatically controlled, so I leave it plugged in all the time. I stuck it on the bottom of the oil pan and it seems to help a lot. Although sluggish because the battery was cold, it still fired right up the other day after running the glow plug for 20 seconds. It was 5 degrees at the time. Diesels don't like cold. I was in Steam Boat Springs the Winter of 1968. Car was in the shade, and would not hardly turn over. Had to get a jump start. Was the 4 speed manual tranny. The temps was about zero, and the oil was very stiff. Soon as I put in the clutch and engine fired right up. Do you use a cold weather additive in the diesel? I don't add anything to the fuel because I have been told that whatever is needed during winter months is added by the fuel distributor. Same with boats, I found out years ago when I had diesels. The fuel distributor adds additives that are supposed to prevent the little critters from growing in the fuel if stored for a long period of time. Back in the late 80s I had a Ford Ranger with a manual transmission made by Mazda. Decided to stop at a Jiffy Lube type place and they recommended changing the transmission fluid (lube). Like an idiot I said "ok". The clown (probably a junior high school part timer) put 90 weight gear lube in it. The manual transmission used in the Ranger is supposed to take regular automatic transmission fluid. The first cold day we had, I got in the truck, started it up and tried to put it in reverse to back out of the driveway. I couldn't budge the gear shift out of whatever gear it was in. |
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On Monday, January 6, 2014 9:34:01 PM UTC-6, Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 1/6/2014 8:18 PM, Califbill wrote: "Mr. Luddite" wrote: Yeah, this winter I bought one of those magnetic heaters for my diesel powered tractor. It's only 200 watts and thermostatically controlled, so I leave it plugged in all the time. I stuck it on the bottom of the oil pan and it seems to help a lot. Although sluggish because the battery was cold, it still fired right up the other day after running the glow plug for 20 seconds. It was 5 degrees at the time. Diesels don't like cold. I was in Steam Boat Springs the Winter of 1968. Car was in the shade, and would not hardly turn over. Had to get a jump start. Was the 4 speed manual tranny. The temps was about zero, and the oil was very stiff. Soon as I put in the clutch and engine fired right up. Do you use a cold weather additive in the diesel? I don't add anything to the fuel because I have been told that whatever is needed during winter months is added by the fuel distributor. Same with boats, I found out years ago when I had diesels. The fuel distributor adds additives that are supposed to prevent the little critters from growing in the fuel if stored for a long period of time. Back in the late 80s I had a Ford Ranger with a manual transmission made by Mazda. Decided to stop at a Jiffy Lube type place and they recommended changing the transmission fluid (lube). Like an idiot I said "ok". The clown (probably a junior high school part timer) put 90 weight gear lube in it. The manual transmission used in the Ranger is supposed to take regular automatic transmission fluid. The first cold day we had, I got in the truck, started it up and tried to put it in reverse to back out of the driveway. I couldn't budge the gear shift out of whatever gear it was in. That's interesting. You'd think that the 'qwerk-lube' (lol) places would know what spec. oils goes in what. but many don't. and the kid probably thought it was like his old mans '68 3/4 ton that took 90/120, so... |
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On Monday, January 6, 2014 8:47:35 PM UTC-6, Wayne. B 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... === According to the Weatherunderground radar there is snow and freezing rain about 60 miles north of here near Sarasota. That does not bode well for a good beach day tomorrow. http://www.wunderground.com/radar/mixedcomposite.asp?region=d5&size=2x&type=loop The iceman cometh Wayne. For you and Greg, that's most rare, but temporary though... |
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On Mon, 6 Jan 2014 20:24:17 -0800 (PST), Tim
wrote: According to the Weatherunderground radar there is snow and freezing rain about 60 miles north of here near Sarasota. That does not bode well for a good beach day tomorrow. http://www.wunderground.com/radar/mixedcomposite.asp?region=d5&size=2x&type=loop The iceman cometh Wayne. For you and Greg, that's most rare, but temporary though... === Since we both live on the water, and the water is still around 70 degrees or so, that is an extremely unlikely event. Greg's water is exceedingly skinny however and consequently holds less heat. On the other hand, he's a tad farther south. Inland from here it happens once in a while, and also 20 or 30 miles to the north. As you drive north a short distance there is a very noticable change in the predominant vegetation as you cross the frost line. |
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On Monday, January 6, 2014 11:00:05 PM UTC-6, Wayne. B wrote:
On Mon, 6 Jan 2014 20:24:17 -0800 (PST), Tim wrote: According to the Weatherunderground radar there is snow and freezing rain about 60 miles north of here near Sarasota. That does not bode well for a good beach day tomorrow. http://www.wunderground.com/radar/mixedcomposite.asp?region=d5&size=2x&type=loop The iceman cometh Wayne. For you and Greg, that's most rare, but temporary though... === Since we both live on the water, and the water is still around 70 degrees or so, that is an extremely unlikely event. Greg's water is exceedingly skinny however and consequently holds less heat. On the other hand, he's a tad farther south. Inland from here it happens once in a while, and also 20 or 30 miles to the north. As you drive north a short distance there is a very noticable change in the predominant vegetation as you cross the frost line. Before my dad went into the service in 1943, he got a job in Tampa working in a ship yard as an apprentice electrician. When he got off the train in Tampa Fl. it was snowing. Rare, but it happened. |
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On Mon, 06 Jan 2014 22:34:01 -0500, "Mr. Luddite" wrote:
On 1/6/2014 8:18 PM, Califbill wrote: "Mr. Luddite" wrote: Yeah, this winter I bought one of those magnetic heaters for my diesel powered tractor. It's only 200 watts and thermostatically controlled, so I leave it plugged in all the time. I stuck it on the bottom of the oil pan and it seems to help a lot. Although sluggish because the battery was cold, it still fired right up the other day after running the glow plug for 20 seconds. It was 5 degrees at the time. Diesels don't like cold. I was in Steam Boat Springs the Winter of 1968. Car was in the shade, and would not hardly turn over. Had to get a jump start. Was the 4 speed manual tranny. The temps was about zero, and the oil was very stiff. Soon as I put in the clutch and engine fired right up. Do you use a cold weather additive in the diesel? I don't add anything to the fuel because I have been told that whatever is needed during winter months is added by the fuel distributor. Same with boats, I found out years ago when I had diesels. The fuel distributor adds additives that are supposed to prevent the little critters from growing in the fuel if stored for a long period of time. Back in the late 80s I had a Ford Ranger with a manual transmission made by Mazda. Decided to stop at a Jiffy Lube type place and they recommended changing the transmission fluid (lube). Like an idiot I said "ok". The clown (probably a junior high school part timer) put 90 weight gear lube in it. The manual transmission used in the Ranger is supposed to take regular automatic transmission fluid. The first cold day we had, I got in the truck, started it up and tried to put it in reverse to back out of the driveway. I couldn't budge the gear shift out of whatever gear it was in. A good reason to take your own oil to Jiffy Lube. -- Hope you're day is spectacular! |
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Tim wrote:
On Monday, January 6, 2014 11:00:05 PM UTC-6, Wayne. B wrote: On Mon, 6 Jan 2014 20:24:17 -0800 (PST), Tim wrote: According to the Weatherunderground radar there is snow and freezing rain about 60 miles north of here near Sarasota. That does not bode well for a good beach day tomorrow. http://www.wunderground.com/radar/mixedcomposite.asp?region=d5&size=2x&type=loop The iceman cometh Wayne. For you and Greg, that's most rare, but temporary though... === Since we both live on the water, and the water is still around 70 degrees or so, that is an extremely unlikely event. Greg's water is exceedingly skinny however and consequently holds less heat. On the other hand, he's a tad farther south. Inland from here it happens once in a while, and also 20 or 30 miles to the north. As you drive north a short distance there is a very noticable change in the predominant vegetation as you cross the frost line. Before my dad went into the service in 1943, he got a job in Tampa working in a ship yard as an apprentice electrician. When he got off the train in Tampa Fl. it was snowing. Rare, but it happened. My wife and family moved to Houston for a couple years in the early 60's. She got a frozen radiator on the car. I guess in those days, they did not run antifreeze in all the cars, especially in the South. |
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Here, it's supposed to be in the mid 40's this weekend.
I imagine there will be some numbskulls walking around in shorts here too. |
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On Tuesday, January 7, 2014 10:27:24 PM UTC-6, wrote:
On Tue, 7 Jan 2014 12:33:57 -0800 (PST), Tim wrote: Here, it's supposed to be in the mid 40's this weekend. I imagine there will be some numbskulls walking around in shorts here too. Hey there! I am still in shorts ... but it is high 50s. I do have my shirt on and I am hurrying Ed along ;-) 65 I can deal with but 57 and 15kts out of the north is brutal This was better http://gfretwell.com/ftp/Oregon/Mt%2...0Mt%20Hood.jpg Ah yes. I remember being in Germany and the air was warm, the snow was thick and people skiing the alps in T shirts. But around here, at 40-50 degrees, the bone chilling humidity from the melting snow is the problem. Actually, after a snow, it seems warmer at 15f. and a sunny, cloudless day, then at 40 with an overcast sky and a bit of a breeze. The wind will drive the cold humidity right through a good pair of Carharts. |
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I'd say the "Beam" was a major contributor.
Sorry about no water.... |
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