Serious ARCTIC blast

[teeceetx]

34* here now ... 5-6" snow on Thursday, another 1-2" on Friday.

It changes daily, so who knows what we will eventually get!!

 

[Pearl]

34* here now ... 5-6" snow on Thursday, another 1-2" on Friday.

It changes daily, so who knows what we will eventually get!!

We might not get any snow, just ice!!

 

[Cabin Fever]

Currently 47f above and partly sunny.

Dang. You're gonna see folks from below the Mason Dixon line "snowbirding" to Alaska for the winter.

 

[Sourdough]

Dang. You're gonna see folks from below the Mason Dixon line "snowbirding" to Alaska for the winter.

Here last year at this time it was -28f "BELOW ZERO".
And might be again in two weeks. Hard to know.

 

[Cabin Fever]

Last year at this time it was -28f "BELOW ZERO".

sssshhhhh!

 

[elkhound]

right there with you !!

everything here is canceled till april 1st now....i have spoken...elkhound...president of barsoom !

have not been out in days now...last couple i did clear a walk path to truck...ventured to mailbox today...was hoping for millions in publishers clearing house contest...so i risked it for the biscuit as they say....holy moly...i could hardly get from truck to mailbox...it was pure adventure....be a few days before i try that again...risk/reward ratio is to low for junk mail...

barsoom lockdown continues...to old to skate across this solid ice crap....!!

 

[Amish Heart]

Get some Yak Traxx, Elkhound. I don't go out the door without them on my boots! I'm sure I would of broke a hip by now without them

 

[Pearl]

Get some Yak Traxx, Elkhound. I don't go out the door without them on my boots! I'm sure I would of broke a hip by now without them

I lost mine two winters ago, literally had to crawl in some places to get food and water to the donkey! I ordered new ones, and then found the originals! They are ready for tomorrow!! @elkhound , ice cleats make a huge difference!!

 

[Mountain trapper]

I lost mine two winters ago, literally had to crawl in some places to get food and water to the donkey! I ordered new ones, and then found the originals! They are ready for tomorrow!! @elkhound , ice cleats make a huge difference!!

We used to have some too, but they left little dimples in our redwood deck so we quit wearing them. Now we just use salt and sand on the steps.

 

[Pearl]

Update: north Texas has closed schools for tomorrow and will be coming to a complete stand still ()!! That's actually pretty smart, hope people stay home and don't venture out where they don't need to be!! A gal I know who is a doctor always says she wishes those who don't need to get out would stay off the roads so those who actually do have to get out can have a safer drive!! I personally am looking forward to not having to leave the property!! I'll be enjoying eating, sleeping, animal care, and hopefully sled riding!!

 

[Pearl]

We used to have some too, but they left little dimples in our redwood deck so we quit wearing them. Now we just use salt and sand on the steps.

We usually get a solid coating of ice everywhere, not snow. I've found them necessary to walk anywhere!!

 

[elkhound]

i am just being super cautious.

if i can gather up enough stamps i am ordering a mail order bride if this ice dont melt soon.

 

[Pearl]

i am just being super cautious.

if i can gather up enough stamps i am ordering a mail order bride if this ice dont melt soon.

Make sure she has ice cleats

 

[Amish Heart]

Update: north Texas has closed schools for tomorrow and will be coming to a complete stand still ()!! That's actually pretty smart, hope people stay home and don't venture out where they don't need to be!! A gal I know who is a doctor always says she wishes those who don't need to get out would stay off the roads so those who actually do have to get out can have a safer drive!! I personally am looking forward to not having to leave the property!! I'll be enjoying eating, sleeping, animal care, and hopefully sled riding!!

That'd be me since Sunday. I'm ready for something different.

 

[Amish Heart]

i am just being super cautious.

if i can gather up enough stamps i am ordering a mail order bride if this ice dont melt soon.

That's hysterical! I did know one mail order bride once. She was a young 19 yr old, married an older satellite engineer that worked for my husband. They had two kids together. Boy, I could tell you stories for sure. She was from the Phillipines.
I'd say, don't do it, but whatever.

 

[elkhound]

That's hysterical! I did know one mail order bride once. She was a young 19 yr old, married an older satellite engineer that worked for my husband. They had two kids together. Boy, I could tell you stories for sure. She was from the Phillipines.
I'd say, don't do it, but whatever.

i am going for a Russian bride named Natasha....she should come with skies,snowshoes and big apron and long ponytail...one i just can reach around for warmth....and knows how to deal with ice and snow and grumpy old men...lol

hey what happened to elkhound.....he ordered a Natasha and got Olga the prison guard from Siberia...end of story...may he RIP !

 

[Amish Heart]

You'd do better with an old Mennonite lady. At least you'd eat good food and have a clean house.

 

[Patchouli]

@Amish Heart hope everything stays nice and quiet and your husband stays slowly busy. I’m glad he feels like working on it.
@elkhound I’ve known 3 couples where the woman came from the Philippines and all relationships have seemed to work out well.

Yeah, @Pearl schools are closed tomorrow but work still on for me. They’ll call it after 3 employees site wide have accidents. I’m just sayin’. I hate it when they do this. My black ice accident many years ago messed me up big time.

 

[elkhound]

You'd do better with an old Mennonite lady. At least you'd eat good food and have a clean house.

looking for a widowed amish woman with a wild streak in her...i might entice her by telling her i got electric power and we can fool around with the lights on if she wants to !

all kidding aside i am not sure if anyone wants to go through my quarantine process...after it over with anyhow might no be so loving....all this c-19,rsvp,whooping cough and some new lung deal out of china now...i mean 2 weeks in broom closet to show you not ill is not much to ask....i would think upon release she be glad to hug and kiss me and see all the good food i cooked for her welcoming her into our home together...we shall see...i been gathering stamps up....even looking through my stamp collection for unused ones !!

 

[Amish Heart]

Ha Ha...telling your mail order bride you cook, too, will get you lots of brownie points, for sure.

 

[Pearl]

@Amish Heart hope everything stays nice and quiet and your husband stays slowly busy. I’m glad he feels like working on it.
@elkhound I’ve known 3 couples where the woman came from the Philippines and all relationships have seemed to work out well.

Yeah, @Pearl schools are closed tomorrow but work still on for me. They’ll call it after 3 employees site wide have accidents. I’m just sayin’. I hate it when they do this. My black ice accident many years ago messed me up big time.

Hopefully they smarten up!! What jerks!!

 

[Morgan101]

The worst of the weather is past us, but I thought this would be a good reminder for future Arctic blasts.

 

[Amish Heart]

They're doing a 2 hr school delay tomorrow, so little granddaughter will catch the bus at 9:08 am instead of 7:08 am. Unless they call and cancel, of course.

 

[Pearl]

The worst of the weather is past us, but I thought this would be a good reminder for future Arctic blasts.

And have a good sleeping bag!!

 

[Morgan101]

We do have a warm zone in the house, and plans on how to set it up. All of the gear is handy (readily available), and Yes, good sleeping bags are an integral part of the plan.

 

[sonya123]

we actually have a cold warning, in winter, in the northeast . I hope our animals are ok, but they are out of the wind indoors ( unheated of course) so at least that. Hope all the neighbors moved their animals inside of some building too
Haven't gone anywhere in almost a week now , but that's ok, don't need anything yet

 

[Cabin Fever]

This thread was started 10 days ago. How long do Arctic Blasts usually last in the South?

Our cold weather, that is equivalent to or colder than a southern Arctic Blast, lasts about 4 months or so.

 

[Pearl]

Snowing and sleeting hard here right now!! The deadly 2021 ice storm lasted 2 1/2 weeks!! But it will be 50° here on the weekend. Looks like another artic blast around the 19th!

 

[zoomzoom]

A balmy 5° here this morning. I had both wood stoves running overnight. With both running, the furnace thankfully doesn't come on.