Cold Winter

[john in la]

About 3 winters ago I had a water pipe freeze under my house for the first time.
It was a exceptionally cold winter.

Last winter I did not have to turn on the heat light in my un-insulated pump house.
Never got down to 28 degrees for 4 hours all winter.

This winter looks to be a cold winter.
It is only the middle of November and the extended forecast has us going down to 26 degrees next Tuesday night.

Guess I better spend this weekend getting everything ready for a 3 P night.
Protect pets; plants; pipes.

 

[Richard G.]

Yep, going to do the same thing here.
Got to move a bunch of canned goods from my shop to the house, Check the well pump house, light the propane heat in the empty rental house, close up the vents under our house.
Also time to check all the radiators in vehicles and tractors.
At least it won't be a "3 Dog Night".
Now the song "Jeremiah Was a Bullfrog" will be in my head all day.
Richard in NW SC

 

[Russ from MN]

It's pretty cold in N MN now, but it's been a lot worse! +9 F this morning, in 2003 it was -19!

 

[Bill(Wis)]

I think you're right. 12 degrees F here in east central Wis with snow on the ground. A few readings up in Canada at minus 11. Lots of cold air up here. And I was really counting on global warming so I could plant 100+ day corn.

 

[Geo-TH,In]

John,
My bones are predicting a cold winter too.
What happened to the Indians? I still waiting for Indian summer to arrive. I don't feel like I've had a cold winter in a long time. Only 1 snow in 6 years that required snow plow. 7 winters ago it snow and was cold, the snow never melted. Had no place to put the snow.
I'm waiting for the impending ice age the to arrive.


geo

 

[Case Nutty 1660]

We have already had a -4F night here,, but nothing out of the norm for us this time of year,, they say today a high of 47F, tomorrow 57F and the next day 61F,, then a cool down a day or so with maybe a bit of snow then back int eh 40's for highs so far it has been a warmer fall than I was betting on,, we have had at least a foot of snow fall in several storms so far,, again nothing out of the norm,,
cnt

 

[wjytexas]

Fixin to head to the lumber yard for insulation. I need to rewrap a couple of out door faucets. i didn't have a heater in the greenhouse last week when it got down to 26 and a few plants got burned. of course it was 85 yesterday

 

[jon f mn]

Got 15" of rain last month now cold here. Usually the ground doesn't freeze til Thanksgiving here, but I think it will be frozen next week. That will put an end to fall tillage. We haven't had our Indian summer yet either, so that might get us a couple days to get plowing done.

 

[paul]

Was supposed to get to 14 last night. They were wrong, it?s 9 right now.

Think this rig is done for the year. (If pics works today....)

Combine will need to work some yet. I hope.

Paul

 

[Cmore]

?He was a good friend of mine. I never understood a single word he said, but I helped him drink his wine!?

 

[Adirondack case guy]

Aw George; Your bones are full of snake oil. What do they know???? HeHe----Loren

 

[old]

Parts of Missouri has snow falling right now and it is the south east part. Not the north part

 

[JMS/.MN]

This rig is done for the year? You meant the outdoor clothes dryer?

 

[Geo-TH,In]

Loren,
You are absolutely right. Getting old isn't for sissies. I don't know what I would do without it. I had to quit working on barn, come inside and apply RxCBD. It works in minutes.

Google it and order it online. This is the best I've run across so far.
George