We're stuck in a little winter storm... Of course with the usual little Saskatchewan breeze... ???
Today.... :o
-41 with wind chill...
60 gusting 70 km wind...
-45 with wind chill tonite...
10 to 20 cm of snow...
close to zero visibility in some areas...
Sunday... :o
-44 in the morning and warming up to -40 by the afternoon...
25 km wind...
Monday... :o
-40 with wind chill...
Did I ever tell you guys why I built my smokers into my heated garage?
??? ??? ??? ??? ???
Oh well... It's all good... ehh! ;) :D
Mike
So................... when does the cold weather hit ??? ;D ;D :o
Quote from: Smoking Duck on December 13, 2008, 02:18:21 PM
So................... when does the cold weather hit ??? ;D ;D :o
Officially the first day of winter isn't till the 21st of December... ehh! :D
Mike
Mike
thats ugly weather. Stay warm my friend.
nepas
On the plus side..... you will not have any trouble cold smoking cheese. ;) :D
Stay warm and keep the fire going.
pens
Pens.... ??? ??? ??? I shall say no more.... :D
Fishman...I get crabby about how hot it is here but....dang...that is downright...well...I can't say freezing...that would be stupid...can't say "colder then hell"...that would be stupid too...I'm gonna go with crazy cold!!! Glad you have a cave in the garage!! :)
As NePas said...stay warm!!
I fired up the grill outside to do some chicken breasts. I still got the salmon in the smoker.
Yup... -45 and standing beside the grill in a sweat shirt...
Ahhh... it's great to be Crazy Canuck ehh! :D ;D
It's all in the antifreeze. ;)
Mike
I'm kinda liking our 20 degrees. stay warm
I need you guys to remind me what a wuss I am! I am complaining about a 50 degree windy day. I seemed to have forgotten about my Michigan and Indiana days. I'll shut up now. ;D
-45 degrees!!! Breathing has to be an effort in that kind of cold!
The coldest I ever experienced in North Dakota was -75 with the wind chill. It hurt real bad. I feel for you Mike. I was glad that the wife and I have a good relationship.....you really don't like leaving the house when it's that cold and it's important to have a good relationship at that point ;D I remember one time it was so cold and I had to drive about 10 miles; the air was so cold that it sucked the air out of my tires and they fell off when I was driving. I swear they did! But, there was also very little crime up there. I could actually go to the mall and leave the car running and come back in an hour and it would still be there. Cold certainly keeps the riff-raff out for the most part. Funniest thing I've noticed (and it may be the same in your neck of the woods, Mike) is that the town may be so little that there's only one church but they'll still have 3 bars!
I'm with ya SS...got up this morning it was 52....YIKES...fireplace was on by 6:30...cold gettin out of the shower...don't know how you peeps do it...
52F and I'm playing golf in shorts and a short sleeve shirt!
Quote from: La Quinta on December 13, 2008, 05:42:40 PM
I'm with ya SS...got up this morning it was 52....YIKES...fireplace was on by 6:30...cold gettin out of the shower...don't know how you peeps do it...
52 in December..... the cheese might really happen
I don't know how YOU do it, I hate the heat. I think it's what you are used to.
I would need a sweatshirt on that 52 degree golf course. I remember playing field hockey in a skirt in the snow in high school.
It does get pretty warm here...but we have ways to cool off...but...in the winter when I wanna cold smoke...it warms up to 65-70 by 9am...guess I'm gonna have to get up in the middle of the night..lots of peeps do it...but when I sleep...I sleep!!! I have crabbed about this cheese thing for far too long...IT IS TIME....HIGHS for the next week are in the 50's...I'M VERY EXCITED...the other problem we have...is when it's cold...that means rain...I have remedied that as well... ;D
Wish me luck...
QuoteYup... -45 and standing beside the grill in a sweat shirt...
Ahhh... it's great to be Crazy Canuck ehh! Cheesy Grin
Ah you make me proud, Mike--Canucks:no brain no pain!! :D
T2
Quote from: La Quinta on December 13, 2008, 07:36:34 PM
that means rain...I have remedied that as well... ;D
Wish me luck...
Are you using teabags on the raingods? ;D
I hope you get the temps you need without getting up in the middle of the night :)
No teabags Deb...but I applaud your faith in them!!! :D They do work...really....been married a long time...you can use them for lots of stuff!!! ::)
Word has it that there was a pic somewhere on the Internet of a guy holding a walleye with his tongue frozen to a flagpole somewhere in MooseJaw. Who could that be ??? ??? ??? :P I'm still giggling :D
Quote from: Smoking Duck on December 16, 2008, 06:56:09 PM
Word has it that there was a pic somewhere on the Internet of a guy holding a walleye with his tongue frozen to a flagpole somewhere in MooseJaw. Who could that be ??? ??? ??? :P I'm still giggling :D
:D :D :D ;D
If you were out there the last couple of days your tongue would be the last thing you'd be worried about! :o ::)
Poor brass monkey! :D
Mike
Trying to pee outside is like trying to find a button in a fur coat :o :o ;D
Quote from: Smoking Duck on December 17, 2008, 05:49:44 AM
Trying to pee outside is like trying to find a button in a fur coat :o :o ;D
Yeah but is that normal for you or just because its cold SD?
I hope you're not showing some sort of interest, 10.5 :o ;D I'm outta work but there are some things I just won't do ;D I do understand that it does get dreary and depressing in Iowa, but isn't that why you bought a Bradley ;D
I think we may have run this into the ground and I can only sit back and await the teabag-flinging that is sure to come from LQ on this one :o ;D
W O W
It was 65 here this morning at 6:00 AM.
Thats 100 degrees colder. I can't even imagine what it must be like.
Do people venture out to work in temps like that? I guess stores and office's must open but what about outside work? It would seem that ALL outside activities would come to a screeching halt.
What is typical life like during such extreme periods?
Nathan
Sherlock,
Its just another day only colder. We are used to the temp getting cold although we still complain about it. You just dress a little warmer.
Quote from: Tenpoint5 on December 17, 2008, 06:23:56 AM
Quote from: Smoking Duck on December 17, 2008, 05:49:44 AM
Trying to pee outside is like trying to find a button in a fur coat :o :o ;D
Yeah but is that normal for you or just because its cold SD?
You know about shrinkage, right? ;D
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Hi Nathan
The wind backed off a little today so we are only at -35 with wind chill. We are supposed to warming up to the -20 range in the next day or so. Actually everything carries on as normal for the most part. Ya just gotta allow a little more time to get around. In the -40 weather you get in your vehicle and the seat is hard like a rock, then you start driving and you can feel your tires are "out of round" for the first little bit till they get loosened up. Even the mail delivery carries on. Although in the real cold stuff most outside contractors will take the day off unless they have to be there. Stuff like snow removal, etc. has to carry on but those temps are very hard on hydrolics so there is usually lots of break downs. You do get used to it. I'm sure it's like the heat in that way, I can't imagine putting up with some of the high temps either. :D
Mike
It sure does make you appreciate spring and summer a bit more though. Although it seems like summer never lasts as long and winter seems to carry on much longer. As much as I complain about the cold, I really do like the changing of the seasons.
Quote from: Smoking Duck on December 17, 2008, 07:20:07 AM
It sure does make you appreciate spring and summer a bit more though. Although it seems like summer never lasts as long and winter seems to carry on much longer. As much as I complain about the cold, I really do like the changing of the seasons.
Yup... I gotta agree with you SD. Spring and fall are my favorite times of year for sure. ;)
Mike
Quote from: Smoking Duck on December 17, 2008, 06:38:01 AM
I hope you're not showing some sort of interest, 10.5 :o ;D I'm outta work but there are some things I just won't do ;D I do understand that it does get dreary and depressing in Iowa, but isn't that why you bought a Bradley ;D
I think we may have run this into the ground and I can only sit back and await the teabag-flinging that is sure to come from LQ on this one :o ;D
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Caneyscud...too funny... but that looks like a tea-ball!!! And my eyes don't get that red until Saturday nights!!! :D :D :D
This morning left the house in a short sleeve shirt at 60 deg. Forecast says high today will be 80 deg. :)
:'( :'( :'( :'( :'(
We warmed up too!.... -32 :D
Mike
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I'm supposed to fly to Spokane tomorrow. 20 inches of snow at my brother's house in Spokane Valley. 28 inches at my nephew's place in Coeur d'Alene. Supposed to be near-record cold tomorrow!... :o
Hey...it was 46 here yesterday....does anybody care??? :D :D :D Mountains are covered with snow...any credit for that??? ;)
Quote from: La Quinta on December 18, 2008, 09:30:18 PM
Hey...it was 46 here yesterday....does anybody care??? :D :D :D Mountains are covered with snow...any credit for that??? ;)
You must have 6 parkas, insulated thermal unders and insulated boots on with battery heated socks an mittens on. ;D
Break out the NIPCO.
Quote from: Gizmo on December 18, 2008, 10:35:48 PM
Quote from: La Quinta on December 18, 2008, 09:30:18 PM
Hey...it was 46 here yesterday....does anybody care??? :D :D :D Mountains are covered with snow...any credit for that??? ;)
You must have 6 parkas, insulated thermal unders and insulated boots on with battery heated socks an mittens on. ;D
Break out the NIPCO.
;D ;D ;D
I'll bet all the businesses were closed down and there was a run on snow shovels and ice-melt ;)
LQ,
If the weather gets a little colder maybe you can look out the window and see something like this.
This pic was taken a week or so ago.
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WOW..Fishman...that is beautiful to me...maybe a pain for you? Just looks like Christmas...in a nice place...
Absolutely gorgeous.
Snow can be absolutely beautiful......talked to my parents tonight (Pittsburgh) and they said they had a lot of rain today but it was warmer than usual.
We got blasted starting last night with freezing rain, sleet and snow. It was pretty cool though....had thunder and lightning with it. Don't usually get that combo in winter.
SD
So lovely from a distance.... ;D
Yah...no kidding SS...but I nice place to visit? Looks beautiful.
Not so lovely when you have to get out there within the hour, in 11°F temperatures and snow blow three driveways. >:( ;)
I bet it's pretty here today, we got about 8 inches yesterday (It's still dark). More tomorrow. So cool because it looks like we will have a white Christmas.
The boy's most important job today is to shovel the deck so I can get to the smoker ;D Habs I'll send him over to help you - he works for food. We are a little warmer here but not much.
Pens - beautiful pic!
Ok, here's my $.02 SNOW SUCKS!! Yes it looks perty in pictures but work a 12 hour shift from 7pm-7am. Then take an HOUR to drive 26 miles to get home, Only to find that you cant make it up to your driveway let alone up your driveway. Spend 2 hours shoveling because Because you sold the snow blower 2 years ago because it sat in the garage for 10years never used once.(Quicker to shovel than start it) Get your truck parked in the driveway. Only for some &^%%*)&ing Snowplow driver to come along and put a 6 ft by 3ft pile of packed snow back onto the driveway which you just shoveled 10 inches of snow off of. After another hour of shoveling you go in the house take a nap only to find that SOB came back again and put another packed drift at the end of the driveway. Currently plotting ways to sabotage the Snow plow.
Now the LQ version
We had 10 inches of snow here yesterday everything looks so lovely covered in snow all pristine like in the picture.
Backyard last Sat. after the sun came out for two hours -
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Had three foot icicles hanging from one of the eves on an upstairs bedroom.
Shoveling this stuff ain't my cup of tea either.
That's "priceless" 10.5! ;D
I can relate. In fact yesterday, I started out leaving the house at 6:30 am and went for coffee with a group as usual... leave coffee and head back home to take the wife to work... get a call to go help my daughters fiancé, truck won't start... Get to the office finally... shovel snow... work for a few hours... shovel snow... work for a few hours... shovel snow again before heading home... get home, change clothes, shovel snow and head out to pick up the wife..... Now this morning we are back to -42 with the wind chill and guess what I'm doing today... shovelling that "picture pretty" @%&*$#& snow! ??? ::) ;D
Mike
I hear you on the shoveling snow. I am lucky to have a John Deere with a snow plow that actually makes it a little fun to do the snow. Heck, most times I'm having so much fun, I'll do the neighbors' as well. I don't mind a little pain for a little pleasure. The kids sure love it and we've had some killer snowball fights.
SD
The wife got up to use the bathroom about three this morning and came back with the cheery news that we appeared to have no water. That will ruin your sleep! Took nearly four hours and a little luck but had water again by the time the women folk were up. It is currently 7 degrees on our little tropical island paradise. Clear and beautiful but cold. In the wee hours I was wondering how best to deal with the situation and of course my mind soon began to turn to smoked food. In times of crisis or when the going gets tough nothing like a good smoke! Can't decide on pork, fish or fowl.
I been out there snow blowing 3 driveways, and at times I wish I had a plow. Then when I get back to back storms of 6" or greater I'm happy to have the blower. You can only pile up snow so much with a blow, but with a blower you can throw the snow quite a distances, without worrying about banks.
Wait a minute let me rethink this. High winds are coming behind the next snow storm. I wonder if I can pick up a blow real quick. :)
Mrs. S here. We have spent the last two days getting the ice off the driveway and front steps from a storm that came through here early yesterday morning. We could not use the snow blower, since it was ice. One of those loverly thunder snows that came in right after an overnight freezing rain.... Although I find snow very picturesque, by the time I got done opening up the driveway from the snowplows, I vowed that the next snowplow driver who went by was going to get my shovel right where the sun does not shine.... >:( Aside from the occasional ice storms, it is really not bad here during the winter - Eastern Iowa. However, the older I get, the more enticing a winter in Jamaica sounds.......... ;)
We got exactly what you got Mrs. Seemore (Northern Indiana). Thank God it did not have any wind associated with it as there was over an inch of ice on everything. Any amount of wind and we'd have had power lines down, trees down, etc. Now, they're forecasting lake effect snow and 40 mph winds. Better get in good standing with the wife.....I'm gonna need to snuggle to keep warm :)
Snow is great to visit, but it sounds like it's not a pleasant thing to live with....
Quote from: FLBentRider on December 20, 2008, 05:23:41 PM
Snow is great to visit, but it sounds like it's not a pleasant thing to live with....
You know, it's funny. I love turning out the lights in the house after the kids have gone to bed and starting the fireplace and watching the snow fall down out our picture window.
However, that also means you have to live with the aftermath of said beauty......it's a classic love-hate relationship ;)
SD
I have never lived anywhere where I had to deal with snow. When I lived in VA, the U S Navy took care of it.
Hurricane clean up, oppressive heat and humidity....
Hey 10.5... :D :D :D
10., I feel your pain, or I felt your pain back when I was live in the city. Now up here in the boonies still have the same problem with the plows but it doesn't hurt as much. Got 2 plows and a huge 42" Ariens snow blower. The snow blower is used in the field to open up space for the boys. :D :D :D 2 plows 1 for plowing the other for backup. (2nd plow didn't cost me much so I had to get it, came with the truck.) So the only bad news to me is ice, I live in the foothills, and wind, huge pines surround the compound. :-[
Now to add insult to injury. BLIZZARD Warning until 9pm Not so much from the snow but from the Blowing snow. Its coming right at ya Duck.
Thanks for the heads up 10.5. Do what you can to slow it down a little ;D With my luck, it'll hit about 12:55 this afternoon knocking out the TV and preventing me from watching the Steeler game. They've forecasted a good amount of lake effect snow from Lake Michigan in association with this one so it could be a doozy!
SD
SD, I wish the cable had been knocked out. The Stillers looked bad today. :'(
Yea, me too. Didn't resemble the Steelers at all......very conservative game plan on both sides of the ball. Rarely blitzed the QB......maybe they decided it wasn't worth losing a player to injury if they had a first-round bye already secured. Either way, they just looked horrible and Tennessee was definitely the better team on the field today.
I am going to start a petition soon for the firing of Bruce Arians, the offensive coordinator. Ever since Ken Whisenhunt left for the Cardinals, our offense has been anemic at best.
Additionally, I'm going to petition Mike Tomlin (aka Omar Epps) to allow my mother, who is 68 years old with an arthritic hip, to try and beat out Mtch Berger. When she takes her arthritis pills, even she can kick it 35 yards. :'( :'( :'(
It was a very loud, very sad day in the Duck household. So sad, I could only muster pizza bagels for dinner. They did however have a mixture of smoked mozzarella and smoke garlic cheddar melted on them. I also put a dash of the jalapeno and habanero powder on them......A little does go a very long way........
SD
Duck, so sorry about your Steelers, but my Colts and Niner's had a good day. Hear your weather is a bit nasty, talked to sister in Ft. Wayne today. Freezing rain! YUK! :(