Well boys, what's your temperature like now?

[flying sailor]

26..... above. Back in Minnesota 27... below zero.

A few flakes of snow here in Texas this morning. Businesses closed. God save Texas

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We are dreaming of 26 along the North Coast. We have 5 plus 25 mph of wind making it feel like -11.

 

[dogcat1]

In Fort Worth, where the true West begins, it is 22F and windy. My golf game is suffering.

 

[Wade J VanGinkel]

-10 this morning on the west side of Colorado.
My daughter had -20 up in Craig

 

[CoElkHunter]

26..... above. Back in Minnesota 27... below zero.

A few flakes of snow here in Texas this morning. Businesses closed. God save Texas

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With all that snow there in Texas, I wouldn't go anywhere unless I had to. Stay home, stay safe. LOL

 

[buck wild]

I’m on the Texas Gulf coast and we get “snow” once every 5-8 yrs. It’s 31 this morning with a light dusting, mostly ice. EVERYTHING is shut down

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[kfreeze]

-22° F for me this morning here in Minnesota.

 

[aminkus]

well its a warm -8 in the Chicago suburbs

 

[Ontario Hunter]

-32 C and falling. Last night neighbor's house caught fire. Firemen had a helluva time trying to get it under control with hoses and pumps freezing. Hydrants too far away. Water froze before it got to the house. They had to use the water in trucks. The first truck couldn't get any pressure. Chimney fire. Fire confined I think to roof and attic. But now the pipes will freeze in the house and they will have that mess to deal with too. Sucks.

 

[WebleyGreene455]

At the moment it's 30-something F. There is supposed to be some ice and snow and sleet this evening and overnight, when I'm at work. I'm just hoping I can get to work before it happens too much, and that it doesn't mess up my car.

And that I get to go on home in the morning and not stay at the detention center on my day off...

 

[Hunt anything]

27 on the Alabama coast , waiting for up to 4” of snow this afternoon and a low in the teens tonight. Farm is shut down until at least Thursday.

 

[Wade J VanGinkel]

It's kinda funny, I'll be in Greenland in 5 weeks so I watch the temperature daily. Preparing myself mentally for how cold it might be.
-10 here and currently +38 there lol

 

[Joker12]

It' -25F in Michigan's UP this morning with about a 15mph wind. I don't know exactly what the wind chill is but my 3 English setters don't much like it. Short trips outside today!

 

[JimP]

-32 C and falling. Last night neighbor's house caught fire. Firemen had a helluva time trying to get it under control with hoses and pumps freezing. Hydrants too far away. Water froze before it got to the house. They had to use the water in trucks. The first truck couldn't get any pressure. Chimney fire. Fire confined I think to roof and attic. But now the pipes will freeze in the house and they will have that mess to deal with too. Sucks.

This is a reminder that people need to have their chimneys cleaned annually, most don't but they need to.

Years ago I was at a friend home on Christmas, when I left I noticed the fire trucks pulling out of the station a block away so I just waited until they cleared and were on their way, they headed in the same direction as I was. At the corner they turned right, I turned right. At the next intersection they turned right again, I turned right again. Then they parked in front of my home blocking my driveway. I looked but couldn't see anything. I had a wood burning stove so I was doing some wondering.

I walked up to the fireman that was manning the truck and asked him which house they were there for? He pointed to my neighbor to the south so I just got back into my vehicle and watched.

Turns out my neighbor decided to get rid of all of his Christmas wrappings in the fireplace. Well, when those pieces of paper caught fire it also ignited a chimney fire that was shooting flames a hundred feet into the air which singed a overhanging tree. There was no damage but it was close.

 

[Vashper]

Let me remind you about exotic ungulates: they can withstand the cold, but many cannot eat snow instead of water, and they die of thirst. Therefore, hunting parks should have water and, if possible, shelter from the wind. By the way, even European roe deer try to find a watering hole, for example, where beavers live, although they can make do with snow.

 

[Ontario Hunter]

This is a reminder that people need to have their chimneys cleaned annually, most don't but they need to.

Years ago I was at a friend home on Christmas, when I left I noticed the fire trucks pulling out of the station a block away so I just waited until they cleared and were on their way, they headed in the same direction as I was. At the corner they turned right, I turned right. At the next intersection they turned right again, I turned right again. Then they parked in front of my home blocking my driveway. I looked but couldn't see anything. I had a wood burning stove so I was doing some wondering.

I walked up to the fireman that was manning the truck and asked him which house they were there for? He pointed to my neighbor to the south so I just got back into my vehicle and watched.

Turns out my neighbor decided to get rid of all of his Christmas wrappings in the fireplace. Well, when those pieces of paper caught fire it also ignited a chimney fire that was shooting flames a hundred feet into the air which singed a overhanging tree. There was no damage but it was close.

Neighbor said he had the chimney cleaned earlier in the year. He doesn't have a woodpile so I don't believe he uses the fireplace much. Very odd. His block and tile chimney is on outside of house. It only contacts end of rafters not a gable. Very curious that the fire would be in the attic. I'm thinking something else was the cause.

Back when we had a wood/oil furnace I would occasionally burn out the creosote with a bunch of paper or cardboard. It can produce quite a show for the neighbors! With the furnace I could control the damper and therefore oxygen. Keep the burnout from getting too hot by shutting the dampers (one on furnace and one on stovepipe connecting to chimney). Dealing with wood heat one must know what he's doing. Unfortunately, in the drive-through window age most of that knowledge (= common sense) has been lost. Fireplaces are inherently dangerous because there's no way to shut off air supply if a chimney fire starts. All you can do is hope it burns out before it burns through the chimney.

 

[Newboomer]

This is a reminder that people need to have their chimneys cleaned annually, most don't but they need to.

Years ago I was at a friend home on Christmas, when I left I noticed the fire trucks pulling out of the station a block away so I just waited until they cleared and were on their way, they headed in the same direction as I was. At the corner they turned right, I turned right. At the next intersection they turned right again, I turned right again. Then they parked in front of my home blocking my driveway. I looked but couldn't see anything. I had a wood burning stove so I was doing some wondering.

I walked up to the fireman that was manning the truck and asked him which house they were there for? He pointed to my neighbor to the south so I just got back into my vehicle and watched.

Turns out my neighbor decided to get rid of all of his Christmas wrappings in the fireplace. Well, when those pieces of paper caught fire it also ignited a chimney fire that was shooting flames a hundred feet into the air which singed a overhanging tree. There was no damage but it was close.

If you've ever had a chimney fire it is a damn scary event. Flames sky high and sounds like a volcanic eruption. Clean your chimney at least once a year and watch what you burn.

 

[Newboomer]

It' -25F in Michigan's UP this morning with about a 15mph wind. I don't know exactly what the wind chill is but my 3 English setters don't much like it. Short trips outside today!

13f here in northern NV, frosty and sunny at 0630.

 

[CJW]

-24 on the way home the last two mornings. Wind chill of something like -44.

 

[Hunt anything]

Still 28, but the snow started about 45 minutes ago. Picture of my bird feeding station.

 

[bowfishoholic]

We are a bally 19 degrees and rising. 2 degrees when we got up. My grandkids are whining that it is cold and rainy in Florida, if it were only 53 degrees here like they have.