2017-18 Fall/Winter Weather Thread

That Sux.
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I mean that in the nicest possible way.
 
dpkimmel2001 said:
Today
Snow, mainly after 3pm. High near 20. Southwest wind 7 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Total daytime snow accumulation of around an inch possible.
Tonight
Snow before 1am, then snow showers, mainly between 1am and 4am. Low around 16. Calm wind becoming northwest 5 to 9 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 3 to 5 inches possible.
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Welcome to winter, I like it until spring training gets into full gear and the local tracks around here are near opening, then it's cya ...go away.
 
Overnight it was 17 with a wind chill of 6 degrees.
21 right now, WC 14 degrees and light. powdery. friggen snow is falling..
 
Supposed to get down into the single digits overnight. Trying out the engine block heater on my F-250 that I bought a few months back. Interested to see how that thing works.
 
dpkimmel2001 said:
Supposed to get down into the single digits overnight. Trying out the engine block heater on my F-250 that I bought a few months back. Interested to see how that thing works.
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I used to own a Jeep from Wisconsin that had a freeze plug block heater with a 110 extension cord on it. I never used it. :D
 
dpkimmel2001 said:
Supposed to get down into the single digits overnight. Trying out the engine block heater on my F-250 that I bought a few months back. Interested to see how that thing works.
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I had one, factory installed on my Dodge 2500 Cummins, it was awesome. Plug in overnight or a few hours before you head out. Those below zero mornings you will love it .....heat in like 2 minutes, plus the engine will turn over nicely and thank you for all that warm oil.
 
They're actually hinting at a bit of snow Christmas weekend. Accuweather is predicting about an inch and we usually only get about a 10% of what they predict, so it'll only be a dusting at most.
 
Mopardh9 said:
I had one, factory installed on my Dodge 2500 Cummins, it was awesome. Plug in overnight or a few hours before you head out. Those below zero mornings you will love it .....heat in like 2 minutes, plus the engine will turn over nicely and thank you for all that warm oil.
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I have to go somewhere early this morning so I figured I'd try it out. What you described is what I was looking for.

I've been using my garage for a bunch of projects recently and have to park a couple vehicles outside until I'm done. I knew it was to get damn cold overnight so it was a good time to try it out. I just got to remember to unplug the thing before I pull out this morning. :eek:
 
dpkimmel2001 said:
I have to go somewhere early this morning so I figured I'd try it out. What you described is what I was looking for.

I've been using my garage for a bunch of projects recently and have to park a couple vehicles outside until I'm done. I knew it was to get damn cold overnight so it was a good time to try it out. I just got to remember to unplug the thing before I pull out this morning. :eek:
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Let us know how it went.
 
dpkimmel2001 said:
I have to go somewhere early this morning so I figured I'd try it out. What you described is what I was looking for.

I've been using my garage for a bunch of projects recently and have to park a couple vehicles outside until I'm done. I knew it was to get damn cold overnight so it was a good time to try it out. I just got to remember to unplug the thing before I pull out this morning. :eek:
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I did that once, luckily I had a long extension cord, so i saw if before I got too far. I used to park my truck outside and plug it in before i went to bed, worked like a charm. One night we had really extreme cold, I was working 3rd shift and no where to plug in at work, she wouldn't start that morning. Those 11 quarts of oil were too sluggish, and my batteries were only 3 years old. I think all the new trucks at least have it as a factory option if not a standard part of the truck, I know Subaru even has it on some of their cars.
 
Mopardh9 said:
I did that once, luckily I had a long extension cord, so i saw if before I got too far. I used to park my truck outside and plug it in before i went to bed, worked like a charm. One night we had really extreme cold, I was working 3rd shift and no where to plug in at work, she wouldn't start that morning. Those 11 quarts of oil were too sluggish, and my batteries were only 3 years old. I think all the new trucks at least have it as a factory option if not a standard part of the truck, I know Subaru even has it on some of their cars.
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The truck I bought doesn't have all the bells and whistles. It was sitting on the local Ford lot at a reduced price as they are clearing out the 2017 inventory. It is just a work truck variety as far as options go. Hell, I don't even have carpet in it. I put floor liners in anyhow. Anyway, while mine has the heater, my buddy, who seemed to have ordered about all the options when he had his built, does not.
 
dpkimmel2001 said:
The truck I bought doesn't have all the bells and whistles. It was sitting on the local Ford lot at a reduced price as they are clearing out the 2017 inventory. It is just a work truck variety as far as options go. Hell, I don't even have carpet in it. I put floor liners in anyhow. Anyway, while mine has the heater, my buddy, who seemed to have ordered about all the options when he had his built, does not.
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If you live in a cold weather area, a block heater is a given, especially if it is a diesel. It takes so much juice out of the dual batteries trying to turn over all that oil, it's well worth it to have that block heater.
 
Almost ready for the weekend. Two cases of Bud Light in the fridge and the path dug to the hot tub! Water temp 102F

Should be able to jump in in time for the low of 22 degrees and 1-2 more inches of snow tonight.

That's the pool under that blanket of snow to the right of that path. That water temp's gotta be in the low 30's.

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dpkimmel2001 said:
Almost ready for the weekend. Two cases of Bud Light in the fridge and the path dug to the hot tub! Water temp 102F

Should be able to jump in in time for the low of 22 degrees and 1-2 more inches of snow tonight.

That's the pool under that blanket of snow to the right of that path. That water temp's gotta be in the low 30's.

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Probably will need that hot tub to sooth your soul after the Pats / Steelers game.:D
 
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Did you contemplate putting your tub on the deck? I was very skeptical when a friend told me of his plans to put his tub on his new deck. Plans were approved by the building inspector and 10 or so years later it's still standing,
 
Clutch, absolutely beautiful!!! Love those photos of the New Zealand beach. Our daughter and her husband are in Australia on a business/pleasure trip. Touring the rain forest today. Coming home Tuesday after eleven days there. Looking forward to hearing about their trip.
 
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Just looked at the temp here in beautiful Englewood, Florida, one mile, as the crow flies, from the Gulf of Mexico. Currently 68 degrees under sunny skies and 2 mph breeze.
 
Bobw said:
Did you contemplate putting your tub on the deck? I was very skeptical when a friend told me of his plans to put his tub on his new deck. Plans were approved by the building inspector and 10 or so years later it's still standing,
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It is on my deck. My deck is three tiers. The tub is on the lowest of the three which also accesses the pool. The pool is on the right side of that pic cleverly disguised with several inches of fresh snow. The six person tub holds about 500 gallons. There’s added support in that area to compensate for the extreme weight.
 
Whizzer said:
Clutch, absolutely beautiful!!! Love those photos of the New Zealand beach. Our daughter and her husband are in Australia on a business/pleasure trip. Touring the rain forest today. Coming home Tuesday after eleven days there. Looking forward to hearing about their trip.
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Maybe it's time to book a down under cruise Ken? :)
 
Now even the weather channel is predicting snow, 2-4 inches for Christmas eve day with a high of 29 degrees for Christmas day. At least it'll actually feel like Christmas.
 
Highs in the Low 70s, lows in the low 60s. Perfect Christmas weather.
 
Clutch said:
Maybe it's time to book a down under cruise Ken? :)
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We were discussing it before our daughter and son-in-law went on this trip. Their trip gave her a week to prepare!! We had discussed going on a cruise with Oceania Cruise Lines as they have a couple each winter (winter in our part of the world that is) and they take in New Zealand, Australia, and some other islands as well. I'll let you know if we decide to travel to your end of the world so you can arrange for the brass band to greet us at the pier. ;)
 
Whizzer said:
We were discussing it before our daughter and son-in-law went on this trip. Their trip gave her a week to prepare!! We had discussed going on a cruise with Oceania Cruise Lines as they have a couple each winter (winter in our part of the world that is) and they take in New Zealand, Australia, and some other islands as well. I'll let you know if we decide to travel to your end of the world so you can arrange for the brass band to greet us at the pier. ;)
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I'll be there conducting!
 
There's a slight possibility of freezing rain late tonight, black ice is nasty.
But we could wake up Christmas morning to a inch or two of snow! Looking forward to that for the kids sake
 
Parts of 495 in Mass were shutdown last night due to ice covered roads. Many other roads had reduced speed limits;
http://whdh.com/news/part-of-i-495-closed-due-to-winter-conditions/
Your head has to be softer than a rotten melon needing to be told to reduce speed on icy roads. :idunno:
Latest on the possibility of a White Christmas here ranges from a rain/snow mix along the coast with no acumination to amounts of 1-3 inches mid state and 3-5 towards the northern most parts.
\First time I've really wanted to have snow falling Christmas morning:)
 
Might get a dusting here overnight but rain early on will wash it away. I was really wanting just a little snow, enough to make the ground white and leave reindeer tracks.:)
 
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