Something for you down under folks - Page 1
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author: dr.diesel
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 05, 2014, 03:27:57 pm
content: Supposed to get another foot, high res in all it's glory. Outdoor 4-wheeler fun for the next few hours,.

author: Jon86
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: January 05, 2014, 03:54:04 pm
content: Gorgeous, all I've had is rain

author: Unknown
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: January 05, 2014, 04:19:50 pm
content: Quote from: Jon86 on January 05, 2014, 03:54:04 pmIf it would stop raining I could go and get the shed roof off the floor.

author: SeanB
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 05, 2014, 04:20:37 pm
content: All I have had is sun, been over 30C today. There are threats of rain for the week ahead.

author: GeoffS
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: January 05, 2014, 05:42:14 pm
content: No thanks! you can keep that.There are some mountains about 20kms to south west of me that often have snow on them in winter, that's close enough for meI prefer my snow at a distance.wet here with overnight temperature of around 8 degrees.

author: nctnico
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 05, 2014, 06:23:33 pm
content: No snow here so farOver here it is extremely warm for this time of year.

author: Jon86
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: January 05, 2014, 06:31:42 pm
content: Quote from: Lurch on January 05, 2014, 04:19:50 pmChrist, we haven't had it that bad down here, just a few plastic bags flying down the street.

author: firehopper
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: January 05, 2014, 06:53:59 pm
content: I had 5 inches of snow followed by 15 degree F cold.. -12 c for you folks not in the usa. right now its freezing rain, supposed to turn into regular rain overnight, temp of 45f 8c ish, then drop down during the day tomorrow. ending up back into the teens for tuesday

author: Skimask
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 05, 2014, 07:08:39 pm
content: 15F? It's a heatwave!Right now it's -19F, windy as all hell. And sunny.Shooting for -26F here tonight.

author: rexxar
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: January 05, 2014, 07:09:47 pm
content: Here in KY we're looking at negative temperatures in the next few days, without even the benefit of snow.

author: nanofrog
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 05, 2014, 07:39:55 pm
content: Quote from: SeanB on January 05, 2014, 04:20:37 pmCan I borrow your weather the next couple of days?I need to spray paint some things, and I prefer mine to actually dry before bringing it in the house.

author: SeanB
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 05, 2014, 08:11:54 pm
content: Been there, had to redo it when the rain finally stopped. I hate orange peel on a paint job, especially as I can spray without getting any. Pet peeve is a so called professional body shop where they put on 6 coats of paint and buff 5 off to get a shine. I put on 2 and do not buff, using the same paint and guns. Just more preparation and working slower. Done a couple of cars that way, and trailers, machinery and such.

author: IntegratedValve
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: January 05, 2014, 08:36:13 pm
content: Cute! You should come and see real snow in Canada!

author: SeanB
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 05, 2014, 08:41:44 pm
content: We had a heavy snow fall around 2 decades ago that came close to the coast. There was a snow drift that lasted all through summer, even in the 30c plus of Mooi River. was fun to drive by it every weekend and see it still there in the heat. In a hollow protected by a grove of trees and out of the sun and wind.

author: dfmischler
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: January 05, 2014, 08:50:57 pm
content: Quote from: IntegratedValve on January 05, 2014, 08:36:13 pmActually, there are locations in his own state where he can probably see real snow. I spent a winter in northern Indiana, so I can tell you that the lake effect from Lake Michigan on I90 sometimes reaches out to about La Porte, In. I grew up near Buffalo, NY so I have experiencedreal snowmany times.

author: Skimask
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 05, 2014, 09:12:48 pm
content: Ya, we don't get much snow here in N.D., just a buttload of wind & cold.You guys up there in "lake effect snow land" get those frisbee sized snow flakes that like to knock you out as they fly by.I've been up there for one of those snow storms. Freekin' amazing how much snow can dump in one good storm.

author: lemmegraphdat
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: January 06, 2014, 12:41:31 am
content: Car stuck in a drift. -20 wind chill. I aint walking a mile and a half in this crap. So it's paid time off till Tuesday.

author: mdszy
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: January 06, 2014, 12:44:29 am
content: It's gonna get down to near -50F with the windchill tonight where I am. They've even called off school for a cold day!

author: echen1024
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 06, 2014, 01:07:53 am
content: If it snows here in Houston, everyone will go out and celebrate.

author: dr.diesel
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 06, 2014, 01:20:11 am
content: We ended up with 18", I decided to celebrate by grilling in my shorts:

author: GreyWoolfe
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: January 06, 2014, 01:28:02 am
content: Doc D, I hate you right now! Can you send some of that to sunny Florida? Granted, we are supposed to dip into the 20's tomorrow night, after being 70 today, but we will be back up to 70 on Wednesday or Thursday. I would love to see a streak of those temps. I have also done the same thing when I was living in New Jersey. The gas grill was tapped into the house gas supply, never had to worry about getting bottles in the middle of winter and having people give me funny looks. GRILL ON!!!

author: dr.diesel
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 06, 2014, 01:42:58 am
content: Quote from: GreyWoolfe on January 06, 2014, 01:28:02 amHa, the seasons are such a wonderful sight. Today the boys and I spent 4-wheeling, then later on cruising the back roads in almost 2' of snow with 3'+ of drifts (see avatar). We ended the day probing with the scope, looking out the back window:

author: GreyWoolfe
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: January 06, 2014, 02:18:38 am
content: on the shack. Here in Florida, we have 3 seasons: Hot, Freaking Hot and 2 weeks of nice weather in between.

author: nanofrog
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 06, 2014, 03:25:12 am
content: Quote from: GreyWoolfe on January 06, 2014, 02:18:38 amAbsolutely! Boy does this statement bring back memories....Originally from Orlando. Where about are you located?

author: vk6zgo
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 06, 2014, 04:37:23 am
content: A bit warm today at 39C---around 102F.We won't get the really hot days till February when the kids go back to school!

author: mtdoc
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 06, 2014, 06:00:36 am
content: Very dry winter here in NW Washington so far. But at least it's been cold enough for our lake to freeze. I like the snow for the skiing but at least with less snow there's less shoveling for an ice skating rink.....

author: GreyWoolfe
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: January 06, 2014, 02:53:57 pm
content: Nano, I am in Edgewater. If you don't know where that is, it is about 15 miles south of Daytona Beach.

author: dr.diesel
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 06, 2014, 02:57:23 pm
content: All the down under folks can point and laugh now,

author: nanofrog
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 06, 2014, 04:01:48 pm
content: Quote from: GreyWoolfe on January 06, 2014, 02:53:57 pmAre you kidding me?I grew up just a few miles away in Pine Hills (before it became Crime Hills).Pertaining to Edgewater, trips to Skycraft were about a weekly pilgrimage for me, and if I had any money left over, I'd grab lunch at Gabriel's sub shop.

author: echen1024
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 06, 2014, 04:10:21 pm
content: Quote from: GreyWoolfe on January 06, 2014, 02:18:38 amIn Texas, we have a few zones. Roughly 10 months of fucking hot, then 2 days of cold, and then the rest of it is nice weather. In that period of nice weather, I can't go outside 3/4 of the time because of seasonal allergies.

author: nanofrog
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 06, 2014, 04:12:16 pm
content: Quote from: echen1024 on January 06, 2014, 04:10:21 pmDo OTC allergy medications work for you, such as Zyrtec or Claritin?

author: echen1024
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 06, 2014, 04:17:19 pm
content: Quote from: nanofrog on January 06, 2014, 04:12:16 pmAbsolutely not! Works for a day, and then I'm back on whatever sterpoids the doctor prescribes.

author: Stonent
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 06, 2014, 04:56:40 pm
content: Quote from: echen1024 on January 06, 2014, 04:10:21 pmIt was 13F this morning in Texas where I live whatever that is in C. -10 or -11 I guess.

author: echen1024
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 06, 2014, 05:02:30 pm
content: I'm in Houston. I know that Dallas and up north gets snow occasionally.

author: Dongulus
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: January 06, 2014, 05:10:05 pm
content: I'm in Southern California where we have only one season: Mild.Forecast for my city: High 72F (22.2C) Low 45F (7.2C)

author: GreyWoolfe
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: January 06, 2014, 06:00:15 pm
content: Echen, I forgot to mention, we do have 4 seasons here, the 4th season is love bugs. Nano, when I am covering for the Orlando Tech, I make it a point to stop in Skycraft. The geek's candy store. When I was replacing the "crapcom" capacitors in Dell 15" monitors a couple of years ago, Skycraft was the source until I ended up cleaning them out of the values we neededWe then had to get them online.

author: wilheldp
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: January 06, 2014, 06:09:59 pm
content: Quote from: dr.diesel on January 06, 2014, 02:57:23 pmI went to school in Terre Haute (Rose-Hulman). No offense, but it's a good place to befrom.

author: dr.diesel
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 06, 2014, 06:25:33 pm
content: Quote from: wilheldp on January 06, 2014, 06:09:59 pmYou bet, I love it here, lots of country, cheap property taxes.

author: echen1024
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 06, 2014, 09:00:24 pm
content: Just searched up skycraft. I need to get there sometime.

author: BBQ
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: January 06, 2014, 09:43:36 pm
content: It's unusually mild here. Vegetable gardens have started sprouting. Some have spotted spring flowers. I'm still finding chanterelles.

author: GreyWoolfe
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: January 06, 2014, 10:32:48 pm
content: Quote from: echen1024 on January 06, 2014, 09:00:24 pmSkycraft is da bomb. You never truly know what you will see there. There is the usual WunHungLow crap, but there is plenty of gold among the dross. I recently bought some 16ga silicone test lead wire for 30 cents a foot. They have big spools of the stuff. They also have a lot of vintage test gear. If my poor brain will let me remember, I will try to take pictures the next time I'm there and start a Skycraft thread. There is much more goodies for sale than the website shows.

author: vk6zgo
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 08, 2014, 12:50:07 pm
content: Quote from: Dongulus on January 06, 2014, 05:10:05 pm22.2C is lower than my Aircond setting,& at 7.2C,I'd be firing up the wood fire!I spoke too soon on my previous post,Next Saturday's max is predicted to be 43C (109.4F).