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« on: January 23, 2011, 09:32:58 AM » |
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It's so cold that the flame froze on the match this morning when I went to light the stove!
Seriously though, it was -6 here this morning, and has just 'warmed up' to about 1 since the sun came up.
Good Time to get on the air!
Tube equipment's efficiency approaches 100% if you are using the heat produced to keep from freezing you lips to the microphonium!
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« Reply #1 on: January 23, 2011, 09:48:40 AM » |
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So cold that people are throwing shoes at Al Gore.,,_
Got to 5 degrees early this morning based on the Westerly RI Airport NOAA WX 3 day history. Was actually down to 1 last weekend. Going to be colder tonight....
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« Reply #2 on: January 23, 2011, 10:21:28 AM » |
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When I looked this morning, it was 0.0 degrees or as Ron White would say, "Temperature, there ain't one...."
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« Reply #3 on: January 23, 2011, 10:38:34 AM » |
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This is quite the winter. Many hikers around here are wearing snow shoes - very popular this year with a base of over 30" of snow. Just like a ski resort. It's interesting that right on schedule we are getting the coldest temps of the year now. The Earth has a mass inertia of about 30 days, so the shortest day of the year, Dec 20th + 30 days = about January 20th, right now. We will look back at the yearly temperature chart and see it bottom over the next few days - most likely. BTW, It's so cold that the local flasher was caught describing himself to women...  T |
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« Reply #4 on: January 23, 2011, 10:39:31 AM » |
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Last night was -2.8. We had -9.5 a few nights ago. Tonight, the forecast low for central Verminmont is -28  The chickens really aren't going to be happy. |
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« Reply #5 on: January 23, 2011, 11:04:53 AM » |
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It was 1 when I went to bed last night and about 10 now.
Cat has cabin fever and only lasts about 10 minutes outside. no where for her to go. Need to fill the bird feeders. The average degree days were way up in the fall so it is get even time
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« Reply #6 on: January 23, 2011, 11:06:24 AM » |
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well i see its all 1 call signs that posted temp reports but even in souther louisiana it was 22 degrees friday night and 25 last night so very cold for down here.
infact i saw a popular politician walking down the street yesterday and he had his hands in his own pockets, so you know its cold.
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« Reply #7 on: January 23, 2011, 11:15:47 AM » |
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-6 just before sun up. I went to Micky D's and payed them a million to pour hot coffee in my lap.
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« Reply #8 on: January 23, 2011, 01:11:56 PM » |
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It's not over for you Easties yet. Look at this GFS outlook for February 5.
Looks like another snowy noreaster brushing the I-95 corridor followed by temps near -30C approaching New England. Look where the -20C / -4F line is...Covering all of NJ, NY and PA. Warmer in the Yukon than Tennessee.
California looks like a great place to be next month.
This is an outlook for two weeks out, not a precise forecast.
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« Reply #9 on: January 23, 2011, 01:19:21 PM » |
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40 this morning, about 55 now. sun is out. The dipole has been hoisted today but much else needs completed.
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« Reply #10 on: January 23, 2011, 02:20:13 PM » |
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My Global Warming Theory...........Where is Al BTW.................
The cold air from the North Pole is LEAKING down to us and further South.
If there was a way to keep all this cold air where it belongs, then there would not be any warrming up of the perma-frost and galciers, etc etc etc..........like keeping the refrigerator door opened
Maybe those HAARP transmitters should be turned off. And China turn off their air defense system. Some huge RF generator that wipes out a lot of the 40M band in SE Asia.
my 1 pesos worth
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« Reply #11 on: January 23, 2011, 02:55:43 PM » |
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It's about 14 out now but it's supposed to go down to -13 tonight. I'm excited for that and will be planning to take an evening walk to take in that wonderfully crisp air.
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« Reply #12 on: January 23, 2011, 04:13:15 PM » |
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Air this cold affects my breathing.
Hard for me to breath in cold air.
This is 'staying inside WX'.
I have the woodalene stove cranking and it is a nice 76 degrees in here.
I'll get on 50.4 AM at 5PM and talk to the locals with a nice glass of 'red stuff'
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« Reply #13 on: January 23, 2011, 04:49:35 PM » |
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Thought about snow shoeing down by the river. Then decided that hot coffee and listening in to the QRP net while putting around the shack was better.
As long as the truck starts in the morning, all will be good.
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73 de Ed/KB1HYS
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« Reply #14 on: January 23, 2011, 08:51:01 PM » |
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COLDER THAN A WITCHES T........................
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« Reply #15 on: January 23, 2011, 08:59:34 PM » |
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My Global Warming Theory...........Where is Al BTW.................
The cold air from the North Pole is LEAKING down to us and further South.
If there was a way to keep all this cold air where it belongs, then there would not be any warrming up of the perma-frost and galciers, etc etc etc..........like keeping the refrigerator door opened
Maybe those HAARP transmitters should be turned off. And China turn off their air defense system. Some huge RF generator that wipes out a lot of the 40M band in SE Asia.
my 1 pesos worth
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Ah, what a bunch of wussies. Has everyone forgot the record temps this summer? My vegetable garden wouldn't produce anything because of the heat. Got one meal's worth of green beans the entire season, and the tomatoes that ripened were about the size of grapes. Everybody has been so spoilt by the unseasonably mild winters the past 15-20 years, that when we finally have normal winter once again, y'all scream out in agony. |
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« Reply #16 on: January 23, 2011, 09:14:46 PM » |
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Ah, what a bunch of wussies.
Has everyone forgot the record temps this summer? My vegetable garden wouldn't produce anything because of the heat. Got one meal's worth of green beans the entire season, and the tomatoes that ripened were about the size of grapes.
Everybody has been so spoilt by the unseasonably mild winters the past 15-20 years, that when we finally have normal winter once again, y'all scream out in agony.
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« Reply #17 on: January 24, 2011, 05:43:04 AM » |
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-5 this morning... more snow coming and more snow day's I'll wager. At this rate, the kids will be going to school in July!
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73 de Ed/KB1HYS
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« Reply #18 on: January 24, 2011, 08:11:06 AM » |
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I don't know what the temp was.
My thermometer froze!
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« Reply #19 on: January 24, 2011, 08:43:00 AM » |
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8 degreeze on my back porch this morning when I left for work!! Too friggin cold for Baltimore!! this has been an unusually cold winter here this year. No negative temps, but the daily average is way below what the prognosticators call for as "Normal" or "Average" Globull Worming my A$$! ! ! ! |
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« Reply #20 on: January 24, 2011, 09:07:57 AM » |
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Got to -23.3f here in Centtral Verminmont overnight....
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« Reply #21 on: January 24, 2011, 09:08:47 AM » |
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Its so cold that I saw a politician with his hand in his own pocket!  |
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« Reply #22 on: January 24, 2011, 10:00:36 AM » |
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-9 DEGREES FARENHEIT AT 5:00AM EST AT MY QTH...BRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR I was thinking about taking the Harley to work this morning........NOT! |
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« Reply #23 on: January 24, 2011, 10:42:38 AM » |
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-9 DEGREES FARENHEIT AT 5:00AM EST AT MY QTH...BRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR I was thinking about taking the Harley to work this morning........NOT! Can you say.................MAJOR SHRINKAGE! ! ! |
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« Reply #24 on: January 24, 2011, 11:10:16 AM » |
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-11.2 this morning at gfz north
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