doghouse wrote: Tree, 10 miles from Canadada, ay? Thats a hoot! Yeah, where abouts, ay?
Seven miles off the end of Lake Ontario, and seven miles from the St Lawrence River, just north of Watertown.
Larry Resident Microferroequinologist (at least at my house) Everyone goes home; Safety begins with you My Opinion. Standard Disclaimers Apply. No Expiration Date Come ride the rails with me! There's one thing about humility - the moment you think you've got it, you've lost it...
Dan, now I see what you mean!
That's the new mag-lev train devices I'm using now, makes em lift up off the rails....
Actually, I think that used to look right in the past, not sure why the scrolling images are off the rail image now.
Ryan BoudreauxThe Piedmont Division Modeling The Southern Railway, Norfolk & Western & Norfolk Southern in HO during the merger eraCajun Chef Ryan
Dan
Mexican Fiesta looking good! Ole....caliente'! Thanks CW!
Dan, I like your site, nice start. And your You Tube videos are good too!
When viewing my PD site through Mozilla Firefox the scrolling train gif images does funny stuff like that, no idea why, but in IE it behaves.
Cheers,
Ryan
Tree, 10 miles from Canadada, ay? Thats a hoot! Yeah, where abouts, ay?
Okey dokey, looks like it's TUESDAY MEXICAN FIESTA DAY! On today's menu:
beef & bean burritos, beef burrito enchilada style, tacos, enchiladas, quesadillas, cheesy beef nachos, fajitas, Spanish rice, black bean & rice tostadas, and south of the border snapper and there are tortilla chips and salsa & con queso dips at every table/booth, and also on the counter (if anyone sits at the counter, that is). Everything will be on the warmer bar in 20 minutes.
Dan, good to see you in today!! And Larry, have a safe trip out to Arizona & back. Hope your mom is feeling better soon!!
Produce Tuesday went pretty well this morning. Had twice as many people show up today (even in the pouring rain) than we had last Tuesday: total of 68 people today. The goodies today: apples, cabbage, slaw mix, salad mix, potatoes, bananas, lemons & limes. The slaw mix and salad mix were in 5# bags.
Ryan,
That site of yours is sure interesting. I like the scrolling train, but it levitated off of the 'tracks' when I was looking at it! Looks like you've got a cool layout in progress there. If you want to see some of mine (my website is under construction) you can look here.
Just want to thank all the folks who answered my weather proofing questions, I think I'm ont he right track now!
Mr. Chicken, we had a Radon test done prior to purchasing the dwelling back in 2005, and we got the all clear back then.
Fiesta menu sounds like a plan for me!
Have a great trip!
Hope the trip goes well!
We're supposed to get 4-6" of snow on top of ice on top of freezing rain and then you can add wind and bitter cold. Tonight and tomorrow will be like...yech. I can't use the word I'd like to for descriptive purposes. Got the Iso-Heet in the truck in a full tank of gas, serviced the 4x4, got extra salt and gas for the snowblower. Also got some extra food and beverages in case of inability to travel. I'm ready for whatever Ma Nature can dish out!
Are we doing the Fiesta for lunch today? I could go for something spicy...ha cha cha
Mookie wrote: Tree - have a safe trip. Who will watch de dog?
A neighbor (and fellow firefighter).
They're threatening us with freezing rain this morning. Nothing yet, but it could be interesting. Then there's that wind thing tomorrow.
Hopefully it'll be a good trip.
morning
that cold snap will be here for us tommorow morning.we might even see some snow out of it.wow I'm at about the halfway point of that list.so am I half young or half old? juice coffee and hot chocolate are ready.mookie here is your beagle.we also have some eggs bacon and toast too.
stay safe
joe
Deshler Ohio-crossroads of the B&O Matt eats your fries.YUM! Clinton st viaduct undefeated against too tall trucks!!!(voted to be called the "Clinton St. can opener").
Good Tuesday morning,folks. Well, second day in a row, that I can't get in the front door! Beginning to think no one wants me around
Coffee, juice and other beverages are ready and waiting for you. On the warmer bar: bacon, eggs, hash browns, oatmeal, rice, grits, bagels and bear claws.
We're getting light rain right now, but come afternoon, we are to be getting thunderstorms, high winds (gusting to 45-50 mph), turning to snow sometime around midnight. Crazy weather: you never know how to dress for going outdoors. Shirt sleeves one day, dress like an eskimo the next.
Tom, I can remember everything on your list. I'm only 55, and it makes me feel old!!
Question for you all: what would you like on today's menu?
Tom - the first line startled me, since I was around for the first one! Has it really been that long?
Well, went to Millie in a light jacket yesterday and in all my winter gear this morning.
Little rain drops early evening last nite and no snow so far. Just horrible bitey winds! Hard enough to blow the morning paper off the porch.
Don't know what was wrong with the 52 degrees - I was enjoying it so why couldn't we keep it.
Tree - have a safe trip. Who will watch de dog?
I really must have a short nap before I do anything strenuous - like breathe.....
She who has no signature! cinscocom-tmw
Tom
COAST LINE FOREVER
It is better to dwell in the corner of a roof than to share a house with a contentious woman! (Solomon)
A contentious woman is like a constant dripping! (Solomon)
....Bob Newhart....I think he was always the best....! Saw where his TV wife {was it Natalie}, just died....Suzanne Plechette.
Quentin
Helloooo brethern and sistern. Here is some facts to ponder and set you to thinking.....
49 years ago, Buddy Holly, J D Richards and Ritchie Valens died in a plane crash
47 years ago, the Beverly Hillbillies premiered
46 Years ago, Marilyn Monroe died
43 years ago, Green Acres and Petticoat Junction premiered
40 years ago, Hawaii Five-o premiered
39 Years ago, the movie Patton was in preproduction and Hee Haw premiered.
38 years ago, the Mary Tyler Moore Show premiered
37 years ago, All in the Family premiered
36 years ago, the Bob Newhart Show premiered
34 years ago, Happy Days and the Fonz premiered
Makes me feel old and dilapidated. Call BR 549
....Late in the day here we find ourselves caping off a moderate day....42.6 right now. Another "warm" day tomorrow, and then some cold again....and a low system will pass {projected now to}, right south of us and that means snow if there will be any with it. Perhaps 2 or so inches of it. Have none now. Always the north side of the "Low" gets the worst of the "weather" traveling with it. But we're just about rid of Winter month, January....Surprising how much sunshine days this month we've had....Not really known for that.
If you are going to seal that crawlspace, remember to check and see what Mr. Radon Detector says. In Denver (and in CopCar's backyard too), your house is built on expansive clay/ brick in the raw (unfired)...famous for radon gas troubles and creating the need for radon fans and vents. It's more of a sure thing than what Inconvenient Al rambles on about.
ps - carefull with the use of wire induction pipe heaters (not really a good idea - insulation and a little common sense do wonders)
At dark-thirty in Denver, we have light snow flurries.
We're supposed to see that wind on Wednesday, too. Right about the time I fly out, of course. Should be interesting.
Found out my mother knows someone who runs at the Maricopa Live Steamers in Phoenix, so I know what I'm doing on Sunday! I don't know if her friends will actually be there that day, but the club has a monster "layout" with several miles of track.
Time to make some dog treats and get started on packing.
Yeah, Joe, we're to start with rain tonight through tomorrow night. Expecting wind gusts between 30 -40 mph tomorrow afternoon, then possibly turning to snow Wednesday. Very glad Matt did make it home safe and sound!!
Got the next round of grilling off the grill, and on the warmer bar. Hope you all enjoy!!
afternoon
well I worked over this morning.saw 3 mookies in our siding with a coal train for detroit edison.according to the weather thunderstorms tommorow then cold again.will be hanging onto our hats.had a scary feeling this afternoon.heard sirens and matts bus was late.matts bus passed a bad accident on the way home.he said a grand am got smashed.hope everyone there is okay.Cw thanks for suppper.
Joe
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....Ryan, in thinking about what we've written along with several others, I'd pay attention to blocking those crawlspace vents and just in general, seal up the space. Prevent any {cold}, wind blowing anywhere near the pipes under there and you will have helped a lot.
Edit: Just read the part of your water heater {electric}, being in the crawl space. No vent needed for that. And...If it doesn't have an extra insulation blanket around it, it should provide heat to the crawl space area and by sealing the space up you should have good results.
By the way, make sure the crawl space vents are opened in the Spring for ventilation.
All I can say about cutting off the intake of air is beware. If you have a furnace or floor furnace, remember those things have gotta have combustion air. Otherwise, they could go out or worse, make carbon monoxide. Here, our circulating hot water from the furnace runs in the crawl space, and keeps temps relatively high.
Grill sounds good...
Spike - I live 10 miles from the Canadian border. I have a full basement, and the furnace is there, so you'd think I wouldn't have a problem. I did, one year, as the result of the minute amount of air that passed between the sill plate and the foundation. It was just enough on a windy day to freeze a small plug in a copper pipe. A bit of heat and that was solved, and the simple act of hanging a bit of plastic sheet between the sill and the pipe cured the problem for good. The pipe wasn't damaged.
That said - make your crawlspace as airtight as possible. That 1/4" hole might not seem like much, but when you cumulatively add it to the other little holes, you end up with what would effectively be a rather large hole. The heat from your home, plus the natural heat from the ground, will actually help keep the area warm, and your home will be the warmer for it as well. If you do use some light bulbs for heat, this will make them that much more effective. Caulk and/or foam insulation will do the job. Hereabouts people pile snow up around their foundations as insulation, especially with mobile homes.
You might also find it productive to put insulation on all of your exposed pipes. Use the stuff they sell for your hot water pipes. Works great! Heat tape can be useful if you have a recurring problem area, but use it with caution. I've seen too many times when it has problems and causes a fire.
My crawl space is usually at least 40 degrees simply from the bulbs I use. Even when we were below 0 and in the -10/20 range it didn't dip below 35 down there.
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