....I'm seeing all kinds of weather complaints and happenings here this morning....We got off a bit lucky. Lots of rain in the last 12 but starting last evening the temp started to rise {slowly}, and did so all night and has cleared ice off our addition streets here.
42 plus, and continuing to get warmer here.
Just came back from overtown, had my winter tires installed on my S-10 so we're as ready as we can be with it.
All kinds of weather upcoming between now and Christmas....seems the pattern continues. But we are doing better than some I'm reading about on here.
So we'll hope the best for all those with the very bad weather conditions.
Quentin
MookieJay - I feel really bad about your weather. You northerners are really getting a lot of bad weather. I feel so bad, that I am going to keep hoping that it stays right up there with you.....
What bad weather? LOL! I'd guess we have 6"-8" of snow as of now and it's still falling. I drove Misty to work this morning and the roads aren't bad (snow covered and drifted in many spots) but if you slow down and use your head they're fine.
Sadly I did watch one accident happen: Semi A locked his brakes up to avoid a car that hit a drift and spun. Semi A jack-knifes and blocks both lanes. Semi B was (IMO anyway) following Semi A too closely and tagged Semi A's trailer pretty good. Semi C (who was behind B) chose to eat the ditch in between NB and SB lanes to avoid the other two rigs. Snow thrown from Semi C flew into the NB lane of the highway thus making some folks ahead of me eat the ditch. Cars piled up behind Semi C and behind me as well. I made it through by slowing down (just took my foot off of the gas). Once I found that nobody was hurt and all were on cell phones to LEOs I kept going SB.
...but hey, we're supposed to get more tomorrow night and then on Sunday. This year so far I have used 3.5 gallons of gas in the snow blower. At least the price of gas has fallen. So keep sending it up this way Mook, I love it!
Dan
CNW 6000 MookieJay - I feel really bad about your weather. You northerners are really getting a lot of bad weather. I feel so bad, that I am going to keep hoping that it stays right up there with you..... What bad weather? LOL! I'd guess we have 6"-8" of snow as of now and it's still falling. ...but hey, we're supposed to get more tomorrow night and then on Sunday. So keep sending it up this way Mook, I love it!
What bad weather? LOL! I'd guess we have 6"-8" of snow as of now and it's still falling.
...but hey, we're supposed to get more tomorrow night and then on Sunday. So keep sending it up this way Mook, I love it!
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jeatonI think our friends south of the Ohio River are hogging all the warm air. I am looking at at least 10 inches on the ground and still snowing. Will be cranking up the snow blower in about an hour or so. It looks like Randy is going to have to drop the flangers if he wants to get home by Christmas.
I think our friends south of the Ohio River are hogging all the warm air. I am looking at at least 10 inches on the ground and still snowing. Will be cranking up the snow blower in about an hour or so.
It looks like Randy is going to have to drop the flangers if he wants to get home by Christmas.
I'm not really sure that We're "Hogging" the warm air, but I
(people to the South of us might take exception to that, we only had about 1 inch
of snow/ice the other morning, while people 15-20 miles south of here had around
3 to 5 inches of that stuff. )
Right now here at the house, it's around 63 degrees and is supposed to drop steadily
throughout the afternoon. Winds are already gusting very strongly; as a matter of fact,
the wind is strong enough for me to have to keep an eye on all the stuff that's on the grill.
(to keep it from blowing away of course!)
Looks like the Lunch menu has:
T-bone and Rib-eye steaks;
Pork Chops;
Baked Potatoes;
plenty of sides; including green beans, baked beans and others.
For all the Cold people that want/need warmed up; there are Pots
of Beef Stew, Chilli, and Clam Chowder on the warmers.
Salad (Tossed) and desserts are also available.
Edit: Got interrupted awhile ago, and didn't get to finish the Lunch/Supper Menu;
There are also plenty of fish either on the grill, or baked in the ovens.
Cod, Perch, Bass, Trout, etc. All for our"Friday Fish Fry"
CW is out getting things for the Cafe, CSXrules4eva is away, and doorbell
and telephone rang about the same time.
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jeaton CNW 6000 MookieJay - I feel really bad about your weather. You northerners are really getting a lot of bad weather. I feel so bad, that I am going to keep hoping that it stays right up there with you..... What bad weather? LOL! I'd guess we have 6"-8" of snow as of now and it's still falling. ...but hey, we're supposed to get more tomorrow night and then on Sunday. So keep sending it up this way Mook, I love it! This man obviously needs some serious help!!!
What's wrong with liking winter/snow/cold?
locomutt T-bone and Rib-eye steaks;
If those are in danger of blowing away, I'd head for the storm shelter.
WRT the snow and cold, I won't mind it up until New Year's Day. After that, I'd love an extended non-ending January thaw.
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Lost power at my house at 4 am sitting at my moms right now after clearing out her shade tree from her fence line 65 feet of sliver maple makes a mess when she could not hold the ice weight on one of the main boughs dropped it on the fence and deck doing ALOT of damage. That tree when she broke sounded like she was crying and said I sorry I can not do it.
blhanellocomutt T-bone and Rib-eye steaks; If those are in danger of blowing away, I'd head for the storm shelter. WRT the snow and cold, I won't mind it up until New Year's Day. After that, I'd love an extended non-ending January thaw.
Don't worry Brian: Mutt was standing by, so he wouldn't come up missing any of the meats he had on the grill (either by passersby or the wind carrying it off, so he could have it to himself, since both Sarah and I were not home).
Mutt, thank you very much for taking care of the grilling, etc., for today's lunch and supper!! You are another one of my very good helpers around here!!
lights did flicker a bit this morning but we kept our power.our maple tree out front has alot of extra weight on it.temps did rise enough for the plows to come and get the slush off the roads.took mamma to town for what we need at Grandmas tommorow.matts been working on the layout while I was wrapping gifts.CW and Mutt thanks for supper tonight. Q 508 is approaching the yard on csx.
stay safe
joe
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Good afternoon everyone.
Alas, my 16-year old 27" CRT TV is dead. I can still hear sounds but no more picture.
Any suggestions for a good replacement? I'm thinking about getting a VIZIO VO32L 32" LCD panel HDTV for US$449 at Costco, so I can at least watch over-air HDTV broadcasts.
If it's going in a sunny room, contrast ratio is important- the higher, the better. We just bought a 32" Polaroid for our bedroom a couple of months ago, it has a contrast ratio of 4000:1. We love it. As far as brand names go, my son's done the research, and says that Samsung is the best.
CNW 6000 jeaton CNW 6000 MookieJay - I feel really bad about your weather. You northerners are really getting a lot of bad weather. I feel so bad, that I am going to keep hoping that it stays right up there with you..... What bad weather? LOL! I'd guess we have 6"-8" of snow as of now and it's still falling. ...but hey, we're supposed to get more tomorrow night and then on Sunday. So keep sending it up this way Mook, I love it! This man obviously needs some serious help!!! What's wrong with liking winter/snow/cold?
Dan - at 12, you haven't lived thru enough winters to really know them. Jay and I have had our fair share and can tell you from experience that there isn't much good in snow after a certain age....unless it is in a globe.
Just saw a log roll being made on television - the one with chocolate (of course) cake, filled with whipped cream and decorated to look like a log. Be still my heart!
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SactoGuy188Any suggestions for a good replacement?
....Just purchased a new flat panel LCD TV a week ago. I was told in the store Vizio and Samsung were two units very high on quality.
I did purchase a 32" Samsung a little over a year ago for our family room and decided we'd update it with a little bigger one {40"}, and move that one to our bedroom. We've been very satisfied with the Samsung brand. The 40" seems more of the correct size, and it just fits the space we had to put it. From our experience, you might think of a bit larger than 32" if it is for a room such as a family room. But it sure does a nice job in our bedroom.
SactoGuy188Good afternoon everyone. Alas, my 16-year old 27" CRT TV is dead. I can still hear sounds but no more picture. Any suggestions for a good replacement? I'm thinking about getting a VIZIO VO32L 32" LCD panel HDTV for US$449 at Costco, so I can at least watch over-air HDTV broadcasts.
Very good question, anybody have suggestions for a new TV when DTV does come into play
in Feb.?
We have a "regular TV" that is about to die;(about 12+ yrs old) wondering what we can/could do to get
something we can watch.
Mutt: If you have cable and not rabbit ears, you shouldn't have any problem.
I needed to replace my upstairs tv (a bedroom sized one) so I went to Wal-mart and got a Samsung flat screen for about $3-400 - it sits next to puter - has great color, ease of use - and a little bigger than my new puter screen.
The living room tv is a Sony flat screen and while it isn't wall-to-wall, it is still pretty good size. It was about $1000. We buy to keep forever if possible.
Good Saturday morning, everyone. Nice 35 degrees here in Louisville this morning. Supposed to be mostly cloudy today, w/a high in the low to mid 40s, and rain coming in around 8 p.m. tonight.
Coffee, hot chocolate, juices, hot cider and hot water for tea are ready; on the warmer bar this morning: turkey bacon, sausage, scrambled eggs, pancakes, waffles, bear claws and bagels.
Will have to take a look at some of those TVs you all are talking about. We need one for the bedroom. That's the only room not hooked up to the satellite.
morning
well the 509 is getting ready to clear the yard once the 164(hot intermodal) gets by.last night the road crews had fun at west defiance.The conductors had to double check the switches because mother nature made the crossover and signals malfunction.Time to get cleaned up.we are helping at G+G house for Christmas dinner today.Might be back later for a snack tonight.Cw thanks for breakfast.
locomutt We have a "regular TV" that is about to die;(about 12+ yrs old) wondering what we can/could do to get something we can watch
something we can watch
Walt: If you have cable, the current TV you have will still function.
If no cable: You will need a converter box.
It is overcast here this morning and cooler...Now 27 degrees, but has been dry now for over 24 hrs. Got rid of all of our ice yesterday. No snow. We've been missing the snow recently. Hope that continues. To be colder starting tonight and next few days...Very cold. Believe the coldest of the season so far.
Most new TV's now....have both a digital and analog tuner, so they will pick up both signals.
Believe Feb. 19th is "D" day...{Digital}.
Modelcarlocomutt We have a "regular TV" that is about to die;(about 12+ yrs old) wondering what we can/could do to get something we can watch Walt: If you have cable, the current TV you have will still function. If no cable: You will need a converter box. It is overcast here this morning and cooler...Now 27 degrees, but has been dry now for over 24 hrs. Got rid of all of our ice yesterday. No snow. We've been missing the snow recently. Hope that continues. To be colder starting tonight and next few days...Very cold. Believe the coldest of the season so far. Most new TV's now....have both a digital and analog tuner, so they will pick up both signals. Believe Feb. 19th is "D" day...{Digital}.
Thanks, all, for the answers. Our main TV is on satellite, but the TV itself is about to die. I just need information on purchasing a new TV.
Q, I very well know the difference between D/A tuners.
Good morning. 62 and sunny in Carolina this lovely day. Not too much to report, so everyone take care and C U.
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locomuttThanks, all, for the answers. Our main TV is on satellite, but the TV itself is about to die. I just need information on purchasing a new TV.
My suggestion for a TV replacement {bedroom}, would be something like Jen has installed at their place. Should be some really great deals out there now. {I'm referring to a moderate size flat screen unit}. As we've seen in several reports here....Samsung is high on the quality list and Wal-Mart really does have some outstanding prices now.....I'd stay with LCD as opposed to Plasma....They say, longer lasting and uses much less current.....Just my:
ModelcarlocomuttThanks, all, for the answers. Our main TV is on satellite, but the TV itself is about to die. I just need information on purchasing a new TV. My suggestion for a TV replacement {bedroom}, would be something like Jen has installed at their place. Should be some really great deals out there now. {I'm referring to a moderate size flat screen unit}. As we've seen in several reports here....Samsung is high on the quality list and Wal-Mart really does have some outstanding prices now.....I'd stay with LCD as opposed to Plasma....They say, longer lasting and uses much less current.....Just my:
We have two Polaroid flat screen TVs here in the house (a 32 inch and a 19 inch). We've been very pleased with the quality of them. You can find them at Walmart if you are interested.
We still have a small conventional TV for our bedroom, but as we are on cable...that set is not affected.
Hmmm...Remember years ago when you owned a "TV Set" and it was considered a part of your living room furniture? We had a DuMont TV just like that.
Afternoon all.....
About 35 here in Pontoon Beach, IL (near St. Louis), and clouds. Waiting on Unilever to finish my load to Oconomowoc, WI, so grabbed a hotel room, will hook up and go tomorrow. Hopefully by then, this current storm will be through WI.
Company policy at Millis is if it gets real bad out, park the truck and wait for it to pass. Have not had to use it this year, hoping to not use it tomorrow, but may have to run via chicago instead of Rockford, we will see what happens.
CB currently in truck is an 11 year old Uniden Grant XL, peaked and tuned, works just as well now as it did right out of the box.
Jay, if this keeps up, will have to ask company if I can put a belly blade on the truck to get home.....
See everyone later.....
Randy in Pontoon Beach, IL
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When you get up this way, you will appreciate the view from the seat as you will be able to see over the snow banks. We had just under a foot Thursday night/Friday and Delavan is running out of room for the piles. I think the official measurement in Racine was 14". Home is still Burlington?
On the strength of their road condition policy, I'd say you are hauling for a decent outfit.
MurrayHmmm...Remember years ago when you owned a "TV Set" and it was considered a part of your living room furniture? We had a DuMont TV just like that
Murray: Your mention of the DuMont TV refreshes my memory of something with that name....First TV station available to us {68 mi. away}, back in 1948, at home {then}, in western Pennsylvania was WDTV, Pittsburgh and that was "The DuMont Televison Network"....If I remember correctly it consisted of just a few stations...Maybe Wheeling WV. was one of them...The Pittsburgh channel was later purchased by KDKA and it became KDKA TV...Channel 3.
And Buffalo only got a few inches. Delivered yesterday in Medina, NY & got my next load in Tonawanda. Shpr in Tonawanda was still trying to plow with a front end loader. Got stuck trying to get into the dock & they had to push truck to get unstuck.
Merry Christmas.
Rgds IGN
Aha! I was right. Learned on the news tonite that Rudolph is really Rudolphi....
Male reindeer shed their antlers before Xmas, so the great antlered ones are females! Santa and 9 female drivers! What a guy!
Q - we had the Dumont Network here - probably out of Omaha. Watched it on neighbors tv since we didn't have ours yet.
Fingers not getting any warmer - back to mittens!
Mookie, I'm glad someone else has heard that, too!! The only thing is, I can't remember where I heard or read it.
Now, on to our Saturday Night Pizza Fest. On tonight's menu:
1. Anchovie
2. Cheese w/extra cheese
3. Goetta
4. Hawaiian
5. Pepperoni/mushroom/sausage
6. Supreme
7. Italian sausage calzones
Now, I'm heading back to the kitchen, so I can make some cornbread and some biscuits for my dressing for tomorrow.
hi
had a good time at G+G.somehow pies got locked into a cousins suv.well when I was about to get the hammer out they found the other set of keys.I'll just take some cookies and hot chocolate.Mittens yeah hold on to them Mookie.weather man says its going to get cold.
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