DanNehmer wrote:
So it has been cold and snowy up here but all in all it's been pretty fun to be outside. The wind has been down a lot from last year............... So on Saturday and Sunday when we had snow; while it was cold the lack of wind made it really pleasant to be outside. The cold temperatures made for a light fluffy snow and in need of exercise I shoveled the drive by hand both days. Saturday was about 15F and the 2 hrs out side were very pleasant. Sunday am it was again calm and 3F with the sun rising so 90 minutes of shoveling was not only very peaceful but also left me somewhat sweaty. Earlier in the week we had 3 days of fog off and on. When it lifted the trees were just beautiful. The pictures below were my rushed attempt to capture the beauty of the day during lunch as it was a work day. Hope you enjoy.
And Dan, just wanted to say that walking to school up hill both ways................. Ya, no that don't happen in Iowa as it is just too damn flat to make that claim! Besides, us Wisconsinites know that we were the 1st to make that claim!!!
Enjoy,
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Dan, my walk to school was all flat with a very small hill but in Ft Dodge we did have many hills along the DesMoines River areas.
Thanks Dan!
Dan2
Bill Gass wrote:
Where the heck is Dan B Photo at ?
Text or call me when you can, hope all is ok...
Had a very bad sleeping night Bill! Sorry!
Got your PM....
Thanks!
RD
DanNehmer wrote:
So it has been cold and snowy up here but all in all it's been pretty fun to be outside. The wind has been down a lot from last year............... So on Saturday and Sunday when we had snow; while it was cold the lack of wind made it really pleasant to be outside. The cold temperatures made for a light fluffy snow and in need of exercise I shoveled the drive by hand both days. Saturday was about 15F and the 2 hrs out side were very pleasant. Sunday am it was again calm and 3F with the sun rising so 90 minutes of shoveling was not only very peaceful but also left me somewhat sweaty. Earlier in the week we had 3 days of fog off and on. When it lifted the trees were just beautiful. The pictures below were my rushed attempt to capture the beauty of the day during lunch as it was a work day. Hope you enjoy.
And Dan, just wanted to say that walking to school up hill both ways................. Ya, no that don't happen in Iowa as it is just too damn flat to make that claim! Besides, us Wisconsinites know that we were the 1st to make that claim!!!
Nice Dan. I feel for y'all in the ice down there. Stay safe and off those roads!
January was very wet up here, but also the fourth warmest on record. Not shorts weather by any means, still below freezing. But pretty pleasant when it wasn't raining. I managed to get 175 miles of bike riding in.
We're in for it Friday night though, might get to -10F. Pretty unusual here on the coast, last time it was -10F was 1957. Wind chills in the -35F range in the forecast, but then back to 40F by Sunday afternoon.
I'm a little worried about frozen pipes, especially with the wind. Had an issue at my parents' house before Christmas, and it was about 20 degrees warmer. Had to crawl into this opening in the basement wall to fix a split copper pipe under an addition.
Had no confidence in my ability to solder in those cramped quarters, so I used those SharkBite couplings. Then wrapped the bare pipes in heat trace and insulation.
That doesn't look like fun. I had to do that a couple times for same reason (frozen pipes) nearly 30 years ago, lots more flexible and capable to crawl in small places back then. No shark bite fittings then, just a torch/solder/fire extinguisher! It was a rental property with a craw space as well; both times the landowner said we were 3-4 days from plumbers help due to the fact that so many others were in the same situation. He asked if I could repair and compensated with a very nice reduction in rent the following month. The second time it happened I also installed strategic shutoff valve so when it got cold you could isolate and drain that section that just wasn't well insulated. He was so happy I got a whole month rent free! He was an awesome landlord and appreciated that someone would take care of his property as there own.
All you Texans! Dang you have some nasty ice down there!!! You need to move north, we know how to deal with that stuff up here . Good luck and be safe! We are heading for another -15F night and single digit highs tomorrow but warming nicely for the weekend. Not too bad or out of the ordinary for us; just part of the winter.
We have had ice buildup for 4 days now. The ice is building up on the limbs and the limbs are crashing down across the power lines snapping them. About 7 years ago I took down my barbed fence line and post and allowed the electric co-op to take out the trees under the power lines, about 2200 feet.
The first photo is the ice build up on the north side of my patio railing.
This second photo is the outer limbs of my pecan tree in the back yard. The limbs are normally about 5 feet above the retaining wall they are resting against. Lot of weight on those limbs.
Power just came on. We have the best electrical Co-op. They are repairing outages in 4 counties. Considering this is rural country, they have a lot of area to cover many miles apart and they do a great job.
I remember a couple of those back in the late 70's in Wisconsin. Ice pulling down trees and power lines, etc. We had a 5 day stint without power in one of those while living in Milwaukee. Just kept feeding the fireplace and slept in front of it. Kept the house about 45, except in the basement infront of the fire place which was about 60-65.
Keep on Keeping on, days are getting longer and this too will pass soon,
Dan
Ray Swindle wrote:
We have had ice buildup for 4 days now. The ice is building up on the limbs and the limbs are crashing down across the power lines snapping them. About 7 years ago I took down my barbed fence line and post and allowed the electric co-op to take out the trees under the power lines, about 2200 feet.
This second photo is the outer limbs of my pecan tree in the back yard. The limbs are normally about 5 feet above the retaining wall they are resting against. Lot of weight on those limbs. https://www.rayswindlepix.com/img/s/v-10/p1443484629-4.jpg...Show more →
That's some nasty looking ice Ray!
Just stay safe and warm!
Dan..the other Dan from Iowa
Dam, icy and cold, hang in there you guys. My 25/35 degree mornings are brisk but not bad and warms up to 50s or so lately. Been wanting to get up to the mountains to see that comet but to tired and to cold at night. The ice build up can create a lot of work I know, keep those generators and a pile of wood close buy.
anthonysemone wrote:
Luv ya, Brother, just laughed my ass off on that one. Get this: City Council in the crap hole advised the membership that since all the riders were 'persons of color', it would be racist to arrest them. He further went on to say "after all because of systemic racism, these "children" didn't have any place to recreate (there's more than one way to pronounce that last term). So therefore (he went on) these children (sic) should just be allowed to create mayhem, adding is really just part of the Philadelphia culture. Full disclosure: PA law forbids law enforcement from intervening because a) cop cars can't chase them out of liability concern for harming folks going about their business; b) LE can't catch them anyway. Yep, that's Filthadelphia. Just another day in the neighborhood, although arguably more advanced than the Baltimore hierarchy who several years ago in the mayhem following the in-custody death of a prisoner in a police van were observed burning down the City, well, it prompted the then hierarchy to announce: "Well, these folks just need a way to vent." Next time those AH's are out there, I'll grab up some pics from the deck of where I live of these "children" recreating. ...Show more →
Well, Anthony, have you heard of the "squeegee kids" in Baltimore? They stood at the busy intersections going into the city and and forcefully sprayed/"cleaned" cars' windshield when they stopped at the lights, then demanded money, if the drivers told them not to spray their cars, they got nasty and sometimes got physical with the drivers, a driver got into confrontation with them and was killed last year. The city leaders said these youth need to make a living too. After they killed a driver, the city government now bans the squeegee kids from doing this at the major intersection going into the city but allows them to do it on other streets and provide some sort of funding too.
That's the same rationale that was used to let those idiots burn the country down during their "peaceful demonstrations". Long past time for a reset, and I don't mean the version we're being sold currently.
The next time someone asks you why you would possibly need 50+ megapixels, tell 'em it's so you can do this with one of your images..........
first shot is full frame, the second, well you can see the crop factor, and it's magnified to 300%. That is exactly the exercise that made me release my two R3's when they came in.................
Get this: City Council in the crap hole advised the membership that since all the riders were 'persons of color', it would be racist to arrest them. He further went on to say "after all because of systemic racism, these "children" didn't have any place to recreate (there's more than one way to pronounce that last term). So therefore (he went on) these children (sic) should just be allowed to create mayhem, adding is really just part of the Philadelphia culture. Full disclosure: PA law forbids law enforcement
