ianinsa Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 I was fixing up an old bandsaw in my shop this afternoon, thinking it's Sunday afternoon and 38 degrees Celsius in here , time to get in the house , grab a Snapple and lie under a ceiling fan and read the paper(tough life I know) well the first thing I notice is " US freezes over in 'Arctic storm of the century' " and I had been whining about the weather.I hope this finds you guys & gals safe and warm, while mother nature's bashing away at you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the iron dwarf Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 we have frosts and rain and wind here, normal for the time of year, in the summer the rain is not so cold, im glad we dont get weather where lead melts or carbon dioxide freezes here in the UK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob S Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 ...many are cold, but few are frozen...Bob in Minnesota.... where it is -5 below zero Fahrenheit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njanvilman Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 First day above freezing in the last 4 weeks in NJ. It is nice to see the ice and snow running down the driveway as water. Spring is coming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frozenforge Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 Weather is all messed up, 45 and its melting the couple inches of snow that we have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGGUNDOCTOR Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 No issues here with it in the 70's. Today it dropped into the 60's and windy-brrrr! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Turley Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 Santa Fe, New Mexico Sunday evening, Blowing dusting of snow and 26 degrees F. We're at 7,000 feet elevation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
easilyconfused Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 We keep bouncing between -30 C to +10 C within a week. This week it's a daily switch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpankySmith Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 We had snow/ice sufficient to shut everything down here in northern ALABAMA on Friday, though in all fairness it really doesn't take much snow or ice to shut Alabama down, we don't exactly have infrastructure or equipment on standby for the white stuff. It's been too, too cold here this winter, we are very ready for Spring though we never look forward to what spring brings our way - tornadoes. I'll just be happy when it warms up enough for me to quit having to dump my quench tub after every forging session to keep it from freezing. brrrrr.... we live in the south so we DON'T have to deal with winters, this isn't right.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 On the topic of ice and slipping. Most of you in southern states probably don't even know what ice cleats are. They're any of a number of traction aids that can be slipped on shoes or boots to grip ice, I have a pair that have carbide studs.Anyway, for folk way down south, it's unlikely anybody's even going to know what you're asking for and no golf cleats aren't the same thing though they MAY work. So, not having cleats available what to do? I know I'm well past my bounce by date and I'm sure a lot of you are too.Here's an old stream fishing trick that works a treat on ice. Turn an old pair of wool socks inside out and slip them over your shoes and you won't slip on ice, or slimy rocks in a stream. Be VERY careful walking onto linoleum or steel from outdoors! On hard or waxed surfaces they can be slick as . . . socks on hardwood but coming in from icy conditions the wool will have ice and or snow stuck to them so they will be VERY VERY slick on a polished floor or a pickup truck bed!!Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 Saturday was short sleeve weather in Socorro NM; Sunday was cloudy and a mite windy, today still windy "east winds of 25 to 35 mph with gusts to 50 mph".Walking from one side of the border to the other was unpleasant this morning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njanvilman Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 First day above freezing in the last 4 weeks in NJ. It is nice to see the ice and snow running down the driveway as water. Spring is coming.Spoke too soon. All of the water on my driveway is a sheet of ice today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles R. Stevens Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 The snow that was predicted for yesterday, arrived today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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petere76 Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 Western Maine, Eastern Seaboard, above 45 Deg N Lat. snow banks are running about 7 to 9 feet. Makes pulling out onto the road very dicey and exciting. Ambient temp right now is -2 F. Overnight will run to -12 F. Skiing is phenomenal. Working outdoors, not so good. This global warming is a killer. All you guys in the warmer latitudes, enjoy. Peter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 Yup Global Warming says that weather should become wilder and that looks to be happening all right! We're not supposed to hit the 70's degF until the weekend. Wind is dying down a bit which will make the walk across the border easier tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yves Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 A guy I never met before stops me in the entrance of the food store and says (in french) : «Are you as F*** tired of this as I am?» I said I was and we both knew we were talking about the -20Cº and -30Cº we have been having for the past weeks ... and I do not want to remember how many F*** weeks!(To the admins : I must be allowed the F*** since I am french ... and I do not know what I am saying ... )I cant forge because my blower is to darn heavy! I put a household electric iron on it and on the anvil in the morning. But if I move away for a while, the non freezing oil in my blower (Champion 400) does not freeze but it does get very, very heavy! And if I work hard and get hot, when I go the bench vise to do cold work, the door is right there and I freeze my back even if I heat my wood stove. Cant win! Fed up! F's ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeddly Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 This is horse pucky. 43 degrees in February. I fear the lack of snow is going to wreck the fishing streams this summer. On a good note, I didn't have to shovel snow this winter. haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iron Song Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 Ontario, Canada here. There's blocks of ice along the inside edges of my windows and balcony door. The good news is the insulation in my condo is so bad, I'm getting heat from my neighbors through the walls . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VaughnT Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 I got my first winter snow and I'm happy with it. I wouldn't mind some more, though. I love snow in the wintertime, especially when I can look out the back of the and see it falling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malice9610 Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 Winter has been a bit Odd here in Utah.We have snow in the mountains, but there has been little to no snow in the valley, and what is normally a VERY cold and snowy month has been nice and mild " light jacket " weather instead of " heavy coat " weather. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacob Nothstine Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 Let it snow, I was just given a Snowblower (we have had no snow since I have got it ). I put new paddles on it and need to use it once, before I have to store it the rest of the year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VaughnT Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 My snow's all melted away. I'm sad, now, and wish we'd get some more. 40º right now and no mention of snow anywhere in the future forecasts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John McPherson Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 Snowing again here. "Many are cold, few are frozen." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles R. Stevens Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 Well, oklihoma may or may not have snow,rain, freezing rain, sleet and or ice on Friday saterday Sunday Monday and or Tuesday, typical wether forecasting here. Seams every weather channel has its own prediction, I trust my weather rock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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