Winter 2014-15

swamprat69er · 11-16-14, 10:58 AM

I think it is time for another winter thread, rather than resurrecting last years' thread.
It is snowing here and has been for the last day or so. The temperature is hovering right around 32F with no wind. Really a pleasant night. The night before last it got down to 20F.

Sailor Steve · 11-16-14, 11:29 AM

I keep meaning to post in the 'What Are You Doing Now' thead, but also keep forgetting.

Last week it was getting up to 70/21. Overnight it dropped. Right now it is 19/-7. No snow, though.

Jimbuna · 11-16-14, 11:39 AM

Typical British summer temperatures

Currently 46F/8C

Platapus · 11-16-14, 11:48 AM

In North Virginia, we have been dipping close to freezing. Unfortunately, we have has some wind and that always makes it seem a lot colder.

The Mutts at the dog park were eager to get back in the warm car after a while.

So far, no snow, but I think we are getting freezing rain on Monday.

swamprat69er · 11-16-14, 11:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Platapus

In North Virginia, I think we are getting freezing rain on Monday.

Yuk! You can keep the freezing rain!

I prefer snow over that other stuff!

Wolferz · 11-16-14, 01:17 PM

Thanks for the update from the frozen north.
We're getting temps in the 40's/ 20's and had a trace of snow the other night. Enough to turn the grass white.

ikalugin · 11-16-14, 01:19 PM

Moscow temperatures are around 0 degrees centigrade, so not all that bad.

swamprat69er · 11-16-14, 03:46 PM

I just checked the weather and by this time on Monday we could have another 6" of the stuff. The forecast is for either snow or 'flurries' all week.

ikalugin · 11-16-14, 05:01 PM

Flurries are nasty, we have those every winter on roads due to the de icing agent being used. This agent also (allegedly) is corrosive and ruins your shoe wear

swamprat69er · 11-16-14, 06:09 PM

I really don't think that the de-icing agent can be blamed for the flurries. But I do think it can be blamed for destroying leather shoes. Put lots of silicone on your leather shoes (or oil them real good) and MAYBE they might survive the winter.

The de-icing agent, is it calcium chloride or magnesium chloride? They are both corrosive, the mag. chloride is not as nasty as calc. chloride.

Red October1984 · 11-16-14, 08:44 PM

Got the first sleet about two weeks ago....got actual sleet yesterday and today it's snowed an inch already and still going.

Was real fun deer hunting today in the sleet/snow mix.

Shot at a deer and went off to go find the blood trail. Ended up having to walk through waist deep freezing cold water.

Never even found that frickin' deer. No blood or hair on the ground.

August · 11-16-14, 08:46 PM

I polish my Red Wings to a high gloss shine once a week. Nothing fancy, just Kiwi shoe polish applied liberally, especially along the seams and they've gone 7 winters now.

ikalugin · 11-16-14, 08:50 PM

Can be good

swamprat69er · 11-16-14, 08:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Red October1984

No blood or hair on the ground.

You missed!

swamprat69er · 11-16-14, 09:03 PM

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Originally Posted by August

I polish my Red Wings to a high gloss shine once a week. Nothing fancy, just Kiwi shoe polish applied liberally, especially along the seams and they've gone 7 winters now.

You look after your boots/shoes and they will look after you.

Calcium and magnesium chloride will suck the moisture out of just about anything. In the spring of the year I spray that stuff on gravel roads for dust control and I am here to tell you that after about 2 weeks of that (I try NOT to get it on me) the skin comes off me in sheets. It blisters my hands (dry blisters) and off comes the skin.

11-16-14, 10:58 AM	#1
swamprat69er Aceydeucy Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Ontario,Canada Posts: 1,889 Downloads: 11 Uploads: 0	Winter 2014-15 I think it is time for another winter thread, rather than resurrecting last years' thread. It is snowing here and has been for the last day or so. The temperature is hovering right around 32F with no wind. Really a pleasant night. The night before last it got down to 20F. __________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ That which does not kill us, makes us stronger. We the willing, led by the unsure, have done so much with so little, for so long, that we are now qualified to do anything with nothing.

11-16-14, 11:29 AM	#2
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	I keep meaning to post in the 'What Are You Doing Now' thead, but also keep forgetting. Last week it was getting up to 70/21. Overnight it dropped. Right now it is 19/-7. No snow, though. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

11-16-14, 11:39 AM	#3
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,501 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Typical British summer temperatures Currently 46F/8C __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

11-16-14, 11:48 AM	#4
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,362 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	In North Virginia, we have been dipping close to freezing. Unfortunately, we have has some wind and that always makes it seem a lot colder. The Mutts at the dog park were eager to get back in the warm car after a while. So far, no snow, but I think we are getting freezing rain on Monday. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

11-16-14, 01:17 PM	#6
Wolferz Navy Seal Join Date: May 2007 Location: On a mighty quest for the Stick of Truth Posts: 5,963 Downloads: 52 Uploads: 0	Thanks for the update from the frozen north. We're getting temps in the 40's/ 20's and had a trace of snow the other night. Enough to turn the grass white. __________________ Tomorrow never comes

11-16-14, 01:19 PM	#7
ikalugin Ocean Warrior Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Moscow, Russia Posts: 3,212 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 0	Moscow temperatures are around 0 degrees centigrade, so not all that bad.

11-16-14, 03:46 PM	#8
swamprat69er Aceydeucy Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Ontario,Canada Posts: 1,889 Downloads: 11 Uploads: 0	I just checked the weather and by this time on Monday we could have another 6" of the stuff. The forecast is for either snow or 'flurries' all week. __________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ That which does not kill us, makes us stronger. We the willing, led by the unsure, have done so much with so little, for so long, that we are now qualified to do anything with nothing.

11-16-14, 05:01 PM	#9
ikalugin Ocean Warrior Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Moscow, Russia Posts: 3,212 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 0	Flurries are nasty, we have those every winter on roads due to the de icing agent being used. This agent also (allegedly) is corrosive and ruins your shoe wear

11-16-14, 06:09 PM	#10
swamprat69er Aceydeucy Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Ontario,Canada Posts: 1,889 Downloads: 11 Uploads: 0	I really don't think that the de-icing agent can be blamed for the flurries. But I do think it can be blamed for destroying leather shoes. Put lots of silicone on your leather shoes (or oil them real good) and MAYBE they might survive the winter. The de-icing agent, is it calcium chloride or magnesium chloride? They are both corrosive, the mag. chloride is not as nasty as calc. chloride. __________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ That which does not kill us, makes us stronger. We the willing, led by the unsure, have done so much with so little, for so long, that we are now qualified to do anything with nothing. Last edited by swamprat69er; 11-16-14 at 08:43 PM.

11-16-14, 08:44 PM	#11
Red October1984 Airplane Nerd Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Texas Posts: 6,243 Downloads: 115 Uploads: 0	Got the first sleet about two weeks ago....got actual sleet yesterday and today it's snowed an inch already and still going. Was real fun deer hunting today in the sleet/snow mix. Shot at a deer and went off to go find the blood trail. Ended up having to walk through waist deep freezing cold water. Never even found that frickin' deer. No blood or hair on the ground. __________________

11-16-14, 08:46 PM	#12
August Wayfaring Stranger Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 23,197 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I polish my Red Wings to a high gloss shine once a week. Nothing fancy, just Kiwi shoe polish applied liberally, especially along the seams and they've gone 7 winters now. __________________ Flanked by life and the funeral pyre. Putting on a show for you to see.

11-16-14, 08:50 PM	#13
ikalugin Ocean Warrior Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Moscow, Russia Posts: 3,212 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 0	Can be good