Will this winter EVER end???

[Conrad]

News Flash!

We're forecast to be above freezing today, 41f. and ALL next week!

I may be able to ride sometime this month after all. 

But I might have to build an ark once all the snow melts.   

[stevewfl]

COLD FRONT today in Tampa!   

[Conrad]

COLD FRONT today in Tampa!   

That's rough Steve!

I hope you get sunburned

[Son of Pappy]

That's rough Steve!

I hope you get sunburned

His tan from December will protect him from sunburn.  I do however hope he gets wind burn and monkey butt

[B.D.F.]

That does look a little rough- my sweat glands got ascairt for a moment there :-(

Now up here, where we have more accommodating weather, it is finally supposed to snow next Wed. / Thurs.. If the predictions hold, we might get 8" which is  a fine amount to dig out of.    But of course these long range forecasts are not very accurate and the last time a decent snow was predicted we got nothing at all.... And we are running out of winter so I hope this is the big one (easy boys!).

Brian

COLD FRONT today in Tampa!   

[Classvino]

Ya know...   

Posts like this were funny in January, slightly humourous in February, but in March....

Karma's gonna get you....

[B.D.F.]

I hope so.... I hope it gets me good in the form of snow! Lots and lots of snow. C'mon, I am a guy with an all tweaked- up toy and I can't even do a reasonable test without any snow.

Anyway, it is not my call, it is up to someone with a higher pay grade than me. But this is what is predicted..... at the moment:




And then there is the cure....



C'mon snow, Big Red awaits.

:-)

Brian

Ya know...   

Posts like this were funny in January, slightly humourous in February, but in March....

Karma's gonna get you....

[Strawboss]

Not to worry classvino, saving it all up for those days when its 105 and 80% humidity in FLA and a cool 80 in Cleveland, with pics of me in full gear kinda and still on the cool side. Pay back's a b***h.

[SteveJ.]

Not to worry classvino, saving it all up for those days when its 105 and 80% humidity in FLA and a cool 80 in Cleveland, with pics of me in full gear kinda and still on the cool side. Pay back's a b***h.

100* has never been recorded in Tampa, or Miami. And it occurs very rarely here in central FLA. I've lived here for eight years now. We maybe had one 100 degree day about 5-6 years ago when a summer "cold front" came through. A summer cold front lowers the dewpoints into the upper 60's, allowing afternoon temps to actually be hotter, and it is too dry for afternoon sun showers.

I do not miss the 30 below and the 105 above of Minnesnowta. Not one bit. Morehead MN had a heat index of 134* a year or two ago. I do not understand how you people up north deal with the heat in the summer.

[B.D.F.]

In a word, badly :-(

I live in the northeast US, on the coast and it does occasionally touch 100F here with high humidity. The major difference is that the high 80's and into the 90's is far less common, and for a much shorter period of the year than FL. If it does not reach 100F, then it is absolutely certainly in the 90's quite often.

Brian

100* has never been recorded in Tampa, or Miami. And it occurs very rarely here in central FLA. I've lived here for eight years now. We maybe had one 100 degree day about 5-6 years ago when a summer "cold front" came through. A summer cold front lowers the dewpoints into the upper 60's, allowing afternoon temps to actually be hotter, and it is too dry for afternoon sun showers.

I do not miss the 30 below and the 105 above of Minnesnowta. Not one bit. Morehead MN had a heat index of 134* a year or two ago. I do not understand how you people up north deal with the heat in the summer.

[Strawboss]

OK, so 98 or 99, still warmer than Cleveland.

[stevewfl]

In a word, badly :-(

I live in the northeast US, on the coast and it does occasionally touch 100F here with high humidity. The major difference is that the high 80's and into the 90's is far less common, and for a much shorter period of the year than FL. If it does not reach 100F, then it is absolutely certainly in the 90's quite often.

Brian

Record temp in Tampa is 99 degrees, and that was back in '85.  With our gulf breeze its usually 88-92 in the summers. 

Still to hot for me, that's why I'm usually riding elsewhere or hiding out up in the Blue Ridge mtns during the summer months.

[B.D.F.]

Oh great- now they have changed the forecast from many inches of snow to..... I don't even like saying the word..... rain :-(  There is still a chance of some 'flurries' overnight but what good will that do me? Stupid winter is almost over.

At least it was cold enough for long enough to wipe out my motorcycle battery. It will not hold a charge for 24 hours any longer so it must be time. Not bad life out of it though, I think it is 3 or 4 years old and probably would have survived this last winter had the bike been used or at least the battery charged before it got so cold. New MotoBatt on the way.

Oh well, the recent temp. changes did cut WAY back on my wood usage (easy boys!). Got a chance to shut down the stove, clean out the pipes (easy!) and the heat exchanger. Broke the scraper rod on the heat exchanger though and looked up the price of a new one: $200 and out of stock until at least April. Not such bad news, it will prod me along to fix this one when it is warmer.

Brian

[Conrad]

We've had above freezing temps the last couple of days, 90% of the snow has melted. That means that my garage was flooded with melt water and slush again. 

Winter weather advisory in effect for today. 4 to 8 inches of snow. 

On the plus side of that, I can get my snowmobiles out of the garage and on to the trailer. I need to get those sleds out of the way so Connie can come out and play SOON.

[VirginiaJim]

It was close to 80 here yesterday....dropping today......30's tomorrow...but warming up by the weekend again.....unfortunately I'll be working.....

[Conrad]

I got my snowmobiles out of the garage and on to their trailer yesterday. The weather is warming and I'm ready to ride! I just need a lil rain to change the color of the roads from salt white to the preferred shade of gray. 

[MAN OF BLUES]

we got SLAMMED yesterday....day before it was 50's, last night we hit 5*,
the storm we got yesterday pretty much was the worst one this year, total whiteout's, many cars wrecked, uber collisions, this morn sucked to go the 37 miles to work, on totally iced roads....35 mph

http://www.toledoblade.com/Police-Fire/2014/03/12/Snow-shuts-down-northwest-Ohio-schools-businesses.html

tomorrow we're supposed to hit 50 again....

[B.D.F.]

Yeah, sure, rub it in.... We got "hit" too with low temps, wind and (here it comes) our own miniature copy of a white out- about 3/4" on the ground. The scraper blade on the snowblower is set higher than that :-(  This snow mocks me....

 

Though I did get a new catalytic combustor for the stove- at least I can test- fire that thing with the temps. going to 11F tonight.

Brian

we got SLAMMED yesterday....day before it was 50's, last night we hit 5*,
the storm we got yesterday pretty much was the worst one this year, total whiteout's, many cars wrecked, uber collisions, this morn sucked to go the 37 miles to work, on totally iced roads....35 mph

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tomorrow we're supposed to hit 50 again....

[Strawboss]

Millersburg, OH, Tuesday 72F, Wednesday snowing sideways and 30F at 1PM. March in Ohio. We were walking around Thursday morning outside and we noticed it was a bit cool out as my face started to numb. We went into a store, 11F at noon. April is worse. Temp swings more dramatic.

[VirginiaJim]

60 today and throughout the weekend....snow Monday morning