Popular Post Coop Posted January 24 Popular Post Report Posted January 24 Time to put a jacket over the tank top as @richard arveaux would say. 5 Quote
legenddc Posted January 24 Report Posted January 24 Apparently my brother is expecting to lose power in Richmond, VA so they’re headed up here to stay with my parents. Not worth the risk with a 4 month old and almost 3 year old. If my parents lose power my sister and I are 20-30 minutes away so they’ll have other options. High today here is 20 and it feels a lot colder. 1 Quote
Popular Post h3nry Posted January 24 Popular Post Report Posted January 24 On 1/24/2026 at 7:38 AM, Mark J said: @h3nry, how is the weather by you? We've actually escaped this batch of cold ... the arctic air has stopped a bit to the east of us ... so it's just -12C here at the moment. 3 Quote
drzaius Posted January 24 Report Posted January 24 1 hour ago, h3nry said: We've actually escaped this batch of cold ... the arctic air has stopped a bit to the east of us ... so it's just -12C here at the moment. You're in Calgary, right? I'm in Okotoks and it's quite balmy here at -9C. 1 Quote
h3nry Posted January 24 Report Posted January 24 On 1/24/2026 at 10:50 AM, drzaius said: You're in Calgary, right? I'm in Okotoks and it's quite balmy here at -9C. Yes ... it seems weird that (apart from the "tropical" area around Victoria) we're basically the warmest part of Canada today. 1 Quote
Von Posted January 24 Report Posted January 24 Just started snowing here in Southern Indiana. Everything this weekend has been cancelled (or shifted online) in anticipation of the storm. 2 Quote
pkinneb Posted January 24 Report Posted January 24 On 1/24/2026 at 2:00 PM, Von said: Just started snowing here in Southern Indiana. Everything this weekend has been cancelled (or shifted online) in anticipation of the storm. Stay safe sounds like a doozy going through there. 2 Quote
Popular Post Coop Posted January 25 Popular Post Report Posted January 25 My wife and I went our separate ways today to stock up on essentials. My list included beer, tequila, tamales, toilet paper, chips and bean dip. Not sure what was on her list but hopefully she didn’t get carried away and spend a bunch of money on stuff we didn’t need! 3 8 Quote
Popular Post Ron Swanson Jr. Posted January 25 Popular Post Report Posted January 25 On 1/24/2026 at 10:07 PM, Coop said: My wife and I went our separate ways today to stock up on essentials. My list included beer, tequila, tamales, toilet paper, chips and bean dip. Not sure what was on her list but hopefully she didn’t get carried away and spend a bunch of money on stuff we didn’t need! @Coop I'm sensing a theme here! 1 3 Quote
Popular Post Von Posted January 25 Popular Post Report Posted January 25 About a foot of snow here and the dog is glued to me waiting for his walk... 1 2 Quote
Mark J Posted January 25 Report Posted January 25 Glad you guys in the Calgary area are catching a break. 1 Quote
Popular Post legenddc Posted January 25 Popular Post Report Posted January 25 I ended up bringing my parents snowblower over. Cleared the sidewalk for all 12 townhouses on our street from 4-5” of snow. Been sleeting since 9 AM. Now it’s like shoveling sugar. Weird consistency. 6 Quote
Ron Swanson Jr. Posted January 25 Report Posted January 25 On 1/25/2026 at 11:39 AM, legenddc said: I ended up bringing my parents snowblower over. Cleared the sidewalk for all 12 townhouses on our street from 4-5” of snow. Been sleeting since 9 AM. Now it’s like shoveling sugar. Weird consistency. You're a good man, sir 2 Quote
wtnhighlander Posted January 25 Report Posted January 25 I spent the last hour using a carving mallet, and later with a wooden wedge, to chisel my way INTO my truck. This isn't supposed to happen this far South... 2 7 Quote
Von Posted January 25 Report Posted January 25 Wow - I hate ice like that. Fortunately, it's all snow here. Still coming down. Supposed to taper over in the next couple of hours. 2 Quote
Popular Post wtnhighlander Posted January 25 Popular Post Report Posted January 25 Yeah, the transitions from snow, to sleet, to freezing rain, and back, have been brutal. If my truck didn't have remote start, I probably still wouldn't have it cracked open. Not planning to drive, but have octogenarian parents that might need 'rescue' if the power goes out. I have a generator, at least. 5 Quote
Ron Swanson Jr. Posted January 25 Report Posted January 25 On 1/25/2026 at 3:27 PM, wtnhighlander said: I spent the last hour using a carving mallet, and later with a wooden wedge, to chisel my way INTO my truck. This isn't supposed to happen this far South... Crude but effective. I like it! 1 Quote
Popular Post legenddc Posted January 26 Popular Post Report Posted January 26 On 1/25/2026 at 12:56 PM, Ron Swanson Jr. said: You're a good man, sir Of our 12 houses there are 4 homes with people over 70. My next door neighbor is a 70+ retired Air Force vet who takes care of 2 of her local siblings with health issues. Happy to shovel snow, blow leaves, etc for her. She also puts up with my woodworking noise. 7 Quote
Coop Posted January 26 Report Posted January 26 I have a friend that lives in Lakeway, just outside of Austin that is vacationing in Cancun. They aren’t having the good time they thought they would as they didn’t winterize their house before leaving and it’s supposed to be to be in the mid teens the next two days and they return home until Wednesday. 4 Quote
Popular Post curlyoak Posted January 26 Popular Post Report Posted January 26 In the summer it is the rest of the countries weather is best but here we suffer. Now the mangoes are at risk when it is below 40. Due to the opressive heat in the summer, the mango season is our salvation. And below 50 most of my orchids will find a heated area. The ones mounted trees will tolerate a little lower due to the water in the trees keep the trees as heat sinks. I've moved orchids twice this winter and apparently at least one more time. That starts today at sunrise. I can start early because now it is 71. I will be tired tonight!!! Normal lows are low 50's. 5 Quote
Popular Post fcschoenthal Posted January 26 Popular Post Report Posted January 26 On 1/25/2026 at 6:39 PM, Coop said: I have a friend that lives in Lakeway, just outside of Austin that is vacationing in Cancun. The last 5 years, since retiring, we try to do the same thing. Statistically, the first week of February has the best chance of bad weather, or at least the coldest. So, our Caribbean cruise is scheduled for next week. As Maxwell Smart used to say "missed it by that much". 3 Quote
Popular Post curlyoak Posted January 26 Popular Post Report Posted January 26 My third time this year. It gets a little easier. I find nooks and crannies that I did not see before. My phone says it takes 5000 steps. I opened a corner. Too warm to close it off now. Before dark I'll turn on the heater and close it up... it looks like heating will be required until Feb. 4th. But I will watch the forecasts as the accuracy declines after 3 days... 8 Quote
Popular Post Tom King Posted January 26 Popular Post Report Posted January 26 This was the road in front of my shop late yesterday. This is after the precipitation stopped. There is a bit over 2" of mixed snow and ice that you can't punch a dent in with your heel. The footprints are from someone walking a dog earlier in the day. It's been just above freezing all day today, and no change other than getting slicker on top. We were lucky that there wasn't more ice on the trees, so we never lost power. There is a band that runs from Tenn. across this part of NC that gets ice that people in other parts of the country don't understand. We're South enough that the warm air from the South can be over colder air underneath with a hard frozen ground so that every once in a while we can get a pouring rain that freezes into solid ice on the ground. It's different than packed down snow into ice and Much slicker. You can't put enough salt on the roads to counter that. It can wash off at the beginning of a downpour. We were very lucky this time that we didn't get that. Some places did and dropped trees on powerlines but not as widespread as it had been predicted. It still looks like this now. 6 Quote
Tpt life Posted January 27 Report Posted January 27 I am still in a fairly warm location, but two hours without power while getting ready for work. 6 Quote
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