Cold cold cold this morning

Pitchy · Post by **Pitchy** » Sun Dec 31, 2017 8:59 am

-38 at my house at day break so threw a glass of hot water in the air, chucking lots of wood in the stove too.

Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTQFumebMY8

wecsoger · Post by **wecsoger** » Sun Dec 31, 2017 9:11 am

You got us beat, in southwest OH it's 5 with overnight low of -3, tomorrow night's predicted of -6

Still, we're not used to this, these are record lows, and the dogs 'n cats are less than pleased.

Any of that hardy Scandinavian heredity I may have had has diluted over the years.

Looks like by end of week it may get up near freezing...

OldWin · Post by **OldWin** » Sun Dec 31, 2017 9:23 am

Wooo! That's a mite nippy, bud!

Only about 12 below here.

Keep that stove humpin' and the coffee on old buddy!

Nath · Post by **Nath** » Sun Dec 31, 2017 9:33 am

Good gracious, that is cold.
Good video Len.
Any chance of you recording that mouse? I have never heard one

N.

.45colt · Post by **.45colt** » Sun Dec 31, 2017 9:48 am

Here about a mile from lake Erie it's up to 14*, the "lake effect" snow machine has been in gear the last ten days We have only about 24" here but 50 miles away in Erie Pa they were gifted with 60" last week.

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mack · Post by **mack** » Sun Dec 31, 2017 10:08 am

OldWin wrote: ↑Sun Dec 31, 2017 9:23 am Wooo! That's a mite nippy, bud!
Only about 12 below here.

Keep that stove humpin' and the coffee on old buddy!

You must be in a warm spot! -17 here, east of the Abagadaset

OldWin · Post by **OldWin** » Sun Dec 31, 2017 10:17 am

mack wrote: ↑Sun Dec 31, 2017 10:08 am
OldWin wrote: ↑Sun Dec 31, 2017 9:23 am Wooo! That's a mite nippy, bud!
Only about 12 below here.

Keep that stove humpin' and the coffee on old buddy!
You must be in a warm spot! -17 here, east of the Abagadaset

Guess we lucked out today.

Old No7 · Post by **Old No7** » Sun Dec 31, 2017 10:21 am

Pitchy wrote: ↑Sun Dec 31, 2017 8:59 am-38 at my house at day break so threw a glass of hot water in the air...

And that's why I like c-c-c-c-cold beer and Old No7 on the rocks!

(-28) is the coldest we've seen so far...

Old -- and cold -- No7

jeepnik · Post by **jeepnik** » Sun Dec 31, 2017 10:34 am

Yep, winter is here. 51°F right now. Going to toss some wood in the fire place.

Pitchy · Post by **Pitchy** » Sun Dec 31, 2017 11:39 am

Thanks fellars, out in the nice warm garage making a wooden drunk cowboy that will be mechanical.
Nath I could hear it but that bugger won`t show himself in these temps.

Jeepnik

Having a cold beer as we speak.

GunnyMack · Post by **GunnyMack** » Sun Dec 31, 2017 11:45 am

That mouse is fartin so he can keep warm!

As Dad used to say, 'that's colder than a turd in a dead Eskimo! Not quite that cold here, was +7 at 0500, NW around 12-15, an inch or so of snow yesterday but it hasn't stopped Claro and I from shooting some birds!

ollogger · Post by **ollogger** » Sun Dec 31, 2017 11:49 am

After living here for over 20 years ya tend to forget how cold it gets in the upper great lakes area!!
I bet the trees were cracking like rifle shots, we used to spit in the air & when I could hear, you could hear it crack in mid air
Neat video!!

Brad

Pitchy · Post by **Pitchy** » Sun Dec 31, 2017 12:01 pm

As Dad used to say, 'that's colder than a turd in a dead Eskimo

Dat`s funny

Brad I`ve never tried that, always wondered what would happen if ya took a leak but that mouse don`t want to come out either.

hightime · Post by **hightime** » Mon Jan 01, 2018 9:58 am

Yeah, it’s cold on the north side of Lake Superior and snowing like crazy in the Keweenaw Peninsula, MI. Getting ready to go play there next weekend.

missionary5155 · Post by **missionary5155** » Mon Jan 01, 2018 10:04 am

Good morning
Only getting to 74 and sunny here today... Oh well some of just have to endure !

2ndovc · Post by **2ndovc** » Mon Jan 01, 2018 10:31 am

That's pretty wild. I think the coldest I've ever been out it was around -28.

Got up this morning and noticed it was a bit chilly in house while I was making coffee. Went to turn up the furnace and it was set at 64 but reading 57. Rats!

Furnace was running but blowing cold air. After a short rant and a few choice words I remembered that we'd just gotten the propane tank filled. Cracked the gas line and sure enough there was a small air pocket that was keeping the glow plug from igniting. Back up and running before the boss lady even knew what happened.

jb

Pitchy · Post by **Pitchy** » Mon Jan 01, 2018 10:36 am

I don`t mind snow but this cold is a hassle, water lines froze last night so no water this morn but got it fixed now.
Luck they didn`t break, hard to get too as there`s no basement under this shack.

Rusty · Post by **Rusty** » Mon Jan 01, 2018 2:33 pm

Darn Len, my freezer won't go that low. It was 55 degrees and overcast when I got up this morning.

I saw a video of some guy blowing bubbles from a kids toy yesterday his temp was 14 degrees.

6pt-sika · Post by **6pt-sika** » Mon Jan 01, 2018 4:12 pm

I was up at 05:00 and at05:30 when I took the dog out it was 2 degrees . I initially had thoughts of hunting this morning , but after the dog was done I got back in the bed . I'm out now and it's 22 at 16:15 .

Pitchy · Post by **Pitchy** » Mon Jan 01, 2018 5:16 pm

Warmed to +3 today, January thaw

Watching nine deer eating corn in the yard I think they like the warmer weather too, they looked pretty frosty the other day.

Bill in Oregon · Post by **Bill in Oregon** » Mon Jan 01, 2018 5:58 pm

It was 22 below at my daughter's place in Ames, Iowa, this morning. Coldest I've been in was minus 27 in 2013 in eastern Oregon. Not too bad with no breeze and lots of heavy wool.
Barely made it above 40 here, but I guess I'll take it!

AJMD429 · Post by **AJMD429** » Mon Jan 01, 2018 6:03 pm

I like to bundle up and walk in the woods in this weather (4 below zero earlier today), and take with me a bag of sunflower seed, goat food, and/or popcorn, and just toss a handful here and there where there appears to be some cover.

I imagine some mouse or vole or chipmunk finding the treasure, which to them might be several days' food, and gaining an edge versus the competition. Either that, or just getting spotted by a predator when they are chowing down and becoming food themselves.

I guess I just can't resist "having an impact" on the environment....

Blaine · Post by **Blaine** » Mon Jan 01, 2018 8:53 pm

I had a little frost on the windshield this morning, and it only got up to about 45.

rodeo kid · Post by **rodeo kid** » Mon Jan 01, 2018 10:03 pm

And I thought it was cold here in central Oklahoma at 5 above. Warm here compared to you Pitchy. Still my dogs did not want to leave their heated garage for their morning potty call. And they came back in real quick. God Bless.

RIHMFIRE · Post by **RIHMFIRE** » Mon Jan 01, 2018 11:15 pm

the winter of 78 it was 28* below in the Catskills mountains of NY
Which is precisely why I am in Florida!
We are going to get flurries on Wednesday!

piller · Post by **piller** » Tue Jan 02, 2018 12:24 am

It was about 17 degrees above zero here this morning. I do call that cold for the Dallas area. I used to live in Manhattan, Kansas. It hardly ever got more than 10 degrees below zero there.

OldWin · Post by **OldWin** » Tue Jan 02, 2018 1:36 am

It was 30 below this morning. Never got above 0 all day.

GunnyMack · Post by **GunnyMack** » Tue Jan 02, 2018 4:38 am

Friend up near Pulaski NY had -31 temps, having lake effect snow, being a farmer he plows with a tractor. Last he used it he plugged it in to keep some heat in the block. He jumped into the cab and hit the starter, says if the engine made a 1/4 revolution and BANG! Thinks all the connection rods broke from being so cold... somehow plug came out of the wall! He is ready to throw in the towel! $9000.00 engine to replace on a fairly new tractor.

Nath · Post by **Nath** » Tue Jan 02, 2018 5:10 am

GunnyMack wrote: ↑Tue Jan 02, 2018 4:38 am Friend up near Pulaski NY had -31 temps, having lake effect snow, being a farmer he plows with a tractor. Last he used it he plugged it in to keep some heat in the block. He jumped into the cab and hit the starter, says if the engine made a 1/4 revolution and BANG! Thinks all the connection rods broke from being so cold... somehow plug came out of the wall! He is ready to throw in the towel! $9000.00 engine to replace on a fairly new tractor.

Assume nothing friends!

Pitchy · Post by **Pitchy** » Tue Jan 02, 2018 6:52 am

Sounds like the cold has moved East, bummer guys yep it makes problems, my water lines are froze again this morning.

M. M. Wright · Post by **M. M. Wright** » Tue Jan 02, 2018 7:18 am

Dang Pitchy, frozen pipes are the pits. I've got one froze in this new house. Cold supply to the upstairs and I can't remember how it's routed. This house is 20 years old now and my memory just ain't that long. It's about -5 this morning and it has been a long time since it was this cold here. I'll have to drag out my old drawings and see if I made an as built of the plumbing. Sounds like a good idea now but back then I probably thought I'd just remember how it all went as I did it all myself. I've already put wood in the stove and Hope took the dogs out. They didn't stay very long. Think I'll make some coffee.

Pitchy · Post by **Pitchy** » Tue Jan 02, 2018 7:41 am

Hope ya find it Ron and no pipe damage.
Got mine thawed already, the pump is in a little room in the entry way and sits down in a hole about six foot square.
It`s freezing where the line comes out of the pleasure tank, never froze there in past years so I`m wondering if those ******* ground hogs didn`t dig a hole into that area and cold air is getting in.
Going to fill that area with insulation and see if that fixes the issue for now.
Otherwise I`d have to tear up part of the porch floor looking for tunnels.
If that`s what happened there`s going to be some dead ground hogs come spring.

GunnyMack what I`ve seen with tractors is if they aren't used a lot and warmed up good in the summer condensation will put water in the oil in various places and the water pools in the lowest areas and then freeze in the winter.
On my JD`s I always crack all the drain plugs and let the water drain.
Jay and everyone stay safe and hope there aren`t to many problems.

OldWin · Post by **OldWin** » Tue Jan 02, 2018 8:18 am

Thanks buddy! 23 below this morning but so far so good.
Sounds like you are keeping on top of your freezing, at least. Thats the name of the game.
I agree with the engines. When you run em in the cold, run em long enough to dry out. Moisture kills.

GunnyMack · Post by **GunnyMack** » Tue Jan 02, 2018 8:20 am

Shoot those whistle pigs Pitchy!
Shame of it is that tractor is fairly new. It's inside a barn and WAS plugged in...but as you say, water can and does cause issues.
After you put some insulation around, stick a lamp ( or hair dryer) in there if it'll fit and leave it on, that extra heat should help, but at the temps you have you might just have to deal with it!

Pitchy · Post by **Pitchy** » Tue Jan 02, 2018 8:56 am

Thanks fellars, found a hole that goes under the non insulated part of the house where cold air is blowing in.
Put a whole roll of insolation in the area and around the pipes so hopefully fixed.

6pt-sika · Post by **6pt-sika** » Tue Jan 02, 2018 11:55 am

February 15th I'll have this cold weather stuff cured . Provided Dulles airport is operational that day . Headed back to the South Pacific for a month

Pitchy · Post by **Pitchy** » Tue Jan 02, 2018 12:25 pm

6pt-sika wrote: ↑Tue Jan 02, 2018 11:55 am February 15th I'll have this cold weather stuff cured . Provided Dulles airport is operational that day . Headed back to the South Pacific for a month

Sounds cool, happy travels.

OldWin · Post by **OldWin** » Tue Jan 02, 2018 3:33 pm

Glad you have the issue reigned in, bud. It doesn't take much in that kinda cold to have an effect.
Got more snow coming Thursday into Friday.
If I didn't know any better, I'd think it was winter.

Pitchy · Post by **Pitchy** » Tue Jan 02, 2018 3:36 pm

Thanks buddy, I sure hope its fixed.
Your sure getting the snow, send some our way we only have about six inches recon the frost will be clear to China.

WASATCH CHARLIE · Post by **WASATCH CHARLIE** » Tue Jan 02, 2018 3:48 pm

After reading all the ''cold'' posts,. think i'll settle for the ABOVE FREEZING temperatures we have here !!!

OldWin · Post by **OldWin** » Tue Jan 02, 2018 3:51 pm

Pitchy wrote: ↑Tue Jan 02, 2018 3:36 pm Thanks buddy, I sure hope its fixed.
Your sure getting the snow, send some our way we only have about six inches recon the frost will be clear to China.

Yeah. Your frost will be some deep. Be crazy muddy in the spring.

JerryB · Post by **JerryB** » Tue Jan 02, 2018 4:53 pm

Sure glad for this Arkansaw weather, the last 4 nites it has only been 6 and 7 degrees none of that minus zero stuff. We had some snow the day before Christmas for about 15 minutes. The deer have sure been eating the corn I put out. Three bucks yesterday and two today, lots of does and fawns all the time.

stretch · Post by **stretch** » Wed Jan 03, 2018 10:10 am

We've been below zero every night for a week or so here in central Maine.

Minus 21 last Friday.

Minus 38 is cold, though. Glad ya got your water fixed, Pitchy.

I have a Monitor heater in the house as well as a wood stove.
The kerosene tank is outside, 'cuz like Pitchy, I've got no basement.
Some water got into the kero, settled to the bottom, and froze the
outlet. No heat from the Monitor. Pull the filter, take a torch to the
outlet and bottom of the tank, drain a quart of fluid. Repeat for a
week or so. That was two weeks ago. One advantage of the brutally
cold temps is NO (liquid!) water in the kero! We'll have to repeat the
procedure during the next thaw.

Blizzard tomorrow at the coast, and maybe inland a bit depending on the
storm track. -20F or worse predicted for the weekend. I'll be making some
soup and chili!

Stay warm, everybody!

-Stretch

Thunder50 · Post by **Thunder50** » Wed Jan 03, 2018 12:55 pm

I would think the starter bendix or a tooth on the flywheel broke. Con Rods are pretty tough. Hope its just the bendix, that would be the easiest fix. Just check for pieces in the flywheel/clutch area.

Pitchy · Post by **Pitchy** » Thu Jan 04, 2018 8:27 am

25 below or so last night and water running this morning so must of fixed the issue.

The coldest I`ve seen here was in 1996 when it dropped to 59 below

Warming trend coming later this week all the cold moved East though the whole Nation seems to be cold.
You guys out East stay safe and warm.

TWHBC · Post by **TWHBC** » Thu Jan 04, 2018 11:47 am

Pitchy you are right about the warming coming your way!
-14° here on Monday. Been warming up with 40° for a high and possibly 50° over the weekend!
Lows last night were the high teens.

Blame it on the kids who came for the holidays!

They live about 50 miles north of the Twin Cities, and think the cold and finally snow was their gift for us!

Pitchy · Post by **Pitchy** » Thu Jan 04, 2018 1:11 pm

I`m 150 miles north of the TC`s, they say it`s should be in the 20`s above Monday that will feel good.

OldWin · Post by **OldWin** » Thu Jan 04, 2018 2:01 pm

Glad you got your pipe issue solved, Lenn!
They said its gonna warm up a bit here too. It was only a few degrees below this morning.......but we got a blizzard going now so not sure which is worse.

KeithNyst · Post by **KeithNyst** » Thu Jan 04, 2018 11:46 pm

Pitchy, where are you located? Can't be too far from me. I read that Embarrass was the coldest in the lower 48 this morning, -44.

I was told the reason it has been so cold in Minnesota lately is that the Vikings might be headed to the Superbowl, so hell must be freezing over. 5th time is the charm!

6pt-sika · Post by **6pt-sika** » Fri Jan 05, 2018 2:59 am

Today and tommorrow are the last two days of the Virginia gun deer season . We're supposed to be down in single digits at sunrise both days ! I will endure , this morning I'll hunt by myself at my house in the morning and evening . Saturday I'll go hunt with friends in another county we'll sit a couple hours at first light , then do man drives until lunch . After lunch we may do more man drives or turn a friends beagles loose for rabbits . I've never beagled for rabbits , that could be cool

Regardless the last day is more about the social aspect rather then the killing

Incidentally yesterday afternoon I got around to skinning and cutting up the deer I killed New Years Day afternoon . Took me awhile to get the hide off then I carried the carcass in the house laid it on the kitchen counter and let it thaw THREE HOURS before I could cut it up in a decent fashion