tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855180793926350647.post3005073684012195480..comments2024-03-16T19:27:07.142-04:00Comments on Ol'Buzzard's World View: SNOWMAGEDDONOl'Buzzardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00075162476463971258noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855180793926350647.post-9802232663454701812014-02-15T15:26:05.827-05:002014-02-15T15:26:05.827-05:00'holding my thumb and first finger apart by ab...'holding my thumb and first finger apart by about 3 inches ...this is why women have dept perception problems..all our lives we have been told that is 7 inches by men..yellowdoggrannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14906624317290990109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855180793926350647.post-88353012684056424242014-02-15T11:26:51.927-05:002014-02-15T11:26:51.927-05:00It is all relative. I do like living in a place ...It is all relative. I do like living in a place where nature reminds you of your of your insignificance every year. Makes me feel more humble. <br />O'BOl'Buzzardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00075162476463971258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855180793926350647.post-84733234957809567872014-02-15T11:23:28.168-05:002014-02-15T11:23:28.168-05:00Lived south of you in Marion Kentucky for six year...Lived south of you in Marion Kentucky for six years: you do have moderate weather - couldn't ask for a better climate - a little snow in the winter and moderate summers...and the bugs aren't bad: except for ticks. But, we missed the northern winters and all its glory.<br />O'BOl'Buzzardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00075162476463971258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855180793926350647.post-60026398733831223472014-02-15T11:19:36.210-05:002014-02-15T11:19:36.210-05:00Had to replace the belts on my snow blower last mo...Had to replace the belts on my snow blower last month: it quit pulling. The thing is fourteen years old and so it needs some maintenance: Will go over it this summer and also replace the friction wheel.<br />O'BOl'Buzzardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00075162476463971258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855180793926350647.post-90030592991837072352014-02-15T11:17:19.791-05:002014-02-15T11:17:19.791-05:00another snow event coming tomorrow.
O'Banother snow event coming tomorrow.<br />O'BOl'Buzzardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00075162476463971258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855180793926350647.post-21428944237448619322014-02-15T11:16:38.114-05:002014-02-15T11:16:38.114-05:00I know you are glad to be back in Portland: enjoy....I know you are glad to be back in Portland: enjoy.<br />O'BOl'Buzzardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00075162476463971258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855180793926350647.post-8663767052930744552014-02-15T11:15:53.615-05:002014-02-15T11:15:53.615-05:00We lived in a Native village in Alaska and during ...We lived in a Native village in Alaska and during the winter everything froze and we had no water for three months. We melted snow and distilled the water to drink and once every two weeks road fifty miles to another village to wash clothes and haul back four five-gallon jugs of water. <br />The four years we lived in the woods in Maine we had no water or electricity - we hauled our water from a creek behind the house and during the winter we kept the hole in the ice we dipped through covered with plywood stacked with snow. <br />O'BOl'Buzzardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00075162476463971258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855180793926350647.post-63942245220793714132014-02-15T11:11:15.730-05:002014-02-15T11:11:15.730-05:00I would hate to see the vineyards effected: wine i...I would hate to see the vineyards effected: wine is a pleasure of life/<br />O'B Ol'Buzzardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00075162476463971258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855180793926350647.post-19853169222368307002014-02-15T09:40:21.349-05:002014-02-15T09:40:21.349-05:00Upper Michigan not far from the highest point in t...Upper Michigan not far from the highest point in the state. Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18359007443116549436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855180793926350647.post-55487731785723517392014-02-15T09:19:01.923-05:002014-02-15T09:19:01.923-05:00And here I sit bitching about the six inches we go...And here I sit bitching about the six inches we got last weekend...and the not above zero temps for the last week or so, as relates to my "mature" bones. But, I can say, you are a better man than I, Ol;B!<br /><br />Oh, yeah btw...supposed to be 50 degrees manana. WTF...but I'll take.jadedjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16569736113526368917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855180793926350647.post-5394690349489541322014-02-15T09:10:40.864-05:002014-02-15T09:10:40.864-05:00Where are you?Where are you?Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05450082315014407506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855180793926350647.post-39153006169501096912014-02-15T07:33:09.852-05:002014-02-15T07:33:09.852-05:00Yesterday we were forecasted to get 1-3 inches - I...Yesterday we were forecasted to get 1-3 inches - I actually seen a run on the grocery store when I went to get the trout I cooked for dinner. All we got was rain. Now, it is 13 degrees outside at 6:30 am. But high forties by late next week. <br /><br />Ron<br />Evansville, InSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892211119418623595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855180793926350647.post-36412068400105878242014-02-15T06:56:21.190-05:002014-02-15T06:56:21.190-05:00Found out this morning that we've apparently s...Found out this morning that we've apparently set some sort of record locally for consecutive days in a row without the temperature ever going above freezing. It dropped below 32 in November and has been there ever since. To me it just feels like a normal winter so it struck me as odd the local TV weather guy was making a big deal out of it on Facebook. Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18359007443116549436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855180793926350647.post-33095649841798109522014-02-15T04:50:06.860-05:002014-02-15T04:50:06.860-05:00I would laugh at the woes of the South this winter...I would laugh at the woes of the South this winter if this had been a rare occurrence. But this winter, tough climate has been the rule, not the exception down there. <br /><br />We only got about a foot of wet heavy snow this last storm. It was enough though to bust the aging auger belt on my sno-blower. Glad I keep spare belts and such on hand.<br /><br />We are prepared fairly well for loss of power also. Water on hand, two fire places, a wood furnace, and I traded some bike parts a couple of years ago for a small generator that is enough to run the oil furnace and the sump pump.<br /><br />I think the advantage folks up north have is we are so used to cold weather and the crap that comes with it, we don't panic. We might get pissed, but we don't panic.MRMacrumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01414173517957120477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855180793926350647.post-20627514043354038672014-02-14T21:47:00.617-05:002014-02-14T21:47:00.617-05:00You are well prepared! Snuggle in and enjoy Valent...You are well prepared! Snuggle in and enjoy Valentines Day while you're at it!Debra She Who Seekshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01845703092794695023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855180793926350647.post-26966899571445981982014-02-14T21:40:11.136-05:002014-02-14T21:40:11.136-05:00Here I sit in sunny Portland with no envy in my he...Here I sit in sunny Portland with no envy in my heart.Rubye Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02511953177053448513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855180793926350647.post-50638702559072442062014-02-14T19:11:33.006-05:002014-02-14T19:11:33.006-05:00We have 5/6 gallons of water on hand too, but it i...We have 5/6 gallons of water on hand too, but it is for cooking and making coffee if the power goes out. (We have a gas stove for cooking and a woodstove for heat,) We can always melt snow for toilet flushing water. It takes quite a bit of snow to get enough to flush, but you only need about a gallon if you hit the toilet right with the water. With the fluff we got yesterday and last night it would have taken multiple buckets full to get enough to flush the toilet. <br /><br />Our roof on the south side looks like yours, but on the north side there is about a foot or more of snow even tho it's a 12/12 pitch. Hasn't been warm enough for it to loosen up and slide off. <br /><br />For lights we have candles and a kerosene lamp. I grew up here so power outages were just a fact of life, but the ironic thing is that I've been without power for longer periods when living in cities than I have here.Kulkurihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09198195648066700925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855180793926350647.post-53138603406538413462014-02-14T17:55:50.456-05:002014-02-14T17:55:50.456-05:00I finally took down my wreath on the door...the on...I finally took down my wreath on the door...the only ones who see it are the cows. I'm ready for snow, if it ever comes here...we had perhaps a centimeter all winter long and it melted as soon as it hit the ground. I saw a few weather maps that illustrated how the cold weather of north america is the impetus for our warmest and wettest winter on record. Everything is flooded, one incredible storm hits the Atlantic coast after another. Yesterday we had 70 mph winds and torrential rain all day long...today it was almost 70 degrees with on sun, but for one day, no rain. Now it's raining again. If it actually gets cold, we are screwed because all the trees are setting buds already. One day, the sun will actually come out and the fog will lift! Until then, I'm ready!microdothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01564820031343630871noreply@blogger.com