HaHa!
80 degrees outside. 8)
Another 6 inches tomorrow. Supposed to get more snow too.
Perhaps you should take a vacation.
This is my vacation.
Ouch.
Yeah.
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backyard south, 300m ! above sea level, last snow 6.12.2013, not one single day with maxtempe staying below 0°C
(so zero meteorological called 'Eistage' there should be something around 10 ...i have to research that number in detail)
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my Netatmo weatherstation outdoor remote sensor 1.12.2013 - today
(its done with a community-build data viewer for free so don't complain about the UI design)
Quote from: Gusington on February 17, 2014, 03:18:06 PM
Another 6 inches tomorrow. Supposed to get more snow too.
Seriously?
Nobody caught the potential, here?!?
Quote from: Gusington on February 17, 2014, 03:18:06 PMAnother 6 inches tomorrow. Supposed to get more snow too.
Quote from: Banzai_Cat on February 18, 2014, 08:35:12 AMSeriously? Nobody caught the potential, here?!?
with Gus, that's all it is... "potential"
^Your Mom begs to differ.
I write these things as slow pitches on the inside for you fellers. Sometimes they get hit, sometimes not.
<<going back to review Gus' posts>>
I suppose it could be worse at the moment. The temperature actually almost reached 40 degrees here
today yesterday. ::) Woo-hoo!
Quote from: GDS_Starfury on February 17, 2014, 03:02:13 PM
HaHa!
80 degrees outside. 8)
Allow me to insert the obligatory "Bite me!" response.
I just did a 2nd overhaul on my snowblower - the thing is starting to break down every storm now. Of course, it is 16 years old. The snow is just not stopping in good 'ole Atlantic Canada!!!
We got ice and rain today as a nice reprieve.
My backyard this morning. Three more inches of snow fell this afternoon.
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I was watching bikinis from the 11th floor.
Quote from: mirth on February 19, 2014, 08:40:34 PM
My backyard this morning. Three more inches of snow fell this afternoon.
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Man you need to shovel!
Fook that- I have not shoveled my back deck for a month - and I have less than half of what Mirth has piled up.
Man alive that looks miserable, Mirth. Where the hell are you?
thats the view from Gus's underware.
Mirth, those icicles are pretty sweet.
I almost took a header on the sheet of ice that is the driveway this morning. Mirth get rid of those icicles before they rip your gutters down! And Star is correct that is the view from inside my shorts.
In reality he is somewhere in Maine.
Huh. So this is pretty much Mirth's day, every day, getting harassed by the state po-po for just popping over to Canada to get a little "french fries and gravy" every so often? ;D
I'm in Portland, Maine which is in the southern part of the state. The "milder" part :P
Here are some snowfall stats for Portland:
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^I blame Breezy.
So do I
Frickin guy
Oh, God's country. I see.
Well if Hell is hot, I guess it makes sense that God's country is the opposite. :o
I've lived in Maine for most of my life and I generally do not mind the winter here. This season has been relentless however, below average temps and above average snowfall since December. Today is a mix of sleet, freezing rain and rain. Up to half an inch of rain on top of this snowpack is going to play hell with things. I think this is the fifth storm in 8 days or something. It does try a man's spirit.
The upside is that we rarely have any other sort of severe weather that plagues the rest of the country and world. Very little in the way of tornadoes, hurricanes, earthquakes, etc. Even the extreme cold here is seldom as extreme as what hits the northern plains. The cold air tends to moderate once it reaches us.
I'm with ya - I 'll take snow over the other stuff anyday !
Not me! Ya don't have to shovel rain!!! >:(
Raining like mad here today.... then it's supposed to got to -9C overnight... skating on my driveway tomorrow.... :P
I was out in the driveway chopping ice like mad, in the rain and dropping salt.
My 12 year old snowblower is starting to require repairs every other snowstorm this year. Nothing major, just replacing sheer bolts and such. I've tried every kind of bolt from stainless steel, copper, brass, and heat resistant industrial motor bolts, nothing seems to stop them from snapping.
Maybe the snow's mass per cc has been increasing over the years due to all the heavy metals in the environment.
Quote from: W8taminute on February 21, 2014, 10:30:21 PM
My 12 year old snowblower is starting to require repairs every other snowstorm this year. Nothing major, just replacing sheer bolts and such. I've tried every kind of bolt from stainless steel, copper, brass, and heat resistant industrial motor bolts, nothing seems to stop them from snapping.
Try a good (read: not Chinese) quality Grade 5 bolt. Stainless and the other materials won't take the stress. Zinc coated for rust reduction.
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Arn't sheer bolts and pins supposed to shear for a reason, like the mechanical equivalent of a fuse? If you beef them up too much you could damage the more expensive bits of the blower when throwing heavy snow or if something hidden in the snow jams the auger or impeller.
Quote from: Staggerwing on February 22, 2014, 07:52:43 AM
Arn't sheer bolts and pins supposed to shear for a reason, like the mechanical equivalent of a fuse? If you beef them up too much you could damage the more expensive bits of the blower when throwing heavy snow or if something hidden in the snow jams the auger or impeller.
Yes that is exactly what they are for. But it sounds, to me, like he might have problems with other bolts. If it is in fact his shear pins that are breaking all the time then there are other problems with the blower.....
Barth you bring up a good point about the China thing. I have to admit I've not been able to find bolts not made in China at my local hardware stores. Maybe I need to order a batch online that are US made. Zinc coated bolts is one option I haven't tried yet so I'll look for those as well. Meanwhile I still have 3 made in China bolts left in my inventory so I might as well use them up.
Quote from: Staggerwing on February 22, 2014, 07:52:43 AM
Arn't sheer bolts and pins supposed to shear for a reason, like the mechanical equivalent of a fuse? If you beef them up too much you could damage the more expensive bits of the blower when throwing heavy snow or if something hidden in the snow jams the auger or impeller.
Good analogy there Stagger!
Do you have a traditional hardware store near you? For a few extra pennies you can usually get 'Murican made, zinc-coated, etc.
^We used to have an old fashioned hardware store in our town. They went out of business last fall due to the Lowes and Home Depot that opened at opposite ends of the town. It's too bad because those mom and pop hardware stores usually have quality merchandise.
Now that you mention it though I probably could lookup some stores in neighboring towns and see what I can find.
Quote from: W8taminute on February 21, 2014, 10:30:21 PM
My 12 year old snowblower is starting to require repairs every other snowstorm this year. Nothing major, just replacing sheer bolts and such. I've tried every kind of bolt from stainless steel, copper, brass, and heat resistant industrial motor bolts, nothing seems to stop them from snapping.
Most steels become brittle at very low temperatures, but grade 304 stainless steel is usually good for cryogenic stuff.
Cryogenic?
Quote from: Gusington on February 23, 2014, 05:32:50 PM
Cryogenic?
You know- long term stasis pods and the like. Gotta use only the best if you want your corpsicle to remain viable through all those centuries of sub-light travel...
(EDIT: damn autocorrect... >:()
Oh.
..or to give the long version - low temperatures.
So we had a few days of 40F temps and now we're headed back to the icebox. Potential storm on Wednesday. FML.
^Yep. Can I borrow your electric blanket?
Quote from: mirth on February 23, 2014, 06:24:43 PM
So we had a few days of 40F temps and now we're headed back to the icebox. Potential storm on Wednesday. FML.
Yup. Snow during the day and then 9
0F at night. Maybe you will luck out and all the snow will fall on me before it gets to you.