Stay warm y'all

Dani

Dani

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I am going to be getting four nights in the 20s. I hear my aunt in MT will have -45 or so temps.

Stay safe and warm y'all...
 
Even calling for frost in Tampa!

No joke, this is a serious freeze coming. PLaces that dont normally have highs below freezing are going to have highs in the low 20s. Lots of frozen pipes.
And unfortunately, probably fires from space heaters.
 
24 this morning when I headed out on water. Been a long time since i,ve seen ice on river I hunt in Dec. but it was skimming over this morn. Only 31 today so tomorrow ice should build with forecasted 25 tonight. Probably close to 30 years since we,ve got these temps prior to Christmas. 15 degrees forecasted for Friday & Sat. morn. Baby its Cold outside!
 
If the forecast holds we are supposed to drop 40 degrees Friday night from around 50 to 10. Maybe I should have wrapped up my fig trees!
 
Heck, I'm probably loading all my plants into one or both vehicles and leaving a light on for them. But most of my stuff is in pots.

I think this will truly be the end of my 4 year old mad hatter pepper. Quite a prolific plant and gave me more peppers than I knew what to do with. Oh well. My citrus will definitely need covering.
 
Only -5 here now but will get colder. The cold however in't the issue. A week back or so we received several inches of heavy snow. Then it froze, then it blew. Awaiting the locusts then frogs. Trees and branches down all over. Had one fall on the cabin causing some damage to the deck and a couple of things on it. More snow falling now and since the snow currently on the trees has not melted or blown off, I wholly expect more trees to come down.

Mark
 
Gonna be mid 50's here in Maine tomorrow with a pile of wind and rain, then the cold front will hit hard.

I really wish I could hunt Saturday am--it should be outstanding, with all the birds on the move out of the few spots they can shelter from near hurrricane force winds and all the ice melted and washed away by rain and storm tides. The Christmas eve hunt is a long tradition for me, but travel plans do not allow for it this year.
 


Don't wanna jinx myself, but so far the blizzard is like a regular western NY Winter Storm on steroids. Nasty A$$ wind, bitter cold, sleet, snow, ice, power outages, and then more lake effect snow. As always what ain't battened down is flying around. How much snow we will get, who knows?

Had the rain yesterday been snow we would have many, many feet.

Got the hurricane lamps ready for when the power goes out. Just curious has anyone tried to buy lamp oil and lamp wicks lately at a store? Guy working at one of the big stores was surprised when I told him the lamps they sell (made in China) need oil to work. "We don't have that."

Figures everyone was running around getting battery's and such, and I'm lookin for lamp oil. Thank goodness for old fashioned hardware stores in the sticks.

Have lots of Good nature/God provided food, and "indoor anti-freeze". [;)]


Hope all stay safe and warm.
 
Steve,

Ya gotta read The Gospel According to Wood by Roger Pinckney, page 48, in the Nov/Dec 2022 issue of Gray's Sporting Journal. I do believe that you will enjoy it.


Best regards
Vince
 
minus 14 actual here this a.m. 30+ mph winds with gusts to 50 wind chill minus 40 ish. the temps are livable; it's the wind pushing hard which makes things difficult. extra hay for the horses and locked one in. We have a mare that likes to be bossy and keep everyone else out of the run in shed. typical female, always gotta be in charge :):)

But wait, it's supposed to back up in the 40's by Wed. crazy weather swings.
 
I probably have about 10 Coleman lanterns and some smaller back packing lanterns and laid on a good supply of mantles that would last me a long time. I have 3 or 4 gallons of Coleman fuel on hand that would last a while if I lit a couple of the lanterns if I lose electricity. A while ago I have learned that Coleman fuel has a shelf life. I think old fuel will still work as I have used some very old fuel without an issue, but it got me wondering. I also have a number of propane lanterns but the 1 lb tanks are around 6 bucks now. I started saving my empties and bought an adapter to refill them from bulk bottles. I also got a distribution staff to run a lantern and stoves off the bulk bottles. But it takes a little bit of money and a lot of equipment to feel really prepared.

A couple of years ago I had an epiphany. I realized that most of the light I need when camping or when the lights go out is to move around the house or when roughing it is just to have enough illumination to avoid tripping over the dog or guy lines on tents and awnings. Even when using a Coleman lantern, I turn the light way down to save fuel. When I got to thinking about it I decided a cheap alternative to all the Coleman gear was the old kerosene lanterns. They don't put out as much light, but I started picking up an occasional Dietz lantern at yard sales and flea markets. I find I can get them around 5-10 bucks. I have about 6 of them, from big ones to small ones. I even have one that was used to light a horseless carriage. I keep a five-gallon jerry can full of K1 kerosene. You are right about the stores. I could not find a hardware store that carried wicks or globes, but I ended up buying a large quantity of cotton wick of various widths for my lanterns off eBay. They are likely Chinese but work well and I got enough to last me forever for about 5 bucks. Sometimes newer isn't necessarily better so don't overlook the economical Dietz lanterns.
 
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I had a couple of hurricane and dietz lamps for years, they worked great when the power went out.
Looking online it appears they are still pretty popular.
 
Carl said:
I had a couple of hurricane and dietz lamps for years, they worked great when the power went out.
Looking online it appears they are still pretty popular.
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Carl,

I agree. In the past I was able to purchase mantels, wicks and oil at most hardware stores no problem. No longer the case. One of my hurricane lamps have been in the family for many years, all else gotten from garage and yard sales (even these days) for a few $. Why folks part with them is beyond me, but that's OK.

I can get wicks online, but only if I cannot find them in rural hardware stores. Have not checked the prices online for the lamps, mantles, wicks and oil. The hunt is much more pleasurable for this old timer.

So far have not had to use them, but it ain't over yet.

Once this storm is over, time to muzzleload for deer. The thaw should help with what waterfowl have not winged South.

VP
 
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