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burgermeister �
Theo Gallus �

Staying warm in the cold and even the cold and wet together is a matter of having the right foul weather gear. Wind added to the mixture is another story and that story is always bad news.

When we lived in North Dakota years ago there was a 6 week period where the temperature never went above -20 degrees during the day. Many of the nights were well into the high (low?) -30s. There was no wind chill factor back in those days, though the wind was always blowing and usually 20+ mph. It was just plain leather ripping cold.

I am basking in the glow of my LCD displays as the temp has fallen to -12 at 8PM�.

......a 6 week period where the temperature never went above -20 degrees........"


I always wondered what ever happened to my old girlfriend. Guess she moved to North Dakota. :p

Russ - Hard to believe, but we and everyone else went about our business though somewhat slower than usual.

Your vehicle was either plugged in or running and you planned your work and trips to maximize your time inside a warm place.

It was truly brutal and sealed our plans to move to balmy southern Minnesota!

I heard that your old girlfriend is fat and happy tending bar at the Curling Club in Grandin, ND. Current temp -21, going to -28 tonight.

Man !!! - Dwight if her current temp. is that cold (-21 to -28) I hope Russ never made skin to skin contact. :p Did I parse those sentences correctly?

Eric,

Russ - Your "her fist to my skull" comment may indicate brain bruising issues that we don�t need exposed on this forum.

Perhaps a post on the meangirlhitme.com forum would be more appropriate. :p

Went ice fishing yesterday and the ice is 18-20 inches. The circulator is back to running just at night and keeps a small area open similar to the last photo above. We have had below zero temps at night now for several weeks and mostly single digits during the days. Everyone around here is ready for a thaw!

We have had around 10 inches of new snow so far today. Winds are 25-30mph with a high gust of 39. We are in a blizzard warning which extends until 6PM Friday.

This is frame captured from our pond camera. Yes it is day time and yes, it is a color camera!

The comma shaped darker area is open water where the circulator runs.

Uhgggghh !! Winter is a long time leaving. In the 70's here earlier , but with a high price -- Tornados , hail and rain.

ewest - I saw all the tornado damage and the deaths at the school and in that town further east from you.

A blizzard is nothing!

Weather was bad in middle Georgia also with 3-4 inches of rain and high winds. I suspect I will have evidence that the emergency spill way was used for overflow with tornados bouncing all around.

Frank

I walked down to the mighty Rock River to get some video of the huge ice chunks going under the bridge next to our land. I could hear and more alarmingly feel the vibration in my feet and legs when the larger ones smashed into the bridge.

Following that experience, I considered the 20� thick ice on the pond that could break apart in a spring high wind event and mangle the circulator in an instant.

I pulled the whole works up on shore until the ice is gone.

Here are a couple of photos:

Well where's the video from the river???

That particular video footage will be on the TV news @ 10PM.

As things are going, I may have even more impressive video tomorrow. Hopefully, it won't be taken from the roof of our house as we are floating down the river!

Sunil - I didn't get any video recorded today, but here are some photos: Flood

Yes, I saw it. Pooling water in the spring just makes me crazy.

I read through this old thread during a sleepless period last night. It was good to see the posts of those who are less exposed on the forum than they were in 2007.

Sunil was a rabble-rouser back then just like today. Some things never change.

Yeah, a lot of folks we don't hear from now.

Burgermeister, Russ, Schroeder...not to mention King Ding-A-Ling, himself, Theo.