Watcha doing?

[tango]

Just realised I inadvertently closed down my tab for this forum and haven't been here in what seems like forever.

Aside from Christmas it's been the usual clutch of running, walking (not enjoying the Arctic winds much), and breaking my house. I took down the rest of the chimney stack I started to remove some time ago - now it's all the way down to the base slightly below floor level downstairs. That meant another 300lb or so of drywall to smash up and put in bags, and something in the region of a ton of concrete blocks and scraps. The blocks are gone, the drywall is in bags slowly being fed out with the regular trash.

[Sojourner]

I guess most here have experienced the effects of the "Siberian Express". Fortunately, its caboose is in sight, and I won't miss it when it's gone. I like cooler weather, but am not fond of temperatures that require me to remember to leave a fast drip on the faucets to avoid pipe freeze. The snow and ice brought on by precipitation and temps in the 20's and teens are rare here in SC -- even in the winter months. Like Florida, we don't normally have a discernible winter season, but more like a series of cold snaps before becoming moderate again. Looking forward to the "Goldilocks" temps of the mid 60's before summer brings back the typical 90's.   

[tango]

I guess most here have experienced the effects of the "Siberian Express". Fortunately, its caboose is in sight, and I won't miss it when it's gone. I like cooler weather, but am not fond of temperatures that require me to remember to leave a fast drip on the faucets to avoid pipe freeze. The snow and ice brought on by precipitation and temps in the 20's and teens are rare here in SC -- even in the winter months. Like Florida, we don't normally have a discernible winter season, but more like a series of cold snaps before becoming moderate again. Looking forward to the "Goldilocks" temps of the mid 60's before summer brings back the typical 90's.

For a couple of days it got cold enough for me to wear long pants when out for my daily walk.

[Cloudwalker]

Florida even got snow.  Fortunately not in my neck of the woods.  Keep in mind I like snow...in the mountains where it belongs.  If I want to see it I will go see it.  Thank you very much.

[Kingfisher]

Florida even got snow.  Fortunately not in my neck of the woods.  Keep in mind I like snow...in the mountains where it belongs.  If I want to see it I will go see it.  Thank you very much.

I live in SE Texas. We had 5" of snow at my house last Tuesday and the low got in the teens. The high for the day was 32! That's the most snow we've had since I've been alive. I have teenagers still in the house so we had fun with it. Snow ball wars...and hydro sliding behind my brother in laws 4 wheeler

[Cloudwalker]

Florida even got snow.  Fortunately not in my neck of the woods.  Keep in mind I like snow...in the mountains where it belongs.  If I want to see it I will go see it.  Thank you very much.

I live in SE Texas. We had 5" of snow at my house last Tuesday and the low got in the teens. The high for the day was 32! That's the most snow we've had since I've been alive. I have teenagers still in the house so we had fun with it. Snow ball wars...and hydro sliding behind my brother in laws 4 wheeler

Sounds like fun.  I grew up in Central Illinois and never got stuck on winter roads until I lived in Texas.

[Kingfisher]

Florida even got snow.  Fortunately not in my neck of the woods.  Keep in mind I like snow...in the mountains where it belongs.  If I want to see it I will go see it.  Thank you very much.

I live in SE Texas. We had 5" of snow at my house last Tuesday and the low got in the teens. The high for the day was 32! That's the most snow we've had since I've been alive. I have teenagers still in the house so we had fun with it. Snow ball wars...and hydro sliding behind my brother in laws 4 wheeler

Sounds like fun.  I grew up in Central Illinois and never got stuck on winter roads until I lived in Texas.

SE Texas weather can be extreme. 100+ degrees in the summer with enough humidity that you need to wear a snorkel to breath.
In the Winter it can get to teen temps, snow and freezing weather. A local historian recorded that in 1960 Orange Texas (City near where I live) received 10" of snow. That's not the record. In 1895 there was 33" of snow and single digit temps. Sabine Lake froze to the point that recent Dutch immigrants in Nederland Texas near Sabine Lake took out their ice skates...that they thought they would no longer get to use. They were able to ice skate Sabine Lake and Sabine Pass!