We got up to a nice balmy 78 today.. was a great day to take off of work and wash the car :)







Of course it won't last and come Friday they are talking a chance of sleet/ snow :wf

Just shoveled about 7 inches in -28 wind chill and to tell you the truth I think I'm adapting to this Global Warming by cooling.

Breathing was hard but the cold was nuttin. Hard to believe 500 years ago this place was swarming with Indians all surviving by fire in the winters.

Pesky research that indicates, in fact, that a shift in the polar cap due to global warming will create arctic weather patterns not normally seen in the southern reaches of the subarctic Northern Hemisphere.

http://www.climatecentral.org/news/p...-warming-16927


But let's just continue to dismiss science. Cain't be Cold if it's warmin', therefore it ain't warmin'! That's just you hippies pushin' yur BS on us! Even Rush has it figgrd out!

don't forget the earth is only 6-10k years old, and i didn't come from no monkey. :)

Or that the globe has gone through five previous ice ages, the last, 10,000 years ago.

Despite the fact I come from a monkey it would seem that ALL of those previous ice ages were ended with a period of global warming.

Mother Nature is far more able than she's given credit for and the human race as a whole is far too vain and self-important to ever realize it.

Steve, I don't know why the climate is changing due to global warming, it's just a fact that it is.

If you want to believe it's just mother nature hitting the delete button every 10,000 years, that's your right.

If you want to refuse to believe indisputable science showing that elevated greenhouse gases over the past 60 years have markedly impacted the temperature of the atmosphere, and that we can actually at least try to do something about it then hey, go for it.

Just don't deny that it's occurring. That's plain silly.

What does becomes tiresome is the dropping IQ levels of the people that dismiss that, and thus regurgitate Rush Limbaugh and bombard message boards with snide, asinine global warming jokes (because it's cold, don't ya see? hur hur hur)....it seems commensurate with the rise in sea levels.

I'm praying for warming. Too many islands to begin with.

D.C. federal government offices closed two "business" days in a row.

Count your blessings.

Forecast here right on..snow flurries late afternoon..just started few minutes ago and and flakes getting bigger.:eek:..schools did not open today...where's Al Gore when you need him:mad:

Chance of 1/2 to 1 inch of snow tonight!! Yay!!!!!! :)

But, back up to 60 Saturday :D

When I was young they used to call this cold weather winter.

Exactly, now 10 inches of snow is a major news event requiring 24x7 coverage.

People have nothing to talk about.

Just went and confirmed this is a colder than normal winter in Southern WI. December high/low averages are 33/19; this year 29/11.6. January so far with an average of 28/13 is coming in at 20.7/6.1.

I was curious whether Anchorage is experiencing a warmer than normal winter ;) and found that with a December average of 25/14 they came in at 19.5/9.7.


Oh and if you want to figure your hometown average here's a source I used...

http://www.accuweather.com/en/us/anc...onyr=12/1/2013

Our local tv weather gal said she was expecting 6 inches last nite...but we only got 2:D...and next 3days temp in 30's and 40's...brrrr..

Hahaha.. :D

Snow is only a few miles away.. Yay!

Although it's sleeting like heck right now :wf

Will be nice not having to go to work/school now until 10 a.m :p

Well this was our "Big" snow day :D

We did have quite a bit of ice and it cause then close the schools (except for my son's :rolleyes:) and I got to take the day off and go shopping! :tro:

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I don't mind the cold. I don't want to pay the heating bills....and little kids don't do well outside in it. That is all

i saw today that the fountain across the street in the park was frozen again. not nearly as thick as last time, but two tiers were solid.

I hate the cold and hate paying for heating oil even more.:wf

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Hahahaha

They cancelled every school here but my son's.. He will be a day smarter than the other kids now :)

Here comes some more!!


http://www.weather.com/news/weather-...3528f7ce33f931

Amen to that:mad:...the price of propane is profane...gouge gouge:eek:

It's warmer in Canada and parts of Alaska:eek::zz:
Calif in the 80's!

How much you paying for propane?

Whoo whoo!

http://www.12newsnow.com/story/24552...ely-on-tuesday

:)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2uvtl-1V70

When it snows in Texas :D

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Filled up Jan 7...$2.80/Gal:mad:.up .40 since late Oct..That's Davenport...Heard the gas companies in other 'colder' states are really stickin up the customers arse...

Got 100 gallons of oil last week of November for $3.55/gallon. Lasted a whopping 32 days. Got another 150 gallons at the start of this month an they were ever so kind to give it to me for $3.48/gallon:rolleyes:

Curious, what temp is the house set at?

and how much insulation in your attic?

I try and keep it around 69. If it was just me in the house, I'd leave it at 65.
It needs redone. There are some other places around the house where cold air is getting in. Single pane windows aren't helping the situation much. I can stand 5 feet away and feel cold air. I have a sunroom that needs the insulation replaced underneath it. I have a 1, 200 sq ft unfinished basement that has a fireplace. Im thinking of getting a woodstove to put in there as my main source of heat.

Try putting the plastic cellophane on the windows.

Where do you live now? Can you change to nat gas?

I have a great old house, but I went ahead and got foam insulation and it made a big difference.

That's next on the list. 7 + years in Roanoke and we would have to experience the coldest winter in over 20 years the year I decide to buy a house.:wf

at least I still have the awesome view ;)

i'm getting ready to tear out my fireplace.
the work involved with using wood is unreal. i'd recommend a pellet stove, or better yet, put in a gas insert.
instead of the cellophane, storm windows might help. also, putting in new windows would help immensely, and they might still be eligible for a tax credit. and i'd take a credit over a deduction any day, because it's money off the bottom line.
definitely add insulation in the attic, and i wouldn't be surprised if you had less than you need in the walls-or even in the gaps between studs and windows. caution if you decide to get the foam in the can that expands-it can overfill, and make it difficult or impossible to open your windows.
happy home ownership!