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It's been a long winter here
« on: March 11, 2014, 08:10:05 AM »
Sitting here looking out at the lake and there is still snowmobile tracks and it just started to snow again.
Spring is still away's off for me.
On a bright note though the FedEx truck is coming today. He always has kool stuff. ::)
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Re: It's been a long winter here
« Reply #1 on: March 11, 2014, 08:16:53 AM »
No shit Sherlock ;)

Worst Chi-Town winter in decades, we're only 6-7" short of the all time highest snowfall total. Yet, it was 57 degrees yesterday, mucho sunshine and lots of snow melted. Spring is coming.....as hope springs eternal!

Courtesy of Alexander Pope, An Essay on Man  ;D
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Re: It's been a long winter here
« Reply #2 on: March 11, 2014, 08:48:03 AM »
Going to be 64 here today, between rain showers the Pacific Northwest is nice and everything is Green! Grew up in the Midwest Chitown actually and you all can have that snow/Cold BS! If I wasnt working so much I would be out riding the chopper on the nice days!
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Re: It's been a long winter here
« Reply #3 on: March 11, 2014, 12:22:10 PM »
No rain in Peotone today but all is pig slop outside. Wish this crap would melt and dry up. Looks like more snow tonight and tomorrow then warming up toward the weekend.
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Re: It's been a long winter here
« Reply #4 on: March 11, 2014, 02:27:32 PM »
Its spring here now thats six weeks early .Yesterday i was on my way
to drive the motorcycle on the river but turned around when i saw the
condition of the ice.
A ordinary year you can drive on the ice in the midle of April
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Re: It's been a long winter here
« Reply #5 on: March 11, 2014, 05:57:10 PM »
 8) went out back today 2 feet of snow yet in WI . starting a 4 link set up on my bogger got a new blue thunder cj intake for the 428 cant wait to hit the swamps this summer
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Re: It's been a long winter here
« Reply #6 on: March 11, 2014, 08:23:21 PM »
Come here we are all set up, 110 acres of pure slop. I am just south of Chicago. Bring some good beer too LOL.
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Re: It's been a long winter here
« Reply #7 on: March 15, 2014, 06:16:05 PM »
Quote from: machoneman on March 11, 2014, 08:16:53 AM
No shit Sherlock ;)

Worst Chi-Town winter in decades, we're only 6-7" short of the all time highest snowfall total. Yet, it was 57 degrees yesterday, mucho sunshine and lots of snow melted. Spring is coming.....as hope springs eternal!

Courtesy of Alexander Pope, An Essay on Man  ;D

Know I'm a little late here, but I'm typing out from Erie, PA, the official highest snowfall city in the USA according to our local news.  We pride ourselves on staring out the window hoping for spring ::).  On the other hand, I've got all of my stroker parts now so let the fun begin.
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Re: It's been a long winter here
« Reply #8 on: March 16, 2014, 12:31:47 AM »
Quote from: Lenz on March 15, 2014, 06:16:05 PM
We pride ourselves on staring out the window hoping for spring ::)

My cats have been staring out the windows for weeks also. A couple of nice warm days and most of the snow has disappeared, then back down to single digits ::)
I got my Caltrac springs and bars on in 2.5hrs the other night. When it's 40* in the garage it gives you incentive to keep moving ;D ;D
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Re: It's been a long winter here
« Reply #9 on: March 16, 2014, 05:44:51 AM »
Hmmm Erie got top dibs for snow fall? I`m in Westfield NY, 30 miles east of Erie, I thought Tug Hill would get top shot. I know what Lenz means about getting out to do stuff. I managed to get my clutch swaped out this last week  in my 56 f100. Getting set for Beaver Sprgs next month. Still have to change rear brakes on my F350 for the trip. Lenz do you go to the rib fest car show in North East?
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Re: It's been a long winter here
« Reply #10 on: March 16, 2014, 06:36:49 AM »
Quote from: GJCAT427 on March 16, 2014, 05:44:51 AM
Hmmm Erie got top dibs for snow fall? I`m in Westfield NY, 30 miles east of Erie, I thought Tug Hill would get top shot. I know what Lenz means about getting out to do stuff. I managed to get my clutch swaped out this last week  in my 56 f100. Getting set for Beaver Sprgs next month. Still have to change rear brakes on my F350 for the trip. Lenz do you go to the rib fest car show in North East?

I'm below I 90 south of the city, always get more than Erie but much like Tug Hill, they aren't measuring where I live.  Think they occasionally step out of the nice warm baggage pickup room at the Airport and shove a tape measure into the ground near a drift ::).  As far as the North East car show & rib fest I plan on being there.  Also planning on being a spectator at Beaver Springs.  Got lots to do on the Galaxie but my pole barn sure holds the cold :(.  I lasted long enough to sort out the nonfunctional turn signals yesterday though ;D.-  Len
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Re: It's been a long winter here
« Reply #11 on: March 16, 2014, 07:20:42 AM »
Quote from: cjshaker on March 16, 2014, 12:31:47 AM
Quote from: Lenz on March 15, 2014, 06:16:05 PM
We pride ourselves on staring out the window hoping for spring ::)

My cats have been staring out the windows for weeks also. A couple of nice warm days and most of the snow has disappeared, then back down to single digits ::)
I got my Caltrac springs and bars on in 2.5hrs the other night. When it's 40* in the garage it gives you incentive to keep moving ;D ;D

Have a cat, great mouser, she lives in the pole barn.  Spends times like these staring into our windows from the deck railing ;D.  Glad somebody's garage is topping out at 40 once in awhile---
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Re: It's been a long winter here
« Reply #12 on: March 22, 2014, 08:10:17 PM »
still snowing.. we had a week or so of ok weather, but its snowing tonite, and getting a storm forcasted on Wednesday,, sooo tired of the snow
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« Reply #13 on: March 23, 2014, 10:24:31 AM »
Had a couple nice days but everything is still sloppy mud and ice mixed, I guess I can wait a few weeks now because Monday I go under the knife and will be laid up a month. I hope the weather is better by late may of early June LOL.
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Re: It's been a long winter here
« Reply #14 on: March 23, 2014, 12:02:22 PM »
Wish you well with the "under the knife" deal.  Never fun, but the outcomes are usually worth the battle-  Who knows, by June we just might be into springlike weather ::)
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« Reply #15 on: March 23, 2014, 01:14:14 PM »
Thanks appreciate the good will, the Doc. said I might gain 3 tenths in the 10 foot LOL.
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Re: It's been a long winter here
« Reply #16 on: March 23, 2014, 04:29:19 PM »
Quote from: fe66comet on March 23, 2014, 01:14:14 PM
Thanks appreciate the good will, the Doc. said I might gain 3 tenths in the 10 foot LOL.
Hah!  At 10 foot your steers are in the air anyway, who can measure????   Just means the rest of us need to be on the lookout----
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Update
« Reply #17 on: March 26, 2014, 09:22:21 AM »
BLIZZARD!!!
Snowing pretty good here now.
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Re: It's been a long winter here
« Reply #18 on: March 26, 2014, 10:11:28 AM »
Quote from: ScotiaFE on March 26, 2014, 09:22:21 AM
BLIZZARD!!!
Snowing pretty good here now.
Nine whole degrees when I headed out to work this morning.  But--- our 7 day here in Erie is for 40's to low 50's every day starting tomorrow, so maybe.......... ???  Toss in 1 more fatty snowfall in April and we could be done-
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Re: It's been a long winter here
« Reply #19 on: March 26, 2014, 12:23:47 PM »
Yup more snow for Chicago, north, south of the city and Indiana. Temperature wise the floor dropped out on Saturday. We went from 60 to a high of 20 overnight.
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Re: It's been a long winter here
« Reply #20 on: March 26, 2014, 01:51:21 PM »
Blowing like a sob.!!!

Stay warm and heel up Jon.
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« Reply #21 on: March 26, 2014, 02:04:10 PM »
Waiting for my ride home right now, next stop is the Chinese resturaunt for egg drop soup. Hospital food is nasty. I asked the Doc about the liquid diet and should I run medium or high octane, he said either is OK just watch for detination and no alcohol LOL.
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Re: It's been a long winter here
« Reply #22 on: March 28, 2014, 08:58:05 AM »
 8) got another 2 inch of the great white stuff last night .  im sure happy got heat in shop . wood supply is going down lets bring in spring .    ;D
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Re: It's been a long winter here
« Reply #23 on: March 28, 2014, 12:31:35 PM »
Cloudy here, 72.  Supposed to rain later on and tomorrow but Sunday is supposed to be bright and sunny and in the 60s!  8)
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« Reply #24 on: March 28, 2014, 05:11:45 PM »
Same here, warming up to the 60s on Sunday. Maybe I can sit outside for a while.
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Re: It's been a long winter here
« Reply #25 on: March 29, 2014, 05:26:16 PM »
Well, Saturday night here in Erie, predicting 4" of snow with a chance of April.  Pouring like h*ll, can't wait 'till it turns to snow, we sure could use some.  What was that line from the outlaw Josey Wales?  "Indians endeavor to persevere".  And so shall we 8).
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« Reply #26 on: March 29, 2014, 05:35:11 PM »
Strange year for weather this year. Think it took everyone by surprise.
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Re: It's been a long winter here
« Reply #27 on: March 29, 2014, 05:36:50 PM »
60° here in North Dakota der hey! Now tomorrow 3 to 6 inches of the white crap. Looks like a good shop/beer day 8)  My endeavor tomorrow will be to get enough millers so I can persevere!!
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Re: It's been a long winter here
« Reply #28 on: March 29, 2014, 06:35:07 PM »
Quote from: fastback 427 on March 29, 2014, 05:36:50 PM
60° here in North Dakota der hey! Now tomorrow 3 to 6 inches of the white crap. Looks like a good shop/beer day 8)  My endeavor tomorrow will be to get enough millers so I can persevere!!
Did my beer shopping this morning in the downpour, figured I'd get it done before the snow hit.  My bride asked "did you buy any food"?  I paused, and then I said.... "food?" :)
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Re: It's been a long winter here
« Reply #29 on: April 01, 2014, 06:44:18 PM »
It F'in snowed again today.
Cold, windy and snow.
Happy April Fools Day.
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« Reply #30 on: April 01, 2014, 07:15:52 PM »
It was 60 here today, ground's heavin' up all over the place.  Took another 4" of snow over the past weekend first though.  Gotta say, been working on the Galaxie eves these last few days and I can still feel my fingers, so maybe we're on the upswing.  Today's forecast was rain, not a cloud in the sky.  Who wouldn't want a job where you can be wrong 60-70% of the time, they pat you on the back, cut you a check and say see you tomorrow?  Damn near like bein' in politics.
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Re: It's been a long winter here
« Reply #31 on: April 03, 2014, 04:42:25 PM »
 :( weather man said 10 inches of snow for Wisconsin tonite  im really ready for summer
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Re: It's been a long winter here
« Reply #32 on: April 04, 2014, 07:58:54 AM »
 :'( we got 12 inch of snow last nite and still snowing  wow april 4 in Wisconsin  ;D now I get too play in my 2 ton 4 wheel drive IH   1972  put a 9 foot plow on her
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Re: It's been a long winter here
« Reply #33 on: April 04, 2014, 08:09:06 AM »

Quote from: Hubble63 on April 04, 2014, 07:58:54 AM
:'( we got 12 inch of snow last nite and still snowing  wow april 4 in Wisconsin  ;D now I get too play in my 2 ton 4 wheel drive IH   1972  put a 9 foot plow on her
Holly Crap!

I just hoping we have started into spring here. It really takes it's toll
on geezers, like me.
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Re: It's been a long winter here
« Reply #34 on: April 04, 2014, 09:35:12 AM »
Quote from: Hubble63 on April 04, 2014, 07:58:54 AM
:'( we got 12 inch of snow last nite and still snowing  wow april 4 in Wisconsin  ;D

We got that here in Minneapolis too.  Supposed to be in the 60s next week, though...
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Re: It's been a long winter here
« Reply #35 on: April 04, 2014, 11:45:20 AM »
Cold, rainy and windy in Chicago with not even a slight chance I will go outside LOL
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Re: It's been a long winter here
« Reply #36 on: April 04, 2014, 07:43:31 PM »
Low 40's, pouring rain out the window right now and a promise of more snow tonight for Erie (but not too much ???).  Supposed to be sunny Sunday though.  The cold's coming out of the ground here now, melts quicker.  I am absolutely certain I will appreciate this summer when it gets here a tad more than those in the past.
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