COLD!!!!!

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We got a snow day from work!! yay!! Probably about 3 inches, and a wind chill into the low teens, right now it says 11. We haven't had a cold winter in 3 years or so, so we're due I suppose,
 
We got a snow day from work!! yay!! Probably about 3 inches, and a wind chill into the low teens, right now it says 11. We haven't had a cold winter in 3 years or so, so we're due I suppose,
The step-daughter is the Smith Mountain area (Hardy) and so far it's been quite the Winter there.We were there a couple of weeks ago and it was snow/freezing rain and cold,had no issues getting out of Roanoke but Philly was a freakin joke.
 
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What will this weather do to the snakes and Gator's?

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The more you know!
Also, the next time someone accuses me of being lazy, I'll tell them I'm just brumating.

They didn't mention snakes or gators, but local news this morning had a story from FWC to not interfere with iguanas that fall from trees or otherwise appear dead.
 
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I agree . To many days spent out in it . Have to get your mind right , and eat something your body will work to burn off . Drive in with just enough heat to keep the windows clear , and don't dress all the way until you get there .
Working out of a snorkel or up on a scaffold , need some foam or drywall to stand on .
It was so cold one time I couldn't catch my breath . So I put a 3m dust mask on . Didn't realize the condensation from breathing was collecting on my face and forehead and freezing . Until I tried to take it off and it was frozen to my face .
Still hurts when I go out in this weather .
Been there my friend! That 2" pink foam cut to size in the bottom of a lift basket is a game changer! (just gotta "modify" it a touch to get your foot into actuating pedal). I was a big fan of changing out my socks at lunchtime too! A dry, warm pair made a big difference for the next 5 or 6 hours!
 
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Been there my friend!
Yup . 2 " rigid foam is a life saver .
I guess you've had the " 5/8 heart attack " too . or whatever thickness you're standing on .
Step off by mistake and onto the floor of the basket . That small difference makes you think you're falling .
 
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Working out of a snorkel or up on a scaffold , need some foam or drywall to stand on .
That first time on the "new" aluminum picks was brutal,found me a piece of blue foam insulation to stand on.The only plus side was we were stripping paint back when you could still get away with using plate burners,at least I had that to warm my hands and face!
 
What will this weather do to the snakes and Gator's?
not sure about the snakes...gators will just slow down their metabolism.
But I'll tell ya....this cold snow and ice will severely knock back the mosquitos!!! Spring will be like heaven around here this year!!
 
It was -11 when I got up this morning. Once I got to work, it was up to a guy pooping a frozen turd....
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There is a "that's what she said " joke there, somewhere but I can't figure out a way to word it!
I don't care where you live, 9" in one day is a lot! Dammit, there is another one.....
You don't remember the one where the female news anchor turned to the weatherman and asked
"So where's that 10 inches you promised me last night?"
 
I don't care where you live, 9" in one day is a lot!
The last winter/spring we lived in AK, we got 36" of snow in 24 hours in APRIL, we were snowed in for 4 days, ie all roads in and out closed..... We still had snow in the yard on the 4th of July!

In school we had a record 24-hour dump, I don't remember the in town ", but all our apartment car ports collapsed, I remember it well as me and my buddies just made it into the canyon for a ski day before they closed it up. Alta got record 89" at the base in the 24 hours prior......BEST ski day in my life!!!!!!
 
The step-daughter is the Smith Mountain area (Hardy) and so far it's been quite the Winter there.We were there a couple of weeks ago and it was snow/freezing rain and cold,had no issues getting out of Roanoke but Philly was a freakin joke.
I'm quite a ways from Smith Mountain, but they get it more frequently than we do in the coastal area. I despise flying thru Philly.
 
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