Go have some fun in the snow Shawn. LOL. Still worried about Rooster and his ‘rat’ dog that fell off the deck this morning. 
Yes Ken, a full woodbox is great. Just gave our stove a re & re this morning after I let it go out and cool down.(replaced the brick rails). Burning way better now that the top baffle is sitting on the rails where it should be.
Steve Featherkile said:
During the blizzard of February '78, in South Korea, while a Navy Corpsman serving with the Marines, I flew into Chin hae in the back of a C 130, took a 6 by to the railyard, climbed into a wooden, yes wooden coach that had no heat. We spent about 6 hours in that coach, using the heat tabs from our C-Rats to make hot chocolate, and to warm our hands. Finally, the Army hooked us up to a wheezy old 2-8-0, yes, we were in a wooden coach being pulled by a 2-8-0, how cool is that? I’ll tell you, it was cold!
I’m guessing the Army hooked up the steam heat, because that old wooden coach finally warmed up to just above freezing.
After a 5 hour journey, we pulled into the railhead at Pohang, on the east coast, about midway from Chin hae to the DMZ. At least 20 kts of wind whistling down the tracks. Another 6 by.
I love the Fleet Marine Force (FMF).
After a half hour in the back of that 6 by, we arrived at our destination, a large GP tent pitched about 50 yards from an unlighted, uncontrolled runway. Essentially, this was just 11,000 feet of reinforced concrete, about 50 yards wide. The only other structure to be seen was a burn barrel with about 6 people standing around it.
By this time it is 0200, 20 kts of wind blowing snow, and damn cold. Being nobodies fool, I advanced to the fire and said, “Now I know what FMF stands for, Freezing Mother…F…kers.”
One of the gents at the burn barrel had the star of a Brigadier General on his collar. Coffee spew. He was laughing so hard he could barely stand. “Thanks, Doc,” he said. “I needed that. I’ve never heard it said quite so eloquently.”
Steve,
I for one can fully appreciate your story having spent 13 months one winter in South Korea.
Walking our dogs (security) dusk till dawn no matter the temp or wind unless it dropped below
20 below. The only place we had snow there was on the north side of the buildings.
Good ol’ days, glad there gone
Rick
Over 30" here currently with the joys of heavy drifting tonight!
Bit concerned with the northern facing roof’s as they have some heavy drifts on them 6/12 and 8/12 that will probably need to be cleaned off tomorrow. Hoping the wind will help me tonight but I doubt it.
But hey this is PA so a bit more than usual and we will survive.
Not going to take my shirt off and wash the truck tomorrow like Kevin. I’m gonna keep my shirt on and did it out!
Not a rat dog a small boxer.
About 1 inch here for now. About time are area got a break.(http://www.largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-cool.gif)
Somewhere in news today, that being online, I don’t watch TV, don’t even have one, is an article about what foods you really should buy before a blizzard and bread and milk were definitely stated to be near useless as they have quick expiration dates and minimal nutrition value.
Whoever it was providing the article said it is far smarter to buy things like peanut butter and some crackers; canned foods which can be eaten without cooking for if/when power is lost, such as beans, chili, soups and tuna.
Okay, just found article again, source appears to be Business Insider magazine’s website. Other smart things to buy are nuts, protein bars, dried meats, but pay attention to salt content. And of course plenty of bottled water.
Julia Calderone, Tech Insider Jan 22nd 2016 3:15PM
Bread and milk expire pretty quickly and require refrigeration. They’re also pretty light on the nutrients and won’t keep you satiated and supplemented as you ride out the weather.
The trick is to buy foods that don’t won’t expire quickly or need to be refrigerated. They should be easy to prepare, easy to eat, high in protein, and provide enough variety to keep you full and happy for days.
Been watching it on CNN news, boy I feel sorry for those people.
Don
I found this on my computer.
Just a dusting here. I sure ain’t complaining.
Pat
Steve Featherkile said:
During the blizzard of February '78, in South Korea, while a Navy Corpsman serving with the Marines, I flew into Chin hae in the back of a C 130, took a 6 by to the railyard, climbed into a wooden, yes wooden coach that had no heat. We spent about 6 hours in that coach, using the heat tabs from our C-Rats to make hot chocolate, and to warm our hands. Finally, the Army hooked us up to a wheezy old 2-8-0, yes, we were in a wooden coach being pulled by a 2-8-0, how cool is that? I’ll tell you, it was cold!
I’m guessing the Army hooked up the steam heat, because that old wooden coach finally warmed up to just above freezing.
After a 5 hour journey, we pulled into the railhead at Pohang, on the east coast, about midway from Chin hae to the DMZ. At least 20 kts of wind whistling down the tracks. Another 6 by.
I love the Fleet Marine Force (FMF).
After a half hour in the back of that 6 by, we arrived at our destination, a large GP tent pitched about 50 yards from an unlighted, uncontrolled runway. Essentially, this was just 11,000 feet of reinforced concrete, about 50 yards wide. The only other structure to be seen was a burn barrel with about 6 people standing around it.
By this time it is 0200, 20 kts of wind blowing snow, and damn cold. Being nobodies fool, I advanced to the fire and said, “Now I know what FMF stands for, Freezing Mother…F…kers.”
One of the gents at the burn barrel had the star of a Brigadier General on his collar. Coffee spew. He was laughing so hard he could barely stand. “Thanks, Doc,” he said. “I needed that. I’ve never heard it said quite so eloquently.”
I served as a Seabee at Dong-Ha, Vietnam, '68-'69. We did most of our work for the Marines. We also did some work for the Army. It was surprising how the Marines got more done with less stuff than the Army could ever hope to accomplish. And the stuff the Marines had was always hand me downs !
So we’re paying the piper now for that beautiful December we had. I was still out working on the railway and running trains then. Oh well.
Dan Padova said:
So we’re paying the piper now for that beautiful December we had. I was still out working on the railway and running trains then. Oh well.
Yea, it was too good to be true. But it is supposed to get back up in the 40’s by mid-week. Cleared the drive yesterday, but you’d hardly know it looking at it, now.
There was a plow and a front end loader clearing off our street last nite. Took them about 2 hours and it’s only a half mile long.
I’m sorry for those of you who got buried, but glad we escaped with only 3 inches. I cleared the walks driveways and cars in less than an hour. Now it’s time to go plow the RR out, take some pics and be back inside in time for the New England / Denver game.
No New snow here in Maine but plenty COLD!
We’ve already had their “storm of the century” twice here. We call it winter.
Terry,
Please read your messages. I PM’d you a while back but got no response.
Hi Guy’s
We got 32’ in Friedensburg Pa. Spent the day on the Kobota digging out our half mile long driveway. Boy was that fun.
Chuck
I hope everyone affected by the snow is safe and has a quick recovery.
Chuck Cole said:
Hi Guy’s
We got 32’ in Friedensburg Pa. Spent the day on the Kobota digging out our half mile long driveway. Boy was that fun.
Chuck
That’s a lot of snow(http://www.largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-laughing.gif)
I lucked out with about a foot. The heavy stuff was jut to my south and east. Half hour in either direction and they got 20+. Spent the morning skiing and then cleared the main line.
Here in MD, around the house got about 24" (official number from BWI 29.4"). No work tomorrow, yeah, more sledding with the son though I do need to get back to the build challenge - i see some of you are doing great with your builds. You’d think I now have loads of time to just work at the workbench being snowed in. Neither the county nor the private company has come to plow anything. Might not be able to get out for another day. Boy am I achy from all that shoveling. Time to relax with that muscle relaxant elixir.
