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Darter50516 66M
5669 posts
1/31/2023 2:47 am
Brrrrrrrrrrrr !



It is now -14 F ~~~ -25 C here in North Central Iowa.


Darter50516 66M
3857 posts
1/31/2023 2:49 am

Pain woke me up and I reluctantly looked at the thermometer.... we were only to drop to -11 F in the forecast.


maudie1957 74F
1229 posts
1/31/2023 4:50 am

Keep those fires burning, and stay cosy and warm. .


Darter50516 66M
3857 posts
1/31/2023 9:30 am

    Quoting maudie1957:
    Keep those fires burning, and stay cosy and warm. .
I went and tossed another log inthe fireplace when I seen that!


Hungr4Yungr 75M
803 posts
1/31/2023 6:01 pm

Man, that is cold for your neck of the woods, Bret. Good that you were up and able to toss another big log on the fire, then go back to bed. It's actually warmed up here to +16F, and might even break the freezing point tomorrow. By the weekend, they are forecasting +50F. Wild temperature fluctuations, which is common in February.


Steamboy_2472 64M
410 posts
1/31/2023 6:37 pm

    Quoting Darter50516:
    Pain woke me up and I reluctantly looked at the thermometer.... we were only to drop to -11 F in the forecast.
Well I suppose I could turn on the heater in sympathy oops that's going to get a break or two headed my way 😂


Darter50516 66M
3857 posts
1/31/2023 7:21 pm

    Quoting Hungr4Yungr:
    Man, that is cold for your neck of the woods, Bret. Good that you were up and able to toss another big log on the fire, then go back to bed. It's actually warmed up here to +16F, and might even break the freezing point tomorrow. By the weekend, they are forecasting +50F. Wild temperature fluctuations, which is common in February.
It was a balmy 15 F... -9 C here but windy...as usual. We watched an interesting video on the History of Spanish Florida. Most insightful !


Darter50516 66M
3857 posts
1/31/2023 7:22 pm

    Quoting Steamboy_2472:
    Well I suppose I could turn on the heater in sympathy oops that's going to get a break or two headed my way 😂
Pick up some coal on your way past Wyoming!


Nileyears 71F
4206 posts
2/1/2023 7:04 am

It's not that cold here, but we have a lot of ice and more coming today!! I had to break ice off the chicken coop door to feed and water them. I grabbed the closest thing I had, which was a shovel, to break it off and then worked on the latch which was also covered in ice.

I don't mind the cold, but can do without these ice storms!!


Darter50516 66M
3857 posts
2/1/2023 8:57 am

    Quoting Nileyears:
    It's not that cold here, but we have a lot of ice and more coming today!! I had to break ice off the chicken coop door to feed and water them. I grabbed the closest thing I had, which was a shovel, to break it off and then worked on the latch which was also covered in ice.

    I don't mind the cold, but can do without these ice storms!!
We've tossed more sand & salt this year with the ice than the last 3 years I think.


Nileyears 71F
4206 posts
2/1/2023 9:53 am

    Quoting Darter50516:
    We've tossed more sand & salt this year with the ice than the last 3 years I think.
I believe it! This global warming stinks big time!


Darter50516 66M
3857 posts
2/2/2023 6:18 am

    Quoting Nileyears:
    I believe it! This global warming stinks big time!
Yaaaa almost as bad a "Global Cooling" of the 60's & 70's