Good morning!!!!

[daugen]

Check, feel better.

I was reading about another interesting part of Ontario, mainly due to the nickel mining there.
500 billion dollars worth of nickel mined to date from Sudbury Ontario, where the third largest impact crater on earth
possibly punctured the magma below and blew stuff/ejecta for almost 500 miles. And where the meteor hit, apparently largest concentration
of nickel in the world. All thanks to a meteor 1.85 billion years ago. That's way before anything large occupied the Earth, just amoebas and little squirmy things.
major extinction event and then life started again. We made it thankfully... And Canada is sitting on the riches. I'm glad it's there and not overseas.

sun is coming up, blue sky but not any warmer out. Going to put a lot of layers on and my new warm fuzzy beanie cap and go outside to get some fresh air.
And hopefully some pics. All the birdfeeders were filled yesterday, will be hopping today

 

[m7040]

good morning all and merry early Christmas, Was 1 degree early this morning and has been long time since we had anything like this cold front. We are running the big oil fired furnace in the basement. Will cost some money for sure but convenient. I may switch to wood firing on the furnace but for now it will do. Remember we almost perished when stranded in Montana with frozen gas line but was able to connect gas can on the hood to feed the carb and get out of there.
Water in the gas is something to watch out for.
We did not have any power outages and took a drive around yesterday in the Kubota RTV to look for trees down. Nothing major just branches here and there but a lot of tree shelters down where the stakes broke. Will have to go get a couple of hundred stakes from the Menonite saw mill in PA

Pop is the best neighbor to have and the stories keep coming about helping out!

 

[RedNeckGeek]

Good Morning!!!! 46F @ 5:00AM. Partly cloudy. High 58F. Winds light and variable.
Looks like nice weather for the weekend, but rain starts Monday night and lasts through the end of the 10-day.

Hope everyone is staying warm in this horrible weather.

I've got a Coleman stove just like that, KJC, and a modern, propane version, too. I've used the propane version during previous summer power outages, resting it atop the propane stove. With no power, the safety solenoid in the range won't flow any propane.

Refilled the hummingbird feeders yesterday. There are a dozen or so that are wintering here, more than I've ever seen before.

Spent most of yesterday taking apart another brush pile, limbing the trees, and stacking the logs. The slash went on the burn pile, which stayed lit all day. I'm hoping there are enough coals left this morning that it'll fire up again without any help from me. I need to refill some propane bottles this morning, then it's back to limbing and stacking. Probably need to fuel up the tractor today as well.

Hope everyone enjoys their Christmas weekend...

 

[m7040]

Check, feel better.

I was reading about another interesting part of Ontario, mainly due to the nickel mining there.
500 billion dollars worth of nickel mined to date from Sudbury Ontario, where the third largest impact crater on earth
possibly punctured the magma below and blew stuff/ejecta for almost 500 miles. And where the meteor hit, apparently largest concentration
of nickel in the world. All thanks to a meteor 1.85 billion years ago. That's way before anything large occupied the Earth, just amoebas and little squirmy things.
major extinction event and then life started again. We made it thankfully... And Canada is sitting on the riches. I'm glad it's there and not overseas.

sun is coming up, blue sky but not any warmer out. Going to put a lot of layers on and my new warm fuzzy beanie cap and go outside to get some fresh air.
And hopefully some pics. All the birdfeeders were filled yesterday, will be hopping today

Drew, the Greenland ice is melting fast and there maybe undiscovered riches to be found. A lot of mining companies are active and partnering with local companies.

What is underneath Greenland's ice?


In 2018, an international team of scientists announced a startling discovery: Buried beneath the thick ice of the Hiawatha Glacier in northwest Greenland is an impact crater 31 kilometers wide—not as big as the crater from the dinosaur-killing impact 66 million years ago, but perhaps still big enough to mess with the ...

 

[ronjhall]

Drank both cups of coffee hours ago. 2° with light snow this morning. Heading to 18° with more light snow and 30+mph winds. Was without internet access until a few minutes ago. A couple blips is power. But not enough to start generator.
Went out to barn to hook up heater to tractor. Decided that there was no need to plow snow. Just cleared walkway to house and garage with shovel. Easy job.
Doing Christmas Eve with son and family.
I think I have mouse problem under control. Have not had any traps go off in over a week. Did refresh peanut on the traps.

Everyone stay well and safe.

Have a great Christmas Eve.

Good Morning All.

 

[daugen]

my walkabout was shortlived. 7 outside and was almost immediately chilled.
Met with frozen screen door.
walked out to edge of ice, looked to be about an inch thick. One more night of this cold and tomorrow it's probably safely walkable.
got my mail and scurried back inside.
First tried to straighten flag, part was up on roof.
I pulled and pulled and it was simply frozen to roof. Maybe later today if it gets some sun

 

[gstrom99]

50 mph winds (for the last 3 days) let up somewhat. We only got about 3" of snow, but BOY did it blow!!! Only 20 mph this morning, and temp up to -4. Power stayed on. Wood stove struggled to keep up. Merry Christmas to all. Stay safe, if you have/want to travel.

 

[pennwalk]

4F when I got up 10F now. Pretty brisk out. I picked up a few sticks in the front yard but decided that the rest can wait.

Youngest daughter made it into Philly from Seattle. Sounds like an icy mess out there when she left. Alaska airlines offered her $1100 to fly next week instead. I can't figure that out. Nice to have the family together.

I hope you are all warm and safe.

Chris

 

[pennwalk]

Don, One of the neighbors at the farm uses coal as aux heat. He has a shed in the back yard that they deliver to but I think you can buy it in bags.

Chris

 

[LS Tractor Owner]

Good morning to all and Merry Christmas Eve!
Low was a nice 23°, dew point is -25.6° ---- no chance of precip with that! No wind except for light breezes.

Hope everyone is able to tolerate the cold temps / snow / freezing rain. Sounds nasty for sure! Stay safe out there!

KP went well, the infamous homemade pierogies are done! Tough job for the wifey, but mmmm, mmm, good! Ham has defrosted, so ready to go tomorrow.

Wifey would like some fried chicken for dinner tonight.... not set in stone yet, maybe some Chinese take out instead.

Son and 2 GS's will be over later evening and then again tomorrow. We will do videochat with the rest of the family tomorrow.

Hope everyone has a chance for last minute prep and has a peaceful day!