Good morning!!!!

[riptides]

Prayers for the people of Ukraine.

 

[oosik]

Fortunately - a dead calm here. Currently +4F. Probably drop to zero near sunrise.

 

[NHBX]

Good morning

18° with highs in the mid to upper 20’s and NE winds 5-10 mph today. Snowing pretty heavy now, the weather clowns are calling for 8-14” by early evening then done. Should be an easy clean up, dry snow no freezing rain or sleet this time around. As much as I enjoy the snow with all the warm weather last week or so the ground was bare and starting to dry out. Ah well it is still February!
Not much planned for today just kick back and enjoy the day with the misses, she’s doing a pot roast in the crockpot so I will be hungry all day lol.

Stay safe and healthy
Enjoy your day everyone

 

[Buppies]

Very foggy here 33.1 more rain on way. chipmunks are very entertaining

 

[Thomas]

17F snowing low 20's for high,about 2" has fallen out of 8"-10" promise by the weatherman.

Outside chores done E muffin time.
Plans for today...afternoon do quick steps snow cleaning also plow driveway etc. figuring that should be half the storm,other than that slow motion day.

Enjoy the day all.

 

[Popgadget]

Good morning.
It’s 30 degrees out there and everything has an ice coating.
Freezing rain now, sunny and close to 50 later on.

It was 28 when I left the house yesterday morning, it was 77 when I was leaving Stuart. Much nicer day in FL.

Next stop was Newport News, where it was raining pretty hard, then back to Philly where the rain was just starting.

Trip for today cancelled, so I’ve got a few days off to get stuff done around here.

Emily has a vet appointment this morning, so now I’ll be here to take her, much to my wife’s relief. She is a big dog, and now a bit wobbly, so she wasn’t looking forward to getting her in and out of the car.

 

[daugen]

miserable out, freezing rain and the trees are starting to ice up, hope it warms up soon.
sure not going out in this mess

Emily have a good day.

 

[kenmbz]

Morning all, 32 and still raining. Roads with some black ice, not too bad.
Trees are snapping and icy.

Up northeast of me the roads are sheet ice according to co-workers.

Paul- Hope Emily trip goes well.

Stay safe and be well,

Aries investigates icy tree that is normally 12' up

Droopy

Detail, normally this is about 8' up, touching the ground today.

 

[check]

Good morning to all! Low was 12° and guess what? ...... yep, 4" + of snow! Some 'dusting'. We must have the same weather guessers as LFN.....

All the snow must have dumped in the wee hours, it's sunny now, just a few broken up clouds, but the wind has kicked up and is blowing the powder light snow around. Maybe it will clear the driveway for me? There's always hope...

No issues with the pellet stove overnight. Purring nicely. I still have my eyebrows....
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Mostly, no, definitely not you that needs to be silenced, nor anyone else here on the forums. It's basically a couple of nasty belligerent neighbors that create their own issues.

Kyle, nice job on the straightening of the rod, hopefully the next one cooperates without too much effort!

RS, I have the same Crossman, but don't use it too often. My 'go to' for rodent control is a Beeman RS2 series. Single pump, break barrel. It comes with two barrels, .177 cal and a .22 cal. Pellet. It's up to 1000fps using .177.View attachment 734889
Also came with a nice soft storage case and the scope. I am very happy with the accuracy. The .22 cal takes out the critters with one shot, sometimes the .177 requires a follow up....

Today will be an inside piddling around day. I think that we may polish up the furniture today, it's due for sure. The humidity is so low, the wood absorbs any wax almost instantly. The oak floors are due for another waxing, but that might be a bit too much to tackle today.

I picked up a couple of prime ribeyes and a small bag of 'baby dutch golden' potatoes. They are on the menu for dinner tonight along with the last 2 corn on the cob that were frozen last season. I think the wifey is also going to do an asian stir fry. Should make for good eatin'

Everyone have a great day!

Nice pellet gun, LS - do you know what the muzzle velocity is with the .22 barrel?

 

[daugen]

can you get enough power with a pellet gun to make it accurate for 30 yards but still not be lethal?
Say you didn't want to hunt but wanted target practice only. How many fps minimum would I need?

All my guns got sold in the move.
I miss the one with the nice scope on it. Assuming you have a spot to brace against, having a scope
obviously improves accuracy.
Am curious how my aim is now with much older eyes.

I continue to remember the advice the old neighbor of mine in NC told me about having enough guns. You need more guns.
I'd like one to use just for target practice and have dense woods behind my house.
With the police station almost across the street, this is a seriously low crime area so really don't see the need to arm up.

And while I wish non violent alternatives could be used and work, that sure doesn't work for everyone.
So I'm very appreciative of those of you who legally carry firearms. You may save my behind some day.
And I'm very appreciative of the police and our military. It's a hard world out there, just ask the Ukranians.
I don't think my pepper spray would work very well against a Russian tank.