Pacific North West - Excessive heat warning issued

arto98607 · Dec 28, 2021

goeduck said:
Those in Western Oregon and Washington that feed our resident Annas Hummingbirds, don't forget to rotate feeders inside/outside to keep them thawed. I have two sets and rotate them to put out room temp food a few times during the day and first thing at dawn. I saw someone wrapped LED Christmas lights around theirs. I did not think LEDs put out much heat, but maybe so.

Edit: Anyone know why this would not work? I had an unused heat trace cable in the shop. End of the trace would go to a second feeder.

I suppose the heat-tape would work, but at least in our location the feeders have to be refilled every second or third day and it looks like it may not be so convenient to do with the tape in place?

We keep two or three feeder on the south side and one on the north side of the house and swap them as needed when it's below freezing.
The coldest we've had in the last few years has been about 20F or so.

Apparently they eat lot of insects during warmer months.

goeduck · Dec 28, 2021

We are supposed to be above freezing by Saturday

Aquamoose · Dec 28, 2021

I cranked my radiant floor heat system up to 70° and kept the forced air shop stove stocked (practically the BEST invention after sliced bread). Have to, it’s my workplace!

Town of Deer Park looks like Nome, Alaska but with trees. Everything is white, even the streets. It’s refreshing to note that while it can get bitterly cold, life goes on as normal.

I hear that the CA Sierras are seeing record snow falls, breaking records in 1970. It’s already reaching 170% average and still climbing. Global warming my ass. (Pardon my French)

I’m rotating my kids cars in the garage to thaw them out. It gets crusted with ice sprays in the wheel wells that I can’t knock off.

After the new year, I’m look forward to grooving my tractor tires and building bucket wings to take care of the snow.

grsthegreat · Dec 28, 2021

my place today. i plowed a figure 8 in arena to run sleighs...when it warms up a bit. 9F sucks right now. its hard to see, but theres nearly 24" of snow accumulated.

cleaning up the trails for sleigh and to run dog

cqaigy2 · Dec 28, 2021

Nice overhead view!

Power went out around 10AM, temp isn't too bad upper 20's. Had to dig the generator shed out around the doors and clear the roof off of it. It's one of those short pool type sheds where the top tips up and two doors open.

BTW i'd rather not hear anymore french language, no reason for it in this thread, just exercise a tinsy bit of impulse control please.

3 Horse Ranch · Dec 28, 2021

Aquamoose said:
After the new year, I’m look forward to grooving my tractor tires and building bucket wings to take care of the snow.

I saw a Good Works Tractor YouTube video about that but he didn't finish and never got around to the results. We are looking to get a newer tractor that will have R4 tires on it and it would be interesting to see how well it works.

oosik · Dec 28, 2021

You have some real snow there - grsthegreat. We here, on the other hand, have about two inches and its 13F. Sun is going down - so are the temps.

Brownie finds great pleasure romping thru the snow. I find great pleasure in another cup of coffee.