[AT] Sleet

Tue Feb 8 09:29:40 PST 2011

The plowing coffin?

2011/2/8 Charlie V <1cdevill at gmail.com>

> I hope I'm not jinxing myself by saying this but I really feel that the
> > winter is now gone here.
>
> Roboplow...
> For those of us who are still having winter, check this out.  I can't
> remember if the video has been around before but it is pretty cool.
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=tPg1ZMiC9pA
>
> Charlie V. in WNY
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> On Wed, Feb 2, 2011 at 2:30 PM, charlie hill <charliehill at embarqmail.com>
> wrote:
> > I hope I'm not jinxing myself by saying this but I really feel that the
> > winter is now gone here.  We will have more cold weather but my gut
> feeling
> > is that the season as turned the corner.
> > I have spring flowers beginning to shoot up.  I pruned a pear tree
> Saturday
> > and I appeared that the sap had begun to rise.  All I can say is,  it's
> > about TIME!  One more month of this Global Warming and I would have been
> > ready for a padded room.
> >
> > Charlie
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Larry Goss
> > Sent: Wednesday, February 02, 2011 2:09 PM
> > To: Antique tractor email discussion group
> > Subject: Re: [AT] Sleet
> >
> > Once, just once, on the weather channel last night, a commentator
> mentioned
> > that the storm was moving faster than they anticipated.  As  result, the
> > expected records would not be reached.  But of course, that announcement
> was
> > never repeated -- there's no news value in it.
> >
> > Larry
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "mpnc282 at juno.com" <mpnc282 at juno.com>
> > Date: Wednesday, February 2, 2011 11:38
> > Subject: Re: [AT] Sleet
> > To: at at lists.antique-tractor.com
> >
> >> Here in SE Michigan, I was disappointed with the "Blizzard of
> >> the Century" we only received about 5-6" of snow, and not much
> >> wind. Kind of like the Great Lakes cyclone from last year. Three
> >> wiffs and a puff of dust and it was done. Of course the news
> >> talked about it almost non-stop up until it came through. Mike M
> >>
> >> ---------- Original Message ----------
> >> From: Charlie V <1cdevill at gmail.com>
> >> To: Antique tractor email discussion group <at at lists.antique-
> >> tractor.com>Subject: Re: [AT] Sleet
> >> Date: Wed, 2 Feb 2011 12:11:57 -0500
> >>
> >> I know what you are thinking, Charlie.  On the other hand,
> >> if 5-6
> >> inches of snow becomes soggy from rain, a small blower will not move
> >> it and slush is not fun to shovel..  Based on that thought,
> >> The clean
> >> up is taken care of for the moment.  With our temperature
> >> still at 24
> >> F, we have had a couple of bursts of big, puffy snow flakes, but are
> >> probably safe from any rain / ice for a while. The other good
> >> news is
> >> that our wind is only at 3 mph currently.
> >> We seem to be quite lucky at the moment comapred to Gene and
> >> much of
> >> the rest of the nation.
> >>
> >> Charlie V. in WNY
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> On Wed, Feb 2, 2011 at 11:21 AM, Gene Dotson
> >> <gdotsly at watchtv.net> wrote:
> >> > � �The sleet here in Ohio stopped last night
> >> when it warmed up enough to
> >> > turn to freezing rain. Have a heavy crust on the sleet thick
> >> enough to walk
> >> > on without breaking through. At least the sleet is not
> >> drifting any more. It
> >> > is colder and now snowing and near whiteout conditions with 40
> >> MPH plus
> >> > winds. Have limbs scattered all over the lawn. Earlier I was
> >> out and watched
> >> > the limbs blowing across the ice. Had everything but the hail
> >> and lightning
> >> > so far.
> >> >
> >> > � � � � � � �
> >> � � � � �Gene
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > ----- Original Message -----
> >> > From: "Charlie V" <1cdevill at gmail.com>
> >> > To: "Antique tractor email discussion group"
> >> <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> >> > Sent: Wednesday, February 02, 2011 10:55 AM
> >> > Subject: Re: [AT] Sleet
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > And that it did. �We ended up with 5-6 inches of very
> >> fine powder,
> >> > almost like dry sand. �Our temperature hung around 20
> >> degrees. �Now
> >> > the weather guys are saying "Guess what? �The Storm
> >> missed us." �I was
> >> > in hopes all of the hype yesterday was overdone.
> >> >
> >> > The current predictions now are for possible scattered
> >> freezing rain
> >> > and / or sleet. That offered extra incentive to get out at daylight
> >> > and get the shoveling, blowing, and plowing finished just in case.
> >> > The character of the snow might get ugly if it gets rained on
> >> and our
> >> > DSL internet was out as well so no second cup of coffee.
> >> �Now the snow
> >> > work is finished for the moment and the DSL is up so it
> >> appears all is
> >> > well.........except with all of that I forgot to feed the big
> >> dog and
> >> > give her her pills. �She probably thinks her throat is
> >> cut so we best
> >> > go feed her.
> >> >
> >> > Charlie V.
> >> >
> >> > On Wed, Feb 2, 2011 at 1:15 AM, Charlie V
> >> <1cdevill at gmail.com> wrote:
> >> >> We are up to perhaps two inches of very fine snow now. Radar shows
> >> >> the heavier snowfall is almost to us. I am going to try to
> >> get back
> >> >> to sleep now. The snow can fall O.K. without my help. Nite all.
> >> >>
> >> >> Charlie V. in WNY
> >> >>
> >> >> On Tue, Feb 1, 2011 at 10:44 PM, Gene Dotson
> >> <gdotsly at watchtv.net> wrote:
> >> >>> Charlie;
> >> >>>
> >> >>> I have never seen so much sleet. Probably 3 inches now.
> >> Better than
> >> >>> freezing rain though. Opened the back door a little while
> >> ago. Sleet was
> >> >>> above the bottom of the door. Got dressed and shoveled part
> >> of the walk.
> >> >>> Was
> >> >>> easy to shovel. Very grainy, just had to throw it up in the
> >> air and let
> >> >>> the
> >> >>> wind blow it away. Still coming down. My dog won't even go
> >> out and he is
> >> >>> a
> >> >>> cold weather dog. Hope he makes it till morning.
> >> >>>
> >> >>> Gene
> >> >>>
> >> >>>
> >> >>>
> >> >>> ----- Original Message -----
> >> >>> From: "Charlie V" <1cdevill at gmail.com>
> >> >>> To: "Antique tractor email discussion group"
> >> >>> <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> >> >>> Sent: Tuesday, February 01, 2011 10:19 PM
> >> >>> Subject: Re: [AT] Stationary engine recordings
> >> >>>
> >> >>>
> >> >>> I did a little google reading on the ring tone subject,
> >> Gene. With
> >> >>> older phones like I have, it looked like more of a project
> >> than I
> >> >>> need. My phone usually only rings occasionally when a telemarketer
> >> >>> calls and I do not answer them. Neat thought though.
> >> >>>
> >> >>> I hope what we get for weather is snow, rather than sleet or
> >> freezing>>> rain. When it gets here it is supposed to no longer
> >> be in the
> >> >>> blizzard category. The weather guy is calling for 10-15
> >> inches in
> >> >>> Rochester, but possibly much less South of I-90. South of I-
> >> 90?? Hey,
> >> >>> that's me. I would be great to miss the bullet yet another
> >> time, but
> >> >>> I guess we will take whatever we get.
> >> >>>
> >> >>> Charlie V.
> >> >>>
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