[AT] Sleet

Tue Feb 8 10:58:53 PST 2011

Could be.  Self propelled and remotely controlled.  If a person passes
with no friends....................zoom.

On Tue, Feb 8, 2011 at 12:29 PM, Mattias Kessén <davidbrown950 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 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
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> 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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