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[JAG1]

Mike, have you had any big bears coming around? Tracks in the snow?

[Mopar1973Man]

Nope. Bears should be still sleeping winter off yet. Too early for bears yet.

[dripley]

We are catching the break out here on the right coast. Should be in the 60's and near 70 this week.

[Mopar1973Man]

No fair... Chicken Man will be basting in his own juices. 

 

[dripley]

You need to check great songs. The chickens revenge.

 

I will be enjoying stewing in the juices whilst you freeze your nads off. Ah ha haaaaa.

Edited February 20, 2018 by dripley

[Marcus2000monster]

Well it hit negative 26 degrees here last night! Started my truck unplugged after sitting for 4 days and she didn't like that! Wish I had a video of the start! lol. Started like 3rd crank and loped like heck until 3 cyl kicked in... 

[Mopar1973Man]

1 hour ago, Marcus2000monster said:

Well it hit negative 26 degrees here last night!

 

I was traveling south for MoparMom's dialysis run and ran through New Meadows, ID at -20*F this morning. 

 

@Marcus2000monster we are for sure neighbors when it comes to the winter cold. We feel the same nasty bone-chilling cold here. 

[Marcus2000monster]

9 hours ago, Mopar1973Man said:

 

I was traveling south for MoparMom's dialysis run and ran through New Meadows, ID at -20*F this morning. 

 

@Marcus2000monster we are for sure neighbors when it comes to the winter cold. We feel the same nasty bone-chilling cold here. 

Its the kind of cold that I cant handle lol. If someone was stuck out there they wouldn't last long.

[Mopar1973Man]

On 2/21/2018 at 5:57 AM, Marcus2000monster said:

Its the kind of cold that ANYONE cant handle lol. If someone was stuck out there they wouldn't last long.

 

Correction for you...

[Marcus2000monster]

6 hours ago, Mopar1973Man said:

 

Correction for you...

Thank you mike! 

[Mopar1973Man]

For me, anything above 32*F is warm and that jeans and tee shirt weather. Now between 0*F and 32*F is cold requires a good heavy coat. Below zero is plain frigid and dangerous survival at these temperatures is very short if out in the weather. Add wind to that you talking serious life threating problem.

 

@Marcus2000monster It's all good. We both live in the cold country. That one of the reasons I don't carry a bunch of spare parts in the truck and tools. I carry food, water, blankets, extra clothing, gloves, etc. My own survival is more important than trying to fix the truck. The truck can be towed to safety. As for MoparMom and me, our lives are much more important. 

[JAG1]

Worse we ever had was minus 5. The wind was howling and it was so cold the most I could take was Quickly filling a wheel barrow with firewood and getting it up to the door. That was with long johns heavy jacket, jeans and hat on. Can't imagine what you guys go thru. I had an outside job, but we all stayed home till daily highs went back to normal averaging 40 for the high.

Edited February 25, 2018 by JAG1

[Dieselfuture]

Ha ha I worked in negative temperatures outside plenty of time but it's definitely for yong blood. 

[JAG1]

Yeah I know you guys do back east. Don't know how you do it. For years I worked mostly in the rain which is cold when 35-40 in winter. Worked in snow as well but rarely snows out west in the lowlands. The minus 5 was very unusual for us out here.

[dripley]

Worst I ever saw was 25 below actual temp for a little over 2 weeks. Dont remember what the wind chill was. We were building a TGI Fridays up in ggne Pocono mountains. It snowed over 10 feet that winter, breaking wearher records the whole time I was there. My plumber would come by my apartment to jump my truck just to rough in the slab during that couple weeks. Dug the ditches with a jack hammer. I stayed in the office, to darn cold for me.

[JAG1]

If the gravel gets wet how do you guys deal with getting it to roll out of the dump truck?

[dripley]

Digging the ditches for the plumbing was all we got done during that time. We put that Fridays in an existing buiding so our site work was very minimal and waited for spring.

 But to answer your question, once the stone pile freezes you dont even get it in the dump truck.

[IBMobile]

                                     I thought shorts were for snow weather.

 

                  

 

[dripley]

6 minutes ago, IBMobile said:

                                     I thought shorts were for snow weather.

 

                  

 

You and a lot of other folks. See it all the time. 

[Marcus2000monster]

3 hours ago, dripley said:

You and a lot of other folks. See it all the time. 

You must have a tough set of legs!