January,Starting another year of Coffee,Tea and such

[Johnny McCrae]

I used to pray for snow and cold weather so they could make snow. In 2016, I had a hip replacement at the age of 76. That ended my skiing career. We have been living in Florida now for over five years. It's pretty easy to get used to warm and sunny weather. I do miss the skiing but not the snow and cold weather.

On another note, the Green Bay Packers beat the Chicago Bears yesterday and are going to the NFL playoffs as a wild card. They play the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday.

[Silver Creek Slim]

Supposed to get windy late afternoon and go till around noon tomorrow.   Don't care, don't have to go anywhere and don't have to shovel it.

Does dee-oh-gee enjoy it?

Slim

[Silver Creek Slim]

Morning y'all.
Coffee and tea are hot.

About 1" so far.

'Tis 30 and sn*wing. "Blustery. Snow showers. Some blowing and drifting snow. Snow accumulation of 4 to 5 inches. Nearly steady temperature in the lower 30s. Northeast wind 15 to 25 mph with gusts to around 35 mph. Chance of snow near 100 percent."

Slim

[Mogorilla]

3-4 inches here and still coming down.    I am a Yeti, love cold weather, give me mid 20s any day, but you can keep the snow! 

[Major 2]

The tail end of the Storm y'all are experiencing is headed in this direction.
Of course, no SNOW but we'll see winds, rain & lightening.
The guessers state 50-55 MPH in gusts, most should be west of the I-4 corridor and some north of my County.
Still, the s-word can happen (no, I don't mean SNOW) so we'll be weary.

Headed to the LGS toy store, and then meeting with an old reenacting friend for lunch.

News at 6 

[Silver Creek Slim]

6"+ so far. Could get 1"-2" more overnight.

Slim

[Major 2]

Strong wind and heavy rain but passed quickly.

[Hair Trigger Jim]

They say we have about 12 inches.  Hard to tell exactly between the bare spots and the big drifts.

It came yesterday and last night.

[Silver Creek Slim]

Morning y'all.
Coffee and tea are hot.

'Tis 23 and overcast. High of 33. Could get 2" more tonight.

Slim

[Delmonico]

Sent her back about noon yesterday, She made it 10 days this time, progress, the bleeding started again and clots, still the radiation burns on the bladder.  She is doing great, just needs more care again than I can give, looking at least till the weekend.  Fireman scooped and ice melted my steps and joked with me that they would rather do it than haul me in too.  I think they are getting to know us.  We tried to get a non-emergency transport but they were all full and no way I could have cleaned the car, the sidewalks and got her down the stairs.   John has been by and got the rest and cleaned the car but Rita and my Mom told me not to go anywhere, stay at home due to the ice under it. 

Got plenty of supplies, but down to 4 pounds of coffee and 300 tea bags, plus plenty of flour, eggs and everything else.  Besides Lexie has a car and her license now and the store by her work is open to 1 am.  Did about an 18 hour sleep in pieces but feel fine. 

Oh Slim can't say anything because of HIPA rules but when we call the ambulance we create more work for him.   It's fine though it's city owned and they take what medicare pays, no idea what the full cost would be.

[Silver Creek Slim]

We no longer have the Lincoln contract.

Slim

[Delmonico]

OK.   The last year would have drove you crazy.

[Silver Creek Slim]

Morning y'all.
Coffee and tea are hot.

1" of sn*w overnight.

'Tis 22 and overcast. "Cloudy. Scattered snow showers in the morning. Highs around 30. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of snow 50 percent."

Slim

[Silver Creek Slim]

Morning y'all.
Coffee and tea are hot.

'Tis 24 and sn*wing.
"URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Green Bay WI
250 AM CST Fri Jan 12 2024

...A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM TO IMPACT THE REGION WITH HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...

.A strengthening low pressure system will track from the mid-Mississippi Valley to the central Great Lakes today into Saturday. The strong system will bring heavy snow and strong winds to the region. Most of the region should see between 7 to 15 inches of snow, with the highest amounts across northeast Wisconsin. In addition, wind gusts could reach around 50 mph in the Fox Valley and lakeshore areas where blizzard conditions are expected late Friday afternoon into Saturday morning. Temperatures near freezing could locally reduce snowfall totals right along the Lake Michigan shoreline today.

Menominee-Marathon-Shawano-Wood-Portage-Waupaca-Waushara- Including the cities of Wautoma, Neopit, Shawano, New London, Waupaca, Redgranite, Wausau, Plover, Stevens Point, Wisconsin Rapids, Clintonville, Keshena, and Marshfield 250 AM CST Fri Jan 12 2024

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO NOON CST SATURDAY...

* WHAT...Heavy snow expected. Total snow accumulations between 7 and 13 inches. Winds gusting as high as 40 mph will create blowing and drifting snow and poor visibilities for motorists.

* WHERE...Marathon, Portage, Waushara, Wood, Menominee, Shawano, and18 Waupaca Counties.

* WHEN...From 6 AM this morning to noon CST Saturday.

* IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult. Widespread blowing snow could significantly reduce visibility. The hazardous conditions could impact the Friday morning and evening commutes."

Slim

[Major 2]

Hunker down Slim and stay warm.

[Mogorilla]

Here in KC, record cold coming.   Oh yay!   ready to watch playoffs from warmth of living room!

[Delmonico]

About done here, several inches.

[Delmonico]

Got a video of him telling me no,then changing his mind.  Typical.


Rita talked them into another day because of the weather, suggesting one or both of us could fall.

[Silver Creek Slim]

8" so far. Supposed to continue until noon tomorrow. 
35 MPG is the max on the way home from verk.

Found out my S&W 15-3 has an adjustable trigger stop. That is way the trigger feels so great.
It appears the S&W 15, aka Combat Masterpiece, and S&W 19, aka Combat Magnum, have the adjustable trigger stop.

Slim

[Silver Creek Slim]

Morning y'all.
Coffee and tea are hot.

The blizzard is over. 10"-13" depending on where I measured.

Monthly systems outage today. So, I have to brave the cold and sn*w. 

'Tis 17 and overcast. "Blustery. Colder. Cloudy. Snow showers in the morning  then a chance of snow showers in the afternoon. Some blowing and drifting snow. Snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches. Highs around 20. Northwest wind 15 to 25 mph with gusts to around 35 mph. Chance of snow 90 percent."

Slim