Thursday, December 03, 2009

Right Now

Well... It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas...

Dang it.  OK, it's pretty.  I'll give ya that.  But it's also cold!

(Sigh)  Indoor Happy Hour again today.  And my frickin' water lines are frozen; long-time readers know we do this stoopid-human trick EVERY year, without fail.  Sometimes more than once, too.
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20 comments:

  1. virgil xenophon03 December, 2009 12:29

    That's what comes from being a "high plains drifter" Buck. :)

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  2. JimmyT03 December, 2009 13:05

    Buck, my Family there in New Mexico always gets snow before we do here in PA. Funny! Stay warm.

    BT: Jimmy T sends.

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  3. Kris, in New England03 December, 2009 13:13

    Stay warm and hydrated!

    It's in the low 60s here today; might set a record high. By Saturday we should have some snow.

    New England.

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  4. Suldog03 December, 2009 13:17

    I was going to say what Kris said. Amazingly high temps here today.

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  5. Barco Sin Vela II03 December, 2009 13:29

    Buck; Technical question: How do you keep your water tank and black water tank from freezing? Do you add alcohol? (Not joking!)

    Stay warm.

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  6. Unknown03 December, 2009 14:12

    That's mighty cool, Buck. I can't wait 'til we get some snow around here.

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  7. Buck03 December, 2009 14:30

    Darryl: My water tank is dry -- I'm connected to city water. The black tank has never frozen, even when we've had the oh-so-rare brief run of sub-zero temps. I attribute that to mass quantities of post-processed alcohol in said tank. That and the fact I have a heater on it...

    As for the rest of ya languishing in balmy temps... and especially you New Englanders... you'll get yours! ;-)

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  8. mkfreeberg03 December, 2009 15:05

    Pardon my ignorance, I'm in Folsom. What's all that white stuff in the picture?

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  9. Buck03 December, 2009 15:17

    Styrofoam. It's a New Mexican tradition, imported from Las Vegas.

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  10. Andy03 December, 2009 15:28

    My sympathies Buck. It's pretty to look at while it's falling, but a pain in the back-side to live with.

    Man, I HATE cold weather, sleet, snow, yetis, and frozen-up water lines. I'll admit that I'm a warm weather pansy...but I lived long enough in cold weather country to realize that I'd rather cut Southern humidity with a knife than shovel snow.

    But that's just me...

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  11. Bag Blog03 December, 2009 15:52

    This snow is pretty odd. It is suppose to go SOUTH of us, and not snow here. But it is dang cold here.

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  12. Dan Stacken03 December, 2009 17:08

    Might get down to 45 here tonight. Yes, I'm laughing and I know it's cruel. But I'm laughing all the same. I can not believe you let the pipes freeze again. Of course, at various times during the year I see temperatures in the -50's or lower, freezing rain, snow, ice, yada yada. But all I have to do is close the door to the test chamber and I'm back in balmy Florida. Ha, Ha, Ha, Ha. I have tears in my eyes and my jaw hurts from laughing. Good luck with the pipes Bud...

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  13. Kath03 December, 2009 17:50

    Aren't you supposed to let the water drip or trickle a bit in severe weather? Just speaking from freezing on a boat in a previous lifetime.

    Warmish here today, but we had frost the other morning and there is chance of some kind of mixed mess on Saturday. Oh, boy, can't wait. :(

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  14. Glenn Mark Cassel03 December, 2009 18:34

    I do know of RV types in the Northern Tier that have the water lines wrapped with a heating element and flexible foam insulation.

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  15. PRH03 December, 2009 18:42

    Hey Buck...how long has it been since you drove the RV{motor home} out on the road?

    Just interested, since that was my "retirement" gig for those 5 years....

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  16. MissBirdlegs in AL03 December, 2009 20:02

    It's 20 degrees warmer in the NE today than here in N. AL. I'm feelin for you, Buck!

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  17. Towanda03 December, 2009 22:25

    Buck, We were kind of in your neck of the woods today, on our way back from Texas. We spent last night in Tucumcari. This morning when we got up there was 4 inches of snow on the ground and it was really snowing and blowing. I-40 had so many wrecks and cars off the road, that traffic was backed up for 8 miles and it took us an hour and a half just to get ON the interstate. And then it was scary once we got onto the highway -- whiteout, blowing snow, terrible road conditions, horrible visibility, and us crawling along surrounded by 18 wheelers. It took us 5 1/2 hours to go from Tucumcari to Cline's Corners, then the road conditions got better when we headed north to Santa Fe. I love winter and snow -- but not while driving in near-impossible conditions. Sure felt good to get home.

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  18. Buck04 December, 2009 03:23

    Andy: I much prefer warmer weather, too. But I can stand a lil bit o' pain... as long as it ain't a regular recurring "feature."

    Lou: It's danged cold here, too... supposed to be in the mid-teens tonite, with black ice and freezing fog in tomorrow morning's forecast.

    Dan sez: I can not believe you let the pipes freeze again.

    I had a drip set, I swear. But it was a slow-drip and obviously not enough. The forecast has been revised for tomorrow and the lines may not unfreeze until Saturday. But the pain will remind me to NOT do this again. Until next time.

    As far as YOUR WX is concerned: Shaddup.

    Kath: Yep, keeping a trickle going is SOP. But as noted above, I wasn't either (a) paying close enough attention or (b) my drip wasn't enough.

    Glenn: I've considered heat tape for my white water hose, but then I'd have to remember to switch it on and off...

    Pat: I haven't moved the RV more than a couple of feet (to avoid flat-spotting the tires) in seven years.

    Katy: We can commiserate together!

    Sharon: Wow! I'm glad you made it home safe. Driving in those conditions is miserable, indeed... and I have a couple of those tee shirts. It's amazing how much difference a mere 80 miles can make, innit?

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  19. Gordon Scott04 December, 2009 20:45

    Wow. Not only is it colder in Portales than here in Minnesots, it's colder than it's been so far this winter.

    And that's more snow than we've seen here, yet.

    Well, after checking the forecast, we won't see 32 for the next ten days, anyway. I guess it's time to retire the light jacket in favor of the heavy coat.

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  20. philmon08 December, 2009 20:11

    We need some around here in the norther extremes, please!

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