ICE & SNOW REVISITED

[Mikej]

^^^ No. Looked at the weather and they be calling for 20s again next week! Wednesday I think? Some more snow or ice. So far they've been pretty spot on with their 7-10 day forecasts. Unfortunately.

 

[Captain O]

Raining here in SE Portland. Snow is melting.
Could this really be the end?

Will Arf The Wonder Chicken survive to see the flowers of spring? Tune in this April for the continuing saga of... Arf meets the 2017 line of John Deere Lawn equipment!

 

[bbbass]

Blowing snow (24mph) and freezing rain here this morn. The driveway is drifting closed again and my wife and her friends have cancelled a lunch get together to hunker down. I have to go dig out because I have a doc appt. But the wind blowing ice in my face is not going to be fun!!

 

[HuckleberryFun]

^^^ No. Looked at the weather and they be calling for 20s again next week! Wednesday I think? Some more snow or ice. So far they've been pretty spot on with their 7-10 day forecasts. Unfortunately.

Arrrgh! Good thing you're not the King's Messenger.
You wouldn't last long.

 

[oknow]

We had a place at Camper's Hideaway until I was about 8 or 9 years old. Loved that place. Lean to up against a 5th wheel that was almost more comfortable than the actual house I grew up in. We had a cast iron stove, concrete floors with carpeting, nice view of the lake and trees, a terraced garden. Had the old folks kept the place - crap I don't even want to think what it would've sold for on today's market. I looked at spaces up there last year on their website, just to see, and about pooped myself.

We used to help in the Territorial Days parades in Amboy too - I threw candy to the parade goers from the back of a flatbed truck that lead the floats. Do they even do that in Amboy anymore?

I remember going to see movies in the summer time in the Amphitheater at the Hideaway too - we got to see Back to the Future not long after it came out, open air.

First kokanee I ever caught was caught from the docks down there too, when I was 4 years old - caught on a purple plastic worm with a pink tail, fished under a bobber using my trusty old Zebco 303 combo. Wish I had the picture of that fish still - we had pix of me holding it up, and of it laying against a yard stick. 16 inches - which was huge to me back then. I wouldn't let it be cooked - we kept that damned fish in the freezer for a couple years, and every once in a while I'd take it out and look it over, then put it back, terribly impressed with my heroic catch. I may do the same thing if I ever catch a 10lb bass here in Oregon

Jim - if you get a place up there I may have to bum rides on your boat. Aside from that one koke from the docks, I don't remember Merwin fishing all that well from the bank. We had a boat, too and fished out of that most of the time up there. I know there's kokes, rainbows, and I think chinook? I remember hearing about pike or muskies introduced to control some other invasive fish - those would be fun to hunt down, especially with a fly rod.

Back on topic - here in Da Grove, it's been like 36 degrees and raining and the snow and ice is slowly melting. If they cancel school again I am going to frickin' loose it and send the nastiest e-mail to every school board member and the superintendent - they cancelled school Tuesday because, despite the roads being passable, there was snow on the sidewalks. Not sure what the hell we're paying these clowns to do, or why the school district's maintenance people weren't out being useful, clearing the snow and inspecting the building for leaks or damage caused by the weather. The superintendent or whoever makes the call to cancel school or not is a straight up pussy - and has now cancelled school twice in two weeks when they could've gone. The worst came when they cancelled school because of the *threat* of icy roads - never mind the fact that any ice that may have been ON the roads, was melted by the time the busses would've been running. They *could* have done a 1 or 2 hour delay to be safe, but no, they cancelled school instead. If this crap keeps up, the kids will be going to school during the first week of July

Open seat if interested, 20 min. from merwin/yale

 

[erwin643]

Well it's snowing hard here! Maybe there is something to the weather casters this time. The wind has been laying the bamboo horizontal all morning, and the bird feeders (some of them heavy) are bouncing so much that the birds won't approach them!
Got the flashlights, battery to power the C-PAP, emergency radio and crampons out and organized.
We roasted a chicken and made a huge pot of chili with a double batch of cornbread last night, so no cooking necessary for a while.
The Weather Service just kicked the phones on with a "Heavy precipitation is spotted in your area!"report!
They say that at our location there could be 3/4" of ice on the wires and ground! Whoo Hoo!

True preparedness is working to get off of the C-PAP machine. IMO, no one at this website should even call themselves a true survivalist unless they can get off their bubblegum and get a decent score on the U.S. Army PT test, AND at one of the younger age brackets.

 

[etrain16]

True preparedness is working to get off of the C-PAP machine. IMO, no one at this website should even call themselves a true survivalist unless they can get off their bubblegum and get a decent score on the U.S. Army PT test, AND at one of the younger age brackets.

Not everyone here is striving to be a 'survivalist'. Most are hoping to be adequately prepared to ride out events like this without panicking. And I wouldn't make assumptions about the fitness of any particular member just because of something like a C-PAP machine - I know folks that need them that are as fit as any young military buck, but need them just by virtue of their physical makeup (sinuses, etc).

 

[erwin643]

Not everyone here is striving to be a 'survivalist'. Most are hoping to be adequately prepared to ride out events like this without panicking. And I wouldn't make assumptions about the fitness of any particular member just because of something like a C-PAP machine - I know folks that need them that are as fit as any young military buck, but need them just by virtue of their physical makeup (sinuses, etc).

Then they need to get that fixed, unless they want to be part of the mass-sudden die-off in this country, due to an aging demographic, etc. Just look at the trend lines from the original 1972 MIT/Club of Rome "Limits to growth study." Their modeling data is still locked-on (and verified) after all these decades, indicating that the global economy stops growing... About now.

 

[etrain16]

Then they need to get that fixed, unless they want to be part of the mass-sudden die-off in this country, due to an aging demographic, etc. Just look at the trend lines from the original 1972 MIT/Club of Rome "Limits to growth study." Their modeling data is still locked-on (and verified) after all these decades, indicating that the global economy stops growing... About now.

I don't think any of them are at risk of dying without their C-PAP, just in for less restful night's sleep. At least I haven't met anyone that would die without their C-PAP, but maybe there are some out there.

As for me, I'm a Type 1 diabetic - that means no cure and no amount of exercise or diet mods can fix it. My body does not make insulin, period. So, in a protracted disaster event, folks like me, that rely on certain medication to survive, will ultimately be compromised should supply lines not be restored.

 

[CamoDeafie]

And also, you're assuming that everyone will be going out, walk out, with up to 100lbs of gear on their backs, into the mountains after driving their vehicles and getting stranded on the permanent parking lots should the SHTF.... fun fact, not everyone is gonna do that. More realistic, most people will be dying at their residences in natural disasters/emergencies if they didn't evacuate beforehand. This of course doesn't include those who are already prepared at home with adequate supplies to ride out such events, and doesn't include those who are already "bugged out" from urban centers. There was that interesting article somewhere about a small village in Greece who didn't know that their economy had collapsed..because their community didn't need to go into town for things, as they made/grew/traded most everything they needed in the village. It made me think of the farming/ranch communities out here, and of the small hamlets and villages that doesn't depend on going to the Cities for most of their items.... Especially the Mennonite community and some of the LDS communities.... I think for the most part these types of communities will be just fine in the long run... Of course, there are some communities that relies entirely on the almighty dollar/credit for everything...... such communities will be short-lived during extended periods of disasters. Back to the topic of Ice and Snow........ I need to get myself a set of snow tires for my vehicle, but at the moment with the weather warming up again....the roads are just fine in most places, and I'm good to go. ALready have supplies prepared in the apartment for any emergencies Sucks I had to go to work even during hte snow storm.....as a Direct Support Professional for adults with special needs..... but at the least I have the ability to contact the company's Severe Weather Action teams if needed.

 

[Howard1955]

 

[Sgt Nambu]

True preparedness is working to get off of the C-PAP machine. IMO, no one at this website should even call themselves a true survivalist unless they can get off their bubblegum and get a decent score on the U.S. Army PT test, AND at one of the younger age brackets.

Well, thank you for opinion! I'll jump my azz right up and get right on that.

 

[Captain O]

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Well, I haven't seen my pe**er in a few days, either... (I'll just have to wait until it warms up a bit)!

 

[HuckleberryFun]

Well, thank you for opinion! I'll jump my azz right up and get right on that.

 

[HuckleberryFun]

Well, I haven't seen my pe**er in a few days, either... (I'll just have to wait until it warms up a bit)!

That's what I say, it's just the cold...no really.

 

[Captain O]

Don't be too concerned, Arf The Wonder Chicken has had his tailfeathers parked beside the Handy Heater since the first snowfall. *sniff* (Strange, I could have sworn I smelled an old, scorching pillow)!

 

[teflon6string]

...
Seriously, my sweetheart wants to get us some cheap overshoe traction cleats for tromping on ice. She knows people who swear by them. Anyone here have any experience with these?
...

After the mid-January snow, I got some - the cheapest pair I could find online. I've been buggin' with curiosity for a test-drive and finally got the chance yesterday to wander a couple miles on steep hilly glare ice. Love 'em!

Can't say how long they might last (since I found a few different pairs online that come with spare replacement cleats), but they sure got me to and from work yesterday.

Bring it!

 

[PiratePast40]

^^ golf shoes also work^^

 

[Andy54Hawken]

I come from the land of the ice and snow...
Well we have ice and snow here. ( again )
Started Friday morning and hasn't really let up.
First snow ... then warmed up a bit so we had icy rain ... now its snowing again.
Andy

 

[ATCclears]

@AndyinEverson my wife and daughter are in Lynden this weekend for a horse event. Wifey said the conditions are nasty there again this morning.