vacerator
Well-known member
after the holidays
in zip code 85379.
in zip code 85379.
Everyone ready for winter?
- Thread starter washman
- Start date
Help Support :
perc-o-prince
Well-known member
Getting the snowblower out today as we're forecasted to get "plowable accumulation" Sun/Mon. Other than that, it's just getting a few things out of the driveway so I don't run into them and topping off the woodpiles near the house with the big one on the other side of the driveway!
Furnace has it's tune-up coming Tuesday morning. Got a capped price of $1.799 on oil through May.
Stay warm!
Furnace has it's tune-up coming Tuesday morning. Got a capped price of $1.799 on oil through May.
Stay warm!
Winter here is, well, not like winter as I think it should be. (I have a good friend who contends that any day of the year in San Francisco could be a spring day in Pennsylvania).
Right now it is raining lightly and it is 59 F. This big Victorian I am in has forced air heat, but I turn off the vent in my room. I like it cool. And, I open the window when I go to sleep.
Right now it is raining lightly and it is 59 F. This big Victorian I am in has forced air heat, but I turn off the vent in my room. I like it cool. And, I open the window when I go to sleep.
I've had enough of winter! This is the 7th day of below freezing temps, lots of wind and as of noon, 9" snow! This is NOT normal for my part of Washington! Nites at 23, days under 30. All the while, I keep hearing coins going through the gas meter! Fun for a while, but for how long? I do have a gas fireplace, but it's in the wall and small BTU and with a long skinny house never reaches down the hall very far. G
Got the filter changed in the furnace, refilled all the windshield washer tanks in the vehicles, have a Jimmy 4x4 and our Escalade is AWD so won't have any problem getting to or from work (never have), have gas range so can cook on top anyway, gas water heater so will have hot water, and a backup unvented gas heater just in case the power goes out due to ice on the tree limbs. Yep, I think we're all set.
vacerator
Well-known member
My driveway is
double wide, like my mind. Some folks are narrow minded, and don't reach too far.
double wide, like my mind. Some folks are narrow minded, and don't reach too far.
passatdoc
Well-known member
Not much winterizing needed in SoCal, but I did change the furnace air filter and changed out the (rechargeable) AA batteries in the thermostat. We had some 40 F/5 C mornings in late November/early December, so the furnace (a Lennox installed Setp 2015) has actually fired up maybe half a dozen times. Works great. Keeping exterior doors shut and having double glazed windows really helps minimize heating use. I keep winter thermostat at 61 F, which I know is cold for some but feels fine to me. I like laying (vests, sweaters, etc.)
In late July/August, the AC is used perhaps 30 days a year. I keep thermostat set at 80 F. I am fine at 80 inside with fans going. The real goal of the AC is to keep my salt water aquarium from over heating above 80 F, as dissolved oxygen drops with rising water temperature.
I use Nordic Pure filters, MERV 12 value, obtained from Amazon. About $6-8 each, and I change them about every two months during heating or AC season. In my climate, AC season is late July to early September. By September, nights get rather cool, so if one opens the windows at night and closes them early in the morning, quite often AC use can be avoided. Heating season is late November to early March. So I change the filter three or four times a year.
In late July/August, the AC is used perhaps 30 days a year. I keep thermostat set at 80 F. I am fine at 80 inside with fans going. The real goal of the AC is to keep my salt water aquarium from over heating above 80 F, as dissolved oxygen drops with rising water temperature.
I use Nordic Pure filters, MERV 12 value, obtained from Amazon. About $6-8 each, and I change them about every two months during heating or AC season. In my climate, AC season is late July to early September. By September, nights get rather cool, so if one opens the windows at night and closes them early in the morning, quite often AC use can be avoided. Heating season is late November to early March. So I change the filter three or four times a year.
Winter?
Was chilly Thu & Fri. Warmed Sat, to low 70°Fs today & tomorrow. A few °Fs drop, then warming again to Sat predicted 78°F. Cooling Sat & Sun. Then ... whatever.
Yeah.
Winter.
Trade with you Glenn. Spent 3 hours cleaning up nearly 7 inches of basically heavy wet cement with a sheet of ice at the bottom. Now its way into the sub zero readings for the rest of the week and then another bout of warmer temps with heavy wet snow. I HATE winter already. Its like my boiler keeps cycling on way too much to keep the house livable.
gusherb
Well-known member
Thursday is supposed to be a high of 3 above. We jumped into this whole winter thing kinda fast if you ask me. It snowed about 6" yesterday. It's nice and cozy in here. We're gonna have a higher then normal gas bill for December.
laundromat
Well-known member
Yep
Got my Christ and back waxed for a nice tan.
Got my Christ and back waxed for a nice tan.
laundromat
Well-known member
Chest not Christ
Here in my little slice of WA state it's 27 degrees out, 20 mile wind and overnight 19! It's suppose to stay this way for another week! 10" of snow on the ground now frozen over and it was fun driving today. Heavy snow forecast, too! I'm not looking forward to this next month's gas bill! Still snug inside, cat won't go out unless thrown out! Lots of good food, libation is never far away and the tunes play all day! Greg
lordkenmore
Well-known member
Greg--hope a warming trend hits your slice of WA soon!
Cold spells that keep snow and ice frozen are not fun. I've lived through an extended period of that in 2008. It was a nightmare, because I was basically "snowed" or "iced"in for what seemed like forever. I imagine main roads were plowed and clean...but it was impossible getting to those roads unless one a SUV.
At least you have lots of good food, libation available, and tunes!
Cold spells that keep snow and ice frozen are not fun. I've lived through an extended period of that in 2008. It was a nightmare, because I was basically "snowed" or "iced"in for what seemed like forever. I imagine main roads were plowed and clean...but it was impossible getting to those roads unless one a SUV.
At least you have lots of good food, libation available, and tunes!
laundromat
Well-known member
This,winter.is our rainy season. In the past three weeks.we've had four sunny days. Last Summer was no different. Flash flooding, dumb buts who were stupid enough to get in the water and round and or slip into the falls. Me? I go biking keeping my weatherised backpack supplied. I go to Coconut Island to watch and play around in the rain. Today, I played with the Kantmore adding water to make it habit more dramatic. I'm still not impressed at all.
Snowing lightly here today; ground is about covered. Starting to look like Christmas.
The predicted high for Thurs. is only 17F!
The predicted high for Thurs. is only 17F!
The forecasted high for Thurs. is -19 C (-2 F) with an overnight low of -24 C (-11 F).
vacerator
Well-known member
It is Nine farenheit
here right now.
It's having an effect on my aura. My evil twin has been about again this morning.
Merry Christmas Gary! Try and keep warm!
here right now.
It's having an effect on my aura. My evil twin has been about again this morning.
Merry Christmas Gary! Try and keep warm!
Innovative snow removal
using a Hoverboard
using a Hoverboard
