mikenpalsie wrote:
it is snowing again, not expecting too much, just enough to mess up the roads... again. oh well warmer weather is coming.
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mikenpalsie wrote: it is snowing again, not expecting too much, just enough to mess up the roads... again. oh well warmer weather is coming. |
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Re: winter
fledermaus wrote: mikenpalsie wrote: it is snowing again, not expecting too much, just enough to mess up the roads... again. oh well warmer weather is coming. |
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Re: winter
JKJ-FZ6 wrote: fledermaus wrote: mikenpalsie wrote: it is snowing again, not expecting too much, just enough to mess up the roads... again. oh well warmer weather is coming. |
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JKJ-FZ6 wrote: Look on the bright side. The GTS is gassed up and ready to go. |
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Supportive friends are such a blessing.
All right, you'll be happy to know that I got to my office to clear the sidewalk with my little 2 stroke Toro and underestimated the gas in that one as well....shoveled half of it. On the plus side, can't blame the scooter for that one. |
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If I had snow I'd be getting one of those things that this thing is actually not one of even though you might think that that thing actually really is that thing to clear it.
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Sorry everyone. I'm so busy enjoying the great weather here that I forgot to bump this for you miserable northerners.
Bump. |
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znomit wrote: Sorry everyone. I'm so busy enjoying the great weather here that I forgot to bump this for you miserable northerners. Bump. Well, while I'm here, might as well whing a bit. Crazy winter in that it's actually decent riding weather...but then again with salt about and a lot of darkness, I think I'll just suffer it out....unless, of course, it rains..... |
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znomit wrote: Sorry everyone. I'm so busy enjoying the great weather here that I forgot to bump this for you miserable northerners. Bump. |
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Harbinger wrote: znomit wrote: Sorry everyone. I'm so busy enjoying the great weather here that I forgot to bump this for you miserable northerners. Bump. Remind me to remind you. |
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znomit wrote: Sorry everyone. I'm so busy enjoying the great weather here that I forgot to bump this for you miserable northerners. Bump. It was 75º (f) here today. Sunny. For full disclosure, I didn't get any riding in today... spent the morning washing the motorhome, then my wife wanted to do lunch out and shopping. Crowds. OK, that was a bit miserable. Nevermind. |
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Yeah, yeah - you folks just *wish* you were going to get an inch of rain driving through with 30+ mph winds tomorrow...
Hope the power stays on... |
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Dooglas wrote: Harbinger wrote: Put a shovel on the front? Works for pickup trucks :-\ |
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Dooglas wrote: Harbinger wrote: Put a shovel on the front? Works for pickup trucks :-\ |
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Temporarily cured my winter blues with a trip down to FL. Check out "Okeechobee Tour" in ride reports.
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Harbinger wrote: JKJ-FZ6 wrote: Look on the bright side. The GTS is gassed up and ready to go. |
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znomit wrote: Harbinger wrote: JKJ-FZ6 wrote: Look on the bright side. The GTS is gassed up and ready to go. |
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Guys, guys...... that was LAST winter.
I'm ready to roll with chains on the snowblower, gas in the can.... and NO snow. Think I might as well go for a ride this weekend. Znomit, you must really get some dark satisfaction out of this thread. |
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This past weekend I was out on the ZNEN for an hour or so. I rode all over GR, mostly in town. I only went about 20 miles, but it's not often I can say that in early January. It was chilly, like low 30s, but everything was dry.
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Rode around in 60F weather yesterday, had to ship a package to my brother in AL. It was windy, but fun riding. Last time I rode was in Dec in FL. it's 31F today, although sunny and not too windy. Winter sucks so much, we're heading to summer on Monday.
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Harbinger wrote: It was a lovely day for a ride today I went out to the cage to go for groceries and as I passed the bike, I noticed I had a FLAT! Checked and found an industrial staple well inserted in the front tire. I said to myself and to the neighbour lady who had come over to say hello, "Gosh golly gee, isn't that a disappointment. I guess I'll have to get the plug kit out." After we had concluded our pleasantries, I said "@#&&%$$#@" several times, to the tire/staple and went for groceries. Got home, unloaded the groc's and took out the plug kit. The f*****g cement was as hard as my head. No repair today. Too f*****g cold to ride anyway. |
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EN82pg wrote: Harbinger wrote: It was a lovely day for a ride today I went out to the cage to go for groceries and as I passed the bike, I noticed I had a FLAT! Checked and found an industrial staple well inserted in the front tire. I said to myself and to the neighbour lady who had come over to say hello, "Gosh golly gee, isn't that a disappointment. I guess I'll have to get the plug kit out." After we had concluded our pleasantries, I said "@#&&%$$#@" several times, to the tire/staple and went for groceries. Got home, unloaded the groc's and took out the plug kit. The f*****g cement was as hard as my head. No repair today. Too f*****g cold to ride anyway. |
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Record temperatures today. Tarcoola had 49 c /120 f. Fire bans across several states. Millions of fish have died in rivers due to lack of water flow as the drought continues and because of water being sucked out of the river system.
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Hope you're all well up there.
Today it hit 28°C (that's 82F for those of you who haven't figured out water is supposed to boil at 100 and freeze at 0). I had to take the flyscreen off the LX to increase the airflow. |
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waspmike wrote: 30 C here today. Say 31 for tomorrow. Maybe some of our North American friends could post you some snow? |
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znomit wrote: waspmike wrote: 30 C here today. Say 31 for tomorrow. Maybe some of our North American friends could post you some snow? |
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Harbinger wrote: znomit wrote: waspmike wrote: 30 C here today. Say 31 for tomorrow. Maybe some of our North American friends could post you some snow? How selfish! |
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znomit wrote: Harbinger wrote: znomit wrote: waspmike wrote: 30 C here today. Say 31 for tomorrow. Maybe some of our North American friends could post you some snow? How selfish! However if you want some I have plenty. I'll toss it in a cooler and ship it your way. |
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Harbinger wrote: znomit wrote: Harbinger wrote: znomit wrote: waspmike wrote: 30 C here today. Say 31 for tomorrow. Maybe some of our North American friends could post you some snow? How selfish! However if you want some I have plenty. I'll toss it in a cooler and ship it your way. |
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Harbinger wrote: It was a lovely day for a ride today Hell hate driving my car in the salt, but that is why I bought it. |
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WEB-Tech wrote: Harbinger wrote: It was a lovely day for a ride today Hell hate driving my car in the salt, but that is why I bought it. The Ural which I will ride in anything will have undercoating protection. I've ridden the Vespa and BMW for for 2 winters with NO salt damage. People worry too much and it's fine as long as you don't let it sit for too long. If after 10 years it starts to show a little rust you get it fixed or buy another one. |
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Harbinger wrote: WEB-Tech wrote: Harbinger wrote: It was a lovely day for a ride today Hell hate driving my car in the salt, but that is why I bought it. The Ural which I will ride in anything will have undercoating protection. I've ridden the Vespa and BMW for for 2 winters with NO salt damage. People worry too much and it's fine as long as you don't let it sit for too long. If after 10 years it starts to show a little rust you get it fixed or buy another one. not sure how you don't have residue on the roads all winter. My scooter won't see the road till end of March. Too many wires with to little dielectric grease in them for me to ride in the crap. The MP3 500 I got from Plymouth Ma, had all it's aluminum etched from salt. It was only 2 years old with 4,800 miles. |
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Sigh -19 C currently.
Extreme Cold Warning for Southern Ontario Active for next 12 hours · Environment Canada This alert has been updated. Posted 4 hours ago A prolonged period of very cold wind chills continues. Bitterly cold arctic air combined with strong westerly winds have resulted in wind chill values near minus 35 tonight. The cold air will remain in place Thursday. Conditions should improve Friday as milder air moves into the region. ### Risks are greater for young children, older adults, people with chronic illnesses, people working or exercising outdoors, and those without proper shelter. Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. To report severe weather, send an email to ONstorm@canada.ca or tweet reports using #ONStorm. Recommended actions Cover up. Frostbite can develop within minutes on exposed skin, especially with wind chill. If it's too cold for you to stay outside, it's too cold for your pet to stay outside. |
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This should warm everyone up.
The Ice Run - YouTube youtube.com/watch?v=e6LRvj6-7OQ |
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I'd complain, but it's 59F outside now, with a forecast high for today of 65F.
Oh yeah, it's overcast. Darn. Rant over. |
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