SwimOdin Posted December 22, 2022 Share Posted December 22, 2022 Calling it. Tell everyone I named it. Are you in for some bad weather? It’s getting down to 9 on Friday. We don’t know what to even do with that in Atlanta. We’re treating it like it’s snowing, which it isn’t. I’m gonna be a baby. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_annoying_one Posted December 22, 2022 Share Posted December 22, 2022 7 minutes ago, SwimOdin said: Calling it. Tell everyone I named it. Are you in for some bad weather? It’s getting down to 9 on Friday. We don’t know what to even do with that in Atlanta. We’re treating it like it’s snowing, which it isn’t. I’m gonna be a baby. I’m only about 2 hours south of Atlanta. Lows in the teens and wind chill below zero is expected this weekend. No snow, though (I hope). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsar4 Posted December 22, 2022 Share Posted December 22, 2022 1 hour ago, SwimOdin said: Calling it. Tell everyone I named it. Are you in for some bad weather? It’s getting down to 9 on Friday. We don’t know what to even do with that in Atlanta. We’re treating it like it’s snowing, which it isn’t. I’m gonna be a baby. 9?? Last I heard our high here is supposed to be 0 F...and OH THOSE 55MPH wind gusts! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UwPp Posted December 22, 2022 Share Posted December 22, 2022 It’s going to be in the 50s Friday and then plummet into an ice storm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PenguinBoss Posted December 22, 2022 Share Posted December 22, 2022 No snow expected, but it's gonna be cold af. Just hoping the power doesn't go out tbh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seight Posted December 22, 2022 Share Posted December 22, 2022 The forecast is "a light dusting of snow but also yeah, enjoy feeling like you live in the fucking Yukon this weekend." 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyberbully Posted December 22, 2022 Share Posted December 22, 2022 We're just getting bitter cold....Which is ok I guess, but I know I'ma have to get gas soon and I too am a baby and don't wanna do it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molarbear Posted December 22, 2022 Share Posted December 22, 2022 5 hours ago, SwimOdin said: Calling it. Tell everyone I named it. Are you in for some bad weather? It’s getting down to 9 on Friday. We don’t know what to even do with that in Atlanta. We’re treating it like it’s snowing, which it isn’t. I’m gonna be a baby. My plan is to fortify the area around my nesting spot with blankets, after that I will set out to find you so I can use your head to kindle the first flame and bring warmth back to the land 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewBluntsworth Posted December 22, 2022 Share Posted December 22, 2022 They're calling for a blizzard warning, which apparently is more about the wind than snow. Supposedly only a few inches of snow, but combined with strong winds makes visibility shit. And yeah, the high for tomorrow is about zero degrees. I will be at home watching out the window. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
André Toulon Posted December 22, 2022 Share Posted December 22, 2022 5 hours ago, molarbear said: My plan is to fortify the area around my nesting spot with blankets, after that I will set out to find you so I can use your head to kindle the first flame and bring warmth back to the land Yeah, sposed to be 3 tonight here too. Kinda wish I had took off this week instead of for my birthday but that really was never an option.... Anyway, it'll be fine as long as the no snow thing pans out down here 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doom Metal Alchemist Posted December 22, 2022 Share Posted December 22, 2022 Next week we're supposed to get a lot of rain (for California standards) but the next two weeks the lowest projected high is 53. Which is today/tonight. So, other than more rain than usual, nothing to write home about, even for our standards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vamped Posted December 22, 2022 Share Posted December 22, 2022 Gonna get down to 7 degrees tonight. Might get dusted with a little snow but prolly just ice. I already plan to go nowhere tomorrow 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raptorpat Posted December 22, 2022 Share Posted December 22, 2022 Temperatures are supposed to upswing out of freezing, like 38 today and 50 tomorrow, just enough to get the remaining ice off my driveway. Then we get another storm over the weekend. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemming Posted December 22, 2022 Share Posted December 22, 2022 (edited) its a gun. blizzard of oz (ozzy osbourne). 1922. v is complex. everybody say way-o! Edited December 23, 2022 by Lemming Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seight Posted December 23, 2022 Share Posted December 23, 2022 I left work early partly to avoid any possible weather impacts and partially because people CANNOT drive on the Highway between work and my house without running into each other when you spot them a clear road sometimes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katt_goddess Posted December 23, 2022 Share Posted December 23, 2022 It was -33'F here this morning. I think it had warmed up somewhat and was only about -23'F when I walked home. Snowed all last week. Still been snowing on and off all this week despite it not supposed to be doing that this week. When I go to bed, it's a nest of blankets and eventually the cat wedges herself in somewhere. The colder it is, the closer to the pillows and my face she gets. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vamped Posted December 23, 2022 Share Posted December 23, 2022 .... might have to actually turn on the heat 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsar4 Posted December 23, 2022 Share Posted December 23, 2022 (edited) 8:37 pm - -4F, real feel -27F. The wind is supposed to really pick up tonight & last through 6pm tomorrow. Edit: just looked at the latest storm warnings and there's one for now through 10 pm tomorrow and one for now through 6 am Saturday. Edited December 23, 2022 by tsar4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwimOdin Posted December 23, 2022 Author Share Posted December 23, 2022 Right, I’d forgotten what negative temperatures felt like…stingy. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raptorpat Posted December 23, 2022 Share Posted December 23, 2022 On 12/22/2022 at 9:42 AM, Raptorpat said: Temperatures are supposed to upswing out of freezing, like 38 today and 50 tomorrow, just enough to get the remaining ice off my driveway. Then we get another storm over the weekend. the warm weather worked, but the rain/snow started already before the temps dipped below freezing (in about an hour) so all horizontal surfaces gonna go right from wet to freezing rip 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mix Posted December 23, 2022 Share Posted December 23, 2022 It was 16 degrees when I went out this morning.... shouldn't o' done that... fuck this shit... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsar4 Posted December 23, 2022 Share Posted December 23, 2022 We were supposed to have a high of 3F, but the most we got was -3F. Wind Chill started at -37F, we're at -29F now. It took from 6 am to 2:30 pm for the furnace to bring the temp in the house up 5 degrees. I had forgotten to partially shut the vents upstairs and open them fully in the basement. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_annoying_one Posted December 23, 2022 Share Posted December 23, 2022 It’s felt like around 15° here all day and I think I almost want to die. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seight Posted December 24, 2022 Share Posted December 24, 2022 Oddly, nobody considered the possibility of "Hey, what if the wind blew so consistently that everything basically evaporated before it ever froze?" Present company included. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katt_goddess Posted December 24, 2022 Share Posted December 24, 2022 Most of the state was in a no travel advisory today. Still had to go to work though. It's currently about -30'F. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsar4 Posted December 24, 2022 Share Posted December 24, 2022 I know it's supposed to be a joke, but it ain't... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewBluntsworth Posted December 24, 2022 Share Posted December 24, 2022 I skipped work this morning because temps still hadn't gotten out of the negatives since Thursday. Sorry, but I don't do that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsar4 Posted December 24, 2022 Share Posted December 24, 2022 I went out to clear the sidewalk and refill the bird feeders and found a dead bird at the front door. The cold was just too brutal for the poor thing. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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katt_goddess Posted December 24, 2022 Share Posted December 24, 2022 3 hours ago, tsar4 said: I went out to clear the sidewalk and refill the bird feeders and found a dead bird at the front door. The cold was just too brutal for the poor thing. It's killing me but that's why I didn't fill the feeder at the start of this. I'd normally fill it and call them in so they can fill themselves but I don't want them getting blasted into the side of the building in the gusts and freezing in a drift if I can't see them from the window to save them in time. -22'F right now. HEAT WAVE! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PenguinBoss Posted December 25, 2022 Share Posted December 25, 2022 Had my water freeze, but it eventually thawed, so hopefully it was just the outside tap since there wasn't an obvious leak anywhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsar4 Posted December 25, 2022 Share Posted December 25, 2022 4 minutes ago, PenguinBoss said: Had my water freeze, but it eventually thawed, so hopefully it was just the outside tap since there wasn't an obvious leak anywhere. So...your water didn't break? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PenguinBoss Posted December 25, 2022 Share Posted December 25, 2022 24 minutes ago, tsar4 said: So...your water didn't break? It appears like the water froze, but the pipes didn't burst, if that's what you're asking. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsar4 Posted December 25, 2022 Share Posted December 25, 2022 22 minutes ago, PenguinBoss said: It appears like the water froze, but the pipes didn't burst, if that's what you're asking. Yeah, let's go with that... on a serious note - do not heat those pipes, let them warm up slowly, or you risk cracking it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilosipherStoned Posted December 25, 2022 Share Posted December 25, 2022 (edited) My water is back as well. Tonight is the final night of below freezing temps for at least a week, but I live near the boundary of whats considered west Texas Just inside the high plains. Dealing with 120 degree highs and almost year long droughts are supposed to be our thing not fucking artic scale blizzards and subzero temps. We're not out of the woods when it comes to another crazy ass blizzard either. The one I'm thinking about that hit in like 2016? It was in February. Edited December 25, 2022 by PhilosipherStoned Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilosipherStoned Posted December 25, 2022 Share Posted December 25, 2022 (edited) 26 minutes ago, tsar4 said: Yeah, let's go with that... on a serious note - do not heat those pipes, let them warm up slowly, or you risk cracking it. I've been scared to take a hot shower but I want one so bad. None of my faucets had running water since thursday night, but the only exposed pipes are the main water supply and the front/backyard faucets to my knowledge. Todays temps really werent bad and about normal though. I think it just dropped below 30. Yeah It's 29 outside right now.. How bold do you think I'd be to take a hot shower? Edited December 25, 2022 by PhilosipherStoned because I'm not sure I'm bold enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_annoying_one Posted December 25, 2022 Share Posted December 25, 2022 5 minutes ago, PhilosipherStoned said: How bold do you think I'd be to take a hot shower? Do eet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsar4 Posted December 25, 2022 Share Posted December 25, 2022 5 minutes ago, PhilosipherStoned said: I've been scared to take a hot shower but I want one so bad. None of my faucets had running water since thursday night, but the only exposed pipes are the main water supply and the front/backyard faucets to my knowledge. Todays temps really werent bad and about normal though. I think it just dropped below 30. Yeah It's 29 outside right now.. How bold do you think I'd be to take a hot shower? The run from the main to the house is usually buried below the freeze line. If your worried, you might check what that is for your area, then see if the city your in puts the pipes below that. If they're lower, then the feed to the house & the water heater should be fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilosipherStoned Posted December 25, 2022 Share Posted December 25, 2022 (edited) 24 minutes ago, tsar4 said: The run from the main to the house is usually buried below the freeze line. If your worried, you might check what that is for your area, then see if the city your in puts the pipes below that. If they're lower, then the feed to the house & the water heater should be fine. You're probably right. I just don't even know where the freeze was. My kitchen sink went first then the bathroom sink and bathtub, but none of the pipes I have access to where bulged or seemed frozen of course so it either happened from the outside in blocking water supply or pipes I don't have access to froze. I really don't know shit about home maintenence though, and I don't need another hard lesson a week before the end of the year. I'm going to figure this shit out one way or another though. Edited December 25, 2022 by PhilosipherStoned Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwimOdin Posted December 27, 2022 Author Share Posted December 27, 2022 It’s snowing! There will barely be anything on the ground…but it counts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DragonSinger Posted December 27, 2022 Share Posted December 27, 2022 Thank fucking god that cold shit ends tonight and we go back into the 50's. I'm very grateful that there were strong winds that dried everything up before the temps went to single digits. Georgia cannot do ice storms. This is the first time I've ever had to consistently drip the taps all day and night for more than 3 days though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwimOdin Posted December 27, 2022 Author Share Posted December 27, 2022 9 hours ago, DragonSinger said: Thank fucking god that cold shit ends tonight and we go back into the 50's. I'm very grateful that there were strong winds that dried everything up before the temps went to single digits. Georgia cannot do ice storms. This is the first time I've ever had to consistently drip the taps all day and night for more than 3 days though. SAME. I know several people who didn’t and their pipes froze or burst. We aren’t built for this. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DragonSinger Posted December 28, 2022 Share Posted December 28, 2022 2 hours ago, SwimOdin said: SAME. I know several people who didn’t and their pipes froze or burst. We aren’t built for this. We were out and about yesterday, and those tell-tale large frozen puddles outside of businesses we drove by...😬 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tricolor Posted December 29, 2022 Share Posted December 29, 2022 Here in California it wasn't that bad. We got a pretty chilly 81 degrees on that day. People were at the beach wearing parkas and snowshoes. Crazy. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seight Posted December 29, 2022 Share Posted December 29, 2022 1 hour ago, Tricolor said: Here in California it wasn't that bad. We got a pretty chilly 81 degrees on that day. People were at the beach wearing parkas and snowshoes. Crazy. I think you're kidding but also I can see it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoobdog Posted December 29, 2022 Share Posted December 29, 2022 1 hour ago, Seight said: I think you're kidding but also I can see it. No joke, man. Even had the fire pit going. Nearly melted my face off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vamped Posted December 29, 2022 Share Posted December 29, 2022 Cold tap water is back on (still under a boil water advisory) but they said they can't fix the hot water until MAYBE the end of next week at the earliest 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DragonSinger Posted December 29, 2022 Share Posted December 29, 2022 5 hours ago, Vamped said: Cold tap water is back on (still under a boil water advisory) but they said they can't fix the hot water until MAYBE the end of next week at the earliest Is your electricity back on, and do you have an electric or gas stove? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vamped Posted December 29, 2022 Share Posted December 29, 2022 8 hours ago, DragonSinger said: Is your electricity back on, and do you have an electric or gas stove? Yep the power fortunately never went out for the building (aside from the rolling blackouts.) Just the water 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DragonSinger Posted December 29, 2022 Share Posted December 29, 2022 2 hours ago, Vamped said: Yep the power fortunately never went out for the building (aside from the rolling blackouts.) Just the water That's good to hear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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