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Weather - What's YOUR weather today? (Part ONE - Started Sat., March 14, 2009) (Let's keep this going.)
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Nov 19, 2009 01:40PM
Temperature on Nov. 19th is 55 degrees and it is sunny with a light wind and roses are still blooming in our city and in my yard; as are impatients and begonias and purple petunias. Unusuall fall weather. Not as luch blooming as summer but still a bit nice leading up to Thanksgiving We are having an OPEN HOUSE to celebrate our 62nd Wedding Anniversary the Sunday after Thanksgiving. Wish us good luck. nina
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Nina wrote: "... We are having an OPEN HOUSE to celebrate our 62nd Wedding Anniversary the Sunday after Thanksgiving. Wish us good luck. nina"Sixty-two years married! That's great, Nina! I wish you the best of luck. What is your secret? Any advice? :)
We'll be celebrating our 50th in February, God-willing. My advice is: Marry the right partner. :)
As far as attaining a long marriage I think it comes down to three things; balance, a bit of luck and faith. If you balance the good times against the bad times and with a little luck the good comes out on top and have faith that's the way it going to come out, hang in there and you end up with a good end result. nothing startling in that advice just let the days pile up and usually you will win the prize; a long satisfying marriage. nina
Nina wrote: "As far as attaining a long marriage I think it comes down to three things; balance, a bit of luck and faith. If you balance the good times against the bad times and with a little luck the good come..."So true, Nina.
One of the best quotes I've ever seen on this matter is the following:
"We are told that people stay in love because of chemistry, or because they remain intrigued with each other, because of many kindnesses, because of luck . . . But part of it has got to be forgiveness and gratefulness." -Ellen Goodman
That is a very good Ellen G. quote and I wholeheartedly agree with her. It works both ways for each partner. nina
It seems that the warm weather is over for us. I was just pleased we got it this far. Not looking forward to the dreariness of winter.
Last night the temp here in Glens Falls went down to around 17F.Current temp is 20 degrees at 9:20 AM, 12/11/09.
It was 21 last night when I went to bed. Yesterday only got up to 24. Seems a bit warmer today. It's supposed to be & the sun is out, no wind.
I thought KY was a warm state. :) Tonight they predict that Glens Falls will go down to 11 degrees. I always worry that the water pipes will freeze in a couple of vulnerable areas. When the temps get very low we leave the cabinet doors under the kitchen sink open so it doesn't get too cold down there.
Yes, it was VERY cold last night! I finally had to put down the storm windows and forget about the screens, it was entirely too cold to leave the windows open during the night for some fresh air.But it's not bad, usually I'd have done this much earlier, so I can't complain!
Jackie wrote: "Yes, it was VERY cold last night! I finally had to put down the storm windows and forget about the screens, it was entirely too cold to leave the windows open during the night for some fresh air. ..."I have found a good way to block the cold air from coming in at the bottom of the outside doors. I roll up old bathroom scatter rugs and lay them across the bottom of the doors. They're thick and fluffy and they cover a larger area than the store-bought blockers which are usually filled with sand or some other filler. I use my store-bought blockers to hold the rugs in place or to add to the bulk.
We have 3°F (-16°C) here in Glens Falls, NY at 6:27 AM.Freezing rain and sleet expected tonight. :-(
Joy, I guess there'll be no reprieve this time! Winter is truly here!That's the only weather condition I do not like, it's so dangerous. And what's worse, is when we get the icy conditions, they don't plow (except for the main road) and we're stuck with ice on the streets until April. That would be the time when I'd have those plows out in full force!
I'll take the snow or the rain, but not the mix.
Yes, Jackie, the danger is the worst part of this kind of weather. It's times like this that I wish I lived in The South!
It started earlier than anticipated, and when we left the theater at 3:30, it was wet and starting in on the freezing rain. I came home to a huge surprise, Eric and his friend were shovelling the driveway! But the real reason is he locked himself out so he figured he'd be useful. It was still a nice surprise.
Glad to hear you made it safely to the theater and back, Jackie. I was wondering how you made out. That was thoughtful of Eric to shovel the driveway.
We've had several rainy and cold days, well cold for S.E. Louisiana...in the 40's[F:]. It's warming up some today and tomorrow though, thankfully, a high of 75F on Monday.
Pontalba, an outdoor temp of 75 degrees sounds heavenly at this point. Enjoy it. (40 ain't so bad either. At least it would melt our snow.) :)
The temp is -4°F here in Glens Falls, NY at 7:00 AM., Friday, 12/18/09. That's MINUS Four. Even the dog doesn't want to go outside. Now THAT's cold!
Brrr! We were right at 32 at my house this morning. It's warming up!
32 DOES sound warm at this point!
Current forecast for Glens Falls:Tonight - Mostly clear, with a low around -5.
Wind chill values as low as -18.
http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick....
Sunday, Jan. 17, 2010 - Tonight's forecast for Glens Falls:"Snow with a chance of light sleet.
Snow and sleet accumulation of 2 to 4 inches.
Lows in the upper 20s. Chance of precipitation 90 percent."
(From: Weather Underground Email Service]
Eric's driving home from Messina up North, I called and warned him to get home before this weather starts. Very stressful knowing your kid is driving in it, I can't wait til he walks in the door. And he'll probably go right back out.
Eddie mentioned that the storm will be more south of us. Hope he's right and Eric won't run into any bad weather.
Me too. We've got snow here right now.
It's coming down here too!
Eric just came home. Now, let's see if he stays put.
Thanks for letting us know, Jackie. Glad Eric's OK.
Is there wind where you are? It's howling here!Weather forecast said: "Windy, with a south wind between 16 and 26 mph, with gusts as high as 46 mph."
I believe it!
No wind here at all, just pouring rain, treacherous icy conditions.
Forecast: Friday, 1/29/10, Glens Falls, NY:Tonight: Mostly clear. Colder with lows around 8 below. A-a-argh! The heating bills!
Right now it's 7 degrees F here at 5:53 PM, Friday, 1/29/10.At least we don't have last night's wind which made the wind chill temp well below zero... dangerous to be out in for any length of time.
It's 19 here & getting colder. Some snow expected, but we're north of the heavy accumulations, I hope. They're guessing 1" to 3 or 4". South of us they could get most of a foot. At least it's not freezing rain like it was this time last year. We were without power for 6 days!
Freezing rain is the worst!
At 5:30 am, Saturday, it's 15 degrees with an inch of really light snow blowing all over the place into drifts. Fairly heavy winds & it's supposed to keep snowing until noon & get colder. Yuck!
Bundle up, Jim!It was -4.5 degrees here at 6:00 AM. (Sat. 1/30/10)
I was afraid to let the dog out.
8 below zero here in Saratoga Springs, NY, but at least we don't have that harsh flag-pole-breaking wind to worry about right now.Jim, saw some deatils about your ice storm on TV. Be safe.
I have no reason to go out except a quick trip to the shop! We got another 2 or 3" of snow, but it's pretty much quit now, thankfully.
Katherine wrote: "8 below zero here in Saratoga Springs, NY, but at least we don't have that harsh flag-pole-breaking wind to worry about right now.Jim, saw some deatils about your ice storm on TV. Be safe."
Katherine, I didn't hear about the flag pole. Wow!
We've gotten hit by the predicted cold front and heavy snow here, too; it started last night, so we woke up to a snow-covered world, and it's still coming down heavily. The last time I looked, it was 18 degrees outside, so I expect the snow will lay for awhile. The college library is closed because of the weather (which doesn't affect me; I wasn't scheduled to work anyway), and it's been reported that 45,000 people are without electricity! Thankfully, our current is still on.
Werner wrote: "We've gotten hit by the predicted cold front and heavy snow here, too; it started last night, so we woke up to a snow-covered world, and it's still coming down heavily. The last time I looked, it ..."Oh my goodness, Werner. Even VA has been hit by the bad weather. Hope those folks get their power back soon. Good thing you don't have to go to work today.
Well, the figure of 45,000 people is apparently for the whole U.S., not just for Virginia. But yes, our prayers and sympathy go out to them; this is terrible weather in which to be without electricity!
Looks like we're in for more snow here in Glens Falls, NY. They're predicting up to 8 or 9 inches today. I see the flakes coming down now! Reading weather. :)
It's sleet here right now. Yuck. So far it's melting. I am ready for Spring. NOW!!!
Too much snow here in Glens Falls. It just keeps coming down. It's a very wet snow. I hope it doesn't damage the trees or cause outages. That's always a worry with this type of weather.Had to carry our little Maltese, Romeo, out to a clearing under the trees this morning. The snow is too deep for him. It's no fun donning boots and snow pants at 6 o'clock in the morning. :-(
We were flickering all night. As long as it's not a full outage, I'll be happy. It's going to be a 'B' clearing this heavy wet snow away. Well, that's Anthony's job...
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