Grumpy and Grandma 740 Posted January 3, 2018 Report Share Posted January 3, 2018 Courtesy Jayco Owner's Forum: A couple purchased an old home in Northern New York State from two elderly sisters. Winter was fast approaching and the wife was concerned about the house's lack of insulation. "If they could live here all those years, so can we!" the husband confidently declared.One November night the temperature plunged to below zero, and they woke up to find interior walls covered with frost.The husband called the sisters to ask how they had kept the house warm. After a rather brief conversation, he hung up."For the past 30 years," he muttered, "they've gone to Florida for the winter." Avatab.... Steve, keith_h and BradyBzLyn...Mo 2 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
twiceblessed....nacole 433 Posted January 4, 2018 Report Share Posted January 4, 2018 5 hours ago, keith_h said: Yes it is. I'm looking forward to the more seasonal low 50's they are predicting for next week. We head to an RV show this weekend to look at trailers and fortunately it is inside. We were at the dealer last weekend looking at one we are interested in but it was cold enough I wasn't going to spend time crawling around to see how it was built. They said they will have it at one at the show so I plan to give it a good look over there. If the model is as good a fit as I think and they give me more or less what I want for our current trailer we will have a new one for our upcoming WDW trip. Keep us posted! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cortezcapt (Derek) 156 Posted January 4, 2018 Report Share Posted January 4, 2018 https://www.abcactionnews.com/news/national/is-it-truly-warmer-in-anchorage-than-florida- Warmer in Anchorage than Jacksonville on Tuesday? Those two should never be compared! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BradyBzLyn...Mo 2,023 Posted January 4, 2018 Report Share Posted January 4, 2018 17 hours ago, Cortezcapt (Derek) said: https://www.abcactionnews.com/news/national/is-it-truly-warmer-in-anchorage-than-florida- Warmer in Anchorage than Jacksonville on Tuesday? Those two should never be compared! Zoinks! Temps are balmy in the 20s here today, but it's snowing to beat the band and the wind is howling. We've still got 4-5 more hours to go. No idea how much snow we have so far because of the drifting. Best guess is around 10-12" but there are at least 4' drifts in spots. And because Mother Nature is quite the prankster, it apparently only "warmed up" long enough to dump a bunch of snow. When this storm moves out overnight temps plunge again, with highs in the single digits. Wheeeeeeeee!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
keith_h 420 Posted January 5, 2018 Report Share Posted January 5, 2018 We had snow last night so the schools were closed today and will be again tomorrow. We had enough sun that after I cleared the drive and the road to the crest of our hill they are both dry. So we should be able to get out to the RV show on Saturday. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SNARKALOOSHAS 0 Posted January 5, 2018 Report Share Posted January 5, 2018 1 hour ago, southernview -- Ray said: How does one delete a post? Fixed it Quote Link to post Share on other sites
southernview -- Ray 25 Posted January 5, 2018 Report Share Posted January 5, 2018 Here is something that you won't see very often. My home in Mt. Olive, Alabama, December 7, 2017. The weather has been very odd this year all over the eastern half of the country. BradyBzLyn...Mo 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
southernview -- Ray 25 Posted January 5, 2018 Report Share Posted January 5, 2018 3 hours ago, SNARKALOOSHAS said: Fixed it Thanks for your help. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
h2odivers...Ray 952 Posted January 5, 2018 Report Share Posted January 5, 2018 7 hours ago, southernview -- Ray said: Here is something that you won't see very often. My home in Mt. Olive, Alabama, December 7, 2017. The weather has been very odd this year all over the eastern half of the country. That’s crazy. I don’t think I’ve ever seen snow on a palm tree. ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
twiceblessed....nacole 433 Posted January 5, 2018 Report Share Posted January 5, 2018 18 minutes ago, h2odivers...Ray said: That’s crazy. I don’t think I’ve ever seen snow on a palm tree. ? Agreed! Wow!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BradyBzLyn...Mo 2,023 Posted January 5, 2018 Report Share Posted January 5, 2018 10 hours ago, southernview -- Ray said: Here is something that you won't see very often. My home in Mt. Olive, Alabama, December 7, 2017. The weather has been very odd this year all over the eastern half of the country. That's very cool - no pun intended. I'm not sure how much snow ol' Graybeard or whatever they called this storm actually dumped on us. The wind blew so hard there are spots with just a few inches and spots with several feet. DH didn't bother trying to clear the driveway yesterday. You could barely see 3' in front of your face and the wind was moving the snow around so much it would have been an exercise in futility. The sun is shining now and the temps have fallen out again. Highs in the (low) single digits today and tomorrow. But hey - it might actually get into the 30s next week!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DaveInTN 3,247 Posted January 5, 2018 Report Share Posted January 5, 2018 Supposed to be in the 60's here next Wednesday! Charlie will be happy. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mouseketab.....Carol 1,261 Posted January 5, 2018 Report Share Posted January 5, 2018 43 minutes ago, DaveInTN said: Supposed to be in the 60's here next Wednesday! Charlie will be happy. I can't WAIT for temps to get back up. We've had our week of cold now to kill the bugs off, so I'm ready for this to be over!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Grumpy and Grandma 740 Posted January 5, 2018 Report Share Posted January 5, 2018 1 hour ago, DaveInTN said: Supposed to be in the 60's here next Wednesday! I'm not going out until the temp is higher than my age.. keith_h and BradyBzLyn...Mo 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DaveInTN 3,247 Posted January 5, 2018 Report Share Posted January 5, 2018 Just now, Grumpy and Grandma said: I'm not going out until the temp is higher than my age.. Are you planning on moving to Death Valley? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Grumpy and Grandma 740 Posted January 5, 2018 Report Share Posted January 5, 2018 13 minutes ago, DaveInTN said: Are you planning on moving to Death Valley? Smart.....s Avatab.... Steve 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Travisma 1,317 Posted January 6, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2018 It was a cool day at MK yesterday and a chilly night. Still cool today, Sunday will have a high in the mid sixties. Came to watch my niece and nephew run. She's doing the full marathon, and he's doing the Dopey Challenge, all 4 races. He said it's been quite cold at 5:30 starting time. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Avatab.... Steve 124 Posted January 6, 2018 Report Share Posted January 6, 2018 2 hours ago, Travisma said: It was a cool day at MK yesterday and a chilly night. Still cool today, Sunday will have a high in the mid sixties. Came to watch my niece and nephew run. She's doing the full marathon, and he's doing the Dopey Challenge, all 4 races. He said it's been quite cold at 5:30 starting time. High today here is 12 and high tomorrow 16......... that's w/o wind chill We are near the ocean so those temps are warmer than further inland or up in NH and Maine. Mt Washington was -100 overnight with wind chill. The overnight here is practically a heatwave compared to that with -5 , and the wind chill making it ONLY -15 I do feel for you Floridians though when even the local wildlife is dropping...... literally! https://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/stunned-iguanas-drop-from-trees-in-south-florida-after-cold-spell/70003754 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mouseketab.....Carol 1,261 Posted January 6, 2018 Report Share Posted January 6, 2018 Happy that we are above freezing today Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dblr....Rennie 224 Posted January 6, 2018 Report Share Posted January 6, 2018 3 hours ago, mouseketab.....Carol said: Happy that we are above freezing today Heck I'm just glad we reached double digits,13 with no wind and the sun out actually didn't feel bad. I start heading west towards New Mexico tomorrow and have no idea what kind of weather I will be driving in, wish me luck Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Katman1356...Jason 1,140 Posted January 7, 2018 Report Share Posted January 7, 2018 58 minutes ago, dblr....Rennie said: Heck I'm just glad we reached double digits,13 with no wind and the sun out actually didn't feel bad. I start heading west towards New Mexico tomorrow and have no idea what kind of weather I will be driving in, wish me luck Safe travels!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
keith_h 420 Posted January 7, 2018 Report Share Posted January 7, 2018 7 hours ago, mouseketab.....Carol said: Happy that we are above freezing today Your lucky. We didn't get above freezing here today and they say we are headed into single digits tonight. I can't wait for the 50's that are supposed to be back next week. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cortezcapt (Derek) 156 Posted January 7, 2018 Report Share Posted January 7, 2018 Woohoo supposed to be 67° tomorrow and mid 70s all week! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BradyBzLyn...Mo 2,023 Posted January 8, 2018 Report Share Posted January 8, 2018 On 1/6/2018 at 6:05 PM, dblr....Rennie said: Heck I'm just glad we reached double digits,... Same here!! It's supposed to creep above freezing this week and might actually get to 50 by Saturday. Good thing I never put the flip flops away. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
keith_h 420 Posted January 8, 2018 Report Share Posted January 8, 2018 We've made it above freezing and most of the snow in the yard has melted. Looks like we won't be below freezing for the rest of the week with a good rain on Friday to wash away the road salt. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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