Was a very nice day in so. Cali today..70 and sunny. Hope we get some cloud cover here soon..

It's a Clipper System ~ !

A-Jay

 

And I gotta be on the road this afternoon

Today

Mostly cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 37. Windy, with a west northwest wind 20 to 25 mph increasing to 25 to 30 mph. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph.

Only flurries for us And strong winds. The extended forecast shows its still going to be above normal temps. 

4 hours ago, 12poundbass said:

Only flurries for us And strong winds. The extended forecast shows its still going to be above normal temps. 

Been a strange and particularly mild winter for us so far.  Only used the snow thrower a handful of times.  As opposed to at least twice a week if not more during an average hard water period.

Not Complaining though.

A-Jay 

We’re supposed to get squalls, high winds  and up to 12” of snow here by the end of tomorrow, but by the end of the week it’s supposed to be back above freezing and rain so that should melt it back down. It’s weird to see so much bare ground around here for this time of year, but I sure am not complaining. 

2 hours ago, A-Jay said:

Been a strange and particularly mild winter for us so far.  Only used the snow thrower a handful of times.  As opposef to at least twice a week if not more during an average hard water period.

Not Complaining though.

A-Jay 

No complaints here either. I will say this, we moved into our new house Jan 18 last year. Up to that point our winter was reminiscent of the one we’re having now. That night we moved we got about 6” of snow. For the next three weeks my son had school only 5 days out of a possible 15, because of snow and the “polar vortex”. We’ll see how this year goes. 

It's about 55 here, clear, but windy.  Figures on a nice weekend I would have my reels out getting cleaned.

1 hour ago, Bankbeater said:

It's about 55 here, clear, but windy.  Figures on a nice weekend I would have my reels out getting cleaned.

It’s the same here, 55 degrees, sunny and clear and I’m enjoying some playoff football like some of ya. I might get out on the water this week depending on how thick the tule fog is ?

It's a little Sloppy ~

 

 

A-Jay

It’s 45* as I type this, with a high of almost 50 today. The forecast for the next 48 hours says there’s a great potential that we’re in big BIG trouble! Some areas of West Michigan are looking at almost 4” of rain. The Grand River is already flooded. In my neck of the woods we’re looking at close to 3” of rain and 1/2-1” of freezing rain! I’m hoping the temps stay a little warmer than they’re predicting because even a half inch of freezing rain is bad news.
 

The roads won’t be treated because of the rain we’re getting all day today through tonight. We had about 48 hours of a cold snap that had froze the first couple inches of ground, so the rainy will have nowhere to go and the dirt roads could turn into a skating rink. 

 

After tonight it’s time to batten down the hatches and not resurface until Monday morning. Hopefully we don’t lose power. 

We got a ton of rain last night and now we’re getting freezing rain and sleet. Everything is covered in ice and the roads are slick. We’ve got everything we need for today and tomorrow so we’re going to be reclusive for the next 48 hours or so. 

5 minutes ago, 12poundbass said:

We got a ton of rain last night and now we’re getting freezing rain and sleet. Everything is covered in ice and the roads are slick. We’ve got everything we need for today and tomorrow so we’re going to be reclusive for the next 48 hours or so. 

Glad you and yours are safe and sound for the duration @12poundbass. A long time ago, those were the conditions that model building would be taking place. Tackle tune-up and playoff football is probably the current option ?

17 minutes ago, J._Bricker said:

Glad you and yours are safe and sound for the duration @12poundbass. A long time ago, those were the conditions that model building would be taking place. Tackle tune-up and playoff football is probably the current option ?

Today is catching up on DVR shows. I might do a little fishing later....PlayStation 4 fishing. 

Annnnnd there goes the power. ?

3 minutes ago, 12poundbass said:

Annnnnd there goes the power. ?

At least you still can get here with the cell-phone. Think if it was 25 years ago and you didn't have that...

For a week they have been predicting 1-3 inches of rain followed by 1/4" of freezing rain, and potentially a foot of snow for today. Well, we got under an inch of rain, no freezing rain, and not even a dusting of snow. 

 

We got a ton of rain over night, no snow as of yet, and I’d guess by what’s on the tree by our front door 1/8” of ice. Apparently enough to break a pole somewhere close by and knock power out for 1800 of us. 
 

I’m loading the family and dogs up and we’re heading to your place @slonezp. What’s for dinner? 

1 minute ago, 12poundbass said:

We got a ton of rain over night, no snow as of yet, and I’d guess by what’s on the tree by our front door 1/8” of ice. Apparently enough to break a pole somewhere close by and knock power out for 1800 of us. 
 

I’m loading the family and dogs up and we’re heading to your place @slonezp. What’s for dinner? 

Leftover rack of pork. I'm smoking a ham tomorrow if you can wait a day.

Just now, slonezp said:

Leftover rack of pork. I'm smoking a ham tomorrow if you can wait a day.

We were going to stay the night, so ham sounds good tomorrow. 

13 minutes ago, 12poundbass said:

We were going to stay the night, so ham sounds good tomorrow. 

Bring birthday presents. Mom made it to 80 this past Thursday and I will turn 50 in a week. Celebrating milestone birthdays tomorrow at lunch time. We're going out for Mediterranean food so dress appropriately. Toga's will get you in the door. 

3 minutes ago, slonezp said:

Bring birthday presents. Mom made it to 80 this past Thursday and I will turn 50 in a week. Celebrating milestone birthdays tomorrow at lunch time. We're going out for Mediterranean food so dress appropriately. Toga's will get you in the door. 

Happy birthday to you and your mom! They’re saying 6:45 the power should be back on so it’s looking like you will have to wait to see me in a toga. 

~UPDATE~
 

Power won’t be on until 12:30 am now. This sucks! 

19 minutes ago, 12poundbass said:

~UPDATE~
 

Power won’t be on until 12:30 am now. This sucks! 

That's a Bummer for sure.

Power loss in the cold weather is my preferred power loss, if I have a choice.

 Putting a Cooler in the garage with the contents of the fridge takes care of the perishable foods.

(Lid Open)

 As for the freezer in the garage - Large Tupperware buries in the snow is the deal.

All of this is a big problem is the power goes out & I'm sweating at all.

 

Well pump down anytime is a problem; we store both drinkable & potable water (to flush with) year round.

Fire wood for the wood stove is always on hand.

 

Hope you guys get it back ASAP.

A-Jay

 

1 minute ago, A-Jay said:

That's a Bummer for sure.

Power loss in the cold weather is my preferred power loss, if I have a choice.

 Putting a Cooler in the garage with the contents of the fridge takes care of the perishable foods.

(Lid Open)

 As for the freezer in the garage - Large Tupperware buries in the snow is the deal.

All of this is a big problem is the power goes out & I'm sweating at all.

 

Well pump down anytime is a problem; we store both drinkable & potable water (to flush with) year round.

Fire wood for the wood stove is always on hand.

 

Hope you guys get it back ASAP.

A-Jay

 

We’re on well water too. We always have drinking water on hand. I have access to a generator but since it won’t be too long We’ll just tuff it out. I think tonight is a good night for an early bedtime.