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MORNING ROLL CALL! THIS ADDITION IS CLOSED

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February 27, 2019
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Good morning to everyone on the Front Porch! Welcome to March 2019. We had an overnight snow to ring in the morning. Going to be a busy day tomorrow. Remember that January-Feburary is CLOSED now.

DaveMcKAuthor

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Good morning to everyone on the Front Porch! Well the cold Winter weather got to the battery in our older and the fix was a new battery. It was expected and it was parked in the neighbor's driveway.

Last night was very interesting with dinner out and a play at our Overture Center. The King And I is appearing live in Madison at Overture Hall.

Posted by Dave the Lighthouse Keeper

n566192l

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Thanks Dave,

Thanks for moving the Morning Roll Call forward towards Spring. Well, at least March. Love the pictures. Catwoman5oo, I know the wind the other day was crazy. gusts of 75 miles an hour just came out of nowhere. I was just so happy that we didn't have any rain or snow. I can't complain, I could live in Maine.

On that happy note, Frozenoem, UPS had to find your box. Turns out it's more than 1. Picking them up tomorrow at 11am, promised me that they would be ready. I guess, since they only pack the boxes, they don't track the stores inventory, or contact customers to pickup their stuff. I usually just have them handle everything. Hope you and Ms Chelli are hanging in there. We are getting maybe 3 inches of snow over night. I know I shouldn't brag about the amount of snow New Jersey isn't really getting. Everyone just stay safe and warm. I just hope this would all end . Enough is Enough right

Frozenoem

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@n566192l

Don’t worry about ms Chell and I, we lived through outage and both slept in for 12 hours with heat.

The coldest house got with no heat in basement was 36* pipes stayed happy. DIY Foam insulation worked👍.

We all may get another shot at snow or merely another blast of Arctic air, come Monday. Believe my lower back more than weatherpeople.

Enjoy tomorrow will come early, and I have a feeling next week will require furnace and woodstove again🤣.

Regarding Spring it generally comes in April here, or that’s merely when the snow melts on the mountains.

Post Office will usually call me for packages when they arrive😎, they’ve gotten much better through the years.

Niece sent me “Cha siu bao’s” one year and PO smelled for a week until I arrived. They’ve become much better with all packages that come my way.

Froze

And yes, after long days/nights, I'd still like to swing these hunks of glass , plastic and silicon against the nearest wall Come on retirement!

LydiaN586309

Community Champion ⭐

Good morning, Everyone!

It's another beautiful day in my neighborhood of snow-topped houses and snowy yards and streets. But the sun is out in full force this morning which always makes me feel much better about starting my day. Now, even though I am now sure the ol' groundhog's prediction of an erly Spring was nothing more than a hoax, I'm still encouraged that we have now slid into March finally and we have ..... So despite our 21 degree temp right now, we're expecting a blistering high of 34 degrees before the day's out. So I'll just keep the heat cranked up and bundle up when I head out to do the weekly errands.

You know, we have all been through some kinda winter this year. But we're makin' it! And if we just keep hangin' in there, we'll be bouncing from the snow into Spring and before we know it, we'll be rounding home to Summer. So in the meantime, everyone stay warm and be safe! Good day y'all!

DaveMcKAuthor

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Good afternoon to everyone on the Front Porch this Sunday afternoon. Cool and sunny here with temps around zero tonight.

As to the question about homes with private wells they need electricity to run the pumps. I have used silicone spray on steel snow shovels. Not a real problem with plastic shovels.

Hoping everyone has a great week.

Posted by Dave the Lighthouse Keeper

catwoman500

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Thanks, @MsStretch , @DaveMcK for clearing up that well question. Never thought about the bottled water until Froze brought it up and I actually noticed it in action today.

I'm thinking that since this will be a heavy, wet snow, people would be worried about power outages. Here's hoping we don't have any.

Raining here right now. N.

Frozenoem

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@catwoman500

Pretty much what ms & Dave said on well water.

My log cabin had well water and generator.

My camp has artesian well, pour water down to prime, and then start hand pumping.

More like city dwellers or even my local town water, municipal keep power generators for Wells, if they have power.

The city dwellers stocking up on water never quite understood. 1 gallon per person per day. 7- gallon empty water jug at Walmart $4 and refillable from tap.

Used to use when tent camping, clean them out every 6 months your golden. T’s FEMA says tap water keeps 6 months, sealed and dark conditions.

My old boat’s water survival supplies sealed in juice type boxes 5 years to indefinite.

That’s why ai still have a little problem with city dwellers paying so much for every storm that blows through hurricane or blizzard.

Froze

And yes, after long days/nights, I'd still like to swing these hunks of glass , plastic and silicon against the nearest wall Come on retirement!

LydiaN586309

Community Champion ⭐

Hey, All Our Front Porchers!!!!

I know I'm late with today's greetings. But, better late than never as they always say. And no matter what your weather is or wherever you may call home, I hope each and everyone is having the bestest day possible. All smiles and chuckles. However.......

Talent like this is "hare'd" (sic) to find. So enjoy!

Lydia

n566192l

Community Champion ⭐

Hey

Well LyndiaN586309,

I see on my local news today, that there's a wanted poster for poor Phil. At least the clocks go ahead this Saturday. We can always use more light to get things done 😉. Enjoy your day

DaveMcKAuthor

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Good afternoon to everyone on the Front Porch this Sunday afternoon. Cool and sunny here with temps around zero tonight.

As to the question about homes with private wells they need electricity to run the pumps. I have used silicone spray on steel snow shovels. Not a real problem with plastic shovels.

Hoping everyone has a great week.

Posted by Dave the Lighthouse Keeper

DaveMcKAuthor

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Good morning to everyone on the Front Porch today! As for the minor league baseball team's which are called " farm teams". Basically they are development teams for the major league teams like the Milwaukee Brewers. There are several levels of minor league teams which allow young players to develop their skills before they are ready to move up to the major league's.

MADISON, Wis. - After standing for 135 years, the record low temperature for March 4 has fallen.

Madison's overnight low temperature reached 10 degrees below 0 early Monday morning. This was one degree colder than the previous record of minus 9 degrees set in 1884.

While things will remain cold through Tuesday, the records in place from the 1860s should remain untouched for now.

Madison sets new record low temp, beating out record from 135 years ago

Link: https://www.channel3000.com/weather/madison-sets-new-record-low/1049972583#

Posted by Dave the Lighthouse Keeper

Frozenoem

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17* and sunny in Western Maine.

@n566192l

Theoretically, the package is at P.O. but, they’re closed at moment, and I’m unable to go.

Absolutely love maturity!👎

Need wood before temps plummet.

Froze

And yes, after long days/nights, I'd still like to swing these hunks of glass , plastic and silicon against the nearest wall Come on retirement!

catwoman500

Community Champion ⭐

Hi, Everyone,

Bright and sunny today, 26 feeling like 18. Snow that happened on Sunday into Monday will be around for a while since it's going to be even colder tomorrow. They cleared the streets right away which is great since the stuff that's left is all frozen solid now.

It was a heavy, wet snow and I knew I had to get an escape cleared yesterday or I'd never get it moved at all if I waited until today. Donned my ice grippers and put the spike down on my cane and did the best I could. That was a chore! Then I went to the post office.

Woke to see another eBay sale, so got that ready and went to the PO again. Such an exciting life.

Take care, all! N.

LydiaN586309

Community Champion ⭐

Hi, Front Porchers!

It's beautifully sunny and all of 8 degrees here. There's a light dusting of snow here and there. Despite all of the snow that fell yesterday, we have very little to show for it and for me....that's a good thing!

Hope everybody's doing okay and that even though it's been a l-o-n-g winter, we can at least be happy knowing that we only have.....

So in just two weeks, we should begin to see a real change in the atmosphere and our overall weather. Hopefully, hopefully! At least, I am encouraged. Smiling now....

That's me.

So have a great day everyone. Be good and be good to you!

Lydia

DaveMcKAuthor

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Good morning to everyone on the Front Porch this Wednesday morning! We will have a high in the lower 20's. Not much going on today as we are dog sitting our grandpuppy Lola for the day.