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+5 and heading south ...

Discussion in 'Pellet Stoves, Pellet Fireplaces, Pellet Furnaces' started by krooser, Dec 6, 2013.

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  1. gbreda

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    That is a beautiful thing :cool:
     
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  2. krooser

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    Rats with wings...
     
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    I remember that winter… I was hauling prototype parts from Ford engineering in Detroit to a skunkworks they had set-up in an old warehouse in Grand Rapids… top secret stuff. I made a run every night for two solid weeks… sometimes it snowed so much I couldn't find the loading dock 24 hours after I'd been there...
     
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    Cool story. I didn't know Ford ever had any operations in the GR area. Which is probably why they were doing it here - nobody else would have thought of that either.
     
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  5. krooser

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    They were a few months away from introducing the 2003 T-Bird and were having trouble getting the removable hardtop to fit. They hadn't yet decided if it would be made of fiberglass or RIM plastic… they had a small assembly area set up inside this warehouse. The technicians from ford and their supplier worked 24/7 trying to get it right.

    I was bringing tooling and prototype parts to and from the operation. I also transported a plastic injection die to an outfit that was making the car's "Thunderbird" emblem… the reported cost for the die was $700,000!
     
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  6. imacman

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    Back to the original topic of this thread, just saw that cold up in Krooser's neck of the woods is heading my way....going to get down to 6 degrees Thurs night.....Somersets or Ligs are on standby.
     
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    beats our high for tomorrow.

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  8. krooser

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    Summertime…. and the livin' is easy…..:tree:
     
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    Looks like a nice sunny week ahead for you cheeseheads.
     
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    Well, since the snow & cold are heading in, Krooser decides it's time to test out the snowblower:
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    "Hey, where the f**k did the engine go?? G**D**n that imacman!!!"

    Then, he figures it's time to go out with the wife to the store to stock up:
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    "Honey, can you get out & pull that prop through a couple of times? I hope you used a full can of hairspray today"
     
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  11. krooser

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    Friggin' imacman must have a CIA drone circling the house…..
     
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    We know where you live.....
     
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    Me and my honey are heading south for a few days going to NC to see our daughters temps in the 40-60's I can live with that :) but it means that the electric will be running up here:( to keep the pipes from freezing .
     
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    It's a balmy 19* here now and dropping fast to 12* overnight. Tomorrow will be a low of 8* with wind chills around 0*.

    That's a heat wave for y'all in Cheese land!!
     
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    The really cool thing is that no matter what the temps are outside we all have the means to keep the indoor temps in the 70's on our dime:)
     
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    I can hear the money flying out of your pocket...
     
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    I have to break out the old leafblowerthingy tomorrow… I stink my stove is dirty!
     
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    this is horsechit... too early..

    Lake Effect Snow WarningNYZ012-019-020-085-111200-
    /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0010.000000T0000Z-131212T0900Z/
    WYOMING-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-SOUTHERN ERIE-
    INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARSAW...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...
    ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE
    1100 PM EST TUE DEC 10 2013

    ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST
    THURSDAY...

    * LOCATIONS...SOUTHERN ERIE...WYOMING...CHAUTAUQUA...AND
    CATTARAUGUS COUNTIES. GREATEST AMOUNTS ACROSS HIGHER TERRAIN.

    * TIMING...THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

    * ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES TONIGHT...14 TO 18 INCHES
    WEDNESDAY...AND 4 TO 7 INCHES WEDNESDAY NIGHT...LEADING TO STORM
    TOTALS OF 25 TO 38 INCHES IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS.
    GREATEST AMOUNTS EXPECTED ACROSS THE BOSTON HILLS OF SOUTHERN
    ERIE COUNTY.

    * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH PRODUCING
    BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. LOW TEMPS TO -15 SOUTH OF BUFFALO AND HIGH THURSDAY OF 0-5 ABOVE.

    * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES.

    * IMPACTS...VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL AT TIMES WITH SNOW COVERED
    ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY IN HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.

    PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

    IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW
    IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL
    BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN
    ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS.

    IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE
    THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY
    VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND
    USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. MAKE SURE SNOW DOES NOT
    BLOCK EXHAUSTS AND FRESH AIR INTAKES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACES
    AND WATER HEATERS.
     
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    YIKES!!!! :eek:
     
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    Always trying to get that last bit of ash from the stove, Krooser goes "a little over the top"
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    Then, he accidentally gets in front of it during it's test run
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