I just shoveled a inch and a half of snow off the driveway and sidewalk
in 17 F degree weather at 77 years of age. Nobody offered to help.
I suppose that at 8:00 AM on a Sunday, I should have expected it. There wasn't a soul in sight.
During last year's big snows, nothing hit the valley, and I worried
whether I had forgotten how to shovel. Nope!
I think I'll take a nap. ;)
I just shoveled a inch and a half of snow off the driveway and sidewalk
in 17 F degree weather at 77 years of age. Nobody offered to help.
I suppose that at 8:00 AM on a Sunday, I should have expected it. There wasn't a soul in sight.
During last year's big snows, nothing hit the valley, and I worried
whether I had forgotten how to shovel. Nope!
I think I'll take a nap. ;)
leo
On 1/7/2024 12:15 PM, Leonard Blaisdell wrote:
I just shoveled a inch and a half of snow off the driveway and sidewalk
in 17 F degree weather at 77 years of age. Nobody offered to help.
I suppose that at 8:00 AM on a Sunday, I should have expected it. There
wasn't a soul in sight.
During last year's big snows, nothing hit the valley, and I worried
whether I had forgotten how to shovel. Nope!
I think I'll take a nap. ;)
leo
With a light dusting like that, you just walk with the shovel and toss
it to the side every 20 feet or so. Better yet, do you have a leaf
blower?
I just shoveled a inch and a half of snow off the driveway and sidewalkI shovelled that much this morning at 6:45, and I'm older than you:-)
in 17 F degree weather at 77 years of age. Nobody offered to help.
I suppose that at 8:00 AM on a Sunday, I should have expected it. There wasn't a soul in sight.
During last year's big snows, nothing hit the valley, and I worried
whether I had forgotten how to shovel. Nope!
I think I'll take a nap. ;)
leo
Ed P wrote:
On 1/7/2024 12:15 PM, Leonard Blaisdell wrote:
I just shoveled a inch and a half of snow off the driveway and sidewalk
in 17 F degree weather at 77 years of age. Nobody offered to help.
I suppose that at 8:00 AM on a Sunday, I should have expected it. There
wasn't a soul in sight.
During last year's big snows, nothing hit the valley, and I worried
whether I had forgotten how to shovel. Nope!
I think I'll take a nap. ;)
leo
With a light dusting like that, you just walk with the shovel and toss
it to the side every 20 feet or so. Better yet, do you have a leaf
blower?
we had a light layer this morning, i was pysched because i
really enjoy shovelling and was looking forwards to having a
reason to go outside and get some fresh air and exercise.
On 1/7/2024 12:15 PM, Leonard Blaisdell wrote:
I just shoveled a inch and a half of snow off the driveway and sidewalk
in 17 F degree weather at 77 years of age. Nobody offered to help.
I suppose that at 8:00 AM on a Sunday, I should have expected it. There
wasn't a soul in sight.
During last year's big snows, nothing hit the valley, and I worried
whether I had forgotten how to shovel. Nope!
I think I'll take a nap. ;)
leo
With a light dusting like that, you just walk with the shovel and toss
it to the side every 20 feet or so. Better yet, do you have a leaf
blower?
On Sun, 7 Jan 2024 13:32:40 -0500, Ed P <esp@snet.xxx> wrote:
With a light dusting like that, you just walk with the shovel and toss
it to the side every 20 feet or so. Better yet, do you have a leaf
blower?
Noisy bloody things, shouldn't be allowed!!
On 2024-01-07, Ed P <esp@snet.xxx> wrote:
With a light dusting like that, you just walk with the shovel and toss
it to the side every 20 feet or so. Better yet, do you have a leaf
blower?
Maybe I had a little over an inch and a half. I was only able to go
about fifteen feet before the shovel filled, but that's what I did.
I don't have a leaf blower. I thought of buying one this year but didn't
get around to it.
I live at the end of a east/west street. I have one arborvitae and no
leafy trees yet manage to fill nine 39 gallon leaf bags each year. Well...usta be. I didn't rake the backyard at all this year and only
filled six bags. Two of my neighbors have big trees that hang over the
fence in the back. TMI?
With a light dusting like that, you just walk with the shovel and toss
it to the side every 20 feet or so. Better yet, do you have a leaf
blower?
On 2024-01-07, Ed P <esp@snet.xxx> wrote:
With a light dusting like that, you just walk with the shovel and toss
it to the side every 20 feet or so. Better yet, do you have a leaf
blower?
Maybe I had a little over an inch and a half. I was only able to go
about fifteen feet before the shovel filled, but that's what I did.
I don't have a leaf blower. I thought of buying one this year but didn't
get around to it.
I live at the end of a east/west street. I have one arborvitae and no
leafy trees yet manage to fill nine 39 gallon leaf bags each year. Well...usta be. I didn't rake the backyard at all this year and only
filled six bags. Two of my neighbors have big trees that hang over the
fence in the back. TMI?
I shovelled that much this morning at 6:45, and I'm older than you:-)
On 2024-01-07, Graham <g.stereo@shaw.ca> wrote:
I shovelled that much this morning at 6:45, and I'm older than you:-)
But you're used to it. You live in a Winter Hell compared to the rest of
us. You don't have no steenkin' snow blower, do you? ;)
I dealt with this in 2003 when I was younger. There was one worse in
1997 or 1998, but I didn't get a picture. I shoveled the roof with that
one. Again...younger.
<https://postimg.cc/mhb2y4HD>
On 2024-01-07 7:03 p.m., lucretia@florence.it wrote:
On Sun, 7 Jan 2024 13:32:40 -0500, Ed P <esp@snet.xxx> wrote:
With a light dusting like that, you just walk with the shovel and toss
it to the side every 20 feet or so. Better yet, do you have a leaf
blower?
Noisy bloody things, shouldn't be allowed!!
They aren't all noisy. I have an a plug in electric that I bought years
ago, a gas powered one that came with a lawn tractor I bought, and I now
have a battery powered one. The electric and battery powered are quieter
and produce more wind, but the gas powered is not really loud. Last
summer I heard a lawn crew using one that was really load. One that loud should be banned, but not the others.
On 1/7/2024 7:37 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
On 2024-01-07 7:03 p.m., lucretia@florence.it wrote:
On Sun, 7 Jan 2024 13:32:40 -0500, Ed P <esp@snet.xxx> wrote:
With a light dusting like that, you just walk with the shovel and toss >>>> it to the side every 20 feet or so. Better yet, do you have a leaf
blower?
Noisy bloody things, shouldn't be allowed!!
They aren't all noisy. I have an a plug in electric that I bought years
ago, a gas powered one that came with a lawn tractor I bought, and I now
have a battery powered one. The electric and battery powered are quieter
and produce more wind, but the gas powered is not really loud. Last
summer I heard a lawn crew using one that was really load. One that loud
should be banned, but not the others.
The people who own the laundromat across the street like to run the leaf >blower on their parking lot and sidewalk, usually after 11 PM. It's a >quieter electric model, but that doesn't save it from being terribly >annoying. I agree with Lucretia on banning leaf blowers.
On 1/7/2024 7:37 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
On 2024-01-07 7:03 p.m., lucretia@florence.it wrote:
On Sun, 7 Jan 2024 13:32:40 -0500, Ed P <esp@snet.xxx> wrote:
With a light dusting like that, you just walk with the shovel and toss >>>> it to the side every 20 feet or so. Better yet, do you have a leaf
blower?
Noisy bloody things, shouldn't be allowed!!
They aren't all noisy. I have an a plug in electric that I bought years
ago, a gas powered one that came with a lawn tractor I bought, and I now
have a battery powered one. The electric and battery powered are quieter
and produce more wind, but the gas powered is not really loud. Last
summer I heard a lawn crew using one that was really load. One that loud
should be banned, but not the others.
The people who own the laundromat across the street like to run the leaf blower on their parking lot and sidewalk, usually after 11 PM. It's a quieter electric model, but that doesn't save it from being terribly annoying. I agree with Lucretia on banning leaf blowers.
On Wed, 10 Jan 2024 08:20:39 -0500, Michael Trew
<michael.trew@att.net> wrote:
On 1/7/2024 7:37 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
On 2024-01-07 7:03 p.m., lucretia@florence.it wrote:
On Sun, 7 Jan 2024 13:32:40 -0500, Ed P <esp@snet.xxx> wrote:
With a light dusting like that, you just walk with the shovel and toss >>>>> it to the side every 20 feet or so. Better yet, do you have a leaf
blower?
Noisy bloody things, shouldn't be allowed!!
They aren't all noisy. I have an a plug in electric that I bought years
ago, a gas powered one that came with a lawn tractor I bought, and I now >>> have a battery powered one. The electric and battery powered are quieter >>> and produce more wind, but the gas powered is not really loud. Last
summer I heard a lawn crew using one that was really load. One that loud >>> should be banned, but not the others.
The people who own the laundromat across the street like to run the leaf >>blower on their parking lot and sidewalk, usually after 11 PM. It's a >>quieter electric model, but that doesn't save it from being terribly >>annoying. I agree with Lucretia on banning leaf blowers.
Our ride-on and push mowers are much noisier than our leaf blower.
You'd have to ban a lot more than just leaf blowers. But it's
antisocial to use stuff like that after 8 pm or so, let alone after 11
pm.
On Thu, 11 Jan 2024 03:56:18 +1100, Bruce <Bruce@invalid.invalid>
wrote:
On Wed, 10 Jan 2024 08:20:39 -0500, Michael Trew
<michael.trew@att.net> wrote:
On 1/7/2024 7:37 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
On 2024-01-07 7:03 p.m., lucretia@florence.it wrote:
On Sun, 7 Jan 2024 13:32:40 -0500, Ed P <esp@snet.xxx> wrote:
With a light dusting like that, you just walk with the shovel and toss >>>>>> it to the side every 20 feet or so. Better yet, do you have a leaf >>>>>> blower?
Noisy bloody things, shouldn't be allowed!!
They aren't all noisy. I have an a plug in electric that I bought years >>>> ago, a gas powered one that came with a lawn tractor I bought, and I now >>>> have a battery powered one. The electric and battery powered are quieter >>>> and produce more wind, but the gas powered is not really loud. Last
summer I heard a lawn crew using one that was really load. One that loud >>>> should be banned, but not the others.
The people who own the laundromat across the street like to run the leaf >>>blower on their parking lot and sidewalk, usually after 11 PM. It's a >>>quieter electric model, but that doesn't save it from being terribly >>>annoying. I agree with Lucretia on banning leaf blowers.
Our ride-on and push mowers are much noisier than our leaf blower.
You'd have to ban a lot more than just leaf blowers. But it's
antisocial to use stuff like that after 8 pm or so, let alone after 11
pm.
I don't find push mowers noisy! Nobody round here has need of a ride
on mower, even the lawn company doesn't use one.
On Wednesday, January 10, 2024 at 12:14:47 PM UTC-6, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
Gutter guards?? I had them installed on my house 10 or 12 years ago and haven't
What would I use to clean the gutters on my house?On 2024-01-07 7:03 p.m., lucr...@florence.it wrote:
Noisy bloody things, shouldn't be allowed!!
Cindy Hamilton
On Wednesday, January 10, 2024 at 12:14:47 PM UTC-6, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
Gutter guards?? I had them installed on my house 10 or 12 years ago and haven't
What would I use to clean the gutters on my house?On 2024-01-07 7:03 p.m., lucr...@florence.it wrote:
Noisy bloody things, shouldn't be allowed!!
Cindy Hamilton
had a clogged gutter or downspout since. Neighbor who is a roofer has been up
there a few times since installation and he's said each time my gutters are as
clean as a whistle.
On Wed, 10 Jan 2024 15:31:15 -0400, lucretia@florence.it wrote:
Our ride-on and push mowers are much noisier than our leaf blower.
You'd have to ban a lot more than just leaf blowers. But it's
antisocial to use stuff like that after 8 pm or so, let alone after 11
pm.
I don't find push mowers noisy! Nobody round here has need of a ride
on mower, even the lawn company doesn't use one.
City.
On 2024-01-10, itsjoannotjoann@webtv.net <itsjoannotjoann@webtv.net> wrote:
On Wednesday, January 10, 2024 at 12:14:47 PM UTC-6, Cindy Hamilton wrote: >>>
Gutter guards?? I had them installed on my house 10 or 12 years ago and haven'tWhat would I use to clean the gutters on my house?On 2024-01-07 7:03 p.m., lucr...@florence.it wrote:
Noisy bloody things, shouldn't be allowed!!
Cindy Hamilton
I have gutter guards. The mature maple trees drop plenty of stuff
that stays on top of the gutter guards, especially the seeds.
On 1/7/2024 7:37 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
On 2024-01-07 7:03 p.m., lucretia@florence.it wrote:
On Sun, 7 Jan 2024 13:32:40 -0500, Ed P <esp@snet.xxx> wrote:
With a light dusting like that, you just walk with the shovel and toss >>>> it to the side every 20 feet or so. Better yet, do you have a leaf
blower?
Noisy bloody things, shouldn't be allowed!!
They aren't all noisy. I have an a plug in electric that I bought years
ago, a gas powered one that came with a lawn tractor I bought, and I now
have a battery powered one. The electric and battery powered are quieter
and produce more wind, but the gas powered is not really loud. Last
summer I heard a lawn crew using one that was really load. One that loud
should be banned, but not the others.
The people who own the laundromat across the street like to run the leaf blower on their parking lot and sidewalk, usually after 11 PM. It's a quieter electric model, but that doesn't save it from being terribly annoying. I agree with Lucretia on banning leaf blowers.
On Wednesday, January 10, 2024 at 7:20:43 AM UTC-6, Michael Trew wrote:
Some of the yard crews that do my neighbors properties use those backpack type gas powered leaf blowers. They're a bit noisy, but quickly get the job done.
On 2024-01-07 7:03 p.m., lucr...@florence.it wrote:
Noisy bloody things, shouldn't be allowed!!
I've got a lithium battery rechargeable one and it's very handy and does the job quickly. It's not terribly noisy but I'd rather use that than wear out my armThe people who own the laundromat across the street like to run the leaf
They aren't all noisy. I have a plug in electric that I bought years
ago, a gas powered one that came with a lawn tractor I bought, and I now >>> have a battery powered one. The electric and battery powered are quieter >>> and produce more wind, but the gas powered is not really loud. Last
summer I heard a lawn crew using one that was really load. One that loud >>> should be banned, but not the others.
blower on their parking lot and sidewalk, usually after 11 PM. It's a
quieter electric model, but that doesn't save it from being terribly
annoying. I agree with Lucretia on banning leaf blowers.
and a broom getting rid of leaves and grass on the sidewalk plus blowing off my back porch.
On 2024-01-10 4:44 p.m., Cindy Hamilton wrote:
On 2024-01-10, itsjoannotjoann@webtv.net
<itsjoannotjoann@webtv.net> wrote:
On Wednesday, January 10, 2024 at 12:14:47 PM UTC-6, Cindy
Hamilton wrote:
Gutter guards?? I had them installed on my house 10 or 12What would I use to clean the gutters on my house?On 2024-01-07 7:03 p.m., lucr...@florence.it wrote:
Noisy bloody things, shouldn't be allowed!!
Cindy Hamilton
years ago and haven't
I have gutter guards. The mature maple trees drop plenty of
stuff
that stays on top of the gutter guards, especially the seeds.
Yeah. I have one huge maple tree in my front yard. Until two
years ago I had two but one had to be removed last year, and
thank goodness it was on town property. The accumulation was
mostly the seeds. It was never a problem before. They usually
dry out and blow away, but this year was exceptionally wet so
they sat there and decayed and formed a damp heavy mass.
On 1/10/2024 8:20 AM, Michael Trew wrote:
On 1/7/2024 7:37 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
On 2024-01-07 7:03 p.m., lucretia@florence.it wrote:
On Sun, 7 Jan 2024 13:32:40 -0500, Ed P <esp@snet.xxx> wrote:
With a light dusting like that, you just walk with the shovel and toss >>>>> it to the side every 20 feet or so. Better yet, do you have a leaf
blower?
Noisy bloody things, shouldn't be allowed!!
They aren't all noisy. I have an a plug in electric that I bought years
ago, a gas powered one that came with a lawn tractor I bought, and I now >>> have a battery powered one. The electric and battery powered are quieter >>> and produce more wind, but the gas powered is not really loud. Last
summer I heard a lawn crew using one that was really load. One that loud >>> should be banned, but not the others.
The people who own the laundromat across the street like to run the
leaf blower on their parking lot and sidewalk, usually after 11 PM.
It's a quieter electric model, but that doesn't save it from being
terribly annoying. I agree with Lucretia on banning leaf blowers.
There should be some sort of noise ordinance about no leaf blowers after
a certain time (and before a certain time). But really, you cannot ban things like this and expect people to go back to sweeping the sidewalks
and parking lots with push brooms as if it was 1900.
On 1/10/2024 8:20 AM, Michael Trew wrote:
On 1/7/2024 7:37 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
On 2024-01-07 7:03 p.m., lucretia@florence.it wrote:
On Sun, 7 Jan 2024 13:32:40 -0500, Ed P <esp@snet.xxx> wrote:
With a light dusting like that, you just walk with the
shovel and toss
it to the side every 20 feet or so. Better yet, do you
have a leaf
blower?
Noisy bloody things, shouldn't be allowed!!
They aren't all noisy. I have an a plug in electric that I
bought years
ago, a gas powered one that came with a lawn tractor I
bought, and I now
have a battery powered one. The electric and battery powered
are quieter
and produce more wind, but the gas powered is not really
loud. Last
summer I heard a lawn crew using one that was really load.
One that loud
should be banned, but not the others.
The people who own the laundromat across the street like to
run the leaf blower on their parking lot and sidewalk,
usually after 11 PM. It's a quieter electric model, but
that doesn't save it from being terribly annoying. I agree
with Lucretia on banning leaf blowers.
There should be some sort of noise ordinance about no leaf
blowers after a certain time (and before a certain time). But
really, you cannot ban things like this and expect people to go
back to sweeping the sidewalks and parking lots with push
brooms as if it was 1900.
Jill
On 2024-01-10 5:27 p.m., jmcquown wrote:
On 1/10/2024 8:20 AM, Michael Trew wrote:
On 1/7/2024 7:37 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
On 2024-01-07 7:03 p.m., lucretia@florence.it wrote:
On Sun, 7 Jan 2024 13:32:40 -0500, Ed P <esp@snet.xxx> wrote:
With a light dusting like that, you just walk with the
shovel and toss
it to the side every 20 feet or so. Better yet, do you
have a leaf
blower?
Noisy bloody things, shouldn't be allowed!!
They aren't all noisy. I have an a plug in electric that I
bought years
ago, a gas powered one that came with a lawn tractor I
bought, and I now
have a battery powered one. The electric and battery
powered are quieter
and produce more wind, but the gas powered is not really
loud. Last
summer I heard a lawn crew using one that was really load.
One that loud
should be banned, but not the others.
The people who own the laundromat across the street like to
run the leaf blower on their parking lot and sidewalk,
usually after 11 PM. It's a quieter electric model, but that
doesn't save it from being terribly annoying. I agree with
Lucretia on banning leaf blowers.
I find it hard to believe that an electric leaf blower can be
that much of a problem, especially in an area that is
commercial enough to have a laundromat.
There should be some sort of noise ordinance about no leaf
blowers after a certain time (and before a certain time).
But really, you cannot ban things like this and expect people
to go back to sweeping the sidewalks and parking lots with
push brooms as if it was 1900.
I would think that they could easily be restricted to the same
hours for other noises. I did mention previously about once
hearing a leaf blower that was exceptionally loud, but all the
others were no worse than lawn mowers and snow blowers. I use
ear protection with my gas powered leaf blower and weed
whacker, but there is no need for them with the electric ones.
The original owner of the house next door used to mow his lawn
with a diesel tractor. It was loud and annoying but I could
tune it out after a while I would not notice it. Later on he
had bypass surgery and could not do it in one shot so he would
come out and run it for 10-15 minutes at a time, take a break
and come out again so it would take a while to habituate to
it.... 4-5 times.
On 2024-01-10 5:27 p.m., jmcquown wrote:
On 1/10/2024 8:20 AM, Michael Trew wrote:
On 1/7/2024 7:37 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
On 2024-01-07 7:03 p.m., lucretia@florence.it wrote:
On Sun, 7 Jan 2024 13:32:40 -0500, Ed P <esp@snet.xxx> wrote:
With a light dusting like that, you just walk with the shovel and
toss
it to the side every 20 feet or so. Better yet, do you have a leaf >>>>>> blower?
Noisy bloody things, shouldn't be allowed!!
The people who own the laundromat across the street like to run the
leaf blower on their parking lot and sidewalk, usually after 11 PM.
It's a quieter electric model, but that doesn't save it from being
terribly annoying. I agree with Lucretia on banning leaf blowers.
I find it hard to believe that an electric leaf blower can be that much
of a problem, especially in an area that is commercial enough to have a laundromat.
There should be some sort of noise ordinance about no leaf blowers
after a certain time (and before a certain time). But really, you
cannot ban things like this and expect people to go back to sweeping
the sidewalks and parking lots with push brooms as if it was 1900.
I would think that they could easily be restricted to the same hours for other noises. I did mention previously about once hearing a leaf blower
that was exceptionally loud, but all the others were no worse than lawn mowers and snow blowers. I use ear protection with my gas powered leaf blower and weed whacker, but there is no need for them with the electric ones.
On Wednesday, January 10, 2024 at 6:51:44 PM UTC-6, jmcquown wrote:
It seems an oddity where Michael lives that the laundry across theI'm guessing at time of the night that's the only time the parking lot would be completely empty.
street would be using a leaf blower at 11PM. Whatever.
Jill
Hmmmm, that's odd. I guess I've been lucky nothing has landed on top and stuck
on the guards and creating an annoying clog.
I had these at first they were a joke is all I can say.
https://i.postimg.cc/CLfnfbkG/Gutter-Guards-2.jpg
On 2024-01-10 8:31 p.m., itsjoannotjoann@webtv.net wrote:
Hmmmm, that's odd. I guess I've been lucky nothing has landed on top
and stuck
on the guards and creating an annoying clog.
I had these at first they were a joke is all I can say.
https://i.postimg.cc/CLfnfbkG/Gutter-Guards-2.jpg
This is the stuff I used. I installed it myself at least two years
before that tree branch fell on the roof and the insurance company
replaced it all. So we are looking at 12 years or more, and this was the first time I had to go up and clean it.
https://www.amazon.ca/Maximum-Sturdiness-Gutter-Guard-24/dp/B00ELEXUPI/ref=asc_df_B00ELEXUPI/?tag=googleshopc0c-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=560442153592&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=12027095193809569296&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9047911&hvtargid=pla-1391991830819&psc=1&mcid=5e32a64d683d3d8fa49436bd224f2f37
On Wednesday, January 10, 2024 at 8:05:39 PM UTC-6, Dave Smith wrote:9047911&hvtargid=pla-1391991830819&psc=1&mcid=5e32a64d683d3d8fa49436bd224f2f37 >>
On 2024-01-10 8:31 p.m., itsjoan...@webtv.net wrote:
This is the stuff I used. I installed it myself at least two years
before that tree branch fell on the roof and the insurance company
replaced it all. So we are looking at 12 years or more, and this was the
first time I had to go up and clean it.
https://www.amazon.ca/Maximum-Sturdiness-Gutter-Guard-24/dp/B00ELEXUPI/ref=asc_df_B00ELEXUPI/?tag=googleshopc0c-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=560442153592&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=12027095193809569296&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=
That looks like mine. Does yours also have a mesh over the holes to keep tiny stuff
out of the gutter? Mine does.
On 2024-01-10 7:05 p.m., Dave Smith wrote:9047911&hvtargid=pla-1391991830819&psc=1&mcid=5e32a64d683d3d8fa49436bd224f2f37
On 2024-01-10 8:31 p.m., itsjoannotjoann@webtv.net wrote:
Hmmmm, that's odd. I guess I've been lucky nothing has landed on top
and stuck
on the guards and creating an annoying clog.
I had these at first they were a joke is all I can say.
https://i.postimg.cc/CLfnfbkG/Gutter-Guards-2.jpg
This is the stuff I used. I installed it myself at least two years
before that tree branch fell on the roof and the insurance company
replaced it all. So we are looking at 12 years or more, and this was
the first time I had to go up and clean it.
https://www.amazon.ca/Maximum-Sturdiness-Gutter-Guard-24/dp/B00ELEXUPI/ref=asc_df_B00ELEXUPI/?tag=googleshopc0c-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=560442153592&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=12027095193809569296&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=
How does it handle the needles from pine and spruce trees?
On 2024-01-10 9:26 p.m., Graham wrote:hvlocphy=9047911&hvtargid=pla-1391991830819&psc=1&mcid=5e32a64d683d3d8fa49436bd224f2f37
On 2024-01-10 7:05 p.m., Dave Smith wrote:
On 2024-01-10 8:31 p.m., itsjoannotjoann@webtv.net wrote:
Hmmmm, that's odd. I guess I've been lucky nothing has landed on
top and stuck
on the guards and creating an annoying clog.
I had these at first they were a joke is all I can say.
https://i.postimg.cc/CLfnfbkG/Gutter-Guards-2.jpg
This is the stuff I used. I installed it myself at least two years
before that tree branch fell on the roof and the insurance company
replaced it all. So we are looking at 12 years or more, and this was
the first time I had to go up and clean it.
https://www.amazon.ca/Maximum-Sturdiness-Gutter-Guard-24/dp/B00ELEXUPI/ref=asc_df_B00ELEXUPI/?tag=googleshopc0c-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=560442153592&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=12027095193809569296&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&
How does it handle the needles from pine and spruce trees?
There is a pine tree about 50 yards north of the house and and some
spruce trees to the east of it, and we have a predominate west wind I I
have a huge maple almost overhanging the house and a row of big maples across the road, so the bulk of the vegetation is the maple seeds.
On Wednesday, January 10, 2024 at 8:26:38 PM UTC-6, Graham wrote:hvlocphy=9047911&hvtargid=pla-1391991830819&psc=1&mcid=5e32a64d683d3d8fa49436bd224f2f37
On 2024-01-10 7:05 p.m., Dave Smith wrote:
This is the stuff I used. I installed it myself at least two years
before that tree branch fell on the roof and the insurance company
replaced it all. So we are looking at 12 years or more, and this was the >>> first time I had to go up and clean it.
https://www.amazon.ca/Maximum-Sturdiness-Gutter-Guard-24/dp/B00ELEXUPI/ref=asc_df_B00ELEXUPI/?tag=googleshopc0c-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=560442153592&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=12027095193809569296&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&
Here's a video of the type I have. Is it this exact brand? I don't remember,
How does it handle the needles from pine and spruce trees?
but it does have the mesh over the holes and a neighbor across the alley
has two pine trees. It stops those needles landing in my gutters.
https://www.homedepot.com/p/Amerimax-Home-Products-Snap-In-Filter-3-ft-White-Vinyl-Micro-Mesh-Gutter-Guard-86770/100520851#overlay
On Thursday, January 11, 2024 at 12:41:59 PM UTC-6, bruce bowser wrote:
No, it would be better to wait until the parking lot is empty; you can't get all the
On Wednesday, January 10, 2024 at 6:07:41 PM UTC-8, Dave Smith wrote:
They don't like it? Then they go to a car wash.
On 2024-01-10 8:39 p.m., itsjoan...@webtv.net wrote:
I'm guessing at time of the night that's the only time the parking lot would
be completely empty.
That makes sense. You don't want to be blowing dirt and stuff around
people's cars.
debris blown away with cars parked here and there.
Actually, we've had very little snow this winter and it has been
unusually warm. The authorities are worried that we'll have drought conditions this summer as the snow pack is not up to par.
I do have a snow blower, a Honda, but it wasn't worth using it the other
day, and anyway, I never use it before ~9am so as not to disturb the neighbours.
I used a leaf blower yesterday when there was not enough to shovel.
On 2024-01-08, Graham <g.stereo@shaw.ca> wrote:
Actually, we've had very little snow this winter and it has been
unusually warm. The authorities are worried that we'll have drought
conditions this summer as the snow pack is not up to par.
I do have a snow blower, a Honda, but it wasn't worth using it the other
day, and anyway, I never use it before ~9am so as not to disturb the
neighbours.
I used a leaf blower yesterday when there was not enough to shovel.
God heard me whine, so he dumped another six inches last night.
Before I
got up, a good neighbor had cleared 3/4 of my sidewalk and 1/3 of my driveway. I owe him twenty bucks. I "think" I know who did it.
On 2024-01-08, Graham <g.stereo@shaw.ca> wrote:
Actually, we've had very little snow this winter and it has been
unusually warm. The authorities are worried that we'll have drought
conditions this summer as the snow pack is not up to par.
I do have a snow blower, a Honda, but it wasn't worth using it the other
day, and anyway, I never use it before ~9am so as not to disturb the
neighbours.
I used a leaf blower yesterday when there was not enough to shovel.
God heard me whine, so he dumped another six inches last night. Before I
got up, a good neighbor had cleared 3/4 of my sidewalk and 1/3 of my driveway. I owe him twenty bucks. I "think" I know who did it.
<https://postimg.cc/G81n9qTh>
Before January first, the ski resorts were dying from lack of snow. Yesterday, a skier died in an avalanche at Palisades [aka Squaw Valley]
and others were buried but saved. :(
On Thursday, January 11, 2024 at 3:29:32 PM UTC-6, Leonard Blaisdell wrote:
That's pretty look at, but I'm glad I'm not dealing with it. Sunday night we're in
God heard me whine, so he dumped another six inches last night. Before I
got up, a good neighbor had cleared 3/4 of my sidewalk and 1/3 of my
driveway. I owe him twenty bucks. I "think" I know who did it.
<https://postimg.cc/G81n9qTh>
for bitter temperatures for at least three days and predicted to not get above
freezing. BRRRRRRRRR 🥶
On 2024-01-08, Graham <g.stereo@shaw.ca> wrote:
Actually, we've had very little snow this winter and it has been
unusually warm. The authorities are worried that we'll have drought
conditions this summer as the snow pack is not up to par.
I do have a snow blower, a Honda, but it wasn't worth using it the other
day, and anyway, I never use it before ~9am so as not to disturb the
neighbours.
I used a leaf blower yesterday when there was not enough to shovel.
God heard me whine, so he dumped another six inches last night. Before I
got up, a good neighbor had cleared 3/4 of my sidewalk and 1/3 of my driveway. I owe him twenty bucks. I "think" I know who did it.
<https://postimg.cc/G81n9qTh>
Before January first, the ski resorts were dying from lack of snow. Yesterday, a skier died in an avalanche at Palisades [aka Squaw Valley]
and others were buried but saved. :(
On 2024-01-08, Graham <g.stereo@shaw.ca> wrote:
Actually, we've had very little snow this winter and it has been
unusually warm. The authorities are worried that we'll have drought
conditions this summer as the snow pack is not up to par.
I do have a snow blower, a Honda, but it wasn't worth using it the other
day, and anyway, I never use it before ~9am so as not to disturb the
neighbours.
I used a leaf blower yesterday when there was not enough to shovel.
God heard me whine, so he dumped another six inches last night. Before I
got up, a good neighbor had cleared 3/4 of my sidewalk and 1/3 of my driveway. I owe him twenty bucks. I "think" I know who did it.
<https://postimg.cc/G81n9qTh>
Before January first, the ski resorts were dying from lack of snow. Yesterday, a skier died in an avalanche at Palisades [aka Squaw Valley]
and others were buried but saved. :(
really cold weather is on the way starting Sunday. about
time winter got here. it looks a lot nicer outside when
there is snow covering the dead grass/etc.
On 2024-01-11, songbird <songbird@anthive.com> wrote:
really cold weather is on the way starting Sunday. about
time winter got here. it looks a lot nicer outside when
there is snow covering the dead grass/etc.
A week ago, my grass was still green.
A week ago, my grass was still green.
On 2024-01-11, songbird <songbird@anthive.com> wrote:
really cold weather is on the way starting Sunday. about
time winter got here. it looks a lot nicer outside when
there is snow covering the dead grass/etc.
A week ago, my grass was still green.
On 2024-01-11, itsjoannotjoann@webtv.net <itsjoannotjoann@webtv.net> wrote:
On Thursday, January 11, 2024 at 3:29:32 PM UTC-6, Leonard Blaisdell wrote:
That's pretty look at, but I'm glad I'm not dealing with it. Sunday night we're in
God heard me whine, so he dumped another six inches last night. Before I >>> got up, a good neighbor had cleared 3/4 of my sidewalk and 1/3 of my
driveway. I owe him twenty bucks. I "think" I know who did it.
<https://postimg.cc/G81n9qTh>
for bitter temperatures for at least three days and predicted to not get above
freezing. BRRRRRRRRR 🥶
Yes, if it were that temperature, I might have to put on a jacket.
It's supposed to be high of 8 and low of 0 on Tuesday. I'm sure
Graham is laughing at that.
On 2024-01-11 3:09 p.m., Cindy Hamilton wrote:
On 2024-01-11, itsjoannotjoann@webtv.net <itsjoannotjoann@webtv.net>I'm not laughing!! -30C today with windchill of -45. Dropping further tomorrow
wrote:
On Thursday, January 11, 2024 at 3:29:32 PM UTC-6, Leonard Blaisdell
wrote:
That's pretty look at, but I'm glad I'm not dealing with it. Sunday
God heard me whine, so he dumped another six inches last night.
Before I
got up, a good neighbor had cleared 3/4 of my sidewalk and 1/3 of my
driveway. I owe him twenty bucks. I "think" I know who did it.
<https://postimg.cc/G81n9qTh>
night we're in
for bitter temperatures for at least three days and predicted to not
get above
freezing. BRRRRRRRRR 🥶
Yes, if it were that temperature, I might have to put on a jacket.
It's supposed to be high of 8 and low of 0 on Tuesday. I'm sure
Graham is laughing at that.
and into Saturday with temps of -37C and windchills of around -50C.
I'm only opening my front door to check the mailbox:-(
And I've just changed the filters in the furnaces.
I'm not laughing!! -30C today with windchill of -45. Dropping further tomorrow
and into Saturday with temps of -37C and windchills of around -50C.
I'm only opening my front door to check the mailbox:-(
And I've just changed the filters in the furnaces.
On 1/11/2024 9:07 PM, Graham wrote:
I'm not laughing!! -30C today with windchill of -45. Dropping further
tomorrow
and into Saturday with temps of -37C and windchills of around -50C.
I'm only opening my front door to check the mailbox:-(
And I've just changed the filters in the furnaces.
Damn, that is -22F. Colder than I've ever seen, or felt.
Coldest I recall in CT was -10F or -23C.
On 2024-01-11 3:09 p.m., Cindy Hamilton wrote:
On 2024-01-11, itsjoannotjoann@webtv.net <itsjoannotjoann@webtv.net> wrote: >>> On Thursday, January 11, 2024 at 3:29:32?PM UTC-6, Leonard Blaisdell wrote: >>>>I'm not laughing!! -30C today with windchill of -45. Dropping further >tomorrow
God heard me whine, so he dumped another six inches last night. Before I >>>> got up, a good neighbor had cleared 3/4 of my sidewalk and 1/3 of myThat's pretty look at, but I'm glad I'm not dealing with it. Sunday night we're in
driveway. I owe him twenty bucks. I "think" I know who did it.
<https://postimg.cc/G81n9qTh>
for bitter temperatures for at least three days and predicted to not get above
freezing. BRRRRRRRRR????
Yes, if it were that temperature, I might have to put on a jacket.
It's supposed to be high of 8 and low of 0 on Tuesday. I'm sure
Graham is laughing at that.
and into Saturday with temps of -37C and windchills of around -50C.
I'm only opening my front door to check the mailbox:-(
And I've just changed the filters in the furnaces.
On 2024-01-11 3:09 p.m., Cindy Hamilton wrote:
On 2024-01-11, itsjoannotjoann@webtv.net <itsjoannotjoann@webtv.net>wrote:
On Thursday, January 11, 2024 at 3:29:32 PM UTC-6, Leonard
Blaisdell wrote:
God heard me whine, so he dumped another six inches last night.
Before I got up, a good neighbor had cleared 3/4 of my sidewalk
and 1/3 of my driveway. I owe him twenty bucks. I "think" I
know who did it.
<https://postimg.cc/G81n9qTh>
That's pretty look at, but I'm glad I'm not dealing with it.
Sunday night we're in for bitter temperatures for at least three
days and predicted to not get above freezing. BRRRRRRRRR 🥶
Yes, if it were that temperature, I might have to put on a jacket.
It's supposed to be high of 8 and low of 0 on Tuesday. I'm sure
Graham is laughing at that.
I'm not laughing!! -30C today with windchill of -45. Dropping further tomorrow and into Saturday with temps of -37C and windchills of
around -50C. I'm only opening my front door to check the mailbox:-(
And I've just changed the filters in the furnaces.
On 2024-01-10 8:31 p.m., itsjoannotjoann@webtv.net wrote:
Hmmmm, that's odd. I guess I've been lucky nothing has landed on
top and stuck on the guards and creating an annoying clog.
I had these at first they were a joke is all I can say.
https://i.postimg.cc/CLfnfbkG/Gutter-Guards-2.jpg
This is the stuff I used. I installed it myself at least two years
before that tree branch fell on the roof and the insurance company
replaced it all. So we are looking at 12 years or more, and this was
the first time I had to go up and clean it.
Graham wrote:
On 2024-01-11 3:09 p.m., Cindy Hamilton wrote:
On 2024-01-11, itsjoannotjoann@webtv.net <itsjoannotjoann@webtv.net>wrote:
I'm not laughing!! -30C today with windchill of -45. Dropping furtherOn Thursday, January 11, 2024 at 3:29:32 PM UTC-6, Leonard
Blaisdell wrote:
That's pretty look at, but I'm glad I'm not dealing with it.
God heard me whine, so he dumped another six inches last night.
Before I got up, a good neighbor had cleared 3/4 of my sidewalk
and 1/3 of my driveway. I owe him twenty bucks. I "think" I
know who did it.
<https://postimg.cc/G81n9qTh>
Sunday night we're in for bitter temperatures for at least three
days and predicted to not get above freezing. BRRRRRRRRR 🥶
Yes, if it were that temperature, I might have to put on a jacket.
It's supposed to be high of 8 and low of 0 on Tuesday. I'm sure
Graham is laughing at that.
tomorrow and into Saturday with temps of -37C and windchills of
around -50C. I'm only opening my front door to check the mailbox:-(
And I've just changed the filters in the furnaces.
Stay warm! We are coming close to 32F at night here but only once or
twice a week so far. Mostly it's 40F or so for our lows.
So far, Accuweather shows no snow through Feb for us ;-(
On 2024-01-12 12:45 p.m., cshenk wrote:
Graham wrote:
I'm not laughing!! -30C today with windchill of -45. Dropping further
tomorrow and into Saturday with temps of -37C and windchills of
around -50C. I'm only opening my front door to check the mailbox:-(
And I've just changed the filters in the furnaces.
Stay warm! We are coming close to 32F at night here but only once or
twice a week so far. Mostly it's 40F or so for our lows.
32F is now Graham's break out the shorts and T shirt temperature.
On Fri, 12 Jan 2024 13:10:49 -0500, Dave Smith
<adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> wrote:
On 2024-01-12 12:45 p.m., cshenk wrote:
Graham wrote:
I'm not laughing!! -30C today with windchill of -45. Dropping further
tomorrow and into Saturday with temps of -37C and windchills of
around -50C. I'm only opening my front door to check the mailbox:-(
And I've just changed the filters in the furnaces.
Stay warm! We are coming close to 32F at night here but only once or
twice a week so far. Mostly it's 40F or so for our lows.
32F is now Graham's break out the shorts and T shirt temperature.
Why do people move to the cold part of the planet and then start
complaining about the cold?
I don't see people in Scotland complain about the rain.
Or me about the heat.
On 2024-01-12, Bruce <Bruce@invalid.invalid> wrote:
On Fri, 12 Jan 2024 13:10:49 -0500, Dave Smith
<adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> wrote:
On 2024-01-12 12:45 p.m., cshenk wrote:
Graham wrote:
I'm not laughing!! -30C today with windchill of -45. Dropping further >>>>> tomorrow and into Saturday with temps of -37C and windchills of
around -50C. I'm only opening my front door to check the mailbox:-( >>>>> And I've just changed the filters in the furnaces.
Stay warm! We are coming close to 32F at night here but only once or
twice a week so far. Mostly it's 40F or so for our lows.
32F is now Graham's break out the shorts and T shirt temperature.
Why do people move to the cold part of the planet and then start
complaining about the cold?
No idea. I was born here.
I don't see people in Scotland complain about the rain.
They might be doing it, even if you don't see it.
Why do people move to the cold part of the planet and then start
complaining about the cold? I don't see people in Scotland complain
about the rain. Or me about the heat.
Bruce wrote:
Why do people move to the cold part of the planet and then start
complaining about the cold? I don't see people in Scotland complain
about the rain. Or me about the heat.
Why do you point fingers at so many people?
On Fri, 12 Jan 2024 21:54:00 GMT, Cindy Hamilton
<hamilton@invalid.com> wrote:
On 2024-01-12, Bruce <Bruce@invalid.invalid> wrote:
On Fri, 12 Jan 2024 13:10:49 -0500, Dave Smith
<adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> wrote:
On 2024-01-12 12:45 p.m., cshenk wrote:
Graham wrote:
I'm not laughing!! -30C today with windchill of -45. Dropping further >>>>>> tomorrow and into Saturday with temps of -37C and windchills of
around -50C. I'm only opening my front door to check the mailbox:-( >>>>>> And I've just changed the filters in the furnaces.
Stay warm! We are coming close to 32F at night here but only once or >>>>> twice a week so far. Mostly it's 40F or so for our lows.
32F is now Graham's break out the shorts and T shirt temperature.
Why do people move to the cold part of the planet and then start
complaining about the cold?
No idea. I was born here.
I don't see people in Scotland complain about the rain.
They might be doing it, even if you don't see it.
But not here. Maybe there are only 2 here.
Bruce wrote:
On Fri, 12 Jan 2024 21:54:00 GMT, Cindy HamiltonHow many time have you thrown the USA under the bus
<hamilton@invalid.com> wrote:
On 2024-01-12, Bruce <Bruce@invalid.invalid> wrote:
On Fri, 12 Jan 2024 13:10:49 -0500, Dave Smith
<adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> wrote:
On 2024-01-12 12:45 p.m., cshenk wrote:
Graham wrote:
I'm not laughing!! -30C today with windchill of -45. Dropping further >>>>>>> tomorrow and into Saturday with temps of -37C and windchills of
around -50C. I'm only opening my front door to check the mailbox:-( >>>>>>> And I've just changed the filters in the furnaces.
Stay warm! We are coming close to 32F at night here but only once or >>>>>> twice a week so far. Mostly it's 40F or so for our lows.
32F is now Graham's break out the shorts and T shirt temperature.
Why do people move to the cold part of the planet and then start
complaining about the cold?
No idea. I was born here.
I don't see people in Scotland complain about the rain.
They might be doing it, even if you don't see it.
But not here. Maybe there are only 2 here.
in here so far?
Damn, that is -22F. Colder than I've ever seen, or felt.
Coldest I recall in CT was -10F or -23C.
On 2024-01-12, Ed P <esp@snet.xxx> wrote:
Damn, that is -22F. Colder than I've ever seen, or felt.
Coldest I recall in CT was -10F or -23C.
I've experienced -16F up to 108F where I live. I went to Death Valley
once, but it was in March, and the temperature was unremarkable.
I did hike from 4500 to 11200 feet one day when the temp was 105F.
Ah, to be young again!
On 2024-01-13 5:42 p.m., Leonard Blaisdell wrote:
On 2024-01-12, Ed P <esp@snet.xxx> wrote:
Damn, that is -22F. Colder than I've ever seen, or felt.
Coldest I recall in CT was -10F or -23C.
I've experienced -16F up to 108F where I live. I went to Death Valley
once, but it was in March, and the temperature was unremarkable.
I did hike from 4500 to 11200 feet one day when the temp was 105F.
Ah, to be young again!
The coldest I remember here was -25 C. The coldest I have experienced
was out in Winnipeg where it was -40 C. That's just to F&$*ing cold for humans to have to endure. When it got up to -30 I went to the zoo and
to the museum. It was interesting to see examples of the housing people
had back in the days when it was being settled but Europeans. My wife's great grandmother was one of those. She was too proud to live in a
"soddie" so her husband had to build a wood house with freshly cut
lumber. The boards shrank in the cold and they almost froze. They moved
back to southern Ontario.
On 2024-01-13 4:31 p.m., Dave Smith wrote:
On 2024-01-13 5:42 p.m., Leonard Blaisdell wrote:When it was built, my house has a couple of inches of wood shavings
On 2024-01-12, Ed P <esp@snet.xxx> wrote:
Damn, that is -22F. Colder than I've ever seen, or felt.
Coldest I recall in CT was -10F or -23C.
I've experienced -16F up to 108F where I live. I went to Death Valley
once, but it was in March, and the temperature was unremarkable.
I did hike from 4500 to 11200 feet one day when the temp was 105F.
Ah, to be young again!
The coldest I remember here was -25 C. The coldest I have experienced
was out in Winnipeg where it was -40 C. That's just to F&$*ing cold
for humans to have to endure. When it got up to -30 I went to the zoo
and to the museum. It was interesting to see examples of the housing
people had back in the days when it was being settled but Europeans.
My wife's great grandmother was one of those. She was too proud to
live in a "soddie" so her husband had to build a wood house with
freshly cut lumber. The boards shrank in the cold and they almost
froze. They moved back to southern Ontario.
above the ceiling for insulation. The previous owner has a bout a foot
of insulation blown in on top of the shavings.
My house is framed with 2x4 studs but my son's is framed with 2x6 studs meaning that much more insulation in the walls.
On 1/13/2024 8:47 PM, Graham wrote:
On 2024-01-13 4:31 p.m., Dave Smith wrote:
On 2024-01-13 5:42 p.m., Leonard Blaisdell wrote:When it was built, my house has a couple of inches of wood shavings
On 2024-01-12, Ed P <esp@snet.xxx> wrote:
Damn, that is -22F. Colder than I've ever seen, or felt.
Coldest I recall in CT was -10F or -23C.
I've experienced -16F up to 108F where I live. I went to Death Valley
once, but it was in March, and the temperature was unremarkable.
I did hike from 4500 to 11200 feet one day when the temp was 105F.
Ah, to be young again!
The coldest I remember here was -25 C. The coldest I have experienced
was out in Winnipeg where it was -40 C. That's just to F&$*ing cold
for humans to have to endure. When it got up to -30 I went to the
zoo and to the museum. It was interesting to see examples of the
housing people had back in the days when it was being settled but
Europeans. My wife's great grandmother was one of those. She was too
proud to live in a "soddie" so her husband had to build a wood house
with freshly cut lumber. The boards shrank in the cold and they
almost froze. They moved back to southern Ontario.
above the ceiling for insulation. The previous owner has a bout a foot
of insulation blown in on top of the shavings.
My house is framed with 2x4 studs but my son's is framed with 2x6 studs
meaning that much more insulation in the walls.
To meet energy code you usually need 2 x 6 in wood structures.
ICF (Insulated Concrete Form) has been gaining for years now.
I don't worry about cold, but heat and AC. Our house is concrete block
but I had the hollow portion filled with insulation.
On 2024-01-13 7:16 p.m., Ed P wrote:
I don't worry about cold, but heat and AC. Our house is concrete
block but I had the hollow portion filled with insulation.
My house is over 60 years old so the codes then were different.
When I croak or downsize, this house will be demolished and a
monster built in its place but to much higher standards.
On 2024-01-13 7:16 p.m., Ed P wrote:
On 1/13/2024 8:47 PM, Graham wrote:
On 2024-01-13 4:31 p.m., Dave Smith wrote:
On 2024-01-13 5:42 p.m., Leonard Blaisdell wrote:When it was built, my house has a couple of inches of wood shavings
On 2024-01-12, Ed P <esp@snet.xxx> wrote:
Damn, that is -22F. Colder than I've ever seen, or felt.
Coldest I recall in CT was -10F or -23C.
I've experienced -16F up to 108F where I live. I went to Death Valley >>>>> once, but it was in March, and the temperature was unremarkable.
I did hike from 4500 to 11200 feet one day when the temp was 105F.
Ah, to be young again!
The coldest I remember here was -25 C. The coldest I have
experienced was out in Winnipeg where it was -40 C. That's just to
F&$*ing cold for humans to have to endure. When it got up to -30 I
went to the zoo and to the museum. It was interesting to see
examples of the housing people had back in the days when it was
being settled but Europeans. My wife's great grandmother was one of
those. She was too proud to live in a "soddie" so her husband had
to build a wood house with freshly cut lumber. The boards shrank in
the cold and they almost froze. They moved back to southern Ontario.
above the ceiling for insulation. The previous owner has a bout a foot
of insulation blown in on top of the shavings.
My house is framed with 2x4 studs but my son's is framed with 2x6 studs
meaning that much more insulation in the walls.
To meet energy code you usually need 2 x 6 in wood structures.
ICF (Insulated Concrete Form) has been gaining for years now.
I don't worry about cold, but heat and AC. Our house is concrete
block but I had the hollow portion filled with insulation.
My house is over 60 years old so the codes then were different.
When I croak or downsize, this house will be demolished and a
monster built in its place but to much higher standards.
On 1/13/2024 11:03 PM, Graham wrote:
On 2024-01-13 7:16 p.m., Ed P wrote:
On 1/13/2024 8:47 PM, Graham wrote:
On 2024-01-13 4:31 p.m., Dave Smith wrote:
On 2024-01-13 5:42 p.m., Leonard Blaisdell wrote:When it was built, my house has a couple of inches of wood shavings
On 2024-01-12, Ed P <esp@snet.xxx> wrote:
Damn, that is -22F. Colder than I've ever seen, or felt.
Coldest I recall in CT was -10F or -23C.
I've experienced -16F up to 108F where I live. I went to Death Valley >>>>>> once, but it was in March, and the temperature was unremarkable.
I did hike from 4500 to 11200 feet one day when the temp was 105F. >>>>>> Ah, to be young again!
The coldest I remember here was -25 C. The coldest I have
experienced was out in Winnipeg where it was -40 C. That's just to
F&$*ing cold for humans to have to endure. When it got up to -30 I >>>>> went to the zoo and to the museum. It was interesting to see
examples of the housing people had back in the days when it was
being settled but Europeans. My wife's great grandmother was one of
those. She was too proud to live in a "soddie" so her husband had
to build a wood house with freshly cut lumber. The boards shrank in
the cold and they almost froze. They moved back to southern Ontario. >>>>>
above the ceiling for insulation. The previous owner has a bout a foot >>>> of insulation blown in on top of the shavings.
My house is framed with 2x4 studs but my son's is framed with 2x6 studs >>>> meaning that much more insulation in the walls.
To meet energy code you usually need 2 x 6 in wood structures.
ICF (Insulated Concrete Form) has been gaining for years now.
I don't worry about cold, but heat and AC. Our house is concrete
block but I had the hollow portion filled with insulation.
My house is over 60 years old so the codes then were different.
When I croak or downsize, this house will be demolished and a
monster built in its place but to much higher standards.
60 years is not old. My son's last house was built in the late 1700s,
as were many others in New England. When I live with my grandmother,
that house was 100 years.
On 2024-01-13 11:03 p.m., Graham wrote:
On 2024-01-13 7:16 p.m., Ed P wrote:
I don't worry about cold, but heat and AC. Our house is concrete
block but I had the hollow portion filled with insulation.
My house is over 60 years old so the codes then were different.
When I croak or downsize, this house will be demolished and a
monster built in its place but to much higher standards.
The house I grew up in was built in the 1952-53. We moved out of then
and out of the area in 1964. We pass through there every few months and
every few years I will take a detour through the old neighbourhood.
About 3 years ago they tore down our old house and put up a monster
home, as they have done with more than half the homes in that
neighbourhood. It's a safe bet that the walls are all much better insulated, there is more insulation in the ceiling, triple glazed
windows, no oil furnaces.
On 2024-01-13 7:16 p.m., Ed P wrote:
On 1/13/2024 8:47 PM, Graham wrote:
On 2024-01-13 4:31 p.m., Dave Smith wrote:
On 2024-01-13 5:42 p.m., Leonard Blaisdell wrote:
On 2024-01-12, Ed P <esp@snet.xxx> wrote:
Damn, that is -22F. Colder than I've ever seen, or felt.
Coldest I recall in CT was -10F or -23C.
I've experienced -16F up to 108F where I live. I went to
Death Valley once, but it was in March, and the temperature
was unremarkable. I did hike from 4500 to 11200 feet one day
when the temp was 105F. Ah, to be young again!
The coldest I remember here was -25 C. The coldest I have
experienced was out in Winnipeg where it was -40 C. That's
just to F&$*ing cold for humans to have to endure. When it
got up to -30 I went to the zoo and to the museum. It was
interesting to see examples of the housing people had back in
the days when it was being settled but Europeans. My wife's
great grandmother was one of those. She was too proud to live
in a "soddie" so her husband had to build a wood house with
freshly cut lumber. The boards shrank in the cold and they
almost froze. They moved back to southern Ontario.
When it was built, my house has a couple of inches of wood
shavings above the ceiling for insulation. The previous owner has
a bout a foot of insulation blown in on top of the shavings.
My house is framed with 2x4 studs but my son's is framed with 2x6
studs meaning that much more insulation in the walls.
To meet energy code you usually need 2 x 6 in wood structures.
ICF (Insulated Concrete Form) has been gaining for years now.
I don't worry about cold, but heat and AC. Our house is concrete
block but I had the hollow portion filled with insulation.
My house is over 60 years old so the codes then were different.
When I croak or downsize, this house will be demolished and a
monster built in its place but to much higher standards.
I realise that! In the centre of the English village where I was raised, there are many 14th and 15th century houses that have protection orders
on them.
On 2024-01-14, Graham <g.stereo@shaw.ca> wrote:
I realise that! In the centre of the English village where I was raised,
there are many 14th and 15th century houses that have protection orders
on them.
There was a young Englishman at one of our trade shows. I started
talking to him about "old" things in America. Halfway through our >conversation, I realized who I was talking to and apologized.
The streets he normally traveled are far older than our Constitution.
On 2024-01-14, Graham <g.stereo@shaw.ca> wrote:
I realise that! In the centre of the English village where I was raised,
there are many 14th and 15th century houses that have protection orders
on them.
There was a young Englishman at one of our trade shows. I started
talking to him about "old" things in America. Halfway through our conversation, I realized who I was talking to and apologized.
The streets he normally traveled are far older than our Constitution.
On Tuesday, January 16, 2024 at 6:45:50 AM UTC-10, Leonard Blaisdell wrote:constructed during the 70's and later. The bookstore we were visiting was in the lobby of the old Southern Hotel. It was across the street from City Hall. My wife's kinfolk grew up in Butte, MT. When her uncle got married, his buddy Evil Knievel, drove
On 2024-01-14, Graham <g.st...@shaw.ca> wrote:
I realise that! In the centre of the English village where I was raised, >> > there are many 14th and 15th century houses that have protection ordersThere was a young Englishman at one of our trade shows. I started
on them.
talking to him about "old" things in America. Halfway through our
conversation, I realized who I was talking to and apologized.
The streets he normally traveled are far older than our Constitution.
It's all relative. Most of the building in downtown Butte MT was probably built around the 1900's and earlier. Mostly they're brick buildings. It was jarring for me to be in the midst of such construction and architecture. Downtown Honolulu, was mostly
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On 16 Jan 2024 16:45:44 GMT, Leonard Blaisdell
<leoblaisdell@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
On 2024-01-14, Graham <g.stereo@shaw.ca> wrote:
I realise that! In the centre of the English village where I was raised, >> there are many 14th and 15th century houses that have protection orders
on them.
There was a young Englishman at one of our trade shows. I started
talking to him about "old" things in America. Halfway through our >conversation, I realized who I was talking to and apologized.
The streets he normally traveled are far older than our Constitution.
And not under threat as much.
In article <uo6h06$1i8nj$1@dont-email.me>,
Bruce@invalid.invalid says...
On 16 Jan 2024 16:45:44 GMT, Leonard Blaisdell
<leoblaisdell@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
On 2024-01-14, Graham <g.stereo@shaw.ca> wrote:
I realise that! In the centre of the English village where I was raised, >> >> there are many 14th and 15th century houses that have protection orders >> >> on them.
There was a young Englishman at one of our trade shows. I started
talking to him about "old" things in America. Halfway through our
conversation, I realized who I was talking to and apologized.
The streets he normally traveled are far older than our Constitution.
And not under threat as much.
Unless you count the damage done by centuries of
invaders, rebellions and wars in Britain.
Of course, some of the invaders turned out to be really
expert at building stuff to last.
In article <uo6h06$1i8nj$1@dont-email.me>,
Bruce@invalid.invalid says...
On 16 Jan 2024 16:45:44 GMT, Leonard Blaisdell
<leoblaisdell@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
On 2024-01-14, Graham <g.stereo@shaw.ca> wrote:
I realise that! In the centre of the English village where I was raised, >>>> there are many 14th and 15th century houses that have protection orders >>>> on them.
There was a young Englishman at one of our trade shows. I started
talking to him about "old" things in America. Halfway through our
conversation, I realized who I was talking to and apologized.
The streets he normally traveled are far older than our Constitution.
And not under threat as much.
Unless you count the damage done by centuries of
invaders, rebellions and wars in Britain.
Of course, some of the invaders turned out to be really
expert at building stuff to last.
In article <uo6h06$1i8nj$1@dont-email.me>,
Bruce@invalid.invalid says...
On 16 Jan 2024 16:45:44 GMT, Leonard Blaisdell
<leoblaisdell@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
On 2024-01-14, Graham <g.stereo@shaw.ca> wrote:
I realise that! In the centre of the English village where I was raised, >> >> there are many 14th and 15th century houses that have protection orders >> >> on them.
There was a young Englishman at one of our trade shows. I started
talking to him about "old" things in America. Halfway through our
conversation, I realized who I was talking to and apologized.
The streets he normally traveled are far older than our Constitution.
And not under threat as much.
Unless you count the damage done by centuries of
invaders, rebellions and wars in Britain.
Of course, some of the invaders turned out to be really
expert at building stuff to last.
On 2024-01-17 6:58 a.m., Janet wrote:
In article <uo6h06$1i8nj$1@dont-email.me>,
Bruce@invalid.invalid says...
On 16 Jan 2024 16:45:44 GMT, Leonard Blaisdell
<leoblaisdell@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
On 2024-01-14, Graham <g.stereo@shaw.ca> wrote:
I realise that! In the centre of the English village where I was raised, >>>>> there are many 14th and 15th century houses that have protection orders >>>>> on them.
There was a young Englishman at one of our trade shows. I started
talking to him about "old" things in America. Halfway through our
conversation, I realized who I was talking to and apologized.
The streets he normally traveled are far older than our Constitution.
And not under threat as much.
Unless you count the damage done by centuries of
invaders, rebellions and wars in Britain.
Of course, some of the invaders turned out to be really
expert at building stuff to last.
Just as the British did in some of the places they colonized and
civilized. When the left their colonies they left them with roads,
bridges, railroads and functioning ports.
On Wednesday, January 17, 2024 at 2:28:33 AM UTC-10, Cindy Hamilton wrote: >> On 2024-01-17, Janet <nob...@home.com> wrote:
In article <uo6h06$1i8nj$1...@dont-email.me>,He was referring to the Constitution being under threat.
Br...@invalid.invalid says...
On 16 Jan 2024 16:45:44 GMT, Leonard Blaisdell
<leobla...@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
On 2024-01-14, Graham <g.st...@shaw.ca> wrote:
I realise that! In the centre of the English village where I was raised,
there are many 14th and 15th century houses that have protection orders
on them.
There was a young Englishman at one of our trade shows. I started
talking to him about "old" things in America. Halfway through our
conversation, I realized who I was talking to and apologized.
The streets he normally traveled are far older than our Constitution.
And not under threat as much.
Unless you count the damage done by centuries of
invaders, rebellions and wars in Britain.
Of course, some of the invaders turned out to be really
expert at building stuff to last.
--
Cindy Hamilton
There's some questions about the future of this young republic of ours.
"The U.S. is a “fat buffalo trying to take a nap” as hungry wolves approach, the envoy mused. “I can hear those Champagne bottle corks popping in Moscow — like it’s Christmas every fucking day.”"
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2024/01/15/what-foreign-diplomats-say-about-u-s-politics-behind-closed-doors-00135326
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