Well look who just caught up…..

You guys are NOT noticers.

Not noticing because i don’t care. It matters not in the context of an online post.

Flurries in Denton.

We have had 5 or 6 short power outages here. 2 - 4 seconds each time. The generator cranks, but does not reach operating temp before the power comes back on.

These are a little strange...not normal trips and automatic reclosers...I wonder what the power company is up to.

Not fit for man, nor beast here in SE Idaho!!!


From the Idaho State Police: Monida Pass this morning
30 mph winds
-29 degrees
-61 wind chill

"Funny what doesn't come through with online presence….wytex is a woman? Not that it matters at all, just never caught that in any previous posts".


Figured that out a long time ago, it doesn't matter.

You guys crack me up.

Neighbor showed up at the door looking for a jump start. Thankfully my truck has been plugged in and it started, not happy though by the sound of it.
Made the spouse cover his nose, told him not a pretty sight without a nose or a black nose but he wasn't happy about it.
I'm betting he's happy he took the day off today.

Still about -19 but clear, tonight it will get very cold actual temp and then warm up into the 20's tomorrow for our drive.

As you can see , life goes on even when bitter cold up here.
Beers should be very cold at our friends brewery downtown tonight. One last cold one with friends before the holidays.



This is on campus of UW about 2 blocks from our house.

Ran to New Braunfels and filled up the F350. Still 60 here.

61 here, gonna be 25 tonight. Gonna make a big pot of Fideo.

A for effort in crawfishing

Yes, she and her husband run a ranch in WY and have the pleasure of having the best of both worlds.

I image the coastal trout limit will be 1 fish under 8” by next week

power lines are whipping around like a kite out there now - no doubt some feeder lines are shorting/arcing on close tree-limbs.

Man, hope your power holds on.

Wood stove is keeping our furnace from coming on so far, going to stuff it full of my smoker's hardwood tonight.

I have no idea what crawfishing means, but gonna look it up.

Sounds like they have a good life…i am as jealous as you are!

What -31 looks like inside a Montana home today:

Why? Just why? I moved to Texas to avoid Oklahoma temps!!

... and their pipes don't even freeze! That's what blows my mind.

Wind just kicked up in Crockett. Watched it come across the lake.

My Dad was stationed in great falls in the 50s. said they had to heat the engines in his plane for 12 hours just to get them to turn over.

Not here.

Not here.

They build houses for cold up this way.
All of our water pipes run up through the center of our house, next to the exhaust vent pipe for the water heater and furnace.
Frost free faucets outside too.
No pipes in the attic up here.
For bitter cold we pile snow on top of the water meter too, it is deep but without use for a few days while travelling it can freeze up.