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Post by LinFL on Jan 28, 2014 11:26:10 GMT -5
It looks like the actual snow will probably just miss me to the north and west - I will probably just get freezing rain here tonight. I want to live vicariously through the rest of you folks for whom a real snowstorm is rare and exciting (or frightening). So, who in the Deep South is getting snow or ice out of this storm? How much? Is it breaking any snowfall records in your area? Is it causing you any problems? Were you stuck eating canned chili heated over a campstove because your power went out? On the fun side, are your kids getting to build their first-ever snowman or have their first-ever snowball fight? Did you construct an ice skating rink in your backyard? Eat snow candy? Make snow angels? I'd love to see your pictures from this storm - please post lots and lots of pictures! It would help if you would tell where you are (state, at least). Bonus points will be awarded for pictures of icicles or snow on a palm tree or other tropical/subtropical plant, or for pictures of kids seeing snow for the first time in their lives. Let's have some fun with this if we can! (Yeah, I know the Northerners and Canadians think we're funny to be making a big deal out of a snowstorm. It's routine to you. But it actually IS a big deal down here. Feel free to laugh at us over in the "It's Freezing Here" thread: redneckacres.proboards.com/thread/1101/freezing?page=3)
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Post by w8n4dave on Jan 28, 2014 14:29:01 GMT -5
I know LinFL I was born and raised in S. Ca. So I know what you mean. I think your body just gets accustom to the weather. Heck in a few days 20 will feel warm to us , we will be wearing sweat shirts and jeans. Come 30 and above we will be in long sleeve sweat T-shirts . But thats in the spring come fall 20 is pretty cold. I know your house probably isn't insulated very well. Not sure how southerners insulate. But if your not accustom to it. It makes it hard. I hope you do have fun with it tho. All we do is count how many cars are in the ditch when we go down the road. Or complain about the road commission not taking care of the blown over roads. But I do understand where your coming from. I also lived in TX. for a while and believe me one time they got snow. The whole town shut down! For good reason. They don't know how to drive in it. And it is dangerous if they don't know how to. I just drove everyone around ... Have fun with your thread
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Post by kay on Jan 28, 2014 14:49:25 GMT -5
Out of fun, here are the first Icicles of the day! Found it when I was removing the sheets from the clothesline.
Well, can't add a photo from the iPad. It's 'too big'. Oh well!
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Post by gulfcoastguy on Jan 28, 2014 18:16:41 GMT -5
We actually shut down for 2 days. We don't want people wrecking in our work zones or our employees wrecking the work trucks or their personal vehicles. We don't have snow tires and sand for the bridges is in short supply.
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Post by Penny on Jan 29, 2014 8:23:51 GMT -5
Stay safe everyone!!
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Post by garrett on Jan 29, 2014 10:45:22 GMT -5
I keep hearing that song from my kiddo days......ice ice baby!
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Post by Penny on Jan 29, 2014 13:39:02 GMT -5
I keep hearing that song from my kiddo days......ice ice baby! Ah yes......vanilla ice
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Post by gulfcoastguy on Jan 29, 2014 18:32:08 GMT -5
Thanks for the ear worm Red. Hmm payback? "Little Willie won't go home, you can't make Willie because Wilie won't go" Let's see how long you can go before you google that!
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Post by LinFL on Jan 29, 2014 18:36:49 GMT -5
Come on, no one has pictures? I have some: Ice pellets on the ground Ice and icicles on my roof Bonus points: ice on a palm! Okay, okay it's a sago palm, which is technically a cycad rather than a palm. P.S. - Use a photo editer to reduce your photo's file size to below 1MB and then you can attach the file. Or use an image hosting service like Photobucket or Flickr to link larger images.
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Post by LinFL on Jan 29, 2014 19:01:29 GMT -5
A few more pictures, this time from the garden: Ice pellets on/around kale Ice pellets on young collards Ice-encased flower buds on Meyer lemon tree All this ice is pretty weird to see in Florida. One more set of pictures to follow.
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Post by LinFL on Jan 30, 2014 0:00:59 GMT -5
Last few photos of my Florida ice, this time on my car: Icicles on my car wheel well Ice pellets on my newly-planted garlic Close-up of ice pellets - for scale, the black tube on the upper right is 1/4" irrigation line. As you can see, these are little round balls of ice, definitely not snowflakes. All done with my pictures now.
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Post by Penny on Jan 30, 2014 8:07:59 GMT -5
That's crazy!
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Post by Deleted on Jan 30, 2014 8:44:52 GMT -5
Its still -5F here. This cold is gettin' mighty old.
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Post by gulfcoastguy on Jan 30, 2014 18:58:54 GMT -5
The satsuma tree is no more. It started thawing out today but the cold has left me …a cold of course.
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Post by garrett on Jan 30, 2014 21:19:47 GMT -5
Thanks for the ear worm Red. Hmm payback? "Little Willie won't go home, you can't make Willie because Wilie won't go" Let's see how long you can go before you google that! allright allright I googled it....lol
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Post by gulfcoastguy on Jan 30, 2014 23:13:12 GMT -5
From the group Sweet btw. Better known for Ballroom Blitz
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Post by LinFL on Jan 31, 2014 10:19:26 GMT -5
The satsuma tree is no more. It started thawing out today but the cold has left me …a cold of course. Don't cut it down yet, GCG. If it is an established satsuma tree, there is a possibility that it survived high single digit temps (it's been known to happen), especially if it was coated in ice before you got those super-cold temps. It may come back from the trunk, but it may be a little late. If you don't see any signs of life by a month after it normally gets its first flush of growth, then it's dead. Do you have a spot on the south side of a building where you can plant a replacement tree? That location will buy you 5-10 degrees of protection, especially if the building is masonry. If you like kumquats, those are even tougher than satsumas.
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Post by gulfcoastguy on Jan 31, 2014 13:27:30 GMT -5
The tree is on the north side of the building or the front yard. Since it is an evergreen I can pass it off as landscaping. The back or south yard is very limited in the area that actually gets sunlight.
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Post by LinFL on Feb 1, 2014 1:08:20 GMT -5
Ah, I see. I certainly understand that you have to work with the space you have. And citrus are definitely pretty enough to pass as landscaping - they are used that way a lot down here. And the blooms smell terrific as well. I sure hope your tree turns out to actually be alive. How often do you get temps below 15F? If you don't get that cold in most years, it might be worth replanting. A 5-gallon grafted satsuma tree is cheap, and it should be making a decent crop in 3-4 years and a big crop in 5-7 years. You might want to protect it below 20F the first couple of years after planting, though. (Cover it or string those big, old-fashioned incandescent Christmas lights all over it and leave them lit when it's cold.)
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Post by garrett on Feb 1, 2014 1:08:29 GMT -5
hoping it made it....linn them pictures breaks my heart.sighs
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Post by LinFL on Feb 1, 2014 1:20:10 GMT -5
Actually, Garrett, all the plants in my garden came through fine. I only lost the opened flower buds on the apple tree and the smaller flower buds on the Meyer lemon. Well, I had three little lemons on the Meyer, and they may fall off, too. Not sure yet.
The layer of ice actually insulated the plants a little bit, and although it stayed below freezing for a looong time (Tuesday evening to Thursday about 9am!), it never got below 25F. Heck, the kale looks happier than ever, and the broccoli and cauliflower heads that had been encased in ice look perfect today. Even the lettuce looks great and the peas seem okay.
I did see some odd spots on some of the collard, broccoli and cauliflower leaves. They look like small dings and scratches...I finally figured out that they were marks from the ice pellets hitting them! But it's only cosmetic damage, and the new growth will be fine.
I do feel bad for my poor satsuma...I know it will be fine but right now that poor tree looks terrible. The good news is that the few leaves that survived the cold snap the first week of January were also undamaged by the ice. I'll be happy to see it leaf out again this spring. Orange trees just don't look right nekkid!
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Post by w8n4dave on Feb 1, 2014 15:10:54 GMT -5
We 4" of snow then it rained! Pfftt! With 4" of ice on the roads it sure is slick out there!
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Post by LinFL on Feb 1, 2014 15:27:40 GMT -5
Eww, what a mess. Please be careful!
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Post by Deleted on Feb 1, 2014 16:57:40 GMT -5
The Sapling-In-Chief brung her pot of pipe glue and our one split pipe got mended. Its supposed to rain today, but it (the rain) hasn't gotten here yet.
Its sixty F and hovering...
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Post by garrett on Feb 2, 2014 10:12:53 GMT -5
cold and wet here....lol
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Post by garrett on Feb 3, 2014 11:39:21 GMT -5
little warmer today.still drizzly....
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Post by Deleted on Feb 3, 2014 18:17:53 GMT -5
Everything One hopes for in a yankee winter scene. Bright sunshine white-white snow, and 30F.
A-n-d I only fell on my face once! A perfect winters day.
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Post by LinFL on Feb 3, 2014 19:09:09 GMT -5
Sounds nice! Well, all except the falling part.
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Post by w8n4dave on Feb 3, 2014 21:08:06 GMT -5
Everything One hopes for in a yankee winter scene. Bright sunshine white-white snow, and 30F. A-n-d I only fell on my face once! A perfect winters day. I have not fallen once (Knocks on wood)(Or my head) But anyway you guys are going to get some snow buddy!! I am just hoping it misses us!
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