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Offline mitlen

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Re: The Weather (2014)
« Reply #175: January 21, 2014, 05:34:07 PM »
7 inches of snow has fallen in Frederick MD, the most in the area.

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J. T. Snow

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Went out to shovel one last time.    Blizzard's kickin' up now.    Brrrrrrrrrrrrrr   .....   Holy hell, my fingers can't feel the beer bottle.

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Re: The Weather (2014)
« Reply #176: January 21, 2014, 05:35:19 PM »
Looking at about 2-3 inches here in Oakton

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Re: The Weather (2014)
« Reply #177: January 21, 2014, 05:36:50 PM »
Don't push your luck on the old gas thing, do you treat? Ethanol is exceptionally corrosive to fuel systems if allowed to sit.  Water starts separating out of it too.

Yeah, I had used a fuel preservative. Glad I did. It ran fine. Few hiccups on startup and a belch of smoke, but once I got it going and turned off the choke it ran just fine.

This year I'm going to run the thing dead at the end of the season (turn it on and run it until it runs out of fuel). Not sure why I forgot to do that two years ago.

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Re: The Weather (2014)
« Reply #178: January 21, 2014, 05:38:54 PM »
Don't push your luck on the old gas thing, do you treat? Ethanol is exceptionally corrosive to fuel systems if allowed to sit.  Water starts separating out of it too.

Reminds me, I gotta start the bike tomorrow.

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Re: The Weather (2014)
« Reply #179: January 21, 2014, 05:40:01 PM »
Reminds me, I gotta start the bike tomorrow.

Started mine on Sunday and put the battery trickle charger back on it...

Offline mitlen

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Re: The Weather (2014)
« Reply #180: January 21, 2014, 05:40:58 PM »
Started mine on Sunday and put the battery trickle charger back on it...

Should have started it yesterday when it was 55 but had to hit golf balls.   Decisions, decisions   ....    I keep the trickle goin' and start it often enough (and ride) that I don't have too many issues startin' her right up.

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Re: The Weather (2014)
« Reply #181: January 21, 2014, 05:45:26 PM »
snow winding down across the D.C. area per CWG. 

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Re: The Weather (2014)
« Reply #182: January 21, 2014, 05:46:13 PM »
7 inches of snow has fallen in Frederick MD, the most in the area.

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I'm sure I've got more than that on the ground up here.

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Re: The Weather (2014)
« Reply #183: January 21, 2014, 05:54:47 PM »
Snowing like crazy in E. Loudoun.

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Re: The Weather (2014)
« Reply #184: January 21, 2014, 06:31:00 PM »
My bike doesn't need a battery

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Re: The Weather (2014)
« Reply #185: January 21, 2014, 06:39:22 PM »
My bike doesn't need a battery

Magneto, eh?

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Re: The Weather (2014)
« Reply #186: January 21, 2014, 06:48:23 PM »
Looking at about 2-3 inches here in Oakton

You must be on the city side of town.  We've got 4" here.

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Re: The Weather (2014)
« Reply #187: January 21, 2014, 06:58:28 PM »
My bike doesn't need a battery

...   just donuts.   :)

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Re: The Weather (2014)
« Reply #188: January 21, 2014, 07:03:15 PM »
Time to go clean my freaking car off and hope to get home with all the paint intact.

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Re: The Weather (2014)
« Reply #189: January 21, 2014, 07:06:45 PM »
Time to go clean my freaking car off and hope to get home with all the paint intact.

Luckily for me, today was considered a state of emergency or whatever for state employees. Being an "essential" employee, we get double time. They called me for OT tomorrow and if we are still in said state of emergency, this guy will be getting at least 8hrs of 2.5x time and potentially 8hrs of double time.

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Re: The Weather (2014)
« Reply #190: January 21, 2014, 09:42:37 PM »
Any chance the Federal government is open tomorrow?

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Re: The Weather (2014)
« Reply #191: January 21, 2014, 09:53:59 PM »
None whatsoever.  Fortunately.

Any chance the Federal government is open tomorrow?

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Re: The Weather (2014)
« Reply #192: January 21, 2014, 10:03:27 PM »
2 hour delay. Unscheduled leave/telework

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Re: The Weather (2014)
« Reply #193: January 21, 2014, 10:03:51 PM »
Still can't crack the 4 inch mark at Reagan National

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Re: The Weather (2014)
« Reply #194: January 22, 2014, 07:33:16 AM »
Looks like about 3 inches

Offline Frau Mau

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Re: The Weather (2014)
« Reply #195: January 22, 2014, 09:02:28 AM »
Very hard to measure since it was blowing so hard. Some places don't have much, but then the fire escapes across the alley have like a foot of drift on them. I do know it's blue ass cold out there.

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Re: The Weather (2014)
« Reply #196: January 22, 2014, 09:11:36 AM »
Very hard to measure since it was blowing so hard. Some places don't have much, but then the fire escapes across the alley have like a foot of drift on them. I do know it's blue ass cold out there.

Kindly leave my ass out of the discussion.

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Re: The Weather (2014)
« Reply #197: January 22, 2014, 10:08:32 AM »
Why ?  You're a slum lord.  Are you shoveling snow today ?

Kindly leave my ass out of the discussion.

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Re: The Weather (2014)
« Reply #198: January 22, 2014, 10:09:53 AM »
So were you in that snowball fight at DuPont Circle last night ?

Very hard to measure since it was blowing so hard. Some places don't have much, but then the fire escapes across the alley have like a foot of drift on them. I do know it's blue ass cold out there.

Offline Slateman

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Re: The Weather (2014)
« Reply #199: January 22, 2014, 10:31:35 AM »
crappy snow for a snowball fight

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/12/20/AR2009122000881.html And let's just hope that doesn't happen. Again.