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General Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: gssizzler on October 30, 2019, 12:31:21 PM
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Cars are put away up on blocks!
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Slacker. LOL. Suppose to hit 40 on Sunday ! Hang in there buddy only 121 days until Spring.
Dan
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Slacker. LOL. Suppose to hit 40 on Sunday ! Hang in there buddy only 121 days until Spring.
Dan
LOL from Southern MN Permafrost
Mark
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And not much better here in Michigan. Got my wife's summer car bedded down for the winter among the 65 GS's! :thumbsup:
Stay warm!
:cheers2:
Chuck
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My youngest son goes to college in Colorado Springs. Was +1 degrees there this morning, -20 degrees with windchill. And about a foot of snow on the ground. He's not used to that, coming from Southern California!!
Out here, all we've got is smoke. :-(
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2 nights ago my car was covered with freezing rain..today its snowing with up t 4 inch accumulation...i aint ready..not even close...
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Dear Jon, Dan, Mark, Chuck, campfamily, marxjunk, and mid-60s Buick caregivers,
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Out here, all we've got is smoke. :-(
Yes indeed, California isn't exactly looking like winter just yet. My trusty wagon finally got another grocery run after being grounded for 10 days. On the way back, I stopped by this area that our local electric utility is feverishly continuing to "fire-proof" and took this photo:
(https://photos.smugmug.com/Biquette/Photos-of-Biquette/Photos-of-Biquette-Autumn-2019/i-hzKC5vS/0/a6d4d697/L/Biquette%20near%20PG%26E%20substation%20-%20back-L.jpg) (https://canebas.smugmug.com/Biquette/Photos-of-Biquette/Photos-of-Biquette-Autumn-2019/i-hzKC5vS/A)
I suppose the good news is that we can continue to drive our classic Buicks around here. The bad news is that until we get some substantial rains, the wildfire season will continue.
Such is life in California these days . . . . .
Cheers, Edouard
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We are putting the cars away this weekend although we will still be able to access the 57 Dodge if it gets nice out.
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Here in NYC the weather is still nice, low 60's during the day going down to the upper 40's low 50's during the night. we are having a Buick Friendship this Sunday and the last local show/get together is on November 15th after that it's day by day until Christmas OR when the city starts salting the streets then it's hibernation till the spring rains wash away the salt...
Stay Warm :cheers2: Tony
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Woke up to more snow here in Green Bay. After 3-1/2 inches Monday night this will end up being our second snowiest October ever. Poor Trick or Treaters. High is gonna be 38, plus windy.
How much snow did you get in Beloit Jon ?
Dan
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Still snowing! Flakes are so big I could catch them ,put them in a fruit jar and put them on display!!!
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Hi Gang,
Yesterday I was so busy and determined to get my wagon out that I forgot my main reason to reply to this thread! I definitely send sympathies to those who have had to hibernate their car(s) already. This year's classic car driving season is definitely almost gone. We are headed into the a traditionally busy time of year, but even so, we should try to bring to the forum any bits of classic car news and information that will make up in a small part for not being able to drive our classics. The Internet is hardly perfect but it does help scratch the classic car itch at least a little.
Cheers, Edouard :occasion14:
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Happy Halloween! Started out with our second batch of snow the other day, then this today at about 0500hrs. Its finally over with about 6" next to the lake with snow that weighs about 50lbs per shovel. It'll probably melt in a day or two, but YIKES! Mother Nature is gonna use us as the sacrificial lamb this year! Got the boat all wrapped up but didnt have time to shrink the plastic. Now it has to dry 100% and no wind otherwise the water drops make it look like it has the measles.
Cant wait to start hacking away on the BADLASS! Bill
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woke up this morning to snow cover...as the day warmed, i saw something ive never seen before...the trees where dropping their leaves as hard and as fast as it could possible be
by the time i got back to the house, my 3 large walnut trees where bare, and all down my street the road was coverd with leaves..so weird, i guess 26 degrees was a factor..everything around me was pretty much still green..now bare...weird
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Southern California and it was 27 degrees in the morning when I went to work
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27 in SoCal !? That's just not right!
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Report from eastern Pa....
Well, we just had our first frost on Friday after a cold front blew in on Thursday night with strong storms.
This weekend featured cool fall temps for the last shows of the season.
One of my favorite shows is the Vargo Dragway reunion. Vargo had a short life from 1960-1969. I wasn't there back in the day, but I've been attending the reunion shows over the past 20 years. It features a bunch of old race cars in addition to some rat rods and the usual musclecars, somewhere around 500 cars total, lined up on the old drag strip and surrounding grassy areas. Turnout was a bit lower due to the wet grounds. I had the only GS there.
Here's my 66 GS next to some friends cars.... the Dukes tribute and a more obscure 'White Lightning' car they built this past year, both are of extreme quality.
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Dear Walt and mid-60s Buick caregivers who deal with the change of the seasons,
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This weekend featured cool fall temps for the last shows of the season.
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Thanks for sharing the story of the Vargo reunion and the nice pictures! Definitely got to take those pictures before winter sets in!
Cheers, Edouard :occasion14:
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All
Our lake froze over Saturday and the wind chill is below zero today.
It usually Runs in the mid 40 this time of year with occasional snow.
January is when things can get real crazy here. -40 or more
Wife flew into Grand Rapids Michigan this morning for the day on business and landed in a snow storm.
Milton
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Yeah... should be 45F here, but got the snow blower going at 0700hrs @ 15F. I rigged up a double sided cab and ran a 1-1/2" of PVC off the engine for a cab heater! Really needed it for a de-frugilator. I can get out there in a T shirt, basically. Only thing is ya gotta wear snow sandals LOL... ws
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Dear Milton, Bill, and mid-60s Buick caregivers in frigid parts of the country,
Unfortunately, there is a curious connection between what is looking like drought in California and an unusually cold start to winter in the Midwest. We have a ridge of high pressure that is forcing storms way to our north. As those storms move north, they are interacting with arctic air. As a result, when the go back into lower latitudes they are much colder than if they has passed through California first and brought us some rain. So far we aren't expecting any rain until the end of the month and that's being optimistic. The cold may continue in your neck of the woods.
Cheers, Edouard
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Just watching the news, unusual low temps are expected for the next few weeks. So far we have an extra 5 feet of water in the lake, and now with extra early snow and probably a frozen lake prevention evap, then a thaw cycle in the spring will no doubt give us an extra foot in the lake. Locally, there's houses sliding into the water, but thats seems pretty normal in Cali with mudslides etc. Now, doing my due diligence, water levels in Lake Baikal (Siberia) are at an all time low. Ya hafta wonder what gives ?
Is this all part of the El Ni?o and La Ni?a thing?? Bill
https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/ninonina.html
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Dear Bill and mid-60s Buick caregivers who keep a watchful eye on the weather,
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Is this all part of the El Ni?o and La Ni?a thing?? Bill
Here in California, we are ever vigilant for any signs of drought. The last couple of winters we had either El Niño or La Niña and that produced normal to above normal rainfall. This is the first year in a while were they are reporting "normal" sea surface temperatures. This webpage is where the National Weather Service reports their current data and forecasts:
https://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/analysis_monitoring/enso_advisory/ensodisc.shtml (https://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/analysis_monitoring/enso_advisory/ensodisc.shtml)
Alas, I had noticed that the last time things were "normal," we had drought conditions and we seem to headed in the same direction. However, the National Weather Service seems to have botched their winter outlooks at least according to what we have seen so far. Here is their press release for this winter:
https://www.noaa.gov/media-release/winter-outlook-warmer-than-average-for-many-wetter-in-north (https://www.noaa.gov/media-release/winter-outlook-warmer-than-average-for-many-wetter-in-north)
At the moment, the claim of a warmer winter doesn't seem to be measuring up to scrutiny.
Oh well, . . . . . . . Edouard
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Trying to think spring! Lol It was 53 here the other day! Backed Beauty out on driveway and blew some storage dust off!
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Sweet looking convertible.
Dan
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Yes! Wish I had unlimited funds so I could get my black GS convertible DONE! But just have to keep plugging away!
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Dear Jon, Dan, and mid-60s Buick caregivers,
Trying to think spring! Lol It was 53 here the other day! Backed Beauty out on driveway and blew some storage dust off!
Thanks for sharing the pic!! :thumbsup: The weather has dried out here in Northern California, but the lunatic drivers are still out in force in between Christmas and New Years. I'm hoping to get my trusty wagon out soon, but keeping her safe remains priority #1.
Cheers, Edouard :occasion14: