jujubeans
OVM Project Manager
The cats aren't the only ones that stuck their nose out the door and ran screaming back into the house...lol
January 2015
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Ready now and I'm right on top of it...Doesn't get any better then that.. Need more weight today with thus wind..load comes in @ 103 lbs
Geez I have 322# on my van.
You need an idle stick....most of us sprinter guys do....or had till the espar.....I still have mine kicking around....you can make one for free! and keep the RPMS about 1200-1500 and the temp will stay up...
I had a load from Ok City to San Antonio during the evening delivered to USPS about 3 am....
now at a......well you know......LOL
It is now *0*, on the dot, at 4' off the ground, on temp sensor/transmitter, located on a branch of a blue spruce in front of my house. It is not in direct sunlight and somewhat protected from the wind. The humidity is 67%, with is a bit high for these kinds of temps. Winds around 20MPH, gusting to 25MPH out of the SW. Winds are predicted to increase and snow later today.
Schools were closed today, not for snow or ice, only because it's cold out. That never once happened around here when we were young. One person on the news said she did not want her child to "experience" that kind of cold. I pity that kid. Why do some think that kids have to be shielded from the realities of nature?
Boston closed their schools as well.....bunch a pussies these days!!!
Had a load day before yesterday. South Haven, MI to Milan, TN. The drive from Chicago to South Haven was horrible. If I went over 45 (on I-94) it was fish tail city. From Chi to South Haven and back to I-57 I passed 9 accidents and 65 south was closed. Be careful out there!
and I see there is MORE lake effect on the way with an Alberta Clipper rushing down....
That's one word for it, wimp is another, as is woose. The more kids are "shielded" from the realities of life and nature, the more useless they are as adults. Afraid of their own shadows. Instead of "shielding" them from this kind of weather, they should be taught the proper way to dress for it and function in it.
Not a great start to the day. Van needed a little extra help from my jump box to start this morning even with the engine block heater plugged in all night. Get back in the house to hear my furnace screaming with an unusual noise. It started yesterday, but then the sound stopped. Not wanting to risk a potential furnace issue while I'm away, I'll be waiting on a repairman to check it out tonight. So much for this week
Nobody shielded us....you see the schools at closing times....parents picking up their kid for a 6 block walk!!!.....ridiculous...
" Not wanting to risk a potential furnace issue while I'm away, I'll be waiting on a repairman to check it out tonight. So much for this week "
Wise move. While we did not have a furnace issue while on the road we did have, twice, issues with our basement flooding. Both time caused considerable damage and property loss. That is just one of the many downsides to this business, not being at home to deal with problems that arise. Good luck with the furnace. This is not a good time to be dealing with a furnace problem.
when we first moved to SD.....we came home to frozen pipes luckily bowl didn't break or pipes burst....they just expanded some and seep leaked when unfroze.....pilot light went out on furnace...
I can only recall losing 3 days to weather during my school years. Twice to snow, once, during a cold snap like this, when the school boiler broke down and there was no heat. Back when I was growing up there had to be a snowfall of 10", or greater, for school to be cancelled. Snow like that is rare around here. I do remember, that the couple of times it did happen we were out sled riding until forced by our parents to come home for supper. Being kept indoors was a serious punishment.
I remember ice skating to school during, and after, ice storms. It was right at a mile to school from my house and we rarely were driven.
same here I had to be dragged in...LOL Drove to school? whats that?....gee whiz
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Still fueling up?.......LOL
In my youth, my brother and I both had paper routes. At that time we lived in Toledo, Ohio. It was always special when it snowed and had to pull a wagon through the snow.lol People wanted their "Blade". They didn't care that it was cold or snowing. Two miles everyday. The walk to school was a breeze by comparison. Most of todays youth are babies.