Must have been what I felt Kaffi! 😀
I recall years back up in the NC mountains bringing the boy trick or treating in a few inches of snow.
I recall years back up in the NC mountains bringing the boy trick or treating in a few inches of snow.
As of 2 days ago, when the furnace came on in earnest for the first time this year, we've entered late fall.
Our heat has been on for about a week now, it rarely runs for more than an hour a day total, but it takes the edge off particularly in the mornings.
It was about 11°C when I got up this morning.
It was about 11°C when I got up this morning.
I have hurried to take clippings from the coleus and start them indoors. When the first frost comes you're just SOL. My grand-daughters used to help with this task, but they moved to Pittsburgh which is around 320+ miles away.
Not that much farther north than you as you know, Kevin, but we got down below 10C last night (about 45F I think). We keep the house at 60 overnight, and 65 or so during the day so the furnace doesn't come on until it gets cold. It has been on a few times this fall, but two nights in a row seems like a bit of a change.
Wait, do you plant coleus outdoors then? In NJ? Wow. I've only ever grown them as house plants.
That would be 50°F 🙂 I think it is generally a few degrees cooler up in your neck of the woods than here. We used to keep the house cool at night and during the day when we were not home, set the delta too large with steam and you end up spending a long time heating up all that mass, cold boiler, pipes, and radiators, and that cancels out a lot of the savings - plus it takes a long time to warm everything back up, a less aggressive setting works a lot better and doesn't appreciably worsen the heating cost..
Clear night an looks like will get down to 5C (41F ). I'm not George but not ready to stop wearing shorts yet 😀. Wife will probably insist the winter duvet comes out soon. House is fairly well insulated so no need for heating yet. Suppose I ought to check it works though...
In an odd development it got warm here today, these mid/late fall days in New England are confusing.
House is well insulated but we like the house around 22.5°C on average in winter. With steam heat turning the thermostat down a few degrees doesn't seem to make much difference in fuel consumption.
After all of our renovations we still have five single pane windows we need to replace with thermopanes. (The storm windows were removed when then house was resided.)
House is well insulated but we like the house around 22.5°C on average in winter. With steam heat turning the thermostat down a few degrees doesn't seem to make much difference in fuel consumption.
After all of our renovations we still have five single pane windows we need to replace with thermopanes. (The storm windows were removed when then house was resided.)
My cellphone just screamed at me and told me to get to my basement as a tornado may be nearby.
Now I call that weather. But also not worried about. However just have read for the evening as no stereo in the basement and the only thing on broadcast television is the local stations interrupting programming to talk about tornados and show weather radio.
Of course my heavy duty flashlight has weak batteries, so hopefully the power will not go out.
BTW more amusement than worry.
Now I call that weather. But also not worried about. However just have read for the evening as no stereo in the basement and the only thing on broadcast television is the local stations interrupting programming to talk about tornados and show weather radio.
Of course my heavy duty flashlight has weak batteries, so hopefully the power will not go out.
BTW more amusement than worry.
We got the same thing. Three phones, the TV and Sheri's iPad all started squawking the same message from the Pittsburgh Weather Service.
The power went out twice, each time for 3 to 5 minutes. A whole bunch of wind and rain came at us for about half an hour. For several minutes all the remaining walnuts were ripped off the trees and could be seen flying around the yard like a tennis ball factory exploded. Then it all abruptly stopped. I looked around outside and there will be some mess to clean up tomorrow, mostly tree branches, walnuts, and lots of leaves.
It was 41F here yesterday morning. The people at the Walmart looked at me strangely as I wandered around in shorts, flip flops and a tank top. I picked up three pairs of shorts marked down from $12.95 to $1. OK, 41 degrees is not winter weather yet, but most of the Walmartians looked like Eskimos to me. I have been working outside every day trying to finish an outdoor project before the real winter comes. I haven't needed shoes or a shirt yet.
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Useful data. 16C = 61F, 28C = 82F more or less. -40C = -40F. I find them all to be reasonable reference numbers. Humans do live in -40 areas. 16C to 28C is very OK. We had 14C with full sun a couple of days ago. It felt like 20C in the sun. I even put washing out and brought it in 3 hours later! My boiler is set 10C overnight, 16C 6AM until 8AM, 19C until 9PM ( I have never seen 10C, it's to protect pipes etc, 14 C perhaps ). I have a small woodburner to top up. That seems very OK and cheap to run. I would guess 24C in the hi fi room if I use too much woodburner. 22C is heaven. >28C is no fun.
Boris insists we will be using heatpumps and electric cars after 2030. That means building a lot of nuclear power stations! As they take about 20 years fat chance. Wind power failed this year. Just hope I can get wood. Even that got more difficult as it must be certificated.
Boris insists we will be using heatpumps and electric cars after 2030. That means building a lot of nuclear power stations! As they take about 20 years fat chance. Wind power failed this year. Just hope I can get wood. Even that got more difficult as it must be certificated.
Yep, still in shorts mode here too! Yesterday got marginal - 5C and a cold wind when I took the kids for a walk but as long as you keep moving.... 🙂
The one time I was present for a tornado warning me and my Finnish friend went onto the balcony as we wanted to see the tornado. As we knew most tornados hit about 80 miles south of where we were not quite as foolhardy as it seemed. Plus there was no basement.
@Kevin: I always found the binary seasons in the midwest confusing. Monday shorts and T-shirt, Tuesday snow, Thursday back to shorts. 2 weeks later it had finally made up it's mind.
Bill,
I have seen a “Dust Devil” up close and personal. It is similar to a tornado but the cone is made of swirling dust. But at 100 feet it was quite interesting. No warnings on that one. Just went by on its’ merry way.
Tubey,
In the concept of oneupmanship, I could mention the abandoned land locked house 60 feet behind mine is now a pile of rubble on the ground. But I won’t. 😉 As it is still standing, just missing a corner of the foundation. Unfortunately it is falling down too slowly. Be nice when it is gone.
The owner tried to sell it for five times what he paid, by putting a “For Sale” sign in front of my house. (Took it down so he uses free advertising forms) Not my idea of fun watching strangers search around my house and try the doors to look inside.
I have seen a “Dust Devil” up close and personal. It is similar to a tornado but the cone is made of swirling dust. But at 100 feet it was quite interesting. No warnings on that one. Just went by on its’ merry way.
Tubey,
In the concept of oneupmanship, I could mention the abandoned land locked house 60 feet behind mine is now a pile of rubble on the ground. But I won’t. 😉 As it is still standing, just missing a corner of the foundation. Unfortunately it is falling down too slowly. Be nice when it is gone.
The owner tried to sell it for five times what he paid, by putting a “For Sale” sign in front of my house. (Took it down so he uses free advertising forms) Not my idea of fun watching strangers search around my house and try the doors to look inside.
I went to grad school in N. Carolina, where tornados, while uncommon, do happen. One day I was in the house looking out a big picture window when the large tree out front rapidly started tilting to one side, then abruptly changed direction. I'm from the NE so didn't realize that a tornado had just jumped over the house. It trashed a storage business just down the road. That was CLOSE! This was in the 1980s...no cell phone warnings.
Strangely, NC does have a lot of water spouts - tornados on the water. I was on a ferry on the coast one day watching as multiple water spouts were dancing off in the distance. Not all that far away though. The crew didn't seem worried at all. I think water spouts are more like dust devils than true tornados, but the big ones (of which there were several that day) can be disconcerting to say the least.
BTW, when I said LESS THAN 10C earlier, I did mean less than. It was more like 45F (7C) but I didn't see the low. Here in New England, our house has gotten into the low 40s or high 30s (+/-4C) inside when the furnace goes out in the dead of winter. Which it has a few times...