I asked Santa for alternate light and heat supply for electrical blackouts. He left me lumps of coal 😞

23 hours ago, tdflightsim said:

That's stinking HOT!  We should all meet in the middle, say about 75°f/24°c

That's a little cool for me.  I keep my room at 80F and like it when it is 100F or more outside.

Noel

To steal a line from Pink Floyd, "It's good to warm my bones beside the fire."  Appropriate being that our English Pointer, Winston, loves the fire. 

Noel, you're welcome to come sit next to the fire with Winston.

Edited January 25Jan 25 by tdflightsim

4 hours ago, tdflightsim said:

Noel, you're welcome to come sit next to the fire with Winston.

I'd be glad to if Winston would have me.

Noel

 

3 minutes ago, birdguy said:

I'd be glad to if Winston would have me.

Noel

 

Winston would love it, just don't touch his ears.  He's a big baby when it comes to his ears.

Over 1 million people without power across the USA. They may have to go for days without any cat videos to watch.

42 minutes ago, Fielder said:

Over 1 million people without power across the USA. They may have to go for days without any cat videos to watch.

How will we ever survive? Well, some of us have our own cats, of course, and are better prepared than some others.

I gotta say, no one expected Greenland to deploy its weather in a first strike. 😄

Looks like I've gotten past the freezing precipitation of various sorts. Now just gotta survive the bitter cold another day.

Hook

40 minutes ago, LHookins said:

I gotta say, no one expected Greenland to deploy its weather in a first strike. 😄

 

Made it though the storm and still have power!  It remained mostly sleet here in central Virginia, like 2 1/2" of snow and sleet.  I did get freezing rain near the end, I'd say about 1/10 of an inch, then back to really fine, light sleet before it finished.  Very few people on the roads as everything is covered in the layer of sleet and ice.

Edited January 26Jan 26 by stans

10 hours ago, LHookins said:

I gotta say, no one expected Greenland to deploy its weather in a first strike. 😄

😆

Careful, guys!

In New England, 39% of the electricity production is coming from *oil* -- oil!  Only 31% from natural gas, 17% nuclear, and 5% renewables with only 30% of those renewables being solar and wind.

What happened to the hundreds of billions of dollars supposedly spent on new green electricity?  This is New England, don't forget, which along with California and a few other States, is at the forefront of clamoring for more renewables.

Right now, oil, gas, and nuclear are literally keeping hundreds of millions of people from freezing to death.

Dave

Edited January 26Jan 26 by dave2013

22 minutes ago, dave2013 said:

and 5% renewables 

 

Fact Check:

 

Quote

Renewable energy resources (wind, solar, hydro, wood, and refuse) generate approximately 11% to 13.5% of the electricity produced within the New England region, according to ISO New England data and recent reports. While natural gas and nuclear power dominate the grid, renewable generation is increasing, with over 14,000 MW of wind and significant solar capacity proposed. 

In November 2025, renewables generated about 13.5% of the region's energy, including 5.9% from wind, 4.4% from wood/refuse, and 2.6% from solar.

 

😺

Edited January 26Jan 26 by martin-w

2 hours ago, charliearon said:

Careful, guys!

 

👍

25 minutes ago, dave2013 said:

In New England, 39% of the electricity production is coming from *oil* -- oil!  Only 31% from natural gas, 17% nuclear,

Lessee, 70% from oil and gas, 17% from nuclear, that leaves 13% for "other". Looks like you're quoting basically the same statistics.

I don't think we got any actual snow here. Just freezing rain, which is about 2" solid. Only lost power for a few minutes, some time when we were sleeping.

Hook