Midwest Storm

skysidhe · 12-01-2006, 10:37 PM

I saw the news this morning and thought about Elspode. I hope the family is keeping warm. I tried to look up specific citys but didn't find much info. I know power is out

http://www.usatoday.com/weather/stor...tm?POE=NEWISVA

I hope alot of people are keeping warm.

xoxoxoBruce · 12-01-2006, 10:47 PM

'Spode is toasty.

skysidhe · 12-01-2006, 10:49 PM

oh good- ee

Elspode · 12-03-2006, 10:42 PM

We got a real good day of melt yesterday, but it was back to colder today. It is now 13 degrees, and everything is frozen solid. Lots of patches of glare ice from the refrozen meltwater.

I'm still trying to buy a load of wood. I have a feeling it is going to be a lot more expensive than it was at this time last week. Sigh.

Bullitt · 12-03-2006, 11:56 PM

And people keep saying Ohio is in the midwest.. I haven't seen a darn flake of snow yet.
Skiing at Boston Mills/Brandywine is going to suck this year

Griff · 12-04-2006, 07:21 AM

Dusting of powder in NEPA last night, its just a matter of time.

Aliantha · 12-04-2006, 06:21 PM

We saw the storms on the telly here.

They never cease to amaze me. A big part of that is probably because I've never actually seen snow. Maybe I'd best do that some time.

Glad all the cellar dwellars are doing ok. Hope it continues to be so.

zippyt · 12-04-2006, 06:45 PM

I've never actually seen snow

You are about the third preson I have EVER heard say that !!!

I am from the south , where a dusting sends EVERY body into a Frenzy of rushing to the store to buy milk ,eggs ,and bread !!
I have NEVER understood this , french toast isn't THAT popular !!!!!

Aliantha · 12-04-2006, 06:53 PM

Don't you all keep UHT milk in the cupboard for this very reason?

I know I do!

DanaC · 12-04-2006, 06:55 PM

......what in case of snow? :P

Aliantha · 12-04-2006, 07:03 PM

Yep!

You just never know when it might snow!!! (reference to gun dispute for those of you who are uninformed...hehehe)

zippyt · 12-04-2006, 07:09 PM

UHT milk

Is that that milk stuff so full of presertives that it CAN'T go bad ???

When I was over that way in the mid 80's , they got some for the ship , I got a carton and stuck it in a small broom closet with a leaking steam pipe for a month , we chilled it and it tasted FINE ( well as fine as that stuff can taste )

Griff · 12-04-2006, 07:11 PM

Yeah around here we put non-fat dry milk on the shelf for those emergencies.right behind the bullets

Aliantha · 12-04-2006, 07:12 PM

UHT is Ultra Heated (don't know what the T stands for and can't be bothered looking it up) Anyway, they heat it up and then seal it in airtight Tetra packs (maybe that's what the T stands for). It keeps for about 2 yrs or so.

We usually do have a couple of litres in the cupboard for emergencies - usually associated with late night milk deprivation, not snow.

DanaC · 12-04-2006, 07:14 PM

Quote:

We usually do have a couple of litres in the cupboard for emergencies - usually associated with late night milk deprivation, not snow.

Ah yes. I usually have at least a litre of uht around, just in case.

12-01-2006, 10:37 PM	#1
skysidhe ~~Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.~~ Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 6,828	Midwest Storm I saw the news this morning and thought about Elspode. I hope the family is keeping warm. I tried to look up specific citys but didn't find much info. I know power is out http://www.usatoday.com/weather/stor...tm?POE=NEWISVA I hope alot of people are keeping warm.

12-01-2006, 10:47 PM	#2
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	'Spode is toasty. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

12-03-2006, 10:42 PM	#4
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	We got a real good day of melt yesterday, but it was back to colder today. It is now 13 degrees, and everything is frozen solid. Lots of patches of glare ice from the refrozen meltwater. I'm still trying to buy a load of wood. I have a feeling it is going to be a lot more expensive than it was at this time last week. Sigh. __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

12-03-2006, 11:56 PM	#5
Bullitt This is a fully functional babe lair Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Akron, OH Posts: 2,324	And people keep saying Ohio is in the midwest.. I haven't seen a darn flake of snow yet. Skiing at Boston Mills/Brandywine is going to suck this year __________________ Kiss my white Irish ass.

12-04-2006, 07:21 AM	#6
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Dusting of powder in NEPA last night, its just a matter of time. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

12-01-2006, 10:49 PM	#3
skysidhe ~~Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.~~ Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 6,828	oh good- ee

12-04-2006, 06:21 PM	#7
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	We saw the storms on the telly here. They never cease to amaze me. A big part of that is probably because I've never actually seen snow. Maybe I'd best do that some time. Glad all the cellar dwellars are doing ok. Hope it continues to be so. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

12-04-2006, 06:45 PM	#8
zippyt LONG LIVE KING ZIPPY! per Feetz Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Arkansas Posts: 7,661	I've never actually seen snow You are about the third preson I have EVER heard say that !!! I am from the south , where a dusting sends EVERY body into a Frenzy of rushing to the store to buy milk ,eggs ,and bread !! I have NEVER understood this , french toast isn't THAT popular !!!!! __________________ "Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get. " Brother Dave Gardner

12-04-2006, 06:53 PM	#9
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	Don't you all keep UHT milk in the cupboard for this very reason? I know I do! __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

12-04-2006, 06:55 PM	#10
DanaC We have to go back, Kate! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 25,964	......what in case of snow? :P

12-04-2006, 07:03 PM	#11
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	Yep! You just never know when it might snow!!! (reference to gun dispute for those of you who are uninformed...hehehe) __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

12-04-2006, 07:09 PM	#12
zippyt LONG LIVE KING ZIPPY! per Feetz Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Arkansas Posts: 7,661	UHT milk Is that that milk stuff so full of presertives that it CAN'T go bad ??? When I was over that way in the mid 80's , they got some for the ship , I got a carton and stuck it in a small broom closet with a leaking steam pipe for a month , we chilled it and it tasted FINE ( well as fine as that stuff can taste ) __________________ "Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get. " Brother Dave Gardner

12-04-2006, 07:11 PM	#13
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Yeah around here we put non-fat dry milk on the shelf for those emergencies.right behind the bullets __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

12-04-2006, 07:12 PM	#14
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	UHT is Ultra Heated (don't know what the T stands for and can't be bothered looking it up) Anyway, they heat it up and then seal it in airtight Tetra packs (maybe that's what the T stands for). It keeps for about 2 yrs or so. We usually do have a couple of litres in the cupboard for emergencies - usually associated with late night milk deprivation, not snow. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

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