What's the weather like in your neck of the woods?

[Rborist1]

Looks like winter is here.......... 5-6 inches of snow on the ground and the mercury is dropping.:(

http://weather.ec.gc.ca/city/pages/ab-50_metric_e.html

[Skwerl]

Second cold front of the season passed through yesterday, it's breezy and 70* outside. brrr.
:lol:

[Paul B]

not too bad here Craig, we had a bit of wind overnight, still gusting a little. looking at lows of 5 or 6 and highs to the early teens. this week sunny with clouds. :)

http://www.weathernetwork.com/weather/cities/can/Pages/CABC0043.htm


and I know I posted it yesterday but here is a nice streaming webcam to an area near Rborista: http://216.123.238.206/view/view.shtml in case anyone hasnt seen snow before. Notice the lack of humanity (at least as I post this mesage at 8:30 AM ona sunday morn)

[SteveBullman]

bright as anything here today, like a summers day!

[SteveBullman]

fortunately firewood is still shifting regardless!

[GASoline71]

Crappy... rainin' sideways, and hard! Nice black clouds headed in from the west full of more rain. A balmy 40 degrees!

Gary

[Paul B]

Gary, what? its bright and sunny up here (2 hours north of Gary), where the heck are you?

[FJR]

Its gunna be a high of 57 today and 66 tomorrow! Time to go for a spin on the ol bike. Then its back down in the low 40's on tuesday :(

[GASoline71]

Gary, what? its bright and sunny up here (2 hours north of Gary), where the heck are you?

Gettin' pelted by the front movin' through Puget Sound! Now there is some blue sky just to the north!

Gary

[vharrison]

72 Here! Come on down the weather is fine!

[Paul B]

Now there is some blue sky just to the north!

Gary

thats my place! :)

[Rborist1]

72 Here! Come on down the weather is fine!

Hopefully in January, :) when it's REALLY cold here!

[FJR]

72 Here! Come on down the weather is fine!


If your trying to make me jealous....its workin! :thumbupold:

[JonnyHart]

50-60 mph gusts of wind last night and today.

[RIVERRAT]

High 60s here today. Might hit 70.

[roller]

As Steve said just like a summers day, remarkably mild here 15-19 [mid to high 60's ] celcius and clear..

It should be high 40's low 50's

Guys could you just tell us all where you are ?

Me, BigA, Stevebullman, are in Suffolk England

[GASoline71]

thats my place! :)

Ha!:lol: Lucky dawg!

Gary

[Canuck]

Pretty much the same as you Craig, except not as much snow already on the ground

[Rborist1]

Still snowing here, the wind has kicked up too, making the roads a real mess. It's gonna be fun working this week.............:|:

[Paul B]

haha, Gary, I guess I am eating crow here, I went out to do some bids, no jacket. second bid the wind kicked up, like 30 seconds later, DOWNPOUR! hahaha oh well, it IS the pacific northwet I guess.
ha, cloudy now, rain stopped though

[No_Bivy]

55 and sunny, wind 15-25, gusts to 35-50 at ridge tops. Got Kite?

[Paul B]

heres that touch of rain we had ;) but in the hills you can see the snow line.

ph, the funky white tent lookin roof thing, thats the mall, about 33 yards from my front door.

[TC3]

Cold, rainy, icky, & certainly not worthy of a pic !
We werked today, Sunshine & cold >>> Can Do !!!
Yesterday was a wash... litterally & figuratively.

[cybergeek23851]

Hmm, while I was gone to the big city, Friday the weather was rainy off an on and in the mid-high 50's. While I was on the road on the way back, the winds and rain started picking up. It got down into the low 40's and rain that night. Yesterday, we ended up partly cloudy and a high of 70. Today it was windy in the low 60's and breezy.

When I was just outside a few minutes ago getting a floor vent I had just painted, it was about 55.

[stehansen]

70's in the afternoon here, had a day of wind back on wednesday. The trouble with calm weather here is that after several days of no wind or storms the air gets pretty smoggy.

[Stumper]

Blizzard warnings on thursday-back up to the 70's yesterday and today.

[aussie]

Perfect here couldnt be better,low 20s celcius.

[Old Monkey]

High 60's today and supposed to be 45 tomorrow. It doesn't seem to go incrementally around here.

[Underwor]

Warm upper 40's yesterday morning. Snowing now with Winter Storm Advisory and a high tomorrow in the 20's. It never gets boring, always a change coming.

[TreeDr]

65 today and sunny. Maybe 70 tomorrow and sunny, then its all downhill from there.

I may have to bust out my wool tie and socks that cover my ankles for Thursday!! :whine:

[Smallwood]

Last monday I worked in 3" of cold wet snow raising some pines beside a driveway for a lady so her snow plow guy could work. Rained the rest of the week. Friday and Saturday we had high winds so no work. It was in the high 60s today. Nice change but I got a call from a lady with a storm downed elm laying across her deck. She told me her 83 year old husband is legally blind and he wants to get the chainsaw and cut it up. 'Couln't let that happen, but tommorrow I'm taking the day off---if no one calls.
Phil

[chucky]

Beautiful, sunny day today, first in I don't know how long. The rain's been almost relentless since April. Tomorrow, Halloween it's expected to reach 70 F. Then it's all downhill from there ... :(

[rbtree]

We had that same wind here in Seattle, no rain yesterday afternoon. It had rainied lightly Sat nite.

I had two calls, one fallen dead tree (no damage, no need to do anything)....But bid a good $3500 worth at that homeowner's ass'n. Then bid a maple fallen on a garage and house, in the dark. Unfortunately, they wanted another bid, and went with STP today, who they or the neighbor had used before.

Early frost last night, beautiful day today. Lows around 20 forecasted for tonight, unheard of for October in the Puget Sound lowlands.

[Old Monkey]

A couple of winters ago, I called at 3am to go check out an emergency job. Someone's backyard slid a couple hundred feet down the hill and stopped on a road. Two or three trees slid down with the lawn and didn't fall over until they hit the road. I showed up to assess the tree work. The city guys decided not to do anything until morning. When morning came the customers went with another tree service. Night time calls suck.

[MasterBlaster]

I just don't answer them.

[Stumper]

Nice today-Sunny 60's.I had to take a midday break before going back to the retirement home to grind the stumps and go with my wife to see a bear up an elm in the middle of town.

[bowline]

windy,but nice

[Underwor]

Another couple inches of snow overnight. Hides all the nasty mud and dirt.

[Tree Guy's Wife]

heres that touch of rain we had ;) but in the hills you can see the snow line.

ph, the funky white tent lookin roof thing, thats the mall, about 33 yards from my front door.

Ah hah! Now I know exactly where you live! I'm a girl - I can recognize a mall by the parking lot. :lol:

[Tree Guy's Wife]

It's cold this morning: -2 out, with highs up 5 or something stupid. Oh well, at least it's sunny.

[TC3]

It's cold this morning: -2 out, with highs up 5 or something stupid. Oh well, at least it's sunny.

Nat, your post made me grin ! Luv your good outlook... Besides, a tsunami couldn't ruin the awesome day you've got lined up !!!
Let us know how the par-tay & the hearbeat listenin' go, K. ?!?
:big-jump:
(P.S. >>> That Jumpy-Guy Smilie should just say, "TC3" next to it !!! LOL)

[Paul B]

Ah hah! Now I know exactly where you live! I'm a girl - I can recognize a mall by the parking lot. :lol:

Nat, I took the pic from the Grandview overpass of HWY 1. But, I do live about 200 yards west of that mall, good eye! :)

[Underwor]

Ditto the acorn crop in ND. A 6' tall tree at the school had enough to solidly cover the ground beneath it. A lot for such a young tree. Squirrels should be fat.

[No_Bivy]

BC is just friggen' cold, what the heck do you do all winter,ski?

[Mike Maas]

Nice avitar Bivy, how high are you? And how high are you to go that high?:\:

Our weather is cool 30's (F) at night, 40's in the day. Great working weather, you can really knock it out and stay comfortable!

[darkstar]

Its raining again. My loader is stuck again. Everything is wet.My bucket truck is puking. My windsheild wipers wont work on the chip truck.
I give up.

[Tree Guy's Wife]

BC is just friggen' cold, what the heck do you do all winter,ski?

Pretty much. :D

Actually, we have the mildest temperatures in Canada. If we even get snow, (other then on the mountains) it's not much and only for a couple of days. We can work year round here.

[xtremetrees]

Dropped a drive shaft and got it repaired in the last few days. almost 70 here
Great weather for a great big oak take down with 4 or 5 cuts.
Can't believe its already November.

[Paul B]

well anyone in the pacific northwet get ready for a gooder overnight. flood warnings etcetc. local rain prediction is :
" An intense front associated with a deepening eastern pacific low is affecting the coast tonight and Monday. Southeast winds will rise to 50 to 70 km/h this evening and up to 60 to 90 over northern sectors.

This system will also bring heavy rain over several sectors of the south coast tonight and Monday. Rainfall amounts will range from 50 to 90 mm for Greater Vancouver and 100 to 110 mm elsewhere.
"

[GASoline71]

I hear ya Paully... gettin' pounded right now by the rain on My Island...

The Skagit River is forecast to overflow it's banks by mornin' in the lowlands... But what's new???:)

Gary

[Rborist1]

That's gonna turn to snow at higher elevetions, gonna be some good skiing out there this year if that keeps up.

Snow, wind and cold here today. :|:

[rbtree]

Today's snow levels are about 3000-3500 meters.....aarrggh.
Then cooler for the rest of the week, but drier. This time last year we had up to 8 feet of snow on the ski hills....

[vharrison]

RB, I can't wait for the pictures this year!

[GASoline71]

Bigtime Lightning storm here right now. Haven't heard thunder that loud in a long time. Nice lightshow!!!

Ha... it's rattlin' the windows as I type...:O

It started with hail about the size of small marbles, and then it just started flashin' and poundin'! Now it's just pourin' down rain.

Gary

[MasterBlaster]

Your neck of the woods has been getting a soaking lately, eh Gary? Any flooding around you?

[Paul B]

yup, lotsa minor flooding all around our area MB. I am a couple hours north of Gary and we had 35mm of rain over the last 40 hours or so. its ridiculous. washouts, mudslides. flooding. Ah, regular PNW fall weather.


Yesterday

Max Temp. 16.4°C Min Temp. 11.4°C Precip Total (http://weatheroffice.ec.gc.ca/mainmenu/faq_e.html#weather1a) 35.8 mm

"The North Shore communities on the mountains to the north of Vancouver got a soaking, with Coquitlam recording the heaviest rainfall for the area, 101.4 mm (near 4 1/4" !!!) of rain between 5 p.m. Sunday and noon Monday."

http://www.canada.com/globaltv/national/story.html?id=e6b9498a-fdc1-4888-a29b-91ba5369d3d1

[Old Monkey]

We jumped back up to the high sixties with occasional showers. It feels really warm out now. Weird fall.

[rbtree]

One of my arborist buddies is stuck up at Goldmeyer Hotsprings on the Middle Fork of the Snoqualmie River. We were worried about him, then his sister got an email from the caretaker at the hotsprings, saying that he was OK. He'd been nearby with another arbo buddy Sunday, who came back, but Scott decided to stay. Then the rivers went into flood stage. Eli was ready to rent a chopper and drop food, and was also worried that Scott might have tried to drive out and got stuck or worse. Anyhow, noone knows for sure if the road is washed out or not, but it is surely not yet passable. Friday is the planned day to mount an attempt to get up there. They've plenty of food and shelter. In fact, two caretakers spend the winter there...one is darned cute....

I've posted pics of both of these guys a fair bit on here.....

The most rain has been at paradise, where it has rained 17 inches in 54 hours, and 15 at Snoqualmie......It is finally cooling down and letting up....and snow levels are supposed to be near 2000-4000 feet for the next week, so maybe we'll be skiing soon.

[Paul B]

hope you get your guys out without fanfare RB!
Its been WET!

[rbtree]

Yep...been surfing kayaking and river flow websites . Record cfs flows on a couple rivers, including the one Scott is stranded on......

and Paradise recorded, in one 24 hr period, 11.3 inches of rain. Here's a blog of a ranger..and pics he shot today....park closed, roads washed out, not pretty.. http://www.mountrainierclimbing.blogspot.com/

Flooding is at record levels on several rivers....gonna be a heck of a lot of folks very adversely affected.

[Paul B]

apparently the Chilliwack river went from 50 cubic meters per mi to 1000 during the heaviest rain and for a period after. Chilliwack area has some serious flooding. thanks for the link RB.

[GASoline71]

The Navy sent some sailor voluteers over to Mount Vernon on the lower Skagit river to put up sandbags. They have put up over 13 miles of sandbags 3-4 feet high along portions of the river. It's supposed to crest tonight at 10pm PST a hair above flood stage.

My Mom and Dad live in the Puyallup River valley in the town of Orting. There are 2 rivers that run through the town. The Puyallup and the Carbon Rivers. So basically the only way out of town is over a bridge. Dad said that there were trees floatin' down the Puyallup that were easily over 100 feet long. Roots and all. So when those things get close to the bridges... we tend to worry.

Like Paully said... pretty much Typical for this time of year.

However... out here on my Island (Whidbey), we are high and dry. Well wet from rain anyways. But no flooding.

Gary

gary

[No_Bivy]

I bet the whitewater enthusiasts are psyched! Sorry for everyone else. Almost sounds like hurricane rain totals!

[Stumper]

Expected high of 77 or 80 degrees here today depending upon prognosticator. Can YOU say "Indian Summer"?

[treetx]

80s here today

[Rborist1]

Been lightly snowing all day here and still going. Roads are gonna be fun in the morning.

[Paul B]

rain rain rain rain rain rain rain, and this week, RAIN! all week. rain. with rainy periods. and spots of rain, with rain.

[GASoline71]

We must have the same weather guy!!! HA!:lol:

Gary

[Old Monkey]

Rain at night and cloudy and cold in the day time. My roof is starting to leak now that our warranty has timed out.

[Stumper]

Oh great sucking noise-roof leaks are not pleasant. At least yours isn't flat so the repair should be straightforward and findable.

[No_Bivy]

32 last night, 70 today, perfect. I mill logs today.

[Rborist1]

Snow stopped here, looks like a chinook is coming later this week.

[MasterBlaster]

Well, I was rained out. Crap!

[bowline]

wet again

[Bodean]

Sunny as all get out.

[GASoline71]

WINDY!!!:badairday:

Lookin' to get peak gusts to around 45 Knots! But hey no rain!

Gary

[Tree Guy's Wife]

100 - 130mls of rain by tomorrow morning, winds from 70 - 90kms/hr. Hopefully we'll at least get some storm work out of it, because regular work is at a grinding halt in this.

[Bodean]

My friend lives in Lee Vining on the East side of the Sierras and reported 160 mph winds.

I guess the Jet stream touches down sometimes.

[No_Bivy]

Wow, 160 better tie your ass down. Lee Vining is a cool place. I love the Sierras. (expect for weather like that). MB your rain out has reached here today. 55, 20-30wind, heavy rain.

[Paul B]

light wind, HEAVY pounding rain. another day in the pacific northwet.

[Tree Guy's Wife]

Paul - wind picked up your way yet? Gusting pretty good here. We've lost a few branches off of some trees in the back yard, power is flickering (happy to have a wood fireplace). Dad came back from Squamish this morning (went to p/u his cheque, falling is shut down today) and said the Howe Sound is white, he was worried about making it home, trees were been bent so far over they were almost touching the road in areas on the Squamish Hwy. Most of North Vancouver is without power, as is Bowen Island, Lions Bay, etc. Bad wind storm coming through. Always likes it right after the heavy rain.

[GASoline71]

We are gettin' pounded by wind. Peak gusts to 65 knots! The entire Island (Whidbey) is without power. The only reason I'm typin' this is because I am at work, and we are on generators. We aren't expected to have power back on the island for a couple of days.

This sucks! But it's the norm here on my Island and the Pacific Northwest.

Gary

[No_Bivy]

I like EPIC weather. Send some down here please. 55 raining, gusts tonight, up to 50.I think I hear money blowing in the wind!:lol:

[TC3]

Our weather here (southeastern Michigan) has been unseasonably warm & dry.
Alas, I squandered it... We're finally getting November weather for Thursday & Friday and I've got money waiting !!!
:whine:

[Skwerl]

Butch, did that front pass you yet? Supposed to pass here overnight with rain expected before daybreak. Supposed to clear out mid-morning with a drop in temps. About time.

I had the heat on this morning because it was 66 in the house when I woke up and colder outside. By afternoon it was in the mid 80's and now I need to kick the ac on to bring the house temp down. Or maybe I'll just save the heat for morning.
:roll:

[MasterBlaster]

Oh yea, it passed. I worked today!

[Rborist1]

I had the heat on this morning because it was 66 in the house when I woke up and colder outside. By afternoon it was in the mid 80's and now I need to kick the ac on to bring the house temp down. Or maybe I'll just save the heat for morning.
:roll:


Sounds like you got it rough down there! :cry:

I saw those pics of leaves and green grass you posted ealier. That sounds and looks like our summers.:|:

[GASoline71]

How much snow ya got up there Craig???

Gary

[Rborist1]

How much snow ya got up there Craig???

Gary


I would guess that there is close to a foot in places, maybe more. I had to wear my tall snow boots today. They suck to climb in!

[GASoline71]

Damn!!!:O

Gary

[Tree Guy's Wife]

Well, the wind has finally died down. The Tree Guy is busy removing a tree from a house right now. He'll be working all night and most of tomorrow just trying to take care of the calls. The other local guy is telling everyone he won't work at night - but he'll be there in the morning. They're hanging up on him and phoning us. I don't get it - how can you leave people with a tree on their roof that's ripped through there kitchen and is putting stress on the rest of the house?

[treetx]

Cold and rainy in Indy, I am ready to go home.

[Paul B]

the wind sure did pick up. I got a call at 1:30 for a tree vs 2 cars. my parent's!! yup, the big london plane blew out one of its big branches, took out mom's car (blew out back window, smashed front window, mirror, scratches.. dented dad's car that was beside it. ha. pics tomorrow or after their power comes back on. apparently 200,000 odd folks without power, may have it back by tomorrow afternoon. it is stihl blowing out, but damn this afternoon was windy!:\:

I was going over the bridge (alex fraser) and by mid span my truck (F-250) was getting buffeted a foot or so left and right , fun stuff. :)
go make some storm work money Treeguy! and any others that are in the area.

tomorrow is supposed to be fairly nice. :)

[Old Monkey]

Its warmer tonight than it was earlier in the day. I keep putting off switching into my carhart overalls because I only want to readjust my saddle once.

[Awsomeclimber]

Well we had the coldest November day for 120 years, down to -2 and it SNOWED.. It even snowed in Queensland..

I was in it all day, savage gailforce wind as we type, damm i was cold!!
We did nothing but storm damage, started with the one i took out at 8pm last night, followed up with a downed pine, then 7 trees on the golf course, we just chipped the green and up to 7', bobcat will get the rest..

They had some monsters come down.. some pics on the thread a little later..

I have 2 staff on standby, shit loads of lights (240 v and 12 v) we are expecting a busy night!

I sure agree with TG's wife, how could i sleep knowing theres a tree on a house?

[Paul B]

Derek, you make sure and get some coffee in ya! maybe a granola bar or beef burger while your at it. cant be working on an empty gut!

[Rborist1]

Really? What's up with all the smack talk Aussie?

[Awsomeclimber]

Derek, you make sure and get some coffee in ya! maybe a granola bar or beef burger while your at it. cant be working on an empty gut!

Espesially since im single, i dont eat through the day anymore, i wake up to 2 litres of strong coffee, another 4 during the day..

I start eating about 7pm, find im still snacking at 11pm!
Cant be good for me i know, better start shopping again, wife shopping!

Sorry to hear of your folks cars Paul, are they a little freaked by it all?

Still blowing its arse off over here, i woke up to -5*c
A late start today, trashed ourselves yesterday, (in the snow) chipped 64m3 through my little C&D, got to change the blades today..I hate that part!

[MasterBlaster]

You have to keep fuel in the engine, or you're gonna run outta gas!

[Rborist1]

Craigs weather might get cold real quick...

As per your's and Ekka's request I changed my avatar just to keep the peace. Take it easy Aussie. :)

[Paul B]

Derek, my moms was a bit freaked out, they were raking leaves under the tree like 2 minutes before it failed. its all good now, insurance claims in, waiting for new windows etc. :)

[GASoline71]

You're a good son Paully... Way to tackle that problem for your folks. Glad to hear everything is okay.

Gary

[MasterBlaster]

Really? What's up with all the smack talk Aussie?


No shit. Where you at this morning, Jason? :what:

[Paul B]

well, now we are on a boil water advisory for all of the vancouver area and surrounding bergs. apparently the couple feet of rain we have had in the last two weeks has stirred up all the deer and bear poop near the reservoirs and made our drinking water unsafe. oh well, wheres the kettle?:what:

http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/story.html?id=1a7ba53c-7275-434f-90c1-43bc209417c2

[GASoline71]

No shit?:lol:

***I couldn't resist Paully!***

Gary

[MasterBlaster]

Yea Paul, that STINKS! 8)

[Awsomeclimber]

Gee Paul, im glad your folks are ok now...

Just quietly thou, i have a zillion "i told you so" shots of almost exactly the type of tear from a bark exclusion you posted..

Did you see it coming?

I love the night shot in the snow..

Heres why i was so cold out on the golf course..Snovember!

[MasterBlaster]

Why is the dump bed raised so high?

[Awsomeclimber]

The shoot is to high, if not carefull i can land the chips 30 feet IN FRONT of the truck..Miss it compleatly..

This way i get heaps in then drop it down and fill the front some more..

[Paul B]

you guys are a court full of jesters. as I boil pot after pot of water for washing dishes, drinking, brushing the teethies.... what a PITA.
Derek, snow? no way man, big ass rain drops.
and you have heaps of the same type of failure pics? yeah, I bet you do, overachiever. :P
HA!

and it was the excuse I needed to get the big brother saw for my ECHO 330.

[GASoline71]

So have you bought the big brother saw yet Paully?

...damn this water tastes like shit...:P

Gary

[Rborist1]

Sunny and warming up here, a beautiful day!

[GASoline71]

Same here Hairy... nice and sunny. I'm off to my oldest daughters soccer game in about an hour.

Gary

[bowline]

first dry day,was up in an old cherry yesterday slipping and sliding .

[Paul B]

Gary, yup, found a used MS260 (in the original thread there is a couple pics). :)

[Rborist1]

The winter lion is coming a little early this year!

http://weather.ec.gc.ca/city/pages/ab-50_metric_e.html

[Skwerl]

Craig, you live in Canuckville. You have two seasons, winter and July. You know when it's July because the snow melts and you're surrounded by massive black clouds of mosquitos that are the size of hummingbirds.
:P

[Reddog]

We always called it Winter and a couple months of bad sledding.:D

Turning warm for this time a year here.

[top hopper]

Sposed to be 60 degrees here tomorrow!!

Unheard of.... for the the day before turkey day in MN

It'll probably snow on Friday :roll:

[Skwerl]

For all you folks who think we have it so good here in Orlando, I offer a clip from today's news:

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- Snow flurries were reported in Seminole, Orange, and Volusia Counties Tuesday night. We even saw some snow at Channel 9's Orlando studios.

The last time it snowed in Central Florida was reportedly January 24, 2003. Before that, it hadn't snowed since 1989.

A blast of cold air is moving into the state this week, state emergency officials said.

Wind chills may drop into the 20s in parts of north Florida and high temperatures may only reach the 60s as far south as the Keys on Wednesday, state meteorologist Ben Nelson said.

Miami wasn't expected to even hit 70 on Wednesday, and low temperatures were expected to dive into the mid-40s.

A developing storm out at sea off of Florida's east coast is driving cold air southward into the state, which resulted in freeze watches for several locations in the Panhandle earlier this week.

Nelson said wind chills could be in the 30s even in Central Florida on several nights this week and reminded Florida residents to protect themselves, their plants, their pets and their pipes.

The cold weather is expected to last through Thanksgiving, but by the end of the week warmer temperatures were forecast to return. By Sunday, the high in Miami is expected to be 81.

I remember as a kid spending the night at my dad's service station on the weekends (it was open 24 hours and Dad was working the night shift). One night just before Christmas I looked out and saw snow falling. It only lasted about 15 minutes and wasn't enough to stick, but it was pretty cool for a Florida kid.

[MasterBlaster]

Yea, we're a 'might chilly here, too.

[Old Monkey]

Oddly warm here today. I watched all the snow melt off the ski resort hill above town. Some folks' winter jobs aren't going to start very soon. I sure could usE a mild winter for my first year in business.

[Awsomeclimber]

Well from -2 and a snowstorm, to 34* c in a week, damm hot out there for my 12 hours..

I go as far as say a touch of exposure has creapt in...

[bowline]

rain,rain,and more rain

[Stumper]

Supposed to hit 70 here today-was 73 on tuesday. -highs in the 50's for the weekend.

Natalie, If a tree hits the house and comes to rest it probably won't suddenly start falling again. I am but one man and the only labour I've got to offer is my own. I can't work all night and all day nonstop for very long. I can work more safely and efficently in the daylight. I'd be telling people "I'll see you tomorrow morning." No disrespect to the tree guy but I think his decision to work all night was imprudent. I once climbed a pine tree in a 70mph gale to get a broken top out that was hanging over a trailer house. Stigging frupid of me. It is just property(stuff). "Go spend the night somewhere safe Mr/Mrs Customer. I'll deal with it as soon as I can -SAFELY. I care about your home but not enough to die for it."

[Tree Guy's Wife]

Good point Stumper. I should point out here that when the weather started doing its thing my Tree Guy couldn't work safely on his jobs so came home and rested the day, so at night he was fresh. He was home before midnight.

The real issue here is not that the tree is going to do more damage, but that because of how it hit the house it was allowing water to pour in. The people were leaving the house, just wanted to get the tree enough off the house to be able to tarp it.

I do agree though that no one should work past there exhaustion point as it makes you careless and stupid and is a breeding ground for accidents. Being experienced in the results of our local windstorms, my tree guy would rather put off what he had to have happen that day, come home and nap and be ready when that phone call came at night and he could charge insurance companies his emergency rate. :)

[Rborist1]

Real nasty here...................-32C in the wind today!

http://weather.ec.gc.ca/city/pages/ab-50_metric_e.html

[roller]

Real nasty here...................-32C in the wind today!

http://weather.ec.gc.ca/city/pages/ab-50_metric_e.html

So not the kind of weather to take a leak outside....:? :D

[Awsomeclimber]

I thought i over did it the last few days...32*c in the shade and humid!

Wildfires (bushfires) covering heaps of country, very hot winds are blowing.
As i sit here Saturday morning, im sure i gave myself "heatstroke" yesterday..

Id love to stay in all day, but the life of a treeman, a self employed treeman, doesent end..Come on Codine, kick in!

[Canuck]

-14 and snowing here today. Mid -20s forcast for the next few days.

[Big A]

50+mph winds forecast for tonight, here in East UK. Still quite mild for the time of year tho'!! Hopefully a few trees may fall, extra wrk in the morning :dance:

[Rborist1]

So not the kind of weather to take a leak outside....:? :D


Well I took your suggestion and it wasn't all that bad, remember, I am a Canadian! :|:

[Paul B]

craig, isnt that a true canadian thermometer? if your pee freezes before it hits the ground its officially 'cold out'

[Rborist1]

You got it Paulie.

[stehansen]

40 degrees farenheit at night and 60's during the day, sunny and kind of windy. Supposed to rain on Sunday.

[wiltingoak]

Mid 70's and clear during the day, cool enough at night to burn my cherry logs in the fireplace. The best time of year and perfect weather to have scheduled all my heaviest work loads - and bring home the best money.

But I pay for it all when climbing in July, August, Sept., and October when it's hot as hell.

[Tree Guy's Wife]

Well, it just started to snow. We have a snowfall warning of up to 30cms tonight. Normally I would love it. One problem with it being today - as we speak the Tree Guy and some friends/family have half of the roof on our reno/flip house ripped off. It was beautiful and sunny this morning. Since when is the weather report actually right! :X

Believe me, you've never seen a roof put on as fast as they are doing it right now. :) Guess the other half will have to wait until the next dry day.


Natalie

[Rborist1]

I guess you and Paulie will be on the computer on Monday............Nobody gonna be going to work on Monday! Vancouver shuts down with even a skiff of snow let alone a foot!

[Tree Guy's Wife]

That may be. Of course, what tends to happen is that we get a load of snow, then we get a load of rain, then the temps drop to below freezing, then we have a bunch of idiots trying to drive on icy roads with their summer tires.

I hope we can work on Monday. We have a huge complex that is supposed to take us the week. It would suck if we couldn't start it. Will be good December money.

Ahhh......I love Vancouver in the Winter. :|:

[Paul B]

skiff of snow = I stay home. the 'tards can go driving in it if they wish, after the first 6 hours, most folks that cant take it have crashed, thats when I will consider taking the truck out. otherwise, its housecoat and channel changer day for me :)

[No_Bivy]

65 sunny, crazy warm november weather, I sense a bitchslap comin' soon.

[Rborist1]

skiff of snow = I stay home. the 'tards can go driving in it if they wish, after the first 6 hours, most folks that cant take it have crashed, thats when I will consider taking the truck out. otherwise, its housecoat and channel changer day for me :)

My bother in sis in law went out there to see the Stones the other night. They are gonna have fun getting to the airport tommorrow! With a foot of the white stuff I bet you will be home for at least a couple of days.............for us that kinda snow ain't nuttin! :P

[Paul B]

Craig, couple days? you got it ! nice to curl up witha couple ounces crown royal over ice, a nice dominican stogie, fuzzy fleece overthings... not a care in the world... and so quiet, the snow always seems so quiet....

[Buzz]

Thuder storms and hail stones here today and I was going to clean the wagon :(

[Big A]

heavy showers here too, and there was me trying to nurse a hang-over!! 8)

[roller]

we're having some funny weather here in the UK,mild ,with heavy down pours,hail stones,trees still got their leaves on,global warming?

[Buzz]

heavy showers here too, and there was me trying to nurse a hang-over!! 8)

Yeah I've just had an update on your hangover LOL Sounds like you had a tough night !!

[vharrison]

Nice crosswind here, looks to be a Chamber of Commerce day.

[No_Bivy]

Florida weather moves north, 65 and sunny again today, unbelievable.

[roller]

so far we've only had a handfull of frosts this year

[Rborist1]

So how much of the white stuff is on the ground Paulie?

[Old Monkey]

The white stuff doesn't want to stick around here. It looks to be a mild winter here.

[Stumper]

The white stuff doesn't want to stick around here. It looks to be a mild winter here.

A strange man once said-"It ain't over 'til it's over."

[Paul B]

couple inches so far here Craig, in north burnaby, my parents in mid surrey have a foot or more. its coming down in big white fluffy flakes still. should be fun by tomorrow if this keeps up. OFFICE DAY!

or as mentioned in the Snow thread, A DAY OFF! :)

road shots, I am in the lower mainland. http://www.th.gov.bc.ca/bchighwaycam/index.aspx

some local inhabitants very happy with the current weather: http://www.vanaqua.org/belugacam/index.html

[Skwerl]

Ahhh, frikkin miserable here in Orlando. :lol: :P

[rumination]

Looks like we've got the same weather, Brian. It's a tough living, you know, but somebody's got to do it.

[No_Bivy]

Surf report please.8)

[rumination]

El Nino has given us a crappy surf season so far. Today North Shore is only seeing max 10 ft waves.

see www.surfnewsnetwork.com for more info

[Paul B]

for those who dont get to see any snow, here is my window view from the office today. :) only a few inches but it sure is purty.

[Paul B]

My dad just emailed me a pic of the backyard at their place, about a foot deep, only half n hours drive from my place. notice the blown out fence sections (last weeks wind storms) and 6' tall lombardy poplars in the background ;)

[Buzz]

Cool we need some of that !! :)

[Paul B]

some cool Canadian weather factoids... http://atlas.nrcan.gc.ca/site/english/learningresources/facts/superweather.html

[Tree Guy's Wife]

It is beautiful isn't Paul. So peaceful.

[Bodean]

RAIN, Rain

[wiley_p]

This only happens a few times a year at this elelvation.

[Paul B]

chaos. mayhem. white stuff. silence, tranquility, day off. Winter


my attempt at a haiku for the morning. :)

[Rborist1]

Snow still flying here too...........:(

[Tree Guy's Wife]

Here are some pictures of my sister's place she sent yesterday afternoon. She's about 20 mins from me. After these it snowed about another 10cms or so (at least). I'd send pictures of where we are but don't have a digital camera.

[Rborist1]

Nice! Is the power still on in most places? I just got a call from a friend in Comox and she says it's a mess out there, power out everywhere.

[Paul B]

Natalie, the highest snowfall around here is supposedly 48cm ( about 20 inches) at Abbotsford airport. yuck.
I might grab my snow shovels and start cruising local high rises for driveway clearance and sidewalk shovelling. might make a few bucks outta the storm ;)

[Tree Guy's Wife]

It's out all over the place, but they are supposed to be all back online by this afternoon.

We got a phone call last night - customer we've had for years had a tree come down in his driveway last night and knock out his power. He says it wouldn't be such a big deal but they have 7 newborn puppies that they are trying to keep warm. Difficult with no heat and no access to hot water. The Tree Guy was going to go out and clear the tree so the hydro crews could get in there to do their thing, but ended up sending his dad over as he is about 30mins closer. (He owns a tree service too)

Lots of trees went down due to the heavy snow load. I'm sure a lot of trees were weakened after that wind storm the other week too. We're sure getting hammered here by weather the last little bit.

[Tree Guy's Wife]

Good idea Paul.

Tree Guy has wanted a plow attachment for his p/u for the last few years. I've always kind of rolled my eyes, but I wish I hadn't right now! I think we'll be checking out RB Auctions for one!

[Paul B]

lots of outages Rborist, city is ok, outlying areas are suspect as usual. I think I might just go put my old Sorels on and walk up to a sushi joint for lunch later. :) I shovelled my patio and banged the snow off the bushes before they break up. I think we have about 8 inches on the ground so far. main roads are getting better, sideroads are a mess. Thank goodness The View is on.

[Paul B]

Natalie, careful, Craig wil promise to have a mini with a snow plow on your doorstep within two days! :) I got tempted allready this morning to call him up. the season is short and unpredicatble here though...

RE: branches down. I have had a few calls this morning allready about bent limbs etc. so far I have just advised that I will come out another day and clean up the wound if they break, otherwise, I am staying off the job today.

[Rborist1]

My sister was in the process of moving when the snow hit. They were moving from Abbottsford to Langley.............all of her stuff got covered, needless to say she is not a happy camper.

[Paul B]

yuck. thats crappy. mental note. dont move between mid sept and mid may when in fraser valley of BC. :)

[Tree Guy's Wife]

Poor thing. That sucks!

Paul - :lol:

[GASoline71]

Just to the south of Paully and Natalie... we got about 6 inches ay the Naval Air Station. I got almost 8 inches at my place.

I was on generator last night but power came back on this morning. It's snowin' right now, and we are supposed to get a few more inches by tonight. Then it is supposed to get to around 27 degrees F here. Can you say "skating rink"...

Also... I was comin' home from Mom and Dad's place yesterday mornin'... and had an F-150 flip over right in front of me on I-5 due to the slush and snow. Myself and another guy stopped and pulled the man and woman, and their dog out of the truck, and stayed with them until the Ambulance, fire and rescue, and state patrol came by. The cab of the truck was almost smashed flat, cause it landed on it's top. So I grabbed the passenger side door and pulled it open by myself and cut the seatbelts of the people hangin' upside down. The couple was in their 70's. Then other people helped me get the couple out of the truck. When fire and rescue finally showed up, they asked how in the hell we got the door open. One guy pointed at me and said, "that big guy opened it." They asked me how I did it... all i said was "Adrenaline!" It made the news... but I left before that crap started... I hate news cameras and crap so i left after fillin' out a statement for the State patrol.

Feels good to help people.:)

Gary

[Paul B]

damn fine of you Gary! big man, strong like ox!

[MasterBlaster]

Cool, Gary!!!

[Skwerl]

Cheers to you Gary, have a beer on me! It's amazing what we can do when properly motivated, isn't it?
:beer: :thumbup:

[Rborist1]

All that "working out" has paid off, eh. Good on ya!

[Paul B]

my photoshop skills are crazy!!

:D

[MasterBlaster]

Mad crazy!!!

[GASoline71]

Thanks you guys...:) I had a throbbin' headache about 2 hours after that whole ordeal... I think it was due to the adrenaline rush I had.

Nice photo shop deal there Paully! HAHAHA!:lol:

Gary

[Ax-Man]

WAY TO BE, Gary, nice to know that there are still people out there that will help, most would just drive right past the scene with the attitude let someone else get involved.

It has been unseasonably mild and dry here in Illinois these past few days, high fifties. I took advantage of it and played landscaper, finally got our front yard done, after a summer of moving dirt, picking up rocks and gravel, finally was able to get a finish grade and sowed grass seed, late I know but at least it is done, when I wanted to do it back in late Sept. or Oct, we had nothing but rain or were busy with work. If the seed doesn't sprout next spring, Ill redo it, no big deal.

Later this week we go back to early winter with temps barely above freezing

[vharrison]

Gary, that is fantastic. Good on you.

On the weather side, you need to move. Mid 80's here with the lows in the 70's.

[Tree Guy's Wife]

That's great Gary!

[stehansen]

Good job Gasoline71! Had our first frost here, about 33 degrees, that's about as cold as it usually gets here.

[GASoline71]

On the weather side, you need to move. Mid 80's here with the lows in the 70's.

Soooo... you're sayin' I should move to Florida? Somewhere around say... Marathon? And bring my climbing gear?;) :lol:

Gary

[wiley_p]

It dumped out here starting on Sunday. I was up all night due to the continuous cracking of failing trees and branches. I spent the day on Monday clearing roads for the local volunteer F.D. 0400-2000, I was beat at the end. wound up getting trapped on a couple of roads, as soon as I would get it cleared, trees would fail right behind me. Damn those Alders.

[wiley_p]

I cleared English grade road, then got started on a patch of Hwy 9 till it got too crappy, wind came up and the snow was getting deep fast. I wound up with about 15-18" at my place.:O

[roller]

Nice one Gary,damn right it feels good to help people now and again..

[wiley_p]

Looks like home.

[roller]

How cold is it Wiley?

[wiley_p]

This is home. Snow always makes a yard look so neat.

[wiley_p]

Roller, last nite it got downto 14 degrees F. Today its warmed up some, getting ready to snow again. I havent had power for 2 days now, at the college in Everett right now. Hopefully will get some workload from this storm.

[roller]

thats it mate look on the bright side,you'll more than likely pick up a good bit of work ,great pics great scenery

[Big A]

I hope "English grade" doesnt mean that the surface is full of wheel bustin holes, thats what we get!!

[Stumper]

Snow here today. 4-6 inches on the ground

[TC3]

Near 70 degrees, GO GLOBAL WARMING ! Whoot !!!
Snow by Friday.

[Paul B]

Wiley, looks like the stuff we got a day before you. aint it grand? :) and yeah, alders + ice = widowmakers, bigtime. talk about crack and dive weather. we had an ice storm a couple years ago, very sketchy walking in the woods then. we are getting a bit more snow today, another 2 to 4 inches so I hear. then possible warming starting Thursday...

checked weathernetwork, we are on for between 8 to 12 inches now between today and tomorrow night. ick.

[GASoline71]

Got to do a little snow work myself. Helped clear some of the roads in the rural areas of town. Haven't had snow like this since the 1991 and 1996 storms here on my Island. I shot a few pictures of the icicles starting to form on my house.

Wiley... ain't this some crazy snow for the lowlands???:O

Damn... I just looked out side... snowin' again!

Gary

[vharrison]

Brrrrrrr

[rumination]

Here's our weather forecast.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0UzG9J0opi8

[Old Monkey]

Wow, that cloudy weather looked ruff. Remember to dress in layers.

[rumination]

Not to worry Darin. As they have called for a bone chilling low of 63F tonight I will be busting out my heavy blankets and I might even close the windows if it gets too brutal. We know how to brave the elements here in Hawaii.

[JamesTX]

We got our first cold front of the year - down to 34F and wet here.

[Tree Guy's Wife]

More snow here. We got about another 6" - 8" here. What about you Paul?

The Tree Guy is taking the day off again today but has to go do a couple of arborist reports tomorrow. We're actually loving this as our flip house is going on the market a week Sunday so he's been able to put in some big days at the house. Just hoping we can get some rain or warm temperatures in the next few days so we can get the second half of the roof on!

[Paul B]

only about 4 more inches of it here, thermometer say .7C above today, oh, nope, just looked, back to .6C above now. today is the day to clean the office. I have a couple pruning jobs waiting in the wings but I dont feel like driving or working in this slop, yet. :)

[Paul B]

momma sent me a pic from their place on Monday morning. its only about 30 mins away from us but they got about double the white stuff!! :O
FWIW, thats a picnic table in front of the shed.

[Rborist1]

Awesome!

[Tree Guy's Wife]

Crazy the difference it makes Paul. Looks like that up at my sister's in Port Moody too.

[Paul B]

that is in mid surrey, newton area to be exact. and thats a pile of canadian white stuff, for sure!

[Tree Guy's Wife]

Hey, that's near where my inlaws live - around 152nd and 81st.

[roller]

whens the thaw due Paul?

[RIVERRAT]

We got a good deal of snow here in Ks. I dont have to work so I guess its cool.

[Paul B]

Lee, thawing since yesterday afternoon, highs around 2 or 3 above.
Nat, near 132 and 60ave. :)

[GASoline71]

Almost all our snow on the Island is gone. But it was a skating rink drivin' in to work this mornin'! Just above freezing now.

Gary

[brendonv]

Weather flip here in Connecticut,

This week was workin in 60 degree weather, tonight 40-60 mph winds ($$), drop 20+ degrees for next week.

[lumberjack]

Suppose to be a balmy high of 56* tomorrow with a low of 29*! (Fahrenheit)

http://www.weather.com/weather/tenday/39702?from=36hr_topnav_undeclared

[cybergeek23851]

Hmm, it's been in the mid-low 70's most of the day, now the cold front is coming through. I don't mind that...except for the fact I was almost done working outside(kinda hard to cut wood inside for trim)....<sigh>, guess I'll have to do it in between heavier bursts of rain.

[Stumper]

Got up to 30F today. Snow was slushy in the sun with generous quantities of mud. I went and pruned one Elm. Tomorrow is supposed to be cold AND windy. I hate climbing cold-add wind and forget it. Supposed to be sunny and 50F Monday and Tuesday.

[JonnyHart]

Pissin' rain and VERY windy.
More storm damage. Yay!!! :)

[roller]

60+ mph winds tonight.

[GASoline71]

Yippe Skipee! finally above 40 degrees... it's 42 right now:) . Almost all the snow is gone from the lower elevations. However, the foothills and such are still covered with snow.

Gary

[Al Smith]

Yesterday morning it rained like a cow peeing on a flat rock,3" of rain.I'll bet it drowned every frog in northern Ohio.Then the wind blew at gusts reaching 60 MPH .Downed a few trees thus providing Christmas money for the trimmers.

High 30's now,low 19 tonight,high of 30 tomorrow .

[Stumper]

The progosticators have missed yet again-the 30% cahnce of show with accumulations of 1 inch or less has turned into 3-4 inches of new snow. I went outside mid-morning to pull a guy out of the ditch but otherwise I am just hanging out reading, loading some ammo and hoping that the warmth and sun forecast for Monday holds true-I need to get some work done and get paid.

[che]

It was 67*F in the middle of the night, and down to 30*F by noon yesterday. Lots of wind.

[roller]

we got lots of wind here at the mo Wales was hit with 99mph gusts last night

[stehansen]

It is my favorite weather here, frosty mornings in the low 30's and sunny afternoons in the 50's or a little warmer.

[Skwerl]

60*F / 80*F here. Typical autumn weather. Our winter begins the week of Christmas and lasts until about Jan 20. For that month you usually need a jacket.
8)

[Emilio]

its cold cold here last week our high was likemid 40's it was getting well below zero at night it starting to warm again

[pete mctree]

sat here listening to the wind and rain. I think it's going to be a late start today:whine:

[Rborist1]

60*F / 80*F here. Typical autumn weather. Our winter begins the week of Christmas and lasts until about Jan 20. For that month you usually need a jacket.
8)

Come up here and I will give you a tour of winter. ;)

[Skwerl]

We had a cold front pass through yesterday, it's 48 now. brrrr.

[vharrison]

Still warm down here.

[No_Bivy]

12 degrees, 20-30mph wind, dang, this ain't canada, it's North Carolina! Probably go swing some ice tools today if I can get a play pass!

[MasterBlaster]

Still warm down here.


But you've got a cold? Poor baby! :P

[Newfie]

12 degrees, 20-30mph wind, dang, this ain't canada, it's North Carolina! Probably go swing some ice tools today if I can get a play pass!

Same shit here, plus a dusting of snow to ice everything up.At least I'm almost in Canada. A week ago it was friggin' 68. I suspect this global warming crap isn't go to be all that warm at times.

[Rborist1]

Finally nice here.

[Paul B]

huge storm last night. again. I woke up at about 5 to 4 this morning, wind was howling and whistling and the trees were hissing with the constant wind, apparently it was about 100kph and such for an hour or so. 200,000 people without power, bridges closed, ferries stopped, skytrain (subway kinda deal) closed, schools closed, pretty much all traffic lights out. local 5-0 saying' please stay home today" hhaahaha a tree guys adolescent wet dream!!! I might go and do some door knock tree cleanup work today.

http://www.canada.com/globaltv/bc/story.html?id=1cc0cb06-0e65-490a-b9e6-2bd5f2ec41ef

Gasoline, I heard a bridge out your way is busted up, any werd?

[GASoline71]

Deception Pass Bridge was closed for awhile... but is now reopened.

No power on my Island... prolly won't have any power for another 3 to 4 days. I was out last night till about 2 am... cuttin' trees that had come down on the roads near my place. Now I'm at work... will be back out in the mix to get downed trees off of the roads. Plus I have a few friends that need help gettin' downed trees off of houses and driveways.

We had peak gusts up to 65 knots last night. I think that is around 73 MPH.

Gary

[squisher]

Was wondering how you were doing out there Paul that's some storm hitting you guys. Barely blowing at all around here but again we've got wind warnings for up to 100km/hr but I doubt it'll happen, hope your lights stay on and everyone's safe. It sucks but ya might as well go make a buck.:D

[Paul B]

Squish, batten down and fuel your gear man, its coming your way! and... we had been in a lull for the last couple hours, now they are reporting 94kmh gusts at YVR and thunder & lightning accompanying it. yeesh, enough allready

[Rborist1]

Man you guys are just getting hammered this past month or so. Looks like Frank and Peter are gonna be there for awhile.

[Paul B]

Craig, no kidding, best to send Chips' Christmas cards out this way c/o Blair.:D

[GASoline71]

I'm still waitin' to hear back from Jeff (fishhuntcutwood). He is out in the Straits of Juan de Fuca, and the got pounded out there too.

Answer up Jeff-ro!!!

Gary

[Rborist1]

I am too beat from the season to come out and help. I have been looking forward to my annual break for the past couple months. I have around 6-7 weeks of holidays starting next Saturday, wouldn't want to mess with that! 8)

[Paul B]

yeah, anyone else in the PNW? bedcheck! everyone ok?


Gas... was cutfishhuntwood on a SAR flight or have they grounded those boys?