Winter Blues ..

Give us a break greenstreak, considering the wrath of nature's fury you are subjected to during hurricane season, high insurance rates and that oppressive summer heat. I don't know how "you guys" down south can stand being prisoners of air conditioning. I prefer breathing fresh air during the summer months.

Weather's been beautiful up here - not complaining at all. I could NEVER live full time in sweltering Florida - love the change of season's too much. I do wish it would snow though, since I enjoy cross country skiing and the natural beauty of it all.
 
hey trueBlue-- Those high insurance rates only pertain to the ones that keep there boats on the coast. I store mine in a building so my rates are low. yeah, I agree it gets real hot here through the summer months, but I will just fire up the generator and turn the air on when I do go out. I do cut my boating time down during the sweltering heat. Don't take it personal TrueBlue, I am from Ohio, but I moved here 25 years ago and stayed.

art
 
Usually we get a few warm days, even in the winter where sailing is enjoyable. However, this year has been 10 degrees lower than normal. This weekend, I am going to try something that I probably shouldn't. The boat show is this weekend and we are going. Now it may not seem like much here in Oklahoma, but they say it is the 5th largest in the nation. Probably those hundreds of bass boats to look at. That said, we are going to go and I will see if I can come out without anything. Not sure I am up to the challenge.
 
Maybe if we had a really big snow storm, this winter would be a little more fun. All this cold weather and little to no snow to speak of really makes you blue.
 
Cold, not sure we have that either in New Orleans. Next weekend we are taking the boat across Lake Ponchatrain to Slidell for the Crew of Bilge. It's a Mardi Gras Boat Parade. I have relatives that live on the water where the parade is, so we are heading over to tie up to their dock and watch the parade. I do however feel bad for you guys up north. Having to take your boat out of the water ever year should be a crime.

Adam
 
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Originally posted by blouderback

Maybe if we had a really big snow storm, this winter would be a little more fun. All this cold weather and little to no snow to speak of really makes you blue.

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I agree! At least give us enough snow to play with the other toys!
 
Winter's been a non-event here. Temps about 10 below a couple of times and a couple of snow events but dull overall. Some area boating with the commercial guys and a quick snowboard lesson plus a week-long erosion project at the house took up time. A Vegas vacation took the edge off and the boat show happens up here in about 3 weeks. Work's been crazy busy with travel but that's fun. And then there's an occasional trip to the marina/restaurant up the street for scotchy scotch scotch and longing stares out the window at the empty slips covered with ice. These trips are coming more and more frequently, thouigh...
 
TrueBlue-come on out to Colorado I have a backyard full of snow you can have.
 
Has anyone heard about the move up of daylight savings time to March 11? That would gain us an hour more of daylight in the evenings 3 weeks early. I only heard about this in a company meeting. Hadn't heard anything in the press. Is it correct?
 
I'm keeping my mind off boating by finishing the basement. The local boat show is in a couple weeks though. The better half doesn't like it but I have to go because I need to find a place to keep the boat this summer.
 
I wonder if Microsoft will (or already has) released an automatic update that takes care of this?
 
Art ,
As u can tell Us northerner's dont handle the lay up well... We get VERY cranky...

Our posts get nasty....

Just nature of the beast ,,,, then come spring ...most are back normal...

Rob
 
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Originally posted by blouderback

I wonder if Microsoft will (or already has) released an automatic update that takes care of this?

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I am not sure about Microsoft, but one of the applications that I use at work uses time of day routing. The company that developed the program has made software changes that take into account the new dates. I would think that Microsoft has accounted for this, but who knows.
 
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I wonder if Microsoft will (or already has) released an automatic update that takes care of this?

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Bob,
This was released as an update(s) in December.

John
 
Cold? Snow?

We should be finished stowing all of our supplies aboard by Saturday as we are planning on sailing across the Gulf Stream on Monday. Then is is on to the Bahamas and points south.

You can keep your Cold and Snow!

SeaQuest OE
 
true blue... we are somtimes prisoners of our AC in summer, although during the day when anchored, i leave the windows open and it's pretty comfortable; i've yet to find my aft deck too hot, even in summer.. there is always a breeze coming in thru the wing doors.

BUT... you guys have are prisoners of your heaters up north ! :-)

we have huricanes, minor incovenience... you have snow storms, ice storms, nor'easters, icy road.... shoudl i go on ? oh... what about snow shovels? :-)
 
Not having winter turns otherwise 'normal" folks soft! Us notheners get toughened by the harsh winter weather while you southeners loose all toughness!

Skiing, shovelling, driving in snow, nasty walks from the car to a building, I LOVE IT ALL!!!! Keeps my edge on!!!!

Now, if any of you southeners agree you need a few weeks of toughening up, how 'bout we trade houses for a few weeks in February......
 
No arguement Pascal, but these battles do get tiring. For the record, I haven't even seen my snow shovel this year. Nor have we had icy roads, guess it's been an unusual winter up in RI.

Every winter, the southerners boast about how great life is compared to northerners - and even though I do enjoy the winter season up here - South Florida is very nice this time of year. That's why my wife and I usually get away to the Caribbean, or the Keys for a couple weeks each winter. I wish we could stay longer, but I'm still a working stiff.

Come May though, the northern migration of your winter residents begins. I've been in S. Fla in the months from June through September - too oppressive for me and you full timers can have it all to yourself. To my logic, unless someone chooses to be a loner, the ideal place to live is where family and best friends are. Make the most of the place you call home - wherever it may be.
 
We moved to Tulsa from Minneapolis, and have lived in Chicago twice, Detroit, and Denver. We keep a snow shovel in the garage as a reminder of why we like it here so much and why we aren't moving north again. We do get snow/ice and cold weather, but it isn't nearly as long as where we have lived before.
 
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