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| vtsteam:
I had a feeling it was like that Pete! Get this, guys....... I just looked up the month of February for the Mount Washington weather station. It's in the neighboring state to our east, NewHampshire. About 150 miles from here. There's an observatory on top of the mountain. It's famous for bad weather, but I was wondering how bad with that latest "robust arctic surge"........ On February 16, five days ago, it was -35F (-37C) on Mount Washington for a low, AND the wind blew at 141 mph (227 kmh). Now that's what I call chilly! |
| vtsteam:
Here's a video re. the weather on Mt. Washington last week: http://cdnapi.kaltura.com/kwidget/wid/_557781/uiconf_id/13570192/entry_id/0_679n39gf |
| Brass_Machine:
Love the syrup making. My brother in-law does it every year in NH. The past couple of years we have been driving up for the big "boil off". Being from Maine, I was raised on the real stuff (Northern Comfort!) and not the stuff they pass off as "pancake syrup"! FYI... it is -9* F right now! Tomorrow should be warmer... just in time for another 5 to 7 inches of snow! Eric |
| sparky961:
The thermometer showed -33 Deg. C here this morning (about 1=1/2 hours NW of Toronto). I was a half hour late for work because I had to coax my truck to life with a battery charger. From what I recall, the lowest I saw last winter was -29.... and THAT was freakin' cold! |
| vtsteam:
-11F here this morning. It's winter to remember, boys. Eric, I used to help old Pete, a farmer down the road collect sap. He still used buckets instead of plastic line, as most do now. We did 300 buckets daily. He's now crippled up with diabetes problems. Not from sugaring -- he didn't like maple syrup! His favorite joke was, "Do you know the difference between a Vermont sugar-maker and a New Hampshire sugar maker?" Answer, "No." "Well, when a New Hampshire sugar-maker finds a squirrel in the bucket drowned, he tosses it away. But when a Vermont sugar maker finds one, he squeezes it out first!" |
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