Comments on: Bad Timing

By: Bryan

Bryan — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 03:27:44 +0000

In case you missed it, my DSL was down for almost a week. I haven’t forgotten you, I’m just trying to catch up.

By: Heidi Vornbrock Roosa

Heidi Vornbrock Roosa — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 03:24:55 +0000

Thanks!

By: Bryan

Bryan — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 23:45:06 +0000

While it has been cold, and broke records of the number of consecutive days with lows below freezing, no individual day was an actual record. We normally have three-day bouts of cold and then bounce back. We have had a winter’s worth at one time,

We had windchills that bad, OWL, but not air temperatures, and have gotten above freezing during the day, so the pipes haven’t frozen shut, although there was ice forming ,

We have never had any air temperatures above 105°, Kryten, and even heat indexes in that range are extremely rare.

Temperature extremes real beat up the physical plant, and especially the plumbing and electrical systems. The different expansion/contraction rates on the components really come into play, and often fail.

By: Kryten42

Kryten42 — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 10:43:00 +0000

Our news tonight had stories from all over the World where many countries are either experiencing their coldest days on record (in the North of course) or their hottest (South). We just had 45C (about 113F) after 3 days in the 40’s, and it’s expected to stay around 28-30C tonight. The pump on our water tank died. There were about 120 fires recorded in the State today, but all were quickly under control, except for one in the largest Chicken processing plant in Vic which destroyed the plant. All 400 workers were evacuated safely. That’s a lot of charcoal Chicken! 😉 Glad nobody was hurt.

Ah well… onwards! 🙂

By: oldwhitelady

oldwhitelady — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 07:59:18 +0000

Last night was the coldest we've had - it was below 0. When I got up, I found my water didn't work. The pipes froze over night. I turned off the valve, and opened the spigots. I'll wait to see if they'll unfreeze, by themselves, tomorrow. It's supposed to get to 30, and then later in the week, to almost 40. I hope you were able to get the pipes fixed for your mother and friend, without too much trouble. .-= last blog ..Lessons learned. =-.

By: Bryan

Bryan — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 22:02:05 +0000

I’ll send you an e-mail as soon as I get a minute, Heidi. Just remember that I was there in the late 1950s, early 60s.

By: Heidi Vornbrock Roosa

Heidi Vornbrock Roosa — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 18:12:57 +0000

Hi Bryan – I tried to leave this on the post you did about St. Nicholas, but it was closed. I’m trying to find some information about Mettendorf, where a branch of my family is from. (We also celebrate St. Nicholas Day, even now!) If you could email me, I am hoping for some info to use on a trip with my mother this summer.
Thanks.