I watched the movie Everest last night.
Made me fuss less about heat.
Made me fuss less about heat.
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Montana is not suited for wusses ...
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Hugnot
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Early this AM it was minus 26 F at our suburban settlement just SW of Missoula, MT. I peered out at our back yard and there were 6 white tail deers bedded down, nestled up against a berm of leaf rakings. On the other side of the yard there was a blue Bud Light container, debris, that had blown into the yard.
I am real olde & move at a careful, measured pace & decided to scape off 2 inches of powder snow from our drive way & walk in front of the house. It was minus 21 F then. I used the steel edged plastic shovel like a hoe to scrape off snow, in places, that was packed down by foot traffic. The scraping annoyed the deers and 5 of them decided to move out. The 6th deer, a big doe, stood about 30 feet away and glared at me. I apologized and moved back into the house hoping the deers would return; they did not. An hour later, at minus 20 F, after a cup of coffee & whole grain wheat toast & honey I finished the job.
Past experience shows when sub zero temps warm up to plus 20 F it seems warm.
I lived in Juneau AK for 2 years. Cold weather temps varied in the general area. At my den, about 7 miles north of town & 1 mile east of coast line it could be minus 20, at Auke Bay where I worked it could be 0 F, mid way up the Mendenhall valley it could be minus 30 F. The olde native American settlements were located near Auke Bay.
I am real olde & move at a careful, measured pace & decided to scape off 2 inches of powder snow from our drive way & walk in front of the house. It was minus 21 F then. I used the steel edged plastic shovel like a hoe to scrape off snow, in places, that was packed down by foot traffic. The scraping annoyed the deers and 5 of them decided to move out. The 6th deer, a big doe, stood about 30 feet away and glared at me. I apologized and moved back into the house hoping the deers would return; they did not. An hour later, at minus 20 F, after a cup of coffee & whole grain wheat toast & honey I finished the job.
Past experience shows when sub zero temps warm up to plus 20 F it seems warm.
I lived in Juneau AK for 2 years. Cold weather temps varied in the general area. At my den, about 7 miles north of town & 1 mile east of coast line it could be minus 20, at Auke Bay where I worked it could be 0 F, mid way up the Mendenhall valley it could be minus 30 F. The olde native American settlements were located near Auke Bay.
I hear ya Snox801 I haven't had much power most of the week . They say by late tomorrow it should be going ..I'm ready , I'm getting tired of Mountain House meals.
Rum Man
I will never forget when we moved to Montana , 2005 November 15th. I missed opening day of Michigan Deer Rifle season, never did that before .
Anyway I'm unloading the trailor with our belongings into the Rental home , now I'm in shorts its 64 ° and I'm giving my brother crap about living in Florida .
Two days later its -31 ...my Wife was double pi--ed off . Lol
Brother called me and said well how do like Bozeman Montana now Brother !
I swear I would pack my things right now and head across US-2 back to Montana to my Kids if I could !
Miss them everyday ...
Rum Man
Anyway I'm unloading the trailor with our belongings into the Rental home , now I'm in shorts its 64 ° and I'm giving my brother crap about living in Florida .
Two days later its -31 ...my Wife was double pi--ed off . Lol
Brother called me and said well how do like Bozeman Montana now Brother !
I swear I would pack my things right now and head across US-2 back to Montana to my Kids if I could !
Miss them everyday ...
Rum Man
Not real cold here,-3 with 19mph wind. -36 wid chill tonight
Heard on the radio ,while pulling my rural mailman out of a snowdrift today.
Quivira.org 47th Annual Trappers Rendezvous January 12-14,Boy Scouts from 7 states,they have full day of rendezvous events, 5 year olds and older.
No tent fires allowed.
Heard on the radio ,while pulling my rural mailman out of a snowdrift today.
Quivira.org 47th Annual Trappers Rendezvous January 12-14,Boy Scouts from 7 states,they have full day of rendezvous events, 5 year olds and older.
No tent fires allowed.
Did you guys see any weather this past week? I thought I'd heard that there was lots of storms in your area?
Varmint Hunter
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Just rain and wind. Low lying areas saw some local street flooding, but that recedes with the outgoing tide.
snox801
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Ya but you still have to live in Ny. Lol I'll take frost bite on my privates over that. Plus if I spend an hour in the car I want to know I went more than 5 miles. I hate Long Island. Before you ask yes the whole thing. lol
You sir are more a man than me.
victor3ranger
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I felt like that earlier today
memtb
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I suspect that may be one of the reasons sooooooo many people live there!
I'd rather have brutal seasons than 1/10 of your population…..in our entire state!
memtbHugnot
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Never, ever leave the house in Montana without a warm coat.
Records for Missoula - minus 33 F, record high plus 107 F.
In Bozeman, snow has occurred 12 out of 12 months.
Edit - folks tell me Missoula is inside Montana's banana belt.
Records for Missoula - minus 33 F, record high plus 107 F.
In Bozeman, snow has occurred 12 out of 12 months.
Edit - folks tell me Missoula is inside Montana's banana belt.
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memtb
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Hugnot, your post got me to wondering…….so I thought that I'd look up, the records for a town close to me! memtb
Worland, Wyoming: Highest temp. 109 July 20th 2021
Lowest temp. -51 February 9th 1933
Worland, Wyoming: Highest temp. 109 July 20th 2021
Lowest temp. -51 February 9th 1933
And we have a winner!!!
I've only seen that 2 times in my life…
-50*F with no wind, good times
