Mmmm....Mmmm...Mmmm...Cold snap is here.....

[Mark Saiger]

Oh yeah....give me more of this!

NOT!

Seems a bit early actually for these really low temps.

Heading out in an hour or so to start today's cleaning!

And I am trying to get my mobile office (RV) fired up in the cold to make sure doing ok and not gelling up the diesel....

Might end up putting a new battery in her...not sure if it has the power, or something is running and draining the battery....Charger on it right now...but thinking...new battery....

The older I get....the more I am hating this weather....told the wife....next year...I might be gone south by now, and she can fly to me and the pups if she want's to stay back in this....

 

[Mark Saiger]

Just heard...

-25 below zero this Saturday...and we have another Bank to clean....

 

[Desk Jockey]

I was going to bitch that its only 19 here. But I guess that's a heat wave.

Hang in there your trip down South is only weeks away.

 

[dealtimeman]

We are chilly here too supposed to be 75 for a high tomorrow

 

[Brian H]

I feel your pain Mark!! We are headed into the low single digits later this week. My wife let me know that it's only 15 more weeks until spring!!

If you aren't moving south, you might as well embrace the season though!! I learned that from my grandparents. They were both still downhill skiing in their mid 80's. I am hoping the lake will freeze over enough by the end of the week to go ice skating !!!!

 

[Mikey P]

@anon the highlight and quote feature is dead.

The older I get....the more I am hating this weather....told the wife....next year...I might be gone south by now, and she can fly to me and the pups if she want's to stay back in this....


Mark what is it that's so bad?

Freezing hands?
Keeping the Butler from freezing?
All the clothes?
the slower pace as you fight the resistance?

 

[Vincent Feehan]

That's brutal -25, Go to Florida Mark... Let the boys run the show

 

[Bob Pruitt]

 

[hogjowl]

You guys leave him alone. He was having a grand time talking to himself.

 

[Mark Saiger]

@anon the highlight and quote feature is dead.

The older I get....the more I am hating this weather....told the wife....next year...I might be gone south by now, and she can fly to me and the pups if she want's to stay back in this....


Mark what is it that's so bad?

Freezing hands?
Keeping the Butler from freezing?
All the clothes?
the slower pace as you fight the resistance?

All of the above!

I took a really not shower after being outside most of the day...(or at least back and forth, in and out of places, dragging hoses through snow, knocking the snow off hoses...pants that are freezing solid just from snow)....

AND I AM STILL FREEZING RIGHT NOW SITTING HERE BEHIND THE COMPUTER!

It literally takes a lot more energy to keep moving in the cold.

I am actually thankful it slows down in the cold because it does take more effort....

As far as all the clothes....you have to be able to dress in layers...peel those layers off to clean in a T-Shirt or sweat wicking polo...then throw the jacket back on (but don't zipper it up as you cool off first....

I did get the RV started today...and I am getting that ready!

It's a good thing I enjoyed this when I was younger....

 

[Onfire_02_01]

Yep I feel you Mark!
Week and half ago it was 30-40 degrees here in Minneapolis, now it is -20 windchill.
On the plus side we finally have snow!

 

[hogjowl]

I had an elderly customer say she didn't see how we could clean it shorts and a short sleeved shirt in the winter. I said "ma'am it may be 50 degrees outside, but you've got it 80 degrees in here!"

 

[Mark Saiger]

Everything today....

second floor hose runs....Eeeegad.....

(-2 below today...heat wave morning)

and of course there will be snow up to my butt to get the hoses to the building...

Boy wonder still out probably yet the rest of the week....

Thank goodness not super busy today and need 2 vans out....

Me and Austin can take care of the route today....

 

[steve_64]

Zero this morning not sure what the wind chill is. Glad I'm not working for a couple days unless I get called for broken pipes. Had one flood Monday already.

 

[Mark Saiger]

Got away with not having to drag hoses through the deep snow in the back of this facility.

2 Apartments across hall from each other. Watched for the little elderly people... Moved hose as needed...

Still dang cold!

 

[Desk Jockey]

Shit!

 

[Cleanworks]

Got one to do tomorrow. I already told the lady that she has to get her gardener to dig out the hose bib. It is flush on the ground with a frost free tap. Turned down a job today. About 60 outdoor stairs to climb, 200 feet from the road and nothing's been shoveled. Then if you get in, it's a 3 level townhouse. Who da fak designs these things? Can you imagine if you're the mover?

 

[Nomad74]

I was complaining that I worked all day in the rain today. Now I feel bad after seeing the Saiger temps.

 

[Mark Saiger]

Today....

It just keeps getting better....LOL!

Heading out in a few.....going to try to get the first large one of the day done it time so can go see Grandson in his Holiday performance at his preschool....

 

[Shorty]

YOU ------ ARE------JOKING, -----RIGHT ??

Here it is, 11:15 pm & I'm just about to hit the fart sack.

Just in shorts, all windows open and ceiling fans on.

Good grief, I could never live in those sub-human conditions.


Cairns QLD

Thursday 11:00 pm

Clear with periodic clouds


76f

89%rH

 

[hogjowl]

I'm in long pants today. High of 48.
I don't feel bad because Saiger has it worse.

 

[Desk Jockey]

The thought of you in short pants makes me nearly vomit. Even more so than the normal urge to vomit I get when I think of you in general.

Fortunately I'm usually on the shitter when you come to mind!

 

[jcooper]

Yep, pretty ridiculous the weather. Had a nice week scheduled, had to cancel pretty much everything.

Yesterday had a garden hose freeze. HX and pump ran dry... Last night -22 windchill, one of the heaters blew a fuse and was off for a few hours.

Pretty much hating life right now! Sunday night -17(real temp)...

 

[Desk Jockey]

Damn Jerry that's cold!

Saturday we are supposed to get to -1° with -13° wind chill.

 

[Bruce Humphrey]

Mark, post pictures of the pressure hose melting through the snow all the way to the ground.

 

[Brian H]

I keep telling my wife that the brutal winters make us appreciate summers that much more. So far, she believes me. We will see if she still does after this winter.

On another note, my 87 year old father flew in from Big Pine Key Florida yesterday. He spends 7 months down there and 5 months up here in Michigan only coming back for a couple of weeks during the holidays. He sure got a shock last night!! Expressways were closed due to icy conditions!! He will complain the entire time he is here about how cold it is!!

 

[hogjowl]

Old people ... I'm in a house right now with sweat dripping off my nose. 48 outside; 80 inside!

Two 80 something people in sweaters.

 

[Bob Pruitt]

I'm just looking forward to being able to turn the air conditioner off during the day... it's hot...

 

[steve_64]

Damn Jerry I hope the damage is minimal.

I have job in the morning that has been pushed back already so it needs to get done.

I've been using the pork hole and closing the van up. I'm really happy with this set up.

 

[Mark Saiger]

Oh yeah... Getting it done!