@kayamedic said:
Today 51
Tomorrow -2
Wheee
Actually, that’s what I find more of the problem.
‘Up there’ when it hangs around 0 degrees for a few weeks, when it get’s up to 30, it feels like spring.
‘Down here’ when it’s been in the 60s for a while, then goes down to the 30s, feels like the arctic.
(not to mention having to change whole sets of paddling gear each ‘transition’)
@Overstreet said:
The difference is down south,
- Our water is soft.
- We just can’t talk that much about snow tires.
But you can have terrific alligator in the yard and snake ID conversations
Soft water shortens your life
@kayamedic said:
@Overstreet said:
The difference is down south,
- Our water is soft.
- We just can’t talk that much about snow tires.
But you can have terrific alligator in the yard and snake ID conversations
And that is cool.
Hard water just makes it seem like you live longer!
Definitely do not have the traditional four seasons here in North Texas. 61 degrees yesterday afternoon and 16 this morning. I think the seasons are Dang Hot, Fall, Confused, and Tornado.
@TreeA10 said:
Definitely do not have the traditional four seasons here in North Texas. 61 degrees yesterday afternoon and 16 this morning. I think the seasons are Dang Hot, Fall, Confused, and Tornado.
Is that the part of Texas that gets “Blue Northerns”?
@TreeA10 said:
Definitely do not have the traditional four seasons here in North Texas. 61 degrees yesterday afternoon and 16 this morning. I think the seasons are Dang Hot, Fall, Confused, and Tornado.
That description is hilarious. Thanks for the laughter!
Out here in the PNW, we just had a spring preview this past weekend. It was all sunshine and in the 60’s. Yesterday was nice too and right now I’m watching the sun come up after an early morning shower. Hhmm, I might load up one of the kayaks and do some paddling today.
It’s been winter cold in SC, and may get a bit of snow tomorrow here in the Piedmont.
@Overstreet said:
@TreeA10 said:
Definitely do not have the traditional four seasons here in North Texas. 61 degrees yesterday afternoon and 16 this morning. I think the seasons are Dang Hot, Fall, Confused, and Tornado.Is that the part of Texas that gets “Blue Northerns”?
All of Texas is subject to Blue Northers. We had several in Houston.
Couple more differences:
light!!! About 75 more minutes of light in south Florida versus Chicago on the shortest day of the year. Doesn’t sound like much but it is!
based on the pics folks down south continue to paddle. Up here after about 6 weeks without liquid water, I find myself taking out a nice wood paddle and just holding it…maybe even talking to it a little. And going into the garage just to visit the boats.
When the water is hard, we northeners take advantage of it. Skiing, skating, snow shoeing and shoveling.
@Andy_Szymczak said:
When the water is hard, we northeners take advantage of it. Skiing, skating, snow shoeing and shoveling.
Those activities sound good except the shoveling.
TomL, we have an overnight trip coming up the end of February on the Ausable.
I hate it when the winter temps get up to the mid 80’s! 
I want at least a chill in the air during winter.
@string said:
@Overstreet said:
@TreeA10 said:
Definitely do not have the traditional four seasons here in North Texas. 61 degrees yesterday afternoon and 16 this morning. I think the seasons are Dang Hot, Fall, Confused, and Tornado.Is that the part of Texas that gets “Blue Northerns”?
All of Texas is subject to Blue Northers. We had several in Houston.
A friend of mine was doing a slip form concrete silo in Texas. A blue northern came through and took the temp from 80 to COLD so fast the concrete in the form froze.
@castoff said:
I hate it when the winter temps get up to the mid 80’s!
If it gets to 80 in your “winter,” what are the summers like?
80F here in the summer is a heat wave.
