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  1. 19 minutes ago, Bob Chill said:

    ... . I'll keep buying time until the inevitable. It's my own fault though. Between football as a teen and being a ski bum in my 20's I did some damage. No regrets 

    Much of it is hereditary. I went 32 years between my first laminectomy and my fusion. The fusion is a big deal, but it did work.

    My heart leapt for joy when I read Leesburg's post. You can see the relief in his writing. Much to thank God for this Thanksgiving.

    Leesburg...don't you shovel too much snow just yet.  Slow and steady makes it.

    BTW, I still wear a back brace to shovel. Cuts down on fatigue if nothing else. Good habit to get into.

    ETA: I've haven't seen many success stories with the standard steroid injections. But it's simple enough to try.

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  2. Looking at the years mentioned by LWX in today's AFD for record low temps, I compared annual snowfall amount for those years viz:
    1911 - 22.4"
    1920 - 7.9
    1926 - 8.5
    1957 - 43.0
    1963 - 51.8
    1986 - 35.2
    1988 - 8.3
    1996 - 15.3

    for convenience, here are the years as they printed it:
    Site   Low 11/12   Low 11/13   High 11/13   Low 11/14
    DCA     24/1926     22/1911     31/1911      19/1920
    BWI     18/1957     22/1911     32/1911      18/1986
    IAD     22/1988     21/1963     38/1996      13/1986
    (most are low; some are low max)

    I'm inclined to ignore the 1920 and 1926 because they appear for DCA only.
    Common to BWI and IAD are 1986 and 1988. One good, one bad.

    Inconclusive; (like most winter long range); but overall about half good, half bad. The BWI only years, 1911, 1957, 1986, were all average or well above.

  3. 9 hours ago, dailylurker said:

    .... First night of the season running my woodstove. 

    Right behind you. Did a little additional chimney work after ambient temp reached 50, hauled a couple loads of wood, and now she's burning pretty well.

     

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  4. 3 hours ago, smokeybandit said:

     

    Reading October low records, (insane IMO) has me starting to seek out winter analogs all over again. This month will become one of those historical maps we refer back to, like 1985 or 1989.

  5. 3 hours ago, MN Transplant said:

     


    Would be surprised if it was broken.  What can happen is that a leaf or small twig gets stuck and stops the tipping bucket mechanism.  

    Seems to happen every month on mine. Poplar seeds are the worst.

    Devised a new screen/protector gadget, and it helps. But during leaf season, the Davis rarely agrees perfectly with the normal gauge.

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  6. 1 hour ago, dailylurker said:

    Not sure how much I got but it was a soaker. Some heavy showers trained right over central AA country. Great fall day. I left the house at 5am and headed out crabbing. It was nice picking crabs while the rained poured down outside. 

    0.41"

    Was training almost right over us, maybe a little north, per radar.

    Would've reported earlier but forgot how to work the rain gauge.  (30 days of dust and pollen included)

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