Winter!

Dave Casey · 01-05-2018, 10:44 AM

Take up a winter sport,,,,Patty and I put 125 miles on our snowmobile last weekend in upper Vermont. Saw a high of 6 for the 3 days and a low of -28 when we headed home New Years day. That is very cold even for us with great gear. We would've done triple that in miles if it had stayed above zero. It sounds crazy to many , but we have alot of fun sledding. The scenery is breath taking and lots of great places to visit and stop for breakfast lunch or dinner.

We just got a foot of snow in Western Mass and it is sunny and 8 degrees currently

jmcarter · 01-06-2018, 09:57 AM

Living close to I-95 in south Georgia I'd say the favorite winter sport of Northerners is driving down I-95 (or I-75) to Florida in their RV's...sorta like jousting on steroids or Mad Max. Dave, if I needed to stay put up there I'd definitely take up snowmobiles . Looks like a hoot and with all the heated gear it would definitely take some of the sting out. Have taken several RV and motorcycle trips up to Maine and the Michigan UP and its amazing how many dedicated snowmobile trails there are. Keep having fun...

..back to the seventies next week. The motorcycle will come out again.

Stephanie and Larry...you're on the edge but suffice it to say that term limits solve so much.

John Kissel · 01-07-2018, 10:54 PM

We only got about a foot or so and it was perfect snowblower snow.God bless Simplicity snow blowers and VP S.E.F..Friday we got a delivery of fuel and the driver was very happy I cleared a nice path to our tank for him, not like the horse farm down the road that had 3 tanks for him, all covered in snow he had to dig out. Hey, that's just the n.j. way. John Kissel K242

Doug McCue · 01-08-2018, 07:41 AM

new storm getting started this week, look out east coast this weekend

Ron Ortiz · 01-08-2018, 12:20 PM

Looks like hurricane season is over here in FL. Now comes the brutal winter, was 40 degrees the other night. Today is supposed to be around 76 degrees. So glad that winter is leaving FL. Time to put on a pair of shorts and a T shirt and have a cold one to relax.

Ron Ortiz
U/SA now where did I put my sun glasses.

Mike Pearson · 01-08-2018, 04:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Ron Ortiz

Looks like hurricane season is over here in FL. Now comes the brutal winter, was 40 degrees the other night. Today is supposed to be around 76 degrees. So glad that winter is leaving FL. Time to put on a pair of shorts and a T shirt and have a cold one to relax.

Ron Ortiz
U/SA now where did I put my sun glasses.

Yes this is the best time of the year for racing in Florida. We had our first SSSSA race last weekend in Orlando. The conditions were amazing. The baro was 30.29 and the temp was in the upper 50's. Needless to say it was really fast there. The Orlando crew had the track prepped to the max and I ran a personal best for the combo that I have in my car right now. It was a fun weekend and I didn't have to cool the car between rounds like in the hot summer months. I am back in Miami this morning and have the AC on in my job office.

Pistol Pete · 01-08-2018, 09:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Ron Ortiz

Looks like hurricane season is over here in FL. Now comes the brutal winter, was 40 degrees the other night. Today is supposed to be around 76 degrees. So glad that winter is leaving FL. Time to put on a pair of shorts and a T shirt and have a cold one to relax.

Ron Ortiz
U/SA now where did I put my sun glasses.

I agree with everything you just said Ron.
We moved here 3 weeks ago and love it here.
I feel bad for my Northern family n friends but maybe
I can convince them to move down too.

Larry Hill · 01-12-2018, 10:08 AM

60* yesterday, today our sleet is white as snow.

01-05-2018, 10:44 AM	#1
Dave Casey VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Hampden, MA Posts: 1,207 Likes: 233 Liked 804 Times in 168 Posts	Re: Winter! Take up a winter sport,,,,Patty and I put 125 miles on our snowmobile last weekend in upper Vermont. Saw a high of 6 for the 3 days and a low of -28 when we headed home New Years day. That is very cold even for us with great gear. We would've done triple that in miles if it had stayed above zero. It sounds crazy to many , but we have alot of fun sledding. The scenery is breath taking and lots of great places to visit and stop for breakfast lunch or dinner. We just got a foot of snow in Western Mass and it is sunny and 8 degrees currently __________________ Dave Casey 1330 STK

01-06-2018, 09:57 AM	#2
jmcarter VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Richmond Hill GA (and Port Ludlow WA) Posts: 4,317 Likes: 2,448 Liked 3,250 Times in 989 Posts	Re: Winter! Living close to I-95 in south Georgia I'd say the favorite winter sport of Northerners is driving down I-95 (or I-75) to Florida in their RV's...sorta like jousting on steroids or Mad Max. Dave, if I needed to stay put up there I'd definitely take up snowmobiles . Looks like a hoot and with all the heated gear it would definitely take some of the sting out. Have taken several RV and motorcycle trips up to Maine and the Michigan UP and its amazing how many dedicated snowmobile trails there are. Keep having fun... ..back to the seventies next week. The motorcycle will come out again. Stephanie and Larry...you're on the edge but suffice it to say that term limits solve so much. __________________ Jim Carter 2340 Super Stock 2340 SST/2340 Stock Set another place at the table Last edited by jmcarter; 01-06-2018 at 09:59 AM.

01-07-2018, 10:54 PM	#3
John Kissel Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Colt's Neck, n.j. Posts: 349 Likes: 766 Liked 230 Times in 94 Posts	Re: Winter! We only got about a foot or so and it was perfect snowblower snow.God bless Simplicity snow blowers and VP S.E.F..Friday we got a delivery of fuel and the driver was very happy I cleared a nice path to our tank for him, not like the horse farm down the road that had 3 tanks for him, all covered in snow he had to dig out. Hey, that's just the n.j. way. John Kissel K242

01-08-2018, 07:41 AM	#4
Doug McCue Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 232 Likes: 7 Liked 13 Times in 2 Posts	Re: Winter! new storm getting started this week, look out east coast this weekend

01-08-2018, 12:20 PM	#5
Ron Ortiz Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Englewood, Florida Posts: 990 Likes: 36 Liked 317 Times in 103 Posts	Re: Winter! Looks like hurricane season is over here in FL. Now comes the brutal winter, was 40 degrees the other night. Today is supposed to be around 76 degrees. So glad that winter is leaving FL. Time to put on a pair of shorts and a T shirt and have a cold one to relax. Ron Ortiz U/SA now where did I put my sun glasses. __________________ Ron Ortiz 2102 STK

01-12-2018, 10:08 AM	#8
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