Hey Jan, Its colder here in Houston as well. A very rare sight in my yard. My banana trees don't like it at all.
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So looking forward to a nice 25C and a spot of sun...Hey Jan, Its colder here in Houston as well. A very rare sight in my yard. My banana trees don't like it at all.
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That is a great photo. My last trip through Texas was on I-10 in mid summer several years ago. It was definitely a lot warmer that Maine's summer weather.Hey Jan, Its colder here in Houston as well. A very rare sight in my yard. My banana trees don't like it at all.
Heatwave for today is 28F/-2C.
Jan
It's been interesting weather wise the last several months down here along the Gulf Coast. Last summer hurricane Beryl crossing over Houston, 41c temps at the hottest, -8c at the coldest, and now a rare once a decade snow storm with 10cm's snow!
Ah, the good 70's temperatures. January and February are the"real" cold months for us, usually February's the coldest. My neighbors are delighted with the current conditions. They are out on the pond in their ice shack, drinking beer and fishing through a hole. I've gotten to the age where that "sport" no longer appeals to me.
Jan
I have relatives in Orono, my cousin says its essentially winter 9 months out of the year.
True, true.Years ago when we were traveling across the country and someone noticed our Maine License Plate and then asked about the Maine climate my Dad would tell them using his best Down East Accent "We take the studded snow tires off on July 3, celebrate July 4 and put the tires back on July 5"
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Hey Jan, Its colder here in Houston as well. A very rare sight in my yard. My banana trees don't like it at all.
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HaHa! I lived in Bellaire for about 10 years and we always joked that Houston had two seasons - summer and January. We had a Christmas Eve tradition - riding around the neighborhood looking at the lights - on our bicycles.
I only saw snow once, about 1/2" - it shut the city down!The lake across the road from me should be frozen enough soon that the ice fishing tents will start popping up. But I'll take that over the insufferable heat any time. You can always put more clothes on, but there's only so much you can take off.
Hi Russ, In the recorded history of Houston Texas it has never snowed on Christmas Eve......except on the Christmas Eve of 2004 when my wife and I were in New York visiting her brother!!HaHa! I lived in Bellaire for about 10 years and we always joked that Houston had two seasons - summer and January. We had a Christmas Eve tradition - riding around the neighborhood looking at the lights - on our bicycles.
The lake across the road from me should be frozen enough soon that the ice fishing tents will start popping up. But I'll take that over the insufferable heat any time. You can always put more clothes on, but there's only so much you can take off.
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I didn't mean to imply that it snowed on Christmas Eve. Those were two separate thoughts and poor paragraph structure.
I'm remembering a day in the mid 80s when there was actually a covering of snow. We had a few flurries from time to time, but in the 10 years I was there, that was the only time I saw any actually stick.
Hey Russ, your memory about Christmas Eve was a great one, it jogged my memory, and I have to laugh every time I think about the improbability of snow on Christmas Eve around these parts and the fact we were not here when it finally did.
Here in the Netherlands, a large number of 'enthusiasts' have been waiting for a 'real winter' for years. And a real winter is all about cold and ice.
It may be known that with good frost there must be enough ice to be able to skate the famous '11-Steden Tocht'. A 200 km tour through Friesland. The last one was in 1997.
As soon as there is even a little frost, the famous quote quickly goes around: "Have the District Heads already met?" Each of the 11 cities has a district head who is responsible for checking the quality of the water. If all 11 give a "Yes", the tour can be organised within a few days. Then the chairman of "De Vereniging Elf Ssteden" speaks the famous words: "It Giet Oan!" (It's going ahead)
With a little bit of frost, prominent ice enthusiasts are invited to talk shows to give their opinion. The most positive point of view is then: "Every year it comes a little closer!
Here’s a short impression of the last one in 1997:
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It may be known that with good frost there must be enough ice to be able to skate the famous '11-Steden Tocht'. A 200 km tour through Friesland. The last one was in 1997.
As soon as there is even a little frost, the famous quote quickly goes around: "Have the District Heads already met?" Each of the 11 cities has a district head who is responsible for checking the quality of the water. If all 11 give a "Yes", the tour can be organised within a few days. Then the chairman of "De Vereniging Elf Ssteden" speaks the famous words: "It Giet Oan!" (It's going ahead)
With a little bit of frost, prominent ice enthusiasts are invited to talk shows to give their opinion. The most positive point of view is then: "Every year it comes a little closer!
Here’s a short impression of the last one in 1997:
This is so cool Peter. The unity shared by all those Dutch people is admirable. So, it's been almost 30 years since it has been cold enough for that? I wonder how often it occurred prior to 1997.
Thank you, Jan, for allowing us to get a little off topic on your build log.
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Back in the day, I might have just been crazy enough to try the Elfstedentocht. Not so much now, though, haha.
Yes, sorry about that Jan.
Somewhat back on topic, though, your build of Chaperon interests me and I have bookmarked the log for future study when the time is right. It seems we have similar interests. I am currently building the Oseberg, you have one on order. I've been looking ahead at my next possible project which may a paddlewheel steamer. There is a rich and fascinating history of steamboats in the Fingerlakes of NY, with the "steamboat wars" breaking out in the 1830s. The historical museum where I live is supposed to have one of the largest collections of info on these boats and members have unlimited access to it. I don't have any particular model in mind yet, but hopefully can find enough info on one to do a scratch build. Was planning to go today, but found out our great grandson (11 mo) is having a sleepover tonight. No museum today (and probably not much sleep tonight, either
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From the Wike-page:
In 1890 (!!!!!) Pim Mullier skated for the first time the 11 Friesche cities. He was the founder of the organization of the first official tour and the first competition in 1909 and designed the cross that participants receive who complete the tour. Since 1909, 15 official Elfstedentochten (on skates) have been held. The last one was on January 4, 1997. They also do the Elfstedentocht bij bike, inline skates, walking etc. And also 1 persoon did it swimming: Maarten van der Heijden. In 2018 he has to stop his 1st attempt, but the second in 2019 was successful. He did it in 3,5 days, to raise money for the Dutch cancer institute. Yep: crazy Dutch!
Also from my side sorry for this side steps: Back to Jan's Chaperon ........ ?
Regards, Peter
@Peter Voogt has a fantastic sratch build log of the Robert E. Lee, (Scratch: Robert E. Lee )
I've spent many happy hours reading his log.
Jan
Hah, off topic again. When our grandson comes to visit, when standing next to him I have to look up. I'm 5 ft 11 in, he's 6ft 4in @17 years old. I'ts hard to remember him at 11 months old.
Jan