Everyone in this area worried about snow in southern SC.ÿ Predictions
have it set to start in the late afternoon Saturday.ÿ One-2 inches
predicted overnight.ÿ It won't bother me if it happens because it will
melt by Sunday afternoon.ÿ Heck, right now it's nearly 60øF outside.
But it will be very cold.ÿ Low temps predicted overnight on Saturday in
the 20's.ÿ I'll drip the outdoor faucets just in case things freeze.
Meanwhile, I'm thawing some diced ham.ÿ Tomorrow, I'll be cooking
Hurst's Hambeens brand 15 bean soup in the crock pot.ÿ I'm going to bake
a skillet of cornbread to go with it.ÿ It will make for a very nice meal
on what promises to be an unseasonably cold weekend.
Tonight, it will be a burger & fries.
Jill
On 1/30/2026 4:42 PM, jmquown wrote:
Everyone in this area worried about snow in southern SC.ÿ Predictions
have it set to start in the late afternoon Saturday.ÿ One-2 inches
predicted overnight.ÿ It won't bother me if it happens because it will
melt by Sunday afternoon.ÿ Heck, right now it's nearly 60øF outside.
But it will be very cold.ÿ Low temps predicted overnight on Saturday
in the 20's.ÿ I'll drip the outdoor faucets just in case things freeze.
Meanwhile, I'm thawing some diced ham.ÿ Tomorrow, I'll be cooking
Hurst's Hambeens brand 15 bean soup in the crock pot.ÿ I'm going to
bake a skillet of cornbread to go with it.ÿ It will make for a very
nice meal on what promises to be an unseasonably cold weekend.
Tonight, it will be a burger & fries.
Jill
I'm planning ahead too.ÿ I have some leftover chicken from my son's
house last night.ÿ That will be tomorrow.ÿ Going out shortly and on the
way back will pass a food truck and will stop for a couple of roast beef sliders and onion rings for tonight.
The frozen fries I bought are Ore Ida branded as "fast food
crispy fries" which I will cook in the air fryer.
Everyone in this area worried about snow in southern SC. Predictions
have it set to start in the late afternoon Saturday. One-2 inches
predicted overnight. It won't bother me if it happens because it will
melt by Sunday afternoon. Heck, right now it's nearly 60øF outside.
But it will be very cold. Low temps predicted overnight on Saturday in
the 20's. I'll drip the outdoor faucets just in case things freeze.
Meanwhile, I'm thawing some diced ham. Tomorrow, I'll be cooking
Hurst's Hambeens brand 15 bean soup in the crock pot. I'm going to bake
a skillet of cornbread to go with it. It will make for a very nice meal
on what promises to be an unseasonably cold weekend.
Tonight, it will be a burger & fries.
Jill
The frozen fries I bought [...]
Hopefully they will be crispy inside, tender outside.
Sure, there was time during college in my 'experimental' phase
when we needed some chocolate chip cookies really fast so we
microwaved some Pilsbury pre-mixed dough and yes, the cookies
were quite quickly 'done' if I can use that word whimsically.
The texture though was more like charcoal centres
surrounded with liquid-seeping raw cookie dough.
Everyone in this area worried about snow in southern SC. Predictions
have it set to start in the late afternoon Saturday. One-2 inches
predicted overnight. It won't bother me if it happens because it will
melt by Sunday afternoon. Heck, right now it's nearly 60øF outside.
But it will be very cold. Low temps predicted overnight on Saturday in
the 20's. I'll drip the outdoor faucets just in case things freeze.
Meanwhile, I'm thawing some diced ham. Tomorrow, I'll be cooking
Hurst's Hambeens brand 15 bean soup in the crock pot. I'm going to bake
a skillet of cornbread to go with it. It will make for a very nice meal
on what promises to be an unseasonably cold weekend.
Tonight, it will be a burger & fries.
Jill
On 2026-01-30, jmquown wrote:
The frozen fries I bought [...]
Hopefully they will be crispy inside, tender outside.
!?!?! Surely you mean "tender inside, crispy outside.
Sure, there was time during college in my 'experimental' phase
when we needed some chocolate chip cookies really fast so we
microwaved some Pilsbury pre-mixed dough and yes, the cookies
were quite quickly 'done' if I can use that word whimsically.
The texture though was more like charcoal centres
surrounded with liquid-seeping raw cookie dough.
I think we got our metrics imperially inverted.
jmquown <j_mcquown@comcast.net> posted:
Everyone in this area worried about snow in southern SC. Predictions
have it set to start in the late afternoon Saturday. One-2 inches
predicted overnight. It won't bother me if it happens because it will
melt by Sunday afternoon. Heck, right now it's nearly 60øF outside.
The ground that warm, I'd be surprised if it sticks. But you have my sympathy and stay off the roads unless you have to go the emergency
room. I'm always amazed at the people that /just have to get out/
when there's no need and they're not going to work either.
But it will be very cold. Low temps predicted overnight on Saturday in
the 20's. I'll drip the outdoor faucets just in case things freeze.
Good idea with the outdoor faucets. I've been leaving my sink cabinet
doors open overnight to stave off any freezing. At nearly 5:20 temperatures here have already dipped to 25øF (-3.88øC).
Meanwhile, I'm thawing some diced ham. Tomorrow, I'll be cooking
Hurst's Hambeens brand 15 bean soup in the crock pot. I'm going to bake
a skillet of cornbread to go with it. It will make for a very nice meal
on what promises to be an unseasonably cold weekend.
Jill
Both dishes sound satisfying to me and the bean soup will be very
warming with your low temperatures.
~
On 1/30/2026 6:20 PM, ItsJoanNotJoAnn@webtv.net wrote:
True, there's no place I need to be on a Sunday.ÿ There are a lot of
jmquown <j_mcquown@comcast.net> posted:
Everyone in this area worried about snow in southern SC.ÿ Predictions
have it set to start in the late afternoon Saturday.ÿ One-2 inches
predicted overnight.ÿ It won't bother me if it happens because it will
melt by Sunday afternoon.ÿ Heck, right now it's nearly 60øF outside.
The ground that warm, I'd be surprised if it sticks.ÿ But you have my
sympathy and stay off the roads unless you have to go the emergency
room.ÿ I'm always amazed at the people thatÿ /just have to get out/
when there's no need and they're not going to work either.
bridges around here (this is a string of connected coastal islands) and
the bridges will freeze.ÿ I don't know why some people think they need
to go somewhere in those conditions.
But it will be very cold.ÿ Low temps predicted overnight on Saturday in
the 20's.ÿ I'll drip the outdoor faucets just in case things freeze.
Good idea with the outdoor faucets.ÿ I've been leaving my sink cabinet
doors open overnight to stave off any freezing.ÿ At nearly 5:20
temperatures
here have already dipped to 25øF (-3.88øC).
Yes, the outdoor faucets and also I'll keep the kitchen cabinet doors
open since the sink is on an outside wall.
I just refilled the suet cage for the birds and the bird seed feeder.
I'll make sure the little cast iron bird bath has fresh (not frozen)
water because a source of fresh water is very important.
I also just refilled the hummingbird feeder.ÿ There are at least two stubborn little birds that refuse to migrate with the rest of them every winter.ÿ That sugar-water will turn to slush tonight (brain freeze!) but those tiny birds need all the help they can get.
Meanwhile, I'm thawing some diced ham.ÿ Tomorrow, I'll be cooking
Hurst's Hambeens brand 15 bean soup in the crock pot.ÿ I'm going to bake >>> a skillet of cornbread to go with it.ÿ It will make for a very nice meal >>> on what promises to be an unseasonably cold weekend.
Jill
Both dishes sound satisfying to me and the bean soup will be very
warming with your low temperatures.
~
The bean soup will be fantastic!ÿ Always is. :)
Jill
20F is freakishly cold for there, but not cold enough
to freeze the spigot on the side of a heated building.
[...] No one's kitchen sink pipes are going to freeze
in coastal SC because they didn't leave the cabinet open.
On 2026-01-31, Bryan Simmons wrote:
20F is freakishly cold for there, but not cold enough
to freeze the spigot on the side of a heated building.
[...] No one's kitchen sink pipes are going to freeze
in coastal SC because they didn't leave the cabinet open.
I'm not sure I have the proper context here. It gets cold
enough here that my 'exterior' faucets will freeze. (Tt depends
a lot on the pipe size, basement temperature, and wall width.
Winterizing task: Shut off interior valve & drain at exterior.)
But you seem to be speaking of interior non-pressure pipes.
Surely they go into the ground well below max frost depth.
On 2026-01-30, jmquown wrote:
The frozen fries I bought [...]
Hopefully they will be crispy inside, tender outside.
!?!?! Surely you mean "tender inside, crispy outside.
Sure, there was time during college in my 'experimental' phase
when we needed some chocolate chip cookies really fast so we
microwaved some Pilsbury pre-mixed dough and yes, the cookies
were quite quickly 'done' if I can use that word whimsically.
The texture though was more like charcoal centres
surrounded with liquid-seeping raw cookie dough.
I think we got our metrics imperially inverted.
On 1/31/2026 11:25 AM, Mike Duffy wrote:
On 2026-01-31, Bryan Simmons wrote:
20F is freakishly cold for there, but not cold enough
to freeze the spigot on the side of a heated building.
[...] No one's kitchen sink pipes are going to freeze
in coastal SC because they didn't leave the cabinet open.
I'm not sure I have the proper context here. It gets cold
enough here that my 'exterior' faucets will freeze. (Tt depends
a lot on the pipe size, basement temperature, and wall width.
Winterizing task: Shut off interior valve & drain at exterior.)
But you seem to be speaking of interior non-pressure pipes.
Surely they go into the ground well below max frost depth.
Bryan doesn't know squat.
It is recommended by the water company
here to drip the outdoor faucets and to open the cabinet doors inside
if the pipes are on an outer facing wall.
They are not buried very
deep since it's only about 21 ft. above sea level. So yes, they can
freeze.
Meanwhile, Bryan can worry about some silly gadget he found
in a drawer.
Jill
On 1/31/2026 8:14 AM, jmquown wrote:
On 1/30/2026 6:20 PM, ItsJoanNotJoAnn@webtv.net wrote:
But it will be very cold.ÿ Low temps predicted overnight on Saturday in >>> the 20's.ÿ I'll drip the outdoor faucets just in case things freeze.
20F is freakishly cold for there, but not cold enough to freeze the
spigot on the side of a heated building.
Good idea with the outdoor faucets.ÿ I've been leaving my sink cabinet
doors open overnight to stave off any freezing.ÿ At nearly 5:20
temperatures
here have already dipped to 25øF (-3.88øC).
Yes, the outdoor faucets and also I'll keep the kitchen cabinet doors
open since the sink is on an outside wall.
It gets down to below zero F here, and I never do that. No one's kitchen sink pipes are going to freeze in coastal SC because they didn't leave
the cabinet open.
On 31 Jan 2026 01:28:07 GMT
Mike Duffy <mxduffy@bell.net> wrote:
On 2026-01-30, jmquown wrote:
The frozen fries I bought [...]
Hopefully they will be crispy inside, tender outside.
!?!?! Surely you mean "tender inside, crispy outside.
Sure, there was time during college in my 'experimental' phase
when we needed some chocolate chip cookies really fast so we
microwaved some Pilsbury pre-mixed dough and yes, the cookies
were quite quickly 'done' if I can use that word whimsically.
The texture though was more like charcoal centres
surrounded with liquid-seeping raw cookie dough.
I think we got our metrics imperially inverted.
roflol
On Sat, 31 Jan 2026 12:50:11 -0500
jmquown <j_mcquown@comcast.net> wrote:
Meanwhile, Bryan can worry about some silly gadget he found
in a drawer.
Jill
And that minor discovery has you in a dither, mercy but you're hair-triggered!
Everyone in this area worried about snow in southern SC. Predictions
have it set to start in the late afternoon Saturday. One-2 inches
predicted overnight. It won't bother me if it happens because it will
melt by Sunday afternoon. Heck, right now it's nearly 60øF outside.
On 1/31/2026 3:04 PM, Tal Yessen wrote:
On Sat, 31 Jan 2026 12:50:11 -0500
jmquown <j_mcquown@comcast.net> wrote:
Meanwhile, Bryan can worry about some silly gadget he found
in a drawer.
I wasn't worried. I was curious.
Imagine being a 65 year old crone who hasn't had her pussy licked in >decades. Her love life has been a dismal failure. All those wasted years.
Jill
And that minor discovery has you in a dither, mercy but you're
hair-triggered!
On 2026-01-30, jmquown <j_mcquown@comcast.net> wrote:
Everyone in this area worried about snow in southern SC. Predictions
have it set to start in the late afternoon Saturday. One-2 inches
predicted overnight. It won't bother me if it happens because it will
melt by Sunday afternoon. Heck, right now it's nearly 60øF outside.
It's the 31st. The news showed a reporter in Myrtle Beach standing in
snow flurries at dusk. She reported that significant snow was predicted.
If you get more than a inch on the ground, it'll be more than I've had,
at my house, all year. And, I'm just east of the Sierra Nevada.
Yesterday, we had posole. There's plenty left for tonight.
Stay safe!
leo
It is now 2/1.ÿ Today there is a little snow on the ground.ÿ It started sleeting around 4PM yesterday then turned to snow flurries.ÿ It was
pretty!ÿ It didn't last long but there is snow on the ground this morning.
Jill
Richland county had a couple of inches
and the cars were not handling it very well.
Sometimes it is best to
On 1/31/2026 2:53 PM, Tal Yessen wrote:
On 31 Jan 2026 01:28:07 GMT
Mike Duffy <mxduffy@bell.net> wrote:
On 2026-01-30, jmquown wrote:
The frozen fries I bought [...]
Hopefully they will be crispy inside, tender outside.
!?!?! Surely you mean "tender inside, crispy outside.
Sure, there was time during college in my 'experimental' phase
when we needed some chocolate chip cookies really fast so we
microwaved some Pilsbury pre-mixed dough and yes, the cookies
were quite quickly 'done' if I can use that word whimsically.
The texture though was more like charcoal centres
surrounded with liquid-seeping raw cookie dough.
I think we got our metrics imperially inverted.
roflolDid you *really* roll on the floor laughing out load? Maybe you were
just being whimsical. It wasn't that funny. I wonder if anyone caught
the other layer of humor there--likely not even intentional.
right now thech
temperature here is 19øF with a *steady* north, northwest wind whi
the side of my house where the kitchen is located is receiving a
constant blast of frigid air.
On 1/31/2026 3:04 PM, Tal Yessen wrote:
On Sat, 31 Jan 2026 12:50:11 -0500I wasn't worried. I was curious.
jmquown <j_mcquown@comcast.net> wrote:
Meanwhile, Bryan can worry about some silly gadget he found
in a drawer.
Jill
And that minor discovery has you in a dither, mercy but you're hair-triggered!Imagine being a 65 year old crone who hasn't had her pussy licked in decades. Her love life has been a dismal failure. All those wasted
years.
On 2/1/2026 8:02 AM, jmquown wrote:
It is now 2/1.ÿ Today there is a little snow on the ground.ÿ It started sleeting around 4PM yesterday then turned to snow flurries.ÿ It was pretty!ÿ It didn't last long but there is snow on the ground this morning.
Jill
A bit west of you- - - -
I watched On Patrol Live last night. Richland county had a couple of
inches and the cars were not handling it very well. Cops had to push a couple of cars to get them moving.
Sometimes it is best to just stay home.
On 2026-02-01, Ed P wrote:
Richland county had a couple of inches
and the cars were not handling it very well.
Sometimes it is best to
Mount snow tires. Here, it's the law 15 Dec -> 15 Mar.
Even without studs, snow tires & 4WD can
easily handle up to half a foot of snow.
On 2026-02-01, Ed P wrote:
Richland county had a couple of inches
and the cars were not handling it very well.
Sometimes it is best to
Mount snow tires. Here, it's the law 15 Dec -> 15 Mar.
Even without studs, snow tires & 4WD can
easily handle up to half a foot of snow.
On 2026-02-01 11:13 a.m., Mike Duffy wrote:
On 2026-02-01, Ed P wrote:
Richland county had a couple of inches
and the cars were not handling it very well.
Sometimes it is best to
Mount snow tires. Here, it's the law 15 Dec -> 15 Mar.
Even without studs, snow tires & 4WD can
easily handle up to half a foot of snow.
Is that snow tires or winter tires?ÿ Snow tires usually used to involve
a more aggressive treat pattern but now also involve a softer compound
that they claim improves the grip. That may be a good idea in the areas
much further north where it gets so much colder but I don't see the advantage here in southern Ontario where it rarely gets down to 0F.
The down side of the winter tires is that they wear down a lot faster. I have been using all season radials since the mid 70s and they work just fine.ÿ I worked for the people who cleared the highways so I had to get
to work. The funny thing was that on my way to work I used to see lots
ofÿ 4WD vehicles with snow tires that had ended up stuck in the snow.
There is a big push here for winter tires to be mandatory but the only people really pushing it are the tire companies and shops who stand to
make a lot of money on them.
Oh, you're an expert on who's pipes do and do not freeze?? I've been
in my house almost 38 years and two years ago my kitchen pipes froze
for the first time /ever./ That was a stunner and right now the temperature here is 19øF with a *steady* north, northwest wind which
the side of my house where the kitchen is located is receiving a constant blast of frigid air.
I've never wanted a cookie that badly!
Sometimes it is best to just stay home.
On 2026-02-01 10:08 a.m., Dave Smith wrote:
On 2026-02-01 11:13 a.m., Mike Duffy wrote:Winter tyres recommended but not mandatory here, where we've been in the -20s Celsius recently.
On 2026-02-01, Ed P wrote:
Richland county had a couple of inches
and the cars were not handling it very well.
Sometimes it is best to
Mount snow tires. Here, it's the law 15 Dec -> 15 Mar.
Even without studs, snow tires & 4WD can
easily handle up to half a foot of snow.
Is that snow tires or winter tires?ÿ Snow tires usually used to
involve a more aggressive treat pattern but now also involve a softer
compound that they claim improves the grip. That may be a good idea in
the areas much further north where it gets so much colder but I don't
see the advantage here in southern Ontario where it rarely gets down
to 0F.
The down side of the winter tires is that they wear down a lot faster.
I have been using all season radials since the mid 70s and they work
just fine.ÿ I worked for the people who cleared the highways so I had
to get to work. The funny thing was that on my way to work I used to
see lots ofÿ 4WD vehicles with snow tires that had ended up stuck in
the snow.
There is a big push here for winter tires to be mandatory but the only
people really pushing it are the tire companies and shops who stand to
make a lot of money on them.
I have them because it's sensible and also they are mandatory in BC if I visit family.
On 2026-02-01 11:13 a.m., Mike Duffy wrote:
On 2026-02-01, Ed P wrote:
Richland county had a couple of inches
and the cars were not handling it very well.
Sometimes it is best to
Mount snow tires. Here, it's the law 15 Dec -> 15 Mar.
Even without studs, snow tires & 4WD can
easily handle up to half a foot of snow.
Is that snow tires or winter tires? Snow tires usually used to involve
a more aggressive treat pattern but now also involve a softer compound
that they claim improves the grip. That may be a good idea in the areas
much further north where it gets so much colder but I don't see the advantage here in southern Ontario where it rarely gets down to 0F.
The down side of the winter tires is that they wear down a lot faster.
I have been using all season radials since the mid 70s and they work
just fine. I worked for the people who cleared the highways so I had to
get to work. The funny thing was that on my way to work I used to see
lots of 4WD vehicles with snow tires that had ended up stuck in the snow.
There is a big push here for winter tires to be mandatory but the only people really pushing it are the tire companies and shops who stand to
make a lot of money on them.
Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> posted:
On 2026-02-01 11:13 a.m., Mike Duffy wrote:
On 2026-02-01, Ed P wrote:
Richland county had a couple of inches
and the cars were not handling it very well.
Sometimes it is best to
Mount snow tires. Here, it's the law 15 Dec -> 15 Mar.
Even without studs, snow tires & 4WD can
easily handle up to half a foot of snow.
Is that snow tires or winter tires? Snow tires usually used to involve
a more aggressive treat pattern but now also involve a softer compound
that they claim improves the grip. That may be a good idea in the areas
much further north where it gets so much colder but I don't see the
advantage here in southern Ontario where it rarely gets down to 0F.
The down side of the winter tires is that they wear down a lot faster.
I have been using all season radials since the mid 70s and they work
just fine. I worked for the people who cleared the highways so I had to
get to work. The funny thing was that on my way to work I used to see
lots of 4WD vehicles with snow tires that had ended up stuck in the snow. >>
There is a big push here for winter tires to be mandatory but the only
people really pushing it are the tire companies and shops who stand to
make a lot of money on them.
I don't know a thing about driving on snow. Hopefully, I can keep it that way.
My brother-in-laws did warn me about driving on the deadly black ice. This happens when the roads are frozen with no snow on it. I met up with black ice a couple of times in Washington State. We saw it up ahead one day as we approached
it. "Oh my God! It's black ice!" I thought. In the end, we just rolled through it.
That's what you do it seems, you just roll right through it. Well alright.
On 2026-02-01, dsi1 <user4746@newsgrouper.org.invalid> wrote:
I don't know a thing about driving on snow. Hopefully, I can keep it that way.
My brother-in-laws did warn me about driving on the deadly black ice. This >> happens when the roads are frozen with no snow on it. I met up with black ice
a couple of times in Washington State. We saw it up ahead one day as we approached
it. "Oh my God! It's black ice!" I thought. In the end, we just rolled through it.
That's what you do it seems, you just roll right through it. Well alright.
Unless it's on a curve. Then Sir Isaac Newton is driving your car.
A lot of people get 4WD or AWD vehicles because they think they are
safer and that they will get them through when regular front wheel drive would leave them stranded.
Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> posted:
A lot of people get 4WD or AWD vehicles because they think they are
safer and that they will get them through when regular front wheel drive
would leave them stranded.
I distinctly remember a news blurb in the mid to late 70's about a couple
and another couple trying out in their brand new 4WD truck in the snow and ice. Joy riding and they got stuck, slid off into a creek and all four drowned. That article has always stuck with me and when someone around
here mentions they have 4WD like they're infallible that incident pops into my mind.
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