Ha ha. The Weather Weenies are calling Winter Storm Ginanna a "blizzacane." Okay, sure, I'll allow it. Seriously, though, some wicked winds. Glad no ice this weekend for folks in the eastern part of my state. Hunker down, Y'all.
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I have arrived at my mom's out of an abundance of caution. The storm will arrive much later tonight than they had predicted, increasing our chances for sleet, and decreasing our chances for ice. Sleet is great, not necessarily for roads or bridges, but it bounces past power lines and trees, leaving them alone.
Our friends in other areas will not be so lucky. We need to be mindful of that.
There is nothing to do here, but I have my tablet for games, you folx in my phone, and I've brought along books: poetry, narrative nonfiction, and horror, as one does. #US #USWx #WinterStorm #Fern #IceStorm #FreezingRain
At least 11 people died and more than 1,400 residents sought emergency care for carbon monoxide poisonings during the 2021 winter storm in Texas.
Here’s what you should know about keeping your family and home safe, especially during power outages.
https://www.propublica.org/article/how-to-prevent-carbon-monoxide-poisoning-in-your-home?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
#WinterStorm #Texas #Safety #Health #Family #Weather #Winter #Storm
I can feel the ice storm looming on the horizon. Something about the charge in the air changes and I feel it viscerally.
When I heard the news I started looking around for a new kerosene heater. If the electricity goes out, electric heat and diesel electric heat are useless. They require electricity, obviously.
I have a wood stove but that is my last resort since it requires a lot of attention throughout the day. If the electric goes out, a kerosene heater will burn on low all night.
I can get K1 kerosene at the pump for 1/3 the price of the jugs sold in stores. It is a good hedge against power failure. Wood is cheaper if I cut and split if myself, but tending a woodstove is more time consuming.
The propane heater keeps things warm enough but propane heat is really expensive. Propane can cost $600+ to heat a small house for a month, or about $20 per day.
When I build my new house I plan to build a south-facing tromb wall with water pipes and a 5x8x8 insulated water tank set in a concrete pedestal housing. This way when the sun shines the heat will be transferred into a couple thousand gallons of water which can be piped to an interior radiator. The wood stove can be perched atop the concrete water tank housing with an insulated baffle that can be removed when the stove is burning, so the heat cast under the stove heats the metal water tank.
My dream home setup will also use deep geothermal ducting for cooling in the summer. About 300 feet of ducting running from a 30-foot deep well, buried six feet deep next to the shaded area of the yard will allow air to be drawn through and cooled by the cooler ground well, which is 15-20 degrees cooler in the well and about ten degrees cooler at six feet down.
This would allow a small fan to draw in cool air from underground during the summer, and push the higher warmer air up a vent, using far less electricity than a HVAC unit.
I like cooking on the wood stove. I can set a big iron dutch oven upon on a rack and let it slow cook all day. Chili and cowboy beans are almost effortless. I have also cooked pots of chili on the old kerosene heater, however one must be very careful to have a tight lid to prevent the kero odor from getting into the stew.
Right now I am getting ready to make a batch of baked beans with bacon, bratwurst, and ham. This fat mess will stick to my ribs and keep my blood warm.
#Heating #WinterStorm #IceStorm #Woodstove #Kerosene #Homesteading
When I heard the news I started looking around for a new kerosene heater. If the electricity goes out, electric heat and diesel electric heat are useless. They require electricity, obviously.
I have a wood stove but that is my last resort since it requires a lot of attention throughout the day. If the electric goes out, a kerosene heater will burn on low all night.
I can get K1 kerosene at the pump for 1/3 the price of the jugs sold in stores. It is a good hedge against power failure. Wood is cheaper if I cut and split if myself, but tending a woodstove is more time consuming.
The propane heater keeps things warm enough but propane heat is really expensive. Propane can cost $600+ to heat a small house for a month, or about $20 per day.
When I build my new house I plan to build a south-facing tromb wall with water pipes and a 5x8x8 insulated water tank set in a concrete pedestal housing. This way when the sun shines the heat will be transferred into a couple thousand gallons of water which can be piped to an interior radiator. The wood stove can be perched atop the concrete water tank housing with an insulated baffle that can be removed when the stove is burning, so the heat cast under the stove heats the metal water tank.
My dream home setup will also use deep geothermal ducting for cooling in the summer. About 300 feet of ducting running from a 30-foot deep well, buried six feet deep next to the shaded area of the yard will allow air to be drawn through and cooled by the cooler ground well, which is 15-20 degrees cooler in the well and about ten degrees cooler at six feet down.
This would allow a small fan to draw in cool air from underground during the summer, and push the higher warmer air up a vent, using far less electricity than a HVAC unit.
I like cooking on the wood stove. I can set a big iron dutch oven upon on a rack and let it slow cook all day. Chili and cowboy beans are almost effortless. I have also cooked pots of chili on the old kerosene heater, however one must be very careful to have a tight lid to prevent the kero odor from getting into the stew.
Right now I am getting ready to make a batch of baked beans with bacon, bratwurst, and ham. This fat mess will stick to my ribs and keep my blood warm.
#Heating #WinterStorm #IceStorm #Woodstove #Kerosene #Homesteading
Edited 5d ago
JFC! DHS wants to censor saying “ice” in the upcoming major winter storm. @ai6yr https://newrepublic.com/post/205644/fema-not-allowed-watch-out-for-ice-storm-warnings-memes #DHS #ICE #ice #FEMA #weather #wx #severeweather #winterstorm #FreezingRain
The morning forecast by the numbers: 35 states in the path of Winter Storm Fern: 200 million people. Atlanta will know near zero about the impacts until they hit, due to uncertainty in the forecast.
Travel? Fuggedaboutit! Look at how high the snow totals alone will be in unusual places, like in Oklahoma. 1 to 3 inches of snow per hour in the heaviest snowfall areas. Then there's the ice. Ugh. And after the storm, arctic air moves in along with wicked 35 mph winds, not great for ice-laden trees and power lines. Oy Bozhe Moy!
Edited 5d ago
I do not think I am an unintelligent person, but this forecast and all the wobbly potentialities has my head spinning. So much back and forth with completely different kinds of precipitation all over the place. I no longer have any idea what to rule in or out.