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Dang it's Cold [message #229668] Wed, 13 November 2013 09:32 Go to next message
WD0AFQ is currently offline  WD0AFQ   United States
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Glad Teri and I got the old pink stuff loaded Sunday. Took us several days, with short bursts, but we got it done. This morning at 430 am I passed by the outside temperature reading, 20 degrees in Dexter. Ooh dang. A couple of these mornings could cause problems. If you live along the Mason/Dixon we hope you are winterized. Just saw down in the 20s tonight predicted for much of the southeast.
Dan

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Re: Dang it's Cold [message #229670 is a reply to message #229668] Wed, 13 November 2013 09:43 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Yeah, it hit 30f last night so I went outside and opened the drain valves. It's supposed to go to 27f tonight and the wind is 20mph, so I'd better do a little more draining today --water heater and toilet supply, mostly.

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Re: Dang it's Cold [message #229676 is a reply to message #229668] Wed, 13 November 2013 10:16 Go to previous messageGo to next message
lqqkatjon is currently offline  lqqkatjon   United States
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get the propane topped off too, so in case you do decide you need to drive it, or want to do some work in it. you can warm it up.

going to warm up to 40 today. yesterday was 19 out. My GMC is parked out at the hunting property for me to have a warm bed to sleep in. Hoping for no snow to drive it home on Sunday, but the current forecast is talking about rain and snow showers. I knew I should of fixed my wipers.. rainx works great for rain, not as well for snow.

worst case, is i get a ride back, and retrieve it later.

another 25 years, and maybe I can go south for the winter in it.

Jon Roche 75 palm beach EBL EFI, manny headers, Micro Level, rebuilt most of coach now. St. Cloud, MN http://lqqkatjon.blogspot.com/

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Re: Dang it's Cold [message #229681 is a reply to message #229668] Wed, 13 November 2013 10:35 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Jim Galbavy is currently offline  Jim Galbavy   United States
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Dan,

Not to rub it in. .....but after a lot of years I finally learned to winterize the coach by moving to Florida. It is a little too chilly today to take a dip in the pool (though it does have a solar heater).

jim galbavy
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Lake Mary, FL

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Re: Dang it's Cold [message #229682 is a reply to message #229668] Wed, 13 November 2013 10:41 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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>winterize the coach by moving to Florida.

Yup. I can't say we're going to move, but keep a coach permanently moored in the South or SWest? You betcha.

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Re: Dang it's Cold [message #229684 is a reply to message #229682] Wed, 13 November 2013 10:51 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Neil is currently offline  Neil   United States
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89 degrees in LA today....

Neil
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Re: [GMCnet] Dang it's Cold [message #229686 is a reply to message #229684] Wed, 13 November 2013 10:58 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Jeff Marten is currently offline  Jeff Marten   United States
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Had a few mornings in the low 20's here (7300ft). Day to day bouncing around 40s-60s during the day. Just too cold in the morning to ride the bike 28mi to work. 8^(
Have had the GMC winterized for about a month already. Boat engine torn down and the block/rotating assy going to the machine shop tomorrow so no worries on that! LOL

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Re: [GMCnet] Dang it's Cold [message #229690 is a reply to message #229686] Wed, 13 November 2013 11:11 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Ken Burton is currently offline  Ken Burton   United States
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It was 12 degrees when I let the dog out this morning. Now at 11AM it is bright and sunny and 30. The 1" of snow on the ground is melting off. My daughter and I were going to go on the motorcycles today. We rescheduled it for Sunday when it is suppose to be in the high 60s.

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Re: [GMCnet] Dang it's Cold [message #229694 is a reply to message #229690] Wed, 13 November 2013 11:17 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Jeff Marten is currently offline  Jeff Marten   United States
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You guys are getting some nice weather lately. I was in Indy visiting our sister plant (Von Duprin) a couple weeks ago and they had record setting rain the day we flew in.

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> It was 12 degrees when I let the dog out this morning. Now at 11AM it is bright and sunny and 30. The 1" of snow on the ground is melting off. My daughter and I were going to go on the motorcycles today. We rescheduled it for Sunday when it is suppose to be in the high 60s.
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Re: [GMCnet] Dang it's Cold [message #229697 is a reply to message #229694] Wed, 13 November 2013 11:33 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Ken Burton is currently offline  Ken Burton   United States
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Jeff Marten wrote on Wed, 13 November 2013 11:17

You guys are getting some nice weather lately. I was in Indy visiting our sister plant (Von Duprin) a couple weeks ago and they had record setting rain the day we flew in.




Not much rain here but I'm 150 miles from Indy.


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Re: Dang it's Cold [message #229705 is a reply to message #229668] Wed, 13 November 2013 12:28 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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I had to take an impromptu trip to Vermont to help my mother after caterac surgery. I'm staying in the coach because there is no room in her facility. I hadn't winterized yet so it was a good thing I was living in it. It got down to 15F. Supposed to be colder tonight.
It sure feels strange when the air inside is 70, but the walls and windows radiate so much cold. My nose was cold all night!

1975 Eleganza II Hudson Valley NY

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Re: Dang it's Cold [message #229708 is a reply to message #229705] Wed, 13 November 2013 13:09 Go to previous messageGo to next message
WD0AFQ is currently offline  WD0AFQ   United States
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An87ttype wrote on Wed, 13 November 2013 12:28

I had to take an impromptu trip to Vermont to help my mother after caterac surgery. I'm staying in the coach because there is no room in her facility. I hadn't winterized yet so it was a good thing I was living in it. It got down to 15F. Supposed to be colder tonight.
It sure feels strange when the air inside is 70, but the walls and windows radiate so much cold. My nose was cold all night!

Have fun. We have lived in ours when temps were 12 degrees on more than one night. Froze my maserator but that was all. I would bump the thermostat way down when we went to bed. Teri slept close. Everything was good.
Dan

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Re: [GMCnet] Dang it's Cold [message #229711 is a reply to message #229668] Wed, 13 November 2013 14:05 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Rosebud is currently offline  Rosebud   United States
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Dan,
You & Teri should be in Texas with Mike & me.  LOL.
Praying for nice weather Sat. for our outside wedding @ the ranch. 
BTW... Elly looks good in the garage, surrounded by Pearl, Bella & a "bunch" of plumaria... some still in bloom. 
Your M&Ms are history!  Love & miss y'all bunches!  Come see us.....but not now.  LOL
Billie & Mike
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'00 Coachmen (Bella)
'75 E II. (Elly)
Kingsland, Tx. &
Peoria, Illinois

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Re: [GMCnet] Dang it's Cold [message #229718 is a reply to message #229711] Wed, 13 November 2013 15:24 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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We DO expect pictures! <g>

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On Wed, Nov 13, 2013 at 4:05 PM, Billie Young <billiey325@yahoo.com> wrote:

> Dan,
> You & Teri should be in Texas with Mike & me. LOL.
> Praying for nice weather Sat. for our outside wedding @ the ranch.
> BTW... Elly looks good in the garage, surrounded by Pearl, Bella & a
> "bunch" of plumaria... some still in bloom.
> Your M&Ms are history! Love & miss y'all bunches! Come see us.....but
> not now. LOL
> Billie & Mike
> Still Shining without a title
> '00 Coachmen (Bella)
> '75 E II. (Elly)
> Kingsland, Tx. &
> Peoria, Illinois
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Re: Dang it's Cold [message #229751 is a reply to message #229668] Wed, 13 November 2013 23:27 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Chr$ is currently offline  Chr$   United States
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Not here... Still in the 90's... Sad



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Re: Dang it's Cold [message #229784 is a reply to message #229668] Thu, 14 November 2013 09:09 Go to previous message
stick miller is currently offline  stick miller   United States
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Cold here too. The banana plants survived till last night. They're toast this morning. I really don't like cold weather.

Stick Miller
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