What is your weather like ... today
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oh but we willllllllllllllllll it is human nature
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Yes, we will complain of the heat and humidity, and then the cold and winds. Ho hum.
Haro, you have a dilema there for sure! At least your pond did not freeze solid, and that's not an issue. My pond only got maybe 3-4" thick of ice, or I assume that's how much it was. I never broke it when it was frozen over, from lack of power, so don't know for certain, but when I put a heater on it and melted through, it seemed that thick. That's the koi pond. The goldfish pond had so darn much snow, that 3' drift running the length and width of the pond, that by the time I tried to shovel it off, it had warmed up, and there was a lot of slush, and the snow was sinking into the pond. Both ponds have nice openings as of Sunday when I took these pics. Koi pond actually went to 2/3 thawed out and open before temps dropped again.
Right now, koi pond has about a 3' diameter hole, and goldfish pond about the same. Somehow, someway, I'm going to change things with the koi pond to have water running around and into it year round. The stream and bog are both running in the goldfish pond, only time they were shut down was when power went off, and I like the idea of water moving all winter long, if at all possible.
Tonight, temps are dropping to right around zero. Brrrr .... tomorrow only getting up to 10, but like you Canadians said, I don't keep those cold temps very long usually. In fact, this year we have had more days with temps dropping below 10 degrees than we have had in many years. Weekend temps going back up to high 20's.
Check out this website. Trucker probably fell asleep (and he was only an hour from home) near Effingham early this morning, ended up in the Little Wabash River, had to swim to the edge, and then walk up very steep long embankment to get back to the interstate and flag down someone to help him. Very lucky man!!!
http://www.thexradio.com/news/78-local-news/9504-semi-runs-down-embankment-into-little-wabash-river
Haro, you have a dilema there for sure! At least your pond did not freeze solid, and that's not an issue. My pond only got maybe 3-4" thick of ice, or I assume that's how much it was. I never broke it when it was frozen over, from lack of power, so don't know for certain, but when I put a heater on it and melted through, it seemed that thick. That's the koi pond. The goldfish pond had so darn much snow, that 3' drift running the length and width of the pond, that by the time I tried to shovel it off, it had warmed up, and there was a lot of slush, and the snow was sinking into the pond. Both ponds have nice openings as of Sunday when I took these pics. Koi pond actually went to 2/3 thawed out and open before temps dropped again.
Right now, koi pond has about a 3' diameter hole, and goldfish pond about the same. Somehow, someway, I'm going to change things with the koi pond to have water running around and into it year round. The stream and bog are both running in the goldfish pond, only time they were shut down was when power went off, and I like the idea of water moving all winter long, if at all possible.
Tonight, temps are dropping to right around zero. Brrrr .... tomorrow only getting up to 10, but like you Canadians said, I don't keep those cold temps very long usually. In fact, this year we have had more days with temps dropping below 10 degrees than we have had in many years. Weekend temps going back up to high 20's.
Check out this website. Trucker probably fell asleep (and he was only an hour from home) near Effingham early this morning, ended up in the Little Wabash River, had to swim to the edge, and then walk up very steep long embankment to get back to the interstate and flag down someone to help him. Very lucky man!!!
http://www.thexradio.com/news/78-local-news/9504-semi-runs-down-embankment-into-little-wabash-river
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Guess what, Sir John? A stone weighs 14 Lb! I could have sworn most of mine were a LOT heavier than that! Now, is that an American pound or a decimal pound?? :dunno:HARO said:
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GIGGETY-GIGGETY!!
just think how cold it would be without global warming.....
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CE your ponds look good, lots of open water and boy is that guy ever lucky to be alive! The last leg of the trip is always the hardest they say, your so close to home and many won't pull over and stop to rest cause they are almost home. I know that feeling, one time coming back from Calgary I had to stop and pull over to the side of the road and sleep.... and I was only about a half hour from home but could not keep the eyes open no how!
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-2 at home, big pond has a hole open where the aerator is. At this rate the snow is going to stay around for awhile.
The next week will be in the teens and near zero at night. That new snow is there to stay for awhile.
Down here 45, heading up to 70's again. The news is asking for people to post pictures of any frost they have on their cars.
People are taking pictures and writing the date of the frost in the frost.
Nothing but news chat about the freeze and wearing coats, putting blankets on horses, testing bus heaters, telling peeps to stay in the house or wear a coat outside.
One news person in a gym saying they are still working out even with it COLD lol
The next week will be in the teens and near zero at night. That new snow is there to stay for awhile.
Down here 45, heading up to 70's again. The news is asking for people to post pictures of any frost they have on their cars.
People are taking pictures and writing the date of the frost in the frost.
Nothing but news chat about the freeze and wearing coats, putting blankets on horses, testing bus heaters, telling peeps to stay in the house or wear a coat outside.
One news person in a gym saying they are still working out even with it COLD lol
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Wow a little frost can throw a wrench into things down there Addy! As long as the oranges are fine I will be happy! Love oranges, they are my favorite fruit! 
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Peeking in at your pond right now addy. All looks fine and sitting under a nice blanket of snow.Ice is covering most of your pond but bubblers are keeping a hole open. It looks to me...........hard to see but the net does not look embedded in the ice. Looks like it is raised up where it will keep that darn heron away. He can't get in anyways cuz of the ice.Don't see any critter prints near the pond either.
We are at a balmy 34f and will be rising to 50f later w/ sun. Oh just saw a bird fly through your net addy and get a drink from the open water. Neat how they can just fly right through and then out easily cuz of the big square weave.
We are at a balmy 34f and will be rising to 50f later w/ sun. Oh just saw a bird fly through your net addy and get a drink from the open water. Neat how they can just fly right through and then out easily cuz of the big square weave.
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Am going to have to peek at Addy's live video, I used to never get it with the tablet, but later today when I am on my computer I will see if I can make it work for me...
Off to the park to walk the big puppies now, must catch the sun before it disapears!!
Off to the park to walk the big puppies now, must catch the sun before it disapears!!
Cold, cold. Landscape crew is here to do a mid winter cleanup, trim and heavy remulch. Replacing tree leaves with mulch for a neater, prettier look. Basic pond bottom and top stuff removal. Will not be a heavy clean. Yard crew here this coming Saturday for lawn pampering. Did I say it is cold. Overcast and cold. Light snow possible.
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GIGGETY-GIGGETY!!
cold...heavy snowfall... watching t.v and visiting online untill bed...unless the snowblower needs to be fired up. just came up from feeding the koi, gotta start thinkin'bout "dinner"now!
Did I tell y'all it's cold! Wind is ripping up. They are going to spray water on the mulch si it will settle down.
Nothing like the cold you folks have but ....
Nothing like the cold you folks have but ....
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Snow fall predicted ended up being less. Great!! Temp of 7 yesterday am and 3 this morning not so great. We have never had temps like this here. Seriously worried about both ponds. Have 100w heaters running and one pump in each pond but the returns to the pond are freezing up! Still have a small open area of water in both ponds and have heavy duty heaters already in but this weather is not supposed to break for a week! Will plug in heavy heaters tomorrow if night temps will fall below 10. This is the first year with large koi when the ponds have had ice. After reading what everybody else is going thru- I'm scared.
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I went thru the minus 40 twice this season and fish here are all fine, kept pond pumps running and used a big 1500 watt for minus 40, now just using 1250 watt when very cold. As long as there is a good size opening for the large koi, and the water is circulating somehow, things should be fine.... :fish: :fish2: