Thread: Why I LOVE the sunny South :)

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Originally Posted by Matt167

Hunter Mountian ( Hunter Ny, ), where I work in the rentals shop, by this time last year, we would have all trails open and have atleast 2k people rent on Xmas day, this year we had 997 rentals on Xmas day and 21 trails were open, our high was 1200 rentals. only reason Hunter is open is because of snowmaking. normally we can do 100% snowmaking but this year we blew about 10k 1 night because none of the snow they blew on 1 trail was sticking, they were running snow max ( raises freezing point to 37* ) in the guns, but the ground was wet/ and warm.

Now that it's rained for 2 days, the temps were 38 @0600 this morning, the 1/2" of snow(WOW ) we got on Sat. is gone, the rest of the week will be in the mid to upper 40's and no snow is in sight. My skis are still gathering rust, and as far as I'm concerned, will this year since I retired and can no longer afford to go to CO or UT on just my pitiful GE pension and SS. My wife's salary could help, but she is saving to retire in 12 to 18 months and we will eventually need that saved $$$.

I really feel for those who depend on snow for their income. I'm sure that Hunter Mountain and all the other ski areas(my favorite, Gore Mt has only 19 of 87 trails open) and winter sports areas. Local shops, restaurants, bars, hotels will feel the pinch and suddenly people will be out of work and marginal businesses will fail. I'm know not going to spend my yearly several hundreds of dollars on my normal winter outdoor activities since at least the first week of January is, in effect, 'in the books'.

Sooooo I'm working on my car and hope to finish by June, but too late for NSRA York .

Originally Posted by Irelands child

Now that it's rained for 2 days, the temps were 38 @0600 this morning, the 1/2" of snow(WOW ) we got on Sat. is gone, the rest of the week will be in the mid to upper 40's and no snow is in sight. .

I have been in Daytona Beach, Florida ... it was 82 degrees and NICE ... Saturday ... Roadster weather ... Back home in South Carolina today and it is a cool 56 ... and showers ... We need some a good hard freeze for a few days ... to kill the bugs ...

Look at it this way . . . you coulda been a rodder in Denver . . .

I've had the A/C on a few times in the last month.

Over 50 here now at 5:30 pm Now if it stays like this till April

It's just been too nice here in south central PA. Last couple of weeks temps ranging from hi 40's to low 60's. Got a bad feeling about January and February. Hope I am wrong.

Went out and fired up the 57 Olds today. First time since breaking my arm. That old big block pushing hot air through a pair of Smithy's really sound gooood! Got to get the battery charged in the 34 before cranking it over. Can't wait till Spring

My grandson and I went over to visit the Village Idiots on Tuesday (H.A.M.B. group) night in the roadster,46 degrees, my grandson is smarter than me he asked "why didn't we go when the sun was out?"

We're gonna suffer with the bugs come spring but ridin' the roadster comfortably at 9 PM in a t-shirt in January is a great treat in January, even in Florida.

Dam**d the bugs, full speed ahead. Went cruising Saturday (68 F) up in the mountains, window down, arm hanging out. GREAT day of crusing, me and a buddy got about 175 miles on our hot rods.
OLD WIVES TAIL. Cold weather in the winter has NO bearing on the population of bugs in the summer. I have seen 62 winters and 62 summers, and the winter temps made no difference in the summer bug population.

Jack