ExiledInIllinois Posted December 27, 2017 Share Posted December 27, 2017 Burrrr!! Cold, cold morning... Gates really jumping out of the water this morning! Wild ride walking them, very creepy: Freezing hard... Boats busting up the ice, keeping shipping lanes open: 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pine Barrens Mafia Posted December 27, 2017 Share Posted December 27, 2017 My god won’t anyone think about the Asian carp? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted December 27, 2017 Author Share Posted December 27, 2017 11 minutes ago, joesixpack said: My god won’t anyone think about the Asian carp? What Asian carp? Always the socially conscious one JSP! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flaz Posted December 27, 2017 Share Posted December 27, 2017 http://www.dickpritchettrealestate.com/eagle-feed.html#Nice It's nice and warm here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BringBackFergy Posted December 27, 2017 Share Posted December 27, 2017 -12 here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gugny Posted December 27, 2017 Share Posted December 27, 2017 We're gonna need a bigger bubbler. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mead107 Posted December 27, 2017 Share Posted December 27, 2017 I’m staying in my warm house the rest of the week. I Better have them deliver more oil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted December 27, 2017 Author Share Posted December 27, 2017 6 minutes ago, mead107 said: I’m staying in my warm house the rest of the week. I Better have them deliver more oil. You east coasters still use heating oil (basically off-road diesel)? By bro inlaw in Mass still does too. Dirty,-dirty, dirty.... But fuel oil is a big commodity through the lock through the fall and into the winter... Lot of it moves South and too the East Coast. It's probably 20% of our yearly tonnage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KD in CA Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 Baby, it's co.oold ouuuuutsiiiiiide! It was barely 60 here on Xmas. Had to wear a sweater. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mead107 Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 0 right now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted December 28, 2017 Author Share Posted December 28, 2017 (edited) Babies! -2 here... Locking a boat right now... EDIT: oops! It's 12/27! counting the days away! They gonna be pestering us all night keeping these lanes open... One's below too... Can see them pass here in almost real-time: http://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/home/centerx:-87.577/centery:41.647/zoom:13 Edited December 28, 2017 by ExiledInIllinois Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mead107 Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 Always on 3rd shift? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted December 28, 2017 Author Share Posted December 28, 2017 Just now, mead107 said: Always on 3rd shift? Last 2 years... 12's not sure how rotation goes... but either working overnights 18:00-06:00 (now) or days 06:00-18:00. After tomorrow morning, next week Wednesday & Thursday days. Then I work a night, Friday, I switched with a co-worker for being off Tuesday (travel back from WNY on Tuesday). There is a pattern of like five weeks... But I don't let my body figure it out... Keeps me svelte... I think the tows are passing under I94 now: http://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/home/centerx:-87.577/centery:41.647/zoom:13 Click on vessels to see intetactive. Click those two blue dots and it will show you the tour boats Wendella and Sunliner... They come from downtown and over-winter below us... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CowgirlsFan Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 35 ° here. The only way I stay warm is thinking of you guys. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted December 28, 2017 Author Share Posted December 28, 2017 (edited) "Grabbing" line now... Watch that snapback, never stand in "line of fire." Man... Cold, should have put my jacket & gloves on... Sabres hoodie not cutting it! 19 minutes ago, CowgirlsFan said: 35 ° here. The only way I stay warm is thinking of you guys. I am probably not helping... To stay warm... This is how the deckhands keep the lines (ropes) from freezing in one stiff, straight line. A lantern goes in coiled line and then covered with tarp. In this weather, line is doomed if it gets wet, freezes instantly: Edited December 28, 2017 by ExiledInIllinois Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain_Quint Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 In the 40s in SC. May as well close the state down for the day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plenzmd1 Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 19 hours ago, mead107 said: I’m staying in my warm house the rest of the week. I Better have them deliver more oil. Dude, you bailing on the tailgate tomorrow??? We have stromboli as the featured item before we head in! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LewPort71 Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 It was a balmy 3* in SWV this morning. The dog did her business and bolted for the front door. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frostbitmic Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 On 12/27/2017 at 6:42 AM, joesixpack said: My god won’t anyone think about the Asian carp? Asian carpsicles today ... yummmmmm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted December 29, 2017 Share Posted December 29, 2017 85 here today. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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