Friday's great coffee...

[Mugwump]

My old rig is a single stage with (3) speeds....it does very well unless it's the real 'wet' stuff....then's when I wish it was two stage....yeppers....

[PaulineMi]

...coffee is very good this morn'n...delicious 

another winter cold day...I think the errands are all done..so we'll just putz around the house 

Willie get the candles ready just in case the power blips....we keep those 12hr emergency candles around...but we've got candles everywhere, even the fishroom... ....we like candle light.....you might cook early too.....that way you'll have plenty of leftovers to chow on....you can grab a cooler too, for having things handy without opening the fridge.....or if your garage is cold, you can store things there too ....this is when a simple Coleman camping stove can come in handy too...
If all goes well, you can just kick back and drink coffee, and watch it all go by..... ..

Well first off coffee is indeed delicious this morning. Even though it is only 17 degrees outside you can feel the calm before the storm. There is no wind what so ever.

I have my water in the garage and it is nice and cold. I will probably cook something early too but I am also going to get a big bucket of fried chicken from the Jewel (it's called Acme here but it is the same store). The one by me makes great fired chicken.

If worse comes to worse as far as cooking goes I can always sweep off the deck and fire up the grill. I also have a gas stove so if the power goes out I will still be able to use it.

I think if the power goes out food will be the last thing I will be thinking about. Depending on how long it's out I will lose a lot of fish. I have no generator.

Is it practical to up the tank temps to as high as tolerable, wrap and cover the tanks to buy time if power does go out?

[Mugwump]

...coffee is very good this morn'n...delicious 

another winter cold day...I think the errands are all done..so we'll just putz around the house 

Willie get the candles ready just in case the power blips....we keep those 12hr emergency candles around...but we've got candles everywhere, even the fishroom... ....we like candle light.....you might cook early too.....that way you'll have plenty of leftovers to chow on....you can grab a cooler too, for having things handy without opening the fridge.....or if your garage is cold, you can store things there too ....this is when a simple Coleman camping stove can come in handy too...
If all goes well, you can just kick back and drink coffee, and watch it all go by..... ..

Well first off coffee is indeed delicious this morning. Even though it is only 17 degrees outside you can feel the calm before the storm. There is no wind what so ever.

I have my water in the garage and it is nice and cold. I will probably cook something early too but I am also going to get a big bucket of fried chicken from the Jewel (it's called Acme here but it is the same store). The one by me makes great fired chicken.

If worse comes to worse as far as cooking goes I can always sweep off the deck and fire up the grill. I also have a gas stove so if the power goes out I will still be able to use it.

I think if the power goes out food will be the last thing I will be thinking about. Depending on how long it's out I will lose a lot of fish. I have no generator.

Is it practical to up the tank temps to as high as tolerable, wrap and cover the tanks to buy time if power does go out?

..and/or heat the room up...??

[wsantia1]

...coffee is very good this morn'n...delicious 

another winter cold day...I think the errands are all done..so we'll just putz around the house 

Willie get the candles ready just in case the power blips....we keep those 12hr emergency candles around...but we've got candles everywhere, even the fishroom... ....we like candle light.....you might cook early too.....that way you'll have plenty of leftovers to chow on....you can grab a cooler too, for having things handy without opening the fridge.....or if your garage is cold, you can store things there too ....this is when a simple Coleman camping stove can come in handy too...
If all goes well, you can just kick back and drink coffee, and watch it all go by..... ..

Well first off coffee is indeed delicious this morning. Even though it is only 17 degrees outside you can feel the calm before the storm. There is no wind what so ever.

I have my water in the garage and it is nice and cold. I will probably cook something early too but I am also going to get a big bucket of fried chicken from the Jewel (it's called Acme here but it is the same store). The one by me makes great fired chicken.

If worse comes to worse as far as cooking goes I can always sweep off the deck and fire up the grill. I also have a gas stove so if the power goes out I will still be able to use it.

I think if the power goes out food will be the last thing I will be thinking about. Depending on how long it's out I will lose a lot of fish. I have no generator.

Is it practical to up the tank temps to as high as tolerable, wrap and cover the tanks to buy time if power does go out?

..and/or heat the room up...??

The temperature in my basement which is unheated stays around 72-73. I keep most of my tanks around 78.The heaters that I have that reach really high temps are already in use. I think the fish will be fine if the water temp gradually drops down to that temp. If it is a long term thing then it will become a problem. I've got candles, lanterns flashlights and plenty of batteries too. 

[Mugwump]

...coffee is very good this morn'n...delicious 

another winter cold day...I think the errands are all done..so we'll just putz around the house 

Willie get the candles ready just in case the power blips....we keep those 12hr emergency candles around...but we've got candles everywhere, even the fishroom... ....we like candle light.....you might cook early too.....that way you'll have plenty of leftovers to chow on....you can grab a cooler too, for having things handy without opening the fridge.....or if your garage is cold, you can store things there too ....this is when a simple Coleman camping stove can come in handy too...
If all goes well, you can just kick back and drink coffee, and watch it all go by..... ..

Well first off coffee is indeed delicious this morning. Even though it is only 17 degrees outside you can feel the calm before the storm. There is no wind what so ever.

I have my water in the garage and it is nice and cold. I will probably cook something early too but I am also going to get a big bucket of fried chicken from the Jewel (it's called Acme here but it is the same store). The one by me makes great fired chicken.

If worse comes to worse as far as cooking goes I can always sweep off the deck and fire up the grill. I also have a gas stove so if the power goes out I will still be able to use it.

I think if the power goes out food will be the last thing I will be thinking about. Depending on how long it's out I will lose a lot of fish. I have no generator.

Is it practical to up the tank temps to as high as tolerable, wrap and cover the tanks to buy time if power does go out?

..and/or heat the room up...??

The temperature in my basement which is unheated stays around 72-73. I keep most of my tanks around 78.The heaters that I have that reach really high temps are already in use. I think the fish will be fine if the water temp gradually drops down to that temp. If it is a long term thing then it will become a problem. I've got candles, lanterns flashlights and plenty of batteries too. 

...can ya tell that we're worried about ya...? 

[wsantia1]

...coffee is very good this morn'n...delicious 

another winter cold day...I think the errands are all done..so we'll just putz around the house 

Willie get the candles ready just in case the power blips....we keep those 12hr emergency candles around...but we've got candles everywhere, even the fishroom... ....we like candle light.....you might cook early too.....that way you'll have plenty of leftovers to chow on....you can grab a cooler too, for having things handy without opening the fridge.....or if your garage is cold, you can store things there too ....this is when a simple Coleman camping stove can come in handy too...
If all goes well, you can just kick back and drink coffee, and watch it all go by..... ..

Well first off coffee is indeed delicious this morning. Even though it is only 17 degrees outside you can feel the calm before the storm. There is no wind what so ever.

I have my water in the garage and it is nice and cold. I will probably cook something early too but I am also going to get a big bucket of fried chicken from the Jewel (it's called Acme here but it is the same store). The one by me makes great fired chicken.

If worse comes to worse as far as cooking goes I can always sweep off the deck and fire up the grill. I also have a gas stove so if the power goes out I will still be able to use it.

I think if the power goes out food will be the last thing I will be thinking about. Depending on how long it's out I will lose a lot of fish. I have no generator.

Is it practical to up the tank temps to as high as tolerable, wrap and cover the tanks to buy time if power does go out?

..and/or heat the room up...??

The temperature in my basement which is unheated stays around 72-73. I keep most of my tanks around 78.The heaters that I have that reach really high temps are already in use. I think the fish will be fine if the water temp gradually drops down to that temp. If it is a long term thing then it will become a problem. I've got candles, lanterns flashlights and plenty of batteries too. 

...can ya tell that we're worried about ya...? 

Yep. Thanks again everybody. Now I'm off to run the last of these errands.

[Mugwump]

....just looked at the map again.....Dennis is in line for some serious snow too.......anyone heard from Barb yet, she's going to get it also....and Liz got the rains........ JR and Greydragon too.....Big b getting dumped on.....am I missing anybody?

Be safe out there folks

[wsantia1]

That orange lollipop is where I am.

http://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/fullscreenmaps/Newark,DE,United-States/we-city-39.678,-75.762?iso=US&ocid=spartandhp&maptype=radar

[Mugwump]

That orange lollipop is where I am.

http://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/fullscreenmaps/Newark,DE,United-States/we-city-39.678,-75.762?iso=US&ocid=spartandhp&maptype=radar

LOL...oh joy......LOL....just watch it blow in....pop some tunes on...order a pizza, see if they deliver...LOL 

[wsantia1]

That orange lollipop is where I am.

http://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/fullscreenmaps/Newark,DE,United-States/we-city-39.678,-75.762?iso=US&ocid=spartandhp&maptype=radar

LOL...oh joy......LOL....just watch it blow in....pop some tunes on...order a pizza, see if they deliver...LOL 

I ordered Pizza at 11:00 this morning. A whole N.Y. style pie with pepperoni. Had a slice with a bowl of chicken noodle soup from the deli for lunch. The pizza is now in the fridge. I can eat it cold of I need to. I also have fried chicken and cold cuts (turkey, ham, cheddar) and desserts. If I need to, I have a couple of beers too. I think I'll skip those since I'm on a diet. lol. All of my outside work is done. I have to walk Kobe but he loves the snow so that's no problem.

[BallAquatics]

Last time I checked, it's all staying south of me.   

Dennis

[Mugwump]

That orange lollipop is where I am.

http://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/fullscreenmaps/Newark,DE,United-States/we-city-39.678,-75.762?iso=US&ocid=spartandhp&maptype=radar

LOL...oh joy......LOL....just watch it blow in....pop some tunes on...order a pizza, see if they deliver...LOL 

I ordered Pizza at 11:00 this morning. A whole N.Y. style pie with pepperoni. Had a slice with a bowl of chicken noodle soup from the deli for lunch. The pizza is now in the fridge. I can eat it cold of I need to. I also have fried chicken and cold cuts (turkey, ham, cheddar) and desserts. If I need to, I have a couple of beers too. I think I'll skip those since I'm on a diet. lol. All of my outside work is done. I have to walk Kobe but he loves the snow so that's no problem.

..shoot ya got it all covered... ...I'm having lunch....PBJ w/strawberry preserves, potato chips, antipasto mix (olives are super), angel food cake slice, cold pizza, and a l'l Debbie choc cupcake...with a piece of sweet roll.....dang good....  ...wonder what else I can find in there ?....

[Barb]

....just looked at the map again.....Dennis is in line for some serious snow too.......anyone heard from Barb yet, she's going to get it also....and Liz got the rains........ JR and Greydragon too.....Big b getting dumped on.....am I missing anybody?

Be safe out there folks

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Thanks for asking Jon.  We are OK here, just 35 mi inland from the coast, all we will get, I hope, is rain, cold and some wind.  Tomorrow is iffy, we may get a bit of snow or ice, if the temp drops lower than they think it will.  We are using our new gas fireplace, and it is wonderful, if we lost power, my tanks are in the room with the fireplace and we all stay warm.  And I could still cook on our gas stove.  Never had gas until we moved here.  It is natural gas, not propane.  Good luck Willie!
Barb

[wsantia1]

....just looked at the map again.....Dennis is in line for some serious snow too.......anyone heard from Barb yet, she's going to get it also....and Liz got the rains........ JR and Greydragon too.....Big b getting dumped on.....am I missing anybody?

Be safe out there folks

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Thanks for asking Jon.  We are OK here, just 35 mi inland from the coast, all we will get, I hope, is rain, cold and some wind.  Tomorrow is iffy, we may get a bit of snow or ice, if the temp drops lower than they think it will.  We are using our new gas fireplace, and it is wonderful, if we lost power, my tanks are in the room with the fireplace and we all stay warm.  And I could still cook on our gas stove.  Never had gas until we moved here.  It is natural gas, not propane.  Good luck Willie!
Barb

Thanks Barb. And good luck to you too. 

[Mugwump]

I think we're having sympathy snow here...?.....it's been trying all day...big flakes, small flakes..never hard...more heavy flurrie type......