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  1. Fitz

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    We should be making some ice this week :tu:

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    Any of you southerners wanna come for a visit??
     
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    It was 14 below when I woke up this morning. I'll be honest I did check out the weather in Ely just because I was curious. How do deer survive -35?
     
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    WOW FITZ, I'M ENVIOUS OF YOUR LANDSCAPE AND LAYOUT, BUT SURE AS HELL NOT -33. HERE IN LOWER MICHIGAN WE RARELY SEE ALOT OF SUBZERO TEMPS. STAY SAFE.:moose:
     
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  5. Fitz

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    They bed and feed. Nothing else. Between my dad's bird feeders and ours, I think there are 15 deer bedded within 150 yards of our houses.

    It's actually not bad if it's not windy. High yesterday was -11. I spent 5 hours outside trying to salvage our Ice Road from slush. Basically I was on the 4 wheeler plowing all day. If there's no wind, -35 feels like -5.

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    I can see that. Last year when it was -20 it felt the same as -5.
     
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    I guess I should clarify. If you are active and moving, -35 is the same as -5. These temps will keep me out of the stand for the last days of the season :busted:
     
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    Fitz everyone is south of you. :lol:

    It was -10 here this morning, felt a lot colder with a 10mph wind too.
     
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    And I thought it was getting bad here...

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    HAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHHAHAHHA

    nope
     
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    Fitz, it's a balmy 6°F and snowing here.
     
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  12. Fitz

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    Have you ever been in -35 temps? :evilgrin:
     
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    Sounds like a great time of year to stay inside. lol

    I won't pass out too many jokes as I plan to move even farther north, I'm just hoping being on the coast regulates the temps enough where it isn't quite as extreme as you have there. We shall see!
     
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    Poor baby. I feel for you.
     
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    I've only experienced single digits like twice in my life :lol:
     
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    Saturday it was well into the 40's here, and then today it was -1 in my truck when I left for work. I'm ready for spring and open water already............
     
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    You can borrow my ice saw and fish "open" water :tu:

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    Saturday @ 1:00PM it was 28*. Sunday morning at 7:45 it was -20. Gotta love the temp swings.

    Oh, it's already -17 now. :tu:
     
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    I'm really worried about that Jan 7 forecast.
     
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    Of course, I complain when it's 80 or 90 out...
     
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    It was 8 here this morning and I was *****ing about the cold.
     
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