Weather where you are?

Yes, but I had an added 200k detour to the usual 600ks to get around the flood. That detour has now closed as that area much closer to Sydney is now closed by more flooding on The Hunter River at Maitland and Singleton.BTW as I said earlier this is round 1, in wet years there is always multiple rain events. The major dams, Compton on The Namoi and Warragamba, Sydneys major Dam are all full and spilling already and there is another peak occurring beyond Tamworth on The Peel River at Nundal right now so in 2 to 3 weeks as the first peak fall another will come down The Namoi.
 
Woke up this morning to two inches of snow near Birmingham. Fortunately, not far to go to the National Motorcycle Museum for the TT Riders Association AGM and Luncheon but several people due to attend from further afield didn’t make it due to the inclement weather.
What a contrast to about a week or so ago when the weather was unseasonably warm.
 
Nov 27th -15C at night and say -5c during the day with 2" of snow (Within a day) - Gotta check Smith Lake - The nearest inland lake to see if it's frozen ?
As I say Nov 27th / April 27th is when inland lakes Freeze and Thaw in Northern Ontario - Been like that forever - Almost time to do some Lake Ice Skating ;o)

I have to buy a Battery for my Jeep ;o(

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My 70 625Hp 7200rpm MKIV BBC 560ci Z28 at Smith Lake - Sold her a while back - Can't say I miss her but I owned her from 1976 to 2018 - BLAST of a car to drive. Not much different then a Farm All tractor in a Pasture or climbing a Mountain and just under 12 Seconds in the Quarter mile. Surprisingly enough she got over 22 mpg on the HWY but near 10 mpg around town and could burn a tank of gas and all the tires of her in 20 minutes and go nowhere - Go figure why North Americans love Camaro's ;o)

Here's a Big one - How can a 69 Dodge 340 Mag Dart beat her or a 426 Hemi in a Drag race Vs a Chevy Grumpy Jenkins designed SBC 331.

Not likely I have a brand new 68 Jenkins 331 SBC needing little work - Anyone interested in a Jenkins 425 Hp at 8000 rpm SBC 68 Forged LT1 using pump gas ;o)
 
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Jim - You live in God's country ;o)

Considering all the crap I've present I have to say my favaoite Car Rides was a call between the 74 Volvo 20B Mechanical Bosch Fuel Injected Vs Toyota Carburated Crown and the BMW 323i.

Weather or NOT!

Wish they still made cars like that - My old 2001 JEEP Wrangler TJ Sport is still holding on: love her or hate her is the Question ;o)

Gonna Upload a Pic of my Jeep at Smith Lake within the next 2 Days - Bet you she's Frozen ?
 
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A lot of Harley's in my area on the Lake Head of HWY 17 during summer months , least never seeing a Breganzie - Either way I do not know how anyone can afford either one. Harley's are not owned today - They are rented for a month or two and riders are suplied with Pirate Costumes - LOL.

I would not mind scumming to that, providing I could afford it, as Modern Harley's are a Great bike.

Really worse then laughable and disturbing considering what I went throw in my life just to handle 2 wheels without killing myself at great expense and pain. I had one fatal flaw and that is I loved to race and practiced it every time I got on 2 wheels. I'm fortunate to be alive at 73.

I had to PARK my bikes while I was married. My Wife demanded it. She probably extended my life by 20 years. She died 2 years ago.

High intensity STORM.
 
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Went out this morning to check if Smith Lake was frozen over after the night of the 27th - The Battery was DEAD and did not have enough CCA to start the Jeep. It was -13C last night - Now on charge - Once started, I'm Headed off to Espanola to a CTC Store and buy a new battery = $200 CDN - SISH ;o(

Presently -6C on the North Shore with 2" of snow.

I'm determined for you Laverdaphiles to see a PIC of my Jeep in the same location as my Z28 just after Nov 27th on the North Shore - The Lake should be frozen - If NOT climate change is in effect ;o)

Time to go Blue Bill hunting in the rough ICY Waters off Georgian Bay and Lake Huron, navigating the bays and Islands with your long range shot guns. Lucky if you get 1 or 2 but the experience is something else.

Dangerous sport, I mean everything is either iced in or frozen in big open ice sheets of rough water when hunting Big Birds in November.
 
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It is strange Ron that you lament the disappearance of forests and wildlife in another thread and then here tell us how much fun it is to go out and kill your native birds with long range shot guns :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

And you wonder why we are fucked.

Killing another animal for some sort of sport is about as low as the human race can stoop.

IMHO
 
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My 2001 JEEP TJ at Smith Lake just a klic up the road PIC taken Nov 29th, 2021 with a screwed battery.

Our inland lakes freeze on the night of Nov 27th and early morning of Nov 28th and ice free on April 27th ;o)

Yes Georgian Bay of Lake Huron is still open a klic south of me - Only the Brave go there to hunt Blue Bills - Geese are rather greasy whereas Blue Bills are the Best Eating and just as BIG as Geese !

Blue Bills are the last birds to flock and fly South from the Artic and they rest and feed on the Great Lakes.

I have no concept why Americans name Blue Bills as the Diver Duck - In Canada the Diver Duck as a stinky water Merganser not even worth shooting or eating. Something like Canadians regard the Pickerel Fish as one of the best eating fish or named the American Walleye whereas Americans consider a Pickerel a Grass Pike also not worth eating = Go Figure ?
 
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Due to effing piss down again tomorrow- two Saturdays in a row. I got soaked through to my underpants last week on the bike, and that was only after 5miles, so may take the race van this week as it’s three times as far to this week’s venue. 😜
 
We have had 3 days of late Thunderstorms here in Sydney and lt looks like another brewing with hard gusty winds as well. I missed today's ride with stuff I needed to do, hope the bike show went well in this weather up on the mountains.
 
12c here in Van City today. Had to check out the beached barge as they try to pull it off the rocks at high tide.
 

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I just picked the first of the my cherry crop. There's heaps more on the tree that I've left to ripen a bit more. I'll have cherries coming out of my ears by Christmas. Nectarines are not far behind the cherries.
I like December in Tasmania. Lots of delicious stuff coming out of the garden.

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