On Thu, 7 Jan 2010 09:24:48 EST, Galen Hekhuis
wrote:

This is pretty rare for us. Usually it only dips below freezing one
or two nights in a row, but this is almost a week of nights below
freezing! Yesterday it struggled to get into the 40s, and it is only
tomorrow that we might have a night above freezing. Then two more
cold nights, and things begin to warm up again. I have to admit it
was a very warm (2009) early part of the winter, as it didn't freeze
until Dec 30 or so. Maybe we are getting over the real nasty stuff
now and the rest of the winter will be pretty mild. I can hope, can'
I?

We went mild soon after the new year. Weeks now with high temps in the
40-55F. I haven't had to turn the pond heater on, which is good looking at
my latest utility bill from mid-Dec. to mid-Jan. Yikes! ~ jan
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