The Good Morning Thread

[RichL85]

Does this count as morning or night? I'm crashing after finally getting to my hotel. A 2 hour delay for my first flight followed by a reschedule and then 3 hour delay on my second flight means I got in only 7 hours after I was originally scheduled. Even better is that the rental counter was closed, so I'll have to go back tomorrow (or is it today?) to get my rental car. This winter storm is no joke. 

[Woodrow72]

Top o the morn to all , I hope the weather is turning better for everyone though it’s taking a turn here in the other direction , supposed to be 30’s tomorrow morning when we tee it up and in Florida temps that’s drastic cold . I’ll have my heater going for a while but unless the rest of my group folds I’ll be out there wishing for heat and flush shots ! Have a splendid day and be safe and blessed !

[ejgaudette]

Good morning all!

Back to work after the long weekend. Had a nice time getting out for some ice skating and skiing over the weekend. The snow for skiing is finally in good shape and its supposed to be very cold all week so that should keep up which is going to be awesome. Work wise we have hit a major milestone in our major software transition and thus have started launching all new reporting so could be a busy week, only time will tell.

Have a great Monday everyone!

[ParFore74x]

Good Tuesday morning spies! Still cold here with a -8°F start to my day with a projected high of 2°F. Wind chills will still be in the -25° range so avoiding the outdoors is still a priority. All three of my dogs are over it already. They know that they need to go outside but they definitely make quick business of it.

Have a great day spies!

[rkj427]

Good morning Spies on this back to work Tuesday for many here.

Still very frigid temperatures here, and had a light dusting of snow on the way into work, so a longer, slower commute.

Have a lot to do to meet customer timing requirements on part analysis results, and I am hoping some of my co-workers may come in and lend a hand to ensure it all doesn't keep falling on me to complete.

Hope that your day is the best it can be, and that something enjoyable may be in your plans. 

Stay safe, and stay warm. 

[Josh Parker]

Good morning!

Extra cold for this area.  16° and windchill under 0° with the help of 20-30mph winds. Thursday may reach 70° 

Hope everyone has a great day!

[EasyPutter]

Good morning MGSpies from a snowy Buffalo Bills win Tuesday sitting in my vehicle in my downtown parking spot by the office building for my day in the office this third week of the year. Mammoth job accomplished yesterday shoveling out walks and driveway then removing snow from vehicles.

That all precluded Sim Golf planned with friends, Lake Effect snow wins again, another warning up for 1pm-7pm today so drive home could be interesting depending on the wind direction. Hope golf is a part of your day

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[BLD7]

Good morning Spies! Yup its still cold, and will be for awhile yet. The oldest dog looked at me with a look that said "I ain't going out there" when I opened the door to let the pups out. Haha. The 2 youngest went running with reckless abandon, like usual. Still no golf around here. I might make time for some indoor putting practice today. That will depend on whether or not I get any any pop up meetings though. Stay warm and safe out there Spies. Have a great day!

[Michael.Sandoval33]

Good morning everybody!

Going for an early morning Tee time so I can start seeing where my handicap really is. Going to be a great morning. Everybody have a good one and stay warm in those freezing cold temps!

 

[CFreddie]

Good morning spies! Gonna be a long day - kids schools are canceled bc of “impending” winter weather (it’s right below freezing and was a beautiful 55 & sunny yesterday). That’s Georgia for you I guess

[cksurfdude]

Got up early to clear off the wife's car before she ventured out to work .. came back in and looked in the back yard...

..and realized just how much I now hate Old Man Winter.

What's the first thought / feeling that pops into your head looking at it?

If it's "empty" you win the Odyssey O Works putter

Anyway hope the conditions wherever you are, are not too extreme! For those dealing with snow and traveling plz be safe. And for all of you in the Sunshine Belt well.....

Have a good day!! 

[JohnSmalls]

6 minutes ago, cksurfdude said:

Got up early to clear off the wife's car before she ventured out to work .. came back in and looked in the back yard...

..and realized just how much I now hate Old Man Winter.

What's the first thought / feeling that pops into your head looking at it?

If it's "empty" you win the Odyssey O Works putter

Anyway hope the conditions wherever you are, are not too extreme! For those dealing with snow and traveling plz be safe. And for all of you in the Sunshine Belt well.....

Have a good day!! 

This turned out way better than I expected.  At first I thought this was going, "I went out to clean the wife's car and here it is buried somewhere under this blanket of devil's dandruff. "  Glad this was just the backyard.  Happy Tuesday! 

[sirchunksalot]

Good morning everyone!

It's going to be a cold one today for our area, it's 18 right now with a forecast high of 24. I think it's going to get down to 6 tonight and I will have to remember to run a little water overnight to keep the pipes from freezing. 

I hope you all have a wonderful day!

 

[TSauer]

Happy Tuesday, gang. Another frigid day here at -2°. It’s supposed to warm up tomorrow to above freezing finally, never thought I’d look forward to a 35° day but here we are. 

Our faucets stopped dripping all of a sudden last night around midnight, so I had assumed our pipes froze and I wasn’t looking forward to that headache this morning. I learned when I woke up that there were two water main breaks in town and they’re still working on them. Public works crews don’t get enough credit. 

Anywho, I’m ready to move somewhere that skips winter. 

Have a good day, everyone!

[cksurfdude]

10 hours ago, EnderinAZ said:

Your northern compatriots cannot drive on it either.  The believe their big 4WD pickups and SUVs can go anywhere, which for the most part they can. What the can't do is stop anywhere.

 

10 hours ago, Preeway said:

There are quite a few trucks and SUVs in ditches around town this week. 4 wheel drive doesn’t do much good on ice. Or if you drive like a moron. 

 

True 'dat. Over the years I've seen many more 4WD SUVs off the side of the road vs regular sedans or Priuses ("Pri-i"?)

Similar to Sir Chunks many years ago I had a FWD Accord and with meaty tread tires and careful driving i could go .. almost .. anywhere in the snow (used to spend winters skiing many many many years ago in another, younger life).

[Byrnzee]

Good morning all!

Back to work today after the long weekend. Still below zero temps in Chicago, with some warmer temps (in the teens) coming later this week. Thursday evening can't come soon enough for me to fly off to Florida for sunshine and golf.

Was able to hit the sim yesterday and the swing has been feeling really nice. My buddy I play with even said it's the best he's seen me hit it. Very promising stuff heading into the new season this Spring.

Cuppa in hand and a short work week ahead. Let's make it a good one.

Have a great Tuesday!

[cksurfdude]

12 minutes ago, JohnSmalls said:

At first I thought this was going, "I went out to clean the wife's car and here it is buried somewhere under this blanket of devil's dandruff. " 

Ha no, we only got about an inch .. tho it was a little dense and heavy. *NOTHING* like what @EasyPutter had to contend with!!

[Preeway]

Good morning everyone. It’s yet another snow day as my district is expecting too many school bus issues with temps still hovering around -10°. Supposed to have a massive warm up though and be the first time above 0° since late Friday night. I’d call it shorts weather but I already wear shorts everyday as it is. Was pretty sure SWMBO was going to scold me in public when I was wearing shorts while running errands together yesterday with temps around -5° (-20° wind chill). But hey, I was being responsible and was wearing my hoodie. Anyway, this coffee isn’t going to drink itself and our kids school district where we live is only doing a two hour late start. Small town that doesn’t have many busses and they don’t mind inconveniencing the parents and making them drive their kids to school if the busses have any issues. Hope everyone has a great day head!

[GolfSpy_KFT]

Good morning all from the frozen tundra of Wisconsin. -12° real temp with a -30° windchill factor. Some schools are on two hour delay due to the cold, primarily rural ones where if a bus breaks down it is real bad news because of how far out they are from a main town. Staying in sub zero temps in the morning through the week and weekend, then a high of 37 on Monday. Might wear a t shirt it’ll feel so warm .

@CFreddie you gave me a good laugh with your post, I needed that this morning lololol.

Pretty normal workday today on deck so that’s a plus at least. Also working on booking a trip to Mexico with my wife and another couple mid-March. Cannot wait to get my toes in the water and a** in the sand

[Preeway]

13 minutes ago, Jnoble89 said:

Also working on booking a trip to Mexico with my wife and another couple mid-March. Cannot wait to get my toes in the water and a** in the sand

Wife and I have a trip to Cancun planned for our spring break in the middle of March. After this weekend’s weather it can’t get here soon enough. 

[skraeling]

Roads were a dumpster fire this morning.  wrecks everywhere and honestly I cant entirely blame people either.  Road looks like its clear, but nope its just glazed with ice.  Poor bastards.

Since im such a subaru dork (I mean who else makes a manual trans awd turbocharged car anymore for under 30k?) I have a set of winter tires even though im in the STL area and we typically have somewhat mild winters.  Though usually we do get one storm that'll drop 10" at least once.  It does get sketchy enough here that the summer tires my car came with stock are not really useable.  Seriously the manual even says (DO NOT USE THESE IN WINTER).

I digress.  Got to go to a hockey game last night with my nephew (his first game) dad and brother.  Great times.  Not so great was the snow on the way home making it slow going and me getting back at midnight with a 5am alarm set.  Oof.

Stay safe all.

You northern bastards hah we were a balmy 3* this morning... suck it!

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[CSiders12]

Good morning spies! Another freezing day here in eastern Iowa. It looks like after today, the temperatures are finally supposed to get above 0°. For those who are affected by bad weather, I hope you are staying safe and warm. Let's make it a great Tuesday!

[Cfhandyman]

Good morning to all. Sitting by the fireplace with my morning coffee. Snowing lightly outside and it’s cold and nasty. The only ones who like this weather are my two huskies, although one of them is curled up beside me and doesn’t want to go outside.  She’s the smarter of the two. For your morning funny, in the drive through line, offering free car wash. Have a great day. Stay safe and warm. 

[GolfSpy_KFT]

7 minutes ago, Preeway said:

Wife and I have a trip to Cancun planned for our spring break in the middle of March. After this weekend’s weather it can’t get here soon enough. 

We are looking at Cancun as well! Gonna go to a Margaritaville resort in honor of the late Jimmy Buffet and I will drink plenty of margaritas in his name

[Cfhandyman]

2 hours ago, EasyPutter said:

Good morning MGSpies from a snowy Buffalo Bills win Tuesday sitting in my vehicle in my downtown parking spot by the office building for my day in the office this third week of the year. Mammoth job accomplished yesterday shoveling out walks and driveway then removing snow from vehicles.

That all precluded Sim Golf planned with friends, Lake Effect snow wins again, another warning up for 1pm-7pm today so drive home could be interesting depending on the wind direction. Hope golf is a part of your day

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At least Buffalo won yesterday. That’s an impressive amount of snow and definitely a mammoth job to just get out of your driveway.  Stay warm. 

[Big moose]

11 minutes ago, Cfhandyman said:

Good morning to all. Sitting by the fireplace with my morning coffee. Snowing lightly outside and it’s cold and nasty. The only ones who like this weather are my two huskies, although one of them is curled up beside me and doesn’t want to go outside.  She’s the smarter of the two. For your morning funny, in the drive through line, offering free car wash. Have a great day. Stay safe and warm. 

That looks like my cousin.

[Big moose]

Morning all, 5 degrees and snowing, supposed to get around 3 inches by noon. High temperature today is 18, we're not supposed to get above freezing until next Monday. Keep warm everyone and have a great day. 

[Kenny B]

10 hours ago, Shapotomous said:

We had a 68 beetle when i was a young'n and that was our snow car.  It never got stuck if you stayed around 25mph.  I learned to drive stick in that car when i was about 12.  My dad was teaching my older sister and i would go along.  He said you may as well learn now too then i dont have to teach you later! 

Also had a 68 Beetle... great snow car!!  When I first got it, it took me awhile to learn how to put it in reverse... no one to teach me!!  

[MattWillGolf]

Good morning Spies,

Enjoying my morning cuppa watching big snow flakes falling. Some errands this morning and a short run. I like the latest release from Evnroll. It puts me in mind if my ER7. I appreciate the clean design and I’m intrigued by insert. Is there a Neo Classic ER8 in my future?

We’ve got @Jnoble89 and @Preeway on here inspiring jealousy with their Cancun trips.  

@cksurfdude so nice of you to clear your wife’s windows. It reminded me of when we lived in CT. Our first house didn’t have a garage. Clearing the car was a part of snowy winter mornings. I’ve since owned homes with garages and take full advantage of said cover.

Wishing all a wonderful day!

[ILMgolfnut]

Good morning, Spies! Back to work after the holiday weekend, but first I have another stretch session. It's pretty expensive (three months of this would buy one of those hot new drivers that just came out), but it seems to be helping. Hit 'em straight, for those who can get out!

Oh, I decided which Scottish golf club to join and sent in my application last night, which seems to have already been accepted. Now I just have to come up with $440 for the year's membership.