Not boating weather in DFW

[HangOutdoors]

@scokill Quick non boating question.... I see you used Metal poles for your fence. I am debating between wood 4 x 4's or the metal posts. Of course I live in Michigan with freezing winters. What is is your opinion of the metal fence posts.

 

[scokill]

@scokill Quick non boating question.... I see you used Metal poles for your fence. I am debating between wood 4 x 4's or the metal posts. Of course I live in Michigan with freezing winters. What is is your opinion of the metal fence posts.

They have been in the ground for about 17 years. I have about 40 poles and I had to reset/replace about 8 when I redid the frame boards and pickets last summer. I would say the main thing for metal is to dig at least 3-4’ deep, use a whole bag of high strength concrete or more, and bell the hole out at the bottom to protect against freeze/thaw. I can’t really say which is better compared to cedar as I don’t ha e experience. I can only say it’s cheaper and likely more durable. The aesthetics are personal preference. You can always wrap the poles in cedar if you like that look. Oh, I used to remotely office out of Troy for years and years.

 

[BigN8]

Most of the newer neighborhoods with HOAs down here actually require the use of galvanized posts. The wood posts tend to only last around 7 years or so. What happens is they rot rights at the point the 4x4 post exits the concrete in the ground. We get a down draft from the Spring storms that roll through here of 40-60 mph and you will see fences down everywhere. Along with Bradford Pear trees. Our neighborhood outlawed the planting of bradford pear trees. Wind will split them right where all the branched fork out from the trunk.

 

[scokill]

Most of the newer neighborhoods with HOAs down here actually require the use of galvanized posts. The wood posts tend to only last around 7 years or so. What happens is they rot rights at the point the 4x4 post exits the concrete in the ground. We get a down draft from the Spring storms that roll through here of 40-60 mph and you will see fences down everywhere. Along with Bradford Pear trees. Our neighborhood outlawed the planting of bradford pear trees. Wind will split them right where all the branched fork out from the trunk.

Bradford pear were recommended 20 years or more ago by experts but quickly backtracked. They are the worst trees period.

 

[white2kstang]

Austin wasnt any better. We had two pipes freeze but I was able to thaw without damage luckily. We were lucky through all of this. I have friends with no heat and snow in their tubs to flush the toilet. Its been an insane week for sure. Looking forward to the 65 degree high tomorrow.

This first picture was Monday. There is a street, curb and sidewalk in there somewhere after a 1/4 in of ice and 6.5 inches of snow.
Second pic is Tuesday during rolling power outages. Last pic is today, got up to 56 degrees so started cleaning up the fallen branches.

Boat stayed in un heated garage never got below 43 under the engine hatch.

 

[AT4TX]

Went down to Cedar Creek to check our house there, not as bad as I feared. Our heat pump failed, so the temp in the house dropped down 35. Both toilets had ice in the bowls and tanks. The Master shower valve is definitely compromised, the handle just flops around. We did find a litter water under the master sink cabinet. The water is off at the meter, not gonna turn it back on till we can get a plumber out there. Figure this can wait till folks who live there full time are sorted out first. We are lucky, just wish that luck would have covered more folks.

 

[the MfM]

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That’s funny...when my neighbor returns from Florida every Easter it takes him a couple weeks to acclimate to the temps. he’ll be outside in a winter coat hat and gloves while everyone else is out in t-shirts celebrating the first time the temps hit 50.

It’s not uncommon here in Maine (though it doesn’t happen every year) for it to be a hundred degrees colder outside then it is in the living room.

 

[Betik]

Not quite a boating weather yesterday, but maybe tomorrow