92 in Houston yesterday, and 35 days w/o measurable rain. 
Supposed to be 43 tonight, 41 Fri. night. 
Saw all the bad storms and blizzards on TV, just unbelievable weather!
Saw that on the news. But it will be warming back up here shortly. Maybe winter won't stay until around Jan.? 
Very windy today; heard that a lot of Galvestonians are w/o power this AM because of the high winds.
Sunny and 70 yesterday but windy. Cloudy, windy and 50 today. Will have frost/near freezing temps by tomorrow and Fri mornings.
Trick-or-Treat starts around Central Ohio tonight. Figures it always gets cold (low 40's) when the kids come out.
We escaped the Freeze overnight. It only got down to the mid 30's. We need to kill the bugs off. No rain chances through at least the end of next week. 
Wow OUfan, 43 does seem cold for Frisco and only 1 degree warmer than we are right now.
Yeah Dave, believe Central Ohio missed the freeze last night too. Supposed to get down to 29 here tonight.
It's going to have to get awfully cold, for a long stretch, to wipe out the bugs. I remember once seeing a mosquito fly across my back porch when it was about 15 degrees. Flying real slow but couldn't believe he was still alive.
Real cold here now at 29 and may drop even further. We'll see if the lady beetles make a last ditch effort to seek house warmth in droves when it hit's 61 today.
House is staying real warm with heat from the wood stove. Found a couple guys who are supposed to deliver 2-4 cords of firewood on Sunday. Real good price at $80/cord when others wanted $150/cord. Just hope it's some real good seasoned hardwood which they say it is. Considering ordering 6 cords since may be what I use in a typical winter. Have burned 7-8 cords but that was during real cold winters and before I sealed up the house better.
Surprising what 1 1/2" foam insulation board will do on 2 old wood garage doors in the basement. Have it installed on the outside and even painted the same color as the doors. Just have to make sure you don't bang into it with anything. Wasn't too happy when my wife bumped it with the rear tire on her Wrangler. Painted over the round "Goodyear M&S" imprint.
Subcontractors just pruned out the 800' power line going down to the road. Makes me feel a little better about going into winter with heavy ice/snow on the trees. Their bucket truck could only go up 70' so hope the 80'-100' trees have strong limbs. I asked the electric company to prune the line and they are really good about helping me out. Glad I also asked one of the workers about buying firewood since they do that on the side. Wood does not come from where they work or their job sites. Good ole boys who live in Southern Ohio. 
Things have improved here, not as cold tonight; and maybe some RAIN next week!
Don't think the Trick-or-Treaters will have to bundle up. Most of my memories are of sweating profusely while going D2D for candy in a costume!
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After 40 days and 40 nights (and breaking a record from 1904), Houston is finally getting some much-needed (measurable) rain. Some expected to be severe, so awaiting a power outage at any time.
Wow, that is dry Spd. Nothing like waiting around for a power outage. Yeah, we don't even have to search for stuff anymore. Flashlights in one place, candles in another, and if thinking long term have a couple kero type lanterns to burn.
Well tonight should put an end to all blooming plants/flowers. Will hit 27 tonight, and tomorrow night, with heavy frost both days. Seems like the constant winds have been beating us to death everyday for a week. Guess that was just winter coming in for good.
By Sat we will have a high of 43 and cloudy/dark all day. Typical Ohio November.
Real thunder and everything! 
Flashlight in every room, in plain sight.
That's too bad about the plants. Really am cutting back this year with fake silks in pots and very few live; just cannot deal with it any more.
We're supposed to get cold weather with this rain.
Yeah, called it right on the impatiens and leaves/flowers all druped this morning. In the next couple days the 1 1/2" tall plants will just be mush on the ground with 25 degrees.
I move some of my plants/hanging baskets in for the winter but what a battle keeping them alive. Seems like spider plants in hanging baskets always tend to do best. Have about 4 that are 7-8 years old.
Sounds like a real good idea Spd in going with silk flowers. Have seen some which look very real and always adds some color.
Duh, Friday they're calling for possible snow/flurries. Give me a break and thought we wouldn't be getting snow anymore with global warming.
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Bummer. Most impatiens here got killed off by the drought, and periwinkles got fried that were in the ground (and they LOVE the heat!).
If you have a GardenRidge Pottery in your area, best bet to pick up fake silks at a good price. They'll last outside for 3-8 yrs. depending on sun exposure and color (fading).
I got that tip from my grandma who used silk flowers for gravestones of relatives. She wasn't able to go there often, and fresh ones die quickly. It was a comfort to her to still see nice flowers when she was able to visit.
From the street, believe me, nobody can tell the difference. Just don't arrange them too perfectly. Neighbors will be in awe of your green thumb (especially in the dead of winter).
Can send you some rain, 2" so far and still coming.
It is supposed to snow here in Detroit Friday or Saturday. Most of the places I have considered moving to got more snow than we did last winter.
Think it's still in the 80s in FL!
Rain has stopped for now and wet leaves everywhere.
Opened storm door last night and a baby bird (or small one) flew out and nearly hit my head! Don't know what kind it was, flew away too fast! No, it wasn't a bat (or a flying roach, LOL!).
Just wondering how many of you are running weather apps on your computer and which ones? I've been using Weather Pulse by Tropic Designs for quite some time, it's a nice little program without any ads and best of all, it's free.
