Ice-In 2012-13

[Belmont Resident]

[QUOTE=fatlazyless;196755]Looks like the ice shown on Snake Eyes has returned to open water wiith the wind and warmer temps, but so far the Gov Isl cam is showing all ice.......now that I took my boatlift and dock out on Tuesday.....that pretty much guarantees all the Gov Isl ice will soon be open water....never should have removed that boatlift.....dang-it.......that is one unbelievable work of engineering removing a 450-lb, 10' x 10' x 6' boatlift up and over a six foot high rocky embankment all by myself.......budda-bing-bang-boom!
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Maybe if you had friends they could give you a hand.....
Not stealing from Lowes and then bragging about it on a forum may help

[Belmont Resident]

Wind and warmth, not a good sign.
I'm not sure which is worse for melting, a warm wind or a cold rain.
It does look like the middle of the week will bring colder temps with the possibility of a storm. Hopefully in the form of snow.
From the reports I'm seeing it has been staying below freezing up north with temps down near zero at night. Great for grooming the snowmobile trails, in fact a short warm up should actually help with the base.
Unfortunately after this weekend we will be at or near bare ground again.

[Rusty]

Originally Posted by Belmont Resident

fatlazyless; Looks like the ice shown on Snake Eyes has returned to open water wiith the wind and warmer temps, but so far the Gov Isl cam is showing all ice.......now that I took my boatlift and dock out on Tuesday.....that pretty much guarantees all the Gov Isl ice will soon be open water....never should have removed that boatlift.....dang-it.......that is one unbelievable work of engineering removing a 450-lb, 10' x 10' x 6' boatlift up and over a six foot high rocky embankment all by myself.......budda-bing-bang-boom!
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Maybe if you had friends they could give you a hand.....
Not stealing from Lowes and then bragging about it on a forum may help

Definition of steal: Take another person's property without permission or legal right and without intending to return it.

I think your accusations are pretty much uncalled for and that Don should moderate some of your comments.

From what I've read, FLL didn't "steal" anything from Lowes.

[fatlazyless]

Putting together three ten foot boards and a couple 2x4's to build a ramp plus tying a temporary winch to a tree lets me remove my dock and boatlift all by myself, and basically do the work of four strong guys; to remove a 450-lb boatlift up the six foot embankment. Plus, it gives me the flexability to wait until the very last minute of ice-in.....this year there was about 1/2" of ice to chop up....plus trying to assemble three guys for dock removal is a huge hassle & big expense....plus I'd rather save the expense money for items like electricity and groceries and gasoline......so thanks for your good faith!

[DEJ]

Originally Posted by Rusty

I think your accusations are pretty much uncalled for and that Don should moderate some of your comments.

Rusty, with all due respect some of your comments have IMO been boarderline also. If Don moderated all of the comments/statements made on this forum there would not be much activity. ALL of us have posted questionable content, Don will take care of this if he see's a problem.

[Belmont Resident]

Originally Posted by Rusty

Definition of steal: Take another person's property without permission or legal right and without intending to return it.

I think your accusations are pretty much uncalled for and that Don should moderate some of your comments.

From what I've read, FLL didn't "steal" anything from Lowes.

Rusty you may want to explore the topic before commenting.
Many, not just myself would call purchasing something to use for 3 months then returning it to the store as an unused product stealing.
Maybe you wouldn't mind purchasing a used product thinking it was brand new but I would.
I'm not even going to waste my time pointing out the thread because after some of your recent comments your opinion means nothing to me. There have been others like yourself and they usually just go away with time.
Hint, hint...

[meredith weekender]

Originally Posted by Belmont Resident

Rusty you may want to explore the topic before commenting.
Many, not just myself would call purchasing something to use for 3 months then returning it to the store as an unused product stealing.
Maybe you wouldn't mind purchasing a used product thinking it was brand new but I would.
I'm not even going to waste my time pointing out the thread because after some of your recent comments your opinion means nothing to me. There have been others like yourself and they usually just go away with time.
Hint, hint...

NONE of the crap posted in the last few posts has anything to do with the lake or with ice in /ice out. Can't we all just get along and play nice.

[meredith weekender]

Now back to our regularly scheduled posts about the ice. The ice in Meredith Bay seems to be retreating. Hopefully my pic got attached.

[fatlazyless]

What had been a solid sheet of thin ice yesterday, maybe 1/2 to one inch or maybe two inches (?) thick, stretching for about two or three miles from Bear Island to Mark to Timber to Governor's is now mostly open water with some large ice sheets left intact that are getting moved about by the 10-mph winds.

In the passage between Bear Island and Cattle Landing, yesterdays solid ice has been replaced by open water for about a quarter mile north of the Cattle Landing town dock. Seems like yesterday's solid albeit thin ice cover just did not have the strength to withstand today's wind and warm temps and sunshine.

Big phooeey here....never needed to remove my boat....could be fly fishing for smallies today off that 12-million dollar, medieval castle-style home known as "The Dealer Ship" on the southern point of Governor's Island.......boo-hoo!

[meredith weekender]

Originally Posted by fatlazyless

What had been a solid sheet of thin ice yesterday, maybe 1/2 to one inch or maybe two inches (?) thick, stretching for about two or three miles from Bear Island to Mark to Timber to Governor's is now mostly open water with some large ice sheets left intact that are getting moved about by the 10-mph winds.

In the passage between Bear Island and Cattle Landing, yesterdays solid ice has been replaced by open water for about a quarter mile north of the Cattle Landing town dock. Seems like yesterday's solid albeit thin ice cover just did not have the strength to withstand today's wind and warm temps and sunshine.

Big phooeey here....never needed to remove my boat....could be fly fishing for smallies today off that 12-million dollar, medieval castle-style home known as "The Dealer Ship" on the southern point of Governor's Island.......boo-hoo!

Next time you should watch the weather forecast before removing your toys. LOL

[HellRaZoR004]

So. Who keeps track of the ice-in dates year after year? Are we normal for this time of year, late...a quantitative answer would be helpful... Thanks!

[Webbsatwinni]

Who is running a water taxi this weekend? I was so geared up to take the sleds to the island and now we wait again.

Come one, someone must be able to!

[tis]

Be patient. The broads almost never freeze over before the third week of Jan.

[PaugusBayFireFighter]

Originally Posted by HellRaZoR004

So. Who keeps track of the ice-in dates year after year? Are we normal for this time of year, late...a quantitative answer would be helpful... Thanks!

According to David Emerson "ice in" usually occurs the 3rd week of January, that isn't happening this year.
Paugus Bay is back to ice this morning but lost a lot of it yesterday. With temps above normal through the weekend and a bit of rain and wind in the forecast, I would guess Paugus will be wet come Monday. Favorable ice temps wont return until mid-week. The rest of the lake is pretty much open water already.
Since last spring's "ice out" was the earliest on record and this years "ice in" is going to be later than normal, are we looking at a record number of days of "ice out"??
It will be well over 300 days of "ice out" before we are declared "ice in".

67 days till spring!

[Island Girl]

The lake temperature is 36 degrees... I have not seen it freeze over when it was greater than 35. On the other hand.... The lake has skimmed over in early January, then thawed, then skimmed over in late January and became safe to ride snowmobiles on in early February. In my humble opinion, Ice-In is when the lake is iced over enough to take hold, not necessarily safe ....

To me the most miraculous thing is to look at Snake Eyes one day and see open water, and to wake up the next morning and see it solid!!!

This is all FLLs fault for taking his boat lift out!

[Blue Thunder]

Originally Posted by Island Girl

The lake temperature is 36 degrees... I have not seen it freeze over when it was greater than 35. On the other hand.... The lake has skimmed over in early January, then thawed, then skimmed over in late January and became safe to ride snowmobiles on in early February. In my humble opinion, Ice-In is when the lake is iced over enough to take hold, not necessarily safe ....

To me the most miraculous thing is to look at Snake Eyes one day and see open water, and to wake up the next morning and see it solid!!!

This is all FLLs fault for taking his boat lift out!

All is not lost just yet....the long range outlook is for much colder than "normal" weather to arrive in the northeast the end of next week and as it looks now may hang around for a while. Hang in there. The 36 degree water is a result of the ferocious winds of yesterday turning the lake over a bit. I would expect it to drop back down after this warm spell.

[codeman671]

Originally Posted by Blue Thunder

All is not lost just yet....

All is not lost? I call this a win! I am more excited about getting back on the water by boat than on a sled. Open water for a while longer will prevent me from doing something foolish like buying another airboat...

What does Glendale look like right now? I was just talking to a friend that was thinking of splashing a boat on Sunday and going for a ride. It would beat my latest day on the water previously of Jan 6th (the lake iced in on the 7th that year).

[PaugusBayFireFighter]

There's a guy pulling a sled across Paugus Bay between Big and Little Islands as I type...he's alone and nuts, IMO. Wait, now another has ventured on to the ice. Not a chance I'd take. And I have a lot of experience falling through the ice..

[Merrymeeting]

I know they've been there for a few days to a week, but I assume that the perfectly straight lines showing on the ice on the WeirsCam are from a future Darwin Award candidate as opposed to cracks?

[Bear Island South]

The ice is still hanging on...however the ice/water line is where the cove is protected from the wind.