Never Fear, Spring Is Almost Here !!!

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Never Fear, Spring Is Almost Here !!!

February 2nd, 2019, 12:12 PM

With polar vortex sub zero temps and feet of snow socking in the North, never fear spring is almost here. How do I know this? Here in the South the very first advent of spring occurs with the blooming of the azaleas and certain succulents. Here are some of mine that began blooming here in early February.

Hang in there guys and gals, you’ll be back in full smoking swing real soon ....
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#2

February 2nd, 2019, 12:25 PM

Man I can't wait.........
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#3

February 2nd, 2019, 01:18 PM

Three cheers for Punxsutawney Phil!
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February 2nd, 2019, 01:32 PM

If Phil is wrong this year I’m looking for a recipe for smoked groundhog!
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Steve B commented

February 2nd, 2019, 01:53 PM

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I get dibs on the ribs. 😂

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Fire Art commented

February 2nd, 2019, 10:48 PM

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Low and slow then order pizza
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#5

February 2nd, 2019, 02:17 PM

Hahaha, I wish. I do appreciate your optimism!

However, I know we still have at least 2 months left. Heck, last year we got 20 inches of snow in April.
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#6

February 2nd, 2019, 02:27 PM

Here in Chattanooga, it was 23 deg two days ago, today it is 65. Spring today, winter tomorrow.
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#7

February 2nd, 2019, 03:02 PM

Yep - I see the weeds are coming out all over here on mid west coast. Crocuses are up and ready to bloom when the sun shines.
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#8

February 2nd, 2019, 03:22 PM

It's time to get the hummingbird feeders ready. I like watching them chase each other away from the feeders in the morning.
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February 3rd, 2019, 02:19 AM

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Haha! It's hilarious how they spend all their time defending "their" feeder when there is plenty for all. Fun fact: the sugary hummingbird feeder nectar is a small percentage of their diet in real life.
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#9

February 2nd, 2019, 03:24 PM

Originally posted by Troutman View Post

Here in the South the very first advent of spring occurs with the blooming of the azaleas and certain succulents.

... followed three days later by the dog days of summer ... as I recall from my years in the Houston area ...
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#10

February 2nd, 2019, 03:29 PM

As Spin said we still have a good two months of winter left, but the worst is over as far as temps go. Polar vortexes don’t come out in late Feb or March, I know cuz my buddie said so. We’ll probably get a bit of snow yet especially in March, I know that cuz my buddie told me. But, as the T man says, we’re on the downside, spring is comin.
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#11

February 2nd, 2019, 03:36 PM

it's 65 degrees warmer today than it was on Wednesday...and the snow is just now starting to melt. I appreciate this hope!
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February 2nd, 2019, 04:15 PM

Yippee! It's warm here today (60°F) and the next two days are to be even warmer. I plan on cleaning my Summit gasser really well and then adding my new wall-to-wall Grill Grates to it, in between doing loads of laundry ( ).

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February 2nd, 2019, 08:01 PM

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I did grill grates in half mine last week. Still getting used to them.

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February 3rd, 2019, 07:37 AM

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Yeah, Troutman, I wonder how I'll like the fitted GGs. I may resort back to 1/2 like you have. Worst case I can always go back to the sit-on-top-of-the-Weber-grate GGs I bought a few years ago if I'm not happy.

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February 2nd, 2019, 08:51 PM

When it's springtime in the Rocky’s it’s 20 below
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February 2nd, 2019, 09:08 PM

Never stopped...
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Steve B commented

February 2nd, 2019, 01:53 PM

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I get dibs on the ribs. 😂
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Fire Art commented

February 2nd, 2019, 10:48 PM

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Low and slow then order pizza

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Steve R. commented

February 3rd, 2019, 02:19 AM

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Haha! It's hilarious how they spend all their time defending "their" feeder when there is plenty for all. Fun fact: the sugary hummingbird feeder nectar is a small percentage of their diet in real life.

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Troutman commented

February 2nd, 2019, 08:01 PM

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I did grill grates in half mine last week. Still getting used to them.
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fzxdoc commented

February 3rd, 2019, 07:37 AM

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Yeah, Troutman, I wonder how I'll like the fitted GGs. I may resort back to 1/2 like you have. Worst case I can always go back to the sit-on-top-of-the-Weber-grate GGs I bought a few years ago if I'm not happy.

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