Winner Winner - Armistice Day Storm

So it seems our porch won first place in the National Association of The Remodeling Industry’s (NARI) Contractor of the Year (COTY) award ceremony.    Michael F Simon Builders did the work and the one thing we really appreciated was EVERY changed needed a change order.  The smallest thing needed paper work.

THAT, is how you get things done.  No surprises, now "I wish they would have done  . . yada yada"  events (like the basement from a different contractor).   

Whoever the photographer was did a great job on photos  :-)

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Meanwhile this is now officially the snowiest start of November in recorded history and today and tomorrow the high temp will be BELOW the coldest week in January norms and this will probably be the coldest November ever as this ain't ending anytime soon.

The issue is that the current set up has our area in the bulls-eye for more arctic incursions.  We are like on the conveyor from the arctic.  It's NOT a polar vortex situation where it's one big stalled air mass.  It's many different arctic air masses.  How lucky are we.

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It was awesome watching the Packers yesterday -  I bet warm climates around the world who were watching the game thought the snow was beautiful.

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Big day in the stock market as we are looking at THE GOLDEN CROSS in small cap stocks that have been on a tear.   The Golden Cross is when the 50 day moving average crosses the 200 day moving average and it's happening in small cap stocks, the under performers of late.  Typically when this happens we are in for a good long run in stocks.

Of course a month ago it crossed the other way (The Death Cross)  so . . . .  BUT - we shall see which way Trump manipulates this week.

Meanwhile the 11 year Obama rally continues.

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In case anybody forgot the Armistice Day storm hit this day in 1940.  The temps dropped 60 degrees in a matter of hours.  Many hunters froze to death as temperatures went from the upper 50s to below zero in hours.  Ducks were found frozen in the water.   My mom was rescued by her brother. She were a little dress to school in the morning and made it to one mile from her house and was hiding in a haystack when her brother found her.   The stormed moved  825 miles in 6 hours - FREAKING FAST

 

So many hunters were out because a massive amount of ducks were fleeing ahead of the storm.  80 mph winds and and falling temps trapped many hunters. Snow drifts of 20 feet high swallowed cars trying to get home.

As my mom told me, about mid day a farmer was banging on the schools doors and when the teacher opened it he screamed  GET THE STUDENTS HOME RIGHT NOW!   He had a barometer and either it was broken or something very VERY serious was happening.

The teacher told the students to run home and my mom made it to one mile from her house.   SCARY!!

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And of course

I find in funny how the Republicans are all complaining about the impeachment rules THEY PUT IN PLACE.  NOT FAIR THE LIBERALS USE THE SAME RULES WE USE!

And it being Veterans Day -  What if Obama had stolen a few million from a Veterans Fund to buy things for himself instead INSTEAD of donating the millions to the veterans.  Republicans seem to be OK with it.    Has Trump ever done ANYTHING for veterans besides using them as a tool to get votes from his followers?  NO!