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I wanted to thank Ed for his excellent explanation of RH in a home and shop!

I'm not holding up well and have yet another day where I can't leave because the road has not been plowed and now the snow is pretty much hard and icy too.... It was -15F last night which makes me nervous and unable to relax.... I called the road commission this morning and spoke to the supervisor and requested that he pull his finger out and come do my roads. He hung up on me. Go figure....

Still running four humidifiers, a huge pot of water on the range, the shower every hour or so, and we are approaching 40% but still not yet there....

Although I know better most of my personal instruments including mandos, guitars, etc. are hung on walls (inside walls only) and not in cases.... So I have to maintain decent RH throughout my home which can be difficult in this crappy weather.

But they are calling for it to go UP to zero.... today which would be very welcome under the circumstances.

On the plus side and not that I would wish this on anyone this time of year our bread and butter is crack repair. And no we are not proctologists either.... So this weather should bring lots of business our way for both repairs and case and guitar humidifiers.

Hope everyone is safe and warm too!

Well my RH has fallen considerably die to the wonderful weather we are having....


Sooooo, I have no good way to humidify my shop. I have only 1 guitar in progress and it's starting to show bad signs from the low humidity. So I put it in a plastic sack with some damp paper towels hoping it will survive the brutally low humidity. Got my fingers crossed!!!

Wow Zeke I can't imagine the RH getting that low in TN. Good idea with the bag, that should work well.

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That was hysterical Padma! Reminds me of the Seinfield where George experienced shrinkage....

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Is like this....




You would figure by now that the "conspirtists, religious zealots, soothsayers, doom and gloomers of all the various 'isum, 'asum and assorted 'spasums would be all over the net with the usual, you know...

Its our Karma,
Its HARP...they be messing with the weather
Pay no attention, its just hell freeing over.
"Tickets, get your tickets to heaven right here."
It was intentionally sent over the polar cap by the Russians before they invade.
Its the Greys are just demonstrating some technology they offering up for trade.
Its the Return of the Ice Age.


But no, nothing on line...me wonder why?


Padma



Now to address the OP question...well me washed all the towels and flannel bed sheets and hung them on a triple cloths line me stung over 2nd floor balcony that runs the length of the castle, but they needed washing any ways. Then keep water boiling on the stove.

Its just a few degrees below freezing here today. Fortunately Kootenay Lake is so fast moving, the water don't be freezing up. So me gonna take the grand kids down to the beach for a swim.

Ya right dudes!

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Personally, I didn't know environments existed without humidity. The only we do is trade the flip flops for fur lined house shoes.

Thanks for the tip. I suppose I could do that but I still ride my 4-wheeler when its above -20, so I open the garage door to get it out when the weather permits. I suppose I could seal it and call 4 wheeling season over, but I think my dog would throw a revolution. He loves that thing!

I believe what you may have witnessed is a "Sundog"