Boxx Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 It's all in what you are used too.... Experience a Texas "Blue Norther" and you will feel what cold is like after you've gotten used to the warmer climate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators dtel Posted February 1, 2011 Moderators Share Posted February 1, 2011 this is getting bad...i had to shut my windows. That's bad, hope your OK. I shouldn't have opened my mouth earlier. now the wind has changed and the temps are dropping, mildly compared to some of you guys. [:$] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skonopa Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 We are just getting rain here. It is suppose to get like 60 degrees here tomorrow. Tomorrow, some d[st]mn groundhog is going to get shot. And to think I used to live only 20 miles from Punxy (which, BTW, is also getting plastered with ice during this). The way they parade thet thing around, how the heck is it to know if it saw its shadow and got scared? All I hope is that this mess clears up long enough for me to get out of here to Utah this weekend (although they are calling for snow/rain on Saturday - go figure. Just hope it doesn't start until my flight leaves Saturday morning). I just realized that my flight connects in Dallas! Oh boy, is this going to be whole lot of fun - between the weather and the Superbowl crowds I bet this flight is going to be PACKED. If we get slammed with another one of these monsters next weekend, I may be stuck in Salt Lake City for longer than I intended to, as I connect through Chicago on the way back. As much as I love skiing, it is the only thing that is keeping my sane during the winter. There is a part of me looking forward to seeing nice, sunny, warm days again to go hang out at the river or pool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 this is getting bad...i had to shut my windows. That sounds bad,[] here is the view from my window today...snow, snow, snow, and you guessed it, more snow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 So i got this warning in my email box, this explains why were getting a BIG storm. Came from Texas, Boxx, know anything about this? [] Guess who's not driving to work today?[Y][st] ENVIRONMENT CANADA HAS UPDATED A SEVERE WEATHER BULLETIN FOR SOUTHERN ONTARIO AT 4:52 AM EST WEDNESDAY 2 FEBRUARY 2011. MAJOR WINTER STORM WITH SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW TODAY. THE MAJOR STORM WHICH WAS BORN IN TEXAS LATE MONDAY IS TRACKING NORTHEAST ACROSS NORTHERN OHIO EARLY THIS MORNING ACCOMPANIED BY A HUGE SHIELD OF WINTERY PRECIPITATION. SNOW..HEAVY AT TIMES ALONG WITH FREQUENT BLOWING SNOW WHIPPED UP BY STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS MORNING..WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED IN MANY AREAS. WIDESPREAD TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 15 TO 25 CENTIMETRES ARE LIKELY WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE IN A FEW LOCALITIES. THE SNOW WILL BE MIXED AT TIMES THIS MORNING WITH ICE PELLETS AND BRIEF FREEZING RAIN ALONG THE SHORE OF LAKE ERIE. AS THE STORM CENTRE TRACKS INTO NEW YORK STATE LATER THIS MORNING THEN TO NEW ENGLAND BY THIS EVENING..THE HEAVY SNOW WILL BECOME LIGHTER AND MORE INTERMITTENT BEGINNING IN SOUTHWESTERN ONTARIO THIS MORNING..ACROSS THE GREATER TORONTO AREA TOWARDS NOON AND NORTHERN AND EASTERN SECTIONS BY THIS EVENING. THIS WINTER STORM WILL HAVE A MAJOR IMPACT ON TRAVEL WITH FREQUENT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND DANGEROUSLY LOW TO NIL VISIBILITIES IN WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. THIS IS A WARNING THAT DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING IN THESE REGIONS. MONITOR WEATHER CONDITIONS..LISTEN FOR UPDATED STATEMENTS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 Snow has completely drifted in my driveway. and the snow plow came by and dropped a huge pile of snow at the bottom of my driveway. Thanks Buddy[st][:@] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MechMan Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 I know exactly how you feel Turbox [] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 So i've been searching the internet for a solution to my snow problem, found one, i'll be back in an hour or so...its got a hemi.[Y] bring on the [st] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete H Posted February 2, 2011 Author Share Posted February 2, 2011 Where do you live, Pete?I'm close to Canton Ohio. We got lucky, it was nothing but ice last night, but it's clear now and 40, but I know many others are not as fortunate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete H Posted February 2, 2011 Author Share Posted February 2, 2011 So i've been searching the internet for a solution to my snow problem, found one, i'll be back in an hour or so...its got a hemi. bring on the I want one of those! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mighty Favog Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 SE Ohio here. I walked to the bus stop this morning, fortunatly with the wind at my back. The only bad part is a section of narrow road with no street lights and a blind hill. [] Thanks Cabela's for this thing... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CECAA850 Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 So i've been searching the internet for a solution to my snow problem, found one, i'll be back in an hour or so...its got a hemi. bring on the Hmmm I'd think the gas tank on that thing would be as big as the motor. He must have a small driveway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sputnik Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 geez - you guys! There goes the wus factor again. Slainte. Hamish Agreed, this bunch of sissies have no idea what cold really is. They get a little a snow in the lower regions and it's a snow-pocalypse. Man up, you Nancy boys. [] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merkin Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 I'm enjoying the 12 to 18 we got with 30 mph winds. Could hardly get through my driveway with my small 4 horse single stage Toro blower. Driveway is done but road isn't plowed yet. Can't go anywhere anyway. expecting 6 to 10 below weather tomorrow. Dang I love winter. Been through about 4 tanks of gas already in my blower. Can't even get on to the remote sight for the office either. Lucky the dish works and the internet. I don't know how the pioneers survived this, they must of had to read and talk to each other. Dang this post is my 666 the sign of the beast. That must have been the storm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Audible Nectar Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 Our airport took 17 inches overnight, Merkin. I've actually done quite well with the first tank of gas in the John Deere - 2 hours and I have the back deck and half the driveway cleaned off....one massive 4 foot drift down, one massive 4 foot drift to go (plus front sidewalks....). This storm reminds me of Samuel L Jackson's wallet in Pulp Fiction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mallette Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 27 in Houston and we just completed our third rolling blackout of the day. This is due to the state power grid (Texas has it's own) being overtaxed by the conditions in North Texas. We're expecting ice tomorrow, and I will not move. Whilst you frozen tundra folks may laugh, Houston freeways are inhabited by homicidal maniacs under the best of conditions. Bit of ice or snow and one's survival chances dip dramatically. Discretion is the better part of valor... Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators dtel Posted February 2, 2011 Moderators Share Posted February 2, 2011 We're expecting ice tomorrow, and I will not move. Whilst you frozen tundra folks may laugh, Houston freeways are inhabited by homicidal maniacs under the best of conditions. Bit of ice or snow and one's survival chances dip dramatically. Discretion is the better part of valor... Dave Yes I have been through Houston and on a warm sunny day you risk your life, it's like Nascar with a LITTLE less bumping into each other, and SLIGHTLY less speed. If you try to go a little slower you will hear words and see hand signals you never heard or seen before. [] They need to tell the people in Houston that the loop around the city is not sponsored by Nascar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdm56 Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 About 15" and 11 degrees here in beautiful Nevada, MO. (yes, we're still waiting for them to perfect that new-fangled color photograpy.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigCliff Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 So i've been searching the internet for a solution to my snow problem, found one, i'll be back in an hour or so...its got a hemi. bring on the I sure could have used that this morning. Opened my garage door and had a 5'+ drift running all the way across. Three breaks and one change of clothes, 3 hours later I was done. I think that HEMI would have cut my time in at least half. I am proud to say, I did make it to work only 5 hours late. Oh well better late then not at all. 18+" of snow with 60+ mph wind gusts. The 18" would not have been all that bad but the wind just made it so much worse. Oh by the way -15F tonight and single digit high for tomorrow. The best thing about living in Chicago is you appreciate Spring so much when it finally gets here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators dtel Posted February 2, 2011 Moderators Share Posted February 2, 2011 Agreed, this bunch of sissies have no idea what cold really is. They get a little a snow in the lower regions and it's a snow-pocalypse. Man up, you Nancy boys. But I want to be a nice and warm Nancy boy, I don't want to ever see -- anything in temps. [] If we were to get 1'' of snow and ice they would shut down everything for 100 miles, really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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