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Title: OK, enough winter already! Post by Gerry on 01/27/14 at 13:29:21 Up until the past couple of years we have had pretty mild winters here in south west lower Michigan. Couldn't do any riding but was easy to manage. This year has been terrible. My neighbor told me today that she heard this is the most snow fall we have had in 20 years. I'm about 30 miles from the lake shore so we get lot's of lake effect but it has been really bad this winter with temps in the low single digit and wind chills in the -20° to -30° and snow squalls that will drop an inch of snow an hour. Here's a view out my shop window http://i669.photobucket.com/albums/vv55/lotus23bsr/Public%20Album/DSCN0895_zpsbf93b76c.jpg And down the drive way, running out places to blow the snow! http://i669.photobucket.com/albums/vv55/lotus23bsr/Public%20Album/DSCN0896_zps00557868.jpg And my back yard http://i669.photobucket.com/albums/vv55/lotus23bsr/Public%20Album/DSCN0897_zps697731c4.jpg About ready to become a snow bird I think and find some place warm to live. Gerry |
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Title: Re: OK, enough winter already! Post by EJID on 01/27/14 at 14:33:21 Call me crazy, but I'm jealous of all that snow. We started the year off with a good storm or two, but then it disappeared. Nothing but cold dry air and sand covered streets from the early storms. Add to the fact that the lack of snow-pack will mean a lack of water for the summer for both recreation and farmers in the area. Send some my way :-[ |
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Title: Re: OK, enough winter already! Post by Serowbot on 01/27/14 at 14:54:19 I like a snowball or two,.. then I'm done... :-?... Pretty to look at though... thanks for the pics... :)... |
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Title: Re: OK, enough winter already! Post by old_rider on 01/27/14 at 15:08:27 I am six blocks from the water (gulf) and the schools are closing here tomorrow and wed. because of the threat of ice and snow. They say we can get up to 5".... and if we do, there will be pile-ups from hell. >:( >:( |
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Title: Re: OK, enough winter already! Post by William Pors on 01/27/14 at 15:09:16 Thats a lot of darn snow. Holy crap... hahaha. How many feet is that? I'm okay with the occasional 1-2 feet of snow but anymore... That's a headache that I can't relaly deal with. I laughed at how Texas got some snow tihs past weekend... they literally got about 1 inch of snow and they had to shut everything down...hahahaha |
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Title: Re: OK, enough winter already! Post by RatdogWillie on 01/27/14 at 15:26:55 Damm this Global Warming. |
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Title: Re: OK, enough winter already! Post by stinger on 01/27/14 at 15:32:45 In Oregon it has been bone cold but we have had no snow to speak of in the lower elevations. None whatsoever in the Portland area. No rain either. Lots of sun. Hard to believe we are having forest fires in the middle of winter. We are getting pounded by heavy winds tho. I live on the end of the columbia gorge and the other day we had gusts recorded from 107 to 122 mph. But days are getting longer and soon all of this will be behind us I hope! |
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Title: Re: OK, enough winter already! Post by stinger on 01/27/14 at 16:01:09 You can't possibly be driving in that stuff! I notice your SUV looks like it has been driven recently. Here if we get a 1/2 inch of snow, they ask everyone to stay home and do not drive. Every TV station goes on 24 hr storm watches and preempts all regular TV. The whole city of Portland shuts down. The next day it is all gone and the only reminder is of all of the wrecks along side the road. A good dusting of snow closes all schools |
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Title: Re: OK, enough winter already! Post by Steve H on 01/27/14 at 16:22:59 A good dusting of snow closes all schools here too. Like OR said, there'll be wrecks all over the place. The south just isn't equipped for snow. We get so little of it, it's easier and much more cost effective to just let it go away in a couple days. That being said, people around here go nuts at the mention of the word snow. The stores are probably already out of milk and bread. There are some people around here who can drive in it that take it easy, brake easily, go a reasonable speed. I never have any problem getting where I am going. But, then there are these idiots in their jeeps running 50 or 60 purposely sliding around, spinning around in the roads. You've got the ones that are scared to death and go so slow that they will never get up that slight bit of a hill ahead and will snarl up the whole thing. Those last second brake users...I know you've seen them...will create many spectacular wrecks. I just hope I'm not hit by one. They are forecasting an inch or two for us here. Should shut down most stuff for a day or two. OR, as far south as you are and they are calling for 5 inches. I feel for you. Hope you don't have to go anywhere for a few days. |
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Title: Re: OK, enough winter already! Post by ZAR on 01/27/14 at 17:18:52 We've had the roughest winter in Kentucky we've had in several years. This weekend we had 6+" and 35mph winds blowing it around. My wife and I have shoveled out our 325' drive at least 3 times since Friday, not to mention the other 5-6" snows we've had. Saturday the snow was drifted close to 3' in some parts of the drive. And now the weather wizzards are calling for overnight temps of -10*F. I am sick of winter!!! |
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Title: Re: OK, enough winter already! Post by anebv8 on 01/27/14 at 17:34:13 mild 21c (69.8f) here,kicking back enjoying a cold one on holiday :P |
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Title: Re: OK, enough winter already! Post by arteacher on 01/27/14 at 19:10:06 6E616A6D79370F0 wrote:
21 degrees? I bet your wearing a sweater! ;) |
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Title: Re: OK, enough winter already! Post by anebv8 on 01/27/14 at 20:18:20 424949404C434258592D0 wrote:
21 degrees? I bet your wearing a sweater! ;)[/quote] was down to the t shirt 8-)...mrs had me out working in the garden :'( ,she don't quite understand the word HOLIDAY :-?..it means working on the bikes and cars and doing a bit of alcohol tasting nothing else ;) :) |
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Title: Re: OK, enough winter already! Post by PerrydaSavage on 01/28/14 at 00:38:52 Most all of North Am is having a wicked cold winter this year ... we had one of the snowiest December's on record here in eastern Nfld. ... a week mild snap in mid-Jan. did take away much of the snow, but we're in for several more dumpings of the white cement (snow generally isn't "fluffy" here, but water laden, wet and HEAVY!!) over next couple of weeks if forecasts are correct ... Wish I could hibernate theu the next couple of months ... |
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Title: Re: OK, enough winter already! Post by anebv8 on 01/28/14 at 02:00:40 seen a massive avalanche on the news tonight, in Valdez Alaska blocking the only road,man this global warming is getting out of hand |
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Title: Re: OK, enough winter already! Post by anebv8 on 01/28/14 at 02:51:16 for the Northern Hemisphere ;) |
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Title: Re: OK, enough winter already! Post by pgambr on 01/28/14 at 08:00:59 Yeah, that's the truth. It's even snowing in here and I'm 3 hours from the gulf of mexico. |
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Title: Re: OK, enough winter already! Post by verslagen1 on 01/28/14 at 08:21:18 4354525E5141330 wrote:
Need a new roof? ;D |
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Title: Re: OK, enough winter already! Post by pgambr on 01/28/14 at 08:25:20 typo - ;D |
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Title: Re: OK, enough winter already! Post by Pine on 01/28/14 at 10:56:13 gawd..... Snow and ice in Jackson MS. Very bad road conditions here. I got to experience the "traction -loc" feature of the Tacoma. OK.. i am impressed if not for that, I really dont think I would have made it to work. It didnt save my life or anything.. but it sure made that ice patch navigatble. |
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Title: Re: OK, enough winter already! Post by arteacher on 01/30/14 at 05:23:20 http://www.youtube.com/embed/xKy2lLNQYrI?rel=0&iv_load_polic |
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Title: Re: OK, enough winter already! Post by Steve H on 01/30/14 at 13:41:45 If the global warming has much more effect, we'll all freeze |
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Title: Re: OK, enough winter already! Post by Serowbot on 01/30/14 at 14:17:16 Not all.. we rode up Mt. Lemmon today to 9,000ft , and I didn't even feel a chill... I also heard that northern Alaska was warmer than Ohio the other day... Freak weather,... is part of Global Warming... My mint plants are in full bloom... they're usually sticks this time of year... Freaky... :-?... |
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