Ivan the Butcher
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Central Ohio, 6:00, no wind, 5 above and all is well. That is a lot warmer than the 2 or 3 below and wind!
Ivan
Ivan
Snow in the Ozarks
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WNY 8am. Couple inches overnight. Snow stopped about 7:30. Cold but calm 11 degrees. Going to be very cold through Wednesday. GOOD ! Freeze over Lake Erie band stop the lake effect snow machine
CAJUNLAWYER
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People are going ape-**** around here. Courts are closed Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. My wife has moved every movable plant inside and is covering the rest with sheets like that is gonna help. Thank God the pet duck got eaten last year by the racoon or she would have it inside crapping all over the bathroom.
Pipes were wrapped several years ago. Now they take longer to both freeze AND thaw. Fill the tub with water so the wife can flush. Picked the rest of the oranges off the tree.
Now it's off to the office to send a foreclosure notice to the Chamber of Commerce.
Pipes were wrapped several years ago. Now they take longer to both freeze AND thaw. Fill the tub with water so the wife can flush. Picked the rest of the oranges off the tree.
Now it's off to the office to send a foreclosure notice to the Chamber of Commerce.
Currently -1 and the kitchen faucet has been dripping all night and tonight should be worse. The old cat goes out for a minute or two while the younger two make it 5-10',pause and race back in the house lol
When we lived in Pontiac, many moons ago, we had a cold snap where the temps bottomed out at -21 degrees. The city water line to our house froze up! I called the city, expecting to have to deal with the normal bureaucratic runaround and the lady told me someone would be there within an hour. Sure enough, a yellow truck pulled up about 45 minutes later. I was curious as to what he was going to do to thaw out a pipe that was at least 4 feet under ground. This was not his first rodeo. His truck was towing a large diesel or gas powered arc welder. He spooled out the ground lead and hooked to the outside water faucet of the house across the street, then hooked the lead that normally held an electrode to my water line. He fired up the welder and within 30 seconds, I had water again! He unhooked everything and told me to leave a faucet in the laundry tub trickle until the temps climbed back north of zero. Pretty slick, and very fast service!
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Here in Southern Maine we don't seem to be getting snow storms that we did in the past, both frequency and magnitude. That aside, though, our town does an excellent job of dealing with what we get.
I do notice that attitudes are different now, seems like people want instant gratification around being able to get out and about. I wonder if the popularity of four wheel/all wheel drive vehicle vehicles contributes to these attitudes.
Kevin G
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I do notice that attitudes are different now, seems like people want instant gratification around being able to get out and about. I wonder if the popularity of four wheel/all wheel drive vehicle vehicles contributes to these attitudes.
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It was -10 first thing this AM. Sun shining and -5 now. Lots of 4X4's up here. One thing that is a constant though:
Instant Stupidity-----just add snow.
Instant Stupidity-----just add snow.
Back in the 80's I used to plow snow at Rickenbacker AFB south of Columbus, so when it was snowing, I was out in it. I had an 85 Toyota p/u 4x4. I loved driving in the snow. The deeper the better. It was pretty sketchy if you were the first vehicle down the road after heavy snowfall. You had to guess where the road was, but even if there were tracks, I was cautious not to follow someone off the road.
I hate to admit it, but I hop in the Tacoma after every heavy snow and go for a joy ride. My wife hates it.
A tip for ice - drive with one set of tires off on the gravely edge of the road. You can get traction and maintain control. I have done it many times just make sure you don't get too far off stay in the edge.
I hate to admit it, but I hop in the Tacoma after every heavy snow and go for a joy ride. My wife hates it.
A tip for ice - drive with one set of tires off on the gravely edge of the road. You can get traction and maintain control. I have done it many times just make sure you don't get too far off stay in the edge.
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Are you kidding or do you really have that many problems with pipes?
It's 45,dry and sunny. Got the windows open, airing out the house. Nice day.
I'm 83 and quit climbing utility poles when I was 60. Some days I think being old is tough but I don't want to go back to the good old days.
Larry
I'm 83 and quit climbing utility poles when I was 60. Some days I think being old is tough but I don't want to go back to the good old days.
I'm 75 and climbed a utility pole just the other day. It was laying on the ground..
LVSteve
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I would guess that older homes down there were not built with the thought of freezing weather.
Doug M.
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I grew up about .5 mile south of Lake Ontario in suburban Rochester. The economic damage that would be done if people gave up life for 2' of snow is not tolerable.
During my MPA program in Spokane, I had a retired Army officer classmate who had spent most of his career at Ft. Drum as an EM then college at Syracuse or Utica, then back to Ft. Drum. Triple digit snow the first month there, then it got cold. He was the only person beside me who sneered at the mindset in Spokane. He agreed with me that the "winter storms" in the area were not even close to storms - they were flurries with negligent plowing.
When I was trucking, most of what I did was Illinois to Maine. I'd much rather do that than go down South where the resources and tools were abysmal. My brother lives outside of Little Rock, and is not impressed with the cowardly responses to a bit of snow. His pharmacy closed mid-afternoon when the snow was not even forecast to start late PM, long after regular closing.
It is all perspective. If you grew up in the South and not have exposure like mine, snow is a far different concept. I once ran into some flatbedders from down south somewhere who had taken paper mill machinery to a mill in Northern Maine in the dead of winter. They were mostly unprepared - to an extent that was almost cruel. Their company ran almost entirely down south, so no one at any level was prepared past the idea calling a photo of white powder "snow".
During my MPA program in Spokane, I had a retired Army officer classmate who had spent most of his career at Ft. Drum as an EM then college at Syracuse or Utica, then back to Ft. Drum. Triple digit snow the first month there, then it got cold. He was the only person beside me who sneered at the mindset in Spokane. He agreed with me that the "winter storms" in the area were not even close to storms - they were flurries with negligent plowing.
When I was trucking, most of what I did was Illinois to Maine. I'd much rather do that than go down South where the resources and tools were abysmal. My brother lives outside of Little Rock, and is not impressed with the cowardly responses to a bit of snow. His pharmacy closed mid-afternoon when the snow was not even forecast to start late PM, long after regular closing.
It is all perspective. If you grew up in the South and not have exposure like mine, snow is a far different concept. I once ran into some flatbedders from down south somewhere who had taken paper mill machinery to a mill in Northern Maine in the dead of winter. They were mostly unprepared - to an extent that was almost cruel. Their company ran almost entirely down south, so no one at any level was prepared past the idea calling a photo of white powder "snow".
Larry
Woke up this morning to about 3inches on the ground with more falling. Also have 'drifts' of 6inches. Like a ghost town outside, quiet and nobody heading out to work. Should be ice under the snow because I heard sleet and rain last night when I went to bed.
. Like a ghost town outside, quiet and nobody heading out to work. Should be ice under the snow because I heard sleet and rain last night when I went to bed.
I guess I'm in the banana belt compared to much of the US. Today, it's 25 deg and clear. It got down to 20 deg yesterday morning.
We don't get much snow here in the lowlands by the water. The white stuff generally stays in the mountains where it belongs.
Cold weather comes from the Eastern side of the state and typically carries little moisture, so it doesn't snow. Called on offshore flow, it also results in hot summer weather. The other frequent weather pattern is called an onshore flow. It's moist air coming in off the Pacific. Warmer, moist air means rain but no snow and moderate summer temperatures.
We don't get much snow here in the lowlands by the water. The white stuff generally stays in the mountains where it belongs.
Cold weather comes from the Eastern side of the state and typically carries little moisture, so it doesn't snow. Called on offshore flow, it also results in hot summer weather. The other frequent weather pattern is called an onshore flow. It's moist air coming in off the Pacific. Warmer, moist air means rain but no snow and moderate summer temperatures.
CAJUNLAWYER
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Old house raised about 2 feet on piers. That's how they were built way back when. One day I'm gonna get the envie to replace all the pipes with pex when it's not snowing and below freezing-but generally that feeling passes when the weather gets nice enough to actually do the work. Kinda like fixing the roof. It inly leaks when it rains
Bless you and all the first responders for all that you do! I grew up in New York and clearly remember blizzards. My dad and I
would get up early and dig out his car to go to work. Then the snow plow came through and buried it again. That's when I learned new words..
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would get up early and dig out his car to go to work. Then the snow plow came through and buried it again. That's when I learned new words..
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Doug M.
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*Woke up this morning to about 3inches on the ground with more falling. Also have 'drifts' of 6inches
Don't mind snow. Ice, freezing rain, and even worse, one of those buried under snow is a big hell no.
Time to chain up all 4 tires!
Doug M.
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^^
Time to consider staying home. I rarely need to leave the house if it is actually that bad out. I also hate chains for driving. Our Super C platform has 2 axles (it is a tandem) worth of switch controlled chains.
Time to consider staying home. I rarely need to leave the house if it is actually that bad out. I also hate chains for driving. Our Super C platform has 2 axles (it is a tandem) worth of switch controlled chains.
charlie sherrill
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I saw that New Orleans is supposed to get 5-6 inches of snow.Unbelievable. I hope ol' Caje is well prepared with various refreshing beverages to get him through it all.
There is a picture of him on FB. It looks like he could be standing near the Kremlin.
charlie sherrill
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Not the most I've ever seen but close. I'm guessing we got between three and five inches. I'm not sure because I didn't go outside and won't until it's gone, probably tomorrow. I normally feed the deer but got Jr. to do it today. I don't own any cold weather clothes or boots and at 77 years old I probably won't buy any, unless I run into something cheap at a thrift store. Then I gotta figure out where I'm going to keep it. Most of the places south of here, including my brother Louisiana Joe and Cajun Lawyer got more than we did.
