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Ivan Seeking
Jan27-08, 12:24 PM
Because we don't usually get too much, we look forward to a good snowfall. For us, having an inch or two on the ground is a once or twice a year treat. This year we haven't had any significant snow at our place and the forecasters were promising that we would get some, but holy cow! We have gotten about 4 inches since 4AM, and it is expected to continue coming down steadily through tomorrow. This could end up being a record for us!
Damn! Forgot to get catfood!!!! But it sure is beautiful out there. :smile:
larkspur
Jan27-08, 01:03 PM
Because we don't usually get too much, we look forward to a good snowfall. For us, having an inch or two on the ground is a once or twice a year treat. This year we haven't had any significant snow at our place and the forecasters were promising that we would get some, but holy cow! We have gotten about 4 inches since 4AM, and it is expected to continue coming down steadily through tomorrow. This could end up being a record for us!
Damn! Forgot to get catfood!!!! But it sure is beautiful out there. :smile:
Congratulations! Send some my way!
Huckleberry
Jan27-08, 01:25 PM
Ok, now I'm jealous. Here in Portland we just got rain. I was hoping for a snow day at work tonight. Doesn't look like it's going to happen.
It's snowing here to pretty good, I was going to go out and pick up a few things but someone just got into a fender bender right outside my apartment so I think I will just stay in and away from the idiot drivers out there.
Yesterdays forecast called for snow here in the Seattle area, so of course we have sunny blue skies. Cold, though.
Poor kitty! Are you going to be a good cat-dad and trudge through the snow for cat food?
Moonbear
Jan27-08, 03:58 PM
We've been getting the most bizarre weather here. Every time we get some nice, pretty snow, it is followed by rain that turns it to slush or completely melts it away. Though, right now, we have a very pretty dusting on everything...just the right amount that the mountains are snow-covered and pretty, but the roads are clear and safe to drive on. We do have sort of an ice/snow effect thing going on at the farm where a hose bib has burst over the weekend...it's just misting and freezing as it mists now...sort of like a snow machine. :rolleyes: As long as it's misting, at least that means the rest of the line isn't frozen yet, so it'll wait until tomorrow to get fixed. But, nothing out there seems to be working. We have little space heaters under every sink because the heat in the building isn't working and none of the pipes to the sinks are insulated, and of course they were all placed on poorly insulated outside walls. We're heating part of the building with a freezer (no, I'm not kidding...the freezer is pumping out heat and they tell us they won't fix it until they have 3 days of no snow, so I'm guessing that means they'll get around to it in April...we had 3 days of rain and I told the building manager to call them and tell them to get their butts out there since there was no snow, but apparently that doesn't make them happy either :rolleyes:), and since we don't have a freezer, I've been using the loading dock and my grad student's pick-up truck as a freezer during the experiments we've been running where we need to keep things on ice. *shakes head* I'm glad that at least it's cold enough outside to keep things frozen without a proper freezer.
drankin
Jan27-08, 03:58 PM
Yep, we haven't gotten snow this bad since 1993. Damn Global Warming!
Ivan Seeking
Jan27-08, 04:05 PM
Ok, now I'm jealous. Here in Portland we just got rain. I was hoping for a snow day at work tonight. Doesn't look like it's going to happen.
Hey Huckleberry, I didn't realize that you live in Portland. Yeah, well, I can't tell you how many times Matt Zaffino has promised snow, and you got lots but we got none. :cry:
We are looking to be socked in until tomorrow night. And we are breaking 32 degrees just long enought to provide for a nice layer of ice when it refreezes in a few hours.
As for the kitty Einstein, it looks he will have to gum the dry food. :biggrin: We actually have plenty of dry, but at 17, poor little buddy hardly has any teeth and needs to eat Fancy Feast.
Moonbear
Jan27-08, 04:16 PM
Hey Huckleberry, I didn't realize that you live in Portland. Yeah, well, I can't tell you how many times Matt Zaffino has promised snow, and you got lots but we gone none. :cry:
We are looking to be socked in until tomorrow night. And we are breaking 32 degrees just long enought to provide for a nice layer of ice when it refreezes in a few hours.
I hope Tsu doesn't need to drive to work in that! I know those in healthcare don't often get much of a choice (and those of us teaching those going into healthcare don't either, since we're breaking them in to the idea that they have to get to work/school no matter how horrid the weather).
As for the kitty Einstein, it looks he will have to gum the dry food. :biggrin: We actually have plenty of dry, but at 17, poor little buddy hardly has any teeth and needs to eat Fancy Feast.
Make a slurry by soaking it in water. Not too appetizing looking, but edible. Or, if it's just for a day or two, if you have any ground beef in the house, you can boil that with some rice for him. Not entirely perfect nutrition, but good enough to keep him fed until you can get on the roads again.
Huckleberry
Jan27-08, 04:19 PM
Hey Huckleberry, I didn't realize that you live in Portland. Yeah, well, I can't tell you how many times Matt Zaffino has promised snow, and you got lots but we gone none. :cry: Yeah, been here about two years now since I moved from Mass. I was gone [edit-from this site]for about a year and when I came back to the site I learned that Franzbear was killed by Yomamma. Can you imagine my disappointment? Lots of snow on the east coast this year. My dad tells me about it every time I call.
We are looking to be socked in until tomorrow night. And we are breaking 32 degrees just long enought to provide for a nice layer of ice when it refreezes in a few hours. Hey, ice will work for me. That should still get me a night off from work to enjoy a long weekend. I just hope it isn't like last year with all the accidents.
As for the kitty Einstein, it looks he will have to gum the dry food. :biggrin: We actually have plenty of dry, but at 17, poor little buddy hardly has any teeth and needs to eat Fancy Feast. Wow, that's quite a respectable age for a cat. He's almost as old as my brother. My brother still has most of his teeth though, but he did have his wisdom teeth removed recently.
Math Is Hard
Jan27-08, 04:25 PM
We have been having heavy rainstorms for the last few weeks in Los Angeles. Glad I bought some galoshes.
The winds frequently knock out the power here and I am thinking about getting a kerosene lamp. I have to do lots of reading at night, and using the flashlight doesn't cut it.
Moonbear
Jan27-08, 04:32 PM
Glad I bought some galoshes.
As our old farm manager used to say, "Always wear your rubbers!" :biggrin:
Math Is Hard
Jan27-08, 04:38 PM
As our old farm manager used to say, "Always wear your rubbers!" :biggrin:
Good advice! :rofl:
Math Is Hard
Jan27-08, 04:41 PM
As for the kitty Einstein, it looks he will have to gum the dry food. :biggrin: We actually have plenty of dry, but at 17, poor little buddy hardly has any teeth and needs to eat Fancy Feast.
It's about the same with Jelly. I get her those little Temptations cat treats that are crunchy on the outside and soft inside and she manages OK with those, but she avoids regular dry food now.
Ivan Seeking
Jan27-08, 05:20 PM
if you have any ground beef in the house, you can boil that with some rice for him. Not entirely perfect nutrition, but good enough to keep him fed until you can get on the roads again.
Too much fat is the biggest concern with human food?
Moonbear
Jan27-08, 06:03 PM
Too much fat is the biggest concern with human food?
Probably. Cats are primarily carnivorous, and cooking the meat destroys some vitamins, so it could just be the cooking that is the issue for them. Don't you have any mice lying around you could feed him? :biggrin:
Ivan Seeking
Jan27-08, 06:14 PM
Don't you have any mice lying around you could feed him? :biggrin:
Heh, even Bun hasn't managed to find any today. :biggrin:
As you may know, normally I get my daily offering. I thank her and then throw it outside when she isn't looking; and then tell her that I ate it. Unfortunately, she often finds it and brings it back anyway.
Moonbear
Jan27-08, 06:21 PM
Heh, even Bun hasn't managed to find any today. :biggrin:
As you may know, normally I get my daily offering. I thank her and then throw it outside when she isn't looking; and then tell her that I ate it. Unfortunately, she often finds it and brings it back anyway.
:rofl: This is the advantage of having an indoor-only cat. I only get gifts of twist ties (that's what Ember "hunts"). I did see the farm cat running around with a rather large rat not long ago though, and have seen a hawk on the farm standing over a pile of pigeon feathers a few times (usually I'll pass the hawk with a pigeon on the way in, and by the time I leave, there's nothing left but feathers).
In HS, I had a girlfriend whose cat would meet her on the back step after school every day and show here what he had killed that day. She'd tell him what a good hunter he was and rub his ears, and he would take his prize off somewhere and eat it.
Ivan Seeking
Jan27-08, 06:24 PM
I have often wondered if this is not the same instinct that we see in hunters and fishermen.
Even bees dance in front of their friends when they find a good stash. :biggrin:
:rofl: This is the advantage of having an indoor-only cat. I only get gifts of twist ties (that's what Ember "hunts"). I did see the farm cat running around with a rather large rat not long ago though, and have seen a hawk on the farm standing over a pile of pigeon feathers a few times (usually I'll pass the hawk with a pigeon on the way in, and by the time I leave, there's nothing left but feathers).In the summer, broad-winged hawks nest on my property, and maybe once a week or so, I'll find a pile of mourning dove feathers on the front patio or on the front lawn near the bird feeder.
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Ivan Seeking
Jan27-08, 07:38 PM
A little bit ago Tsu called me in the office to tell me that there is a set of human footprints coming down our driveway - one way only!
I had walked up to check the road and see if we might get out, but came back down by a different path. From the house she could only see the one set of tracks. :rofl:
Ivan, we have gotten over 5' of snow since the first of December. Thanks to mother nature, sunlight and some above-freezing weather have hardened that a bit and cut down the volume. Even so, Bun could not hunt here without posting up at holes at the ends of tunnels in the snow crafted by squirrels, voles, etc. We don't have a lot of hawks, weasels, etc, but these rodents seem to be able to exploit the snow-pack and gain an advantage. I'll have to really tighten my cellar if all these critter manage to breed.
It is still windy and snowing. I really dread the walk to school tomorrow...it will be chilly. My parents said it may hit -49 (with windchill) down there...I hope it doesn't get like that here, if it does I will be a human icicle by the time i make it to school.
GeorginaS
Jan27-08, 10:56 PM
It's been miserable blowing snow all day here, today. Right now it's -16F, feels like -44F with winds blowing at 25 miles per hour with snow. Lovely. This is supposed to hold on until about Tuesday.
I'm not thrilled about having overground, uncovered parking at work. I'm currently running through my excuses for why I can't make it into the office.
Ick, -46 degrees. I could cry right now, the walk to school this morning is going to be awful.
Moonbear
Jan28-08, 08:35 AM
Ick, -46 degrees. I could cry right now, the walk to school this morning is going to be awful.
Is that fahrenheit or celcius? *shivers either way*
Jimmy Snyder
Jan28-08, 08:57 AM
Is that fahrenheit or celcius?
It hardly matters. -40C = -40F.
Ick, -46 degrees.
Same here. On Saturday I was strolling around with a light spring jacket on, and now this crap. :grumpy:
We're supposed to get more snow and ice tomorrow. :-( It's supposed to snow all day.
Moonbear
Jan28-08, 04:48 PM
WWe do have sort of an ice/snow effect thing going on at the farm where a hose bib has burst over the weekend...it's just misting and freezing as it mists now...sort of like a snow machine. :rolleyes:
Just as a follow-up, the effect today was absolutely beautiful! Wish I had my camera with me. The weeds around it are now beautiful crystal plants, and the lawn is a field of ice stalagmites. :biggrin: It's not fixed, but someone did remove the hose bib and shut off the water to it.
Is that fahrenheit or celcius? *shivers either way*
Celsius. Holy crap it was awful. My glasses were competely frosted over by the time I was outside 2 minutes so I couldn't see and by the time I made it to school I couldn't feel my legs. Makes me feel even worse for people like my dad who have to work outside in this.
hypatia
Jan28-08, 09:07 PM
All the while, Michigan is thawing. tomorrows high 46F with rain. Its pretty normal for us to have late Jan. thaw. We all get our hopes up, then BAM, winter smacks us in the face like so many frozen flounder.
GeorginaS
Jan28-08, 09:17 PM
scorpa, sounds like you are close to where I am. It was -51F with the wind chill first thing this morning. (Which is only -46C. Seems they meet at -40 and then F takes off plummeting more quickly after that.) Yesterday was a festival of high winds and blowing snow. The roads are all snow covered because the trucks couldn't sand in high winds, and the wind and snow polished everything to a shine. Everywhere today is goshawful cold and dangerous as anything.
It is supposed to last for at least the rest of the week to, I don't mind it being cold but -46 is pretty much my personal breaking point. It wouldn't be so bad if it wasn't for the wind :( Good old alberta, next week it will probably be +2 or something ridiculous like that just to screw with us.
Moonbear
Jan28-08, 09:34 PM
Good old alberta, next week it will probably be +2 or something ridiculous like that just to screw with us.
Only a Canadian would look forward to +2. :rofl: *pulls blanket closer*
DaveC426913
Jan28-08, 10:20 PM
Ick, -46 degrees. I could cry right now, the walk to school this morning is going to be awful.
Jesoozi Christoozi man! Where do you live???
Edmonton
It was -51 where my parents live today so I guess I shouldn't complain. I'm busting out my fuzzy pink socks for tomorrow.....they look ridiculous but I don't care, they are so warm.
GeorginaS
Jan28-08, 11:00 PM
Ah! A fellow Edmonchuckian! Actually, scorpa -46C is -51F. And that's what it was this morning.
And yes, +2 C is lovely weather, by comparison. I'd break out party hats for that at this point. But this really awful stuff is only supposed to hold until about Thursday and then we'll get to about -20C or so, again. So they're predicting.
And! Looking ridiculous in the super freezing cold is what being Canadian is all about. :biggrin:
Ah! A fellow Edmonchuckian! Actually, scorpa -46C is -51F. And that's what it was this morning.
And yes, +2 C is lovely weather, by comparison. I'd break out party hats for that at this point. But this really awful stuff is only supposed to hold until about Thursday and then we'll get to about -20C or so, again. So they're predicting.
And! Looking ridiculous in the super freezing cold is what being Canadian is all about. :biggrin:
Haha I don't understand the farenheight scale at all, it was -51C at my parents house though. And yeah I would kill for +2, but i'll take -20 over what it is now. I'm glad this weather is only staying around until thursday, if was any longer I would probably have broken down and bought a extension cord so I could drive to school instead of walk and plug my car in there. It better not be like this over reading week because I am going skiing at Marmot Basin....if it is this cold I will be staying home. Summer seems so far away........
GeorginaS
Jan28-08, 11:16 PM
Haha I don't understand the farenheight scale at all Me neither. They meet at -40 and then F takes off more quickly than C. Dunno.
it was -51C at my parents house though. They must be just out of town in the country somewhere, then. Yikes! Although, do you think we'd really notice the difference between -46 and -51? Once it gets past -30, it seems pretty much the same to me. Just damn cold.
I am going skiing at Marmot Basin Lucky you! I'll hope for better weather for you, then.
Summer seems so far away........
Isn't that just the truth. We've been pretty fortunate, so far, this year with winter weather. Last year was unbelievable.
Ivan Seeking
Jan29-08, 02:24 AM
We ended up getting perhaps eight inches of snow. I barely got up the drive this evening using chains!
Huckleberry
Jan29-08, 09:02 AM
We ended up getting perhaps eight inches of snow. I barely got up the drive this evening using chains! No snow sticking where I am, but the flakes that are falling right now are enormous. It's a mix of rain and snow with high wind, and some of the flakes are about an inch around. I was just driving home from work trying to dodge the largest of them.
It is supposed to last for at least the rest of the week to, I don't mind it being cold but -46 is pretty much my personal breaking point. It wouldn't be so bad if it wasn't for the wind :( Good old alberta, next week it will probably be +2 or something ridiculous like that just to screw with us.They close schools here when it gets into single digits (fahrenheit) because they consider it dangerous for kids to even wait outside for a bus in those temperatures. I hope you use good thermal underwear. Scorpa if I lived near you, I'd drive you to school, except my car probably wouldn't start in weather that cold. :eek:
They close schools here when it gets into single digits (fahrenheit) because they consider it dangerous for kids to even wait outside for a bus in those temperatures. I hope you use good thermal underwear. Scorpa if I lived near you, I'd drive you to school, except my car probably wouldn't start in weather that cold. :eek:Holy Cow! If they closed schools here when the temps hit single digits, kids would have to go to school most of the summer just to make up the lost days.
Holy Cow! If they closed schools here when the temps hit single digits, kids would have to go to school most of the summer just to make up the lost days.We're not prepared for weather that cold. A school superintendant was severly reprimanded last year for keeping school open on a 5 degree day. The buses never made it to get the kids because the type of diesel fuel the buses used gelled up. His district was the only one not to close and it was all over the news. Kids freezing at bus stops.
Moonbear
Jan29-08, 11:45 AM
They close schools here when it gets into single digits (fahrenheit) because they consider it dangerous for kids to even wait outside for a bus in those temperatures. I hope you use good thermal underwear. Scorpa if I lived near you, I'd drive you to school, except my car probably wouldn't start in weather that cold. :eek:
I don't get it...they do that here too. We never had such luxury when I was a kid, you just learned to bundle up! Every year here, they have problems with the buses not starting too, same thing...because the fuel gels. Have they never heard of engine heaters? I could understand if you lived in a place where it gets that cold only one or two days a year, but when it happens for a couple weeks at a time every year, I don't get it. Today, a bunch of schools had delayed openings. I have no idea why. It was warm and rainy...no ice, no snow, no cold, not even windy. I'm starting to think the superintendants just don't like going to school in January, so call off a bunch of snow days or delayed openings so they can sleep in too.
DaveC426913
Jan29-08, 12:12 PM
Haha I don't understand the farenheight scale at all,
Conversion is easy:
If you're given a fahrenheit temp, just subtract 30 and halve the result. It's right within a few degrees:
. F . . . C
100 ~ .35
. 80 ~ .25
. 40 ~ . 5
. .0 ~ -15
-20 ~ -25
-40 ~ -35
Heat Wave! The outside temp just got up to 35 deg F. I might have to put on a pair of shorts and go for a walk.:cool:
We're currently experiencing blizzard conditions, I can barely see across the street and the snow is blowing sideways at 40mph. Just lovely.
rewebster
Jan29-08, 01:05 PM
we're supposed to be getting that same storm this evening
but--its about 62 degrees right now--and it going down to about 10 tonight
rewebster
Jan29-08, 04:17 PM
now its 18 degrees with snow
Ivan Seeking
Jan29-08, 04:23 PM
Conversion is easy:
If you're given a fahrenheit temp, just subtract 30 and halve the result. It's right within a few degrees:
. F . . . C
100 ~ .35
. 80 ~ .25
. 40 ~ . 5
. .0 ~ -15
-20 ~ -25
-40 ~ -35
Or take a walk on the wild side and multiply by 5/9 instead of 5/10. :biggrin:
Ivan Seeking
Jan29-08, 04:27 PM
No snow sticking where I am, but the flakes that are falling right now are enormous. It's a mix of rain and snow with high wind, and some of the flakes are about an inch around. I was just driving home from work trying to dodge the largest of them.
We are still melting down, but it has been raining and mixed at nearly 40F.
Last night was the first time that Bun braved the elements to come down to my office. Normally she pretty much lives down here, but she has never seen snow like this before and she was afraid to walk in it! :rofl: When I went up to the house later, I had to carry her on my shoulder. :rolleyes:
Ivan Seeking
Jan29-08, 06:02 PM
Uh oh, the temp has dropped and it's snowing like crazy out there! I hope Tsu can get home tonight...
The weather reports have indicated that we could get another 4 inches, but I wasn't believing it until now.
Hope Tsu's either OK for driving or can hang tight where she is. 4" of snow would not inhibit a bit of travel around here, unless it was VERY wet stuff coming down on VERY cold roadways. My wife leaves for work often before 5am and she blasts through 18-24" of snowbanks at the end of the driveway with impunity. We bought her a Subaru Legacy with all-wheel drive, ABS and traction control. A better choice for us might have been a Forester or similar on the same platform but with a little more clearance. If you live in a place where snow, ice, etc, is common and you are in an industry in which your participation is mandatory, Subaru has some light, fuel-efficient vehicles that can help make that all happen. Studded snow tires on my wife's Legacy make her little car MUCH more nimble and reliable in the snow than my Nissan 4x4 pickup. 'Nuf sed! I really need a pickup for some things (fertilizer, dump-runs, etc), but if I didn't, we'd own two Subarus instead.
Ivan Seeking
Jan29-08, 07:04 PM
We rarely get this much. And really the biggest problems are that when we get snow, we usually get a lot of ice, and we live in the foothills - black ice can be a huge problem. The 4WD trucks and such do well to a point, but nothing gets traction on a steep, ice covered road.
The other problem is that we have a long steep driveway - about 300 feet long and steepest at the top. One year I tried to climb it in the pu truck with about a foot of snow on the ground, and the truck ended up sitting in Tsu's garden for two weeks. :biggrin:
Moonbear
Jan29-08, 07:08 PM
We rarely get this much. And really the biggest problems are that when we get snow, we usually get a lot of ice, and we live in the foothills - black ice can be a huge problem. The 4WD trucks and such do well to a point, but nothing gets traction on a steep, ice covered road.
The other problem is that we have a long steep driveway - about 300 feet long and steepest at the top.
Time to tie a long rope to the front door and toss the other end down the driveway to Tsu can pull herself up to the house! I hope the road conditions hold out for her to get home...otherwise she's going to have a very LONG night, probably stuck covering for the people who can't get to work while she can't get home.
Ivan Seeking
Jan29-08, 07:11 PM
Time to tie a long rope to the front door and toss the other end down the driveway to Tsu can pull herself up to the house! I hope the road conditions hold out for her to get home...otherwise she's going to have a very LONG night, probably stuck covering for the people who can't get to work while she can't get home.
If it gets really bad, she will show up on Integral's doorstep at midnight. :biggrin:
Getting out - up the driveway - is the hardest part. But coming the other way, she could end up sliding and/or rolling down the hill into a cow fence. Not good. You could definitely die trying to come down the driveway on ice.
Moonbear
Jan29-08, 07:21 PM
If it gets really bad, she will show up on Integral's doorstep at midnight. :biggrin:
I'm sure he'll be thrilled....oh, wait, he'll still be at work...I'm sure Derivative will be thrilled. :uhh:
Getting out - up the driveway - is the hardest part. But coming the other way, she could end up sliding and/or rolling down the hill into a cow fence. Not good. You could definitely die trying to come down the driveway on ice.
Oh, I thought the slope was the other way. In that case, better leave her a sled at the top, or an ice axe she can use to slow her descent?
Ivan Seeking
Jan29-08, 07:27 PM
Oh, I thought the slope was the other way. In that case, better leave her a sled at the top, or an ice axe she can use to slow her descent?
yeah...or we could try a parachute.
I have considered putting in resistive heating for these events, but it may well require 30,000 watts to do it. I know the state is using 100 watts per square foot in their applications, so with two, one-foot wide tracks each three-hundred feet long, at that rate it would take about 60,000 watts.
They close schools here when it gets into single digits (fahrenheit) because they consider it dangerous for kids to even wait outside for a bus in those temperatures. I hope you use good thermal underwear. Scorpa if I lived near you, I'd drive you to school, except my car probably wouldn't start in weather that cold. :eek:
Single digits, if they did that here the kids would never have school.
Today was better, it was still cold but much less windy. It took me halfway to school before I couldnt feel my legs anymore instead of only after 2 minutes haha. I just wish they would shovel the sidewalks....some places I am walking in snow halfway up to my knee and all I have is running shoes so that is annoying.
Hope Tsu's either OK for driving or can hang tight where she is. 4" of snow would not inhibit a bit of travel around here, unless it was VERY wet stuff coming down on VERY cold roadways. My wife leaves for work often before 5am and she blasts through 18-24" of snowbanks at the end of the driveway with impunity. We bought her a Subaru Legacy with all-wheel drive, ABS and traction control. A better choice for us might have been a Forester or similar on the same platform but with a little more clearance. If you live in a place where snow, ice, etc, is common and you are in an industry in which your participation is mandatory, Subaru has some light, fuel-efficient vehicles that can help make that all happen. Studded snow tires on my wife's Legacy make her little car MUCH more nimble and reliable in the snow than my Nissan 4x4 pickup. 'Nuf sed! I really need a pickup for some things (fertilizer, dump-runs, etc), but if I didn't, we'd own two Subarus instead.
I think when I graduate and get a job my next vehicle will be a Subaru. I like the AWD aspect of them plus they are very nice cars. My jeep is nearly breaking me with the price of gas so the idea of an AWD car that is good on fuel is appealing.
rewebster
Jan29-08, 09:11 PM
Ivan--are you out there shoveling the drive right now for her?
Ivan--are you out there shoveling the drive right now for her?
Che.. yeah, right. :rolleyes::rofl:
I usually just come over the top at about 35mph and FLY down the drive. :biggrin: It's not pretty if there's a skunk or possum in the driveway when I arrive. :biggrin:
I think when I graduate and get a job my next vehicle will be a Subaru. I like the AWD aspect of them plus they are very nice cars. My jeep is nearly breaking me with the price of gas so the idea of an AWD car that is good on fuel is appealing.They are Killer cars for northern climates. You do need a second set of tires with snow-treads/studs, but that's about all. These little cars are killers.! I would much rather drive my wife's Subaru Legacy in the winter than my Nissan 4x4 pickup!
Sorry, friends, but I'm too pissed at the moment to read this entire thread. (I was off duty more than 2 hours ago, but didn't realize it and so have not yet cashed out.)
All that I can say is that I've always considered myself a serious weather wimp. My comfort zone is from 85-110 degrees F. On the other side, I strolled out in my sweats and T-shirt to try to find the block heater cord on W's new car, and spent about 4 minutes, at -43 C. and wasn't uncomfortable except for my hands being a bit cold. I'm about to do my cash-out and walk home, and it's probably about -50 now.
Okay, cancel the walking home part. W just called from work and is going to pick me up when she's done in a few minutes. (And you thought that I just married her for her body...)
Come to think of it, I thought that I just married her for her body...
Darn, I just looked in my closet and the bottom part of the wall is covered in ice. You know it is cold when.
Turbo, yeah they are great cars, fun to drive to. I am thinking WRX Impreza but the idea of having to burn premium fuel kind of turns me off.
the idea of having to burn premium fuel kind of turns me off.
If it burns premium, it's barely able to call itself a car. A real car needs avgas. :rolleyes:
We're getting more snow tonight and another 4-7 inches tomorrow. :frown:
Astronuc
Jan30-08, 01:36 PM
We're just getting high winds. A high wind advisory will be in effect tonight.
A street sign blew down outside my office. Fortunately it fell on the sidewalk away from the car next to it and not falling on anyone. I went downstairs and moved it out of the wind so that it wouldn't become a projectile.
We've got 40 degrees and plenty of rain. The forecast is for clear skies tonight with temps in the single digits, so the road-sanding crews will be very busy battling the black ice.
Ivan Seeking
Jan30-08, 02:00 PM
The snow last night didn't stick. It looks like we're out of it - 40 degrees F and still melting.
I am thinking WRX Impreza but the idea of having to burn premium fuel kind of turns me off.
I just traded in my WRX for a Legacy :frown:. It just wasn't a good car for commuting - it was a stick shift.
The Legacy is great, but the WRX was a blast!
Integral
Jan30-08, 03:32 PM
We rarely get this much. And really the biggest problems are that when we get snow, we usually get a lot of ice, and we live in the foothills - black ice can be a huge problem. The 4WD trucks and such do well to a point, but nothing gets traction on a steep, ice covered road.
The other problem is that we have a long steep driveway - about 300 feet long and steepest at the top. One year I tried to climb it in the pu truck with about a foot of snow on the ground, and the truck ended up sitting in Tsu's garden for two weeks. :biggrin:
Pulling off the road onto Ivan's driveway is an act of faith, the driveway drops way so sharply that you cannot see the ground over the front bumper. The effect is amplified by the fact that you are going UP a fairly steep hill and his driveway falls off to the right, there is point where you are looking at the sky while the road falls away in front of you, :surprised the first time is the hardest.
Moonbear
Jan30-08, 07:16 PM
Pulling off the road onto Ivan's driveway is an act of faith, the driveway drops way so sharply that you cannot see the ground over the front bumper. The effect is amplified by the fact that you are going UP a fairly steep hill and his driveway falls off to the right, there is point where you are looking at the sky while the road falls away in front of you, :surprised the first time is the hardest.
That's how a LOT of roads are around here. I was looking at houses not long ago, and almost didn't see there WAS a road to get into one development (I thought maybe I missed an entrance somewhere). Started down the steep hill, realized there was only that one road in and out (circle) and decided there was NO WAY I would want to live there (I wouldn't mind if I had a job where I could always call out for snow days, but since I often don't have that luxury, I need to live someplace I can get in and out of in snow and ice), and now know why those houses are so much cheaper than others of similar size in nearby developments. It's bad enough when you can't get your car out, and worse when it's so steep you can't even walk it. But, it's fun to drive visitors around here and zoom over a road they didn't even know was there.
We got really high winds that whipped up about 3 AM, which is about the time everyone I saw today said they woke up and couldn't fall back asleep. It was really loud, and just sporadic enough to completely disturb sleep...didn't help that I had left a stack of styrofoam coolers filled with ice outside at the farm last night so they'd stay cold (still no freezer) and was wondering if they'd still be there. A bit of luck was on my side, and the wind was blowing across from the other side of the building, so they were sheltered on the loading dock where I left them. I had to hang onto my car door pretty tightly when I got out though, and needed to time carrying other boxes in to get them out between wind gusts so they weren't ripped from my hands! My face is even a bit wind burnt today from that.
Ivan Seeking
Jan30-08, 07:51 PM
Major snow events are rare enough around here so that it's really not a problem, but when it does snow heavily it is absolutely treacherous. This was about as bad as we've seen it in twenty years - only one year that was worse I think. But I have heard of five-foot snow drifts on Main St in the local town, many years ago, so it will likely happen again.
My mother-in-law really doesn't like our drive. :biggrin:
Ivan Seeking
Jan30-08, 08:02 PM
Mt Hood has gotten 40 feet of snow.
rewebster
Jan31-08, 02:30 PM
we're supposed to get between 2 and 10 inches of snow from now until tomorrow--the track is not definite
rewebster
Feb1-08, 10:23 AM
http://i226.photobucket.com/albums/dd236/rewebster/birdbaths1.jpg
http://i226.photobucket.com/albums/dd236/rewebster/birdbaths2.jpg
We ended up getting about 12 inches of new snow last night.
that's a star clematis behind
Well, it's up to -16 today, so I'm back to my spring jacket. :approve:
What's it like in 'Chuck today, Scorpa? W & I are heading up there in a couple of hours.
edit: Hmm... I see that you logged out before I got this posted. If you're back on tonight, check your PM's. I'm sending you my cell #. Give me a call tonight; we're going to hit Bourbon St. at the mall for a couple of hours. Should be in town before 10:00 (I can't remember how long a drive it is).
Thanks for the PM back, Scorpa. I have to acknowledge it here because my box is 99% full again. :redface:
Yeah, I figured that you'd probably gone home for the weekend when you didn't call. Hope it was a good time. We did have a nice wee vacation, except for the hotel we chose. It was the most horrible bed I've ever been in, and the room wouldn't get below almost 30 degrees even with the air conditioning turned on. I never dreamed that I'd run into that problem in the middle of an Alberta winter.
We spent all of today at the mall as well, mostly just strolling and shopping. I found a 'What If: Spider-Man vs. Wolverine' at Comic King, and a micro remote control helicopter to tease Lucy with. W bought a GPS unit, some shoes, and a new purse, so we're both happier than pigs in ****.
I love mini-golf, but that mall course was just humiliating. Par is 46; I shot 72 and W, who claims to be an avid golfer although she's never played since I met her, got 82.
Anyhow, hang onto that cell # and feel free to call if you ever want to.
Okay, mods... I know that this isn't a personal communications forum; I just didn't want to overload my mailbox again. I'm done. :wink:
Offtopic: I'm glad you had a good time Danger. I also have experience with being embarrassed at that mall minigolf, it is amazing how many times you can miss haha.
ONtopic: It is supposed to be -20 today! That is awesome!! I won't be numb by the time I get to school today! I think they said tomorrow is going to be even better.
DaveC426913
Feb4-08, 08:55 AM
I'm having a hard time figuring out where the rest of you Canadians live. Can you point it out on my map of Canada (http://pics.livejournal.com/davesbrain/pic/0000zce9)? Last time it was a little out-of-date, so it's been fully updated and labelled.
I'm about half-way between the left part of the 'T' crossbar and the 'c' in Vancouver. Scorpa is at the same longitude, but about level with the top of the 'V'.
Contrapositive
Feb4-08, 11:04 AM
It got down to the high 30s here in Tallahassee the other day. Think they'll cancel school? :tongue:
Today was the first day in over two months that I didn't have to chip the ice off my car. But it's going to get cold again.
DaveC426913
Feb4-08, 12:18 PM
I'm about half-way between the left part of the 'T' crossbar and the 'c' in Vancouver. Scorpa is at the same longitude, but about level with the top of the 'V'.So would that be Western Toronto or would that be far-eastern Vancouver? :biggrin:
So would that be Western Toronto or would that be far-eastern Vancouver? :biggrin:
:tongue:
Today was the first day in over two months that I didn't have to chip the ice off my car. But it's going to get cold again.
would this (http://images.google.nl/images?hl=en&q=car+covers&lr=lang_en&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wi) help? Personally, I'm very happy after a night shift just removing the thing and drive away.
It wouldn't help here, because you'd still have to tunnel your way to the car and then get a couple of guys to help you drag that tarp with 200kg of snow on it. :rolleyes:
Snow fog is here! Everybody run!
I can't see my garage from my back door, and its only 20 ft away!
Snow day to day! Second full closure of the winter. Tomorrow will prolly be a delay.
No more of this snow snow snow business lately! Today it was about +2!!!!!!!! It was glorious....I had some errands to run around the city so I drove all over with my windows down, and was wearing a tank top with just a light spring jacket! If only it would stay this way, but the way things are up here it could be back to 40 below in a day or to haha. The only crappy part of this nice weather is how gross the roads get...all slushy and dirty....my nice clean jeep didn't remain that way long.
Today it was about +2!!!!!!!! It was glorious....I had some errands to run around the city so I drove all over with my windows down, and was wearing a tank top with just a light spring jacket!
Gotta love you crazy Canucks...I talked to my dad today in Anchorage. A Chinook blew in last night, melted half their snow. Spring's just around the corner!
wildman
Feb19-08, 12:10 AM
On Saturday, we almost got snow. It was beautiful and white on the mountains only a couple of thousand feet above us. Lovely. It warmed up today though (mid 70s) and all the snow is gone except on the very tip top of the mountains 6000 feet above our house.
On Saturday, we almost got snow.
Almost getting snow is one hell of a lot better than actually getting it.
GeorginaS
Feb19-08, 08:46 AM
No more of this snow snow snow business lately! Today it was about +2!!!!!!!! It was glorious....I had some errands to run around the city so I drove all over with my windows down, and was wearing a tank top with just a light spring jacket! If only it would stay this way, but the way things are up here it could be back to 40 below in a day or to haha. The only crappy part of this nice weather is how gross the roads get...all slushy and dirty....my nice clean jeep didn't remain that way long.
Hee! I had all of the windows open in my place to let some fresh air in. They've mostly been frozen shut for a few months now. But, yeah. We were laughing about that at work on Friday. Make it a couple of degrees above zero C, and Canadians are out in their t-shirts. We're depraved. :biggrin:
We had rain and fog and temps in the 40's (F) yesterday, and it's sunny and in the low 40s already today, although the incoming front has kicked up winds that gust to at least 50 mph. Not much of a respite, likely. Our snowiest part of the year is usually late Feb - early March, and we're just heading into it.
Hee! I had all of the windows open in my place to let some fresh air in. They've mostly been frozen shut for a few months now. But, yeah. We were laughing about that at work on Friday. Make it a couple of degrees above zero C, and Canadians are out in their t-shirts. We're depraved. :biggrin:
I opened up all my windows to....it is so nice to finally get some fresh air into the apartment! Makes it smell so clean and fresh, I love it! I am so excited about this weather, all I want to do is be outside!
Make it a couple of degrees above zero C, and Canadians are out in their t-shirts. We're depraved. :biggrin:
It was +10 here yesterday, and +8 today! That's downright balmy. I just had to go outside and play (well, stroll around) a few minutes ago. I couldn't stay, though, because I can't hear the phone from out there. :frown:
My boss and I were jawing about it today. She said that a few years ago she and her husband and some friends spent a short vacation in Florida. They figured that they had the beach all to themselves because of it being the middle of the work week, and were just having the time of their lives swimming and sunbathing. Then some middle aged couple strolled up wearing toques, scarves and winter coats and said "You're Canadians, aren't you?" They asked what gave them away... turned out to be the area's coldest day on record and nobody wanted to brave the outdoors. :rolleyes:
Oh, yeah! I'd fly into Florida to do some consulting work and I'd be getting my rental car loading luggage, etc in a short-sleeved shirt and sweating at that, and people would be coming to pick up their friends and relatives wearing sweatshirts with down vests over them. My niece is moving back to Maine from Florida next summer to continue her studies, and her husband has never had to contend with real winter weather. It ought to be interesting to see if I can get him over here to help me split and stack wood when the temp is in the 30's (I usually wear a t-shirt for that). I figure if he gets cold, he'll have to work harder to keep from freezing and I'll be able to get some real work out of him.
One day I had some time to kill in Mobile AL, so I grabbed a sandwich and a couple of beers and went to Mobile Beach. It was a warm sunny day (70's) and the Gulf water was WAY warmer than any ocean water around Maine. I had a great afternoon, and never saw another person all the time I was there.
We're having another major snow storm. This is freaking unbelieveable, this has been the coldest, snowiest, iciest winter I can remember. Everywhere you go it's all you hear. Usually you have a cold snap, then it warms up, then another cold snap. Instead it's day after day after day of freezing weather. :frown:
Well, we had a major La Niņa the last few months and the sun is very quiet. It may or may not mean something.
Astronuc
Mar7-08, 09:29 AM
We're having another major snow storm. This is freaking unbelieveable, this has been the coldest, snowiest, iciest winter I can remember. Everywhere you go it's all you hear. Usually you have a cold snap, then it warms up, then another cold snap. Instead it's day after day after day of freezing weather. :frown: We're supposed to have another winter storm as well, and I have to have to do a round trip of about 300 mi this afternoon/evening.
I'll send some warm thoughts your way, Evo.
Incidentally, Tajikistan (Dushanbe) is having its coldest winter in 25 years. Energy costs are up, and demand for power apparently exceeds supply.
Michigan has been hit hard this past week too. News now says 5 to 12 Inches of the white stuff by tomorrow. I am so ready for spring....sighs
I spent much of yesterday clearing the heavy, wet snow that fell Wednesday, and today, I spent the afternoon with a friend clearing 3 feet of snow off the roof of his summer place because we are supposed to get some heavy rain this weekend. The snow pack is still porous enough to hold a bit more water, but it is heavy, so it's approaching saturation. I want spring!
larkspur
Mar7-08, 07:00 PM
We're having another major snow storm. This is freaking unbelieveable, this has been the coldest, snowiest, iciest winter I can remember. Everywhere you go it's all you hear. Usually you have a cold snap, then it warms up, then another cold snap. Instead it's day after day after day of freezing weather. :frown:
We might get half an inch of snow tomorrow morning!! Woo Hoo!! I know you all are tired of snow but I miss it. I miss the smell of the air when it snows and how quiet it gets when it is really coming down. It melts by ten a.m. if we get enough to stick to anything.:grumpy:
Math Is Hard
Mar7-08, 07:29 PM
Gee, it's already T-shirt and shorts weather again in L.A.
So boring!
Moonbear
Mar7-08, 07:32 PM
We might get half an inch of snow tomorrow morning!! Woo Hoo!! I know you all are tired of snow but I miss it. I miss the smell of the air when it snows and how quiet it gets when it is really coming down. It melts by ten a.m. if we get enough to stick to anything.:grumpy:
I can agree with that sentiment. Then again, I appreciate not having to shovel the snow, but really do wish we'd get one good snowstorm that sticks...especially if it would show up over a weekend when I could just sit and look out the window and enjoy it. :approve:
Ivan Seeking
Mar7-08, 07:54 PM
Gee, it's already T-shirt and shorts weather again in L.A.
So boring!
I remember surfing at Seal Beach on Christmas day without a wet suit.
VashtiMaiden
Mar8-08, 04:26 AM
....:cry:
Schrodinger's Dog
Mar8-08, 04:37 AM
The last time I saw snow deeper than an inch or two was in the late 80's *sigh*. It doesn't help that there's a large range of hills that extends nearly all the way to London, which tends to get any snow that has a chance dumped on it.
I love snow, the feeling under your feet is just divine.
As a kid I used to live in Kent, an area of the country that seems to be predisposed to snow more often, despite being on the South coast, I made a fortune from clearing driveways back then.
larkspur
Mar8-08, 07:13 AM
We are having a snow storm right now!!! One flake a minute!!!
VashtiMaiden
Mar8-08, 07:44 AM
I wish it will snow here in the Philippines....
undrcvrbro
Mar8-08, 11:07 AM
Spend a month in Cleveland and you'll never want to hear the word snow again.
Its a sideways snowstorm, hitting me square in the face at 30 mph!
VashtiMaiden
Mar8-08, 06:10 PM
Spend a month in Cleveland and you'll never want to hear the word snow again.
:rolleyes: one day is ok...
larkspur
Mar8-08, 06:13 PM
We had a total of 0.000001 inches. It didn't last long though........no chance to go sledding or make snow balls.:wink:
undrcvrbro
Mar8-08, 06:23 PM
:rolleyes: one day is ok...
Haha. Yeah, just try living there.
We had rain today - sometimes torrential, and may have picked up 2-3" of it. I may have to do a drive-about tomorrow to see what it does to the streams and rivers. Luckily, we're in for some colder weather in the short term so that the ripe snow-pack doesn't melt precipitously and destroy dams, bridges, etc. Long-term, we have a serious threat though.
VashtiMaiden
Mar8-08, 06:45 PM
Haha. Yeah, just try living there.
hmmm... one hour will be fine...
undrcvrbro
Mar8-08, 06:47 PM
gotcha...
Moonbear
Mar8-08, 07:45 PM
We've been getting snow today. It was rain and sleet this morning, but it finally turned to snow and started sticking this afternoon, and was kind enough not to start REALLY sticking until I was done running errands. :smile: I don't have to go anywhere tomorrow, so I hope it keeps pouring snow so I can enjoy it.
Hi, Moonie! Currently, we've got torrential rains pounding on the metal roof, and hopefully it won't translate into heavy flooding, though the prospects for late March/early April are a bit bleaker. The heavy snow-pack this winter (2-3-4' or more through most of the state with high water content) is a threat. A warm 3-4 day period with rain could devastate our infrastructure.
Spring has sprung here. Lots of flowers. It is beautiful in the mountains.
Moonbear
Mar9-08, 05:09 PM
Nothing left but a few white patches on the grass now to remind us we had snow yesterday. :frown: I just want ONE nice pretty snow that sticks and lasts more than a day and is enough to build a snowman.
I wish I could send you a few hundred cubic yards of snow. I won't even glimpse my front lawn until late April/early May.
VashtiMaiden
Mar10-08, 06:42 AM
5 minutes of snow! i hope so... lol.. here in the Philippines
Astronuc
Mar10-08, 06:47 AM
We had lots of rain on Saturday and some areas flooded. Our flood control system worked and our basement remained dry.
Saturday evening through Sunday morning, we had high winds, with gusts about 40 mph. Some trees came down in the area, but our neighborhood didn't have any problems.
Astronuc
Mar22-08, 10:16 AM
Record flooding leaves deadly mark across Midwest (http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/03/19/severe.weather.ap/index.html)
Missouri governor seeks federal disaster declaration for 70 counties
PIEDMONT, Missouri (AP) -- Residents of low-lying towns stacked sandbags or grabbed belongings and evacuated Wednesday as a foot of rain pushed rivers over their banks in the nation's midsection. At least 13 deaths had been linked to the weather, and three people were missing.
Record or near-record flood crests were forecast in several towns in Missouri. Flooding was reported in large areas of Arkansas and parts of southern Illinois, southern Indiana and southwestern Ohio.
. . . .
And we're back to freezing temperatures again. :mad: I can't set my seedlings out during the day, it's too cold.
It might get above freezing today, but with the 20-25 mph winds, it won't feel too warm. Without counting any future snowfall, Caribou, ME has set a record 182.5" of snowfall - the highest total since records were kept in the 1930's. We've had well over 10' of snow here this year, but they have topped 15' and still have another month or so of potential snows.
We do not get weather in England, extremes like you yanks get would stop our country dead.
I have my fingers crossed for you Turbo, and hope you will not need a garden ark.
We do not get weather in England, extremes like you yanks get would stop our country dead.
I have my fingers crossed for you Turbo, and hope you will not need a garden ark.When I planted my garlic last December, I drove a 4' wooden stake to mark where the German garlic stopped and the Russian garlic started. There might have been 3' or so sticking out of the ground, and right now I can see about 8-10" of the stake - the rest is covered with snow. When the snow melts, I might have to wear my snowshoes when I till the garden to keep from getting stuck in the mud. :uhh: Normally, we can start planting around the end of May, but that might get delayed this year.
When I planted my garlic last December, I drove a 4' wooden stake to mark where the German garlic stopped and the Russian garlic started.
No vampires in your garden then! :smile:
Garth
No vampires in your garden then! :smile:
GarthUntil the garlic sprouts, I hope the stake will scare them off. :uhh:
hypatia
Mar22-08, 12:10 PM
6 fresh inches of Easter snow over night.:cry:
6 fresh inches of Easter snow over night.:cry:Hope the easter Bunny hasn't hidden the eggs yet. :frown: All the little children out in their brand new Easter snow suits...
6 fresh inches of Easter snow over night.:cry:
I never thought that I'd see you cry about getting 6 inches overnight.
Schrodinger's Dog
Mar22-08, 03:40 PM
I saw a house fly a month ago that's how warm it is atm here! Please no Disney jokes. :wink:
I saw a house fly a month ago that's how warm it is atm here! Please no Disney jokes. :wink:
I don't know from Disney, but where the hell do you live that you have flying houses?
Schrodinger's Dog
Mar22-08, 04:37 PM
I don't know from Disney, but where the hell do you live that you have flying houses?
I've seen a horse fly, it's not uncommon over here. :smile:
So you're in Greece? Or have Pegusi gone international?
Schrodinger's Dog
Mar22-08, 04:43 PM
So you're in Greece? Or have Pegusi gone international?
No England, we see them all the time. I'm surprised you don't. :smile:
No England, we see them all the time. I'm surprised you don't. :smile:
Probably has something to do with what you feed them.
Schrodinger's Dog
Mar22-08, 05:05 PM
Probably has something to do with what you feed them.
Yeah its Red Bull apparently it gives you wings.
I'm definitely detecting bull, but I'm not sure what colour it is.
Schrodinger's Dog
Mar22-08, 05:11 PM
I'm definitely detecting bull, but I'm not sure what colour it is.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSaaV5LeQEY
Nah it's a fact it's scientific. :smile:
:rofl:
I've seen that 'scientist' character in the ads, but never that specific one.
We actually have a bit of a problem with that stuff here. A lot of kids have taken to making highballs with it. Since that's not a good idea, it's illegal for a bar here to make one. On the other hand, they just sell a shot of rye or whatever and a can of Bull; the kids are free to mix it themselves. :rolleyes:
Anyhow, my shift is over, so I'll outta here. Catch you later.
You want snow? We've got snow! Here is a view of the western mountains from the road that I live on.
http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x318/turbo-1/mountains.jpg
We had snow today but it didn't settle as the ground was wet. :frown:
We had snow again yesterday, but it didn't last long.
Is it perpetual winter for all the members of PF (except me) or something?
Is it perpetual winter for all the members of PF (except me) or something?In Maine, winter can be long and hard on people and wildlife alike. Winter this year is very similar to the winters of the 1950's and 1960's. Lots of snow and enough consistently cold weather to keep it from melting off. We've had a couple of brief thaws and a couple of rainy/drizzly days, but they didn't cause much run-off. Instead they compacted the snow so we don't have 10 feet of fluffy stuff on the ground. In the last several years we have had warm dry winters with little or no snow-cover. This year, our snow-cover is in the top 25% (and climbing) since records have been kept, and its water content is high. As much as I wish for spring to come, I want it to arrive gradually. A sudden warm wet spell could make the disastrous floods of 1987 look like a kiddie pool.
Ivan Seeking
Mar24-08, 01:47 PM
We are definitely into spring here in Oregon. The grass is growing quickly, the trees are blooming, temps are in the mid thirties by night and the high forties by day, we are getting plenty of rain, and the creek is running at a gentle rumble. We have a huge snow pack in the mountains above us so there was a threat of flooding should it get too warm too quickly, but in fact we are still having occasional hail storms at low elevations, so it looks to be an beautiful spring.
It is my favorite time of year in Oregon. Our place takes on a special sweetness when everything comes to life and the creek is still rumbling in the backround. And I'm sitting right in the middle of it in my office - one of the top perks of self-employment and working at home. Of course, on the down side there are days when I only see the light of day on my walk down to the office around 8AM and I don't quit until after midnight. :biggrin:
Of course, on the down side there are days when I only see the light of day on my walk down to the office around 8AM and I don't quit until after midnight. :biggrin:I spent a few years self-employed, and I can assure you that I was about the most demanding boss I've ever had. When I was programming, I'd get on a roll writing code, lose track of time, and only quit when my wife would get up and remind me that I had to be at a client's place in about 6-7 hours. :yuck:
Ivan Seeking
Mar28-08, 03:37 PM
Snow showers today. :rolleyes:
Schrodinger's Dog
Mar28-08, 03:42 PM
Is it perpetual winter for all the members of PF (except me) or something?
And me closest we got was some hail stones last week. Way too warm here. Bit of snow up North though, but nothing serious.
Getting snow again today. Luckily, we seem to be on the northern fringe of the storm and won't get more than a few inches.
matthyaouw
Mar28-08, 03:56 PM
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2371/2366654127_0216238f80_m.jpg (http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2371/2366654127_0216238f80.jpg)
Finally had some decent snow the other day! Came nearly up to eye level. If you happened to bring your eyes to near ground level for the sake of a photo anyway...
Seriously though, the deepest I saw was 6 inches and that's quite enough for me. Shame it all vanished the day it fell though.
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2371/2366654127_0216238f80_m.jpg (http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2371/2366654127_0216238f80.jpg)
Finally had some decent snow the other day! Came nearly up to eye level. If you happened to bring your eyes to near ground level for the sake of a photo anyway...
Seriously though, the deepest I saw was 6 inches and that's quite enough for me. Shame it all vanished the day it fell though.
Nice shot! Look out for the truck coming up behind you!
I spent a few years self-employed, and I can assure you that I was about the most demanding boss I've ever had. When I was programming, I'd get on a roll writing code, lose track of time, and only quit when my wife would get up and remind me that I had to be at a client's place in about 6-7 hours. :yuck:
That sounds just like our house!! Although half the time I don't know if Ivan has a meeting or not because I couldn't stay up long enough (and I get off work at midnight and go to bed around 3 or 4 a.m.!!!) to see him when he finally came up to the house. If the car is gone in the morning when I get up, I know he had a meeting with someone, somewhere. The man is a workaholic.
That sounds just like our house!! Although half the time I don't know if Ivan has a meeting or not because I couldn't stay up long enough (and I get off work at midnight and go to bed around 3 or 4 a.m.!!!) to see him when he finally came up to the house. If the car is gone in the morning when I get up, I know he had a meeting with someone, somewhere. The man is a workaholic.My wife tried to keep me from self-destructing, but after over 10 years of industrial shift-work she was willing to let me beat myself up a lot more than she'd tolerate today.
Schrodinger's Dog
Apr6-08, 02:50 AM
It's snowing in chunks here. Yay! Looks like it might even be quite deep. First time in about 20 years. Bloody global warming. :smile:
Friday - beautiful day, snow is all gone and melted, the temperature is plus 7, people are out riding their motorcycles, jogging, and just enjoying the day.
Saturday - Wake up. Look outside to find it snowed a few inches and looks like a winter wonderland again. At least it was warm.
Schrodinger's Dog
Apr6-08, 11:17 AM
Easy come easy go it was all gone by midday, now it's a beautiful sunny day. All in all a win/win day. :smile:
We had heavy, wet slushy snow on Friday, a little sun yesterday and heavy overcast today. the AccuWeather forecast calls for lots of 50 deg weather for the next week with below-freezing nights. If we can stay in a weather pattern like that for the next several weeks, the snow-pack might decrease enough to lessen the danger of flooding.
According to the calendar, spring is here, but here is what my house looks like today from the road. Yes, there is still a wreath on the door - what can I say? :redface:
http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x318/turbo-1/springhouse.jpg
It is freezing outside and we are supposed to have snow tonight, tomorrow AND the day after. This is UNREAL.
The stores have already received their spring shipments of plants and they're trying to stack them inside in any space they can find instead of outside in the garden center. No one's buying any plants because IT'S SNOWING. :bugeye:
Astronuc
Apr11-08, 04:56 PM
It is freezing outside and we are supposed to have snow tonight, tomorrow AND the day after. This is UNREAL.
The stores have already received their spring shipments of plants and they're trying to stack them inside in any space they can find instead of outside in the garden center. No one's buying any plants because IT'S SNOWING. :bugeye: Is that typical or is this a late winter? I'm aware that the mid-section of the US has been getting some nasty weather.
We traditionally do not plant until Mother's Day - 2nd Sunday in May because we could conceivably have a frost by May 15.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJUFTm6cJXM
Oddly enough, balancing the cold in the west is an unusual hot North East Asia for the time of the year.
Ivan Seeking
Apr11-08, 05:23 PM
We are supposed to hit 70 degrees F this weekend! Yippie!!!
We are supposed to hit 70 degrees F this weekend! Yippie!!!We are supposed to get mixed rain and snow all weekend. yay...
Is that typical or is this a late winter? Definitely not typical, our highs should be near 70F and our lows near 45-50F, instead, our highs have been in the mid forties. We are in planting zone 3 for outdoor planting of annuals in April.
Definitely not typical, our highs should be near 70F and our lows near 45-50F, instead, our highs have been in the mid forties. We are in planting zone 3 for outdoor planting of annuals in April.I am just now getting glimpses of soil in my vegetable garden and a few spots of lawn on areas that are favorably elevated toward the mid-day sun. The snow on the front lawn is still 2' deep or more. This is atypical of the last decade or so, but not to different from the winters of the '50s and '60s.
Astronuc
Apr11-08, 06:06 PM
Our high today was about 58°F (14°), although by the river and outside the city, it was a few degrees cooler. Up around Saratoga Springs, it was low 30's °F.
We are supposed to have some rain, possibly heavy, this weekend, then by Monday, below freezing temperatures overnight.
Ivan Seeking
Apr18-08, 08:04 PM
It is snowing in areas around Portland now, and the forecast for this weekend: Snow showers.
Freeze warnings have been issued for much of the State and the fruit growers are holding their breath. Entire crops could turn to vaporware by morning.
Moonbear
Apr18-08, 08:45 PM
It was 85 F today!!!! :biggrin: Yay! Spring is here! Though, we usually get one more frost before May is done. It's going to be a beautiful weekend though. I went out earlier and got my pots and potting soil and am ready to spend the weekend transplanting my seedlings. Not ready to put them outside just yet, but it's time to get them out of the starter packs and into small pots to transplant into the larger pots next month. :biggrin:
Last weekend it was nearly +20 everyone was out in shorts and tanktops, this weekend it is supposed to be around -10 or so windy and snowy. Oh well makes it a lot easier to study for finals when it is crappy out.
It was 41F today and wet. Spring has yet to arrive here. All of the nurseries have sent their spring annuals to the stores, but it's too cold to plant. There were a few brave souls huddled up in coats looking through the flowers, but no one was buying. It should be in the 70's right now.
Yesterday we had a bad hailstorm, maybe what is left of the plants will go for cheap. I've never seen anything like this in the 15 years that I've lived here.
It was 41F today and wet. Spring has yet to arrive here. All of the nurseries have sent their spring annuals to the stores, but it's too cold to plant. There were a few brave souls huddled up in coats looking through the flowers, but no one was buying. It should be in the 70's right now.
Yesterday we had a bad hailstorm, maybe what is left of the plants will go for cheap. I've never seen anything like this in the 15 years that I've lived here.
I can relate, Evo. Here in Washington, we're getting snow. SNOW! Here...in mid-April! I have a fire in the fireplace and I'm wearing long sleeves.
It was 85 F today!!!! :biggrin: Yay! Spring is here! Though, we usually get one more frost before May is done. It's going to be a beautiful weekend though. I went out earlier and got my pots and potting soil and am ready to spend the weekend transplanting my seedlings. Not ready to put them outside just yet, but it's time to get them out of the starter packs and into small pots to transplant into the larger pots next month. :biggrin:
It hit 80° here last weekend. Tonight: snow level at 500 ft.
wildman
Apr18-08, 11:34 PM
Frosts are a distant dream here. It is expected to be in the 90's this weekend. The real heat is not far behind. However, it is beautiful with the deserts full of wildflowers.
Schrodinger's Dog
Apr19-08, 03:35 AM
It's raining again, I am officially allowed to moan about it, it's part of our legal system if not a formal right given by constitution.
Snow? Don't even know what it is?
Ivan Seeking
Apr19-08, 02:36 PM
It absolutely pouring hail out there! It is very light hail, almost snow, but heavy enough to fail like ice, and coming down as hard as I've ever seen it. It is quite a sight! Within minutes we had signicant ground coverage.
Got over a foot of snow, and we are expecting another 5-10 cm today. I want to cry. Summer holidays start Thursday!
GeorginaS
Apr22-08, 08:20 AM
It's just nuts, here. It's -10C (feels like -18C) with blowing snow and has been like this, almost non-stop, since Saturday. It's still going strong this morning. It's pretty miserable. I really, really want spring to come back. I was enjoying it.
It's just nuts, here. It's -10C (feels like -18C) with blowing snow and has been like this, almost non-stop, since Saturday. It's still going strong this morning. It's pretty miserable. I really, really want spring to come back. I was enjoying it.
I looked like a snowball by the time I got to school this morning, you couldn't even tell I was wearing a black coat. I miss that one day of spring we had to!
It's currently 77 in the shade, and the frogs are having wild parties in our two back-yard ponds, croaking and chasing each other around. The pond in back of the house is probably 90% ice-covered, but the one near the garden is clear and busy. I still have snow-banks in front of the house and the garage, and my apple trees are still surrounded by snow. Temps like this can melt the stuff off eventually. I'm not hoping for rain, because we still have considerable snow-pack in the forests, and the risk of flooding is pretty significant.
Ivan Seeking
Apr29-08, 08:20 PM
Mount Hood, which is just East of Portland, Oregon, has now received over 800 inches of snow this season, and it's still snowing!
Here it is, late April, and one of the popular ski areas is reporting a 213 inch base.
Astronuc
Apr29-08, 08:26 PM
Weeelllll - so much for Spring. We're supposed to have frost tonight and freeze tomorrow night.
gravenewworld
Apr29-08, 08:27 PM
I posted this before.
Oswego, NY
http://aycu35.webshots.com/image/13354/2003385890951744064_rs.jpg
Math Is Hard
Apr29-08, 08:30 PM
Weeelllll - so much for Spring. We're supposed to have frost tonight and freeze tomorrow night.
Good lord! We've had temps in the high 90's here. Not fun - I hate the heat since my slumlord forbids AC.
Moonbear
Apr29-08, 08:32 PM
Just a frost predicted tonight, but that's not too unusual. I don't usually consider it to be past the chance of frost at night until Mother's Day. It was a miserably cold, rainy day after so many nice warm days though that it feels even colder than it is. It's supposed to be Kiddie Days at the farm, but I only saw two buses...hopefully the kids have raindates for later in the week...Thursday and Friday are supposed to be warm and sunny again (but there should still be plenty of mud puddles to keep the kids happy :biggrin:).
George Jones
Apr29-08, 09:11 PM
We are still experiencing the effects of our snowy winter, flooding.
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/new-brunswick/story/2008/04/29/nb-flood.html
Yes, the St. John river on the Maine - New Brunswick is flooding and is expected to continue to rise, prompting evacuations.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080430/ap_on_re_us/flooding;_ylt=AkQgCH3zp9k2PKtWZjYpYWSs0NUE
I took a ride around today to look at the streams and rivers. Here is the Carrabassett River - normally a low-flow series of cascades over the rocks. It is nowhere near as high as I had expected, given the torrential rains we had yesterday.
http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x318/turbo-1/carrabasett.jpg
Here is a shot of the North Channel Dam in Skowhegan. Every flood-gate on this dam and on it's companion hydro dam was wide open. Still, this is not really high flow given the recent weather - it could be much worse.
http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x318/turbo-1/kennebec.jpg
And here is an illustration of just how fickle the weather can be, and why we dodged a bullet. Much of the precipitation that fell in the western mountains fell in the form of snow. That big ski-mountain in the background is Sugarloaf, and the eastern slopes of that mountain and surrounding mountains drain into the Carrabassett River. If all that new snow had fallen as rain, the Carrabassett would have jumped its banks for certain.
http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x318/turbo-1/mountains-1.jpg
"Snow, snow, snow" indeed! We lucked out.
A possible reason for this sudden cold spell could be the reversal of the Pacific Decadal Oscillation (http://wattsupwiththat.wordpress.com/2008/04/29/nasa-pdo-flip-to-cool-phase-confirmed-cooler-times-ahead/).
Astronuc
May1-08, 05:57 AM
Here is a shot of the North Channel Dam in Skowhegan. Every flood-gate on this dam and on it's companion hydro dam was wide open. Still, this is not really high flow given the recent weather - it could be much worse. That's still a good flow. I'll see if I can dig up the pics I took there last summer for some perspective.
Right now...
THESE ARE SUPERCELL THUNDERSTORMS. DUE TO THE ROTATING NATURE OF THESE STORMS...THEY ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING ALL TYPES OF SEVERE WEATHER... INCLUDING EXTREMELY LARGE HAIL... DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS AND POSSIBLY TORNADOES. MOVE QUICKLY TO A SAFE SHELTER...PREFERABLY INTO AN INTERIOR ROOM...SUCH AS A BATHROOM OR A CLOSET...OR INTO A BASEMENT.
Ivan Seeking
May1-08, 06:53 PM
Eeeeeek! Then why are you online?
Course I guess there's still enough light to see something coming?
Right now...
THESE ARE SUPERCELL THUNDERSTORMS. DUE TO THE ROTATING NATURE OF THESE STORMS...THEY ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING ALL TYPES OF SEVERE WEATHER... INCLUDING EXTREMELY LARGE HAIL... DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS AND POSSIBLY TORNADOES. MOVE QUICKLY TO A SAFE SHELTER...PREFERABLY INTO AN INTERIOR ROOM...SUCH AS A BATHROOM OR A CLOSET...OR INTO A BASEMENT.Eek!! I hope you live in a nice solid place - not some shoddy, pretty, but flimsy building. My best wishes. Stay safe.
tornado sirens just went off
Ivan Seeking
May1-08, 07:21 PM
Take Cover!!!
Astronuc
May1-08, 07:37 PM
tornado sirens just went off
The radar shows a strong cell moving right over you, Evo, and one to the southwest, which is moving NE.
there is a circular spinning cloud wall approaching.
I have no basement, Inside room or ravine?
Astronuc
May1-08, 07:54 PM
there is a circular spinning cloud wall approaching.
I have no basement, Inside room or ravine? Downstairs (and preferably interior) bathroom or closet with pillows or cushions would be best alternative.
Hoping for the best at your end.
The Evo child is here and she has stocked the bathroom, with everything we could need to survive if trapped. (she's terrified of storms) The plan is I grab the fruit bat, she grabs Foofer. I have a couple of heavy hammers to try to remove debris if possible, I should get a sledge hammer.
The sirens aren't helping her calm down any.
Evo, I hope you and your daughter and your animals are all OK! I'll be worried until I see your next post...
You won't be reading this in time to make any difference, but it's nice to be in a small room with some structural integrity if you can manage it. Short spans of overhead trusses/stringers are good.
I just watched one of your weather channels, boy are you guy having some tough times,
Hope all will turn out ok for Evo, child and pets.
We're just under a tornado warning until 1 am now, with another storm approaching, but the intense wind and rain have let up, still a lot of lightning.
Thanks everyone. Poor Evo Child is very uncomfortable, she's been afraid of lightning and thunder since she was little.
Hmmm,, the news says some houses on my old street were hit by lightning. Can I be lucky enought that this time it burns to the ground? Last time it was hit by lightning, I just lost $10,000 in appliances.
Glad to hear you're OK :smile: ! I hope the storms tonight miss your area.
I know it's tough to see your kid scared when there's really nothing you can do about it...take good care.
wildman
May24-08, 01:55 PM
It was 103 here just a couple of days ago... Then cold weather hit and it dropped to the low 60's in Tucson and it SNOWED a foot on the local mountains. So much for the camping trip.
The roads are closed on Mt. Graham and chains required where they are plowed. It really put out a fire that was burning in the hot dry mountains....
It's cold here also, I'm wearing a heavy sweater. This may be the first Memorial Day where I will have a jacket on to grill outside. :bugeye:
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