Record Snowfall Delights Locals - 4" Since 4AM!

[Ivan Seeking]

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.

 

[scorpa]

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.

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 couldn't 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.

 

[scorpa]

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]

Ivan--are you out there shoveling the drive right now for her?

 

[Tsu]

Ivan--are you out there shoveling the drive right now for her?

Che.. yeah, right.

I usually just come over the top at about 35mph and FLY down the drive. It's not pretty if there's a skunk or possum in the driveway when I arrive.

 

[turbo]

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!

 

[Danger]

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...

 

[scorpa]

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.

 

[Danger]

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.

 

[Evo]

We're getting more snow tonight and another 4-7 inches tomorrow.

 

[Astronuc]

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.

 

[turbo]

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]

The snow last night didn't stick. It looks like we're out of it - 40 degrees F and still melting.

 

[lisab]

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 . 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]

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.

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, the first time is the hardest.

 

[Moonbear]

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, 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 into 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]

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.

 

[Ivan Seeking]

Mt Hood has gotten 40 feet of snow.

 

[rewebster]

we're supposed to get between 2 and 10 inches of snow from now until tomorrow--the track is not definite

 

[Danger]

Well, it's up to -16 today, so I'm back to my spring jacket.
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).

 

[Danger]

Thanks for the PM back, Scorpa. I have to acknowledge it here because my box is 99% full again.
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.

 

[scorpa]

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]

I'm having a hard time figuring out where the rest of you Canadians live. Can you point it out on my http://pics.livejournal.com/davesbrain/pic/0000zce9" ? Last time it was a little out-of-date, so it's been fully updated and labelled.

 

[Danger]

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]

It got down to the high 30s here in Tallahassee the other day. Think they'll cancel school?

 

[Evo]

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]

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?

 

[Danger]

So would that be Western Toronto or would that be far-eastern Vancouver?

 

[Andre]

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 help? Personally, I'm very happy after a night shift just removing the thing and drive away.

 

[Danger]

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.