Snow????

[Maineboy]

Oh Man Fishing already!!! Our lakes ain't got but a skim in the small bays, it will be another month or so before I can fish

We have ice, but the season on our lake opens February 15th. Most of the lakes around here open on January 1 but there are a few that open as soon as the ice is thick enough to walk on.

[Phlier]

One nice thing about living in the desert... we don't have to shovel sunshine off of our driveways.

[km101]

Snow????

Yep, about every 2-3 years. And everyone goes nuts! Schools close, businesses close and all the grocery stores run out of milk and bread. (are they making milk sandwiches?). And the snow usually only lasts for a day or two. If it’s a really bad winter we will get snow 2 or even 3 times! *gasp*. And the body shops and wreckers work overtime and the car salesmen are smiling! Almost no one here knows how to drive in snow/ice, especially the Cali transplants!

And don’t even mention the TV weather persons. They go into a frenzy. They are in permanent “we’re all gonna die” mode. They’re all predicting conditions 3X worse than actually happen. I’m retired, and I just stay in. For me, snow in Texas is a spectator sport! Y’all enjoy all that snow up there. I’ll take 50 degrees on Christmas Day anytime! YMMV

[Idaho45guy]

We need a good harsh winter every couple of years up here to send the Californians back to where they came from. Or at least down to Vegas.

[NyFirefighter357]

12F this morning, we've had snow on the ground for about a week. I do heating and am on the road 6 days a week 12hr+ 100-150 miles a day. My commute alone is 40 miles ea way. I drive a 3500 series rear wheel drive van with good snow tires. I drive right passed the stuck or spinning SUV's with all season or speed rated tires. $80K luxury 4x4 with autobahn tires & fancy rims doesn't work in the snow.

[Lloyd Smale]

our roads are snow covered at least 3 months a year. First storm everyone is driving slow. Within a week there driving as fast as on bare pavement. Always remember dad telling us about the guy from south Carolina that was in the air force and worked at the heating plant on base that he worked civils service. He had a dodge charger with big 60s on the back (70s guys will know what I mean) He went in the ditch after the first snow fall as did LOTS of the airmen. He asked my dad where he bought those tractor tires he had on his pickup!!! Didn't even know snow tires existed. When I was 16-18 I used to beg dad to take my car to work and leave me his 4x4 when we got a good snow. Guy could cruise the 2 lane highway that the front gate of the base was on and make big bucks (for back then) charging guys from the south that never drove on snow 20 bucks to pull them out of the ditch. It was about 25 miles to the bigger town in the area and I could run that road and pull two or three out get to town turn around and there would be 2 or 3 more in the ditch. Ive made 220 bucks in one day doing it. that was big money for a 16 year old back then. Always said if they had one nascar race in the UP or northern Wisconson in the winter after a snow storm my mother in an impala would outrun Jimmy Johnson and Earnhardt.

[tinsnips]

Yesterday 50 degrees-today 8 degrees snowing and the wind is blowing like Fargo ND.

[GhostHawk]

Another 5 to 7 inches in Fargo tonight. Wife has 9:00 am doc's appointment. Just hoping city does not plow too big a ridge in front of my drive.

[Idaho45guy]

our roads are snow covered at least 3 months a year. First storm everyone is driving slow. Within a week there driving as fast as on bare pavement. Always remember dad telling us about the guy from south Carolina that was in the air force and worked at the heating plant on base that he worked civils service. He had a dodge charger with big 60s on the back (70s guys will know what I mean) He went in the ditch after the first snow fall as did LOTS of the airmen.

Reminds me of my absolutely worst drive home in a snow storm.

Back in `95, I was a young married guy trying to hold onto my youth by driving a `65 Dodge Dart GT. It was all black, had the original 273 D "Commando" motor that was warmed up. About 350hp. It had a narrowed 8 3/4" posi rear end, and 50 series BF Goodrich Comp TAs on it, and a 4spd transmission. Fast and fun little car!

Well, I lived outside of Grinnell, Iowa in a farmhouse and worked part-time as a DJ at a Christian radio station in Pella, IA, which was about 35 miles away on rolling rural highways.

I had my own Saturday night show, and one night in November, it started snowing. By the time I got off work at 11pm, it was slick as snot out and about 5" of fresh snow on the roads.

It took me nearly two hours to get home and my wife was worried sick (before cell phones for everyone).

I didn't put it in the ditch, but I distinctly remember that every time I gave it any throttle, the rear would kick sideways. Pretty sure I adjusted the idle higher and just let it idle all the way home with that big solid lifter cam threatening to put me sideways the whole way.

Good times, lol.

[FISH4BUGS]

In my younger days of my consulting practice, I worked as far south as the NJ shore. On one project, I finished my work and headed home to NH....unfortunately I was on the front edge of a Nor'Easter that was heading up the coast right along with me.
It took me 12 hours of white knuckle driving at about 30 mph all the way to NH.
Never again.
Snow in the forecast now? I don't go anywhere until the storm is over and the roads are cleared. I'm OK with MY driving.....I used to do 50,000 miles a year. I didn't worry about MY driving....i always worried about the other guy that can't drive in the snow.
Now? I do about 20,000 or so.
Gotta love the remote connection software!

[bedbugbilly]

I'm 15 miles south of Tucson . . . . been looking each day out the window so I can say "I saw the first flake" but so far, only place I've spotted any is on the mountain tops. I refuse to leave my watch post until I see the snow falling . . guess I'd better go put another pot of coffee on and wipe the lens of my spyglass as I have a feeling I'll be here watching for a loooooooong time!

[429421Cowboy]

We have already set records here for snowfall, many areas of Montana are past their usual yearly snow level already. Set to snow again this week and some more on Saturday when we are planning to go elk hunting. Friday is an early out from work hopefully and ice fishing. We normally drive 3hr back up to the ranch a few weekends a month and there has been so much snow this year that I normally would have driven through but we are just done constantly running bad roads and slow driving that I won't do it anymore if I can help it at all. I have lived down here for 7 years and have done 7 winters of driving the Interstate back home enough to be sick of it. We love the ranch but have to have our little family here enough to keep it together too.
Had a big snow dump over Thanksgiving that kept us from taking the horses elk hunting for the end of the general season and doing turkey in the wall tents for our first holiday that would be just the two of us in the ten years we've been together. Stayed home in Bozeman to watch it snow and have the holiday just us at our home and it was wonderful. Love the snow and this time of year, love chasing elk in the snow, ice fishing, cutting a Christmas tree and sledding in it, don't mind the cold at all, just sick of having to drive so far on crummy roads and am done with it when it isn't necessary.

[Idaho45guy]

We have already set records here for snowfall, many areas of Montana are past their usual yearly snow level already. Set to snow again this week and some more on Saturday when we are planning to go elk hunting. Friday is an early out from work hopefully and ice fishing. We normally drive 3hr back up to the ranch a few weekends a month and there has been so much snow this year that I normally would have driven through but we are just done constantly running bad roads and slow driving that I won't do it anymore if I can help it at all. I have lived down here for 7 years and have done 7 winters of driving the Interstate back home enough to be sick of it. We love the ranch but have to have our little family here enough to keep it together too.
Had a big snow dump over Thanksgiving that kept us from taking the horses elk hunting for the end of the general season and doing turkey in the wall tents for our first holiday that would be just the two of us in the ten years we've been together. Stayed home in Bozeman to watch it snow and have the holiday just us at our home and it was wonderful. Love the snow and this time of year, love chasing elk in the snow, ice fishing, cutting a Christmas tree and sledding in it, don't mind the cold at all, just sick of having to drive so far on crummy roads and am done with it when it isn't necessary.

You're living the dream, buddy!

[Idaho45guy]

First measurable snow of the year tonight! 1".

I'm up until 6am due to graveyard shifts most nights, so I won't have to drive in it, being as it is. It will be melted off by the time I wake up around 2pm.

Can't wait until a real storm hits and we get about a foot on the roads. Then it will be "go time" in my 4wd 4Runner and aggressive tires.

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[375supermag]

Hi...
Another EOTWAWKI event last night.
Rained the last two days and then s cold front came through and buried the entire area in 1-2" of snow!!!
Panic ensued!!! Stores ran out of bread, milk and toilet paper!!! Numerous reports of wet roadways causing potentially hazardous driving conditions.
The entire region will be affected by this calamity of life altering weather for the next several hours!!!
The humanity!!!

[Idaho45guy]

Hi...
Another EOTWAWKI event last night.
Rained the last two days and then s cold front came through and buried the entire area in 1-2" of snow!!!
Panic ensued!!! Stores ran out of bread, milk and toilet paper!!! Numerous reports of wet roadways causing potentially hazardous driving conditions.
The entire region will be affected by this calamity of life altering weather for the next several hours!!!
The humanity!!!

Yeah, people are funny. Up here, you would think that most would be acclimated to wintry driving conditions. And most are. But with all of the Californians moving here and the college students, we get a ton of accidents the first few snow events. An inch that will melt off by noon is a non-event. But being the first snow, people are overreacting.

I just saw a snow plow go by my house! For an inch of snow! Geesh...

[Buddy]

It snowed enough to cover the ground and melted right after daylight a week ago in northern WV. I live along the Ohio River and we see our share of the white stuff but I don't care for it. 55 deg and cloudy yesterday, 20 deg this morning, SMH.

[375supermag]

Yeah, people are funny. Up here, you would think that most would be acclimated to wintry driving conditions. And most are. But with all of the Californians moving here and the college students, we get a ton of accidents the first few snow events. An inch that will melt off by noon is a non-event. But being the first snow, people are overreacting.

I just saw a snow plow go by my house! For an inch of snow! Geesh...

Hi...
They typically don't run the snow plows around here until there is 3" of snow on the roads, They will spread anti skid and salt most times when snow or ice is forecast.
Doesn't affect me at all...I just leave the car in the driveway until the roads are clear.
My wife and son have 4WD vehicles...mostly because they believe that the planet will cease rotating if they don't go to work regardless of how much snow and ice are on the roads.

[koehn,jim]

Go up to the observatory on The Big Island, last time I visited snow was up there. we don't get it here, maybe up north.

[xs11jack]

We had 3 or so inches Sunday so Monday morning I get my lawnmower gas can out and fill the snowblower. Next check things over and of course the carb is leaking like a sieve. Carb is miserable to get off but finally do and the bowl gasket is broken. Spent most of the day finding and replacing the gasket. Ah, no leaks, so roll the machine to the front of the garage and open the door. This one has a 120volt starter, plug it in. Runs like a champ, for 13 minutes and dies for no good reason. Back in the garage, can't find anything wrong. Plug in the starter and away we go, for 13 minutes. back in garage, can't find anything wrong. Getting late so today fire up the @#$%&*& snowblower, ran several hours, nothing failed. Is this someones comedy routine???
Ole Jack.
PS I alway drain the carb and tank when I put it away in the spring.
OJ