jonjon Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 I don't even have a snowblower Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I-83 BLIZZARD Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 No, haven't bought one. I'd imagine we will before winter is over. Our neighbors are pretty awesome, one has a plow for his tractor. The other has a snowblower, seems the one with the blower is doing all our driveways right now. I told the hubby we needed to get something, either a plow for our lawn mower or a blower so we can help with snow removal. In the mean time I'll just keep buying the neighbors booze as thanks Cut through 30 inch snowfalls without a problem. Driveway is 75 feet long and 30 feet wide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nw baltimore wx Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 I don't even have a snowblower Why would you ever need a snowblower? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feloniousq Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 I'm sitting in a hotel on my second failed furnace gas valve in the last 7 days. Went back home a few mins ago and the thermostat was at 43. Looks like we may bust low on max temps again - I'm 3-4 degrees below where we were modeled at this point. Side roads are worse today than they were yesterday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mappy Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 No, haven't bought one. I'd imagine we will before winter is over. Our neighbors are pretty awesome, one has a plow for his tractor. The other has a snowblower, seems the one with the blower is doing all our driveways right now. I told the hubby we needed to get something, either a plow for our lawn mower or a blower so we can help with snow removal. In the mean time I'll just keep buying the neighbors booze as thanks Go with the snowblower. When we left "Shrewsbury City" (previously left Baltimore) to move to the sticks 6 years ago the first thing I bought was a snowblower. Never had the chance to use it in 08-09 because that winter was lame, but it paid for itself many times over the following years. Lawn tractor attachments put stress on the transmission of your mower, and if you change mowers and brands in the future you might have to buy new expensive attachments etc. as your old ones won't work. Thanks for the advice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 POLAR VORTEX We are all gonna die Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kay Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 I'm enjoying the phrase "arctic frontal snow" even if there isn't any. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
usedtobe Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 POLAR VORTEX We are all gonna die The guys playing in Green Bay are gonna die. I'll probably watch the game just because of the cold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 The guys playing in Green Bay are gonna die. I'll probably watch the game just because of the cold.Yeah that's just gross. I dunno how anyone spends any time outside in that. Today is pretty nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
das Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 Two observations from the storm so far this morning: 1) There is a cemetery near my house with a secondary road next to it on the east side. Where there are gaps in the trees, snow is drifting onto the road. Being the good Minnesotan I am, I manuevered through without any problem at all in my 2WD Madza3. Coming back I watched an Explorer and Jeep both go sideways on that section. People are idiots. 2) I've watched three different groups of kids come up to the sled hill behind my house. Unfortunately for them, the big field is aligned with the wind and they have all given up after a minute or two of being pelted with subzero windchills. Horrible on both fronts. I marvel at SUV drivers here in the mid-Atlantic. I pulled a jeep out of a ditch yesterday. When I asked the guy how he ended up in there, he said something along the lines of, "I dunno I was just cruising along and WHAMO!, I was in the ditch". Granted, it was on a decent curve on 355 that had blowover snow across it but, c'mon, really? When I pulled up and offer to pull him out if he had a tow rope, he laughed at me. Until I popped him out, that is. An Audi with Bridgestone Blizzaks is like a tank in the snow... Growing up, a day like today was an invitation to leave the house at 8am and come home at dark. Wet gloves, blue fingers and frozen toes are a right of passage. <<begin curmudgeon voice>> The kids these days... <<end curmudgeon voice>> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
usedtobe Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 Horrible on both fronts. I marvel at SUV drivers here in the mid-Atlantic. I pulled a jeep out of a ditch yesterday. When I asked the guy how he ended up in there, he said something along the lines of, "I dunno I was just cruising along and WHAMO!, I was in the ditch". Granted, it was on a decent curve on 355 that had blowover snow across it but, c'mon, really? When I pulled up and offer to pull him out if he had a tow rope, he laughed at me. Until I popped him out, that is. An Audi with Bridgestone Blizzaks is like a tank in the snow... Growing up, a day like today was an invitation to leave the house at 8am and come home at dark. Wet gloves, blue fingers and frozen toes are a right of passage. <<begin curmudgeon voice>> The kids these days... <<end curmudgeon voice>> It's teh drivers not the SUVs. I never missed a day of work because of snow or ice and for many years drove a blazer and explorer. The 4 wheel drive help pull you and will give you traction but doesn't help if you drive like an idiot. Then it can actually hurt you. I used to marvel at how fast some people drove on snow covered roads and still do on wet roads. Between the uber slow drivers and maniacs it was always and interesting drive in snow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
das Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 It's teh drivers not the SUVs. I never missed a day of work because of snow or ice and for many years drove a blazer and explorer. The 4 wheel drive help pull you and will give you traction but doesn't help if you drive like an idiot. Then it can actually hurt you. I used to marvel at how fast some people drove on snow covered roads and still do on wet roads. Between the uber slow drivers and maniacs it was always and interesting drive in snow. Agree completely. I spent some time in Quebec and Winnipeg. Drivers never had any real problems on snowy or icy roads while driving anything and everything from Explorers to Corollas. It's definitely the drivers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Chill Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 2009-2010 was better, IMO. The banter between Eastern and forty south was awesome. Watching those runs come in before each HECS was killer. That year will be the benchmark probably for the rest of.my time on earth and maybe my kid's too. It was definitely the most fun. We do well in the face of mediocre winter wx as a group. Basically we make the best of it regardless. Same can't be said for all subforums. I get teased at times for tracking non events but I'll never stop doing it. I'm sure someone appreciates it. Lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattie g Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 Agree completely. I spent some time in Quebec and Winnipeg. Drivers never had any real problems on snowy or icy roads while driving anything and everything from Explorers to Corollas. It's definitely the drivers. I'd like to see people from Quebec or Manitoba drive in muggy, 100-degree heat. They'd probably melt on the road and cause huge backups everywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
North Balti Zen Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 From perusing the OH valley storm thread, I have identified the weeniest model-huggingist crew on the site. And it ain't the SNE/Boston folks. It's the Chicago posters. Holy hell. There was a long discussion on one point yesterday on why the 18z NAM had to be right as against the GFS/Euro. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhineasC Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 Best car I ever had in the snow was my Subaru Legacy. That thing was like a snow cat. I took it up to New England to go skiing one year. They received three feet of snow over three days (like a foot a day) and each morning the car was covered before we left for the mountain. No problem, just hopped in and off we went. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aldie 22 Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 I'm keeping my outside Christmas lights up longer because of the snow... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herb@MAWS Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 27 degrees never felt so good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avdave Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 Been a great Saturday, wife and I just got a couples massage, never felt better, then to dinner at The Melting Pot for her Bday. Tomorrow just a R & R day and football. Maybe get motivated to put away the christmas crap piled in the rec room. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Chill Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 Busy day on the sledding hill. Snow was fast and true packed powder. No mud or slush. Smiles from top to bottom. 9/10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ravensrule Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 Congrats, RR -- seems you got the same as Mt Tolland! Looks like Scott won big up there, near 20" with major drifts What a dubious distinction, i hope i do not become the Blizz of this region. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winter_warlock Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 Been a great Saturday, wife and I just got a couples massage, never felt better, then to dinner at The Melting Pot for her Bday. Tomorrow just a R & R day and football. Maybe get motivated to put away the christmas crap piled in the rec room. lol got all my xmas crap put away but I forgot about the outside lights, I just hope I remember to take them down before February lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeedaSnowday Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 OT ----- Wow...epic meltdown for KC in Indy..... great football..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoda Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 What a dubious distinction, i hope i do not become the Blizz of this region. No one could match Blizz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
87storms Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 Best car I ever had in the snow was my Subaru Legacy. That thing was like a snow cat. I took it up to New England to go skiing one year. They received three feet of snow over three days (like a foot a day) and each morning the car was covered before we left for the mountain. No problem, just hopped in and off we went. i thought about getting one because of the awd action. i actually like the current styling. looks somewhat sporty for a mid-size sedan. ended up leasing a wrangler and lovin' the 4x4. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mappy Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 Enjoyed some drinks with work folks at Brewers Art and Sammy's tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KamuSnow Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 I'm trying to find a good place to set up my new weather station. We live in a townhouse with a fenced-in patio. Should I mount the thermo sensor on the fence out of direct sunlight? It does have an airflow cover. I recommend something along these lines: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxdude64 Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 I recommend something along these lines: Temp_sensor_Jan_2014.jpg LOL, yeah, that is prefect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jebman Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 POLAR VORTEX We are all gonna die I won't die. I'll enjoy an EPIC, EPIC polar jebwalk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H2O Posted January 5, 2014 Author Share Posted January 5, 2014 I'm glad I got my Xmas lights down yesterday. My plan was to do that today but the early rain effed that up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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