sidewinder Posted March 8, 2008 Report Posted March 8, 2008 (edited) Oh no - not again ! Time to play 'hunt the dustbin lid and retrieve it from the ditch' again.. Edited March 8, 2008 by sidewinder Quote
AndrewHill Posted March 8, 2008 Report Posted March 8, 2008 We are getting pounded this morning (and all last night)! A friend stayed over last night and the snow is already up to a quarter of her tire! Quote
catesta Posted March 8, 2008 Report Posted March 8, 2008 We are getting pounded this morning (and all last night)! A friend stayed over last night and the snow is already up to a quarter of her tire! Yeah, I spoke to soon. This are didn't miss the brunt of anything. Quote
BERIGAN Posted March 8, 2008 Report Posted March 8, 2008 We can't compete with what's going on up north, but man....we had 2 very warm days, around 70 Thursday and Friday...now flurries!!! This is not a photo that I took back in January, but a brand new one after a brief snow shower. Oh, and the winds are gusting up to 40 MPH!!!! It has been so very windy this year, the same most everywhere else I assume??? Quote
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted March 8, 2008 Report Posted March 8, 2008 Nice view, even in the snow. Didn't think Atlanta looked anything like that. MG Quote
BERIGAN Posted March 8, 2008 Report Posted March 8, 2008 Nice view, even in the snow. Didn't think Atlanta looked anything like that. MG Being a bit hilly you mean??? Or all the trees??? The home builders have tried, but haven't been able to cut them all down yet....to be fair, this is a fairly new subdivision(built in the early 90's) and they did leave a fair number of trees, which is not always the case. Those evergreens drop needles all year round though. Funny, the hilliness isn't all that noticeable compared to a lot of other cities, of course, but everything's relative. I remember back when I worked for Borders Books, some trainers were brought in from the Miami area to help stock and train a new store in north Atlanta. And those Florida guys and gals, were just amazed by the hills, and fairly tiny Stone Mountain!!! I think except for Gainsville Florida, the rest of the state is as flat as a pancake! Quote
AndrewHill Posted March 8, 2008 Report Posted March 8, 2008 Nice view, even in the snow. Didn't think Atlanta looked anything like that. MG Being a bit hilly you mean??? Or all the trees??? The home builders have tried, but haven't been able to cut them all down yet....to be fair, this is a fairly new subdivision(built in the early 90's) and they did leave a fair number of trees, which is not always the case. Those evergreens drop needles all year round though. Funny, the hilliness isn't all that noticeable compared to a lot of other cities, of course, but everything's relative. I remember back when I worked for Borders Books, some trainers were brought in from the Miami area to help stock and train a new store in north Atlanta. And those Florida guys and gals, were just amazed by the hills, and fairly tiny Stone Mountain!!! I think except for Gainsville Florida, the rest of the state is as flat as a pancake! Indeed, Florida is about as flat as you get! When I was growing up there a hill of dirt made by a construction company was the center of attraction as that was the tallest thing around (minus buildings of course!). Quote
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted March 8, 2008 Report Posted March 8, 2008 Nice view, even in the snow. Didn't think Atlanta looked anything like that. MG Being a bit hilly you mean??? Or all the trees??? Both actually - though I should really not be surprised by the number of trees in America; it's one of the great delights. The home builders have tried, but haven't been able to cut them all down yet....to be fair, this is a fairly new subdivision(built in the early 90's) and they did leave a fair number of trees, which is not always the case. Those evergreens drop needles all year round though. Funny, the hilliness isn't all that noticeable compared to a lot of other cities, of course, but everything's relative. I remember back when I worked for Borders Books, some trainers were brought in from the Miami area to help stock and train a new store in north Atlanta. And those Florida guys and gals, were just amazed by the hills, and fairly tiny Stone Mountain!!! I think except for Gainsville Florida, the rest of the state is as flat as a pancake! Is a subdivision a suburb? MG Quote
alocispepraluger102 Posted March 8, 2008 Report Posted March 8, 2008 (edited) http://www.mansfieldnewsjournal.com/apps/p...ATES01/80308011 Edited March 8, 2008 by alocispepraluger102 Quote
AndrewHill Posted March 8, 2008 Report Posted March 8, 2008 We now have over a foot with two foot drifts and its still snowing! Quote
Joe G Posted March 8, 2008 Report Posted March 8, 2008 We now have over a foot with two foot drifts and its still snowing! Not that bad here, but I am officially tired of the cold. Quote
Tom 1960 Posted March 8, 2008 Report Posted March 8, 2008 Alot of rain here today. Pouring at times with a brief outburst of thunder and lightning. There's alot of water running down the street. On a positive note, a good amount of snow has melted. I just can't wait till spring! Quote
AndrewHill Posted March 8, 2008 Report Posted March 8, 2008 We now have over a foot with two foot drifts and its still snowing! Not that bad here, but I am officially tired of the cold. I think you guys are going to luck out and miss the brunt of the storm. If I knew how to upload pictures, I'd take one of this four foot drift in my back yard, its wild! And its still snowing! We now have around 15 inches! Quote
GA Russell Posted March 9, 2008 Report Posted March 9, 2008 I'm scheduled to change planes in Cincinnati tomorrow. Should I be concerned? Last night I tried to get my flight changed to go through Atlanta, but it would have cost me $300 (!), so I decided to try my luck this morning. When I got to the airport (Seattle) I was told that there was no problem in Cincinnati. But for the time being, the Atlanta airport was closed! We lost a little time in Cincy getting the plane de-iced, but it was all good. Quote
AndrewHill Posted March 9, 2008 Report Posted March 9, 2008 I'm scheduled to change planes in Cincinnati tomorrow. Should I be concerned? Last night I tried to get my flight changed to go through Atlanta, but it would have cost me $300 (!), so I decided to try my luck this morning. When I got to the airport (Seattle) I was told that there was no problem in Cincinnati. But for the time being, the Atlanta airport was closed! We lost a little time in Cincy getting the plane de-iced, but it was all good. Glad to hear that GA. A friend told me last night that the weather there was so bad that they had a driving ban; no one was allowed to leave their home! Quote
zen archer Posted March 9, 2008 Report Posted March 9, 2008 Yesterday we got 3 inches of rain and the WIND was like a Freight train., kept me up all night. The lawn is covered with tree branches and one of the branched slammed into our front door last night. Quote
sidewinder Posted March 9, 2008 Report Posted March 9, 2008 80mph winds and heavy rain forecast here for the early hours of the morning. The sky is already looking ominous.. Quote
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted March 9, 2008 Report Posted March 9, 2008 Yes - sunny most of day but bloody big black clouds rearing up in west just now. Nipping out for a quick cough and drag before the rain starts. MG Quote
A Lark Ascending Posted March 9, 2008 Report Posted March 9, 2008 (edited) It's been gorgeous here all day - not a sign of Gotterdammerung. Disappointing: a) Because I had to stay in and work all day - some nasty end of term deadlines. b) I was hoping we'd get a call saying the school was closed tomorrow due to the end of the world, reopening Tuesday. Looks like I'll have to head in whilst a maelstrom sweeps around me. Edited March 9, 2008 by Bev Stapleton Quote
sidewinder Posted March 10, 2008 Report Posted March 10, 2008 Maelstrom here nowhere near as bad as expected last night. Worst to come? Quote
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted March 10, 2008 Report Posted March 10, 2008 Maelstrom here nowhere near as bad as expected last night. Worst to come? Not bad here, either - and the maps on the TV forecast this morning showed that we were right in it. I wonder if this is a case of 1986 having too much of an impact, such that forecasters are now inclined to say things will be a lot worse than they turn out to be. Crying wolf is as bad as underestimating the severity of a storm. I wonder how good American forecasters are at predicting the severity of storms? MG Quote
A Lark Ascending Posted March 10, 2008 Report Posted March 10, 2008 It was wet today but some nice sunny spells too. No-where close to the madness of last July. Quote
A Lark Ascending Posted March 10, 2008 Report Posted March 10, 2008 I might have spoke too soon. Pressed 'View New Posts' and got: The error returned was: Sorry, the board administrator has enabled search flood control. Please wait at least 20 seconds before trying again. Do I have to put sandbags against the computer screen? Quote
sidewinder Posted March 10, 2008 Report Posted March 10, 2008 A few branches on the roads this morning and heavy rain today but - on the whole - nowhere near as bad as expected. The South Coast, West Wales and Cornwall/Devon seems to have got the worst of it. Quote
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