AndrewHill Posted January 8, 2010 Report Posted January 8, 2010 Snow, snow, snow, nearly a foot of it now. Quote
sidewinder Posted January 9, 2010 Report Posted January 9, 2010 (edited) One or two minor skids but no problem with the drive yesterday. More to come Sunday night - with salt rationing starting to kick in maybe the fun is about to begin? Part of the problem in the UK is with the more minor roads, especially those in the countryside which are problematic for the gritters. The major trunk roads seem to be fine. Certainly no-where near my all time worst. Calgary Trail between Calgary and Edmonton - zero vis out of the front window due to blizzard, had to 'feel' my way along the road using the side camber ! Plenty of sun shining through the patio door today though. Beautiful ! Edited January 9, 2010 by sidewinder Quote
Brad Posted January 9, 2010 Report Posted January 9, 2010 Seems a little on the chilly side here in northwestern NJ. Of course, light is just emerging and no sun. Quote
Tom 1960 Posted January 9, 2010 Report Posted January 9, 2010 14 degrees F right now although the weatherman promises it will be colder tonight. Quote
paul secor Posted January 9, 2010 Report Posted January 9, 2010 14 degrees F right now although the weatherman promises it will be colder tonight. Hope you're not out delivering today, Tom. Quote
carnivore Posted January 9, 2010 Report Posted January 9, 2010 Basking in the Virginian heat of 29F Quote
Tom 1960 Posted January 9, 2010 Report Posted January 9, 2010 14 degrees F right now although the weatherman promises it will be colder tonight. Hope you're not out delivering today, Tom. Not to worry, Paul. I have a rotating schedule at the P.O. and this just happened to be my weekend off. I lucked out big time. Quote
paul secor Posted January 9, 2010 Report Posted January 9, 2010 14 degrees F right now although the weatherman promises it will be colder tonight. Hope you're not out delivering today, Tom. Not to worry, Paul. I have a rotating schedule at the P.O. and this just happened to be my weekend off. I lucked out big time. Quote
BERIGAN Posted January 10, 2010 Report Posted January 10, 2010 (edited) So very little moisture fell Thursday/Friday morn but what did and was in the shade has made a mess of things. The ground is very cold, since we have been below normal temp wise for weeks. Usually normal is 50-55 then a cold blast with moisture. Anyway Our subdivision is very hilly. And no salt trucks around. At the base of our street was just a bit of snow and ice. Fun to skid thru since it was only about 10 feet. But, not at the bottom of the last street, but up a little ways, I saw a 40-50 foot patch from one side of the street to the other. A SUV was going backwards…gee, I thought couldn’t he make it up??? Hmmm, then I get on the ice…fairly steep hill…all of the sudden, I am sliding down and right towards him, Fudge! Only I didn’t say fudge! Fortunately she keep rolling back, since I did the panic move I should know better, and braked hard…putting in Reverse seemed to do the trick. Should have been in low down the hill. Then, 4 hours later coming back up the hill, I got a good head of steam going, and slid across from the right to the left side of the road! Thankfully, no one was on that side! I have been in the snow a few times here, and ice many, many years ago in Jacksonville(snow on top of it) but this was the worst. Just glare ice this evening. Scary. Been watching folks slip sliding all over Atlanta on the News the last few days. Lots of trucks sliding backwards, buses too. A 29 car accident yesterday. A.M. Amazing what damage a lousy 1/2 to 1 inch of snow can do. And most roads are dry right now! Would have been much better off with 3-4 inches of snow. ... Certainly no-where near my all time worst. Calgary Trail between Calgary and Edmonton - zero vis out of the front window due to blizzard, had to 'feel' my way along the road using the side camber ! ..... Side Camber??? Are you talking about a side mirror??? Or the camber angle of the wheels??? Much confuzzlement on my part. Edited January 10, 2010 by BERIGAN Quote
Shawn Posted January 10, 2010 Report Posted January 10, 2010 About 32 here in Austin right now, supposed to get back down around 20 again tonight. Quote
kinuta Posted January 10, 2010 Report Posted January 10, 2010 Bright blue sky and a balmy 7C. Glad I'm not in Europe ! Quote
sidewinder Posted January 10, 2010 Report Posted January 10, 2010 (edited) Side Camber??? Are you talking about a side mirror??? Or the camber angle of the wheels??? Much confuzzlement on my part. No - the camber/incline on the side of the highway ! I had to literally 'feel' my way along the road. The trouble was, you had to keep going as there was no pull-in and there was the risk of stuff shunting into you from the back. Certainly don't want to encounter that situation again. Driving on black ice to Lake Louise with endless juggernauts coming the other way caused a fair bit of sweat too.. Still well below zero here and snow predicted tonight but - what the heck - my boiler is working. Edited January 10, 2010 by sidewinder Quote
BillF Posted January 10, 2010 Report Posted January 10, 2010 3 degrees C predicted for Manchester this week - hurray! We'll be able to bask in that, Richard! Quote
A Lark Ascending Posted January 10, 2010 Report Posted January 10, 2010 I know we Brits seem to be making an excessive fuss about this weather, but... Quote
A Lark Ascending Posted January 13, 2010 Report Posted January 13, 2010 Worst day of the winter so far! Nothing to speak of snow wise (though I believe it is bad in the west). But early in the morning it rained onto cold ground. Black ice everywhere. It's quite unnerving when you go into first, press the accelerator and...nothing happens! I was lucky, only a few slides. But the area around work was mayhem. Loads of colleagues did 180 and 360 degree turns, a few crashes (none serious). Once again, very disruptive to the school day. Even the kids are fed up of snow now. Looks like the temperature is going up on Friday, thank goodness. Quote
Jazzjet Posted January 13, 2010 Report Posted January 13, 2010 Worst day of the winter so far! Nothing to speak of snow wise (though I believe it is bad in the west). But early in the morning it rained onto cold ground. Black ice everywhere. It's quite unnerving when you go into first, press the accelerator and...nothing happens! I was lucky, only a few slides. But the area around work was mayhem. Loads of colleagues did 180 and 360 degree turns, a few crashes (none serious). Once again, very disruptive to the school day. Even the kids are fed up of snow now. Looks like the temperature is going up on Friday, thank goodness. 8 degrees C here in Cornwall. Just about to dig out my shorts and find the sun cream. Quote
A Lark Ascending Posted January 13, 2010 Report Posted January 13, 2010 Worst day of the winter so far! Nothing to speak of snow wise (though I believe it is bad in the west). But early in the morning it rained onto cold ground. Black ice everywhere. It's quite unnerving when you go into first, press the accelerator and...nothing happens! I was lucky, only a few slides. But the area around work was mayhem. Loads of colleagues did 180 and 360 degree turns, a few crashes (none serious). Once again, very disruptive to the school day. Even the kids are fed up of snow now. Looks like the temperature is going up on Friday, thank goodness. 8 degrees C here in Cornwall. Just about to dig out my shorts and find the sun cream. They'd be putting the outside tables up in Nottingham if it got that warm! Quote
Matthew Posted January 14, 2010 Report Posted January 14, 2010 We are having amazingly good weather in SoCal. I'm in my workroom, with all the windows open, and a nice breeze is coming though -- temp 71. Quote
BillF Posted January 14, 2010 Report Posted January 14, 2010 We are having amazingly good weather in SoCal. I'm in my workroom, with all the windows open, and a nice breeze is coming though -- temp 71. You jammy get, as we say in England.... Quite! Quote
sidewinder Posted January 15, 2010 Report Posted January 15, 2010 We are having amazingly good weather in SoCal. I'm in my workroom, with all the windows open, and a nice breeze is coming though -- temp 71. You jammy get, as we say in England.... Quite! Give it 6 months chaps and we can do the same.. Quote
Tim McG Posted January 15, 2010 Report Posted January 15, 2010 After the Tule Fog went away, it warmed up to 54 today. More rain is coming! Quote
BERIGAN Posted January 16, 2010 Report Posted January 16, 2010 (edited) After about 3 weeks or so where it didn't get above 45 degrees, 2 days in a row of mid 50's to 60 made it almost feel like spring in the ATL! It's been so cold, for so long, that a nearby creek/small river was getting some ice on it! Never seen that before. I saw a small man made lake yesterday, and it still had a thin layer of ice in spots. Edited January 16, 2010 by BERIGAN Quote
A Lark Ascending Posted January 16, 2010 Report Posted January 16, 2010 And just like that, the snow is gone, replaced by rain. I can see the garden again, in all it's brown, wet, sloppy mid-Winter glory. Vanished overnight! Just a few, forlorn dollops of snowmen left. Horrible wet rain now! Still cold. Quote
Jazzjet Posted January 16, 2010 Report Posted January 16, 2010 And just like that, the snow is gone, replaced by rain. I can see the garden again, in all it's brown, wet, sloppy mid-Winter glory. Vanished overnight! Just a few, forlorn dollops of snowmen left. Horrible wet rain now! Still cold. Of course, if you see a field full of carrots its really just a snowman's graveyard. Quote
A Lark Ascending Posted January 16, 2010 Report Posted January 16, 2010 And just like that, the snow is gone, replaced by rain. I can see the garden again, in all it's brown, wet, sloppy mid-Winter glory. Vanished overnight! Just a few, forlorn dollops of snowmen left. Horrible wet rain now! Still cold. Of course, if you see a field full of carrots its really just a snowman's graveyard. There will be a few mangy scarves too. Quote
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