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#30755 of 31410 Re: It's just about that time! [lilbluewgn02] by hammerhead Dec 22, 2008 (6:42 pm)
Replying to: lilbluewgn02 (Dec 22, 2008 10:03 am) Happy Festivus for the rest of us! Best word to describe our weather: slammed. Allegedly a break tomorrow, then another 6-8 inches Christmas Eve. As long as the wind stays calm, it's fine, but twice yesterday, we had to get plows or graders to either cut through drifts to get TO a patient, or cut us a path to get away FROM a scene. Stuck the truck once, but got help from the neighborhood 20 tons of fire engine, hard chains, ATC, and we still got stuck. BUT! We got further than the first rescue plow - he got stuck on his way to us! Let's be particularly careful out there! Cheers! Paul Replies to this message: subearu (Dec 22, 2008 7:28 pm) tsy (Dec 22, 2008 8:08 pm) hammerhead (Dec 23, 2008 9:24 am) tsy (Dec 23, 2008 10:21 am) ladywclass (Dec 23, 2008 1:29 am)
#30756 of 31410 Re: Pic! [tsy] by rsholland Dec 22, 2008 (6:51 pm)
Replying to: tsy (Dec 22, 2008 1:41 pm) Tom, you put snow tires on the STI, right? How do they work? Bob Replies to this message: tsy (Dec 22, 2008 8:15 pm) lucien2 (Dec 23, 2008 6:50 am)
#30757 of 31410 Re: It's just about that time! [hammerhead] by subearu Dec 22, 2008 (7:28 pm)
Replying to: hammerhead (Dec 22, 2008 6:42 pm) No envy there....but I can believe it no doubt. Strange this winter, or actually pre-winter has been. Didn't the Farmers Almanac call for a mild winter? More snow tomorrow through the end of the week for us too, with a mix of sleet/rain somewhere in there.... We got 14" on Friday, and I moved my household via a borrowed '08 Tundra 4x4 and 20' covered trailer. Roads were not passable, saw many vehicles stuck in unplowed snow. Thought the title company would cancel the closings, but they didn't, so we ventured on. Thankfully we moved a few trailer loads Thursday night prior to the snow. Now we just need to figure out where things should go in the new house. Kids are excited, the new house has a fireplace so Santa has a chimney to come down! -Brian
#30758 of 31410 Re: It's just about that time! [hammerhead] by tsy Dec 22, 2008 (8:08 pm)
Replying to: hammerhead (Dec 22, 2008 6:42 pm) Hey Paul Was wondering how you were doing- we have it bad on our side of the mountains- you guys must be under a sea of snow! Keep safe! tom Replies to this message: hammerhead (Dec 23, 2008 9:24 am) tsy (Dec 23, 2008 10:21 am)
#30759 of 31410 Re: Pic! [rsholland] by tsy Dec 22, 2008 (8:15 pm)
Replying to: rsholland (Dec 22, 2008 6:51 pm) Nah, I put all season tires on to replace the summer tires- mostly because of the cold temps and for light snow duty. They've actually been reasonable in the snow- driven up some steep hills with no problem. But since the snow has gotten deeper I've been driving our SUV. I'm sure the car would do great with snow tires! But the car has it's limitations because of it's limited ground clearance. We just don't get much snow here (usually- this year is very unusual) so getting snow tires is not something I've ever considered (although thinking about it now). Hope you guys on the right coast are doing ok with the storm that his us. tom Replies to this message: lucien2 (Dec 23, 2008 6:50 am)
#30760 of 31410 Re: It's just about that time! [hammerhead] by ladywclass Dec 23, 2008 (1:29 am)
Replying to: hammerhead (Dec 22, 2008 6:42 pm) so I see we're doing weather ... last week on Thursday, we had rain which then turned to ice .. on top of that we had a combination of snow, large sleet/small hail/thunderstorms for an extended period early Friday morning... Friday was last day before winter break for our school ... all of the schools around us, and I do mean ALL of the schools- opted to close EXCEPT ours .. and we had a 2-hour delay ... husband came home from work at 7:30 in the morning and said it was soooo awful on the roads and getting worse that he thought they would have to cancel school .. but no ... so I finally get in the shower to get ready, and hear the THUNDER ... at least he went out and chiseled the thick layer of ice off the windshield and windows of my car for me ... trip that normally takes me about 20 min to get to work .. took almost an hour .. roads were awful ... (but you know .. I have the Subaru ... so I was more concerned about the IDIOTS who don't know how to drive in this mess ...) that was on Friday .. since then we have been in the DEEP FREEZE ...mostly below zero temps with much colder wind chills ... yesterday we went out for the first time since Friday evening, and the roads are still just awful ... today we are finally "warming" up a bit and right now at 4 AM it's 10 degrees which is the warmest we've seen in awhile around here! oh yeah .. we have another storm headed our way ... supposed to start with snow, then moving to rain and then sleet and ice ... and .... uh ... yeah ... at least we're off work for awhile and don't have to worry about getting there ... and keep us in your thoughts ... we're still hoping that husband has a job to go back to when they (supposedly) reopen plant on Jan 4 ....
#30761 of 31410 Re: Pic! [tsy] by lucien2 Dec 23, 2008 (6:50 am)
Replying to: tsy (Dec 22, 2008 8:15 pm) Yea the last biig snow Baltimore had, our Subie was doing ok on AS tires........until she got high centered. In the end the tires weren't the problem, just the sheer volume of snow she was trying to push through
#30762 of 31410 5.5' Water Main Break by ateixeira Dec 23, 2008 (6:57 am)
I can beat all those stories: a massive, 66" water main broke about a mile from my house, it's probably still on the news now. Cars washed away and helicopters has to rescue a dozen or more people out of 7 cars (one was an Outback Sport, too). http://www.washingtonpost.com/ It's not even snow or rain. Just a massive fluctuation in temps. We got a deep freeze last night. Replies to this message: xwesx (Dec 23, 2008 8:51 am) ateixeira (Dec 23, 2008 8:55 am) steve_ (Dec 23, 2008 12:16 pm) and 2 more...
#30763 of 31410 Re: 5.5' Water Main Break [ateixeira] by xwesx Dec 23, 2008 (8:51 am)
Replying to: ateixeira (Dec 23, 2008 6:57 am) Whew! All those stories make me glad to be in the frozen (and normally frozen) north. Stay safe, y'all! Replies to this message: ateixeira (Dec 23, 2008 8:55 am) steve_ (Dec 23, 2008 12:16 pm) subearu (Dec 23, 2008 1:58 pm) and 1 more...
#30764 of 31410 Re: 5.5' Water Main Break [xwesx] by ateixeira Dec 23, 2008 (8:55 am)
Replying to: xwesx (Dec 23, 2008 8:51 am) The county will have water pressure loss for 4 hours, and my kids' school even closes 2.5 hours early! Replies to this message: steve_ (Dec 23, 2008 12:16 pm) subearu (Dec 23, 2008 1:58 pm) ateixeira (Dec 24, 2008 8:47 am)