Mike_G Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 On the plus side, a heavy snowpack in the mountains helps ensure against drought in the Summer Also, a good hard freeze is necessary for Spring mushrooms to grow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry P. Posted January 5, 2014 Author Share Posted January 5, 2014 I just finished shoveling round #2 for today. I expect to do one more round tonight after the Packers game, if the temp hasn't fallen too far by then (supposed to be -20 tonight). On the bright side... this regimen of shoveling snow three times a day for the past 4-5 days has been a great cardio workout! I haven't had this much exercise since I don't know when! So I'm calling this epic "global warming" winter my personal fitness workout! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High octane Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 That's no excuse Joe as I've been drivin' here in the Midwest for 50+ years and never had any need for a Jeep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig Irwin Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 That's no excuse Joe as I've been drivin' here in the Midwest for 50+ years and never had any need for a Jeep. It's a Jeep thing, non Jeep owners will never understand. I miss my old CJ-7. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Handley Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 Just spent 3-4 hours out chasing a snowblower around the property, then made a Dunkin Run for some of their hot chocolate..........I'm beat! That's no excuse Joe as I've been drivin' here in the Midwest for 50+ years and never had any need for a Jeep. I've spent my whole life in the Midwest too and done the whole FWD in the snow thing for several years before buying the Jeep 10 years ago.............I'll stick with the Jeep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Handley Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 Here's one to keep us warm for the next couple days! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig Irwin Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 OK, got the call an the shop is closed tomorrow, that's the first time I know that to have happened. It'd be a good day to build except the grandkids are snowed in here and the schools are closed too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry P. Posted January 6, 2014 Author Share Posted January 6, 2014 Schools closed Monday here too. Too cold for the kiddies to make the trip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chevyfever2009 Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 This is how bad it is here in Missouri were I work to my house is roughly 12 miles there where 4/6 semis inthe ditch with one of them had it trailer overturned and the tractor facing the way he came Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry P. Posted January 6, 2014 Author Share Posted January 6, 2014 You know things are bad when the snow plows are getting flipped over! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Geiger Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 and meanwhile near Philadelphia it's 47 degrees and raining. All the snow on the roof is coming down in great explosions. Per the bit about snow plows plowing in your driveway, at my first house I lived on a T corner. directly across from me was Chief of Detectives. The snow plow would do his front right to the curb, take the turn and dump it all right where my cars were parked, plowing me in completely. I don't miss that house! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RodneyBad Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 I got some Heavy Frost. Does that count? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danno Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 You know things are bad when the snow plows are getting flipped over! I can relate. When we lived in Colorado, we were in a hilly area with a creek running through our property. The creek crossed a county road near our gate and the beginning of our .2 mile long driveway. The wind collected snow at the low point of the road, where it and the creek and our driveway converged. Usually, our worst snows closed off our driveway for a few hours or maybe a day once in a while. The county used graders to plow snow in our area, and that was always good enough to keep the road passable. But one storm dumped so much snow on us that the road was buried and we figured we were snowed in for a couple of days. Late the first day of the storm, the county sent a grader out. It got stuck right at the end of our driveway. A segment of the road about 1/4 mile long was too deep in snow for the grader. The second day, it was still there and the road was still closed. Bright and early the third day, county crews were there with another grader and a huge snow blower they borrowed from the airport. They channeled a two-lane trench through the snow to open the road, then they used the second grader and a heavy recovery truck to extricate the original grader. That was the worst snow storm accumulation we experienced in Colorado. It took a week or so before the snow melted away enough to return to normalcy. But the saving grace was that we did not have the extreme cold (and ice) with it that you guys are experiencing now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
o-man Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 It's thanks to you guys that we're supposed to hit 20 below tonight. Not wind chill, actual temperature. I wish you guys would just keep your Canadian arctic air up there!!! It is 60* here currently. in 24 hours it is supposed to b 9*! Yes please, take back your vortex of cold air Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Handley Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 Just tried to start the Jeep, turned over, but no fire Might have too much alcohol in the 200, plus the Jeep is blocking it in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disabled modeler Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 Just tried to start the Jeep, turned over, but no fire Might have too much alcohol in the 200, plus the Jeep is blocking it in. I had the same kind of problem this morning Joe...had to take the wife to work and even with 2 800amp batteries and a 305ci it still did not want to start but finally managed to get it going...windchill temps here are -30 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Handley Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 I'll have to try again shortly, the store manager is having the same issue. I'm getting some fuel, some spark, and it was turning over.......just not that fast. He wasn't getting any fuel! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig Irwin Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 The Police here are ticketing people for being out driving. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Handley Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 http://www.kcchronicle.com/2014/01/05/sheriffs-office-if-you-must-travel-today-please-plan-ahead/azhxoa3/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrKerry Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 Wind chill up here is -45 degrees.......... That's it I'M BREAKING OUT THE BERMUDA SHORTS AND GETTING A TAN!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyjim Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 Cloudy and 52 right now. I just finished covering a bunch of plants because it's supposed to get down to 25 tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madhorseman Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 (edited) Cloudy and 52 right now. I just finished covering a bunch of plants because it's supposed to get down to 25 tonight. What I wouldn't give to have 25* degrees here, right now!!! Edited January 6, 2014 by madhorseman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry P. Posted January 6, 2014 Author Share Posted January 6, 2014 Cloudy and 52 right now. I just finished covering a bunch of plants because it's supposed to get down to 25 tonight. If we got to 25 around here it would be considered a heat wave! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High octane Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 I used to work in 25 degree weather outside while it was snowing also, and it was a piece of cake. Of course I was 30+ years younger also. LOL! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madhorseman Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 (edited) Oh just wait, it will be + 6 degrees by 3:00 tomorrow......it should feel like shirt sleeve weather, compared to now!! Edited January 6, 2014 by madhorseman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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