For our friends in the path of the storm, please be carefull, it's shaping up to be a monster. We're projected to get around 2 ft of snow over the next 36 hours but I don't have to go anywhere, be carefull out there and be safe.
Cody;
Grab your hot chocolate and you electric blanket, Several moves and you and Libby be safe, also stock plenty of food.
You didn't put Libby's chair on wheels did you, and I'm telling ya give her walker a flat tire or you'll be sorry.LOL
You to take care
Don
Don, we should be just fine, the shovels are all warmed up and the snowblower is set to go, our heat is a ventless natural gas wall heater, it's not dependant on electricity, all we'll do is hunker down and wait it out, my concern is for the busnuts that are in the path of the storm, the advantage most busnuts have is if the electricity does go out, most of us have generators, just use them safely, it seems every year we hear about the guy that fires up the generator in the garage and then closes the door and goes to sleep for a really long time.
Yesterday they were predicting 5-8 inches here. I told them at work I wouldn't be in today or tomorrow. Today they're predicting 8-10 inches. It snowed all day and just started accumulating in the late afternoon... barely. Maybe we'll get dumped on and I won't have to go in Thursday or Friday! Telecommuting from home definitely has some advantages :)
The storm is leaving here ( Colo. ) leaving behind about 3 inches of snow and the low tonite is expected to get to 10 below. The further northeast it goes the worst it gets. Botton the hatches.
Stay warm Wayne
I've got an idea, live in a warmer climate! I read about it and shiver, got too much southern blood in me I guess! ;D
Y'all have fun and stay warm!
It's only getting to 25 here tonight, a heat wave compared to some of you guys.
Paul
When libby is stronger, I'll be enjoying the warmer weather again too, this winter will be spent caring for her but watch out after that lol, meanwhile, we'll batten the hatches and watch the storm from the windows.
Us flatlanders will remember it is batten.
Batten the hatches Wayne
I feel for you guys up north, I even had to plug the block heater in for a half hour at Clifford's house before the bird would lite up ;D . becarefull all who are under way tonight ;)
The high in Oklahoma for tomorrow is supposed to be a balmy 28 and the low is 21. The low gets even better Thursday night of 13. Boy I sure miss Las Vegas weather :(
Everyone stay bundled up!
Bryan
Guess what, Vegas 25 tonight , :D the tourists today were very entertaining to watch in their t-shirts soaking up the sun and freezing their asses off. ;D ;D ;D
We had wind gusts that were reported to be up to 80 mph last night in Quarzsite. Just rocked us to sleep. Some stick and staples not so lucky.
Van,
25 in Vegas? That is unusual. Although I did live ther in 2004 when it dumped on the strip. That was kind of cool. I just saw it was snowing there off and on today, wow! Crazy weather.
It is still usually allot nicer weather there than here in OK. I can deal with 110 better than 30 ;D
Bryan
Last year some will remember the 10 + inches we got in Dec. Whats nice is all the mountains are snow capped at 5000 ft ;)
Hey Van you should be up here in Wells it like summer up here LOL
John
Do we blame all this snow on Global Warming?
I used to drive regularly in snow, and remember having to follow vehicle tracks in the snow to stay on the road.
Followed them (the tracks) into a rest area with a fully loaded commuter bus -
Take care, all who are travelling - Drive safely.
Van,
What do you do in Vegas? I lived there from 03-06. The wife and I do miss it from time to time. I was the General Manager for Cobalt Boats of LV in Henderson. They have since closed the store there as of the first of this year. Along with several other boat and RV dealers, Cal,s and Marine Max. The economy sure hit hard there.
Take care,
Bryan
I dont envy any of you northerners one bit. ;D We live in Colorado Springs for about 12 yrs, ti we got some sense and moved back south. ::) If it gets below 60, it is too cold. :'( yall stay safe and warm tho.
Went to williston ND yesterday to pick up a 5,000 # head for one of out Horsepowers it was 14 below at 4pm got back to miles city at 9 pm and it was 18 below this morning . The old girl is sitting out here just shriving lol . >:(
Yes indeed. I have been a delivery driver(Milwaukee/Waukesha WI. area) for over 24 years now and I'm used to it since I have seen just about every kind of weather there is although I have yet to see a tornado in person. I probably will at some point. As long as you have good tires, you should be ok.
I will pray for you and your wife.
Here in Topeka KS 18 today Zero tommorrow.
Quote from: johns4104s on December 09, 2009, 01:23:29 PM
Here in Topeka KS 18 today Zero tommorrow.
And very windy too, John....(here anyways).
I just got new Wrangler Authority tires on my truck. So far, I love them. Two wheel drive truck, everything is either snow packed, or a glaze, and no problems (of course, if our city would get with the program, we wouldn't have any issues ::) ::) ::)). Kinda funny, they were 150 a tire, and people thought that was expensive. I thought they were cheap...Why? Because we bought bus tires not to long ago ;D :D :D ;D
God bless,
John
I'm still waiting for someone to adopt me and get me out of here, -26F actual temp and -45 or so with the wind but not much snow up here. Cody the area you live in is actually very beautiful with all that snow, but I still hate the cold. Maybe next year our ship will come in and we can point that big ol girl south for a few months.
Grant
We are experiencing that front right now.
Glad I decided to wear a t-shirt under my regular clothes as it dipped to 69 during the day.
Forget it if I add the wind chill to that........ ;D
The temps are supposed to drop down to 54 degrees tonight. Brrrrrrrrr. ;)
Cliff
Quote from: FloridaCliff
We are experiencing that front right now.
Glad I decided to wear a t-shirt under my regular clothes as it dipped to 69 during the day.
Forget it if I add the wind chill to that........ ;D
The temps are supposed to drop down to 54 degrees tonight. Brrrrrrrrr. ;)
Cliff
O' just shut up will ya!? ;D
I got up to a high of 32 today! :o
;D BK ;D
Quote from: Busted Knuckle on December 10, 2009, 02:49:12 PM
Quote from: FloridaCliff
We are experiencing that front right now.
Glad I decided to wear a t-shirt under my regular clothes as it dipped to 69 during the day.
Forget it if I add the wind chill to that........ ;D
The temps are supposed to drop down to 54 degrees tonight. Brrrrrrrrr. ;)
Cliff
O' just shut up will ya!? ;D
I got up to a high of 32 today! :o
;D BK ;D
Maybe at your place out standing in the sun... Grief!! Best here East of you was 28
all day. Much lower now.. Heading for teens tonight ( again! )...
Must be something to do with living on the western edge of the cumberland plateau cause we get wierd weather at times...
Dave.... (85 miles East of Nashville)
The storm has passed thru our area, now it's about 2F and we ended up with a couple of feet of snow but not too bad, now we can get on with winter lol.
It is substantially colder here, and that is good I love the cold, so long as we don't have a reappearance of last years freak weather (10 inch's snow)which turned my 15 minute drive into a 6 hr slide show ;D
Yeah, I understand, this cold weather is a bitch. My pool has dropped under 80 degrees, too cold for me to swim.
Len, that was just mean lol
Hey Van, I just had a hell of an idea, you love the cold and I love the warmth, we should just trade places!!! I am somewhat flexable , would be happy even just for a swith from Novenmber till May or so. We do have 340 acres lots of room to turn your bus around.
Grant, sounds like a good deal, But I am afraid that you would get the short end of the deal here. 37 degrees this morning, and no heat in site ;D
I'll take 37 to our minus temps, haha, Wish I could have a positive atitude about teh weather liek Cody, hats off to him!