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Title: The Midwest can have their weather back now~
Post by: Ripsnort on January 05, 2004, 09:17:13 AM
Since Wednesday, we've received 9 inches of snow.  Its currently 19 deg. outside and theres a Canadian cold front parked over Western Washington.  The "Hawaiin Express" is on the way and supposed to hit tonight. Translated: 6-12" snow forecast for tonight and tomorrow.

The Bimmers been parked for 2 weeks now :(  
*sigh*
Title: The Midwest can have their weather back now~
Post by: loser on January 05, 2004, 09:20:05 AM
Quit yer whining. On the way home this morning i heard on the radio it could hit -46 C here today (-50 F give or take). 6 months ago it was 46 degrees on the positive side. You got it pretty good rip, suck it up buttercup.
Title: The Midwest can have their weather back now~
Post by: midnight Target on January 05, 2004, 09:23:38 AM
Dangit... dipping down to the low 70's here.
Title: The Midwest can have their weather back now~
Post by: Saurdaukar on January 05, 2004, 09:26:46 AM
Raining here.

Thats all it ever does.

Rain.

I hate rain.
Title: The Midwest can have their weather back now~
Post by: Ripsnort on January 05, 2004, 09:35:42 AM
I want my 45 deg. and raining weather back! (you don't have to shovel the rain....)
Title: The Midwest can have their weather back now~
Post by: ra on January 05, 2004, 09:36:04 AM
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Originally posted by Saurdaukar
Raining here.

Thats all it ever does.

Rain.

I hate rain.

East coast blues.  The Limeys must have found a way to send their lousy weather over here.
Title: The Midwest can have their weather back now~
Post by: loser on January 05, 2004, 09:38:37 AM
Rip you have a 12 hp track driven snowblower, admit it. Besides, maybe the snow will knock down some power lines and you can actually fire up the generator.
Title: The Midwest can have their weather back now~
Post by: Wanker on January 05, 2004, 10:01:50 AM
Got down at -15 F here last night, was -5 F on the way into work this morning.

I had to actually put a long sleeve shirt on today!
Title: The Midwest can have their weather back now~
Post by: Curval on January 05, 2004, 10:05:12 AM
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Originally posted by Ripsnort
I want my 45 deg. and raining weather back! (you don't have to shovel the rain....)


I never shovelled snow when I lived in Canada.  If ice developed in the driveway or walkway I'd throw down some salt...otherwise it would just stay there until it melted.

Shoveling snow is a quick way to give yourself a heart attack.

Why do it when it will go away on its own?
Title: The Midwest can have their weather back now~
Post by: airguard on January 05, 2004, 10:06:10 AM
pretty ok wheater here only -15c and no wind, if i dress properly I can still play soccer outside :D (need the ground shoveledfor snow  tough)
Can even take a good bath before the lake is totally frozen down, there is still some holes to dip in. hahaha
Title: The Midwest can have their weather back now~
Post by: Wlfgng on January 05, 2004, 10:14:16 AM
9"   (snicker)


we just had 33"  :)




(http://www.nick-tucker.com/_images/skiing/010404/RockIsland.jpg)

(http://www.nick-tucker.com/_images/skiing/010404/AMF-side.jpg)
Title: The Midwest can have their weather back now~
Post by: Mickey1992 on January 05, 2004, 10:14:48 AM
3 inches of rain over the weekend and my sump pump has run almost non stop.  I will take snow any day, especially since it is supposed to get down to 20F tomorrow night and all of this crap is going to freeze.  Just gotta hope my sump pump line to the curb doesn't freeze.
Title: The Midwest can have their weather back now~
Post by: Saurdaukar on January 05, 2004, 11:36:05 AM
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Originally posted by banana
Got down at -15 F here last night, was -5 F on the way into work this morning.

I had to actually put a long sleeve shirt on today!


Im reminded of Lewis Black's CD recorded in MN.

"They say Minestota is beautiful in the summer... well... yeah... cause you can feel your ****ing fingers and toes.  ///  Thats not weather... thats an emergency condition... and if you had any brains at all, youd call the Federal government and say 'get us the **** out of here.'"
Title: The Midwest can have their weather back now~
Post by: vorticon on January 05, 2004, 12:01:22 PM
about 1 inch of snow here...but its resting comfortably at -30c and is probably gonna hit -40 soon...unless a chinook blows in
Title: The Midwest can have their weather back now~
Post by: Ripsnort on January 05, 2004, 12:03:26 PM
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Originally posted by loser
Rip you have a 12 hp track driven snowblower, admit it. Besides, maybe the snow will knock down some power lines and you can actually fire up the generator.


LOL, you know me all too well. I appear to be the only one locally with a generator. When we do lose power up here, I make sure my porch lights are on, its my way of saying "Neener Neener" to the neighbors. :D
Title: The Midwest can have their weather back now~
Post by: Ripsnort on January 05, 2004, 12:06:07 PM
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Originally posted by Wlfgng
9"   (snicker)


we just had 33"  :)

 


I speaking of the low lying areas.  Just 15 miles west of me, and 3000 ft higher, we've already had 108 inches since November. :cool:
Title: The Midwest can have their weather back now~
Post by: midnight Target on January 05, 2004, 12:10:37 PM
My mistake... I meant High 70's... might need a sweater.

:p
Title: The Midwest can have their weather back now~
Post by: Wlfgng on January 05, 2004, 12:20:50 PM
:)... I don't know how much we've had actually,..
but the last few days were sweet.

for the record.. let is SNOW
Title: The Midwest can have their weather back now~
Post by: Estes on January 05, 2004, 12:21:17 PM
It's cold here, well cold compared to what I'm use to. 24 degrees, feels like 18. I hate the cold weather. No snow though, can't complain too much.
Title: The Midwest can have their weather back now~
Post by: Wanker on January 05, 2004, 12:53:47 PM
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Originally posted by midnight Target
My mistake... I meant High 70's... might need a sweater.

:p


:lol
Title: The Midwest can have their weather back now~
Post by: 2stony on January 05, 2004, 03:46:53 PM
Originally posted by Ripsnort:

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Since Wednesday, we've received 9 inches of snow


     We only got 3 inches in that same time in University Place Rip. You're about 20-25 miles from me, so that translates into about 3 inches per 10 miles. The nice thing about tonight's snowstorm is that it's supposed to warm up late tomorrow and turn all that snow into a big sea of slush.

:cool:
Title: VIRTICON
Post by: aSTAR on January 05, 2004, 04:12:24 PM
Started the glider Club in Edmonton, did a bunch of soaring &
glider towing.

Spring is just around the corner, what the heck 3 months summer
isn't bad:confused:

SE
Title: The Midwest can have their weather back now~
Post by: medicboy on January 05, 2004, 04:59:38 PM
Was -26 when I got off work at 0600 this morning in missoula, got up to -2 today, sun is going down and back down to -5, going to be a bit chilly at 0400 when I have to leave to go back to work, might need a sweater....   WE have about 18" of snow here, just 20 miles south at lost trail ski area they have 120".  I love Montana.....:D
Title: The Midwest can have their weather back now~
Post by: Wlfgng on January 05, 2004, 05:16:22 PM
was -14 this morning..
too cold if you ask me....

I prefer the warmth of the 20's thanks
Title: The Midwest can have their weather back now~
Post by: crowMAW on January 05, 2004, 08:06:00 PM
Was 80 again today...drove to work with the top down...drove home with the top down. :aok
Title: The Midwest can have their weather back now~
Post by: Airhead on January 05, 2004, 08:10:33 PM
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Originally posted by Ripsnort
LOL, you know me all too well. I appear to be the only one locally with a generator. When we do lose power up here, I make sure my porch lights are on, its my way of saying "Neener Neener" to the neighbors. :D


I hope someone shoots yor porch lights out.
Title: The Midwest can have their weather back now~
Post by: majic on January 05, 2004, 11:27:34 PM
Took me a half hour to chip the ice off my car last night enough to see.  Same for that morning.  Would rather have had snow, it just brushes off.

Makes me wish those rear defroster things imbedded in the back window were everwhere on the car.  That'd be cool.
Title: The Midwest can have their weather back now~
Post by: -tronski- on January 06, 2004, 04:53:52 AM
and here I was thinking I was glad it was only 24 deg.  (75 deg F for you philistines) today....

At christmas it was 39.50 deg (103 deg F) and has been holding pretty much at the 30 mark since...

 Tronsky
Title: The Midwest can have their weather back now~
Post by: Wanker on January 06, 2004, 08:10:18 AM
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Originally posted by Wlfgng
was -14 this morning..
too cold if you ask me....

I prefer the warmth of the 20's thanks


Same here, Wlf, but think on the bright side- it's a dry cold! :D
Title: The Midwest can have their weather back now~
Post by: Ripsnort on January 06, 2004, 09:41:00 AM
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Originally posted by banana
Same here, Wlf, but think on the bright side- it's a dry cold! :D


I've said this before... when its 38 deg. and raining, its much colder than 25 deg. and snowing.  The moisture chills you right through your clothes and into your bones...Brrrrr!
Title: The Midwest can have their weather back now~
Post by: Wlfgng on January 06, 2004, 09:55:42 AM
very true.  
when the sun is out and the wind isn't blowing it feels
almost like t-shirt weather in the 20's.

I lived in Kent, Washington for a while.. woah..
wet-cold was too cold
Title: The Midwest can have their weather back now~
Post by: Curval on January 06, 2004, 10:05:34 AM
Quote
Originally posted by Ripsnort
I've said this before... when its 38 deg. and raining, its much colder than 25 deg. and snowing.  The moisture chills you right through your clothes and into your bones...Brrrrr!


There is a quote in a book written by an expat which she wrote as a guide for incoming expats moving to the island.  In it she has a quote from a Canadian Air Force officer who had been through all of the Arctic training and who lived in the remote North.

"The coldest I have ever been was in February...in Bermuda".

Only very new homes here have central heating here and as each house is made out of concrete block the moisture levels are really bad.  It is always a few degree colder inside than out.
Title: The Midwest can have their weather back now~
Post by: Ripsnort on January 06, 2004, 10:06:17 AM
Quote
Originally posted by Wlfgng
very true.  
when the sun is out and the wind isn't blowing it feels
almost like t-shirt weather in the 20's.

I lived in Kent, Washington for a while.. woah..
wet-cold was too cold


I was skiing at A-Basin in June, 38 deg. and sunny, with just a T-shirt on ( back in the 80's. )  I took two runs, and was sunburned really bad..I'd forgotten that at 12,000 feet, theres even less atmosphere to protect you from the ultra violet rays of the Sun, combined with the reflection off the snow...ouch!
Title: The Midwest can have their weather back now~
Post by: 2stony on January 06, 2004, 11:30:00 AM
Well Rip, how much snow did you get today? We had about two inches in University Place when I got up this morning and it was still snowing hard. I made it all the way into work in about an hour. Not a whole lot in South Seattle, but it snowed hard all the way in. Come on up and ride the simulators(lol).

:aok
Title: The Midwest can have their weather back now~
Post by: MrCoffee on January 06, 2004, 05:26:19 PM
Which reminds me, I'm off on a snow boarding trip for a couple weeks. Cya later...

;)

(http://www.nick-tucker.com/_images/skiing/010404/AMF-side.jpg)
Title: The Midwest can have their weather back now~
Post by: Ripsnort on January 06, 2004, 06:05:42 PM
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Originally posted by 2stony
Well Rip, how much snow did you get today? We had about two inches in University Place when I got up this morning and it was still snowing hard. I made it all the way into work in about an hour. Not a whole lot in South Seattle, but it snowed hard all the way in. Come on up and ride the simulators(lol).

:aok


Snow guage in backyard read 6" today. Total since Wednesday: 14"
Title: The Midwest can have their weather back now~
Post by: Airhead on January 06, 2004, 06:13:56 PM
Rip, is it true you spied on the Rook missions in AH?
Title: The Midwest can have their weather back now~
Post by: Ripsnort on January 06, 2004, 06:16:42 PM
Quote
Originally posted by Airhead
Rip, is it true you spied on the Rook missions in AH?


I was just shadowing Fester around like he did us the day before.  ;)
Title: The Midwest can have their weather back now~
Post by: Airhead on January 06, 2004, 06:29:32 PM
Ah...CC. Payback.

It's all good.:)
Title: The Midwest can have their weather back now~
Post by: Ripsnort on January 06, 2004, 06:40:56 PM
Couple more photos from today:



Front of the house:

(http://home.comcast.net/~ripsnort60/Christmas_2003/130_3021.JPG)



Lawn tractor fun:

(http://home.comcast.net/~ripsnort60/Christmas_2003/130_3025.JPG)
Title: The Midwest can have their weather back now~
Post by: midnight Target on January 06, 2004, 07:50:14 PM
Didn't I see that lawn tractor stunt on "Jackprettythang the Movie"?