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Re: Holy Cow.....
« Reply #15 on: January 21, 2025, 09:30:53 AM »
Yesterday was cold, never got above about 37 here with a low of 19. Today the low was 24 and there is a light dusting of snow. The precip didn't arrive in my area until well after midnight so the light snow stuck on the ground. Sun is out now and even though it's still only 26 it's melting on the street. I didn't hear the school bus so I think they closed the schools down due to icy roads. Yeah to the north it wouldn't be any big deal but no one here has even snow tires much less studded tires or experience with ice. Better to just say stay home and resume operations tomorrow.

So far the grid has held up. Got my fingers crossed some moron doesn't take out a power pole due to stupidity and ice. Got an all electric house here as gas not very common in my town.
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« Reply #16 on: January 21, 2025, 10:07:00 AM »
Minimal power outages at this point in Texas. Snow is 6 inches deep on my driveway. I am about 30 miles east of Houston. It is still snowing but has lightened up.
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Re: Holy Cow.....
« Reply #17 on: January 21, 2025, 10:10:22 AM »
I can't get the YouTube link to work today for some reason.  Anyway, here's some live video.   

New Orleans   

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6KSiFHrFxfY

Santa Rosa Island - I believe the weather is supposed to move in around 1 pm.   

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2z1fqZi_Tfw
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Re: Holy Cow.....
« Reply #18 on: January 21, 2025, 10:10:33 AM »
Yesterday was cold, never got above about 37 here with a low of 19. Today the low was 24 and there is a light dusting of snow. The precip didn't arrive in my area until well after midnight so the light snow stuck on the ground. Sun is out now and even though it's still only 26 it's melting on the street. I didn't hear the school bus so I think they closed the schools down due to icy roads. Yeah to the north it wouldn't be any big deal but no one here has even snow tires much less studded tires or experience with ice. Better to just say stay home and resume operations tomorrow.

So far the grid has held up. Got my fingers crossed some moron doesn't take out a power pole due to stupidity and ice. Got an all electric house here as gas not very common in my town.

I have a Generac. Promised my wife, no more outages here. Did that after the big freeze.
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Re: Holy Cow.....
« Reply #19 on: January 21, 2025, 10:13:00 AM »
Minimal power outages at this point in Texas. Snow is 6 inches deep on my driveway. I am about 30 miles east of Houston. It is still snowing but has lightened up.

My dad's in Pt. Arthur right now.  Couldn't get a flight back to Florida until tomorrow evening.   
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Re: Holy Cow.....
« Reply #20 on: January 21, 2025, 05:35:01 PM »
Made it to work this morning. Wasn’t so bad but I took the quiet route to try to avoid the majority of the idiots. Some guy wiped out his Corvette near work and another guy ran a red light in front of me. All the airports were shut down. Even Hobby and Intercontinental.
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« Reply #21 on: January 23, 2025, 10:39:30 PM »
lol its that global warming thing shuff time to invest in a snowmobile so ya can make more margaritas  one of these lol its just a p38 for the snow

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« Reply #22 on: January 24, 2025, 05:18:59 AM »
Subject line had me thinking this was about Shuff's margarita induced conversion to Hinduism. However this global warming event has been caused by the malicious cow farting in the wind. Another reason to eat more beef, and fire up the coals to cook and stay warm.
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« Reply #23 on: January 24, 2025, 01:02:31 PM »
 :rofl good stuff y'all

Nice snowmobiles
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« Reply #24 on: January 24, 2025, 03:47:13 PM »
I used to go out to the interstate and watch the cars slide across the bottom of the exit ramp! I live in Alabama  :bolt:
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« Reply #25 on: January 24, 2025, 07:53:06 PM »
I used to go out to the interstate and watch the cars slide across the bottom of the exit ramp! I live in Alabama  :bolt:

You forgot to include the part about pouring oil on the road and your dad owning a collision repair shop at the next exit.   
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« Reply #26 on: January 24, 2025, 11:58:50 PM »
I've lived in the north and south. Even in the north come that first big snow and ice storm you get idiots in 4 wheel drive trucks driving like they can stop better because of the 4WD. They cannot and do not. I had a 4WD Silveraydo so know this first hand. You see one coming up to a 4 way stop better wait for them to stop.

I was in Tuscon AZ in 1988 when it got a nice blanket of snow.  It was pure pandelerium I tell you! 
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« Reply #27 on: January 25, 2025, 08:52:15 AM »
I was in Tucson at that time as well, working for the city on a motorcycle. Snowflakes hurt at any speed over 35 MPH. There was another significant snowfall about 2010 I think. We were wintering in Tucson while living in our RV full time. The RV park at DM-AFB got hammered pretty good. Fortunately we had plenty of propane.
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Re: Holy Cow.....
« Reply #28 on: Today at 08:31:51 AM »
I was in Tuscon AZ in 1988 when it got a nice blanket of snow.  It was pure pandelerium I tell you!

Was that the reason for the crazy floods around that time?

Here's myrtle beach with 5 inches of snow.