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Why We Are Here => Water Cooler => Topic started by: rcjordan on January 22, 2014, 03:22:09 PM
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Conditions dire.
(http://i.imgur.com/lu2d8O7.jpg)
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Almost enough for street skiing.
Let me know if you get more, I'll bring the truck, rope and skis.
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Its the snowpocalypse ieeeee! *runs around in circles*
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Virtually the rest of the country has had a tremendous winter and here in California we've had like a centimeter of rain and blue skies virtually every day. It is the driest year in recorded history out here.
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We Southerners are beautiful, delicate, creatures....
(http://i.imgur.com/SgtCsls.jpg)
but -like orchids- we cannot tolerate cold.
>run around in circles
Actually, I can guarantee that there is no bread or milk on the shelves of grocery stores. It's some sort of Pavlovian response (in)bred into us.
>rope and skis
p###y. Real men just grab onto the step bumper of (the few) passing delivery trucks. This works FINE until you happen to latch onto one equipped with chains and the good-ol-boy driver decides to see if he can shake you off. Great fun ...until you hit a big dry spot in the pavement. Don't ask me how I know this.
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I think I'm in
l-lo-love deep like with that woman pictured.
We northerners know how to prepare for the deprivations of Winter, every fall I always lay in a couple of extra cans of SPAM, an emergency case of beer and an extra bottle of medicinal scotch just in case I get snowed in.
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>that woman pictured
She is obviously currently sustaining herself and family as a hunter-gatherer. Once she finally beats a path out of the swamps and bayous and finds a Walmart and Burger King, (Do they take food stamps directly at Burger King or do you have to convert them at the grocery store checkout?) watch her blossom.
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Wow, you realize that it is snow, right? I know it's a rare thing down yonder, but enjoy it. Reassuring that Dras has his truck and rope handy just in case it gets real nasty ;)
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>you realize that it is snow, right?
We call it "White Death."
We had about 1.25" (3.5cm for the lazy eurotrash) so *everything* is shut down --even the local military base.
Here's a tip: If you ever want to invade the US, land on the southern VA shores during the night and spread a few bags of flour. Next morning, you'll be able to march on DC unchallenged.
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But don't try a siege as we have a couple of years supply of bread & milk stored away.
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>lady
BTW, that's sand, not snow, in that picture. The internet says she's from Drastic's tribal region, SC. Given the sand, I'm going to venture a well-educated, Redneck Tour Guide guess that she's from either the Edisto branch of the tribe or -gulp- Hell Hole.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hell_Hole_Swamp
If she's from Hell Hole, you ain't got a chance, Yankee.
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Let me just add.....
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>We had about 1.25" (3.5cm for the lazy eurotrash)
Wow, wonder if you'll have casualties? Martial law, load the guns, this is nearing civil war?
>invade the US
Nah, ya can keep it for now, but note taken if we ever plan to sail the viking ships over there..
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>ya can keep it for now
sh##! We can't even GIVE it away.
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Yep, she looks like a local.
And just to be clear, the South is definitely full of idiots when it comes to snow and driving, but some of us relish the opportunity for some lawless driving with a bottle of Jack and 4WD. (A winch is a plus.)
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Down in Texas, the tv had to give a little tutorial on windshield ice
(http://i.imgur.com/OlGCPPv.jpg)
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Its the snowpocalypse
That's the local name for the storm that hit us March 22, 2011. Between Sunday morning and Wednesday afternoon it dropped 11 feet of snow. Biggest storms since 1969
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RC - looks like we might get snow again on Wednesday. Possibly significant.
These guys sell forecasts to weather-reliant companies.
https://www.facebook.com/WxRisk
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>significant
Great! I'm already having trouble coaxing Louise back from Haiti where she's been teaching 2000-yr-old superstitions to the natives.
Other that today, it hasn't been above freezing for more than a few hours since Tuesday night. Most nights are around 10-15F (-10ish C).
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>Most nights are around 10-15F (-10ish C).
Wow, you guys have it colder than we have now. Can ya keep warm?
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>Can ya keep warm
Even with all the windows, my house is doing OK, but I know that many homes and commercial buildings are not able to stay comfortable. I know of at least one local public school system that closed one day last week, well after the roads were clear of ice & snow, because the classrooms were too cold.
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Snow forecast is 5-8 inches (13-20 cm) , Trav. That'll be a PITA.
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Uh-oh, this guy is reported to be in town.
http://www.weather.com/tv/tvshows/jim-cantore
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Its -14F here this morning. I'm thinking of inviting our politicians back from Washington DC so we can get a blast of hot air. Might have to import some extras.
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http://gizmodo.com/why-the-south-fell-apart-in-the-snow-1511566912
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The article has some merit, but I think the single largest issue is simply 'lack of driving practice on ice & snow.' Even here along the northern fringes of the South, we get a deep-ish, messy snow about once every 3 years. Usually, except for the most rural regions, the roads are fairly clear within 24 hours and almost always within 48. Everything shuts down for a day or two, and for 95% of our snows, that's all it takes to get through. BUT that also reinforces our lack of practice. Even if you go out and drive around, like I tend to do, there's a good chance that the vehicle you drove last time isn't the same one you'll drive this time since so much time has passed between snow events. Also, no one except a few have a snow tires. And while 4x4's are popular, no one takes them off-road and their tire treads are for comfortable, cushy rides.
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Yet another article on the topic - The Day We Lost Atlanta:
http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2014/01/atlanta-snow-storm-102839.html#.Uuq6-tizn4U
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Those articles could easily apply to where I live too.
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surely the real problem is that they're all still trying to drive places? If it snows here some roads are impassable, so either you can get to a main road in which case you're capable of driving on 2 inches of snow and its then not a problem, or you can't in which case you walk to work/school/the bus stop/ the hill to go sledging
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>drive
That and sprawl and trucks. Workers back in the 1960's maybe had a 30 or 40 minute commute to work, now its more like 2 hours in some metro areas. Second we have just in time warehousing, where most of the nations goods are being warehoused on trucks on the highways, that is a massive amount of trucks, the highways are already at capacity add snow and ice and you have trouble.
In most of these US metro areas, public transportation is not an option, we tore it all up and have never replaced it. Its drive or die.
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Round two?
My heat pump's condensing unit just tried to freeze up, got all packed in with snow before defrost kicked on I guess. Glad I was home.
We might get enough to get the quad out this time.
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Looks like we're going to be right on the edge of this one. The forecast wobbles between snow/no snow.
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TWC map shows you are safe THIS TIME
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>safe
Not Drastic
Greenville, SC: predicted 10" snow today on top of 4" yesterday.
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Anecdote from today:
So, you might be a redneck if you get your ski rope wrapped around your fourwheeler axle.
... while riding in a kiddie pool in the snow.
Yes, I have video.
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Show us the video NOW ;D
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Yeah I need to edit for upload, it's not quite as glamorous as it sounds tho.
Plus the gopro died before we figured out how to do it well, but after a new layer of ice from last night, today is going to be fun!
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A couple of stills from the video:
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And here was our inspiration, a jonboat going down the street:
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That looks fun :)
We just have another inch of rain forecast here today. Even ducks are looking fed up around here now.
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Meanwhile in NC:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RatgBGSBZQQ&feature=youtube_gdata_player