2 Feet in 24 Hours!

BottomFeeder
BottomFeeder Posts: 1,684
edited December 2008 in The Clubhouse
Crikey! We've had 2 feet of snow in 24 hours & it's still coming down! Our whole town is completely shut down w/only a few major arterials kept open for emergency vehicles.

I've got all wheel drive & need to attempt getting out, but I've got serious doubts about being able to go anywhere! Never been entirely snowed in, but I think that's what's happening.

HOWEVER, just got my system really well dialed in, a friend loaned me about 40 albums & I'm kicking back & listening to some great tunes! Nickel Creek, Diana Krall & lots more. It;s the prefect time for my system to finally sound so terrific.

Carpe diem!
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  • ben62670
    ben62670 Posts: 15,969
    edited December 2008
    I hope you don't lose power!
    Enjoy your time at home.
    Ben
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  • markmarc
    markmarc Posts: 2,309
    edited December 2008
    That's not even funny Ben!

    I've been off all this week due to snow and icy roads in Portland (more due to school buses not being able to get traction on the ice and limited amount of snow removal equipment). Anyway, had a great time getting caught up on review listening time, not to mention honey-do's. The big question is, does my parochial school open up for just a half a day tomorrow before shutting down for Christmas break.
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  • 66chevyIISS
    66chevyIISS Posts: 857
    edited December 2008
    I wouldn't mind 24 inches! We Only got about 4-5 inches, but a few miles down the road they got a foot. Go figure! haha. Don't think I will be going to work tomorrow. 405 was a mess today!

    Daughter got to go in the snow for the first time though.

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  • mrbigbluelight
    mrbigbluelight Posts: 9,678
    edited December 2008
    REPORTED !












    ..... for excessive cuteness that exceeds all federal, state, and local standards.



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  • BottomFeeder
    BottomFeeder Posts: 1,684
    edited December 2008
    Well, the snow has finally "stopped." But it's supposed to keep on hitting us off and on for the next few days!

    Just managed to get my car out and barely made it to a main arterial, which hasn't yet been plowed. I felt like I was putting my life at risk by driving. It was that bad. Stuck cars all over the place & the city is still shut down.

    But my kids are all home, there's no school tomorrow & we're kickin' back w/yummies & movies!

    & More music tomorrow...
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  • megasat16
    megasat16 Posts: 3,521
    edited December 2008
    You must be kidding me! We have 16" or more within 12 hours yesterday and everything shut down till today. We never suppose to have this much snow in High Desert area in CA. Thanks God the snow stopped falling last night but I have to shovel as much as 20" snow around the house, driveway, backyard and the street. :(

    Well, we don't have a lot of snow plowers in our city so the only few our city own are so busy plowing the major streets and not even hit the city hall yet. :D
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  • BottomFeeder
    BottomFeeder Posts: 1,684
    edited December 2008
    Yeah, our street won't see a plow for days yet & when we do, they'll plow our driveways in w/about a 4 foot mountain of heavily compacted snow. Then we'll have to use shovels (not the snow kind) to chip away and move the heavy berm aside. What a pain.

    But it sure is beautiful around these here parts. Just gorgeous.
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  • joeparaski
    joeparaski Posts: 1,865
    edited December 2008
    Hey guys, how about some pictures of your mountains of snow? We've got some but not enough. And yes, I love snow!

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  • ben62670
    ben62670 Posts: 15,969
    edited December 2008
    Eh two feet ain't nothing. I used to go to this cabin in Vermont, and the drifts were so bad you would be trying to stay on the surface, and the next thing you knew you were sunk up to your arm pits in the white stuff. My buddy lives in Canada and once in a while a sled(snow mobile) would go off the trail and totally disappear. some guys are not found till spring:eek:
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  • danger boy
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    edited December 2008
    yes, i've worked 28 hours over the past two days of snow falling almost non stop. It's finally stopped for now.. more is on the way.. but not nearly as much. Then guess what? we get this brute cold temps hitting us just in time for the weekend. minus 7 is what they are saying for the low on Saturday night.

    Here is a picture I snapped of my two BBQ grills. :eek:

    officially we got 24 inches of snow.. but up where bottomfeeder and I live on the South Hill. we got a total of 27 inches. :eek:

    As Brent said, most everything was closed on Thurs.

    The other pic is of my kitty Sunshine, sleeping through the whole thing. ;)
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  • ben62670
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    edited December 2008
    The only thing I miss is driving in it.
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  • mmadden28
    mmadden28 Posts: 4,283
    edited December 2008
    If my family is all home safe and sound, I love the snow. But if I have to go anywhere with the family (wife and kids), or still have to leave work to pick them up-- I'm a nervous wreck until we're all safe
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  • leroyjr1
    leroyjr1 Posts: 8,785
    edited December 2008
    We're suppose to have a foot by noon. Coming down very hard right now. Guess I have to keep brushing this dish off. Florida sounds good right about now.
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  • leroyjr1
    leroyjr1 Posts: 8,785
    edited December 2008
    BottomFeeder wrote: »
    Crikey! We've had 2 feet of snow in 24 hours & it's still coming down! Our whole town is completely shut down w/only a few major arterials kept open for emergency vehicles.

    I've got all wheel drive & need to attempt getting out, but I've got serious doubts about being able to go anywhere! Never been entirely snowed in, but I think that's what's happening.

    HOWEVER, just got my system really well dialed in, a friend loaned me about 40 albums & I'm kicking back & listening to some great tunes! Nickel Creek, Diana Krall & lots more. It;s the prefect time for my system to finally sound so terrific.

    Carpe diem!



    Might be time for a snowmobile
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  • leroyjr1
    leroyjr1 Posts: 8,785
    edited December 2008
    danger boy wrote: »
    yes, i've worked 28 hours over the past two days of snow falling almost non stop. It's finally stopped for now.. more is on the way.. but not nearly as much. Then guess what? we get this brute cold temps hitting us just in time for the weekend. minus 7 is what they are saying for the low on Saturday night.

    Here is a picture I snapped of my two BBQ grills. :eek:

    officially we got 24 inches of snow.. but up where bottomfeeder and I live on the South Hill. we got a total of 27 inches. :eek:

    As Brent said, most everything was closed on Thurs.

    The other pic is of my kitty Sunshine, sleeping through the whole thing. ;)



    So I take it your not BBQ'ing any time soon :)
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  • comfortablycurt
    comfortablycurt Posts: 6,745
    edited December 2008
    Here by me it's hailing like crazy...we seriously have like an inch and a half of pure ice on the ground right now. We're supposed to be getting about 8-10 inches of snow throughout the rest of the night and through tomorrow too...

    I guess that's what I get for living in Northern Illinois though.
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  • comfortablycurt
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    edited December 2008
    leroyjr1 wrote: »
    We're suppose to have a foot by noon. Coming down very hard right now. Guess I have to keep brushing this dish off. Florida sounds good right about now.

    I'd have to agree with that...Florida would be alright. I have a brother that lives down in Clearwater, Florida...I think I need to start going and visiting him every winter...lol
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  • venomclan
    venomclan Posts: 2,467
    edited December 2008
    leroyjr1 wrote: »
    Florida sounds good right about now.
    comfortablycurt wrote: »
    I'd have to agree with that...Florida would be alright. I have a brother that lives down in Clearwater, Florida...I think I need to start going and visiting him every winter...lol

    Here ya go guys. Downtown Fort Lauderdale from my office at 8:30 am.
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  • ben62670
    ben62670 Posts: 15,969
    edited December 2008
    venomclan wrote: »
    Here ya go guys. Downtown Fort Lauderdale from my office at 8:30 am.
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    Eh. Some nice areas like A1A, Weston, Boca Raton, inter-coastal, and parts of Davie. The rest of it should be nuked, and start all over;) I do miss looking at all the hot chicks, diving at the coral reef literally 5 minutes from where I lived, the offshore fishing, and the weather. Other than that...
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  • BottomFeeder
    BottomFeeder Posts: 1,684
    edited December 2008
    It's 8:30 a.m., just watched the news & we've got more snow on the way!

    Yipee! I guess?

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  • miner
    miner Posts: 1,305
    edited December 2008
    You might need to get some of that snow off of your roofs. For homes designed without Alpine style roofs snow wt can be a problem.
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  • BottomFeeder
    BottomFeeder Posts: 1,684
    edited December 2008
    Yeah, some people say you need to get it off the roof and others say not yet.

    We've had around 4 feet up there once, so I think we're still ok - at least for now. I'm going to look for a shovel w/an extension handle so I can get as much off of there as possible - if & when I decide to do it.
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  • venomclan
    venomclan Posts: 2,467
    edited December 2008
    ben62670 wrote: »
    Eh. Some nice areas like A1A, Weston, Boca Raton, inter-coastal, and parts of Davie. The rest of it should be nuked, and start all over;) I do miss looking at all the hot chicks, diving at the coral reef literally 5 minutes from where I lived, the offshore fishing, and the weather. Other than that...

    Whew! :wipes sweat from his brow: close one, almost got nuked...

    The rest has been getting nuked all this time...
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