Snow...

[rickmastfan67]

Stop being a baby Matt.

[BigMattFromTexas]

It's 15°and snowing.. Again.. I'm not used to this!
BigMatt

[Henry]

At least I'm glad I'm not living in Chicago anymore!  It looks like an Arctic ghost town out there.

[mightyace]

Try over 20 consecutive days of 100° or more!

I don't think I done that, but I've certainly done 20 days of 90 or more with high humidity!

And, I'll take 20 days below freezing over 20 days over 90, anytime!

[Michael in Philly]

And, I'll take 20 days below freezing over 20 days over 90, anytime!

Not I.  I hate winter.  If it were June most of the year, with a couple of months of April or October thrown in so that we wouldn't take it for granted (and could enjoy foliage).  Wanna trade climates?

[mightyace]

^^^

Sure, I'll even trade addresses!

[Scott5114]

NWS Norman's forecast map for Saturday. Yeah, look at that. Warm front. Followed the next day by a cold front.

Excuse me for a moment.

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[florida]

I didn't realize how bad this was until hearing a news report about El Paso, TX and Juarez, Mexico getting snow and having lows of 7 degrees. Everything seemed to be about Chicago because of Lakeshore Drive. It's amazing (to me) because when does all of Texas get forecasted to get either snow or a snow/mix?

You all are more than welcome to send that stuff down my way

[mightyace]

^^^

Be careful of what you wish for.  Now, you'll get a snowfall and the price of orange juice will double.

[The Premier]

^^^

Be careful of what you wish for.  Now, you'll get a snowfall and the price of orange juice will double.

Or even triple.

[Brandon]

Speaking of snow, here's a few local images taken today.

Theodore St wb between Larkin Av (IL-7) and Gaylord Rd.  This normally four lanes.


Larkin Av (IL-7) and McDonough St.


Hammes Av sb between Glenwood Av and Jefferson St.


Piles of snow on Ingalls Av at Gael Dr.  The street blade is City of Joliet standard.


We wound up with over 18 inches between Tuesday and Wednesday.

[algorerhythms]

Ugh. The university cancelled classes again for Friday even though most of the roads seem to be okay by now. This means the baboons in the apartment above mine will be extra-loud tonight since they don't have classes until Monday.

Oh, and the NWS is predicting snow again on Sunday and Wednesday. The baboons may never have class again.

[Scott5114]

Ugh. The university cancelled classes again for Friday even though most of the roads seem to be okay by now.

Over here on the east side they still haven't plowed most of the streets yet. My mom's truck can get around on the packed snow all right but it's doubtful that my PT Cruiser could even muster getting out of the driveway.

[Brandon]

Ugh. The university cancelled classes again for Friday even though most of the roads seem to be okay by now.

Over here on the east side they still haven't plowed most of the streets yet. My mom's truck can get around on the packed snow all right but it's doubtful that my PT Cruiser could even muster getting out of the driveway.

I have a PT Cruiser, and it seems to get by fine in the snow.  I was going places Tuesday night other cars didn't dare go, following quite a few pickups and SUVs.  Even popped a curb to get around a stuck Econoline van.

[RJ145]

It seems like the popular thing to do with all the snow is pile it up right on corners, making it next to impossible to merge into traffic without risking getting hit, since your entire front end has to be into the lane before you can see anything.

[BigMattFromTexas]

I feel like I'm about to die because of this stupid weather... I don't want to see snow ever again!! 21°...
BigMatt

[J N Winkler]

In Wichita we got about five inches.  We were expected to get about a quarter-inch of ice before the snow came, but we did not, so that was a mercy.  However, the snow fell with a lot of wind (near-blizzard conditions) so there was a lot of drifting and, as a consequence, a lot of cars and other relatively low-clearance vehicles getting stuck in unplowed side streets.  After getting stuck twice (the first time badly) at the north end of my street, and having to be helped out both times, I "paid it forward" and dug out the intersection myself.  (I don't think too many people saw me doing it, which is a good thing since I didn't want to be asked questions about where I was putting the snow.)

Temperatures were close to 40° F today, but were in the 0-10° F range with brutal wind chills while the snow was falling and for a day afterward, so the Wichita public schools have had three consecutive snow days.  This has generated much anger locally but the school district has defended the cancellations on the basis that buses were getting stuck or severely slowed down in side streets, thus raising the risk that children would have to wait half an hour or more in frigid wind (often with inadequate winter clothing) in near-darkness with no ability to let themselves back into their houses.

[agentsteel53]

(I don't think too many people saw me doing it, which is a good thing since I didn't want to be asked questions about where I was putting the snow.)

you have a major political enemy whose driveway mysteriously got 12 inches of snow, while everyone else got 5?

[J N Winkler]

you have a major political enemy whose driveway mysteriously got 12 inches of snow, while everyone else got 5?

It had more to do with salt.  Salt, in sufficient quantity, will kill ground cover, including the fescue and Bermuda grass which are the most popular lawn plants in my neighborhood.  Although Wichita doesn't salt side streets, significant amounts of salt and other deicing chemicals get tracked into subdivisions when cars turn off main roads.  I had decided to try to pile the snow in front of the curb face, but there was a lot of it, and not every shovelful would go where I aimed it, so I didn't want people taking down my name and exacting promises not to let so much as a single chunk of salty snow fall on their lawns.

Personally, I think political enemies need and deserve twelve full feet of snow.

[Alps]

You take politics way too seriously if you wish harm on people for believing something other than what you believe.

[J N Winkler]

You take politics way too seriously if you wish harm on people for believing something other than what you believe.

That last paragraph in my previous post was actually (believe it or not) a joke, as was Jake's post preceding it.  To start with, actually dumping 12" of snow in someone's driveway is tortious, and 12' of snow would probably also qualify as criminal damage.

Agreed, it is possible to take politics too seriously--but what else can we do when life and liberty can be taken away as a consequence of political decisions?

[BigMattFromTexas]

Finally, it all melted. After 5 days, this is the longest time I've seen snow in my life. There's a 40% of snow, on tuesday.. Doubt it..
BigMatt

[Dr Frankenstein]

Surprise snow storm... Yesterday evening, most (if not all) of the roads in and around Montreal were buried under a good 6 inches of snow or more. Going over 50 mph was almost dangerous. A-30 through Saint-Constant was especially bad.

[Brandon]

Finally, it all melted. After 5 days, this is the longest time I've seen snow in my life. There's a 40% of snow, on tuesday.. Doubt it..
BigMatt

Heh.  After 5 days, yep, we still have most of what fell Tuesday/Wednesday on the ground and picked up another inch or two today.

Still doesn't beat where I went to college (Houghton, MI) where the snow started in September my first year and went through May (1995-96).  Even snowed there on May 1st that year.  Measurable snow.

[yanksfan6129]

Here in NJ we've nearly had snowcover for however many consecutive days since the December 26th Boxing Day Blizzard.