Yeah, 38 tomorrow which will be the first time above freezing since last Monday, and the last time above freezing until at least Friday. Brrrr.

Somebody posted a scary weather map on the fb and made reference to a really bad storm year of the past. If course it's on the fb and so I'm not getting overexcited just yet.

Just follow these folks. Eastern PA Weather Authority

https://www.facebook.com/easternpaweatherauthority

It appears to be 50 degrees outside my building right now. I should go for a walk. Temperature is supposed to drop 30 degrees this afternoon.

It would be great if this lingering snow and ice could all melt first.

Thanks, UT.

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So we had another none or so inches, an ice storm of epic proportions, and are still dealing with the aftermath of clearing downed trees and getting power restored. So I'm staffing rumor control

Of for the love of Pete ... it fucking snowed again. Cow Orker calls from a gas station a mile and a half away crying "I can't get up the hill. Well, I won't be able to get up the hill. Somebody come get me." Nobody available to get her. Gave her better routing instructions. At least she listened, unlike the idiot yesterday (patient) who was coming from Jersey, took the wrong bridge and ended up in Wilmington. He never made it. He either is still wandering around or decided to give up and go home.

I moved south (NC) to get away from this stuff (mostly) but good gravy - we're gearing up for our 3rd measurable snow this year. (Maybe I should just run away to Disney world!)

Sorry, Orlando got snow too, albeit less than you did.

I've been driving up and down the east coast in it. Ya bunch of pansies!

Put snow tires on yer cars, slow the heck down and stop trying to play NASCAR on the highway. That's the ticket right there!

I drive by any number of wrecks/spinouts/rollovers from people who fail to do those few simple things. Sheesh.

18 inches short of the snowiest winter of all time here. But it might almost reach freezing next Monday.

Another foot of snow coming in and some models have another round of ice... I'm exhausted.

O I already said that on the other thread. That's how exhausted I am

You people in the Midwest are setting... Uh, make that enduring, all kinds of records this winter.:(

The storms are a pain in the ass, but the 1 or 2 inches of snow every day or every other day, is really wearing.

Damn, I missed it - happy 38th birthday! :p:

So what, you missed all the others too. http://cellar.org/2012/bwekk.gif

Don't you stick your tongue out at me. Valentines Day is coming you know.
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The big story here is rain. Rain and wind.

Early mornings are a problem for drivers because of black ice. When everywhere is snow and ice people drive carefully. But that hidden slick that suddenly takes the wheels is a killer.

Mainly though it's rain. And wind.

Not so terrible up here in the northern hills, but the poor buggers down south and on the coast are having a very rough time.

Oh, quit complaining. This is how droughts end!

The snow and ice is crucial (esp in the mountains) for refilling rivers and aquifers. This has been badly needed for a decade or more. I look forward to FINALLY burning my burn pile, which has reached massive proportions by now.

I feel justified in my Whinging.... Ann Arbor is currently the 6th snowiest city in the entire country for 2014

http://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/...for_snowi.html

Bugger that. We're having our wettest year in two and a half centuries and swathes of the south are under water.

the first person to say "hosepipe ban" gets a paddling.

You said it just now! Let me just get my paddle

Isn't everybody there paddling? We will be next week when all this starts to melt

Oh goody. More snow from a completely separate storm tomorrow and Saturday.

I would like to thank New Holland and Sno-King for the assist this morning. Now I need to eat and sleep though trainings all day.

My back is still achy from yesterday. I don't know about you guys, but we had about 8 inches of snow and then it turned to a constant drizzle, making the snow extremely heavy. I did our driveway and also the driveway of the little old lady next to us. If we had this every year, I'd definitely go out and buy a snow blower.

Oh yes, lots of paddling.

Was slightly miffed by Cameron and his 'money no object' promise in regards to the flood victims down south.

There was no such blank cheque for the residents of Hebden Bridge and the rest of the Calder Valley when they were waist deep in water. Many of them only just getting straight when the next lot of floods hit. Lots of businesses suffered, some had to close down in the end, they lost so much. There wasn't any waiver of business tax for them.

Of course...to an extent his are empty promises. Because they're still planning on cutting 500+ jobs from the river and flooding agencies. Maybe if they'd employed a little foresight and not cut back on anti-flood measures and dredging then the Thames area at least would be ok. And maybe if we stopped building on the flood plains things would be a whole lot better.

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I for one embrace our new god Ullr. Broke some awesome trail the last two days. Benny is tired, letting the snow balls melt by standing next to me.

Looks like y'all got all our snow, GOOD!!!

We're cool with that... as long as I get the parts I need for my snow-blower.

Parking is limited though.

Looking nice there, and that trail looks inviting.

It's above freezing today and was sunny, so we're melting. The roads are finally in good shape today. Still have significant snowplow created hills blocking all the parking spots on the streets, but if you have a driveway like we do, you're all set. (If a little sore still from shoveling.)

The white snow on the black snowbanks this morning was prettier..... but it can stop now mmmmkay? We're all out of icemelt and the stores don't have any ....three flakes is enough to make it slippy all over again.... and the melt/freeze fun is about to begin/continue as the temperatures hover around freezing for the next week. I predict icicle wars in my yard (It's school break) :)

...I wonder if we can find away to illuminate them like light sabers.....

try rock salt for water softeners. It will kill the lawn but you won't have ice.

HFS they underestimated this one.

Pam -they're out of salt for softeners, pools, fishtanks and also any cat lit that will have any grip! I'mm'a start using crumbled own-brand Goldfish snacks and other such items. Coming this spring, I will be asking for help with my Rat Roach and (R)ant problems......

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Hoping we at least get a snowfall record out of this crap....

If we'd known, we could all have ordered Blizzaks and plenty of sand. As it is, it should be a record winter.

Coming from the Great White North, my thoughts are: TIRES. SNOW TIRES. All else pales in comparison, except for true 4-wheel drive. That will let you get going, but you need your tires (and the ability to gear WAY down) to stop.

Yeah, I had good snows for my Nissan pickup and it was a goer in the deep stuff. My Toyota needs some upgrades, tires being number 1.

Okay, so like, you people who live in the north, explain this snow tire thing to me.

You have a second set of tires that you keep in your garage for the winter? And twice a year you load them in your trunk, and take your car to the mechanic to switch them out? And what about snow chains? Do you put those on snow tires, or regular tires? And why not just leave the snow tires on all year, if they're so much better?

Also, do you have "storm windows?" What are those, exactly?

If you own a second set of wheels, you can keep the snow tires on the spare wheels and just do the switching yourself. Otherwise you drive them to a mechanic and pay like $75 for each season's switch and balancing. Fall and Spring. And you have to store them somewhere, like in your garage. Snow tires have deep tread and are designed for the snow. They don't perform as well as summer or year round tires on the dry pavement, and the tread wears down quickly, so you would be wasting money to keep them on year round.

I've always viewed chains as emergency equipment, to pull out if you are getting stuck during a snowstorm. They are frowned upon in many locations because they chew up the road.

All this is based on childhood memories, so others may have better input.

you don't use snow chains on regular roads. You get crappy gas mileage on snow tires. Some places will store snow tires for you. We just use all season tires all year, but we live in a city and hope that we only drive on bad snow a few days of the year. I carry a snow shovel.

After running over 100,000 miles on original Michelins, I first tried two all weather tires. Figuring I may sell that car before these tires wore out. However, handling (especally in rain) was seriously inferior with those all weather tires. But they were not Michelin - which might explain the bad handling.

Also interesting was less vibration with Michelins (a tiny shake in the steering wheel). Some tires have minor variations in belts that cause a tiny shake or shimmy only at highest speed.

In early days, I would buy two rims to leave snow tires mounted on. So that I could mount snow tires without remounting and balancing tires. I made a mistake one day. While rolling both tires to the garage, one got away. Once a rim mounted tire starts rolling, it cannot be stopped. I kept kicking it to knock it over. Due to momentum created by a steel rim, that tire would not fall over and stop. Eventually the tire was going faster than I could run. Fortunately it hit a tire, climbed up the trunk about ten feet, and bounce back at me. Then I could kick it over.

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