Winter - 2010 - Page 5

Lamplighter · 12-20-2010, 09:01 AM

Past couple of days were really nice, sunny and briskly cold.
Unfortunately, overnight we're back to PDX's typical drizzle

Anyone get to see the Winter Solstice eclipse ?

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Oooooops, it's going to happen tonight, Dec 20 - 21 !
My mistake

Lamplighter · 12-31-2010, 08:27 PM

Brrrrr.... PDX is supposed to get down to 24 F tonight.
I know, that's nothing compared to the midwest but it's well beyond chilly for us.

This cold is in coming from eastern Oregon where it's predicted to be -14 tonight on the OR-ID border.

We did have some ice on the roads, but with no rain it has been going away.

Trilby · 01-01-2011, 09:20 AM

we had a little earthquake - some thunder - 60 degrees - tornados - all in winter.

End Times??

TheMercenary · 01-02-2011, 07:24 PM

68 Degrees in Savannah today, 70 on Monday.

Lamplighter · 01-04-2011, 09:47 AM

Another spectacular sunrise in the Willamette Valley...

Shawnee123 · 01-04-2011, 09:50 AM

What is PDX?

footfootfoot · 01-04-2011, 11:07 AM

Portland, OR. int'l airport.

Shawnee123 · 01-04-2011, 11:11 AM

Oh yeah, lighter lives at the airport. I forgot.

Pico and ME · 01-04-2011, 02:35 PM

Just call him Viktor.

Shawnee123 · 01-04-2011, 02:36 PM

What's the vector, Viktor?

Lamplighter · 01-17-2011, 11:23 AM

NW Oregon is seeing high water and landslides from a major rain and wind storm.
Landslides are fairly common this time of year when the ground has been soaked.
Several roads in the Coastal and Cascade ranges are now closed, often in both directions.

The Sandy River drains west on Mt Hood, and is famous from journals
of Lewis and Clark (quicksand) and diaries of people on the Oregon Trail.
Yesterday, it came very close to setting a new record...

The fellows in this rig by the Wilson River were very lucky in the timing of this slide.
These are their comments from another forum.

Quote:

We were at milepost 6. Pics were taken around 8. We hit the slide around 5:30. The dent in the rig was from the root ball behind us hitting the side I'm pretty sure. (we heard it hit us when the slide began). I jumped out of the rig after the initial slide and before the rig started moving out of the right lane and toward the river. The mud was almost waist deep but I managed to get back to solid ground only to look back and see the whole setup shifting again. I was quite happy when the water broke through the mud and the slide stopped! Dad would have been gone for sure.
<snip>
While we were workin on things, the telephone wires and poles started swaying something fierce. After a short walk west, we found another slide that made this one look like a dream. Huge trees fell and took out the power lines on the opposite side of the road. This new slide was over 100 yards wide and 20 foot tall....wicked. I wanted to climb up it for some pics but with the downed lines and given the terrain it just looked too unstable. They hadn't started on it when we got out at 11. My guess is the highway will be closed for a while.

Lamplighter · 01-18-2011, 03:54 PM

This video is of the Sandy River on 1/16/11 (see my 1/1711 post just above)
It was posted on another forum. The credits say it was done by Alexandra Erikson

Awesome power... although the Sandy is a very small river,
it is usually just a bit too big to wade across in the summer.
It is usually fished for salmon from the bank and by driftboat
Not today !

Everyone on line is commenting on the number of trees in the river.
The road over LoLo Pass (in the video) was eventually washed out completely, and is now closed.

Here is another link with still pic's

Lamplighter · 02-01-2011, 09:33 AM

When a "blue norther" swallows the midwest and then moves east,
the cold spreads west into Oregon and down the Columbia River Gorge.

East of the Cascades, we often get freezing rain with the east winds.
But then, we can also get spectacular clear and cold. That's today !!!

Portlanders truly appreciate clear winter mornings because
more often than not it is cloudy or low fog, if not raining.

Today, it was well worth being up just before sunrise to enjoy the stars
and spreading colors of light, a cold light breeze, and restless firs.

Knowing the steelhead are already in the rivers helps too.

wolf · 02-01-2011, 09:50 AM

I am awaiting the arrival of the Groundhog.

glatt · 02-01-2011, 09:57 AM

I cut through my side yard and walk down my neighbor's driveway on my walk to the Metro each day. This morning, I briefly felt like a kid again. Her driveway (which I shoveled on Sunday) had a very thin coat of ice. Thin enough that if you wanted to walk on it, you could. But thick enough that if you wanted to slide on it, you also could. It slopes gently downhill, so I took a few steps and pushed off. Slid gracefully down the length of the driveway in a surfer's stance.

12-20-2010, 09:01 AM	#61
Lamplighter Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Bottom lands of the Missoula floods Posts: 6,402	Past couple of days were really nice, sunny and briskly cold. Unfortunately, overnight we're back to PDX's typical drizzle Anyone get to see the Winter Solstice eclipse ? ---------- Oooooops, it's going to happen tonight, Dec 20 - 21 ! My mistake Last edited by Lamplighter; 12-20-2010 at 09:40 AM.

01-01-2011, 09:20 AM	#63
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	we had a little earthquake - some thunder - 60 degrees - tornados - all in winter. End Times?? __________________ In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum

01-02-2011, 07:24 PM	#64
TheMercenary “Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo” Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Savannah, Georgia Posts: 21,393	68 Degrees in Savannah today, 70 on Monday. __________________ Anyone but the this most fuked up President in History in 2012!

01-04-2011, 09:50 AM	#66
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	What is PDX? __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

01-04-2011, 11:07 AM	#67
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	Portland, OR. int'l airport. __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

12-31-2010, 08:27 PM	#62
Lamplighter Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Bottom lands of the Missoula floods Posts: 6,402	Brrrrr.... PDX is supposed to get down to 24 F tonight. I know, that's nothing compared to the midwest but it's well beyond chilly for us. This cold is in coming from eastern Oregon where it's predicted to be -14 tonight on the OR-ID border. We did have some ice on the roads, but with no rain it has been going away.

01-04-2011, 09:47 AM	#65
Lamplighter Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Bottom lands of the Missoula floods Posts: 6,402	Another spectacular sunrise in the Willamette Valley...

01-04-2011, 11:11 AM	#68
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	Oh yeah, lighter lives at the airport. I forgot. __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

01-04-2011, 02:35 PM	#69
Pico and ME Are you knock-kneed? Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Middle Hoosierland Posts: 3,549	Just call him Viktor.

01-04-2011, 02:36 PM	#70
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	What's the vector, Viktor? __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

01-18-2011, 03:54 PM	#72
Lamplighter Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Bottom lands of the Missoula floods Posts: 6,402	This video is of the Sandy River on 1/16/11 (see my 1/1711 post just above) It was posted on another forum. The credits say it was done by Alexandra Erikson Awesome power... although the Sandy is a very small river, it is usually just a bit too big to wade across in the summer. It is usually fished for salmon from the bank and by driftboat Not today ! Everyone on line is commenting on the number of trees in the river. The road over LoLo Pass (in the video) was eventually washed out completely, and is now closed. Here is another link with still pic's Last edited by Lamplighter; 01-18-2011 at 04:07 PM. Reason: added link

02-01-2011, 09:33 AM	#73
Lamplighter Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Bottom lands of the Missoula floods Posts: 6,402	When a "blue norther" swallows the midwest and then moves east, the cold spreads west into Oregon and down the Columbia River Gorge. East of the Cascades, we often get freezing rain with the east winds. But then, we can also get spectacular clear and cold. That's today !!! Portlanders truly appreciate clear winter mornings because more often than not it is cloudy or low fog, if not raining. Today, it was well worth being up just before sunrise to enjoy the stars and spreading colors of light, a cold light breeze, and restless firs. Knowing the steelhead are already in the rivers helps too.

02-01-2011, 09:50 AM	#74
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	I am awaiting the arrival of the Groundhog. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

02-01-2011, 09:57 AM	#75
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	I cut through my side yard and walk down my neighbor's driveway on my walk to the Metro each day. This morning, I briefly felt like a kid again. Her driveway (which I shoveled on Sunday) had a very thin coat of ice. Thin enough that if you wanted to walk on it, you could. But thick enough that if you wanted to slide on it, you also could. It slopes gently downhill, so I took a few steps and pushed off. Slid gracefully down the length of the driveway in a surfer's stance.

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