Todays weather

[Blmpkn]

It's been a mess up here lately. Our first real snow storm brought us a little under a foot.. then 2 days later it was 50 degrees, 6" of rain, high winds, and an exceptionally high tide. States really been taking a beating. Worked in a coastal nieghborhood earlier in the week that had a couple houses more or less sucked out to sea during that last storm.

 

[racsan]

snowed, 2” at best. Its 22 out and windy so theres some mild drifting.

 

[sgtsandman]

We got maybe 1.5"-2" of the predicted 4"-6". Temperatures were in the high 20's. I was sweating anyway. After 4 hours of clearing snow at my house and helping out the neighbors, my t-shirt and beanie were soaked. Running a snowblower will still make you sweat. It's just saves you time and saves your back.

 

[Rimjam]

Bama got clobbered with ice & cold. We can barely do a couple inches snow but ice stops everything dead. Wrecks & more wrecks, roads blocked, pipes burst, no milk, no bread. We start going a little stir crazy after about three days inside. I don't see how you guys north of the Mason - Dixon line don't have a divorce rate of about 95%. I'm betting on a baby boom here in Oct.

 

[Snoranger]

Bama got clobbered with ice & cold. We can barely do a couple inches snow but ice stops everything dead. Wrecks & more wrecks, roads blocked, pipes burst, no milk, no bread. We start going a little stir crazy after about three days inside. I don't see how you guys north of the Mason - Dixon line don't have a divorce rate of about 95%. I'm betting on a baby boom here in Oct.

Because snow and ice doesn’t shut us down.

 

[sgtsandman]

Bama got clobbered with ice & cold. We can barely do a couple inches snow but ice stops everything dead. Wrecks & more wrecks, roads blocked, pipes burst, no milk, no bread. We start going a little stir crazy after about three days inside. I don't see how you guys north of the Mason - Dixon line don't have a divorce rate of about 95%. I'm betting on a baby boom here in Oct.

The problem is two fold for all ya'll that rarely see ice and snow. 1) You don't know how to drive in it and your road departments aren't equipped to handle it. 2) Your vehicles are normally equipped with "All Season" tires that are inadequate to the task. Assuming there is enough tread left on the tires to grip anything other than asphalt or concrete.

 

[Curious Hound]

Bama got clobbered with ice & cold. We can barely do a couple inches snow but ice stops everything dead. Wrecks & more wrecks, roads blocked, pipes burst, no milk, no bread. We start going a little stir crazy after about three days inside. I don't see how you guys north of the Mason - Dixon line don't have a divorce rate of about 95%. I'm betting on a baby boom here in Oct.

If you grew up in the south with little to no experience with snow, it's hard to understand. For those of us who grew up in the world of snow, it was a gradual learning experience. You start off with sleds and toboggans and maybe even riding your bike in the snow. You gain experience with how it acts. You watch your parents driving in it and see others driving in it. Gradually gaining more informal education and experience. Then, you learn how to drive and you get to experience it. Hopefully, your parents teach you how to handle the car in snow. Even if they don't, you get practice every winter. Often, as teens, we find places like farm fields, empty parking lots and deserted country roads and "practice". Doing donuts, "snow burnouts" and just generally playing and learning a "feel" for how a vehicle handles in these conditions. Before you know it, snow and ice is no big deal. You know how to drive in it and you know what not to do. All good.

Of course, some are not mechanically inclined and don't really learn. In most cases, that's their own fault for not "studying" and learning, or by letting their fears control them. It happens. Driving isn't for everyone and driving in snow is not everyone's cup of tea. That's life. Others thrive in it.

Edit; Plus what 85_Ranger said while I was typing.

 

[RobbieD]

Snow and ice in the south, is an insidious profiteering plot by Big Milk and Big Bread.

We southerners still take it in stride though. We strip the grocery stores of milk and bread; empty the liquor stores to the bare walls, and then drive our trucks into the ditch.

No problem.

 

[bilbo]

Snow and ice in the south, is an insidious profiteering plot by Big Milk and Big Bread.

We southerners still take it in stride though. We strip the grocery stores of milk and bread; empty the liquor stores to the bare walls, and then drive our trucks into the ditch.

No problem.

That’s not any different than up North!!

 

[sgtsandman]

That’s not any different than up North!!

Unfortunately, not inaccurate. We have snow and ice every year and some people just can never seem to get the hang of it.

 

[scotts90ranger]

Unfortunately, not inaccurate. We have snow and ice every year and some people just can never seem to get the hang of it.

I live in Oregon, people here can't even figure out rain... they get scared and drive 35 on pavement that's been wet for 3 months..

 

[alwaysFlOoReD]

Its either a new driver, or an old driver that's driving slower than conditions warrant IME.

 

[scotts90ranger]

I agree, there's some others in my area around the Monrovia potted plant nursery that likely aren't licensed so they are extra cautious which is extra annoying... throw in some people that are night blind so they slow for oncoming cars and use their brights at any available moment even for 1 second between oncoming cars... and the completely inconsiderate drivers with their brights on constantly or those stupid annoying yellow driving lights that are extra blinding...

Ok, back on track we're melting over here, it's like 34 out now and the high was 40 today, was actually dry all day today, some dry pavement but the rest wet from melting ice...

 

[racsan]

Im still living in a freezer here. wind has finally stopped so I think I will get the tractor out & clear the driveway. wont be above freezing until wednesday.

 

[4.0blue98]

Snow and ice in the south, is an insidious profiteering plot by Big Milk and Big Bread.

We southerners still take it in stride though. We strip the grocery stores of milk and bread; empty the liquor stores to the bare walls, and then drive our trucks into the ditch.

Eggs too. People really like French toast when it snows...

Got another little snow fall around here. 5 or 6" and everyone freaks out. Of couse, around me drivers freak out if the sun is too bright...