Mother Winter is coming....

[trapin]

They're predicting a foot by the end of tomorrow with more on the way Sunday. I went out this afternoon and got a new shovel, 5 bags of rock salt and filled my 2.5 gallon gas can for the snow blower. Ski pants, ski mask, boots, gloves, and scarf are at the ready.

Everyone in the upper mid-west better hold on to your a$$es.

[dropit69]

ill trade ya Tony ..south of chicago which is me is getting an inch of ice or more..aughhhhhh

[70TWO NOVA]

today it was about 65-70 degrees with clear skies most of the day......beat that lol

[parsonsj]

In August I'm not so sure... but this is the time of year I'm glad we moved to Florida in 2006.

Good luck Tony.

jp

[Slow Ride]

I'm ready for the weather...who says birds are dumb!!!

[Damn True]

The frost on my windshield took at least 2 min to melt with the DF this morning while I brushed my teeth.

Brrrrrrr.

[class67]

The frost on my windshield took at least 2 min to melt with the DF this morning while I brushed my teeth.

Brrrrrrr.

But there is snow on Mt. Diablo, that doesn't happen every year...lol

[Damn True]

3-4 times a year on Hamilton though. Diablo is usually too bloody windy for snow to stick.

[astroracer]

I headed into work a bit early this morning to avoid the "mess". I drive 65 miles one way from Flint to Livonia and got down here about an hour before the snow is supposed to start. Yea, I only look stupid...:smoke:
Mark

[martZ]

White out conditions in the Madison area. We received 10 inches within the last six hours. It's the warmest it's been in the past week and a half, we are up to 19 degrees! If I could get my wife to move, I'd be in Pigeon Forge!

[Jim Nilsen]

Here in Rockford it is going from white out conditions to slight flurries from one hour to the next.About 4 new inches has come so far. it's back to flurries at the moment after just barely being able to see 30 minutes ago.
The snowblower is feelng hungry I hope !!!!!!


update from this morning,
Well after going out and feeding the snowblower, frosty the snowman is now all over the yard. 7 to 9 inches total was found in most of the 125 ft drive . it's been a snoy winter so far

[rob07002]

You guys are lucky getting snow, or in the mid-Atlantic, just rain. Here in beautiful New Jersey, we get a Oh so wonderful mix of every type of winter precipitation you can think of. Freezing rain, sleet, snow, ice, rain, slush....If you look at a doppler radar map of NJ right now, you can see the snow/sleet/rain line right through this toilet bowl of a state. Kinda like eating bad mexican and sitting on the bowl.

[Bow Tie 67]

I spent an hour cleaning the driveway after work today. Yipeee!!!!

[dylanCamaro582]

Yeah , here on the west coast of michigan got aour butt headed to us. over one foot of snow was in top of my lincoln. boy was it fun driving around around today.Everyone was sliding around.

I need a 4x4 for next year.

[trapin]

A foot of snow today in my neck of the woods. I had to bring Chicken Little (my snowblower) into the foyer of our house to warm up because the poor little princess was too cold to start today. Also my blades need replacing, I can't throw for sh*t with it anymore. Like Matt I was out there over an hour. Kids had a blast though. At least THEY get something out of it.

[dylanCamaro582]

my dad's old little torro snow cougher is pretty die a few years, so i use my neighbor's 9hp craftsmen snowthrower.
boy did that big sucker move snow fast!:machine:

[trapin]

Dylan, are they steel or plastic blades? Mine is a 5 horse Craftsman.

[Steve68]

Sorry bout your luck fellas, but me and JP, Frank, Patrick and everyone else that lives in FL, have been enjoying mid to high 70's all week long! I'm from NE and I love snow,

[dylanCamaro582]

the torro:Steel backing with rubber blades. a complete piece of craft.
THe craftsmen:no idea but it was good, i think it was steel but not that sure

[Jim Nilsen]

Sorry bout your luck fellas, but me and JP, Frank, Patrick and everyone else that lives in FL, have been enjoying mid to high 70's all week long! I'm from NE and I love snow,

Yes it is nice there in the winter !! best time to visit for me and I love it.
I do remember a hot summer August week in Panellis county Neutron Bomb Plant that you could damn near shovel the humidity by 10 AM:lol:

[68sixspeed]

9" of snow here on Friday, another 4-6 at least for Sunday, more for Christmas Eve... Needless to say all the toys were put away thanksgiving weekend and I'm in withdrawl... time to fire up the snowmobile to get a speed fix!!

[andrewb70]

It was almost 70 degrees in Bowling Green yesterday. :-)

Andrew

[68sixspeed]

It was almost 70 degrees in Bowling Green yesterday. :-)

Andrew

sure... rub it in!!! I keep thinking of all the toys I'd own if I could use them year round!!

I'm already jones-ing for some road course time! -Dan

[6'9"Witha69]

What is this "winter" of which you speak?

[Slow Ride]

It was almost 70 degrees in Bowling Green yesterday. :-)

Andrew

Damn I wish I had gotten that job at Holley!!!

[andrewb70]

Damn I wish I had gotten that job at Holley!!!

Hmmm...you actually don't. LOL

Yesterday's weather was definitely not typical. We are back in the low 40s today.

Andrew

[hotrdblder]

8 inches last night here, 15-20 tomorrow.i should just buy or build a pro touring snowmobile

[Motown 454]

This was last night at 7 PM it snowed all night and more for tomorrow.
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Same view when it let up afew minutes later.
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[Damn True]

A foot of snow today in my neck of the woods. I had to bring Chicken Little (my snowblower) into the foyer of our house to warm up because the poor little princess was too cold to start today. Also my blades need replacing, I can't throw for sh*t with it anymore. Like Matt I was out there over an hour. Kids had a blast though. At least THEY get something out of it.

And people wonder why we pay so much more for a home in CA.

[68sixspeed]

yep, 16 degrees right now, now it's looking like closer to 8" of snow for Sunday. To damntrue, 6'9, and all you sob's in sunny california... ok, no profanity on the board but you get the idea!!! @#$%^

(just having fun with ya-all)

Boy this is going to be a long winter!

Hmm... what else to do to the 68 while the motor is out?? Maybe time to change it to fuel injection... this could get expensive. Someone stop me...

[Damn True]

Hows that "Global Warming" thing going?

[CarlC]

Hows that "Global Warming" thing going?

I'll let you know as Nick and I are cruising up PCH tomorrow morning. However, there has been frost on the cars for the past three mornings. BUURRRRR!!!!!!

[hotrdblder]

Hows that "Global Warming" thing going?
yeah exactly, we got 160 inches of snow here last year and already have gotten 30 this year and we got 15-20 coming tomorrow.

[68sixspeed]

Global warming? Anyone hear from Gore since the glaciers in Alaska started getting bigger over the last few years??? I'm waiting for a glacier to come down the hill where I live at this point- it's like February out.

[dropit69]

well the ice came and then last night the winds started up about 45 mph..power was going on and off ever 5 seconds i was mad rushing to get everything unplugged..seen alot of bright lights in the sky prolly transformers blowing up..lost a bunch of trees in my rental yard..oh the fun begins..

[bwhinnen]

What is this "winter" of which you speak?

I agree, we're six months out of winter! Having had a hot Christmas for all my life I really envy all of you who get a white Christmas.

I don't envy all the work you have to do cleaning up and the trouble all the really bad weather causes, but I think you know what I mean.

We just get ripper thunderstorms, gale force winds, relatively high humidity (not as bad as the last place I lived) and nasty hail. Oh and it is about 90 - 95 before the storms hit...

But I hope you all get a nice covering of snow and everyone is safe for Christmas!

[CarlC]

It was soooooo cold this morning. I had to put a long sleeve shirt on.

7:30am this morning. PCH about 5m north of Sunset.

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[Scatpack]

hotrdbldr, I want to be where you are. 160 inches....that's awesome. I came back home from CA a week ago and dropped from 50 degrees to -27 in ONE DAY. So glad to be back though. I guess it's just in my blood.

I don't know about you guys, especially you FL and CA guys, but I couldn't live without winter. A bunch of friends and I were out snowboarding all day in -39. The next day they even closed the lifts and we hiked the terrain park all day

[BA.]

Snow is FUN! It's like drifting, but on public streets. :rotfl: :)

Still this bitter cold, -20 to -40 windchill with no snow kinda sucks.


PS. I still remember being a young lad and asking my mom what this mysterious "windshield factor" was.....

[hotrdblder]

14 on the ground 4-6 more coming, all in 10 hrs right now.

[Damn True]

Oh we have winter here in CA. We just keep it up in the mountains where it belongs.

[mikey]

It's been bitter cold here since friday. Calling for more sleet/ snow tomorrow and more later in the week. Slick streets just make me happy I live for others bad luck in bad weather. I know I'm terrible but it pays my bills when people crash.

[Jim Nilsen]

Snowin and blowin right now with a lot to come they say. The roads are like ice and people are in ditches everywhere. It's another winter storm and this time at least it is really winter.

[Chad-1stGen]

Yeah SoCal is rough.

I couldn't make it to the cruise the coast but I did get out and do some wakeboarding on Sunday.

California is great. Nothing like Snowboarding/skiing Saturday and Wakeboarding Sunday.