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panhead1948
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Initially Posted - 01/25/2014 : 10:40:03

Boy are we getting hit this winter. Its kind of warm now but Monday and Tuesday its suppose to be below 0. Had a 2 to 3 ft drift in front of my garage. They say Lake Erie will be completely covered in ice in the next couple of days. If you like ice fishing this is a great year. I better go get supplies before Monday.

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pastmember
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Response Posted - 01/25/2014 : 12:29:36

We are having a typical Kansas winter, 10 degrees one day 60 the next.

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Response Posted - 01/25/2014 : 17:26:32

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by pastmember
 We are having a typical Kansas winter, 10 degrees one day 60 the next.
<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">I had an uncle that lived in Golden. He referred to winters in CO as "kind winters." Blizzard one day and sunny and 50 the next.

Can't remember the last time it was above freezing here in the Ohio Valley.

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Response Posted - 01/25/2014 : 17:42:18

It warmed up to about 22 deg. in Dayton, OH today, but it snowed enough to make me get out the snow blower, and the wind gusted up to at least 40 mph, maybe more. Colder weather is on the way. Hmmmmm. I wonder if the frostbite racing is still going on on the Ches. Bay.

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Response Posted - 01/25/2014 : 18:04:00

For comparison, a friend living in Norway cut his grass the day before Christmas and had their first snow on Jan 7. That is bizarre weather. I bought the Admiral a new snowblower this year.

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Response Posted - 01/26/2014 : 08:10:56

All my antifreeze is frozen. Even the stuff I left in the bottle as an indicator that I could check on. I read somewhere that it's not supposed to stay liquid, but it is supposed to alter the crystal structure enough to prevent expansion to the burst point. I hope they're right!

It did make it through last week's cold wave without bursting anything (even though it froze), and this week's is no colder than that.

I can't wait until spring.

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Response Posted - 01/26/2014 : 11:03:41

Most pink stuff will "freeze" (harden) at about +15F, and has a "burst point" of about -50F. That's the temp at which it will burst a standard copper pipe. Above that it remains sufficiently soft to absorb its own expansion pressure. Any dilution raises those numbers. Any material other than copper tubing could react differently through the temp/pressure range...

Edited by - Stinkpotter on 01/26/2014 11:05:15

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Response Posted - 01/29/2014 : 12:51:13

It was 5 degrees above zero when I got up this morning. By the time I got dressed, it had dropped to 4 degrees. Unusual but not unheard of in Nashville. It sure was cold feeding the horses this morning. We were volunteers this morning at SaddleUp!, a therapeutic horseback riding facility for children with disabilities. Not fun when it is this cold. At least it was dry!!
Second time this year that I've had to wear my insulated overalls and hat with pull down fuzzy earflaps.

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Response Posted - 01/30/2014 : 08:07:55

I'm looking at the beach with a quarter inch of ice glistening on the balcony, dune vegetation and palms. Probably not a good day to be a palm on the panhandle. This part of FL was basically closed yesterday. Today was supposed to be Pearl's launch day, but I think I'll wait for the Spring thaw this afternoon and launch tomorrow. It's been a long day and a half, but I think winter will be over in a couple of hours.

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Response Posted - 01/31/2014 : 07:12:30

<< This part of FL was basically closed yesterday >>

My brother at Panama City Beach, Fla. said they could not open the car door for the covering of Ice. Atlanta was like nothing you've ever seen. I made it home just in time.

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Response Posted - 01/31/2014 : 07:43:42

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by Dave5041
 but I think winter will be over in a couple of hours.

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We're looking forward to our first sail of the year in a couple of weeks. Not because of 'Winter' but just not had the chance.

My Sister in Law in Ohio is having a Golden on the 1st. We could have gone up there. But we're not NUTS!

Paul

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Response Posted - 01/31/2014 : 07:49:49

Well, today is the last day of January, 2014... Maybe we can say "Good riddance" and be done with it!

One word, Atlanta: SALT

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Response Posted - 01/31/2014 : 10:36:40

<< SALT >>

It was incredible... i.e. I would ask:

Did you let any air out of your tires? ( No )
Do you have snow chains/ cables? ( No )
Coats/blankets, water, or big shoes in your car? ( No )
A bailout place to go? ( No )
Full tank of gas? ( No )
A walking stick? ( No )
Bags of sand in the trunk? ( Nada )

And they wondered why everyone got stuck...
One Million Commuters all just wanted to go home at the same time.

2 inches of snow and the whole town came to a dead stop.

Re: Our Governor and Mayor...."They couldn't spread salt or sand, but they sure have been good at spreading the manure."

Edited by - redeye on 01/31/2014 11:02:36

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Response Posted - 01/31/2014 : 12:05:24

My favorite was a clip on the Daily Show... Somebody was describing how they had been trapped in their car, on the highway, overnight, freezing... A friend had to bring them some food...

Think about it.

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Response Posted - 01/31/2014 : 12:16:27

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by Stinkpotter
 My favorite was a clip on the Daily Show... Somebody was describing how they had been trapped in their car, on the highway, overnight, freezing... A friend had to bring them some food...

Think about it.

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This is my newest favorite video -->> [url="http://www.weather.com/video/cantore-knees-attacker-43868"]Cantore[/url]

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Response Posted - 01/31/2014 : 13:02:36

I know not everyone in Atlanta is an idiot and I know film clips are usually exclusively of idiots but I am always amused then disturbed when I see people spinning their tires with looks of expectation on their faces. Someone should figure out a way to govern the RPM when the temp is low and the car is in first, most cars will move if you let them idle forward... come on people love your machines and stop trying to shred them.

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Response Posted - 01/31/2014 : 13:20:09

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by pastmember
 ...Someone should figure out a way to govern the RPM when the temp is low and the car is in first, most cars will move if you let them idle forward... come on people love your machines and stop trying to shred them.
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With most cars' differential gears, when the tire on one side starts to spin, the other axle loses power. An old trick is to apply mild pressure to the brake pedal while stepping on the gas pedal. The resistance caused by the braking fools the differential into thinking you have traction, so you maintain power in both wheels.

On cars with VSC (vehicle stability control), the computer effectively does the for you, both when accelerating and when stopping.

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Response Posted - 01/31/2014 : 13:57:56

Not everyone stopped on the highway is an idiot, but the guy at the head of the line could be. Overall, I think they handled it pretty well in this area. With neither salt nor trucks to spread it, they used dump trucks and work crews t spread sand, plenty of that available, on bridges and trouble spots. A little inconvenient, but it would be a real waste of money maintain equpment and materials for an event that last happened in 1989. Atlanta got more of a hit and has a lot more people who are moving around.

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Response Posted - 01/31/2014 : 16:31:34

I agree with Dave B. It makes no sense to buy vehicles that will rot before they are needed again.

I also put some of the blame on companies that insist their employees show up for work despite the weather forecast. In this day and age a large number of people have laptops and can do their jobs from home if needed. If those people were allowed to stay home and work when the weather is forecast to be bad it would relieve a lot of the congestion on the highways and those that do have to go in to work would have an easier time getting home when the weather is bad.

I blame most of the rest of the problem on the idiots who clog our highways everyday. Basically those that have NO common sense and/or more important things to do while driving than actually focusing on driving!

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Response Posted - 01/31/2014 : 16:59:06

Hey Gary, I have been to Texas and they drive "TexasFriendly" there and it shows remarkable composure and attention.

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OJ
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Response Posted - 01/31/2014 : 19:44:43

http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2014/01/31/269380564/brain-surgeon-walks-six-miles-through-storm-to-save-patient

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OJ
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Response Posted - 02/09/2014 : 19:47:02

So, Windfinder says it's going to hit -10 here in the Ohio Valley this coming Tuesday evening . . .

I always breath a sigh of relief on March 1st as the worst of winter is (usually) over.

Com'on March!

Edited by - OJ on 02/09/2014 19:51:17

dmpilc
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Response Posted - 02/09/2014 : 21:11:34

Nashville puts snow blades and salt spreaders on its street and parks dept. dump trucks, so the trucks get used all year. We also have been using brine (liquid salt solution) a lot in recent years. That gets spread a day or two before an expected snow/sleet storn/shower. Helps reduce black ice formation.

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Response Posted - 02/10/2014 : 07:01:05

This may sound crazy, but as a Great Lakes sailor, every winter I pray for record snowfall and extreme cold temperatures to help improve water levels. Two years ago, I had to change winter marinas as I no longer could reach the travel lift dock. Running aground has become so routine I don't even think about it anymore. Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow...

Edited by - dlucier on 02/10/2014 08:45:09

glen
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Response Posted - 02/10/2014 : 07:55:30

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by dlucier
 This may sound crazy, but as a Great Lakes sailor, every winter I pray for record snowfall and extreme cold temperatures to help improve water levels. Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow...
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Our home port is on Lake St Clair, so I second what you just said. Now let me go off somewhere and shoot myself in the foot for saying it

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Response Posted - 02/10/2014 : 08:07:43

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by dmpilc
 Nashville puts snow blades and salt spreaders on its street and parks dept. dump trucks, so the trucks get used all year. We also have been using brine (liquid salt solution) a lot in recent years. That gets spread a day or two before an expected snow/sleet storn/shower. Helps reduce black ice formation.
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Michigan has a rather strange system for snow removal.
First we send out the plows, who remove the snow along with sections of the road. We call this “Pot Holes”
Then we use the same drivers to go around and fill in the pot holes

Now repeat that over and over until spring, when the orange barrels come out. That when it becomes the road repaving season.
This assures that there will be plenty of spots for new pot holes in the future

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