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Title: Who else is getting screwed by mother nature?
Post by: thunderjet302 on December 01, 2006, 12:09:55 AM
It was 65* in Chicago on Wednesday. Tonight through Friday we're going to get 6-10" of snow. WTF? Right now it's freezing rain and sleeting with some snow mixed in. Snow is suppsed to come in late tonight and get real bad between 6a.m. and noon. Good thing I don't have class tomorrow. Anyone else in the Midwest getting screwed by this?
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Post by: Beau on December 01, 2006, 12:14:55 AM
yup...snowing like a bitch right now...we're supposed to get from 6-10" tonight, and the wind is blowing like a motherfugger...
glad the Bird is down for the count...and double- glad i got a 4x4 for tomorrow!
In north central Missouri, btw..
Title: Who else is getting screwed by mother nature?
Post by: thunderjet302 on December 01, 2006, 12:18:18 AM
Hey so someone else in the Midwest is getting screwed too. That makes me feel better lol. Was it warm the last few days too? It's winter days like these that make me glad I put my T-bird away Nov 1. for the winter :grinno:
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Post by: vinnietbird on December 01, 2006, 12:18:43 AM
We got a lot of heavy sleet,then snow and colder temps.It's supposed to be 18 degres tonight,which for Oklahoma,is pretty cold.
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Post by: Beau on December 01, 2006, 12:23:42 AM
last time i looked about half hour ago..it was 14..bet it gets below 10 degree before daylight
 cold for here..can't say as I like it much...
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Post by: ipsd on December 01, 2006, 01:08:58 AM
Sucks here in SW Mo also. Got about an inch of sleet. Then it started to snow. Brought the bird home at lunch and took the jeep back.
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Post by: tbirdscott on December 01, 2006, 01:25:09 AM
Last 4 days was sub 30 degree weather, warmed up to 20 yesterday and today, got another foot of fresh snow. supposed to get in to the teens with another foot over the weekend.

I really need a sled.


Scott
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Post by: SLEEPER T-BIRD 87 on December 01, 2006, 08:30:56 AM
burrrrrrrr
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Post by: oldraven on December 01, 2006, 09:15:15 AM
Totally screwed. It's 6* and climing. (42f)
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Post by: 20th anny 5.o on December 01, 2006, 10:00:13 AM
Been raining here for like 2-3 days, i hate rain.
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Post by: CougarSE on December 01, 2006, 10:06:23 AM
Yay!  The sun is shining and the wind isn't blowing too bad.  But I'm just next in line I guess.  So far I'm further East than any of you.
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Post by: Chuck W on December 01, 2006, 10:10:09 AM
We had an assload of rain the past couple days, and now the wind is ripping around outside and it's getting colder.  A couple flakes, but nothing major here. Supposed to be sunny and 40* F tomorrow.
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Post by: 20th anny 5.o on December 01, 2006, 10:16:20 AM
It is susposed to start snowing today:pbb: :pbb: my new cougar should be fun in the snow , bah traction is for cooches.
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Post by: Haystack on December 03, 2006, 03:50:55 AM
threads alittle bit old, but I got the same storm rolling through my area a day or two ago. I was working about an hour drive away and it got to a wind chill of 6 degree's below zero and it took me 4 hours to get home. That was a fun night. I hate working all night:(
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Post by: tbirdscott on December 03, 2006, 04:41:47 AM
Quote from: Haystack;116763
it got to a wind chill of 6 degree's below zero and it took me 4 hours to get home.


BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Sorry, we just had windchills south of 40 here, thats about the same to you sae guys. It warmed UP to 25C and we thought it was spring!

Dug out the Zephyr today, it was inside for the first 3 snowfalls too!

(http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i11/turbosprunt/IMG_0001-2.jpg?t=1165138842)
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Post by: tbirdscott on December 03, 2006, 04:45:05 AM
I also did the ambulance

(http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i11/turbosprunt/IMG_0004.jpg?t=1165138996)

The station wagon

(http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i11/turbosprunt/IMG_0005-1.jpg?t=1165138996)

And the fast back

(http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i11/turbosprunt/IMG_0008.jpg?t=1165138997)

Yes I had better things to do, just didnt want to do them... ended up sweeping the chimney in the dark :p
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Post by: CougarSE on December 03, 2006, 09:15:50 AM
I havn't seen that much snow in southern Ohio for atleast 7 years....
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Post by: slamedcat on December 03, 2006, 11:12:28 AM
Took me 3 hours to get out Friady. Then I went and got food for the weekend and the only hting open was the gas station. I got back and decide to park the Bird in the hospital parking deck and got a ride back the whole 2 blocks from the neighbor that was headed that direction to pick up his girlfriend.
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Post by: thunderjet302 on December 03, 2006, 10:10:44 PM
It wasn't so bad after all. We got 3.5" of snow and .5 inch of slushy ice. Everything was fine by 2 p.m Friday. Now it's just farkin cold. It was 18* today. For you people in Canada that's spring time weather I know ;)  but for us in Chicago that's cold fo this time of year. It's usually about 25-30* not 18*.
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Post by: slamedcat on December 04, 2006, 07:35:17 AM
You got lucky we had 12in of snow in 12 hours. The plowes and cops were getting stuck. The plow just went down the street for th efirst time since the snow fell. The roads feel like I'm driving on gravel roads because of how much  is still on the ground.

The roof on a old persons home collapsed and we had a walmart the had their roof fall in.

So here is me giving IDOT a round of applause for their tacular job of keeping the city open. :beatyoass:

Yes the entire city was closed for at least 2 days because they called the plows off at 11am friday and told them not to come back till 9pm that night.

The city had finaly had enough of it and call in anyone that had any kind of tractor that could move snow. We had a Cat 996 go down our ally and clear it for us. Today it took me 40 minutes to go 12miles to work because the roads still arn't clear.
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Post by: oldraven on December 04, 2006, 09:06:48 AM
Quote from: CougarSE;116431
Yay!  The sun is shining and the wind isn't blowing too bad.  But I'm just next in line I guess.  So far I'm further East than any of you.


I doubt you're as far East as I am, unless you live on a boat. :p

We finally got snow yesterday. As in, there were a few white things strewn accross our green lawn when we got up.

This is the first winter I've had that wasn't a white-out in seven years, so I'm bragging this time round.
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Post by: xr7cat on December 04, 2006, 02:49:10 PM
Nothing new for this part of the country, but the temp is currently at 6 with the windchill bringing it to -6. I think yesterday they said the windchill was -60. Don't quote me on that though.

I so love winter... though I wish I knew people that had a heated garage so I could work on my truck.
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Post by: thunderjet302 on December 04, 2006, 03:05:27 PM
Quote from: slamedcat;116903
You got lucky we had 12in of snow in 12 hours. The plowes and cops were getting stuck. The plow just went down the street for th efirst time since the snow fell. The roads feel like I'm driving on gravel roads because of how much  is still on the ground.

The roof on a old persons home collapsed and we had a walmart the had their roof fall in.

So here is me giving IDOT a round of applause for their tacular job of keeping the city open. :beatyoass:

Yes the entire city was closed for at least 2 days because they called the plows off at 11am friday and told them not to come back till 9pm that night.

The city had finaly had enough of it and call in anyone that had any kind of tractor that could move snow. We had a Cat 996 go down our ally and clear it for us. Today it took me 40 minutes to go 12miles to work because the roads still arn't clear.


The noth and northwest suburbs got 10" of snow so being by the southwest suburbs we only got about 4" which wasn't so bad. I hear ya on IDOT. The only good thing is that they only clear the expressways here. The Chicago Department of Transportation (CDOT) takes care of the city and they do a pretty good job. I had a plow go down my block at about 2 p.m. the same day it snowed.
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Post by: SLEEPER T-BIRD 87 on December 04, 2006, 10:28:25 PM
Quote from: SLEEPER T-BIRD 87;116423
burrrrrrrr



still cold :beatyoass:  were that mother nature at :beatyoass:
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Post by: merccougar50 on December 05, 2006, 12:04:01 AM
-39* this morning.  I gotta get me a heated garage too.
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Post by: tbirdscott on December 05, 2006, 12:27:07 AM
Got 8" of snow last night/this morning, it started dry, got wet then froze, One stretch of road that I take leaving work was all compacted with 5" deep potholes where there wasnt washboard. Three major wrecks on 5th ave which is a busy route. Went over to a friends house to check out this truck he gave me and there hasnt been a plow down their road in three days. I had to push two cars out of my way just to get out of their driveway.

Luckily the highways are nice, all compacted smooth with the odd clear spot.


Scott
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Post by: oldraven on December 05, 2006, 07:15:33 AM
Ok, I stuck my foot in my mouth there. We just got over 20cm in about 3-4 hours. We actually lost power last night for about an hour and a half.
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Post by: CougarSE on December 05, 2006, 08:57:06 AM
It snowed yesterday, very light accumilation.  Then it went away by 4:30..  Today.. no snow, no sun, and its around 25*F out.  Just another Ohio Grey winter day...
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Post by: DVP on December 05, 2006, 03:10:06 PM
no pwer from 10:30 thursday till sunday night. sucked ass but alot of my friend still dont have power. and it was wonderf to drive in
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Post by: CougarSE on December 07, 2006, 10:15:05 AM
First pic was 30 minutes before the second, now an hour later its not as heavy outside but it is very cold outside!  Last night I was working in the garage with the door open and no gloves and was perfectly comfortable.
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Post by: oldraven on December 07, 2006, 11:03:55 AM
It's already nearly half melted off. I love Nova Scotia. :D
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Post by: turbo88 on December 07, 2006, 12:06:54 PM
2 weekends back we got about 12-15 inches of snow out here in Vancouver, It was MESS, lots of people weren't even ready for it. Took the bird out for the first time yesterday, snow finally melted but it took 2 weeks... ill post up some pictures later.
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Post by: capitlj on December 07, 2006, 12:13:22 PM
MEEE I hate freezing rain