Weather The ice storm [Archive]

rockymtnchief

01-28-2010, 05:34 PM

I'm used to it, living out in the sticks. Mine was down all day Sunday. Keep warm!

My generator is one of my best friends these days.

luv

01-28-2010, 05:47 PM

Hasn't started yet, but they're calling for 8-12" of snow by 6AM. I think an freezing rain is supposed to stay south of us. Man, I hope so.

C-Mac

01-28-2010, 05:52 PM

Hasn't started yet, but they're calling for 8-12" of snow by 6AM. I think an freezing rain is supposed to stay south of us. Man, I hope so.

Oh...gee thanks for the warm wishes. :D

kstater

01-28-2010, 05:55 PM

Oh...gee thanks for the warm wishes. :D

Here in the River Valley we're supposed to have a 1/2 of ice and another 2-4 inches of snow.

sparkky

01-28-2010, 05:58 PM

ya, just waiting for the four horsemen of winter weather here in north central arkie; rain, freezing rain, sleet and snow.

got beer, got smokes, cranked up the big genny earlier today, got wood ready.

good to go here, I think.

The Franchise

01-28-2010, 06:08 PM

What's an ice storm? :D

-King-

01-28-2010, 06:14 PM

Please god tell me that no ice storm is due to hit KC.
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Bwana

01-28-2010, 06:15 PM

BAD ICE STORM......BAD!

BigRedChief

01-28-2010, 06:16 PM

Please god tell me that no ice storm is due to hit KC.
Posted via Mobile Device1-3 inches of snow

Kyle DeLexus

01-28-2010, 06:18 PM

-King-

01-28-2010, 06:18 PM

1-3 inches of snow

Oh FML. I'm sick of winter!
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Bane

01-28-2010, 06:28 PM

Oh FML. I'm sick of winter!
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Me too.Weather man says were gonna get 4-6 inches in the STL area.:cuss:

-King-

01-28-2010, 06:36 PM

What's an ice storm? :D

Whats an earthquake?

The Franchise

01-28-2010, 06:38 PM

Whats an earthquake?

I wouldn't know....I don't live in Haiti.

To soon? :evil:

-King-

01-28-2010, 06:47 PM

I wouldn't know....I don't live in Haiti.

To soon? :evil:

Yeah just a bit :rolleyes:

Bane

01-28-2010, 06:48 PM

I wouldn't know....I don't live in Haiti.

To soon? :evil:

:fire::fire::fire::fire::fire:
ROFL

Rasputin

01-28-2010, 06:52 PM

Buckle up 58 :(

luv

01-28-2010, 06:52 PM

I wouldn't know....I don't live in Haiti.

To soon? :evil:

I don't think that will ever be funny. Not because it's Haiti, but because the joke is about California. You know, where they happen a lot?

The Franchise

01-28-2010, 06:55 PM

I don't think that will ever be funny. Not because it's Haiti, but because the joke is about California. You know, where they happen a lot?

Really luv? You gotta give me more credit than that.....Jesus.

JohninGpt

01-28-2010, 06:56 PM

Power is still on in Broken Arrow, but my generator is filled up and waiting.

-King-

01-28-2010, 06:56 PM

Really luv? You gotta give me more credit than that.....Jesus.

ROFLROFLROFL

Fish

01-28-2010, 06:59 PM

http://img35.imageshack.us/img35/8113/fwinter.jpg

Bane

01-28-2010, 07:00 PM

http://img35.imageshack.us/img35/8113/fwinter.jpg

ROFL

Nice.

Reerun_KC

01-28-2010, 07:00 PM

We got pretty hammered here in OKC... Probably and inch or so of ice.

Dunit35

01-28-2010, 07:08 PM

We got pretty hammered here in OKC... Probably and inch or so of ice.

Let me know how the roads are tomorrow night/saturday afternoon. We're making a trip down there saturday.

Reerun_KC

01-28-2010, 07:09 PM

Let me know how the roads are tomorrow night/saturday afternoon. We're making a trip down there saturday.

What you coming down this way for?

I will keep you updated...

luv

01-28-2010, 10:06 PM

I'm prepared for the winter storm. Now they're "scaling back".

Christmas - I was prepared for 4-6", and we got 1/2". A few weeks ago, it caught me off guard, and we got 5".

Bearcat

01-28-2010, 10:19 PM

I'm prepared for the winter storm. Now they're "scaling back".

Christmas - I was prepared for 4-6", and we got 1/2". A few weeks ago, it caught me off guard, and we got 5".

What exactly do you do in order to prepare? You make it sound like it's kind of an ordeal every time it snows... :shrug:

luv

01-28-2010, 10:22 PM

What exactly do you do in order to prepare? You make it sound like it's kind of an ordeal every time it snows... :shrug:

I make sure my car is full of gas, I have enough groceries to last me beyond a few days (I don't keep a lot of food in my apartment), and I have a ride lined up for work. This is the first year of a real winter in my car (rear wheel drive). I can barely get across my parking lot when it snows, let alone get anywhere. I love my car, but I NEVER had that problem in a front wheel drive.

Bearcat

01-28-2010, 10:41 PM

I make sure my car is full of gas, I have enough groceries to last me beyond a few days (I don't keep a lot of food in my apartment), and I have a ride lined up for work. This is the first year of a real winter in my car (rear wheel drive). I can barely get across my parking lot when it snows, let alone get anywhere. I love my car, but I NEVER had that problem in a front wheel drive.

Huh... have you tried putting some weight back there, like sandbags?

Or maybe not driving like a woman? :evil:

Seriously though, it's surprising that car would strand you in a little snow, even if it is rear wheel drive (which I'm sure you've thought, too).

Bugeater

01-28-2010, 10:46 PM

Huh... have you tried putting some weight back there, like sandbags?

Or maybe not driving like a woman? :evil:

Seriously though, it's surprising that car would strand you in a little snow, even if it is rear wheel drive (which I'm sure you've thought, too).
Have you ever driven a RWD vehicle in the snow? Hell I got stuck in my own driveway (which, if you recall, is perfectly level) with my truck. It's worthless.

Bearcat

01-28-2010, 11:12 PM

Have you ever driven a RWD vehicle in the snow? Hell I got stuck in my own driveway (which, if you recall, is perfectly level) with my truck. It's worthless.

I've never owned one, but have driven and ridden in them in the snow, and it wasn't awful... but I guess if the plows ignore her neighborhood like KCK has ignored mine this year, I'd probably not bother with it either. The roads are usually fine in KC a day after it snows (with the exception of Christmas Day this winter, and a few other days here and there... well, and my neighborhood :banghead: ), so I'd never think about being snowed in for more than a night, even if I had RWD.

luv

01-28-2010, 11:14 PM

I've never owned one, but have driven and ridden in them in the snow, and it wasn't awful... but I guess if the plows ignore her neighborhood like KCK has ignored mine this year, I'd probably not bother with it either. The roads are usually fine in KC a day after it snows (with the exception of Christmas Day this winter, and a few other days here and there... well, and my neighborhood :banghead: ), so I'd never think about being snowed in for more than a night, even if I had RWD.

That holds true for the main roads here. After a day, they're usually good. It's getting from my apartment to the main road, though.

luv

01-28-2010, 11:17 PM

I may still hitch a ride to work tomorrow. It's supposed to snow all day (if it ever gets here). I'd have to go up a large hill to get home. I'd rather not have to worry about it.

I hate this. I never minded snow in my FWD. I was usually one of a few people that would make it in to work the morning after a good snow.

Bugeater

01-28-2010, 11:18 PM

I've never owned one, but have driven and ridden in them in the snow, and it wasn't awful... but I guess if the plows ignore her neighborhood like KCK has ignored mine this year, I'd probably not bother with it either. The roads are usually fine in KC a day after it snows (with the exception of Christmas Day this winter, and a few other days here and there... well, and my neighborhood :banghead: ), so I'd never think about being snowed in for more than a night, even if I had RWD.
Oh, within a day I'd be able to get where I needed to go in my truck, but I wouldn't want to be driving it during a snowstorm. Luckily it's a secondary vehicle for me so it's not much of an issue.

Bugeater

01-28-2010, 11:22 PM

Bearcat

01-28-2010, 11:25 PM

Oh, within a day I'd be able to get where I needed to go in my truck, but I wouldn't want to be driving it during a snowstorm. Luckily it's a secondary vehicle for me so it's not much of an issue.

It's a different place up here this week... last week there were clouds and snow. This week there are lanes where there used to be snow, grass where there used to be snow (even though there's still large piles of snow), and this big ball of light in the sky (even though it's 4 degrees out). Oh, and pot holes.

luv

01-28-2010, 11:31 PM

Time to go trade that thing in for a nice Ford Escort, best car I ever had for driving in the snow.

I've had a Tempo and a Contour.

Bugeater

01-28-2010, 11:31 PM

It's a different place up here this week... last week there were clouds and snow. This week there are lanes where there used to be snow, grass where there used to be snow (even though there's still large piles of snow), and this big ball of light in the sky (even though it's 4 degrees out). Oh, and pot holes.
Oh christ, the pot holes are everywhere, Kabul probably has nicer streets than we do now. But it's the trade-off of the snow melting, so I'll deal with it.

Bugeater

01-28-2010, 11:32 PM

I've had a Tempo and a Contour.
But you've never experienced the legendary driving machine that is the Escort.

luv

01-28-2010, 11:33 PM

But you've never experienced the legendary driving machine that is the Escort.

LMAO

Close enough.

Mastashake

01-28-2010, 11:35 PM

The official food of powerless days: Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwiches!

Bugeater

01-28-2010, 11:38 PM

The official food of powerless days: Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwiches!
Ummm...excuse me, but this thread is now about the Legendary Ford Escort.

Oohh...this is some instant street cred right here...

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/81-85_Ford_Escort.jpg/800px-81-85_Ford_Escort.jpg

Mastashake

01-28-2010, 11:41 PM

Ummm...excuse me, but this thread is now about the Legendary Ford Escort.

Who said you can't eat the PB&J in the Escort?

Bugeater

01-28-2010, 11:48 PM

Who said you can't eat the PB&J in the Escort?
NO EATING IN THE CAR

luv

01-28-2010, 11:57 PM

My Tempo (same color)...

http://www.budgetcompactcar.com/includes/images/FORD_TEMPO/1992.jpg

My Contour (same color, and that's not me...lol)

http://www.a1usedcars.biz/sitebuilder/images/Hill_Madison_001-600x450.jpg

Bugeater

01-29-2010, 12:03 AM

God what the hell ever possessed you to buy either of those atrocities?

luv

01-29-2010, 12:13 AM

God what the hell ever possessed you to buy either of those atrocities?

I could afford them. Had the Contour for forever.

I loved taking my Lexus in to get the oil changed for the first time.

"And you have to Contour?"
"Nope. I upgraded."
"And what do you have now?"
"A Lexus."
"Yep. That's definitely an upgrade."

Reerun_KC

01-29-2010, 12:17 AM

God what the hell ever possessed you to buy either of those atrocities?

Years and years of being an MU fan? :shrug:

Bugeater

01-29-2010, 12:32 AM

I could afford them. Had the Contour for forever.

I loved taking my Lexus in to get the oil changed for the first time.

"And you have to Contour?"
"Nope. I upgraded."
"And what do you have now?"
"A Lexus."
"Yep. That's definitely an upgrade."
I've been driving the same vehicle model since 1996. Hopefully someday I'll be able to upgrade too. :(