That only holds a grain of truth, for when the weather did move downCanada, of course.... ;)
from Lake Erie into WV... ;) It really came from the West Coast and/or
My sister who lives about 45 minutes southeast of us often gets more
snow than we do in the city.... weather patterns just aren't totally predictable or sensible... <G>
Quoting Joe Mackey to Nancy Backus on 06-04-20 06:07 <=-
That only holds a grain of truth, for when the weather did move down
from Lake Erie into WV... ;) It really came from the West Coast and/or Canada, of course.... ;)
I can predict the weather in a way.
If a snow comes directly from the west, it will generally go around
us when the front hits the mountains and splits. But if coming from
the north we get hit since nothing to block it.
If a hurricane hits the Carolina's we will get some watery back
lash, but if from the Gulf it goes up the Mississippi and makes a right
at Cincinnati and we get hit with a lot of rain.
My sister who lives about 45 minutes southeast of us often gets more
snow than we do in the city.... weather patterns just aren't totally predictable or sensible... <G>
There's a town near Erie that gets hit with a lot more snow from
time to time.
A few years ago was a late winter snow, around early March.
We got maybe an inch, if that, but a town about 20 miles east of
here got two feet!
Of course that late in the year it didn't last on the ground that
long, a few days.
True, even two feet will melt fast when it gets warm and sunny....
Quoting Joe Mackey to Nancy Backus on 06-06-20 05:34 <=-
True, even two feet will melt fast when it gets warm and sunny....
When we had the March blizzard of '93 we got two feet of snow
overnight, starting on a Friday. The city (along with most of the
eastern area of the country) was shut down that weekend.
By the following weekend the only way one could tell there had been
any snow were the plowed mounds in parking lots.
The only kind of snow I like: here today, gone tomorrow. :)
That happens here, too (except for the shutting down of everything for
only 2 feet of snow, takes more like 3 or 4 all at once)
Around here three inches shuts everything down.
The way I like snow is looking out the window at it. And then its
gone in a few days or when I have to be out in it.
Quoting Joe Mackey to Nancy Backus on 06-11-20 05:05 <=-
That happens here, too (except for the shutting down of everything for
only 2 feet of snow, takes more like 3 or 4 all at once)
Around here three inches shuts everything down.
My late friend in Erie, PA used get such a laugh out of that.
She would write they had gotten a foot at one time or the other and
I would ask if that was considered a "dusting". :)
The way I like snow is looking out the window at it. And then its
gone in a few days or when I have to be out in it.
Joe (in Richmond, VA)
Many ice covered trees have fallen, knocking out power, travel difficult outside the urban areas.
Same here. The region has had to deal with numerous wrecks, abandoned vehicles, rolling blackouts, and running out of water.
Folks down here don't know how to drive in this stuff...never mind under regular conditions.
We haven't had any abandoned vehicles, rolling blackouts or lack of water. At least in the urban areas. And since I live and work in an urban environment I've been untouched by that.
Drivers here go crazy when it snows.
I am reminded of an old Far Side cartoon. You have read this before
but its for the newbies.
Two panels.
First panel is a typical day on the highway with cars going about
their business.
Second panel, "the first snow flake of the season" and there is one solitary snowflake falling and cars are running into each other,
driving off the highway, etc.
The 2009 Volvo 2 door hardtop convertible ended up being exchanged for a 2013 Chevy Cruze 4 door sedan...because of a lack of parts.
Folks think they can stop just as quick on a wet, snowy, or icy
pavement, as they can on dry...and most times, they're driving too fast for conditions. That likely was the main cause of the 130 vehicle pile-up in Fort Worth recently.
When I was on my trip in '19 the first car was a Cruze and while not
a Chevy man, I fell in love with it. It was a 2918 or '19 model.
When I rent a car I want something with a little protection around
me, not some tiny death trap on wheels.
Had to swap it out in Del Rio, TX for a Nissan Versa after that
incident with the right front wheel.
I hate driving on interstates on general principle. I'll be doing
the limit, in good conditions, and passed by others like I was sitting still.
And many times drivers are distracted by any number of things:
phones, texting, playing with that infotainment business, their minds
off in space somewhere, etc.
CP wrote --
I prefer 80F+ all 4 seasons.
I like it between 55 and 85.
Cool nights good for sleeping, and warm days where you don't need a jacket or anything.
up to the temp at 16C. Now, about 4 hours later, I am basking
in romm temp of 17C.
The inside temp fell to around 13C at some point overnight (and
-33C between 5am-6am outside). I didn't even notice it. Woke
up to the temp at 16C. Now, about 4 hours later, I am basking
in romm temp of 17C.
We had long rains and falling temps on Thursday.
It turned to freezing rain and sleet that evening and overnight it snowed. Mot much, about an inch, But under that snow was just ice.
But as the way wore on it warmed and except in shady areas that all melted with the streets and sidewalks drying,
Ohio, just across the river, got it worse than we did with lots of
local flooding.
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