The Coffee House

[JonA_CT]

@smoke665 I heard that the 3-6" of forecasted snow in Savannah are almost unprecedented. I guess the last time they accumulated an inch of snow was back in 1989.


For us? Typically nor'easter fare. We'll probably end up with 8-12" of snow, but you won't really be able to tell because of the 50mph winds that come with it, haha.

I was quite pleased to walk outside this morning and have the temperature be 12 degrees instead of something in the single digits.

 

[JonA_CT]

I couldn't get a good picture, but one of our science teacher's classes are baking in solar cookers outside yesterday and today. The high yesterday was around 20, and its only a little warmer today. She has a line of solar cookers propped up in a snow bank. Her infrared thermometer has most of the cookers in the 300 degree range.

 

[snowbear115 46]

The heat at the office has been inadequate (if not off) for the week. I'm definitely in polar bear mode.


Untitled by Charlie Wrenn, on Flickr

 

[smoke665]

I heard that the 3-6" of forecasted snow in Savannah are almost unprecedented. I guess the last time they accumulated an inch of snow was back in 1989.

Yup, they were interviewing people on the news earlier. They had a couple on that had never seen snow before in their life. The snow would be bearable, but the rain freezing on everything prior to the snow has made for some bad roads. Lots of wrecks, and lots of people stuck between bridge and overpass closures.

She has a line of solar cookers propped up in a snow bank. Her infrared thermometer has most of the cookers in the 300 degree range.

That just seems totally impossible LOL

 

[JonA_CT]

I heard that the 3-6" of forecasted snow in Savannah are almost unprecedented. I guess the last time they accumulated an inch of snow was back in 1989.

Yup, they were interviewing people on the news earlier. They had a couple on that had never seen snow before in their life. The snow would be bearable, but the rain freezing on everything prior to the snow has made for some bad roads. Lots of wrecks, and lots of people stuck between bridge and overpass closures.

Honestly, people should be better in the snow here...but...the same thing happens. I don't mind driving in the snow when I need to, but I keep my distance from fellow motorists because I can't trust any of them on a good day, haha.

 

[Frank F.]

We had a night of storm here in Germany, many train connections were cut off by trees on rails or on catenary... Germany is covered by forest as one might know. Four Billion Hectares or one third of the country. A hectar is roughly 2.5 acres

 

[snowbear115 46]

We can't handle snow, neither driving in it nor removing it. A number of times we've run out of salt before the season is over, so we've had to buy it from other places. It's not really anyone's fault, but we don't get that much on a regular basis, so I don't think we budget for those extra snowy years (every 5 to 8 years, it seems). But we are getting better.

DC is a very attractive city, so people from all over the world come here to visit. Unfortunately, the worst drivers tend to stay.

 

[tirediron]

The heat at the office has been inadequate (if not off) for the week. I'm definitely in grumpy polar bear mode.

FTFY

 

[limr30 3]

I heard that the 3-6" of forecasted snow in Savannah are almost unprecedented. I guess the last time they accumulated an inch of snow was back in 1989.

Yup, they were interviewing people on the news earlier. They had a couple on that had never seen snow before in their life. The snow would be bearable, but the rain freezing on everything prior to the snow has made for some bad roads. Lots of wrecks, and lots of people stuck between bridge and overpass closures.

Honestly, people should be better in the snow here...but...the same thing happens. I don't mind driving in the snow when I need to, but I keep my distance from fellow motorists because I can't trust any of them on a good day, haha.

Agreed. People think being "good at driving in the snow" just means driving exactly the same way as they would on a bright warm sunny day. Apparently, driving more slowly and carefully makes someone a wuss. They think that their cars and all the safety features will just take care of everything for them, and all they have to think about is putting their foot down and getting around the "nervous Nellies."

I still remember a particularly bad storm that I had to drive in. Traffic was thick but I was okay with that because everyone was going really slow, so if anything happened, it wouldn't be more than a fender bender. I got off the highway at one point to see if the side roads were any better. They weren't. By the time I got back on the highway, there had apparently been an accident because even getting back on at the same exit, there were suddenly hardly any cars on the road. There were also about 4 or 5 SUVs stuck in ditches or spinning their wheels trying to get off the exit or the shoulder. I just puttered around all of them in my little car - front-wheel drive, but snow tires and manual transmission - and went on my merry way, nice and slow. Roads were horrible but at least I could keep my distance from everyone and just drive the way I needed to in order to stay straight and forward.

 

[jcdeboever]

We can't handle snow, neither driving in it nor removing it. A number of times we've run out of salt before the season is over, so we've had to buy it from other places. It's not really anyone's fault, but we don't get that much on a regular basis, so I don't think we budget for those extra snowy years (every 5 to 8 years, it seems). But we are getting better.

DC is a very attractive city, so people from all over the world come here to visit. Unfortunately, the worst drivers tend to stay.

We here in Michigan have no problem removing it but all the salt they lay down has devastating effect on our roads. Michigan is pretty much a salt mine. Detroit has an endless supply

 

[tirediron]

Generally speaking when we get appreciable snow on the ground here, the ditches are filled with more 4WD pick-ups & SUVs than anything else. No one has apparently told these dimbulbs that 4WD does NOT make you invincible in snow and ice. In addition to 4WD, I also have 5 110 pound steel slugs that I acquired when we scrapped an old pulling sled at the fairgrounds. With 550 pounds just ahead of the rear axle, proper tires AND 4WD, along with a healthy sense of caution, I've never had a problem.

 

[jcdeboever]

I heard that the 3-6" of forecasted snow in Savannah are almost unprecedented. I guess the last time they accumulated an inch of snow was back in 1989.

Yup, they were interviewing people on the news earlier. They had a couple on that had never seen snow before in their life. The snow would be bearable, but the rain freezing on everything prior to the snow has made for some bad roads. Lots of wrecks, and lots of people stuck between bridge and overpass closures.

Honestly, people should be better in the snow here...but...the same thing happens. I don't mind driving in the snow when I need to, but I keep my distance from fellow motorists because I can't trust any of them on a good day, haha.

Agreed. People think being "good at driving in the snow" just means driving exactly the same way as they would on a bright warm sunny day. Apparently, driving more slowly and carefully makes someone a wuss. They think that their cars and all the safety features will just take care of everything for them, and all they have to think about is putting their foot down and getting around the "nervous Nellies."

I still remember a particularly bad storm that I had to drive in. Traffic was thick but I was okay with that because everyone was going really slow, so if anything happened, it wouldn't be more than a fender bender. I got off the highway at one point to see if the side roads were any better. They weren't. By the time I got back on the highway, there had apparently been an accident because even getting back on at the same exit, there were suddenly hardly any cars on the road. There were also about 4 or 5 SUVs stuck in ditches or spinning their wheels trying to get off the exit or the shoulder. I just puttered around all of them in my little car - front-wheel drive, but snow tires and manual transmission - and went on my merry way, nice and slow. Roads were horrible but at least I could keep my distance from everyone and just drive the way I needed to in order to stay straight and forward.

I am very smart about it, or at least history has proved it. I follow behind semi trucks in snowy, inclement weather. They drive the proper speed for road conditions, normally. Any chance of freezing rain, I stay off roads. Most people do not know how to drive properly, sorry, but I see it every day. So, So, So many people on their phones. The wife and I play a game on the way to events or church. The passenger counts the number of cars with cell phone activity. Never been below 50%, seriously. We have a good time with it.

 

[snowbear115 46]

I had a 1968 Ford Galaxy - very light rear end. I put concrete blocks in the trunk to gain traction.

There's an old saying: "Four wheel drive enables you to get stuck in inaccessible places." This works with weather, too.

 

[snowbear115 46]

The heat at the office has been inadequate (if not off) for the week. I'm definitely in grumpy polar bear mode.

FTFY

More like "hungry"

 

[waday]

My favorite is when people apply their brake going uphill on snow covered roads.