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Post by jennml on Feb 2, 2011 16:07:28 GMT -5
Westchester, NY ---it's the Iceaggedon of the Snowpocalyse...nuff said  |
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Post by Beemermom on Feb 2, 2011 16:26:34 GMT -5
I thought I lived in Texas...but it feels like I moved to Antartica....temp is in the low teens...solid sheet of ice on the road...
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Post by Mad Dawg Wiccan on Feb 2, 2011 16:44:12 GMT -5
It's supposed to drop into the 20s here tonight. I'm thinking we might actually get snow this year, it's been awhile.
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Post by dancinmama on Feb 2, 2011 16:48:14 GMT -5
63 degrees, clear and sunny No earthquakes here today.  |
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Post by Mad Dawg Wiccan on Feb 2, 2011 16:55:46 GMT -5
<<No earthquakes here today.>>
Yet.
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Post by zibazinski on Feb 2, 2011 17:58:53 GMT -5
Well, we finally got the rain they said we'd get all day. Just sprinkles though no thunderstorm.
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Post by tiredturkey on Feb 2, 2011 18:07:55 GMT -5
TV said it was 21 in Houston when I got up at 6; we made it up to 37 at 3. Rolling blackouts across the state and lots of school closures. Some traffic signals weren't working but it didn't matter because no one pays any attention to them anyway. Forecast is wakeup tomorrow around 20-21 and then the fun starts tomorrow evening. Sleet and snow across Southeast Texas all Thursday night and Friday morning. I'm actually have an ice scraper/snow brush in the garage as a relic of our Colorado and New Mexico vacations and a Barbie pink ski mask from my trail riding period. Both will be used tomorrow. We're good-plenty of no cook foods from last hurricane season, bottled water in case the water plant shuts down, and full bottles of Diet Coke, whiskey and rum. I heard people whining today that they couldn't light the burners on their gas stove because they had electronic ignition. OMG, use a match, fool!
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Post by Sammy on Feb 2, 2011 18:52:56 GMT -5
TiredTurkey, I live in the Boston area and this is what I do to keep my windshields clear. I cover them with plastic from a roll of 4 mil. thick plastic. I cut the piece wide enough to cover the entire window and windshield wipers and long enough to be tucked around the frame of the front doors so when the door is shut it holds the plastic in place. Ice will not stick to plastic.
When you have to be to work by 7 a.m. it's a time saver just removing the plastic, folding and throwing it in the back seat. I do both the front and back windows.
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Post by tiredturkey on Feb 2, 2011 19:14:56 GMT -5
Hi Chef, "cover them with plastic from a roll of 4 mil. thick plastic. I cut the piece wide enough to cover the entire window and windshield wipers and long enough to be tucked around the frame of the front doors so when the door is shut it holds the plastic in place."
I've do this same trick with old sheets, twin to king-sized depending upon your vehicle. You are right; come out, flick the ice and snow off and toss that puppy in the bed or trunk. It sure beats defrosting your door lock and scraping all the ugly off your windshield and wipers. I'm lucky, DH grew up in Detroit, loves the cold and taught me early how to cope. We only get this mess now and then which is what makes it scary-we know how to drive on ice and snow but most folks around here don't.
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Post by Mad Dawg Wiccan on Feb 2, 2011 19:48:41 GMT -5
<<I heard people whining today that they couldn't light the burners on their gas stove because they had electronic ignition. OMG, use a match, fool!>>
Some stoves have a safety lock-out which prevents gas flow if there is no power to the ignitor.
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Post by Mad Dawg Wiccan on Feb 3, 2011 10:26:51 GMT -5
Now32.5 °F
Feels Like 32 °F
Clear
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Post by stampinlady on Feb 3, 2011 10:40:09 GMT -5
Hello from the Chicagoland area. 20 inches of snow, sunny and it's about 5 out there.
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Post by kimber45 on Feb 3, 2011 11:16:33 GMT -5
Sunny and 12, with a high of 20 today, 30 tomorrow
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Post by ktunes on Feb 5, 2011 3:29:01 GMT -5
ok, i'm glad we avoided the snow but it was supposed to quit raining at 10 pm last night...3:30 am and it is still pouring...i"ll start an ark if the wildlife starts floating...lol
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Post by TD2K on Feb 5, 2011 3:42:04 GMT -5
The last time we had this much rain, we lost the unicorns
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Post by ktunes on Feb 5, 2011 3:48:25 GMT -5
if our temps were a few degrees colder...we'd be shut down for a week...
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Post by Mad Dawg Wiccan on Feb 6, 2011 17:09:03 GMT -5
Carmichael Colony Neighborhood Assoc., Carmichael, California (PWS)
Updated: 9 sec ago
78.1 °F
Clear
Humidity: 30%
Dew Point: 44 °F
Wind: 3.8 mphfrom the WNW
Wind Gust: 7.8 mph
Pressure: 30.21 in (Steady)
Heat Index: 78 °F
Visibility: 10.0 miles
UV: 3 out of 16
Pollen: 6.60 out of 12
Clouds: Clear -
(Above Ground Level)
Elevation: 140 ft
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Post by flopsy on Feb 6, 2011 17:17:59 GMT -5
clearwater - mid sixties and overcast
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Post by zibazinski on Feb 6, 2011 17:21:48 GMT -5
Yup, also from Clearwater. Sun TRIED to peek out but didn't make it.
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Post by Becks on Feb 6, 2011 17:26:25 GMT -5
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Light snow shower.... again.
I shoveled the 1" we got this am in hopes that the sun would stay out to melt some and then dry out the concrete. That was wishful thinking and I have already thrown some salt around so I don't end up on my backside Monday morning.
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Post by dancinmama on Feb 6, 2011 18:05:55 GMT -5
The Super Bowl is starting and it's 73 degrees and sunny with a very slight breeze. Time for a quick rita on the patio.  |
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Post by Mad Dawg Wiccan on Feb 7, 2011 12:46:03 GMT -5
Carmichael Colony Neighborhood Assoc., Carmichael, California (PWS)
Updated: 7 sec ago
63.5 °F
Clear
Humidity: 60%
Dew Point: 48 °F
Wind: 0.0 mph
Wind Gust: 0.0 mph
Pressure: 30.27 in (Steady)
Visibility: 10.0 miles
UV: 2 out of 16
Pollen: 5.70 out of 12
Clouds: Clear - (Above Ground Level)
Elevation: 140 ft
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Post by kimber45 on Feb 8, 2011 9:23:22 GMT -5
-22 this morning with a windchill of -36  |
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Post by Befferz on Feb 8, 2011 9:42:45 GMT -5
Gee, it's only -9 here, with a windchill of -22. You must be more north and/or west, Kimber.
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Post by Mad Dawg Wiccan on Feb 8, 2011 13:31:02 GMT -5
Carmichael Colony Neighborhood Assoc., Carmichael, California (PWS)
Updated: 10:29 AM PST on February 08, 2011
57.6 °F
Clear
Humidity: 35%
Dew Point: 30 °F
Wind: 12.3 mph from the NNW
Wind Gust: 12.3 mph
Pressure: 30.06 in (Steady)
Visibility: 10.0 miles
UV: 3 out of 16
Pollen: 7.60 out of 12
Clouds: Clear - (Above Ground Level)
Elevation: 140 ft
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Post by Peace Of Mind on Feb 8, 2011 18:28:00 GMT -5
<<Looks to see if Rose Garden is around>> It's spring like here! ;D
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Post by Opti on Feb 8, 2011 18:37:23 GMT -5
For POM, in spite of her weather comment.  Its still windy here. Long range forecast on weather.com implies two days with highs above 40 next weekend. Yay! |
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Post by kimber45 on Feb 9, 2011 9:49:52 GMT -5
Another -15 morning with a -30 windchill, might get above zero today. Extended forcast is calling for mid 30's this weekend (shorts and flip flop weather)
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Post by Mad Dawg Wiccan on Feb 9, 2011 12:30:29 GMT -5
Carmichael Colony Neighborhood Assoc., Carmichael, California (PWS)
Updated: 12 sec ago
53.6 °F
Clear
Humidity: 43%
Dew Point: 32 °F
Wind: 0.0 mphfrom the NNE
Wind Gust: 1.6 mph
Pressure: 30.24 in (Steady)
Visibility: 10.0 miles
UV: 2 out of 16
Pollen: 6.30 out of 12
Clouds: Clear - (Above Ground Level)
Elevation: 140 ft
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Post by Befferz on Feb 9, 2011 19:40:55 GMT -5
It's nothing right now. A whopping 0* But they're saying it's supposed to hit 40* by Sunday!  |
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