Snow Day 2005!

Griff · 01-06-2005, 06:20 AM

Crap, its starting to sleet. We have some lovely snow right now though.

ladysycamore · 01-06-2005, 12:44 PM

Totally missed us here in the big city. I'll take snow over anything ice related anyday.

cowhead · 01-07-2005, 01:04 AM

yeah.. well tuesday it started with a nice little drizzle then the temperature dropped like a rock.. so although not alot in the way of accumulation.. there is a nice 1/2+ of ice topped with some nice really slick crunchy snow.. I'm glad I had tuesday/wednesday off work... other than the power outages, there was some good eating and good videogame playing, good luck stock up on food and libations!

LabRat · 01-07-2005, 08:48 AM

Here in east central Iowa we got about 12", I ended up staying home Tues and Wed (my 35mi commute wasn't gonna happen) with my 2 yr old and having a good old fashioned snow day(s). It was the most fun I've had in a LONG time. Took her sledding and buried each other...wasn't good packing snow though, so the snow puppy has to wait till next time

Griff · 01-07-2005, 04:08 PM

We lost our satellite signal until sometime today due to the ice build up. The skiing is gonna be crap for a while, since the crust is so thick, but we'll try.

elf · 01-07-2005, 05:50 PM

Snow days = fireplaces and hot spiced cider. Keep the door shut and don't let any of that <i>brrrr</i> get in!

*shakes head* burying people in the snow.... that's crazy talk!

Earlier this week it had been frigid, negatives and all that rot. Oh, was I ever the grumpy one. We're looking at mid-fifties for the weekend, though.

I like Colorado.

zippyt · 01-07-2005, 08:58 PM

We lost our satellite signal until sometime today due to the ice build up.
Griff this may sound weird but defrost your dish , and spray it with PAM ( spray on nonstick cooking stuff ) , I know it sounds weird but we had the same problem a few years ago , i sprayed the dish down and we have been thru 3-4 ice and snow storms and haven't had the problem since .

Griff · 01-08-2005, 09:23 AM

Seriously bro? How did you thaw it out? Our signal is iffy this morning as well.

404Error · 01-08-2005, 01:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Griff

Seriously bro? How did you thaw it out?...

You could try buying it a few drinks and a candle light dinner...

Ooookay...how 'bout a hair dryer and a really long extention cord?

xoxoxoBruce · 01-08-2005, 10:20 PM

Thanks 404, I looove Pepsi through my nose.

404Error · 01-08-2005, 10:48 PM

Mmmm...clears out the old sinuses, huh?

need a tissue?

BrianR · 01-10-2005, 05:48 PM

MY ice storm took out power to Hazleton for up to three days, wiped out innumerable trees and such and made the roads slick.

It also did minor damage to my house...lost two of three apple trees, lost a limb from a tall maple which may or may not kill it come spring, took down part of a gutter, broke a window, cost me an hours' sleep in the middle of the night and burst a water pipe (which ran for days until it was noticed and shut off). That one is partly my fault for not turning off the water inside in the fall. Thank goodness I have an alert neighbor who has been checking the house once a week or so. Otherwise I'd likely have to replace the water pump too. I bet my electric bill is bigger this month too.

Too bad I don't have a camera to take pictures...the trees bent in half are almost pretty, until you look at the ones laying on my house....

Brian

Griff · 01-10-2005, 07:30 PM

Bummer.

ladysycamore · 01-26-2005, 01:01 PM

I'm thinking that this past Saturday was a doozy of a "snow day". Around 10 inches of snow (more in some areas), and more to come from what I've heard lately.

01-06-2005, 06:20 AM	#1
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Snow Day 2005! Crap, its starting to sleet. We have some lovely snow right now though. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

01-06-2005, 12:44 PM	#2
ladysycamore "I may not always be perfect, but I'm always me." Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: In Sycamore's boxers Posts: 1,341	Totally missed us here in the big city. I'll take snow over anything ice related anyday. __________________ "Freedom is not given. It is our right at birth. But there are some moments when it must be taken." ~Tagline from the movie "Amistad"~ "The Akan concept of Sankofa: In order to move forward we first have to take a step back. In other words, before we can be prepared for the future, we must comprehend the past." From "We Did It, They Hid It"

01-07-2005, 01:04 AM	#3
cowhead halve your cake and eat it too. Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Georgia.. by way of Lawrence Kansas Posts: 1,359	yeah.. well tuesday it started with a nice little drizzle then the temperature dropped like a rock.. so although not alot in the way of accumulation.. there is a nice 1/2+ of ice topped with some nice really slick crunchy snow.. I'm glad I had tuesday/wednesday off work... other than the power outages, there was some good eating and good videogame playing, good luck stock up on food and libations! __________________ no my child.. this is not my desire..I'm digging for fire.

01-07-2005, 08:48 AM	#4
LabRat twatfaced two legged bumhole Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 3,143	Here in east central Iowa we got about 12", I ended up staying home Tues and Wed (my 35mi commute wasn't gonna happen) with my 2 yr old and having a good old fashioned snow day(s). It was the most fun I've had in a LONG time. Took her sledding and buried each other...wasn't good packing snow though, so the snow puppy has to wait till next time __________________ Strength does not come from how much weight you can lift, or how many miles you can run. It comes from knowing that you set a goal, and rose to the challenge. Strength comes from within.

01-07-2005, 04:08 PM	#5
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	We lost our satellite signal until sometime today due to the ice build up. The skiing is gonna be crap for a while, since the crust is so thick, but we'll try. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

01-07-2005, 05:50 PM	#6
elf Yay! We're Dooomed! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Mostly: New York. Most Recently: New Jersey. Currently: Colorado Posts: 214	Snow days = fireplaces and hot spiced cider. Keep the door shut and don't let any of that <i>brrrr</i> get in! shakes head burying people in the snow.... that's crazy talk! Earlier this week it had been frigid, negatives and all that rot. Oh, was I ever the grumpy one. We're looking at mid-fifties for the weekend, though. I like Colorado.

01-07-2005, 08:58 PM	#7
zippyt LONG LIVE KING ZIPPY! per Feetz Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Arkansas Posts: 7,661	We lost our satellite signal until sometime today due to the ice build up. Griff this may sound weird but defrost your dish , and spray it with PAM ( spray on nonstick cooking stuff ) , I know it sounds weird but we had the same problem a few years ago , i sprayed the dish down and we have been thru 3-4 ice and snow storms and haven't had the problem since . __________________ "Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get. " Brother Dave Gardner

01-08-2005, 09:23 AM	#8
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Seriously bro? How did you thaw it out? Our signal is iffy this morning as well. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

01-08-2005, 10:20 PM	#10
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Thanks 404, I looove Pepsi through my nose. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

01-08-2005, 10:48 PM	#11
404Error Lecturer Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: CT USA Posts: 826	Mmmm...clears out the old sinuses, huh? need a tissue? __________________ "To disarm the people is the most effectual way to enslave them." ~George Mason~

01-10-2005, 05:48 PM	#12
BrianR Cleverly disguised as a responsible adult Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 3,338	MY ice storm took out power to Hazleton for up to three days, wiped out innumerable trees and such and made the roads slick. It also did minor damage to my house...lost two of three apple trees, lost a limb from a tall maple which may or may not kill it come spring, took down part of a gutter, broke a window, cost me an hours' sleep in the middle of the night and burst a water pipe (which ran for days until it was noticed and shut off). That one is partly my fault for not turning off the water inside in the fall. Thank goodness I have an alert neighbor who has been checking the house once a week or so. Otherwise I'd likely have to replace the water pump too. I bet my electric bill is bigger this month too. Too bad I don't have a camera to take pictures...the trees bent in half are almost pretty, until you look at the ones laying on my house.... Brian __________________ Never be afraid to tell the world who you are. -- Anonymous

01-10-2005, 07:30 PM	#13
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Bummer. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

01-26-2005, 01:01 PM	#14
ladysycamore "I may not always be perfect, but I'm always me." Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: In Sycamore's boxers Posts: 1,341	I'm thinking that this past Saturday was a doozy of a "snow day". Around 10 inches of snow (more in some areas), and more to come from what I've heard lately. __________________ "Freedom is not given. It is our right at birth. But there are some moments when it must be taken." ~Tagline from the movie "Amistad"~ "The Akan concept of Sankofa: In order to move forward we first have to take a step back. In other words, before we can be prepared for the future, we must comprehend the past." From "We Did It, They Hid It"

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