Winter Sucks, But at Least I Had Heat - Page 2

12-01-2006, 03:21 PM

You guys sure tell some whoppers.

glatt · 12-01-2006, 03:34 PM

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Originally Posted by rkzenrage

You guys sure tell some whoppers.

Shh. Don't tell anyone we faked this, just like the moon landing.

Happy Monkey · 12-01-2006, 03:59 PM

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Originally Posted by glatt

Reminds me of when my wife and I were just starting out. We don't get a lot of snow in DC, and the snow we do get usually melts in a day or two. So when we were newlyweds and living in an apartment together, we never bothered to buy a snow shovel.

Heh, I keep an ice scraper, snow shovel, and antifreeze-wiper-fluid in my car year-round. Just so I don't have to keep them in my storage room.

And yeah, I love the digging-out-and-then-not-wanting-to-lose-my-spot, too.

Iggy · 12-01-2006, 05:29 PM

We had the same weather over here, but luckily no one that I know of lost power. On Tuesday the high was 72 degrees, then on Wednesday the high was 45 in the morning, and after noon it dropped to 10 degrees. SO most of the day we had a -4 wind chill weather. That was a shock to the system, let me tell you!

We got the snow Wednesday night/Thursday morning. They predicted 4-12 inches before the day was over. It took me 2 1/2 hours yesterday to get to work and one other place (normally it would take about 45 minutes) because the snow was so thick and I just couldn't see and I kept fishtailing when I went above 15 mph. Makes me wish I had a 4x4. LOL

Iggy · 12-01-2006, 05:36 PM

And I'm so glad that you and your family got through ok Elspode. That can certainly be a scary experience!

Pangloss62 · 12-01-2006, 06:50 PM

Chicago

Mayoral elections are won and lost based on how the city deals with snow. The winter of 93/94 was a killer. 85% of Lake Michigan froze solid.

Now that I'm here in the ATL, I miss such winter weather.

xoxoxoBruce · 12-01-2006, 10:02 PM

Yes, it does get chilly here too.

Careful of that stove, Elspode.....children burn much hotter than wood.

skysidhe · 12-02-2006, 10:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Elspode

I'm now in the process of trying to find someone to deliver a truckload of wood to me. Too much snow to muck about trying to go cut it off of my friend's property right now, and it worked out so well that I'm by God going to use the damn woodstove at night. Especially when it is down to 8 degrees...egad.

Good luck with that! I once had a woodstove like that. It was awesome. I am so glad to hear you all are safe and warm.

Thanks Bruce for the link.

wolf · 12-02-2006, 02:26 PM

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Originally Posted by melidasaur

Thus on my shopping list - ice scraper and lock de-icer (does it work?).

Yes, it helps your locks ice up harder the next time.

Try toasting your key over a Bic Lighter.

I had a car where the locks never froze, but the latch on the door would ... you could open it, but closing it again required warming the bare metal of the latch with my hand for 5-10 minutes.

Trilby · 12-02-2006, 02:30 PM

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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

Careful of that stove, Elspode.....children burn much hotter than wood.

I know a witch who lives in a candy-cane and gingerbread house way back in a dark forest who says the same thing.

Elspode · 12-04-2006, 07:46 AM

Well, I certainly won't have to waste much time fattening my kids up...

Ibby · 12-04-2006, 10:02 AM

Fuck all of you. It was sixty-eight fucking degrees today. People were fucking shivering.

I fucking miss snow.

Happy Monkey · 12-04-2006, 11:24 AM

Holy crap! Winter arrived in DC today! A couple of days ago, it was 70, and now they're talking snow.

glatt · 12-04-2006, 12:52 PM

No kidding. It was a surprise too. I needed a hat and gloves for my walk to the metro, but I didn't realize it until it was too late. It's a hard, cold wind blowing out there.

Elspode · 12-04-2006, 01:54 PM

It was low 60's here the day before we got the ice, which was the day before we got the snow.

12-01-2006, 05:29 PM	#19
Iggy Back and ready to tart up the place Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Kansas Posts: 850	We had the same weather over here, but luckily no one that I know of lost power. On Tuesday the high was 72 degrees, then on Wednesday the high was 45 in the morning, and after noon it dropped to 10 degrees. SO most of the day we had a -4 wind chill weather. That was a shock to the system, let me tell you! We got the snow Wednesday night/Thursday morning. They predicted 4-12 inches before the day was over. It took me 2 1/2 hours yesterday to get to work and one other place (normally it would take about 45 minutes) because the snow was so thick and I just couldn't see and I kept fishtailing when I went above 15 mph. Makes me wish I had a 4x4. LOL __________________ Chock-full of naughty goodness.

12-01-2006, 05:36 PM	#20
Iggy Back and ready to tart up the place Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Kansas Posts: 850	And I'm so glad that you and your family got through ok Elspode. That can certainly be a scary experience! __________________ Chock-full of naughty goodness.

12-01-2006, 06:50 PM	#21
Pangloss62 Lecturer Join Date: May 2006 Location: Atlanta Posts: 768	One Word: Chicago Mayoral elections are won and lost based on how the city deals with snow. The winter of 93/94 was a killer. 85% of Lake Michigan froze solid. Now that I'm here in the ATL, I miss such winter weather. __________________ Things are never as good, or bad, as they seem.

12-01-2006, 10:02 PM	#22
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Yes, it does get chilly here too. Careful of that stove, Elspode.....children burn much hotter than wood. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

12-04-2006, 07:46 AM	#26
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	Well, I certainly won't have to waste much time fattening my kids up... __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

12-01-2006, 03:21 PM	#16
rkzenrage Guest Posts: n/a	You guys sure tell some whoppers.

12-04-2006, 10:02 AM	#27
Ibby erika Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: "the high up north" Posts: 6,127	Fuck all of you. It was sixty-eight fucking degrees today. People were fucking shivering. I fucking miss snow. __________________ not really back, you didn't see me, i was never here shhhhhh

12-04-2006, 11:24 AM	#28
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	Holy crap! Winter arrived in DC today! A couple of days ago, it was 70, and now they're talking snow. __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

12-04-2006, 12:52 PM	#29
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	No kidding. It was a surprise too. I needed a hat and gloves for my walk to the metro, but I didn't realize it until it was too late. It's a hard, cold wind blowing out there.

12-04-2006, 01:54 PM	#30
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	It was low 60's here the day before we got the ice, which was the day before we got the snow. __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

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