Snow, Snow and More Snow...Please Make It Stop

[jndyer]

Well, here in Central Oregon we are in the midst of a major winter storm (I am sure it will get the rest of the United States in due time) today that has so far dropped about sixteen inches of snow. While it has lead to a great afternoon and evening of pipe smoking I am ready for the sky to give it a rest. If any of you have a mad scientist, could you please do me a favor and turn the clouds off for the night? 8O

 

[didimauw]

I love the snow, always have, and Id rather be cold than hot, but wow this wind chill in Wisconsin is terrible, and supposed to get to neg 30 this week.

 

[mackeson]

I love the snow also. As long as I don't have to drive in it.

 

[loneredtree]

I suspect that you live near Sisters. I just talked to a Ham there that had 18" at 20F. Should be good skiing. I am jealous.

 

[didimauw]

I own a jeep, snow doesn't bother me driving. :nana:

 

[mackeson]

I own a jeep, snow doesn't bother me driving.

yeah but a jeep or any 4WD vehicle doesn't stop any faster on the snow or ice. Despite what the California transplants with their SUVs may think

-Not a comment on you, just the newbies here in Colorado

 

[kiel]

I live in an area of the world that gets snow once every 15 years or so, but I grew up in Northern Illinois where it can get pretty bad. I was just listening to "White Christmas" yesterday. Never thought I'd miss the snow, but I do.

 

[jndyer]

I suspect that you live near Sisters.

You got it right. I live in Redmond which is about 15 miles to the east from Sisters (by the way, Sisters is a neat little town where the entire downtown is done up in a old west style.)
The skiing will be amazing as the local resorts now have about 20 inches of very dry powder on top of a 60" base. The powder hounds will be out in full force tomorrow. Better bring a snorkel for the drifts which will probably be nearly chest deep. Alas, however, I will be removing snow at the school I work at and not skiing.

 

[jndyer]

By the way, I love the theory of snow. I love how quiet it make the town. I love the way it makes the Christmas lights look; however, I do not like shoveling it. I do not mind driving in it, but those who live in the area yet who did not grow up here do make me nervous because they seem think that 4WD makes up for common sense and, as stated above, forget that it does not help with stopping distance (actually it hurts stopping distance a bit as the extra hardware does add to the weight of the vehicle.)

 

[puffy]

I lived with snow for a lot of years in Michigan.Here in Carolina I get very little.I sure don't miss it.

 

[tuold]

Only a couple of inches of snow here in Portland, Oregon and the entire city is still in chaos. Sitting here inside nice and warm puffing away and sipping some wine while thousands are still stuck in post rush hour traffic.

 

[ophiuchus]

-14F in Chicago. I like walking in the winter with a pipe, but this ... 8O

 

[wyfbane]

I'm about 20 miles north of Tuold. I have about 3.5". It is still coming down. Usually here it's turned to rain by now. I love snow. I just wish my son was here to enjoy it with me. He is on his annual visit to his mother. They are whoopin' it up in New Orleans. No snow there. He is sad.

 

[ukbob]

No snow over here in the Uk just damp and foggy at the moment.

 

[cossackjack]

+1 mackeson

Colorado has too many flatland transplants driving under the delusion of all-season radial tires whilst distracted by smart phones & brain dead from lower oxygen (& perhaps cannabis)!
I love the cold & plenty of snow. The more the better. My water well craves snow (the majority of well water & most of Colorado's municipal water comes from snow melt).
Bring it!

I'm ready with my ATV plow, snowblower, 8 foot plow blade on the Ford F-350 diesel, & snow sled-scoop shovels.
BTW - old Ukrainian hillbilly folklore from my great grandfather - it's always coldest during the full moon.
ps - Yesterday's December full super-moon was the Full Cold Moon

 

[philobeddoe]

It's +2 deg. currently with only a couple inches on the ground here in Eastern Indiana. I'll take snow and freezing cold over hot and muggy all day every day!

 

[metalheadycigarguy]

@jndyer - according to the local news you guys got hit hard by the recent storm system. I live in SW Washington across from Portland, so we were on the outskirts of the storm and only got a small amount of snow. The east winds from the Columbia River Gorge blew most of the snow around, so we only got about an inch which is nothing. The wind chill had the temps down in the teens which is too damn cold though. I'm just hoping that we don't get hit with another dose of freezing rain like last Friday. That sucked as everything was covered in a half an inch of ice.

 

[lotharen]

I wish we could get some snow here in Georgia! Of course when you don't see it very often its not so bad. I haven't seen a decent snow in over 14 years.

 

[pagan]

Ah! winter in West Texas, wish you were hear :puffpipe:

 

[prairiedruid]

-17 this morning when I got up. It's going to warm up and snow 6-8" and then get cold for the weekend. Nice refreshing crisp air as long as it stays fairly calm. Wind is a killer though.....