Snowfall total ended at a bit more than 8.5" on my yard. Some areas (unofficially) report between 9" and 11"!
Top of car @ 1:30 AM last night
Saturday morning 7:30 AM
Top of car @ 1:30 AM last night
Saturday morning 7:30 AM
Happy holidays people!!!
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Between the Victoria newspaper and Houston Chronicle, here are the figures: Corpus christi got 3 inches (right by the gulf of mexico); Victoria got almost a foot; Goliad (where Rhinnie's sister lives) 8 inches; Beeville, 5 inches.
Granny's cousin a bit south of town says she measured 12" on her picnic table. This has to be one of the most rare of the rarest for weather conditions. The entire year of 2004 has been one of extremes -- June cooler than normal, record-setting flood in November, now a foot of snow on Christmas!
bpetersxx
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texas snow
this is going to sound funny but what does all the
folks in texas use to shovel snow
since texas usually does not get snow I did not know
if folks kept snow shovels for just such an emergency
Also I assume Lowes,Home depot and similar stores might have
them
Merry Christmas to all at applianceville
bdp
this is going to sound funny but what does all the
folks in texas use to shovel snow
since texas usually does not get snow I did not know
if folks kept snow shovels for just such an emergency
Also I assume Lowes,Home depot and similar stores might have
them
Merry Christmas to all at applianceville
bdp
scott55405
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Wow, those pics are amazing! We've had a dusting last night and today, nothing at all like that! Have fun, and be careful!
Congratulations SE Texas on a White Christmas!!
WOW, beautiful pictures Glenn, thanks for sharing and congrats on your beautiful white Christmas! I saw the snow scenes today on the Weather Channel and thought of you guys. Hope you got out and enjoyed it.
We spent Christmas at Neal's parents house about 150 miles north of Minneapolis, where there was quite a bit more snow on the ground than here in the city this year. We went ice skating today on their frozen lake, I went sneaker skating as I'm too much of a klutz for ice skates, but it was beautiful bright sunshine, no wind and +5F degrees today out on the lake.
Hope everyone had a wonderful holiday yesterday and today.
WOW, beautiful pictures Glenn, thanks for sharing and congrats on your beautiful white Christmas! I saw the snow scenes today on the Weather Channel and thought of you guys. Hope you got out and enjoyed it.
We spent Christmas at Neal's parents house about 150 miles north of Minneapolis, where there was quite a bit more snow on the ground than here in the city this year. We went ice skating today on their frozen lake, I went sneaker skating as I'm too much of a klutz for ice skates, but it was beautiful bright sunshine, no wind and +5F degrees today out on the lake.
Hope everyone had a wonderful holiday yesterday and today.
Went and looked at Victoria's newspaper today, very picturesque, Christmas card-like photos. They really did get quite a bit of nsow down there.
Merry Christmas again!! Bob
Merry Christmas again!! Bob
One more cool (pun totally intended!) pic, of trees in the neighbor's back yard at about 12:08 AM Sat morn.
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Weather
Nothing exciting in Los Angeles. Has been mostly sunny 70's days, cold 40's nights. Rain expected Sunday and for a few days after, maybe heavy
Nothing exciting in Los Angeles. Has been mostly sunny 70's days, cold 40's nights. Rain expected Sunday and for a few days after, maybe heavy
pulsator-power
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Happy Holidays/Happy Snow in Texas & wherever else it snowed
It finally snowed here last night in Western CT. It was the leftover storm that hit Texas & the Midwest, which ended up as a Nor'easter & came up the coast. Eastern CT/RI, Boston was supposed to get 6", but here we only got about 2" of powder. No ice! Yeah! Hopefully, everyone had a great Christmas, and yes you guys & gals are great therapy. Get out there and enjoy the white stuff, especially you Texas people. If you haven't driven in it, get out & try it, it's a blast. Just watch out for other people who don't have a clue in winter driving techniques.
Jerry
It finally snowed here last night in Western CT. It was the leftover storm that hit Texas & the Midwest, which ended up as a Nor'easter & came up the coast. Eastern CT/RI, Boston was supposed to get 6", but here we only got about 2" of powder. No ice! Yeah! Hopefully, everyone had a great Christmas, and yes you guys & gals are great therapy. Get out there and enjoy the white stuff, especially you Texas people. If you haven't driven in it, get out & try it, it's a blast. Just watch out for other people who don't have a clue in winter driving techniques.
Jerry
bethann
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I'm a little late!
Merry X-mas everybody! Hope everyone had a good one! As you all know we got pelted with snow around here. Same old stuff! You would think by now people in Indiana would know how to drive in it! BUT! They don't! I've seen more people in the ditch than ever before. Let's see 10 inches of snow how's about doing 50mph down the street!Ditch time! All's I can do is drive by and shake my head. Hope they have full coverage!
Anyway enough babbling, Happy Holidays to everyone!
Merry X-mas everybody! Hope everyone had a good one! As you all know we got pelted with snow around here. Same old stuff! You would think by now people in Indiana would know how to drive in it! BUT! They don't! I've seen more people in the ditch than ever before. Let's see 10 inches of snow how's about doing 50mph down the street!Ditch time! All's I can do is drive by and shake my head. Hope they have full coverage!
Anyway enough babbling, Happy Holidays to everyone!
programcomputer
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Michigan was NO better....And it depends on what you drive..
I feel that it depends on the type of vehicle you drive, how you react and how you drive in general....Rear wheel drive here in Mich is the pits no matter what...I have had many of them..
I have had 4 Lincoln Towncars since I started to drive 12 years ago... which in the spring/summer/fall months were excellent...I have listed them in unison:
I started out with my largest my silver blue/ dark blue roof 1979.( best winter handler of all)SUPRISINGLY!!!
My second was my white/ brown roof 84.(not at all good even w/ new tires and an alignment..this one was kept exactly 4 months all of them winter monts BTW).
My third was my dark blue/ dark blue top 89.(Best of my 80's era cars, and handled the best of all of them).
My fourth was a dark blue/dark blue top 86.(About the same handling as my 89, but had less power and no traction loc axle like my 89 had).
All of them handled "ok" in Michigan winters, but rear wheel drive is just innane here. I would never own a full time rea-wheel drive again...their usefullness up here is just totally gone when you have more than a dusting....Have you ever spun a complete 360 while trying to get going from a stoplight in a old rear drive monster? It happens more than you think....
I now have my brandywine color 1997 Lincoln Continental FWD with traction control, ABS, and skid assist. I stayed in the dark WAAAY too long.
And my mate has a Black 1997 Oldsmobile LSS with the same features described in the Conti. It handles the same no matter what condition as my Linky, but he likes GM cars so.
And I have to agee with you Bethann; poeple even here are stupid, brainless, daring and drive super innappropriatly, doing 50-70 down a totally ice/snow covered interstate. Which is just ginormously wrong.
On my way to work day before Christmas Eve on I-496 I saw no less than 7 cars in the ditch. But me doing 45 and having that traction control kept me right on humming along with NO problems.
Ironically the peeps who were ditchbound were all in SUV'sand 4by 4's?
I thought that they were the can do all vehicles?
Bull@#$%
I love winter, but have to agree with partscounterman where shoveling is concerned... I only hate shoveling in the winter...but my mate decided to do something about this and bought us a present about the end of November.
This year I need not to fret as a Toro's in my garage and I let the Roto-Blade w/ self-propel do the work!!!
We had it white here too on X-mas day...but only an inch or so...maybe at most 3-4 depending on area...
Chad
I feel that it depends on the type of vehicle you drive, how you react and how you drive in general....Rear wheel drive here in Mich is the pits no matter what...I have had many of them..
I have had 4 Lincoln Towncars since I started to drive 12 years ago... which in the spring/summer/fall months were excellent...I have listed them in unison:
I started out with my largest my silver blue/ dark blue roof 1979.( best winter handler of all)SUPRISINGLY!!!
My second was my white/ brown roof 84.(not at all good even w/ new tires and an alignment..this one was kept exactly 4 months all of them winter monts BTW).
My third was my dark blue/ dark blue top 89.(Best of my 80's era cars, and handled the best of all of them).
My fourth was a dark blue/dark blue top 86.(About the same handling as my 89, but had less power and no traction loc axle like my 89 had).
All of them handled "ok" in Michigan winters, but rear wheel drive is just innane here. I would never own a full time rea-wheel drive again...their usefullness up here is just totally gone when you have more than a dusting....Have you ever spun a complete 360 while trying to get going from a stoplight in a old rear drive monster? It happens more than you think....
I now have my brandywine color 1997 Lincoln Continental FWD with traction control, ABS, and skid assist. I stayed in the dark WAAAY too long.
And my mate has a Black 1997 Oldsmobile LSS with the same features described in the Conti. It handles the same no matter what condition as my Linky, but he likes GM cars so.
And I have to agee with you Bethann; poeple even here are stupid, brainless, daring and drive super innappropriatly, doing 50-70 down a totally ice/snow covered interstate. Which is just ginormously wrong.
On my way to work day before Christmas Eve on I-496 I saw no less than 7 cars in the ditch. But me doing 45 and having that traction control kept me right on humming along with NO problems.
Ironically the peeps who were ditchbound were all in SUV'sand 4by 4's?
I thought that they were the can do all vehicles?
Bull@#$%
I love winter, but have to agree with partscounterman where shoveling is concerned... I only hate shoveling in the winter...but my mate decided to do something about this and bought us a present about the end of November.
This year I need not to fret as a Toro's in my garage and I let the Roto-Blade w/ self-propel do the work!!!
We had it white here too on X-mas day...but only an inch or so...maybe at most 3-4 depending on area...
Chad
bethann
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I drive a 4x4 truck. But I still drive safe. I wouldn't drive anything else. My Puppy goes everywhere with me when possible. So really I guess I bought it for the dog! I love all kinds of cars but this was the most practital for me. Plus I can see better being off the ground.
My friend has a Lexus. Riding in that thing is terrible! Did it once, won't do it again! Don't get me wrong it's a great car but not for me. I felt like I was riding around in a cardboard box with aluminum foil wrapped around it.
My friend has a Lexus. Riding in that thing is terrible! Did it once, won't do it again! Don't get me wrong it's a great car but not for me. I felt like I was riding around in a cardboard box with aluminum foil wrapped around it.
programcomputer
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On driving and cars we drive.....Part II
Bethann,
I wasn't implying that your choice was bad, quite the opposite. In fact most people in my fam have 4 wheel drive and love them. My mom has a Lincoln Navigator, my stepfather a Ford F350 quadcab 4WD, and love the hell out of them. And I do agree about the sight thing in them. They are the tops.
The only reason that I have not purchased one as of yet, is becasue of the gas mileage thing. I did the poor gas mileage before ( see the upper half of this posting by me), and I cannot, or more technically "will not" afford/pay for the under 20 mpg thing in a vehicle. My mom fills up her Navi' once a week, then pays $50.00 to fill the tank.
But I love my Lincoln Continental, and love it when it's all clean and parked agains Michigan's wintry backdrop...looks like a huge red bow sitting out in the drive.
And...I do take my Lucydog with me whenever I go someplace and she has her perch in the backseat on her blankie. She is the best backseat driver I have ever had....curls up...snorts a few times then falls asleep until the car stops...Then she's right up between the seats licking my face....
I also have wanted to tell you that I love the pic's of your kitchen....it's absolutly beautiful. AND your applinaces...whoo hoo, what a sight.
Well that's all for now...
Chad
Bethann,
I wasn't implying that your choice was bad, quite the opposite. In fact most people in my fam have 4 wheel drive and love them. My mom has a Lincoln Navigator, my stepfather a Ford F350 quadcab 4WD, and love the hell out of them. And I do agree about the sight thing in them. They are the tops.
The only reason that I have not purchased one as of yet, is becasue of the gas mileage thing. I did the poor gas mileage before ( see the upper half of this posting by me), and I cannot, or more technically "will not" afford/pay for the under 20 mpg thing in a vehicle. My mom fills up her Navi' once a week, then pays $50.00 to fill the tank.
But I love my Lincoln Continental, and love it when it's all clean and parked agains Michigan's wintry backdrop...looks like a huge red bow sitting out in the drive.
And...I do take my Lucydog with me whenever I go someplace and she has her perch in the backseat on her blankie. She is the best backseat driver I have ever had....curls up...snorts a few times then falls asleep until the car stops...Then she's right up between the seats licking my face....
I also have wanted to tell you that I love the pic's of your kitchen....it's absolutly beautiful. AND your applinaces...whoo hoo, what a sight.
Well that's all for now...
Chad
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Gas Mileage
Chad,
I have to disagree with your statement about the poor gas mileage in trucks. I drive an F-150 and since it is a 5-speed I get around 20 MPG (not so with an automatic). I was looking towards the Rangers since I thought it the full-sized pickups had enormously large tanks and were going to guzzle...being a high school kid that's not something I wanted, even for the short-distance driving I do. I was actually in for quite a surprise...
While the rate at which I have to refill differs from everyone else's, it usually costs me $30/tank on regular...not bad for a truck if you ask me.
--Austin
Chad,
I have to disagree with your statement about the poor gas mileage in trucks. I drive an F-150 and since it is a 5-speed I get around 20 MPG (not so with an automatic). I was looking towards the Rangers since I thought it the full-sized pickups had enormously large tanks and were going to guzzle...being a high school kid that's not something I wanted, even for the short-distance driving I do. I was actually in for quite a surprise...
While the rate at which I have to refill differs from everyone else's, it usually costs me $30/tank on regular...not bad for a truck if you ask me.
--Austin
LOL, the cost to fill up a tank from empty to full is the same -- X number of gallons @ $xx.xx per gallon -- no matter what is the MPG of the vehicle. It's how often one must fill that makes the difference, of course.
My I30t typically gets between 18 and 21 MPG depending on the mix of highway/city and summer (air conditioning) vs. non-summer (I do run the auto climate system on Economy some of the time). Generally averaging right at 20 MPG (I track it on every fill-up). I normally can go about two weeks between fill-ups.
By the way, I didn't have any trouble driving around town in the snow Friday night, or getting to Bay City with my sister in her Cherokee Saturday afternoon.
My I30t typically gets between 18 and 21 MPG depending on the mix of highway/city and summer (air conditioning) vs. non-summer (I do run the auto climate system on Economy some of the time). Generally averaging right at 20 MPG (I track it on every fill-up). I normally can go about two weeks between fill-ups.
By the way, I didn't have any trouble driving around town in the snow Friday night, or getting to Bay City with my sister in her Cherokee Saturday afternoon.
