I can't believe it! We are actually having snow here. I've been in since lunchtime and won't be going back out until everything is clear again. Fixed a nice pot of homemade spaghetti for dinner. Here are some snow photos I wanted to share.
Snow in North Carolina!
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Samantha and I in the Snow
penguinsoup
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Beautiful!
Beautiful Pictures!!!
Beautiful Pictures!!!
xraytech
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WTF, why do you have snow in N. Carolina while I'm sitting here in Pittsburgh with not even a single flake of snow.
Please send the snow up here, preferably a blizzard.
Please send the snow up here, preferably a blizzard.
mrb627
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Lucky Bastard!
I have a feeling that we in Atlanta are due for a blizzard this winter. I, for one, cannot wait....
Malcolm
I have a feeling that we in Atlanta are due for a blizzard this winter. I, for one, cannot wait....
Malcolm
My parents in Hendersonville, in the mountains of Western NC have at least 8 inches on the ground. Here's a photo sent to me this afternoon out the kitchen window. Quite impressive. Glad it's not us!
danemodsandy
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Sam:
If you're that anxious for snow, we have about eighteen inches here in Iowa we can spare. No charge - just pay the freight and it's yours. ;-)
If you're that anxious for snow, we have about eighteen inches here in Iowa we can spare. No charge - just pay the freight and it's yours. ;-)
LOL
Guys, as far as I am concerned you all could have every bit of this snow. I loved it when I was a kid and it got me out of going to school. Now, I couldn't care less. Matter of fact, I don't like snow one bit. I don't leave the house and I certainly wouldn't have my car at a risk of being hit or myself being injured. People around here drive like hell in the snow, wrong kind of tires, wrong kind of vehicles, and going too fast.
Guys, as far as I am concerned you all could have every bit of this snow. I loved it when I was a kid and it got me out of going to school. Now, I couldn't care less. Matter of fact, I don't like snow one bit. I don't leave the house and I certainly wouldn't have my car at a risk of being hit or myself being injured. People around here drive like hell in the snow, wrong kind of tires, wrong kind of vehicles, and going too fast.
xraytech
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I look forward to winter driving with plenty of snow, I have my Park Avenue, which is like a tank equipped with brand new Firestone Winter Force tires and I am ready to tackle the snow as soon as it gets here.
We have been having flurries for past hour now
We have been having flurries for past hour now
I can't accept that we are forecast to receive close to two feet of snow by the time this storm ends, but that's what the weather people are saying. Saturday, we could have thunder-snow falling at rates of up to 2 inches per hour. Gevalt!
beautiful picture!
Follow the storm - I love this map of the U.S weather radar system:
Follow the storm - I love this map of the U.S weather radar system:
danemodsandy
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A Reminder:
While cars are very well-equipped for climate control these days, things do go wrong. An awful lot of people forget that, and zip around with only the jacket they'll need to get from car to house. At this time of year, even if you're not contending with snow, it's a very good idea to have a plastic bag in your trunk with:
- A really heavy jacket or coat (maybe an outdated one you don't usually wear any more).
- Warm gloves, like Thinsulate-lined ski gloves.
- An extra sweater.
- A pair or two of heavy socks.
- A warm knitted cap (or two).
- A big knitted scarf, long enough to wrap around your neck and over your head and face.
If something happens with the car, you're covered until help arrives. In a storm, emergency services can take a while to reach you, even with today's cell phones, and you can get seriously chilled, even frostbitten if the car's heat cannot be run (which of course it should not be if the car isn't moving).
I'm amazed how many people drive in cold weather with only light clothing. My late partner made himself very ill some years ago when his car broke down and it took a tow truck over an hour to get to him. He was in a suit, nothing more, in January. After that, I made sure he had "the kit" in his trunk each year. The whole works was in a Hefty bag closed with a twist tie, no problem at all to tuck into a corner of his Town Car's cavernous trunk.
While cars are very well-equipped for climate control these days, things do go wrong. An awful lot of people forget that, and zip around with only the jacket they'll need to get from car to house. At this time of year, even if you're not contending with snow, it's a very good idea to have a plastic bag in your trunk with:
- A really heavy jacket or coat (maybe an outdated one you don't usually wear any more).
- Warm gloves, like Thinsulate-lined ski gloves.
- An extra sweater.
- A pair or two of heavy socks.
- A warm knitted cap (or two).
- A big knitted scarf, long enough to wrap around your neck and over your head and face.
If something happens with the car, you're covered until help arrives. In a storm, emergency services can take a while to reach you, even with today's cell phones, and you can get seriously chilled, even frostbitten if the car's heat cannot be run (which of course it should not be if the car isn't moving).
I'm amazed how many people drive in cold weather with only light clothing. My late partner made himself very ill some years ago when his car broke down and it took a tow truck over an hour to get to him. He was in a suit, nothing more, in January. After that, I made sure he had "the kit" in his trunk each year. The whole works was in a Hefty bag closed with a twist tie, no problem at all to tuck into a corner of his Town Car's cavernous trunk.
Danemodsandy, I once read that a single candle burning inside a car, will keep the inside of the car above freezing. I know this would require CAUTION, but it might not be a terrible idea if extremely young or elderly are in the car with you. alr2903
danemodsandy
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alr2903:
NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Candles produce carbon monoxide. While the concentration might not be as immediately lethal as that produced from a car's exhaust, it will make you sleepy, and in really cold conditions, that's not a good thing.
Warm clothing, and keep the cell batteries charged.
NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Candles produce carbon monoxide. While the concentration might not be as immediately lethal as that produced from a car's exhaust, it will make you sleepy, and in really cold conditions, that's not a good thing.
Warm clothing, and keep the cell batteries charged.
Sandy thats what they said, i agree with you though. alr2903
xraytech
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Well,
I finally got some snow. It has been a steady falling snow since 11pm last night, now at 9am it measures 4.5" and is still falling steadily.
I wish it were more, but 4.5" will do for now.
Well off I go to make my car payment and to take grandma out to buy her Christmas ham. So Excited!!!!
I finally got some snow. It has been a steady falling snow since 11pm last night, now at 9am it measures 4.5" and is still falling steadily.
I wish it were more, but 4.5" will do for now.
Well off I go to make my car payment and to take grandma out to buy her Christmas ham. So Excited!!!!
another light dusting here overnight, everyones getting it cept us. Even Louis in the Netheregions got snow LOL
