Snow and Ice
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I can tell you that things are a lot better than last year. I had no power for days and no functional fireplace. (It's gas powered) This year, I'm able to sit in my house and not be freezing my ass off, so yay for that! Unfortunately due to Texas not getting a lot of snow and ice in general; a lot of Texans, including myself, aren't comfortable/experienced driving in this weather.
It really sucks because I'm having to burn my second personal day due to my terrifying fear of driving on unstable roads. (I was hit by a car that lost control due to slippery roads 6 years ago)
It really sucks because I'm having to burn my second personal day due to my terrifying fear of driving on unstable roads. (I was hit by a car that lost control due to slippery roads 6 years ago)
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is that accurate in your part of the province? Like, I know I'm a little south of your location, but we had rain earlier in the week which washed/melted away a lot of the snow.
And then, we had really HUGE snowfall a day later and I spent 1 - 2 hours shoveling the stuff around. -_- Looking outside my window - there's a lot of snow about, but there are signs of it melting ... slowly. Or that's just the slush and I'm hallucinating.
-chronodekar
is that accurate in your part of the province? Like, I know I'm a little south of your location, but we had rain earlier in the week which washed/melted away a lot of the snow. And then, we had really HUGE snowfall a day later and I spent 1 - 2 hours shoveling the stuff around. -_- Looking outside my window - there's a lot of snow about, but there are signs of it melting ... slowly. Or that's just the slush and I'm hallucinating.
-chronodekar
... is that accurate in your part of the province? Like, I know I'm a little south of your location, but we had rain earlier in the week which washed/melted away a lot of the snow.
is that accurate in your part of the province? Like, I know I'm a little south of your location, but we had rain earlier in the week which washed/melted away a lot of the snow.
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Here in Ohio, at least my own part of it, we've had since mid January some fairly intense waves of snow, then it backs off, only to come back. I had a bare drive several days ago, though it took effort to get it that way. Then we had a good bit of a mix of icy rain and snow, making it hard to shovel and snowblowers were having difficulty with it. Now today, I've got the drive mostly bare, partly because a minor heat wave (in 40'sF) allowing for some melt, and I shovelled the rest. But in a couple days were supposed to back down in temps and get a lot more snow.
For me, in N.E. Ohio, we've had attempts at snow off and on for weeks.... the temperature is just slightly too warm. this morning for example it was snowing, technically, but the aire and ground were 38F... so it instantly melted. What I've had to do a number of times though in the morning the last couple weeks was scrape off the windows of ice and snow from overnight.
Speaking of snow...I'm not in Manitoba, but I will still be in the pathway!
Yeah, here in Ohio as I type this it is 42F and raining off and on... However, late tonight, most of day tomorrow, and Saturday, it is supposed to snow, and temps supposed to drop., a lot.. I last saw in the weather report a few hours ago the high for tomorrow as 20F, Saturday as 10F, and Sunday as 13F, and none of those are the low or the temp with wind chills factored in... so it is going to get cold.
I was going to make a run to the gas station in a bit to top off the car gas tank... always a good idea before a storm to do so. adds weight tot he car as well.
I was going to make a run to the gas station in a bit to top off the car gas tank... always a good idea before a storm to do so. adds weight tot he car as well.
I shoveled last night, and I just now shoveled again and also laid down salt at front and side of house. We have not been innudated with snow like some portions of country, but the cold and wind are bad. Currently temperature floating around 0F, but with wind chill that is more like -15 or so. I've seen worse.
Presumably, the worst is over... but while I've yet to lose power or heat, my one brother had briefly once before getting it back. He has standing orders if any failure does not come back on he has a open invite to retreat to my house... since it is somewhat fortified, as I've a double sump pump and a Generac housewide generator unit.
Presumably, the worst is over... but while I've yet to lose power or heat, my one brother had briefly once before getting it back. He has standing orders if any failure does not come back on he has a open invite to retreat to my house... since it is somewhat fortified, as I've a double sump pump and a Generac housewide generator unit.