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[Frantic Freddie]

Dry, boring sun....

@Freddie....Sounds like fun. But I'm not one to drive in snow. Scared of it. Only driven in it a couple times. One was over the Sierra Nevada mountains during a snow storm that they didn't expect until the next day. Scared the heck out of me. SO HIGH up there, and my car was sliding in the snow, despite my very low speed, and I had no chains (as the snow wasn't supposed to hit until the next day and I wouldn't have known how to put on chains anyway). I thought I was going to slide off a cliff.

@RBS....Sounds like how people drive in my area WITHOUT snow.

If you know how to drive in snow & have a place like I do to play in it it's fun.I'm an experienced snow driver,chains ain't really hard to put on,just a major PITA*,the ones for my truck weigh about 30 lbs each & you get wet & dirty.
All 3 of our vehicles are 4WD,but it don't help when you're tryin' to stop.The biggest mistake I see is people tryin' to go too fast,trust me,there's nothing you have to get to that's worth your life.

Up here at this altitude it's possible to get a really bad sunburn on sunny days with snow....don't ask how I know this

Some pics from our last big snow:
Our road


My house


Hank (RIP) loved the snow,he'd sleep in it


Out my back door


Gettin' my truck ready to roll


*Pain In The A**

[funja]

our temps are dropping fast here in the 50s last week now the high is 32F, 0C and the low 20,-6C yay Mositure coming in from the south its been spitting snow and its supposed to be a good snow tomorrow (probably wont stick i already checked the ground its too warm.) Well there was snow on the mountains all day today so maybe if we get snow tomorrow it will be the second snowfall this year (already) the first was in october lol i was on top of the appalachian mountains in a cabin we got snow up there lol it was cold but its colder now i havnt seen a good snow since i was six im looking forward to a bad winter(I better be carful what i wish for) the year before i was born we had a blizzard shut down everything for 4 days lol then the year i was born an ice storm hit no electircity for 3 days oh and it was during christmas

[RBS]

Got about an inch or so, I'd say. The administration at my school let us take all the students outside and run around in it for 5 minutes. It's such a rarity here, I'm glad they got to enjoy it for a bit.

Glad they gave yall 5 minutes to romp. I drove downtown around noon and offices were starting to empty out. The snowflakes were enormous and everyone just seemed mesmorized and smiles were everywhere. Got into the neighborhoods and all schoolyards were full of kids having snowball fights.

Roads stayed wet but never slippery.

[Mistery]

That's sure a lot of snow Frantic Freddie!

I wish for a mild winter

[Chocbubbles]

we've got nice summer weather coming
we had 20C today and in Perth it's 36C

[Mistery]

Gonna beam down at your place

[funja]

us up here in the norhtern hemisphere are freezing while your enjoying the summer

EDIT: this mornign there was 2 inches of snow on the ground lol i was wrong its melted off now but it looks like theres some snow coming in from the west

[Frantic Freddie]

It's comin' down again! Hope we get at least 6 inches,tho I'm thinkin more 8-10.This is good for us,here in the high desert we're perpetually in a drought.I sat outside on Christmas day enjoyin' the sun a couple of years ago.

[EscapeGirl]

So. Cold. Can. Barely. Type Burrrr!! Okay, so maybe others of you might not think it's THAT cold. But it is for us!!!!

Lows are averaging: 19 F (-7 C)
Highs are averaging: 40 F (4 C)

So that's pretty dang cold for where I am. And there's no rain or snow. Just ice and cold. We're supposed to get some rain starting tomorrow night.

@ Freddie....Yeah, I am so scared of driving in the snow I drive VERY slow. Snail slow. Literally!! I have also gotten a sunburn on a sunny day when I was snowboarding once. It's the reflection off the white snow or something.... (Love the pics!)

[old biker]

till now ..nights +- 7 ° days +- 9 °
next week nights +- -2 ° days +- 5 °

for us this is normal ,and when its getting too cold

OMG freddy, we never had that much snow here in antwerp (that i can remember)

driving in snow is never a problem ,its when you have to use the breaks...

[funja]

temp hasnt been over freezing in a week the ponds are all frozen over and the creeks and rivers are freezing around the banks this is normal here but not for another month i hope we get some more snow soon i love snow

[Frantic Freddie]

So. Cold. Can. Barely. Type Burrrr!! Okay, so maybe others of you might not think it's THAT cold. But it is for us!!!!

Lows are averaging: 19 F (-7 C)
Highs are averaging: 40 F (4 C)

So that's pretty dang cold for where I am. And there's no rain or snow. Just ice and cold. We're supposed to get some rain starting tomorrow night.

@ Freddie....Yeah, I am so scared of driving in the snow I drive VERY slow. Snail slow. Literally!! I have also gotten a sunburn on a sunny day when I was snowboarding once. It's the reflection off the white snow or something.... (Love the pics!)

Your temps are about like ours (typical for us),our snow's been meltin' so now we have mud everywhere (dirt roads).Our driveway comes to our back door,so the utility room floor is covered in it.It dries rock hard too.
One thing about livin' out here is everyone is used to takin' their boots off when we visit each other,I have a little shelf I put up to hold more boots.

I'm a Realtor,one of the things I tell people if they want to move out here is "If you're a clean freak then you won't like this"
How the h*** did that mud get up there???

[Frantic Freddie]

till now ..nights +- 7 ° days +- 9 °
next week nights +- -2 ° days +- 5 °

for us this is normal ,and when its getting too cold

OMG freddy, we never had that much snow here in antwerp (that i can remember)

driving in snow is never a problem ,its when you have to use the breaks...

We're at 6800 feet (2072 meters) & almost 1000 miles (1600 km) inland so we don't have any moderating effect from the ocean.

I've kinda had to relearn how to use the brakes in ice/snow with anti-lock braking,I don't have to gently pump them,just hold the pedal down & steer gently.
Of course if it gets really nasty I'll put chains on,I've got it down to a few minutes now,tho I still get wet & cold

[old biker]

never had to put on chains for snow
but i know everything about driving (cementpump)trucks in the mud
its tricky too (but not so cold

[Adventure]

The very first snow is falling right now. Well, just a little bit. Not even enough to make everything white, but better than nothing.