JohnD1956 Posted December 15, 2013 Share Posted December 15, 2013 I thought it was curious that the weather guru's have started to name winter storms. And even more curious when they named last nights Electra! It's no surpriuse I love Electra's, but this one could have passed me by and I would have been okay with it. Meanwhile, here's some photos of why we use an 11 horsepower snowblower for such a small driveway...xxThis would be reason enough for me:xBut this is the coupe de grace! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Stoneberg Posted December 15, 2013 Share Posted December 15, 2013 I knew there is a reason I live in Texas. I grew up in Northern Illinois so I remember these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bhigdog Posted December 15, 2013 Share Posted December 15, 2013 About 5" here in East Central PA followed by sleet/rain. Made for a very heavy wet plowing out this AM................Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retirednow Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 Weather guys blew it down here-thankfully. Call was for 6-14", we got a little under 5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smartin Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 I got about 8" on Saturday morning. It's down to about 3" with all of the melting. It rained most of the day on Friday, so it would've been much deeper if all of that was snow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Bruce aka First Born Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 I knew there is a reason I live in Texas. I grew up in Northern Illinois so I remember these days. LIKE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest my3buicks Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 See if you would have a Subaru with 4 winters on it you could have saved you time and not cleared the driveway and just driven out LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dei Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 I thought it was curious that the weather guru's have started to name winter storms. And even more curious when they named last nights Electra! It's no surpriuse I love Electra's, but this one could have passed me by and I would have been okay with it. Meanwhile, here's some photos of why we use an 11 horsepower snowblower for such a small driveway...xBut this is the coupe de grace!BOY DID YOU EVER GET HIT!We had 8 inches here (south of Detroit) in total. Being the first major snow fall of the season, way too many white knuckle drivers out there!A friend of ours managed to drive his all wheel drive Lexus into a ditch head on thinking he was turning onto a road which actually was 100 yards further up. No one was hurt but he needs a new front tire and that fancy front bumper replaced.I even had to tell my 86 year old mother to just stay home as there was nothing she needed that was that important.Wishing everyone safe travels out there.The beginning of the storm here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old-tank Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 See what happens when you ol' boys send that frozen stuff to Texas...well, we just send it back . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earl B. Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 I was just in the yard feeding the dog, no coat, just a nice day here. PLEASE, keep that stuff away from here.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandy Dave Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 (edited) Why with a Buick SnowMaster, this white fluff is no trouble at all. We got about 5 inches here. Dandy Dave!For adventures with a Buick SnowMaster...http://forums.aaca.org/f169/let-snow-let-snow-let-snow-295090.html Edited December 16, 2013 by Dandy Dave (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnD1956 Posted December 16, 2013 Author Share Posted December 16, 2013 We were lucky it was so cold which makes for a powdery snow. This area seems to get the real heavy wet stuff more often. But 13" of powdery snow is still increadably heavy. And the double deep stuff at the road end is always a killer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest my3buicks Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 We got the wet stuff this time, I got about 6 inches of snow so wet when you lifted the shovel water dripped. Yuck, Of course with the text drop now it's all frozen solid. Sure made the roads a woot though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
49_buick_super Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 The aftermath of Winter Storm Electra on my driveway. We just can't get a break... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TUFBUICK Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 I just moved from NY to South Carolina and man....I don't miss snow at all !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty Roth Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 Talked earlier with friends and family in PA, NY, NJ, and VT.....they mostly all believe that maybe they should have moved to New Orleans like I first did in 1969.We were sunny and 60s today, and expect clear and 70s through the week....SORRY GUYS !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lrlforfun Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 OK John: It doesn't seem that long ago when you shared the pictures of the wrecking yard in the green forest. BTW, it was 68 and magnificent here in Castro Valley. Mitch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bhigdog Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 Talked earlier with friends and family in PA, NY, NJ, and VT.....they mostly all believe that maybe they should have moved to New Orleans like I first did in 1969.We were sunny and 60s today, and expect clear and 70s through the week....SORRY GUYS !!Not only that but there is not one person in all of PA that can make a decent gumbo and they think dirty rice fell on the floor................Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest wildcat465 Posted December 18, 2013 Share Posted December 18, 2013 I got about 8" on Saturday morning. It's down to about 3" with all of the melting. It rained most of the day on Friday, so it would've been much deeper if all of that was snow.Sounds more like April (May this year) around here.Melting in December? Send some of that global warming this way! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retirednow Posted December 18, 2013 Share Posted December 18, 2013 No more.global warming lol. Now w/colder weather prevailing, the PC term is "climate change" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smartin Posted December 19, 2013 Share Posted December 19, 2013 It froze up here for a couple weeks...now we are back to 45+ during the day. Might be getting a big rain/snow storm this weekend, though. I'm waiting for the weather to freeze us out of work. I need a break!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnD1956 Posted December 19, 2013 Author Share Posted December 19, 2013 OK John: It doesn't seem that long ago when you shared the pictures of the wrecking yard in the green forest. BTW, it was 68 and magnificent here in Castro Valley. MitchLOL.. It wasn't that long ago. Late in the fall I was bitten by a tick which I think came from that yard. The following weekend I actually saw ticks underneath a car my son and I were getting some parts off of. This cold and deep snow would do a lot to batten down those buggers. So I don't mind it from that perspective. But I haven't gone back up there since it turned wintery around here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buick840 Posted December 19, 2013 Share Posted December 19, 2013 Well ........while some of you are experiencing heavy snow, the opposite is going on down under..........The boys in Western Australia have been copping days on end of 100F+ temps and it has finally hit here in South Eastern Australia with today being 108F in many areas.I don't like the heat but I'm not sure I could handle shoveling my car out of the snow each day.............I think I'll stick with what we've got.Merry Christmas everyone, whether it be cold & white or hot and dusty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandy Dave Posted December 19, 2013 Share Posted December 19, 2013 Well ........while some of you are experiencing heavy snow, the opposite is going on down under..........The boys in Western Australia have been copping days on end of 100F+ temps and it has finally hit here in South Eastern Australia with today being 108F in many areas.I don't like the heat but I'm not sure I could handle shoveling my car out of the snow each day.............I think I'll stick with what we've got.Merry Christmas everyone, whether it be cold & white or hot and dusty.Ol Dandy Dave would rather be Helping you Mates Mow and bale hay. Maybe a little trip to the Beach for some girl watching. Moving snow aint no picnic for most. It gets a little harder every year. Dandy Dave! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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