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01-08-2014, 09:13 AM #26WHT Addict
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Wow that is a lot of snow. We had that last year, this year we don't have any snow.
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01-08-2014, 04:45 PM #27Junior Guru Wannabe
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I'd love to live in such place where it snows like that, but I'm pretty sure it gets annoying at some point no matter how much you like snow.
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01-08-2014, 10:14 PM #28Web Hosting Industry Expert
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The ones to our right [facing the house] have a wood burning stove and gas appliances so they still had heat, hot water, etc.
The ones to the left [facing the house] have a gas fireplace and that's it - they stayed for a day and then left to go somewhere warmer.
Within 30 minutes of the power going out almost every house on the street had a car running in the driveway and within an hour they had all left.
No RVs or Campers in this neighborhood.
Almost everybody but me and one of my neighbors.
Power just came back on about 2 hours ago. Still have the generator ready to go and fuel to run 24+ hours just in case.
I've seen 4 terrible snow storms since I've lived in Indiana over the last 20 years or so. This one isn't the worst I've ever seen but it is the first where I was without power for more than a brief period.
I don't mind it - I actually enjoy driving in it - it's how everybody else acts that gets to me.
Case in point - I was driving home tonight on a 2 lane road [one each way] with no passing. The road was CLEAR [i.e. no snow, no ice] and yet a car decided that 10mph on the 50mph stretch of road was the appropriate speed for the conditions.
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01-08-2014, 10:57 PM #29Disabled
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We've been really lucky, (England - I won't say UK because Scotland and Ireland have had the worst of it for the UK!) so far anyway. I can't even imagine some of the temperatures you guys are getting across the water though - anything below +10 and I pretty much hibernate!
Sounds like a lot of cancellations etc, so I certainly hope the disruption soon passes for you all!
Originally Posted by MikeDVB
Usually I'm a bit of a crazy driver, I didn't buy a big engine for nothing, but when it comes to icy conditions I'm your average "old lady driver". When I was a 2-wheel fan I lost control and dislocated my shoulder putting my hand out to stop myself (don't know why)... Slid some distance, with arm flat on floor and bike sideways, so it just popped straight out. Didn't make me leave the 2 wheel club (actually got a bigger bike not long after), but really did make me paranoid about even the slightest bit of snow.
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=304168146374598 - That's insane!Last edited by iexo; 01-08-2014 at 11:06 PM.
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01-12-2014, 01:25 PM #30Newbie
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01-12-2014, 02:22 PM #31Web Hosting Master
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I still have my mountain bike in storage...waiting for the day to become a 2-wheeler again. I think this summer will be that time
We had a lot of fender benders and destroyed cars. The worst...people who forgot that stop lights with power become 4 way stops. People will decide to just drive through it. The ones that have common sense and follow the rules....smashed rears.
I almost got in a crazy accident and I saw the guy trying to cut in many times. Eventually he got his way....just as the car in front of him stopped....and he invaded my stopping space. Sudden stops on ice...not fun. Only an idiot would do such a move. The other issue...the overall quality or intelligence of driving has dropped significantly. That alone...I could write for hours.
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01-13-2014, 06:09 PM #32Retired Moderator
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MikeDVB, any chance of an update? (if things are back to normal)
I'd like to hear more about the neighbors and their various decisions/actions/consequences.
And a "lessons learned" list.
If it's not too much trouble. Events like this don't come around every day.Sneaky Little Hobbitses
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01-13-2014, 06:25 PM #33Web Hosting Master
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A couple plastic tubs from walmart filled with;
- toothbrushes/paste
- canned food, pasta, water
- extra clothes
- blankets, sleeping bags
- candles, mini-propane stove that you can use indoors, lantern
- batteries, radio
You never know when the day before is today. I'm still in caution mode since we still have 2-3 months of winter.
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01-14-2014, 04:11 AM #34Web Hosting Master
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That's nothing, try having a hill for a driveway. Getting up is the fun part when it's a sheet of ice
Nothing here right now.
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01-16-2014, 07:29 AM #35Disabled
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In Poland we don't have such problems in this winter yet Today we have first more serious snow, but I bet that in the morning everything melts.
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04-08-2014, 12:38 PM #36Temporarily Suspended
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Every weather has a specific craze. Snow fall has also its own craze. I always wait for snow falling.
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