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Title: Snowed yesterday and today, now it's freezing rain.
Post by: JohnnyReb on February 12, 2014, 03:48:04 PM
Got a couple of inches yesterday but temperature stayed right on 32 all day and the snow didn't stick to the highway. But it started again before daylight this morning and snowed most of the day. Got maybe 6 inches with sleet and freezing rain on top. I've been out and about several times today, no problems but then I've driven on this stuff many times. Current temperature is 25 so it isn't going anywhere soon.

Nice and peaceful around here today....and tomorrow probably.
Title: Re: Snowed yesterday and today, now it's freezing rain.
Post by: vesta111 on February 12, 2014, 04:18:30 PM
Got a couple of inches yesterday but temperature stayed right on 32 all day and the snow didn't stick to the highway. But it started again before daylight this morning and snowed most of the day. Got maybe 6 inches with sleet and freezing rain on top. I've been out and about several times today, no problems but then I've driven on this stuff many times. Current temperature is 25 so it isn't going anywhere soon.

Nice and peaceful around here today....and tomorrow probably.


Good grief Johnny, gives me the horrors when I hear anyone say they know how to drive under bad conditions.

Those of us that face bad weather for months at a time every year may well be able to drive safely, BUT, what about those that seldom have to face, to them unusual conditions ?

Crap, even in the best of conditions there are the unexpected drivers that are drunk, on drugs, having a medical emergency, sex, talking on the phone or texting that will come out of no where.

BTW have you noticed that it is seldom that one ever sees a taxi in an accident ?

Title: Re: Snowed yesterday and today, now it's freezing rain.
Post by: JohnnyReb on February 12, 2014, 04:26:13 PM

Good grief Johnny, gives me the horrors when I hear anyone say they know how to drive under bad conditions.

Those of us that face bad weather for months at a time every year may well be able to drive safely, BUT, what about those that seldom have to face, to them unusual conditions ?

Crap, even in the best of conditions there are the unexpected drivers that are drunk, on drugs, having a medical emergency, sex, talking on the phone or texting that will come out of no where.

BTW have you noticed that it is seldom that one ever sees a taxi in an accident ?


Vesta honey, I have been driving something ever since I was 5 years old. Farm tractors, bulldozers, every form of heavy equipment, trucks and trailers in all kinds of conditions.....but still nothing beats a little commonsense and that will take me farther in this weather than anything else.
Title: Re: Snowed yesterday and today, now it's freezing rain.
Post by: USA4ME on February 12, 2014, 04:47:10 PM
Got maybe 4" here in Asheville. TV says we may get up to 8" more tonight. I sure hope not.

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Title: Re: Snowed yesterday and today, now it's freezing rain.
Post by: Crazy Horse on February 12, 2014, 05:13:26 PM
Got 10" yesterday and about 1/2" ice today.  Raining now.

Went to check the roads this morning, I knew I made a mistake when I saw a kid ice skating in the other lane. :thatsright:
Title: Re: Snowed yesterday and today, now it's freezing rain.
Post by: Dori on February 12, 2014, 05:36:58 PM
Got 10" yesterday and about 1/2" ice today.  Raining now.

Went to check the roads this morning, I knew I made a mistake when I saw a kid ice skating in the other lane. :thatsright:

 :rotf:



Title: Re: Snowed yesterday and today, now it's freezing rain.
Post by: njpines on February 13, 2014, 08:10:56 AM
It's a snow nor'easter here today. Good day to use a vacation day!
Title: Re: Snowed yesterday and today, now it's freezing rain.
Post by: txradioguy on February 13, 2014, 08:13:33 AM
Can't decide whether it wants to snow sleet or rain here.  And thanks to the reporter on the ABC station here I just learned a new term "sneeting" appearently that's when it snows and sleets at the same time.

I just hope my flight doesn't get cancelled tomorrow.
Title: Re: Snowed yesterday and today, now it's freezing rain.
Post by: njpines on February 13, 2014, 08:18:15 AM
It's "sneeting" here too. Currently snowing like crazy but 10 minutes from now, it could turn back to freezing rain, then snow again. Welcome back to the east coast, TRG  :-)
Title: Re: Snowed yesterday and today, now it's freezing rain.
Post by: txradioguy on February 13, 2014, 08:28:39 AM
Welcome back to the east coast, TRG  :-)

It's like part 2 of when I left here for Germany 4 years ago LOL!
Title: Re: Snowed yesterday and today, now it's freezing rain.
Post by: BlueStateSaint on February 13, 2014, 08:30:10 AM
It's like part 2 of when I left here for Germany 4 years ago LOL!

You be careful, Dragoon . . . Toujours Pret!
Title: Re: Snowed yesterday and today, now it's freezing rain.
Post by: USA4ME on February 13, 2014, 08:38:19 AM
We ended up with a little over a foot of snow here in the mountains. I hate shoveling.

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Title: Re: Snowed yesterday and today, now it's freezing rain.
Post by: JohnnyReb on February 13, 2014, 08:56:15 AM
We ended up with a little over a foot of snow here in the mountains. I hate shoveling.

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Give Obama credit for it.....it's a shovel ready job.
Title: Re: Snowed yesterday and today, now it's freezing rain.
Post by: Chris_ on February 13, 2014, 09:00:18 AM
[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HhtqjdUi0nw[/youtube]
Title: Re: Snowed yesterday and today, now it's freezing rain.
Post by: Karin on February 13, 2014, 12:35:15 PM
I would like to slap, hard whoever made up the word "sneeting." 
Title: Re: Snowed yesterday and today, now it's freezing rain.
Post by: franksolich on February 13, 2014, 12:38:46 PM
My condolences to you all.

It's fifty degrees here, no wind, and the snow on the ground (we got maybe four inches yesterday) is melting.

But I already paid my "dues" when it comes to dealing with bad weather.

Long ago, and with a vengeance, I paid.
Title: Re: Snowed yesterday and today, now it's freezing rain.
Post by: JohnnyReb on February 13, 2014, 12:49:31 PM
It started snowing again about 3 hours ago.....we got sandwiches....layer of snow, layer of ice, layer of snow, layer of ice and now another layer of snow.

Having snow first is coming in handy. Makes cleaning stuff off the car and truck easy, just slide a layer of ice and snow off.
Title: Re: Snowed yesterday and today, now it's freezing rain.
Post by: txradioguy on February 13, 2014, 01:59:29 PM
I would like to slap, hard whoever made up the word "sneeting." 

Let's make it a twofer and smack the idiot that thought up naming the winer storms.  :thatsright:
Title: Re: Snowed yesterday and today, now it's freezing rain.
Post by: thundley4 on February 13, 2014, 02:35:52 PM
I would like to slap, hard whoever made up the word "sneeting." 

It's sounds like what you get when someone doesn't cover their mouth when they sneeze.