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Snowed in... in Texas
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...the cowboys win a game....
....the local walmart is empty....
....even the cows are skiing....
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Sorry guys, snow free in Galveston County still. Seriously doubt we will see any here... I have lived here since 95 and only seen snow twice.
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I believe it was Ron White that said about the Texas Death Penalty...
"If you kill somebody in Texas we WILL kill you back..."
In the past 2 months we have cleared 100 inches of snow. The motor went in my k1500 pickup last year, I lost sight of it in a snow drift about 4 weeks ago. Might see it again sometime around early may.
To be honest with you though, the ice storms are the worst I don't envy you. We lose power during those, and can be down for a while. The deep snow is kinda neat, haven't seen stuff this deep in 20 years.
To be honest with you though, the ice storms are the worst I don't envy you. We lose power during those, and can be down for a while. The deep snow is kinda neat, haven't seen stuff this deep in 20 years.
My sister moved from RI to Texas a few years ago because she couldn't stand another miserable New England winter. Now that she's there, they've had more snow than ever. She didn't avoid it, she packed it and brought it along.
What southerners do not understand is what a real winter does to your house!! I doubt a Texas house could survive one good New England winter. I shovel my roof....had to pay over 350 bucks to have pros shovel my flat roof up top....The ice dams are relentless and right now water has swelled up my front door frame so we CANNOT USE OUR FRONT DOOR at all. The ceiling in my sons room partially came down last week because of water. I have a new roof and maintain my house very well.
Just another New England Winter......must say this Feb has been crazy cold. We just finished the coldest month in the 250 year history of the state. Nothing melting around here.....and 6-8 more inches expected today.
Just another New England Winter......must say this Feb has been crazy cold. We just finished the coldest month in the 250 year history of the state. Nothing melting around here.....and 6-8 more inches expected today.
Same in ATL where I live. People don't get it- Snow isn't the problem, the problem is we get thick ice, that the ill-prepared City can't and won't remove from any streets.
Then the big-rigs still decide to drive, and get stuck on all the freeway off ramps, blocking I-75 for 3 days straight, like a big parking lot.
The city, doesn't put down salt at the right times. The stupid school system was so scared of canceling a day of school, all the kiddie mommas go crazy, drive out in ice conditions they can't handle, and Voila- Hell on Earth!
As a Licensed Architect- I'd never design ANY flat roof in a snow area. That is poor design.
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We're snowed out in Tennessee. After ice-storms on top of snow, on top of ice and the kids out of school for 10 days, things are looking up. In two weeks the trees will start budding and spring will be ready to pounce.
Almost flat....roofers wavered between shingle and poured roof and went with shingles....House was built in 1939 and has many winters under its belt. This past Feb was the worst month in over 200 years....tough to plan for that one. Even a brand new roof cannot handle 10,000 gallons of ice and water standing forever. Barns around here are coming down all over the place.
Yeah- shingles on a low-slope roof is never a good idea- typically i'd spec a single ply membrane or low slope rated double locked standing seam metal with ice cleats.
There are several factors at work, here.
The biggest one it that maybe one out of a hundred drivers has even a clue how to not lose
control of their vehicle.
Most of them are pickups, which don't have enough weight in the read to get traction.
Then there is the fact that is is below freezing for days at a time.
I am trying to not freeze indoors with a couple of small electric heaters.
If I never open a door, it gets up over 50 inside.
My little grandaughter can't quite understand cold.
Ever day I get 'whadda ya mean I can't ride by bike (with training wheels) outside?'
I haven't gotten mail in a week.
I'm waiting on a check, so I can have food again.
My wife is waiting on CPAP parts so she can expect to keep breathing in her sleep.
Post office can't be bothered.
It's cold out.
I expect that folks in Canada or somewhere would understand better if they got
a week of summer temps over 110, but didn't have AC because they never expected that to happen.
At least the Whataburger is still open...
if only that check would get here.
The biggest one it that maybe one out of a hundred drivers has even a clue how to not lose
control of their vehicle.
Most of them are pickups, which don't have enough weight in the read to get traction.
Then there is the fact that is is below freezing for days at a time.
I am trying to not freeze indoors with a couple of small electric heaters.
If I never open a door, it gets up over 50 inside.
My little grandaughter can't quite understand cold.
Ever day I get 'whadda ya mean I can't ride by bike (with training wheels) outside?'
I haven't gotten mail in a week.
I'm waiting on a check, so I can have food again.
My wife is waiting on CPAP parts so she can expect to keep breathing in her sleep.
Post office can't be bothered.
It's cold out.
I expect that folks in Canada or somewhere would understand better if they got
a week of summer temps over 110, but didn't have AC because they never expected that to happen.
At least the Whataburger is still open...
if only that check would get here.
Since I'm from Sweden, I better not join the conversation. People getting aggravated and excited for an inch of snow. Must be the same for Canadians though. If I provide you with pictures and numbers of the thermometer it turns out a pissing contest...which reminds me of going out and doing some "urinagraphy" i e write something with my pee in the snow. Fun pastime.
Only gets like that here from Ice storms and after a few you tend to be prepared. Losing power at -10 degrees threatens your life very quickly in many ways.
So true about the drivers and roads in the South....and Seattle even. Not enough highway dept to handle the roads....no cars and trucks ready for snow and drivers that think 4 wheel drive means something that it clearly does not......what goes must both stop and turn....crazy concept we know all too well up here. Climate change should make everyone be prepared for extremes in both hot and cold.
I have no central AC and it does get to be 100 degrees here and it sucks. But the mail still comes.
For small children, you should film them when they have their first look of snow. The expression of their faces is invaluable. They've never seen the snow, and they can't speak out properly yet, they just stand there silent and jaw dropping and drooling for quite a few minutes...then a smile comes, and they throw themselves out like "What!? All of my world, someone's painted white!!!" Same with dogs that never has experienced snow. They perk their ears first, cautiously to find out if there's someone making any sound, that is THAT white...and then plunges into it and rolls around.
Gotta love the FAR north....I spent summer in Leningrad ( still USSR) and it did not get dark for week....I was glad to miss the flipside of that in the winter. Although if more Americans could see the Aurora Borealis the psychedelic 60s might have happened in the 1920s
I find it peculiar that it always ends up like this. When you have a severe long and cold winters and it creeps down even below midwestern states, it's always very mild in Europe. In Sweden, we have had not as cold winter, but we've had a lots of snow. Same, when Canada gets very mild winter (all of Canada!) for a long time, then all of Europe, including Italy gets these blizzards and subzero temperatures, with polar and arctic climate in Scandinavia. It's never both at the same time.
