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Huge blizzard in CA mountains
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We knew this was coming….
The PNW got rocked for Christmas. I saw videos of people sliding all over Capital Hill lol
The PNW got rocked for Christmas. I saw videos of people sliding all over Capital Hill lol
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Yep, it's been forecast for days. But damn, 180 mph winds? Brutal.
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Seattle got hit with 6-8” of snow and freezing rain. They are screwed. They have no plan for the yearly snow bombing they endure. Everything just shuts down.
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They have snow plows up in the Sierras, but this kind of weather shuts everything down on 50 & 80 as well. At least until the worst of it passes by I'm guessing.
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Snow sucks
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I've experienced it very rarely. I think it's fun if you're in a cabin, for a day or so, but beyond that I wouldn't want to deal with it.
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I slipped on an ice patch one time up in the mountains. The outcome was painful. lol
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I loved snow when I was a kid because I played in it, now I have to shovel it to clear the driveway for Amazon deliveries.
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You don't get enough snow to have a snowblower?
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Here on the coast it's been a very windy and rainy last 30 hours, scattered power outages, as long as one of the Doug Firs on either side of me don't snap, I'm good.
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Well, they're expensive and I'd rather spend my money on video games and pizza.
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Are there people that will shovel snow the way landscapers mow lawns?
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I love the snow, the silence it brings is crazy but the slush and ice afterwards is fookin awful...
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We have the number for a guy who has a plow but he charges like $35 to do the driveway. If it's super high snow I call him, otherwise I do it. I'm just a lazy prick most times.
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If i had a nickle for every time I've slipped on ice while walking/running I'd have...
...I don't know how much money I'd have but the pile of nickles would be impressive.
I don't recall any that were fun (at the time).
Thinking about some of them or telling the tale to others has sometimes been amusing though.
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I bought a pair of Doc Martens last summer. I'm afraid to wear them in the winter because of the slush and stuff.
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I guess that could get pricy if you have snow falling constantly.
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Absolutely
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At least snow can be driven on with a 4WD and a bit of common sense.
Ice?
Fuck that for a game of silly buggers.
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I landed on my hip and I think I saw stars...ouch.
The bitch is when it's on dirt and you can't really see it...falling is easy. I guess it's called black ice or something.
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I've driven in snow a little bit, not much. I've never driven on ice though. I wouldn't want to.
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Yeah, ice is brutal. I once slipped and landed on my ass causing a huge bruise. Why couldn't God make the entire world's weather like Florida's? Is that too much to ask?
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Yeah not much grip on those fuckers, my gaffer always wears the slip on ones to work and that's the first thing I noticed about them, next to no tread...
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Depends….
When you have to drive in it? YES!
When you wake up at 4 am and you’re in Missouri and the entire neighborhood has been blanketed with 3 feet and it’s untouched giving the street lights a glorious glow… GORGEOUS!
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Oh, that's too humid. A Mediterranean climate is much better, imo. Warm without humidity.
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The longest traffic jam I've been stuck in was caused by black ice; a logging truck hit a patch and dumped a bunch of big-ass ex-trees across the entire road when it lost it. Just to make it extra magical I was headed home after a 12-hour shift, too. *sigh*
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As pretty as that is the fact still remains that I'd have to have my driveway cleared. Snow is my rival.
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Okay, fair enough. I'll settle for the Mediterranean.
