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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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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
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.
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...
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.
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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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.
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*
As pretty as that is the fact still remains that I'd have to have my driveway cleared. Snow is my rival.
Okay, fair enough. I'll settle for the Mediterranean.
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