Huge blizzard in CA mountains

[Lily]

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*

How long did it take to get home? One time we got stuck behind a huge wreck by a semi in a mountain pass. A trip to see grandma went from 2 1/2 hours to like 8...it felt like forever.

 

[Garraty_47]

How long did it take to get home? One time we got stuck behind a huge wreck by a semi in a mountain pass. A trip to see grandma went from 2 1/2 hours to like 8...it felt like forever.

A normally 30-ish minute drive turned into several hours at least; not sure exactly how many- I was too tired and disgusted to keep track.

Good thing I hadn't stopped at the grocery store first. LoL

 

[Murdy]

As pretty as that is the fact still remains that I'd have to have my driveway cleared. Snow is my rival.

I had a neighbor who brought out his bobcat and did all of our driveways… plus a then husband and son who did the sidewalks and the rest of the driveway and then salted.

I don’t miss sliding around in my car avoiding telephone poles. We were on a large hill and the property was 2 acres…. So the driveway was long and dangerous.

I do miss sledding in my yard with the neighbors who we invited over.

 

[Scooter]

I bought a pair of Doc Martens last summer. I'm afraid to wear them in the winter because of the slush and stuff.

Get better boots with Vibram soles. Don't ask me what because I need to find myself some better winter boots. LOL

 

[Alticus]

Get better boots with Vibram soles. Don't ask me what because I need to find myself some better winter boots. LOL

Hi Scooter. :) Hope your holidays are going well. Thanks for the tip. I'll probably just end up buying spray for them though.

 

[Alticus]

I had a neighbor who brought out his bobcat and did all of our driveways… plus a then husband and son who did the sidewalks and the rest of the driveway and then salted.

I don’t miss sliding around in my car avoiding telephone poles. We were on a large hill and the property was 2 acres…. So the driveway was long and dangerous.

I do miss sledding in my yard with the neighbors who we invited over.

Nice neighbor. Maybe I should move next door to you. Anything available?

 

[Lily]

Okay, fair enough. I'll settle for the Mediterranean.

Lucky that you can also have that in CA, Chile, and Australia.

 

[Alticus]

Lucky that you can also have that in CA, Chile, and Australia.

Yep lol

 

[Lily]

I had a neighbor who brought out his bobcat and did all of our driveways… plus a then husband and son who did the sidewalks and the rest of the driveway and then salted.

I don’t miss sliding around in my car avoiding telephone poles. We were on a large hill and the property was 2 acres…. So the driveway was long and dangerous.

I do miss sledding in my yard with the neighbors who we invited over.

I gotta say, I like going to the snow and then leaving it when I'm done. One of my fondest memories was spending Christmas up in the Sierras. We enjoyed the snow for the holiday and came home to regular weather.

 

[Lily]

Yep lol

You know though? Almost every place with that climate is expensive.

 

[Alticus]

You know though? Almost every place with that climate is expensive.

Yep. I don't doubt it one bit. If I had the money I'd move to a place like those. 47 years of cold winters is enough for me.

 

[Lily]

Yep. I don't doubt it one bit. If I had the money I'd move to a place like those. 47 years of cold winters is enough for me.

I'm sure it takes a toll.

I have to admit, I'm a weather wimp. I can't stand too hot or too cold. When you grow up where the average temp is 68 degrees, it makes you intolerant of temp extremes.

 

[SHAMPAIN]

Hi Scooter. :) Hope your holidays are going well. Thanks for the tip. I'll probably just end up buying spray for them though.

Timberland boots, they're not as expensive as they once were but the quality hasn't dropped, same with Rockport if you can get them or Berghaus...

 

[Alticus]

I'm sure it takes a toll.

I have to admit, I'm a weather wimp. I can't stand too hot or too cold. When you grow up where the average temp is 68 degrees, it makes you intolerant of temp extremes.

Yeah, as much as I hate winter I also hate the days in the summer when it's extremely muggy. We get days like that in the summer from time to time. I guess that I'm just hard to please. lol

 

[Alticus]

Timberland boots, they're not as expensive as they once were but the quality hasn't dropped, same with Rockport if you can get them or Berghaus...

Thanks for this. They seem worth looking into, but as I said to Scooter I may just buy spray for my DM though.

 

[SHAMPAIN]

Thanks for this. They seem worth looking into, but as I said to Scooter I may just buy spray for my DM though.

Never heard of sprays but I'm not into boots all that much, I just get what looks good in the camping store for dog walking and Orvis/Simms for wading boots...

 

[Alticus]

Never heard of sprays but I'm not into boots all that much, I just get what looks good in the camping store for dog walking and Orvis/Simms for wading boots...

We have sprays here at Walmart that waterproof footwear and stuff. A little extra protection is always nice.

 

[Scooter]

A normally 30-ish minute drive turned into several hours at least; not sure exactly how many- I was too tired and disgusted to keep track.

Good thing I hadn't stopped at the grocery store first. LoL

My buddy and I were coming home from Baltimore one night when the weather changed to freezing rain and I-83 turned into a parking lot. We managed to get off at an exit in Maryland and find our way into Pennsylvania. Almost home and the side roads were passable and then traffic got backed up. Again. I got out of the car because I needed to smoke a cigarette, walked up the road a ways and there was a tractor trailer stuck on the hill. Jesus fucking Christ. Eventually, cars started going around it and we made our way home.

 

[Oerdin]

It is kind of a bad sign that it is raining in high elevations instead of snowing.

 

[Lily]

It is kind of a bad sign that it is raining in high elevations instead of snowing.

It was going to change with a few hours. They predicted 5...it has probably been snowing for hours now.

 

[Murdy]

It will be raining here all week. The mountains are getting dumped on.