Greywolf2375 Posted November 7, 2012 Share Posted November 7, 2012 Balls.Here comes the snow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitestripe Posted November 7, 2012 Share Posted November 7, 2012 Surprisingly, I have never really minded having to shovel the sidewalk, driveway, porch, etc. The only time I hate it is when it dumps something like over a foot in a night. That stuff can get way too heavy. One of the last winters I was in Montana, we had a few really big snowstorms and I lost ~5 lbs in a few days just due to shoveling snow for a few hours a day. So that was a perk :)Sidewalk, easy peasy. Driveway sucks because it's all hard packed snowplow snow. Digging out the mailbox is the worst. If he can get to it to leave nasty notes about shoveling, he can damn well leave my mail at the same time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Visenya Posted November 7, 2012 Share Posted November 7, 2012 No, because they are designed for mud and snow. Just make sure they have a decent amount of tread left and you're good. Of course, if you drive like a maniac in slippery conditions your tires won't matter anyway :DI heavily suspected as much, I actually hope it snows, I want to test out my terrain response thingy in snow mode and see what happens :D. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fragile Bird Posted November 7, 2012 Author Share Posted November 7, 2012 A winter storm is hitting Edmonton, Alberta today and here's a glimpse of some of the scenes from the Weather Channel.Just a gentle reminder to those of us who know the stuff is coming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoë Sumra Posted November 7, 2012 Share Posted November 7, 2012 Sidewalk, easy peasy. Driveway sucks because it's all hard packed snowplow snow. Digging out the mailbox is the worst. If he can get to it to leave nasty notes about shoveling, he can damn well leave my mail at the same time!At least shovelling, whatever the stuff shovelled, tends to keep you warm. There isn't so much energy involved in scraping the windscreen (arguably more finesse, but less energy), so it's a cold job. (Disclaimer: I have scraped my parents' windscreens, but never my own.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fragile Bird Posted November 12, 2012 Author Share Posted November 12, 2012 AS much as winter is coming, I have to admit the last 2 days of +17C (about 65 F) degrees have been strange.But tomorrow should get down to 3 or 4 degrees , 36 or 37 degrees F. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arch-MaesterPhilip Posted November 12, 2012 Share Posted November 12, 2012 We've already had one winter storm with 6 inches of snow. Word on the street is there is a chance we can get a substantial snowfall the week of Thanksgiving. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angalin Posted November 12, 2012 Share Posted November 12, 2012 Might I suggest for the less experienced winter drivers that you carry a small snow shovel and a bag of clay kitty litter in your trunk? Damn handy for getting unstuck.And don't spin your wheels. That might be advice for life, not just driving. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Arya Posted November 12, 2012 Share Posted November 12, 2012 Quick trick for clearing ice of your car windows:Spray bottle filled with 2/3 vinegar, 1/3 distilled water. Spray your windows and the ice melts quickly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fragile Bird Posted November 18, 2012 Author Share Posted November 18, 2012 Such a beautiful day today - sunny, warm, in the 40s F, 7 or 8 C, finished cleaning up the garden. But my friends have set the date, Dec. 2, to go out and chop down our Christmas trees . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sis Who Swears Posted November 19, 2012 Share Posted November 19, 2012 A winter storm is hitting Edmonton, Alberta today and here's a glimpse of some of the scenes from the Weather Channel.Just a gentle reminder to those of us who know the stuff is coming.Yeah, that sucked. We ended up getting 38cm in one dump, the city was immobilized. Since then it's been up to 8 C a couple times, crazy weather. <_< Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a wooden chair Posted November 19, 2012 Share Posted November 19, 2012 Note to self, winter tires do not corner as well as worn down summer tires do. I keep ending up being more dangerous than intended because my feel for these new tires isn't like the glove my last were.Cannot wait to see how they feel in the snow though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fragile Bird Posted November 26, 2012 Author Share Posted November 26, 2012 Winter is getting closer. I went an hour and a half north of the city on the weekend and the snow belt was getting a foot of snow. It never ceases to amaze me how Canadians sem to totally forget between winters how to drive in snow. And they are supposed to get another foot of snow today and tomorrow.That means there should be snow at the tree farm on Sunday when a bunch of us go to get our Christmas trees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitestripe Posted November 26, 2012 Share Posted November 26, 2012 Oh yeah, I freely admit to driving like an idiot this morning. I've got to get a few days of snow under my belt to remember what to do. College Hill covered in snow and flatbed trucks for the construction site stopped in my lane halfway up was... unpleasant this morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Howard Posted November 26, 2012 Share Posted November 26, 2012 No snow or ice here yet, but it is getting really really really cold :( Starting to use the ol hot water bottle now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lany Freelove Cassandra Posted November 26, 2012 Share Posted November 26, 2012 Having to shovel out your driveway is worse, but scraping off the windshield stinks, too. Especially when you are running late in the morning or if you are out before the sun comes up. Or if you've been at work all day and there is a freezing rain, or if....yep, we have 140 linear feet of driveway, two cars wide (100 of that is shared with neighbors).what else is there not to like about winter: cold; wind chapped skin; dry winter skin; you can't dress for outside and dress for the office...office is bound to be over heated.I hate winter. We do not live far enough southeta: Snow for tonight/tomorrow had been downgraded to a very cold rain, maybe a little snow mixed in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eira Seren Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 Tonight a pizza delivery car pulled in to our small apartment complex and parked just after I got home from work. I was headed inside, and a minute later went back out to the mailbox at the end of the driveway. A guy on the sidewalk turned into the driveway, looked me right in the eye, said, 'hey, how you doin," and then walked past me. He seemed familiar, and like he was going to the apartment on the far side. Then he opened the door to the pizza delivery car and got in like he owned it. Something seemed wrong. I put my hand to my pocket, but my phone was inside. Then the pizza delivery lady came out of the other apartment. He gunned the car in reverse, peeled out past me into the street, and took off.If I hadn't just put my purse and stuff inside, who knows? Just a shout out in general - as the days shorten and we go to work and come home in the dark, stay aware of your surroundings and be safe! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Marquis de Leech Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 Beautiful late Spring day today. Summer just around the corner... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3CityApache Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 Rrrright. Still no sings of snow or frost here in Warsaw (after one day long attack back in October), for the past few weeks we had a constant temperature of about C 6-9 degrees (F 43-48). But the winter is coming and no mistake. I hate it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitestripe Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 Grounds has new "seasonal use" signs they've put up all over campus to indicate the walkways they will not be plowing this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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