Snowpocalypse 2021

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I was going to go to the store but I saw a dude get stuck three times on the same road so I decided I didn't need to go that badly.
 
Sucks, you American wanks have stole all the good snow, we barely get any that lasts a week now. Don't even start me on those Canadian thieves either..
 
Got 18" last week. Maybe get another 8 in a few days. Been getting an inch or 2 on and off. Snow is no big deal. Its the ice storms that knock power out for a week or 2 that really suck. Or at least it used to really suck before I got an automatic wholehouse gen. :smug:
 
Some of the only people I like are in Texas and they're without any source of power and have insufficient sources of heat. I am terrified for them.
 
Think last night the ambient temp dipped to -15F with windchill dragging it down below -20. Tonight it's about 5F which is certainly preferable. Electric bill was nuts for January.

Maskull said:
Some of the only people I like are in Texas and they're without any source of power and have insufficient sources of heat. I am terrified for them.
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I can't get a hold of somebody and I'm trying to decide how worried I should be. They're not the easiest person to get in touch with, but still.
 
The populations of Colorado, minnesota & Alaska sit back and collectively laugh at you as you freeze and cause mile long pileups.
I once heard NC was deploying a huge set of emergency homeless blankets because it was going to be 30 out and I thought that was just hilarious. In CO the homeless just throw on some layers from charity or theft and carry on business as usual.
 
This part of Kiwiland got eight inches of snow here over the past 24 hours and there's talk we might get up to five more by the end of the week. Tonight's temperature is supposed to go below zero Fahrenheit, and I think the weather person said it could break the previous low record for today set over 100 years ago.

Ravana said:
I was going to go to the store but I saw a dude get stuck three times on the same road so I decided I didn't need to go that badly.
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After getting stuck in my driveway coming home (after not having any issues this morning when road conditions were worse) , I finally managed to clean up the driveway enough to get myself unstuck and discover my drugstore left me a message saying something is ready for pickup. After seeing three other cars with better traction than mine struggling to drive down the street without getting stuck themselves, I decided I'd wait until tomorrow to make my pickup.

I just hope the snowplow doesn't come by overnight while I'm asleep and leave me with a clogged up driveway to clean out before I go to work. *sigh*

Maskull said:
Some of the only people I like are in Texas and they're without any source of power and have insufficient sources of heat. I am terrified for them.
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From what someone I know in Texas told me, she knows how to prepare for it having grown up in a state that gets snow each winter; however, people there aren't prepared for any sort of significant snow fall or temperature drops which is what's led to the rolling power outages, lack of heat, and even a lack of water pressure in some areas. I hope everyone there dealing with this makes it through relatively unscathed.
 
KonradCruise said:
The populations of Colorado, minnesota & Alaska sit back and collectively laugh at you as you freeze and cause mile long pileups.
I once heard NC was deploying a huge set of emergency homeless blankets because it was going to be 30 out and I thought that was just hilarious. In CO the homeless just throw on some layers from charity or theft and carry on business as usual.
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I woke up here yesterday and it was -12. I thought to myself "This is slightly more uncomfortable than usual".
 
I moved very far away from snow- it is only cool as a kid when it got you out of school.

Although I guess the zoomers are stucking going since lol-online classes.
 
Wasteland Ranger said:
I'm not really laughing right now.
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That individual you mentioned is probably fine, electrical can go out in heavy snowfall but above ground damage like that can be repaired in a timely manner rather than an all nighter like junction boxes+ decayed ground cabling would be. In a worst case scenario i'm sure the police would even let them loiter at the station.
 
Wasteland Ranger said:
I'm not really laughing right now.
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Its not actually cold enough to die there. Unless you sit outside with no jacket on all night.
The risk of death is being on the road with other texas drivers :stress:
If they stay off the roads they will be fine.
 
If you are in a pileup, get over the barrier and off the road as fast as you can, to avoid being crushed.
 
KonradCruise said:
The populations of Colorado, minnesota & Alaska sit back and collectively laugh at you as you freeze and cause mile long pileups.
I once heard NC was deploying a huge set of emergency homeless blankets because it was going to be 30 out and I thought that was just hilarious. In CO the homeless just throw on some layers from charity or theft and carry on business as usual.
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Don't forget Wisconsin, Michigan, and the northern part of Ohio. Really much of the Great Lake region.
 
Weather is making me depressed. It’s in the negatives every day, my cats are stir crazy and even my lizard looks more sleepy. At least my car still works!
 
We only get heavy snowfall once every decade or so, and when it hits it’s like the entire state shuts down. Haven’t been able to get to work for the past two days because of it and I’m probably going to have to call out tomorrow as well. The entire area is one giant ice rink and too many retard drivers still out fucking up the roads even more. Really don’t feel comfortable driving in it yet, and public transport/Uber/etc are still almost all hit down. Ah well, one more day of being able to cuddle with the cat, play some vidya and smoke a bowl won’t be so terrible.
 
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