Tired of the term polar vortex. When did this becomes a thing? Every time that phrase gets used, someone gets nut cancer.
Tired of the term polar vortex. When did this becomes a thing? Every time that phrase gets used, someone gets nut cancer.
Would you prefer "storm of the century" or "snowpocalypse"?
In reply to Keith Tanner:
How about old school- cold from coming down from the north.
Which all it is, anyway.
Just plain "north wind" usually covers it. But that doesn't grab readers by their cancer-riddled nuts.
Bobzilla wrote:mazdeuce wrote: Driving my 2wd truck to Michigan in a week. This should be a blast. Looking forward to sitting still and watching it snow while I'm there.MEh, I've never owned a 4wd truck.
My last 4 have been 4x4. I've used it on the street exactly zero times
I did realize this morning the transforce ht highway tires that came on the ram kinda suck when it's icy. But so does most everything when you're trying to stop a 4 ton truck with another ton and a half of trailer.
EastCoastMojo wrote:LOLZERS
The last winter i spent in Pennsylvania, this actually happened to our front door due to drift. No E36 M3.
People wonder why I berkeleying HATE snow.
Haha. Not a ton of snow here in Southern Alberta, but it's chilly. -29 Celsius. Not sure what that is in Fargenheet. Pretty damn chilly though. No Mosquitoes here.
I will say that GM knows how to make a kick-ass block heater. My D-max was blowing warmish heat KOEO this morning.
It's DRIFT SEASON WOOOHOOO!
Yes, but my local weather is always more extreme and volatility compared to anywhere else in the world at any given moment. /sarcasm.
In reply to doc_speeder:
-20 Fahrenheit. berkeleying 3 Adam's apples cold.
Snow tires are installed on 3 of the 4 vehicles, just need to see some deeper snow so I can go out and have some fun on the back roads. As for it getting dark early, the answer is Hella. Once I get some driving lights on the Miata, winter night driving is a hoot.
Winter driving on unplowed back roads is one of my absolute greatest joys in life. Bring on the snow!
As I tell anyone who questions what sort of winter we will have.
"Two things for sure. It will get cold and there will be snow."
In reply to alfadriver:
"cold coming down from the north" > polar vortex
2 words sum up 6 words, seems efficient to me.
doc_speeder wrote: Haha. Not a ton of snow here in Southern Alberta, but it's chilly. -29 Celsius. Not sure what that is in Fargenheet. Pretty damn chilly though. No Mosquitoes here.
Ahh, Alberta. "Sure it's cold, but at least the mosquitoes are mostly gone".
Bobzilla wrote:Keith Tanner wrote: This just in: It's December, and thus winter in the northern hemisphere. Nobody should be surprised. And yet, somehow, people always seem to be surprised every year.You shut your whore mouth. I know you're right, but I want it to me April.
Whoa.
I didn't realize "whore" wasn't an auto filtered word. I would've assumed it would be auto swapped to "Amy" or something by now
Toyman01 wrote: I spent a fair part of last night smacking mosquitoes. I wish it would freeze just to kill off those little bastards.
Looks like you're supposed to drop just below freezing tonight. Weatherman says we've got 2 nights in the 20's in the Cola area...
mazdeuce wrote: Driving my 2wd truck to Michigan in a week. This should be a blast. Looking forward to sitting still and watching it snow while I'm there.
Hmm, don't you have an economical car you aren't sure what to do with? Bring it by my place on the way!
It was blowing and 20 most of the day here; perfect day to work on my truck in the driveway and put up a snow fence!
Alberta Clipper is another popular winter weather term around here.
In reply to EastCoastMojo: I have one of that kind of picture from last January. And I live in the middle of Maryland! Had to clear that enough to get the snowblower out.
iceracer wrote: Looks like an early cold snap will hit the northern tier next week. Looks like a good ice racing season.
there is ice racing and there is ice racing.
Keith Tanner wrote: Would you prefer "storm of the century" or "snowpocalypse"?
"Snowpocalypse" at least makes me smile ... like "sharknado" 
secretariata wrote:Toyman01 wrote: I spent a fair part of last night smacking mosquitoes. I wish it would freeze just to kill off those little bastards.Looks like you're supposed to drop just below freezing tonight. Weatherman says we've got 2 nights in the 20's in the Cola area...
38 was the best we could do at my house. That's not cold enough.
alfadriver wrote: In reply to Keith Tanner: How about old school- cold from coming down from the north. Which all it is, anyway.
Cold does not come,
Specifically it is a lack of heat......
So it is all that Northern Heatless Air that is to blame.
In reply to bentwrench:
Thermodynamics!
I don't mind end of January or Early February. It's December when it's more damp and the temps fluctuate that gets me along with the loss of day light. Then we start planning tests down south, and I get thinking about the warmth and palm trees. It's torture.
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