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[Phantom Warrior]

This morning I had to commute to NYC from my home on Long Island to argue an appeal (the Court declared at 7:00 a.m. that it would be open today, I was out the door at 7:05). It was the worst weather conditions I have ever driven in in my life (and I turn 50 tomorrow). I saw just about every two or one wheel drive vehicle on the road get stuck, but my Jeep Wrangler made it through. I know it sounds terrible but I couldn't help smirking at the drivers of the 3 Prius I saw stuck, as several smug Prius drivers over the years have made comments about driving "gas guzzling SUV's."

I arrived at the Appellate Division at about 9:50 (the calendar call was at ten), and found, to my chagrin, that my case was the last appeal to be heard (#20 on a calendar with 20 cases). The commute home was even worse. I saw what looked like a Monte Carlo, painted shocking pink, with block-out tinted windows, spin out and hit the median. I barely got around it. I had to stop not once but twice on the shoulder to get out and break ice off my windshield wipers, as once they totally iced over they didn't clear the windshield and I couldn't see. I left Court around noon and didn't get home until about ten to three. With clear weather and without traffic (which only occurs on weekends and after midnight), the commute takes about 30 minutes each way. With ordinary traffic about an hour to an hour and a half each way. Today 2:45 minutes in, and 2:50 minutes out. The LIE had about 3-5 inches of slushy snow on it, and the authorities considered closing the LIE, which didn't even happen during Sandy!

When I got home my Wrangler Unlimited (4 door) "Black Beauty" was able to plow its way up the driveway through about 8 inches of snow. We have around 10 inches on the ground right now, and more snow is expected this evening. This one lived up to the advance billing.

However, I have power, food, and a fire in my living room fireplace, so all as well.{sm4} Stay warm!^&grin

Ah! Memories of my drives to work in similar conditions. Now that I am retired, I don't even listen to the traffic reports on the radio anymore. All drives these days are "weather permitting"

Terry

 

[nysoldiers]

This morning I had to commute to NYC from my home on Long Island to argue an appeal (the Court declared at 7:00 a.m. that it would be open today, I was out the door at 7:05). It was the worst weather conditions I have ever driven in in my life (and I turn 50 tomorrow). I saw just about every two or one wheel drive vehicle on the road get stuck, but my Jeep Wrangler made it through. I know it sounds terrible but I couldn't help smirking at the drivers of the 3 Prius I saw stuck, as several smug Prius drivers over the years have made comments about driving "gas guzzling SUV's."

I arrived at the Appellate Division at about 9:50 (the calendar call was at ten), and found, to my chagrin, that my case was the last appeal to be heard (#20 on a calendar with 20 cases). The commute home was even worse. I saw what looked like a Monte Carlo, painted shocking pink, with block-out tinted windows, spin out and hit the median. I barely got around it. I had to stop not once but twice on the shoulder to get out and break ice off my windshield wipers, as once they totally iced over they didn't clear the windshield and I couldn't see. I left Court around noon and didn't get home until about ten to three. With clear weather and without traffic (which only occurs on weekends and after midnight), the commute takes about 30 minutes each way. With ordinary traffic about an hour to an hour and a half each way. Today 2:45 minutes in, and 2:50 minutes out. The LIE had about 3-5 inches of slushy snow on it, and the authorities considered closing the LIE, which didn't even happen during Sandy!

When I got home my Wrangler Unlimited (4 door) "Black Beauty" was able to plow its way up the driveway through about 8 inches of snow. We have around 10 inches on the ground right now, and more snow is expected this evening. This one lived up to the advance billing.

However, I have power, food, and a fire in my living room fireplace, so all as well.{sm4} Stay warm!^&grin

That's why New Yorkers are tough! Better than Hurricanes, tornadoes, floods, forest fires, earthquakes, droughts and brutal heat waves. We always have better weather to look forward to and enjoy the seasons. We have a very reliable snow plow service, a generator that operates for at least two weeks, a fireplace and plenty of food. A good time to read, watch old movies, paint some figures and even do a little house work to impress my wife.
Happy Birthday Louis, playing with toy soldiers keeps you young and vibrant!

 

[mestell]

Mike:

I stepped out very briefly (and by briefly I mean 10 seconds), at 8:15 am this morning. It was brutal but better to me than 110 degree San Antonio/Austin summers.

On the plus side we went to The Old Fashioned yesterday for lunch and I ate cheese curds for the first time.

Best,
Jason

The Old Fashioned is a nice eatery . . . Ahhhh, Cheese Curds . . . a Wisconsin traditional appetizer/snack . . . .
:smile2: Mike

 

[Panzer ace]

The Old Fashioned is a nice eatery . . . Ahhhh, Cheese Curds . . . a Wisconsin traditional appetizer/snack . . . .
:smile2: Mike

I also had the beer cheese soup and a bratwurst sandwich. I finished it off with 20 mg of Lipitor.

 

[Louis Badolato]

That's why New Yorkers are tough! Better than Hurricanes, tornadoes, floods, forest fires, earthquakes, droughts and brutal heat waves. We always have better weather to look forward to and enjoy the seasons. We have a very reliable snow plow service, a generator that operates for at least two weeks, a fireplace and plenty of food. A good time to read, watch old movies, paint some figures and even do a little house work to impress my wife.
Happy Birthday Louis, playing with toy soldiers keeps you young and vibrant!

Thanks Rich! Let's get together and have a drink to celebrate . . . :smile2:

 

[jazzeum]

That's why New Yorkers are tough! Better than Hurricanes, tornadoes, floods, forest fires, earthquakes, droughts and brutal heat waves. We always have better weather to look forward to and enjoy the seasons. We have a very reliable snow plow service, a generator that operates for at least two weeks, a fireplace and plenty of food. A good time to read, watch old movies, paint some figures and even do a little house work to impress my wife.
Happy Birthday Louis, playing with toy soldiers keeps you young and vibrant!

Nothing like having a generator and snow plowing service.

 

[mikemiller1955]

you guys grind it out and be safe...
hopefully it will pass quick and on to warmer weather...

 

[Phantom Warrior]

It's -36C (-33F) but no snow. As cold as it is here, I don't envy you guys on the east coast with all the snow

Terry

 

[Louis Badolato]

It's -36C (-33F) but no snow. As cold as it is here, I don't envy you guys on the east coast with all the snow

Terry

Are you nuts!{sm2} -33 below zero!!{sm3} I'll take a foot of snow any day!{sm4}

On a serious note, you know how I mentioned they considered closing the Long Island Expressway, something that never happens? Well this morning I woke up to the announcement that the 5 mile stretch of the LIE from the Grand Central Parkway to the Midtown Tunnel is closed due to icing so severe that a big tractor trailer slid out and over-turned!{sm2}

 

[jazzeum]

They should consider blowing it up for good, one of the worst roads in the USA. Separating LI might not be a bad idea either :wink2:

 

[tdubel]

Said it before, will say it again, I am outta here the first chance life allows me. I hate the cold, there is no reason in my mind to have 4 seasons, 3 is just fine, 2 is even better. I will eventually enjoy good SEC or SOUTH SOUTH ACC football at some point in my life, that will be my "Fall".

MD - way too freaking cold this morning, same as Al - we have frigid low temps for us and negative windchills.

TD

 

[jazzeum]

you guys grind it out and be safe...
hopefully it will pass quick and on to warmer weather...

Thanks Michael. I envision having to stay up half the night tonight to make sure one of our pipes doesn't freeze; it's supposed to be in the minuses tonight. I drove my son to work yesterday afternoon and, fortunately, the roads were empty. Nothing worse than people driving in the snow who don't know how to do so.

 

[Combat]

Said it before, will say it again, I am outta here the first chance life allows me. I hate the cold, there is no reason in my mind to have 4 seasons, 3 is just fine, 2 is even better. I will eventually enjoy good SEC or SOUTH SOUTH ACC football at some point in my life, that will be my "Fall".

MD - way too freaking cold this morning, same as Al - we have frigid low temps for us and negative windchills.

TD

I think it was even cold and snowy down South. Think Arizona where it was 75 this week. Granted it might be 120 in August but no place is perfect.

 

[jazzeum]

Said it before, will say it again, I am outta here the first chance life allows me. I hate the cold, there is no reason in my mind to have 4 seasons, 3 is just fine, 2 is even better. I will eventually enjoy good SEC or SOUTH SOUTH ACC football at some point in my life, that will be my "Fall".

MD - way too freaking cold this morning, same as Al - we have frigid low temps for us and negative windchills.

TD

There is no perfect place to live. Florida has deadly heat in the summer and the threat of hurricanes; the Southeast has all that and tornadoes; and California has wildfires, earthquakes, droughts and deluges; and so forth.

Some winters are cold, some are colder. Until the last few weeks, this had been a relatively mild one. Who knows what February may bring. Lest we forget, it's winter: it's supposed to be cold!

 

[theBaron]

I like the mid-Atlantic region, personally. Especially good ol' PA. Sure, winters can be cold, and summers are hot and humid. But we're far enough inland that we're not often bothered by effects of the hurricanes that come up the coast, we don't have tornadoes as frequently as the Midwest, we're in the middle of an ancient piece of the Earth's crust, so we're not troubled by frequent earthquakes or the risk of them, we don't have forest fires or mudslides like the Pacific Coast. We don't have a desert. Generally, it's pretty good.

There's a thaw forecast for next week, around Tuesday. Temperatures might go up into the 40s.

It's also interesting to reflect that we see the same kind of weather patterns to those our ancestors noted in colonial times. Winter with deep chills and heavy snows, interspersed with spring-like thaws. Hot summers with a lot of humidity and thunderstorms that roll up almost out of nowhere, and blow through in a short time. I read things like that in diaries of Germans who served here, especially. It was unlike anything they were familiar with from home.

Prost!
Brad

 

[mikemiller1955]

There is no perfect place to live. Florida has deadly heat in the summer and the threat of hurricanes; the Southeast has all that and tornadoes; and California has wildfires, earthquakes, droughts and deluges; and so forth.

Some winters are cold, some are colder. Until the last few weeks, this had been a relatively mild one. Who knows what February may bring. Lest we forget, it's winter: it's supposed to be cold!

somebody once told me that New Mexico/Arizona were the only states without natural disasters...
both a dry humid heat...tolerable...but very dry...
no hurricanes...no tornados...no freezing temperatures...no earthquakes...

when I was younger...
I used to bowl on a league and was pretty good...
my team would go to the Nationals every year to bowl...
and the Bowling Federation always held the tournaments in cities with casinos...Albuquerque...Las Vegas...Reno...etc...

we went to Albuquerque one year...
didn't happen to me...
but everybody else on the team got nose bleeds...
no humidity...
I guess your body acclimates to it eventually..but no place is perfect...

after spending a lifetime in a warm climate...
I can't stand the cold...
it hurts my body...if it gets to 50 degrees...I'm miserable...

as the east coast does...we have hurricanes...
as the east coast does...we have high humidity...
you learn to live with it...
you learn to dress for it...your house is built for it...
air conditioning and heaters solve most of the issues...
third world countries...
they just suffer for the most part...

last week I Googled "fatalities hot versus cold"...

Internationally...the rate of fatalities is 20 times more due to cold climate...
Nationally...the rate is 2 to 1 due to cold climate...

there is no perfect place to live...
wherever you live...
we get settled in...
and we deal with it...
it's usually just seasonal...
one...maybe 2 months a year...

 

[Larry Allen]

Morning Treefrogers,

Actually, yesterday was enjoyable, in Mid-Coast Maine. Watched movies, started a good book, plenty of hot chocolate and goodies to eat and warm by the fireplaces. Just watched the snow blow by --- "Horizontally" {eek3} for part of the day.

We ended up with about 14" but hard to measure due to the blowing winds really mixed things up. My driveway was 100% bare while the walks and garage has over 4 feet of drifts. Wind gusts hot 69 MPH at one point. Ya' I was a bit nervous at that point.

Didn't lose power, though, as Central Maine Power (CMP) has been doing a lot of tree limb removal and burying of power lines this summer and fall. It is rather warm at the moment (about 17 degrees). Which makes it 50 degrees warmer than it has been lately.

Enjoy the day, whatever your weather may be.

--- LaRRy

 

[hotel3alpha]

You guys are great!

Solar illegal in Texas...

Cheese Curds...

Tom: "Im outta here"

Blowing up bridges...

Nosebleeds in New Mexico

-36 degrees

Crazy stuff in these longs threads.

John from Texas

 

[BLReed]

Make the most of it when you can.

 

[Warrior]

You guys are great!

Solar illegal in Texas...

Cheese Curds...

Tom: "Im outta here"

Blowing up bridges...

Nosebleeds in New Mexico

-36 degrees

Crazy stuff in these longs threads.

John from Texas

Made it through the Blizzard of 2018..............we got 16 inches here; as Larry said, bare spots on the parking lot followed up by 4 and 5 foot drifts in between the vehicles...................woke up at 7:30, left the house at 8:30, walked down my shoveled walkway into the plowed parking lot thanks to the condo association, swept the snow off my jeep and off I went.

Roads were bone dry, MA DPW did an outstanding job, down to the asphalt, clear sailing except for the occasional clambrain in the middle lane with his/her flashers on going 40MPH with a death grip on the steering wheel................Jesus; if you are THAT terrified of driving in winter, then stay home or take public transportation.

Packed and shipped my orders from my building, then came home on those same bone dry roads.

Why the panic on Wednesday wiping out the bread, milk and eggs as you'll be snowed in for ONE whole day.............................

On a down note, had to put down one of my pets today, our 20 year old cat Tia...........she did not go out alone, I was there for her till the end.

Wow that was brutal, never did that before with a pet, but glad I did, I'm a better man for it.

For anyone who does not own a pet, you have no idea what it's like to lose one.

Their love is unconditional, they are innocent creatures who do no harm to anyone or anything.

Ok, back to *****ing about the cold and snow in winter..........................