Anyone Getting any Ice or Sleet yet???

[03LightningRocks]

As of about 30 minutes ago, we where getting a few drizzles in Plano. But it was not freezing yet.

Maybe another false alarm from the weather service...:confused:

[gbgary]

Maybe another false alarm from the weather service...:confused:

man you got that right. they routinely predict the worst and then nothing happpens and they have egg on their faces. their extended (5day) forcasts are never right unless it's dead summer time and they can say it'll be hot.

[Tex Arcana]

I've been up since 7:30, and other than some frozen rain drops on my windshield, some freezing mist on the way to Bob Tomes (got the TrueTrac installed today :tu:), no ice accumulations at all. Monica called on her way to work at 121-ish, and said the radio said Deton was getting some sleet and such, and supposed to move this way; nothing so far. :shrug:

[03LightningRocks]

I just noticed I have a very little bit of ice on the hard cover of my truck. Nothing on the ground at all. I thought maybe the ice decided to detour around Plano. McKinney almost always gets more ice than us and sooner. Nothing there either I see. HMMM...I may have to call :bs on the weather service.


I just noticed you said Denton was getting some ice. My daughter was going to go out tonight in Arlington...I gave my best fatherly advice for her to not get out in an ice storm...she is taking it under consideration. Now I will end up looking like a dip sh!t.

[Tex Arcana]

I just noticed I have a very little bit of ice on the hard cover of my truck. Nothing on the ground at all. I thought maybe the ice decided to detour around Plano. McKinney almost always gets more ice than us and sooner. Nothing there either I see. HMMM...I may have to call :bs on the weather service.

Yeah, agreed, I called it when I was hearing it on the news. Went into the store last nite, and saw alot of stuff cleared off the shelves by the nattering-nabob-chicken-littles that freak out when someone spits on the ground in front of them. :rolleyes:

EDIT: Damn, old man, yer slow on the uptake today.. the cold get to your brain?? :tongue: j/k

Maybe, maybe not... it might could head on down. Whenit comes to accurate weather info, I like going to NOAA's site, http://www.noaa.gov/. Inside there, I can get the present maps and conditions, and projections, and make a judgement based on that and not some talking head who's out for ratings.

[03LightningRocks]

Yeah, agreed, I called it when I was hearing it on the news. Went into the store last nite, and saw alot of stuff cleared off the shelves by the nattering-nabob-chicken-littles that freak out when someone spits on the ground in front of them. :rolleyes:


Yeah I stocked up too. A half gallon of margarita mix and a bag of chex mix. I am ready for anything now.

[Tex Arcana]

Yeah I stocked up too. A half gallon of margarita mix and a bag of chex mix. I am ready for anything now.
:rll:

[Wht95Lightning]

It's a tiny bit icy here in Fort Worth. A little on the vehicles, etc. We've got plenty of groceries and ammo so I'm not worried about it.

[dboat]

You are all a bunch of danged sissies.. Its 15 degrees here and thats a high for the day.. we had a new all time high 2 days ago of 61, then rain and then the cold front hit.. the high dropped 30 degrees in one day.. I guess at least they salt the roads here so they dont freeze over too much..

Also, the reason the weather service overblows the situation is so that people cant claim that it was worse than what they said and then sue them for not telling them so they could get water food and fuel.. IMHO

Dana

[03LightningRocks]

It's a tiny bit icy here in Fort Worth. A little on the vehicles, etc. We've got plenty of groceries and ammo so I'm not worried about it.

Having plenty of ammo is an absolute necessity. Especially if one plans to be drinking heavily. I mean sh!t...what's the point in getting drunk if you can't go outside and let off a few rounds in the air?

:cool:

[Mark #2]

Having plenty of ammo is an absolute necessity. Especially if one plans to be drinking heavily. I mean sh!t...what's the point in getting drunk if you can't go outside and let off a few rounds in the air?

:cool:

Or like Cheney into your best friend.:D

[Moonshine]

We've got plenty of groceries and ammo so I'm not worried about it.

+1. :tu: And firewood. Been burning a fire since 9:00 AM. First fire this winter, but it's been a good day for it.

[skalywags]

I think a lot of people around here are conditioned that they hear the word cold/freezing and they assume there will be ice or snow on the ground. I watched a lot of different weather forecasts, wondering if I would be racing up at Muenster this weekend. The ones I saw only predicted ice by the Red River and North in OK. Luckily the race was cancelled (may not have went anyway, dirt bikes and cold don't really mix).

[03LightningRocks]

If I go hunting with Cheney, that sum b!tch is staying about 25 yards ahead of me:eek: .


No firewood at my casa:( ...I had given up on Winter this year.


Your right Tom about folks in this area over reacting to cold reports. I sure did.:o All damned day long I kept running outside to see if the sleat had started. I won't be sucked in the next time.

[Tex Arcana]

You are all a bunch of danged sissies.. Its 15 degrees here and thats a high for the day.. we had a new all time high 2 days ago of 61, then rain and then the cold front hit.. the high dropped 30 degrees in one day.. I guess at least they salt the roads here so they dont freeze over too much..

Also, the reason the weather service overblows the situation is so that people cant claim that it was worse than what they said and then sue them for not telling them so they could get water food and fuel.. IMHO

Dana
+1, imagine barrelling down Togwotee Pass in Wyoming in the middle fo winter, 6+ feet of piled snow on either side of you, and the only thing keeping you on line is the rear studded snow tires... :eek2:

[03LightningRocks]

+1, imagine barrelling down Togwotee Pass in Wyoming in the middle fo winter, 6+ feet of piled snow on either side of you, and the only thing keeping you on line is the rear studded snow tires... :eek2:


I wouldn't want to live in a place like that, but it would be cool to experience snow like that once or twice.

[my2002lightning]

Low-to-mid 20s here with just a sprinkle of sleet / snow and damned windy, here!

I cannot stand brutal winters after living through some of the extremes in N. Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin and New Mexico. One of the wildest experiences we had was the white-out blizzard between Carrizozo and El Capitan, N.M. in March '99.

One of the things I like about visiting my parent's during the winter time is the wood-heat. Nothing beats slightly-seasoned oak burning and that scent. :tu:

Ronald

[skalywags]

Low-to-mid 20s here with just a sprinkle of sleet / snow and damned windy, here!

I cannot stand brutal winters after living through some of the extremes in N. Ohio, Michigan and New Mexico. One of the wildest experiences we had was the white-out blizzard between Carrizozo and El Capitan, N.M. in March '99.

One of the things I like about visiting my parent's during the winter time is the wood-heat. Nothing beats slightly-seasoned oak burning and that scent. :tu:

Ronald
Yeah, I don't miis those days in Nebraska, living in an apt with no garage. Took the battery in every night, had a dipstick heater keeping the oil warm, so teh car would start. The day I bought the dipstick heater, to get the car started I had to borrow a friend's garage at the apt, and put a space heater under it to get the oil thin enough to let the car crank. I think that day it was something like -20 outside, before the wind chill. there was a waiting list to get those handfull of garages they had.

[dboat]

Yeah, I don't miis those days in Nebraska, living in an apt with no garage. Took the battery in every night, had a dipstick heater keeping the oil warm, so teh car would start. The day I bought the dipstick heater, to get the car started I had to borrow a friend's garage at the apt, and put a space heater under it to get the oil thin enough to let the car crank. I think that day it was something like -20 outside, before the wind chill. there was a waiting list to get those handfull of garages they had.


I keep my garage heated to about 50 +/- degrees. Plus I run syn oil which flows at low temps.. although, we dont have long stretches of hugely low temps here.. Lake Erie (thing is like an ocean) moderates the temps here all year long, keeps them higher in the winter and lower in the summer.. actually makes it kinda nice. Except it has been so warm this winter that the lake never froze over, so lake effect snow is more of an issue this year. However, the temps keep getting back up over freezing so I am hoping to get my truck out of hibernation after we get back from Hawaii.

Dana

[gbgary]

well i found an icey spot this am...turning out of my neighborhood. the streets were just wet but when i turned out of the neighborhood i hit a large area that was pure ice and off the road i went. ended up high centered, with the ass-end off the road and the front on the road asking to get smashed by the next unsuspecting driver. flagged a few people too slow and not hit me, got back into the truck and backed it down the rest of the way into the ditch, for lack of a better word (it's a nice grass covered drop-off), continued to back up about 50 yards to nice flat spot and got back on the road. no damage...woo hoo!!

[dboat]

well i found an icey spot this am...turning out of my neighborhood. the streets were just wet but when i turned out of the neighborhood i hit a large area that was pure ice and off the road i went. ended up high centered, with the ass-end off the road and the front on the road asking to get smashed by the next unsuspecting driver. flagged a few people too slow and not hit me, got back into the truck and backed it down the rest of the way into the ditch, for lack of a better word (it's a nice grass covered drop-off), continued to back up about 50 yards to nice flat spot and got back on the road. no damage...woo hoo!!

just this week we had the same thing here.. was driving the Acura (winter beater) and hit some ice.. knocked over a neighbors mailbox and had to get a tow truck to get it back on the road.. this was still in the neighborhood.

Dana

[03LightningRocks]

well i found an icey spot this am...turning out of my neighborhood. the streets were just wet but when i turned out of the neighborhood i hit a large area that was pure ice and off the road i went. ended up high centered, with the ass-end off the road and the front on the road asking to get smashed by the next unsuspecting driver. flagged a few people too slow and not hit me, got back into the truck and backed it down the rest of the way into the ditch, for lack of a better word (it's a nice grass covered drop-off), continued to back up about 50 yards to nice flat spot and got back on the road. no damage...woo hoo!!


Holy Sh!t!!! Glad it didn't turn out bad. That could have ruined your day real quick.

[03LightningRocks]

just this week we had the same thing here.. was driving the Acura (winter beater) and hit some ice.. knocked over a neighbors mailbox and had to get a tow truck to get it back on the road.. this was still in the neighborhood.

Dana

The important question here is, Where you able to get out of there without having to own up to taking out the neighbors mailbox?

[Moonshine]

Got pretty icy south of Dallas. The SO said she threaded the C5 past a bunch of 4WD trucks that had gotten stuck. She said they looked embarassed.

[gbgary]

Holy Sh!t!!! Glad it didn't turn out bad. That could have ruined your day real quick.

thanks...it was 5 mph, 180* spin. :D sat there for about 15 minutes after calling a tow truck (that i ended up calling back and cancelling before they got there). i looked under the front of the truck to see where there would be a good place to strap on to. didn't see anyplace good and i thought once the truck did get pulled out some the angle of the strap might damage the valance, you know, by pushing up on it. that's when i decided to try to back the rest of the way down.

[dboat]

The important question here is, Where you able to get out of there without having to own up to taking out the neighbors mailbox?

nope.. but the damage looks to be pretty slight.. that is good news since our mailboxes cost $300 each.. thats just for the mailbox,, that doesnt include the pole and stuff.. :eek2:

the car had some paint chipped off of the front end but looks like no major damage..

Dana

[Tex Arcana]

nope.. but the damage looks to be pretty slight.. that is good news since our mailboxes cost $300 each.. thats just for the mailbox,, that doesnt include the pole and stuff.. :eek2:

the car had some paint chipped off of the front end but looks like no major damage..

Dana

Kinda makes the case for studded snow tires.. does Penn allow them?

[dboat]

Kinda makes the case for studded snow tires.. does Penn allow them?

they do and a few run them.. the reality is that the geology around here is fairly flat.. we get ice like this occasionally but not that often.. so my usual tires are ok.. just hit a patch of ice and that was it.. not sure that studs would have made a huge difference, and not sure the cost of studded tires are worth it either.. but thanks for the thought..
Dana

[Tex Arcana]

they do and a few run them.. the reality is that the geology around here is fairly flat.. we get ice like this occasionally but not that often.. so my usual tires are ok.. just hit a patch of ice and that was it.. not sure that studs would have made a huge difference, and not sure the cost of studded tires are worth it either.. but thanks for the thought..
Dana

Personal experience says they would've... but you're right about the cost. They ain't cheap. :(

[dboat]

Personal experience says they would've... but you're right about the cost. They ain't cheap. :(

yeah, I could be wrong about it.. but very few run with em here.

[Silver_2000]

from my experience in the frozen tundra studs are only allowed during some months in some counties .... So you still end up needing snow tires

Keeps someone like Ronald from running them all the time "just in case"

[Tex Arcana]

from my experience in the frozen tundra studs are only allowed during some months in some counties .... So you still end up needing snow tires

Keeps someone like Ronald from running them all the time "just in case"
:rll:

[dboat]

from my experience in the frozen tundra studs are only allowed during some months in some counties .... So you still end up needing snow tires

Keeps someone like Ronald from running them all the time "just in case"

given your last "ice" storm.. he might have them on "Suzie" right now, better check him out at the next Talon meeting

Dana