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pdeeh · Jan 26, 2014

pleut pleut pleut and a bit more pleut

HowardDvorin · Jan 26, 2014

close to zero degrees F

fotch · Jan 26, 2014

Bad. Drifting snow, very very cold, windy. On the way to work yesterday, I saw about a dozen suv & 4WD in ditches, a couple up side down, guess they thought that AWD/4WD made them immune from slowing down on ice.

Truzi · Jan 26, 2014

fotch said:
Bad. Drifting snow, very very cold, windy. On the way to work yesterday, I saw about a dozen suv & 4WD in ditches, a couple up side down, guess they thought that AWD/4WD made them immune from slowing down on ice.

LOL - Out here they drive too slow, I keep passing those vehicles on the freeway... and I have RWD. They seem to be afraid to drive in the snow and typically go about 35 (on the freeway) in these conditions. I have to wonder what about them led to the purchase of 4WD/AWD if they are afraid of a little snow... but I think I know what it is.

fotch · Jan 26, 2014

Truzi said:
LOL - Out here they drive too slow, I keep passing those vehicles on the freeway... and I have RWD. They seem to be afraid to drive in the snow and typically go about 35 (on the freeway) in these conditions. I have to wonder what about them led to the purchase of 4WD/AWD if they are afraid of a little snow... but I think I know what it is.

What is it?

Truzi · Jan 26, 2014

Well, in my (very subjective) opinion, part of it is the popularity/status symbol of the SUV - and not status as in money. I feel another part is that station wagons are now rare, and some people with kids (or certain jobs) need something larger than the modern standard-sized car. There are 4WD/AWD cars, but considering the extra hardware and space issues, it is more common in larger vehicles.

I am NOT saying this applies to everybody, but I think it accounts for a large number. I believe, however, that there certainly are good reasons to purchase an SUV with AWD/4WD.

lxdude · Jan 26, 2014

At last...

www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2014/01/08/260735693/hell-has-frozen-over-headline-writers-rejoice

bobwysiwyg · Jan 26, 2014

Truzi said:
LOL - Out here they drive too slow, I keep passing those vehicles on the freeway... and I have RWD. They seem to be afraid to drive in the snow and typically go about 35 (on the freeway) in these conditions. I have to wonder what about them led to the purchase of 4WD/AWD if they are afraid of a little snow... but I think I know what it is.

Having driven in many a Michigan winter, the key is not how fast you can drive, but how quickly you can stop. That alone governs your speed. So, maybe "they" are doing it right.

Truzi · Jan 26, 2014

bobwysiwyg said:
Having driven in many a Michigan winter, the key is not how fast you can drive, but how quickly you can stop. That alone governs your speed. So, maybe "they" are doing it right.

Stopping is over-rated - it wears brakes quicker, and those pads cost money

Tom1956 · Jan 26, 2014

Another pickup load of red oak brought up out of the woods today. Dead trees already fallen, but not all the way to the ground--that's what you want, the good stuff with barnacles starting to grow on the bark. That means it's well seasoned, about 5-10% rotted, and will split with an ax like candy. I like that. Gonna have the house 86 degrees in here tonight and watch The Fugitive, sipping ice tea. That's the life.

Xmas · Jan 27, 2014

pdeeh said:
pleut pleut pleut and a bit more pleut

yesterday heavy overcast f/2.2@ /125 ISO400 from 10:00 to 15:00 then it got dark

benjiboy · Jan 27, 2014

Cold and heavy rain, but only another eight weeks or so and Spring will just around the corner.

Molli · Jan 27, 2014

11:20pm 30 degrees Celsius (86 degrees Fahrenheit)

bobwysiwyg · Jan 27, 2014

9F and heading south for the next 48 hours, on top of all time record snow totals for the month of January. I'm sure there are some nice pics out there, but I'll be damned if I'm going out there to get them.

jovo · Jan 27, 2014

Here in Jacksonville, Fla, it is 75 F. On Wednesday, the predicted high will be 42 F with ice pellets. Go figure!

Wayne · Jan 27, 2014

jovo said:
Here in Jacksonville, Fla, it is 75 F. On Wednesday, the predicted high will be 42 F with ice pellets. Go figure!

Yeah. That kind of thing is why I'm still stuck in the iceberg of the nation with the furnace and two space heaters running just to keep the place at 62 degrees, because I didn't feel like a cross country camping trip during this wicked cold blast. But I'm grateful for 62, since its going to be at least 90 degrees colder outside tonight. I think a new window of opportunity opens later this week, and I hope to slip through it so I can report "Sunny and 70".

Vilk · Jan 27, 2014

no weather. no weather at all. three-quarters of the year the weather in this $@%^hole is just blank

Dr Croubie · Jan 27, 2014

What's worse than going to roast a tray of chicken legs for the next week's lunches, and discovering that they're more than a little bit off-smelling and have to be thrown out?

Discovering it when there's 6 1/2 days of 40+ degrees C temperatures until the garbage man comes back.

Tom1956 · Jan 27, 2014

Dr Croubie said:
What's worse than going to roast a tray of chicken legs for the next week's lunches, and discovering that they're more than a little bit off-smelling and have to be thrown out?

Discovering it when there's 6 1/2 days of 40+ degrees C temperatures until the garbage man comes back.

Aside from the hard physical labor ad dirtier lifestyle of operating exclusively off a wood stove in winter, is a bright side to it also. All garbage goes in the hot coals, slap the door shut, and it all goes up the pipe without a trace.

Poisson Du Jour · Jan 27, 2014

<*sigh*> Meanwhile, in the deep south of Australia...
42 degrees celsius with a scorching hot N-NW wind preceding a cool change coming in at 8.00pm. 25 degrees tomorrow before it works its way back up to 40-something on the weekend!
'Tis not the weather for photography: bland blue skies, not a cloud anywhere, bikinis, boobs and bums. Went down to the beach earlier but almost drowned looking at the churning water from the wild nor'wester. Even the birds are walking today.

Truzi · Jan 28, 2014

Now it's -8 F. The university I work for is closed Tuesday... candy-asses. (I should not complain that I get paid for staying home, but I've work to do, and can't do it when work is closed.)

lxdude · Jan 28, 2014

Dr Croubie said:
What's worse than going to roast a tray of chicken legs for the next week's lunches, and discovering that they're more than a little bit off-smelling and have to be thrown out?

Discovering it when there's 6 1/2 days of 40+ degrees C temperatures until the garbage man comes back.

That's when I seal it all in a bag and stick it in the freezer.

Wayne · Jan 28, 2014

Hey, if you think cooked chicken lasts for a whole week you shouldn't even notice anything wrong with the off-smelling chicken once it's cooked.

Truzi · Jan 28, 2014

Wayne said:
Hey, if you think cooked chicken lasts for a whole week you shouldn't even notice anything wrong with the off-smelling chicken once it's cooked.

LOL. I'ts 10 a.m. and now -8 F. I'm enjoying a lazy day of organizing some photo equipment for my upcoming first-time C-41, and then my first B&W printing in a very long time. Doing some homework too.

benjiboy · Jan 28, 2014

Still cold, 3° C and heavy rain.

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