posted on March 9, 2006 05:58:29 PM new
Ewora is sending us a bunch of snow this weekend, and it looks like your front yard may be ground zero. If you need to stock up on 2 buck chuck, you better do it tomorrow morning. After that, you're likely to be snowed in for awhile:
Pay particular attention to the reference to "blizzard conditions". That's a phrase that forecasters in California rarely, if ever, use. Also, I put "OT" in the title of this thread to appease those who "don't give a damn"
If Murphy's law is correct, everything East of the San Andreas Fault will slide into the Atlantic
posted on March 9, 2006 06:14:04 PM new
Now if you could just send up some warm weather. We are still in single digits at night. I haven't been "outside" (Alaskan for out of Alaska) this winter at all...I'm starting to go a little stir crazy.
posted on March 9, 2006 06:38:30 PM new
Amy...I know I asked you to send us a couple of good wet storms down this way, but Roadsmith is going to see blizzard conditions this weekend and we are expecting a sprinkling of snow on the valley floor for the first time since Dec 1998. We'll get you some warm weather up there in about a month. Although not yet announced, it's official that we're in a La Nina pattern this year so we're likely to be in for a year of very unusual weather all across the country.
If Murphy's law is correct, everything East of the San Andreas Fault will slide into the Atlantic
posted on March 9, 2006 06:45:26 PM new
I'll trade you some 60's weather for some of your cold I like it cold and a blizzard would be great but I think were done with snow in PA for this year
Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former. - Albert Einstein
posted on March 9, 2006 06:57:36 PM new
Thanks, Sparkz! We're keeping an eye out for this storm. And we have puhlennnnnty of Two-Buck and are more than willing to have a good excuse to stay inside for a day or so. We do need the snow so this will be welcome. Here's hoping.
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posted on March 9, 2006 07:36:42 PM new
Quick someone mention not being able to mail their eBay packages if it snows and you might not bring down the wrath of the sticklers for staying "on topic"
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posted on March 9, 2006 07:44:52 PM new
Thanks, Sparkz, for the heads-up! Looks like southwestern Utah is going to get it, too! Lows in the teens, highs in the 20-30s.
Glad I did my major grocery shopping today, and stocked up on new flashlights and batteries. Out here in the boonies, away from towns and plowed roads, a snowstorm like the one forecast means a few days of snowbound activities -- without electricity.
And to think we were going to go take the camper down to Zion for the weekend. Oh, well...
posted on March 9, 2006 07:52:36 PM new
Weather in Denver has been nuts. Monday it was in the high 60s, yesterday we got 2 inches of snow, today it's in the 50's and all the snow is gone, tomorrow it's supposed to snow again.
they say that if you don't like the weather here, wait a minute, but this is absurd.
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posted on March 9, 2006 07:59:51 PM new
Photosensitive...I was going to mention the possibility of mail interuption to Roadsmith and anyone else in California who lives above 1500 feet. This storm is supposed to result in very low snow levels which means closure of many mountain passes out of the state. This will likely affect shipments via UPS and FedEx Ground. And remember, once they are shut down by CalTrans or the C.H.P., their money back guarantee for on time delivery is suspended.
If Murphy's law is correct, everything East of the San Andreas Fault will slide into the Atlantic
posted on March 9, 2006 08:04:01 PM new
Hmm, hadn't watched the news in a while. I guess I should be glad I didn't take the snow plow off of my tractor today. I thought about it but thought ahhhhhh, later. Hope it dumps a huge pile on me. I love the white stuff.
Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former. - Albert Einstein
posted on March 9, 2006 08:22:35 PM new
Mike...March is shaping up to be a classic flip-flop month for weather. Winter one week, and spring the next, then back to winter the next. The cold air from Canada and the warm air from the gulf are playing ping pong. Sometimes it gets violent. Today was a solid streak of severe thunderstorms and tornados stretching from Alabama to Indiana. Be glad you're on the sidelines and not in that mess.
If Murphy's law is correct, everything East of the San Andreas Fault will slide into the Atlantic
We're chilly, chilly, chilly here in SLO. Forecast is lows in the mid-30s and rainy for the next week.
Gusty-windy too. It's been blowing all day.
That snow just might make it down to Cuesta Grade, which will likely shut down the whole county!
Last time it snowed here (a whole big huge 2" on the grade) Alex Madonna sent his equipment up there to scrape off the snow. The county doesn't own any snow removal things...
People I worked with who lived in North County stayed with us down here in South County and vice-versa.
Okay, so the mild Central Coast ain't used to that white stuff!
posted on March 9, 2006 09:06:11 PM new
Sparkz: My husband says his barometer is the lowest he's seen since we moved up here into the mountains--29.39. They're predicting snow all the way down to 2500 feet, which is very rare.
Pat! You're in SW Utah??? Colorado City, perchance, hmmmmm? Where, really--Ivins? St. George? Cedar City? We moved here (So. Calif.) from Ogden, there 21 years. (And. . . to keep this on topic, I started selling family stuff on Ebay while in Utah.)
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posted on March 9, 2006 09:22:30 PM new
I lived on Hill AFB for 7 years. 1983-1990. Had all three of my kids there. I loved Utah weather. Except for the fog. I wasn't fond of the fog.
posted on March 9, 2006 09:25:31 PM new
Ewora: Hill AFB was practically Ogden's neighbor, right?! We lived up on the bench in Ogden from 1980 to 2001, great views of the lake, the mountains, and we had a cabin on the river in Ogden Canyon, too. Wonderful scenery, verrrrry weird politics in that state, all in all a good place to live.
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posted on March 9, 2006 09:40:03 PM new
Yes. Just to the south of Ogden. The first year we were stationed at Hill we lived in an apartment in Riverdale. My daughter was born at McCay Dee Hospital. The boys on base. I worked for a couple of years at the Layton Library.
I bought a car off eBay from SLC about 4 years ago and flew down to pick it up and drive it back. The entire area had changed so much. I had to ask directions in Layton to find the Library again. I didn't reconginize anything in Ogden.
Yes politics...interesting...the entire society...but that's another story...
posted on March 9, 2006 09:50:37 PM new
No, not Colorado City. That is in Arizona -- on the Strip. Nor are we Mormon.
My property backs up to the Zion National Park Preserve (Watershed for the Park area). South of Cedar City and north of St. George. Our neighbors include deer, skunks, rattlesnakes, rabbits, eagles, etc. Mountains and skiing at our backs, the high dessert in front of us.
Hubby and I are retired "escapees" from the Silicon Valley, CA. With 3 of our 7 kids still in CA, from Marysville to San Jose, we do get back frequently -- and are ALWAYS glad to get back home to Utah.
I started selling on eBay when I found retirement didn't really suit me, and traveling (which I do a lot of with my Grandsons and dogs) something I didn't really want to do ALL the time. (Hubby prefers to stay home with the cat and his TV.) And, having down-sized from our CA life-style, I found I really didn't need all the stuff I'd accumulated. "Dust-collectors"! Hence, eBay!
Yep! I use the "Seller on Vacation" link for the store a lot!
posted on March 9, 2006 11:10:16 PM new
Ewora and Pat--wish we could get together and *really* talk about some aspects of living in Utah (nudge, nudge, wink, wink). I don't want to offend any Vendio pals so I won't go into details. I worked at McKay-Dee Hospital for 2.5 years, and my husband was v.p. at Weber State University. Yes, the area has changed a LOT.
We left lots of like-thinking friends in Ogden--but most of them have come to visit us in So. Calif. so we're fine with that. When my husband retired, and our kids were all in Calif., it seemed time for us to move nearer to the ancestral family cabin in these mountains, so that's what we did.
Pat: Zion is, I believe, the most beautiful park in the world. Bob and I visited it as often as we could, and at one time we toyed with the idea of retiring to Springdale. You're in a gorgeous place!
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posted on March 10, 2006 12:01:29 AM new
Lucy - Don't feel bad about not getting snow very often and the county not having plows. I was stationed at Ft Bragg, NC years ago and the first winter I was there we got a wopping 1 inch snow fall. God, you would have thought it was a bunch of geese wearing roller blades on a steep hill. Those people down south just don't know how to drive in the white stuff.
I myself love it. I hope we get 4 feet. I'll have to break out the old 6x6 Military Wrecker. I make a killing doing winch outs for tractor trailers and fuel trucks when we get alot of snow around here. Not to mention Ski Liberty which is about 1 mile from my house. I'm sure they are praying for some more. It's been rather warm around here for the last week and they have had the snow machines on full blast at night just trying to keep some on the mountain.
Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former. - Albert Einstein
posted on March 10, 2006 06:53:30 AM newGod, you would have thought it was a bunch of geese wearing roller blades on a steep hill. Those people down south just don't know how to drive in the white stuff.
Hey! I represent that remark.
We're supposed to hit the high 70's here this weekend. I wish we were getting some snow.
posted on March 10, 2006 06:56:56 AM new
Good morning, All!
We awoke to a beautiful, all-white world this morning! We were greeted with about 18" of snow, and that deep-quiet only those who have experienced a snow-white world will understand...and it's still snowing!
But the power remains on, so thought I'd drop in for a minute to see what's happening in the rest of the world....
ROADSMITH...
Springdale has grown up. People have discovered the wonders of Utah living and that little town lies strung, like a bead necklace, between the river and the sandstone ridges. Elbow-to-elbow homes and businesses now, almost all the way to Rockville, with fewer pastures of cattle and llamas grazing peacefully along the river banks.
I agree that Utah culture and politics are an interesting topic, and one it would be fun to share notes on...
However, I've found in my travels (every state west of the Mississippi River) that each area has its own unique culture, and a month or two among the locals will reveal that uniqueness. I suspect a lot of it has to do with the area’s historical development...and Utah has an interesting history, in both its human settlement and geological challenges.
Yes, Zion is beautiful! And you must remember Bryce, Canyonlands, Capitol Reef, the Escalante Staircase. All so challenging to explore and remarkable in their own ways. We seldom get to Salt Lake City (Las Vegas is closer), but then city life is no longer my bailiwick. Had enough of that in the Bay Area as the Peninsula changed from dairy farms and avocado orchards to condos and shopping malls...
posted on March 10, 2006 10:29:28 AM new
Pat: Don't forget to mention the Arches. That's one of our favorites, so accessible, so easy to get your mind around. My big surprise there was the big arch shown on the license plate (I've forgotten its exact name already!). To find it at the top of a mountain was the surprise; I'd always imagined it on the desert floor. Oh, is it called Delicate Arch?? Or is that another one? Anyway, we've always urged visitors to our state to be sure to see the Arches.
I'm sure your area is gorgeous today with the snow and the quiet. Lovely part of the world.
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posted on March 10, 2006 10:41:55 AM new
How could I forget Arches National Park! Shame on me! Especially since I tote it around on all four license plates!
Delicate Arch? Yes, I think you're right...
Two years ago I hiked up the back trail to the Arch, with the help of my grandsons. Kinda rough going for a Senior Citizen with physical limitations. Haven't hiked the "Tourist" approach in about five years, which is just too crowded in the summer months, and that is the only time I can take these middle-school aged kids...
Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former. - Albert Einstein
