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The Official Winter 2009/2010 Thread!

• jetta

  12 Jan 10, 00:04

  Originally posted by Meia Gisborn:

  Fortunately, here in the midwest, one does not have to drive far to partake of the winter sports. I need only walk as far as my driveway, where a slight misstep will usually result in my sliding down the driveway on my ass without the need for expensive ski equipment.

  Fortunately or unfortunately? 

• Meia Gisborn

  12 Jan 10, 23:39

  Originally posted by jetta:

  Fortunately or unfortunately? 

  
  Unfortunately, if the slide doesn't stop at the foot of the driveway and continues into oncoming traffic. 

  Temps are expected to get into the upper-20s, possibly even the lower-30s, for the remainder of the week. I might have to break out the bermudas...

• jetta

  13 Jan 10, 22:24

  Originally posted by Meia Gisborn:

  
  Unfortunately, if the slide doesn't stop at the foot of the driveway and continues into oncoming traffic. 

  Temps are expected to get into the upper-20s, possibly even the lower-30s, for the remainder of the week. I might have to break out the bermudas...

  So when are you moving to Seattle? The hubster has resubmitted his resume for a position up there. Watch this space.  

• Arapahoe

  15 Jan 10, 09:11

  for those in the east and mid west the coming weekend there is about 3 seperate wet system going thru West coast....so watch out for more snow.....heading your way.

• Fryderyk HPH

  15 Jan 10, 09:13

  Just wondering... Is there anybody based in Eastern Europe? Coz I'm a 17yrs old student and I intend to make a trip alone to Eastern Europe(via Switzerland and the return from Munich) and I was wondering if anyone has any inside tips on budget accommodation in Prague, Budapest and Bratislava...

• Arapahoe

  15 Jan 10, 10:28

  Originally posted by Fryderyk HPH:

  Just wondering... Is there anybody based in Eastern Europe? Coz I'm a 17yrs old student and I intend to make a trip alone to Eastern Europe(via Switzerland and the return from Munich) and I was wondering if anyone has any inside tips on budget accommodation in Prague, Budapest and Bratislava...

  
  check the other threads there is a person in Czech.

• jetta

  15 Jan 10, 23:32

  Originally posted by Fryderyk HPH:

  Just wondering... Is there anybody based in Eastern Europe? Coz I'm a 17yrs old student and I intend to make a trip alone to Eastern Europe(via Switzerland and the return from Munich) and I was wondering if anyone has any inside tips on budget accommodation in Prague, Budapest and Bratislava...

  Try www.lonelyplanet.com

• Meia Gisborn

  15 Jan 10, 23:36

  32°F for a high today, 40°F tomorrow. Woohoo!

• jetta

  16 Jan 10, 02:22

  Originally posted by Meia Gisborn:

  32°F for a high today, 40°F tomorrow. Woohoo!

  Delusions of warmer pastures. 

• lovegoddes

  17 Jan 10, 03:03

  high of 45°F for me today. 

  i think its starting to warm up a bit before the temperature plunges again.

  yesterday there was a shooting 5 blocks from where I am staying.. yikes.

• lovegoddes

  17 Jan 10, 03:03

  
  

• lovegoddes

  17 Jan 10, 03:04

  
  

• jetta

  17 Jan 10, 12:23

  Originally posted by lovegoddes:

  high of 45°F for me today. 

  i think its starting to warm up a bit before the temperature plunges again.

  yesterday there was a shooting 5 blocks from where I am staying.. yikes.

  Yikes and yikes!

  We can't complain here. Temps in the 70s, no bad weather days.

• littlestream

  19 Jan 10, 22:32

  after having -20 deg C, getting +2 deg C feels awesome!!! :)  great winter....if winter is like this all the time, i really don't mind winter and loving it too.  fresh cold air....wheet~~~~ ;-)

  but skiers are complaining!!!!  no snow....... operators also complaining!!!!   time to get that man-made snow machines running on overtime.

• jetta

  19 Jan 10, 23:23

  I take it back. We are getting wet. Yesterday's storm flooded parts of SD county. Today we are expecting 2 inches of rain and another 7 inches from storm #3 which arrives in a couple of days. We've had one fatality. A tree fell on a house while the occupant was asleep inside. 

  There was a foot of water along the street in front of my work, last night. Exciting! Three of our stores had to close due to power outages and leaky roofs. 

• Meia Gisborn

  20 Jan 10, 03:12

  Originally posted by jetta:

  I take it back. We are getting wet. Yesterday's storm flooded parts of SD county. Today we are expecting 2 inches of rain and another 7 inches from storm #3 which arrives in a couple of days. We've had one fatality. A tree fell on a house while the occupant was asleep inside. 

  There was a foot of water along the street in front of my work, last night. Exciting! Three of our stores had to close due to power outages and leaky roofs. 

  
  Waaaaaaitaminit... So you're saying it's not an earthquake that's going to wipe California off the face of the map? 

• Arapahoe

  20 Jan 10, 06:13

  Originally posted by jetta:

  I take it back. We are getting wet. Yesterday's storm flooded parts of SD county. Today we are expecting 2 inches of rain and another 7 inches from storm #3 which arrives in a couple of days. We've had one fatality. A tree fell on a house while the occupant was asleep inside. 

  There was a foot of water along the street in front of my work, last night. Exciting! Three of our stores had to close due to power outages and leaky roofs. 

  did i saw you from the news where shop get to shop with a torch light!!! ha ha ha

• Arapahoe

  20 Jan 10, 06:15

  i check the rain gauge this morning it was 2.25 inch and i check today after the big storm its 6.00 inches....in Long Beach.  with a tonado warning ha ha ha....

  Looks like you can fill up your pool now.

• lostintransition

  20 Jan 10, 07:57

  we're having above 0deg C temperature over here too...woohooooo...most of the snow have melted. i wore my light jacket today....how great!!

• Arapahoe

  20 Jan 10, 08:00

  Originally posted by lostintransition:

  we're having above 0deg C temperature over here too...woohooooo...most of the snow have melted. i wore my light jacket today....how great!!

  
  don't worry our storm is heading your way....ha ha ha

• lostintransition

  20 Jan 10, 09:49

  Originally posted by Arapahoe:

  
  don't worry our storm is heading your way....ha ha ha

  
  spoil spot! *sulk*

   

• jetta

  20 Jan 10, 12:14

  Originally posted by Meia Gisborn:

  
  Waaaaaaitaminit... So you're saying it's not an earthquake that's going to wipe California off the face of the map? 

  Yah... an earthquake of illegal proportion. hahahha!

  We are getting thoroughly soaked man. We need the rain just not all at once. Can you believe a tornado warning was issued? Now they're saying that there's a 4th storm on the way. You guys to the east and north of us brace yourselves.

• jetta

  21 Jan 10, 23:36

  Can you believe it's another soaking wet day here? Rare for us to have rain let alone 4 winter storm systems back to back.

• littlestream

  21 Jan 10, 23:42

  and we are having sunshine

  *takes cover*  LOL

• Kuali Baba

  21 Jan 10, 23:52

  Originally posted by littlestream:

  and we are having sunshine

  *takes cover*  LOL

  Why take cover when you can bask in it?