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Meanwhile, here in the nice, warm desert.
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In DC that would be a catastrophic event. Send it down here, I could use a laugh 
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Basil, when's the last time it snow there (any significant amount)?
Wow, I bet drivers go nuts over that!
Wow, I bet drivers go nuts over that!
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Just got back from grabbing lunch
1 people are freaking stupid 2 feet of snow with higher drifts does not mean your sedan will get through it. Trying to follow my truck which struggled to get through it is even dumber.
2 just because I have a winch on the front of my truck does not mean I will pull you out because you tried to do the impossible. If I dont know you it's not going to happen. I will let you use my phone to call a tow truck or give you a ride to a warm place.
3 To the guy riding the older bmw motorcycle with the side car out in this weather you are now my hero.
1 people are freaking stupid 2 feet of snow with higher drifts does not mean your sedan will get through it. Trying to follow my truck which struggled to get through it is even dumber.
2 just because I have a winch on the front of my truck does not mean I will pull you out because you tried to do the impossible. If I dont know you it's not going to happen. I will let you use my phone to call a tow truck or give you a ride to a warm place.
3 To the guy riding the older bmw motorcycle with the side car out in this weather you are now my hero.
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Stewart said:
Probably a Ural motorbike, those Russian ones that they still make... I'm told that they are excellent in the snow, something about the extra traction of the side car.
Here in Calgary we have our cold snap right now, got a bunch of snow on Friday (took me two hours to get home from work! usually takes half-an-hour...) Now it's just cold, and looks like it will stay cold right through to Christmas, ah well...
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Most, if not all Urals have a driven sidecar wheel that can be engaged for off-road use. On snow I'm sure it probably helps quite a bit.
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Also... One of my local Flickr contacts here in Alberta (have never met him in person) owns a BMW motorbike outfitted for all weather, including winter riding... The evidence here - https://www.flickr.com/photos/catsfive/sets/72057594090191470/
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<span style="font-style: italic">New Mexico's nice warm desert?!!</span>
I once lived in Socorro. We used to tell newcomers that there's nothing between them and Canada but a couple of barbed-wire fences. Still, it could get way below zero at night, then hit 60 midday. Coldest temperature I ever experienced, 15 below, was in Socorro. Those light snows were par for the course, too.
This week in the LA area: 55F right now, and we are supposed to get heavy rain tomorrow, snow in the mountains. I would have taken out the Bugeye anyway, but my clutch-foot ankle is giving me trouble again. Sigh.
I once lived in Socorro. We used to tell newcomers that there's nothing between them and Canada but a couple of barbed-wire fences. Still, it could get way below zero at night, then hit 60 midday. Coldest temperature I ever experienced, 15 below, was in Socorro. Those light snows were par for the course, too.
This week in the LA area: 55F right now, and we are supposed to get heavy rain tomorrow, snow in the mountains. I would have taken out the Bugeye anyway, but my clutch-foot ankle is giving me trouble again. Sigh.
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Hey, that's no more than a light dusting.... :wink:
We have had 17+ inches of the white stuff on the ground, three more than the average for the month of December, and we aren't halfway through the month yet. This weekend has seen warmer temps, which has reduced the level still down on the ground, but it will freeze again overnight which will make for an interesting commute to work for some tomorrow.
Forecast is for some 140 inches over the course of the winter. Yippee.
We have had 17+ inches of the white stuff on the ground, three more than the average for the month of December, and we aren't halfway through the month yet. This weekend has seen warmer temps, which has reduced the level still down on the ground, but it will freeze again overnight which will make for an interesting commute to work for some tomorrow.
Forecast is for some 140 inches over the course of the winter. Yippee.
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Steve said:
When a friend of ours retired he moved to Wisconsin and loves it. He puts skis on his airplane and flies all winter. Heck - some of the guys in the airplane club are happy as can be that it's finally winter, they get to land on the frozen lakes and dig out their skis too. One of 'em is from Tampa and just moved to Anchorage - I doubt we'll ever see him back here, he's loving it.
