Ice Storm
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Last night around 9pm the rain / sleet / ice started to fall. It continued on and off throughout the night and into the morning. Fifty miles north (Chicago) they got snow. Everything in between is a lovely mix from what I hear. The drive to work was "interesting". The trees look amazing covered with ice. A few massive branches down here and there. The roads were passable. I averaged 30 mph on roads that usually support 65 mph. I live in a small village ~20 miles away from the small city where I work. Despite the ice and slush I didn't see a single car off the road. There was some incredible looking lightening in the eastern sky. With all the clouds it appeared as giant bluish-green orbs hovering in the horizon for 3-4 seconds.
We had a lovely little mix of ice with a dusting of snow on top out my way as well. It was a pain to get in the car this morning, but it wasn't nearly as bad as a couple of times that we've had in the recent past. I know I have some old photos from a '97 ice storm that we had and I know that we had some from a nasty ice storm about 3 years back. It was pretty. If I can find the photos I'll try to add them to the group in the Flickr group.
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I have heard tell of such things, but here in Blighty it never gets anywhere cold enough for it to happen! Do you have any pics?
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Live images[^] from (I think) the same storm system.
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Last night around 9pm the rain / sleet / ice started to fall. It continued on and off throughout the night and into the morning. Fifty miles north (Chicago) they got snow. Everything in between is a lovely mix from what I hear. The drive to work was "interesting". The trees look amazing covered with ice. A few massive branches down here and there. The roads were passable. I averaged 30 mph on roads that usually support 65 mph. I live in a small village ~20 miles away from the small city where I work. Despite the ice and slush I didn't see a single car off the road. There was some incredible looking lightening in the eastern sky. With all the clouds it appeared as giant bluish-green orbs hovering in the horizon for 3-4 seconds.
For a change I lucked out. The freezing rain that was forcast for Johnstown PA last night didn't.
Today's lesson is brought to you by the word "niggardly". Remember kids, don't attribute to racism what can be explained by Scandinavian language roots. -- Robert Royall
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Last night around 9pm the rain / sleet / ice started to fall. It continued on and off throughout the night and into the morning. Fifty miles north (Chicago) they got snow. Everything in between is a lovely mix from what I hear. The drive to work was "interesting". The trees look amazing covered with ice. A few massive branches down here and there. The roads were passable. I averaged 30 mph on roads that usually support 65 mph. I live in a small village ~20 miles away from the small city where I work. Despite the ice and slush I didn't see a single car off the road. There was some incredible looking lightening in the eastern sky. With all the clouds it appeared as giant bluish-green orbs hovering in the horizon for 3-4 seconds.
Thankfully the freezing rain turned to regular rain about 6pm here in St Louis, all melted by this morning. We even had a thunderstorm last night.
Bar fomos edo pariyart gedeem, agreo eo dranem abal edyero eyrem kalm kareore
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I have heard tell of such things, but here in Blighty it never gets anywhere cold enough for it to happen! Do you have any pics?
------------------------------------ America is the only country that went from barbarism to decadence without civilization in between. Oscar Wilde
It's all pretty and nice .. if you don't have to drive anywhere. The worst I remember was about a year after I arrived. I had to drive 15 miles to a training class on a sheet of ice. Took about 90 minutes, after spending 10 minutes smashing the half an inch of ice off of my car. Couldn't even open the door until I hit it a few times. Thankfully these days I have a garage.
Bar fomos edo pariyart gedeem, agreo eo dranem abal edyero eyrem kalm kareore
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It's all pretty and nice .. if you don't have to drive anywhere. The worst I remember was about a year after I arrived. I had to drive 15 miles to a training class on a sheet of ice. Took about 90 minutes, after spending 10 minutes smashing the half an inch of ice off of my car. Couldn't even open the door until I hit it a few times. Thankfully these days I have a garage.
Bar fomos edo pariyart gedeem, agreo eo dranem abal edyero eyrem kalm kareore
The proper method for removing a thickish layer of ice is to start the car an hour before departure and have the heat cranked up to max. Everything is much easier once the ice has been melted free of the glass.
Today's lesson is brought to you by the word "niggardly". Remember kids, don't attribute to racism what can be explained by Scandinavian language roots. -- Robert Royall
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The proper method for removing a thickish layer of ice is to start the car an hour before departure and have the heat cranked up to max. Everything is much easier once the ice has been melted free of the glass.
Today's lesson is brought to you by the word "niggardly". Remember kids, don't attribute to racism what can be explained by Scandinavian language roots. -- Robert Royall
Leaving the keys in the ignition of a running car isn't necessarily the brightest thing to do. Sometimes old fashioned elbow grease might be the better option... http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&q=defrosting+cars+stolen&meta=&btnG=Google+Search[^]
Vincent www.pub-olympics.com
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Leaving the keys in the ignition of a running car isn't necessarily the brightest thing to do. Sometimes old fashioned elbow grease might be the better option... http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&q=defrosting+cars+stolen&meta=&btnG=Google+Search[^]
Vincent www.pub-olympics.com
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Leaving the keys in the ignition of a running car isn't necessarily the brightest thing to do. Sometimes old fashioned elbow grease might be the better option... http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&q=defrosting+cars+stolen&meta=&btnG=Google+Search[^]
Vincent www.pub-olympics.com
Have you ever tried chiseling half an inch of ice off by hand? An eigth isn't that bad and even a quarter is doable with enough time, but beyond that it becomes an exercise in futility with an application of heat. A hairdrier/heat gun's a pita. Boiling water risks cracking the glass with thermal shock. Even then melting the outer surface doesn't get you much, unless you melt almost all the way though. If you're too distrusting of your neighbors, and too cheap to buy a remote start kit, take a book and read in your car while the heater loosens the ice for you.
Today's lesson is brought to you by the word "niggardly". Remember kids, don't attribute to racism what can be explained by Scandinavian language roots. -- Robert Royall
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The proper method for removing a thickish layer of ice is to start the car an hour before departure and have the heat cranked up to max. Everything is much easier once the ice has been melted free of the glass.
Today's lesson is brought to you by the word "niggardly". Remember kids, don't attribute to racism what can be explained by Scandinavian language roots. -- Robert Royall
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Last night around 9pm the rain / sleet / ice started to fall. It continued on and off throughout the night and into the morning. Fifty miles north (Chicago) they got snow. Everything in between is a lovely mix from what I hear. The drive to work was "interesting". The trees look amazing covered with ice. A few massive branches down here and there. The roads were passable. I averaged 30 mph on roads that usually support 65 mph. I live in a small village ~20 miles away from the small city where I work. Despite the ice and slush I didn't see a single car off the road. There was some incredible looking lightening in the eastern sky. With all the clouds it appeared as giant bluish-green orbs hovering in the horizon for 3-4 seconds.
We had an ice storm Tuesday night. After the road crews were out all night putting salt on the streets, you could get around pretty well and the streets and shoulders were clear. The temperature wasn't too bad (32°F), so my running partner and I went out at noon for our usual Wednesday run: 6.25 miles. It was okay until we got to the part that runs on the bike path. Er, the bike path doesn't get treated by the dudes with the salt. We ended up running in the ice-coated grass along the side of the path. We set a new record for our slowest time on the route :sigh:.
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