Tex Jones, SASS 2263 Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 Very little snow in this part of (south central) MN, but cold. The high today -1 dropping to -7 tonight. Worst part is my truck's battery or starter or both died. The truck is 8 years old and is garaged except for two nights last week. I think the battery is original. On the other hand, my wife's 2002 VW that has been sitting in the garage since October (except for a couple of days when I drove it), started right up. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheatin Charlie Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 4 hours ago, The Original Lumpy Gritz said: FAA airport code. Bet you don't fly much You could count on one hand and have fingers left over! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kloehr Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 28 minutes ago, Tex Jones, SASS 2263 said: The high today -1 dropping to -7 tonight. Worst part is my truck's battery or starter or both died. The truck is 8 years old and is garaged except for two nights last week. I think the battery is original... I'm sure it is the battery. Eight years is amazing performance. Just replaced the battery in my home backup generator on Saturday. My truck, former police car, and Challenger garage queen all got new batteries this year. Close to $1,000 in plastic boxes full of lead and acid all in a few months. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rye Miles #13621 Posted January 15 Author Share Posted January 15 29 minutes ago, Cheatin Charlie said: You could count on one hand and have fingers left over! Me too, I’ve flown exactly 4 times, that includes there and back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackwater 53393 Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 Just before dark. Still snowing… 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watab kid Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 my niece lives in nashville , thats not much snow unless there is ice under it that wont slow her down much , we get that much snow as a "skiff" , my friend in wisconsin [east side - north central] sais they got two feet in a day or so , , yall dont really know snow 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sassnetguy50 Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 @watab kid something like this? There was green grass 5 days before this. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rye Miles #13621 Posted January 16 Author Share Posted January 16 Cleveland this morning, we’ll probably wind up with an inch or maybe two. Very light snowfall Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imis Twohofon,SASS # 46646 Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 Watab..."yall dont really know snow"? We only get acquainted with snow every few years. We have NO interest in knowing snow. I live in Tennessee because I lived in Denver in my youth. Imis 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badlands Bob #61228 Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 It's 35 degrees and raining in Georgia. Missed it by THAT much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackwater 53393 Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 (edited) Like I said in my first post on this thread, this is a yankee snow. It got cold first and then snowed on dry ground! The snow we know is usually laying on top of an inch of ice and has a layer of frozen rain glazed over the top of it! Until you’ve driven in that stuff or the wet snow that falls fast on warm ground and freezes from the top down, you don’t know snow either!! Read my first post on this thread… Edited January 16 by Blackwater 53393 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michigan Slim Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 On my way to check my water plant last night. VID_20240115_150818050.mp4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sixgun Seamus Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 9 minutes ago, Michigan Slim said: On my way to check my water plant last night. VID_20240115_150818050.mp4 You missed every one of them! 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rye Miles #13621 Posted January 16 Author Share Posted January 16 1 hour ago, Blackwater 53393 said: Like I said in my first post on this thread, this is a yankee snow. It got cold first and then snowed on dry ground! The snow we know is usually laying on top of an inch of ice and has a layer of frozen rain glazed over the top of it! Until you’ve driven in that stuff or the wet snow that falls fast on warm ground and freezes from the top down, you don’t know snow either!! Read my first post on this thread… We've had any kind of snow and ice you can imagine here in NE Ohio. We know snow here, trust me! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michigan Slim Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 5 hours ago, Sixgun Seamus said: You missed every one of them! Kaya wasn't with me. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texas Maverick Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 21 hours ago, Blackwater 53393 said: Five minutes ago! Four hours have passed! We left Colorado because of this. I don't miss it at all. TM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackwater 53393 Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 I love to have one heavy snow and a good week long freeze every year!! Despite what some people will say, it seems to result in fewer bugs in the spring and summer. All the other motorcyclists will understand completely!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gateway Kid SASS# 70038 Life Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 Ha Ha Ha Ha! Love the "don't know snow" . I moved to the west slope in '96 from Denver to get out of the snow and partially succeeded. Far as I am concerned snow should stay in the mountains to ski on. Here in Grand Junction we typically get (at most) 2-6 inches in a big storm from time to time. So far this year is behind schedule at about 3.1 inches total with another 1 or 2 expected by Saturday. Up on the Grand Mesa they are at about 60" so far and slightly behind last year but looking good for March (which is our wettest month) The Central mountains YESTERDAY got 12-50 inches depending where they were and though some did set records in most cases they were not even close to a record! I saw where Nashville set a record and reached their yearly total with 6 inches bringing them to 7 inches. Until you have driven on snow where you leave trenches from your axle pumpkins or had your semi's front bumper dragging or been on a sloping roadway at a stop and the car slides downhill all by itself, or had your front door pushed in by a snowdrift reaching the roof line I think there are a lot of people who "know snow" here. Of course that doesn't include the "flatlanders" who can't drive very well on dry roads! Regards (and stay warm!) Gateway Kid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rye Miles #13621 Posted January 16 Author Share Posted January 16 1 hour ago, Blackwater 53393 said: I love to have one heavy snow and a good week long freeze every year!! Despite what some people will say, it seems to result in fewer bugs in the spring and summer. All the other motorcyclists will understand completely!! You’re absolutely correct! An exterminator told me that exact same thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyesa Horg Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 8 hours ago, Michigan Slim said: On my way to check my water plant last night. VID_20240115_150818050.mp4 That's how I always see them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickasaw Bill SASS #70001 Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 I do not even have to get in the truck , had at least 7 with in 40 yds of the front porch last nite just about dark CB 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cypress Sun Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 The local news said that 47 of the lower 48 (Florida had none) had some form of snow cover on the ground and that 54% of the ground in the lower 48 was snow covered. Means it's pretty cold folks. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rye Miles #13621 Posted January 16 Author Share Posted January 16 30 minutes ago, Cypress Sun said: The local news said that 47 of the lower 48 (Florida had none) had some form of snow cover on the ground and that 54% of the ground in the lower 48 was snow covered. Means it's pretty cold folks. Climate change 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watab kid Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 19 hours ago, sassnetguy50 said: @watab kid something like this? There was green grass 5 days before this. ya , kinda like that on occasion , Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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