View Full Version : I heard it was supposed to snow this weekend...
HoneyBadger
02-19-2015, 13:16
i6zaVYWLTkU
Ha, forgot that video. Love it. Especially having seen non snow staters reactions myself.
StagLefty
02-19-2015, 13:50
IMPOSSIBLE it's 60 out now !!!
GilpinGuy
02-19-2015, 14:28
56641
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ci_Ths8_y-o
glenncal1
02-19-2015, 14:49
Every time more than an inch is forecast, its "Snowpocalypse"
Hope we get dumped on this weekend. We need the snow and moisture
wctriumph
02-19-2015, 14:55
Every time more than an inch is forecast, its "Snowpocalypse"
Only in Georgia my friend, only in Georgia!
I am a Colorado native. When I was in grade school (Lakewood, 1970s), a foot of snow was an excuse to leave 15 minutes or so early so we could play in the snow while walking to school(about a mile).
SideShow Bob
02-19-2015, 16:23
I am a Colorado native. When I was in grade school (Lakewood, 1970s), a foot of snow was an excuse to leave 15 minutes or so early so we could play in the snow while walking to school(about a mile).
And it was uphill both ways, right ?
RblDiver
02-19-2015, 16:34
I guarantee we'll get snow. How do I know? Because I finally got my car washed in anticipation of nicer days. *Sigh*
Aloha_Shooter
02-19-2015, 16:46
Only in Georgia my friend, only in Georgia!
Hell, a prediction of 1/2-inch will start runs on TP, bread, and milk in DC ... Been there, done that, laughed my ass off at the DC populace.
Get outside today, it is wonderful!!
And it was uphill both ways, right ?
Nah, pretty much uphill there, sledding/sliding/bumper skiing downhill all the way home...[Muaha]
Hope we get dumped on this weekend. We need the snow and moisture
Easy for you to say when you don't have to go outside :P
Delfuego
02-19-2015, 19:20
56655
GunsRBadMMMMKay
02-19-2015, 19:28
56655
HAH.....this picture has a date with facebook.
It's gonna do something, or maybe nothing. I almost, kinda guarantee it.
It's gonna do something, or maybe nothing. I almost, kinda guarantee it.
You're perfect, you should apply at the local news station and make $250K per year. :)
OtterbatHellcat
02-19-2015, 22:36
56655
LOL.
Great-Kazoo
02-19-2015, 22:43
Easy for you to say when you don't have to go outside :P
It's not the driving but parking that's a bitch.
Yay. I'll probably have to shovel.
I didn't leave my house until today this week. I thought it'd be a nice break, but it wasn't. Next week I'm going to actually go some where during the day instead of trying to work from home. I just can't do it.
GilpinGuy
02-19-2015, 23:50
I hope we get a massive dump. We haven't had one in a while. I like to have a giant pile of firewood in the house, a bunch of good food and booze on hand, the snowblower all gassed up, and just relax during the storm. It's good to slow down for a day or two. After that, we're all ready to murder each other.
glenncal1
02-20-2015, 10:03
I am a Colorado native. When I was in grade school (Lakewood, 1970s), a foot of snow was an excuse to leave 15 minutes or so early so we could play in the snow while walking to school(about a mile).
Uphill both ways I bet. [ROFL3]
trlcavscout
02-20-2015, 10:03
I really hope we don't get shit because I hate working in the crap.
SideShow Bob
02-20-2015, 11:11
Uphill both ways I bet. [ROFL3]
See post #11.............[facepalm]
I need at least another 6 feet of snow at my house so let it come; I hope we get more then what is predicted.
Uphill both ways I bet. [ROFL3]
Actually, pretty much any day I went to school, it was all down hill...at least for my teachers. [Muaha]
It's starting here. Big flakes are a comin' down. Word is 16".
SamuraiCO
02-20-2015, 13:29
Stopped at the store for a few items for the wife. Mayhem this morning. Glad I could go through express checking lane.
Got to be at Anschtz Med Campus at 7:30 tomorrow AM for a CE program. Glad the storm is hitting on a weekend for us.
Bring on the snow.
Cloud cover and dark clouds on the way in Wheat Ridge. A foot of snow would be awesome!
Stopped at the store for a few items for the wife. Mayhem this morning. Glad I could go through express checking lane.
Got to be at Anschtz Med Campus at 7:30 tomorrow AM for a CE program. Glad the storm is hitting on a weekend for us.
Bring on the snow.
This is my normal two week grocery top off cycle today, Kings was not too bad but COSTCO was Ridiculous!
I overhead some people at the self checkout all talking about stocking up and the storm, sounding all worried. The clerk (who knows me/family) asked me about the pre-storm panic and my statement was; "This is Colorado this time of the year. We get most of our snow in the spring. Snows like bat-shit crazy and then 60 degrees the days after. You live here, you should always be prepared for this." The other people then stated they just moved here from Cali...................figures
I dont believe the snow forecast until I actually see it.................
[Beer]
RED ALERT!!!
The sky is falling!!!
Started and stopped in a matter or 5 minutes, well thats all folks.
buffalobo
02-20-2015, 14:08
Winter storm warning just came across the weather app.[panic][LOL][panic]
Went out and filled the bird feeders just a little while ago, poor guys have a tough time finding food if we get that much snow
Cloud cover and dark clouds on the way in Wheat Ridge. A foot of snow would be awesome!
Howdy neighbor. Yup grey skies. Wonder if it is going to start sooner than expected?
BushMasterBoy
02-20-2015, 14:48
Clouds and winds moving into Pueblo. I have beer, I am safe.
Aloha_Shooter
02-20-2015, 14:51
Went out and filled the bird feeders just a little while ago, poor guys have a tough time finding food if we get that much snow
How in the world did Nature survive in the millenia before humans created bird feeders? [hammer]
Just kidding, glad you're giving them an assist ...
Starting to flurry in Castle Rock.
Rooskibar03
02-20-2015, 15:22
Wife said fat flakes at our place are coming down.
Wife said fat flakes at our place are coming down.
I am bracing for my 3 hour drive home...
Rooskibar03
02-20-2015, 16:06
I am bracing for my 3 hour drive home...
Almost glad I work until 8 tonight. Maybe traffic will have died down.
9news posted this picture on their Facebook page regarding grocery store lines. Could you imagine the insanity if there was a real reason to panic?
https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpf1/v/l/t1.0-9/10986858_10152952078771077_6516376925321530047_n.j pg?oh=b2a7a0966321e1b4ac586e20355d2e68&oe=55856A88
RblDiver
02-20-2015, 16:56
Seems like a pretty typical line at some of the supermarkets I sometimes visit.
Hazel's in Boulder (they only sell liquid), parking lot has never been that full since they opened, -me thinks some folks don't want to run out mid-storm! :)
cmailliard
02-20-2015, 17:35
9news posted this picture on their Facebook page regarding grocery store lines. Could you imagine the insanity if there was a real reason to panic?
That's what I just saw at King Soopers by me. Batshit crazy. Barely any milk, bread, soup left on the shelves. All I wanted was to make Grilled Cheese and Tomato Soup tonight. Got the last two cans of generic tomato soup. Got second to last pack of Farmland Bacon and they had plenty of ice cream.
All for 10" of snow . . . . . in Colorado. Stupid people
Great-Kazoo
02-20-2015, 17:38
IT BETTER SNOW. I've deforsted a bunch of soups & stews to take us in to tuesday.
In other news:
This panic buying shows how unprepared the majority of people are. Thankfully they're food and not ammo shopping.
This panic buying shows how unprepared the majority of people are.
-with multi-day warning. Imagine if some event occurred, with no warning at all...
Great-Kazoo
02-20-2015, 17:52
-with multi-day warning. Imagine if some event occurred, with no warning at all...
Too Bad So Sad. Of course they are the same ones who say, Well if something happens I'm coming over your house [ROFL2] That cold hard slap of reality will sound like a cannon .
Chicken Little the meteorologist strikes again...[panic]
Too Bad So Sad. Of course they are the same ones who say, Well if something happens I'm coming over your house [ROFL2] That cold hard slap of reality will sound like a cannon .
Quieter then a cannon when suppressed
When weather events (hurricanes) happened back when I lived in NC/GA/FL, the masses acted each and every time as if no such event had ever occurred before. Power would be out for several weeks, all the stores boarded up, FEMA had daily water/food handouts in the local Home Depot parking lots and at night the droning on of generators was enough to make the unaware put earplugs in. I say the unaware as night was when the looting often went into gear and thus earplugs might be a bad idea if you want to hear what's going on around you. It didn't matter if you lived in a $300K condo or a $4M waterfront home, darkness provided cover for those that wanted to benefit from a bad situation.
While milk/bread were the go-to panic items in GA, NC & FL folks didn't much care about anything but booze pre-storm and thus it was a state law that when the eye was within X number of miles (I think the "box" was 500 miles when I lived there), all ABC stores in NC had to close and no more alcohol was sold. In any event, no matter how routine storms are, be they hurricanes in the SE, snow storms where it snows, or other such things, the vast majority don't plan ahead.
When I first bought a home in Florida, a friend there told me to go buy 50 gallons of water. Granted, there hadn't been a hurricane in that county in over 100 years but he said to go buy 50 individual gallons of drinking water and just put it away (grabbing a few to go in a hurry is easier than putting a 50gl drum in the car). I had the space so I bought the water and put it away. Sure enough, first time in over 100 years we managed to be the bulls-eye for three CAT-3+ storms in a single year (2004). The drinking water was nice to have, I lived right on the water so we used sea water to flush the toilets with 5gl buckets.
Long story abbreviated: the lines at the FEMA stations at Home Depot were hundreds of people long every day for the most basic of needs - water.
We don't have hurricanes in CO but there are plenty of people that don't have the bare necessities should all services cease for several weeks. It's gotta suck to be them if something should happen.
-It's often cold here in Winter, do you have a means to stay warm if the power/gas lines are out?
-It's dry here, do you have adequate water if the well runs dry, civic water stops, Etc.?
-We have forest fires here, is your gas tank filled and can you get out of the woods in a hurry?
Just some random thoughts as I sit here dreading shoveling the sidewalks tomorrow morning [Dunno]
RED ALERT!!!
The sky is falling!!!
Started and stopped in a matter or 5 minutes, well thats all folks.
I'm glad they can accurately predict weather, and climate in the future based on CO2.
Wind has picked up and started snowing.
Kathy Sabine wants 12 to 16"s can anyone stand up?
Wife got home and exclaimed "why the heck were there so many people at the store. They were buying cases of water, firewood and it was crazy."
Common sense has gone the way of the Dinosaurs. People believe what the IDIOT media tells them so they act like idiots, buying groceries, gas etc.
And there are alot of them here on this site. Peeps are just groomed by the media and government.
Grow some balls figure out what you need what it takes to live/exist then you will prosper.
It's going to snow?
<looks out window>
We are out of regular weekly groceries and still didn't go to the store. 12" of snow isn't anything to panic over.
Great-Kazoo
02-20-2015, 20:03
Kathy Sabine wants 12 to 16"s can anyone stand up?
I'd take one for the team, bad weather or not.
hurley842002
02-20-2015, 20:08
Kathy Sabine wants 12 to 16"s can anyone stand up?
Give me two tries and I'll measure up....
Great-Kazoo
02-20-2015, 20:48
Give me two tries and I'll measure up....
Not what she said. But hey never let the truth get in the way of a good story.
Stopped at King Soopers to pick up some bread. Shelves were ravaged, no milk, no bananas, it's like someone predicted a hurricane.....ridiculous.
Stopped at King Soopers to pick up some bread. Shelves were ravaged, no milk, no bananas, it's like someone predicted a hurricane.....ridiculous.
I went to Walmart for some snacks as we were running low. The hurricane analogy is spot on. I've been through three or four of them. The shelves at Walmart reminded me of the hurricanes. Of course people were preparing for a week or more with no power and undrinkable water. Not two days of snow.
Wife said fat flakes at our place are coming down.
Snowflakes are raindrops with their 'chutes deployed.
cmailliard
02-20-2015, 22:56
NOAA is already lowering the total snowfall estimates. Only 5"-13" on the north side here. Most around the metro are the same. That's 2"-5" less than predicted this morning if memory serves correct.
buffalobo
02-20-2015, 23:15
Ain't got squat here. Drove thru some sleet on way home 4 hrs and 15 miles west ago.
Aloha_Shooter
02-20-2015, 23:21
This panic buying shows how unprepared the majority of people are. Thankfully they're food and not ammo shopping.
What really annoys me is that I used to be able to needle people in DC for this kind of panic-buying but seeing it in Colorado ... ugh! [facepalm]
SideShow Bob
02-20-2015, 23:21
Sleet and freezing rain in the KC area.........
So... Anyone seen snow?
Sent by a free-range electronic weasel, with no sense of personal space.
Snowed off and on a few times tonight. As of this morning they were saying to expect to wake up to only 1-2" tomorrow morning, and things won't really start picking up until Sunday day.
-raccoons running around in back lawn setting off motion-sensor lights. Can't we please import additional mountain lions already?!
Great-Kazoo
02-20-2015, 23:34
-raccoons running around in back lawn setting off motion-sensor lights. Can't we please import additional mountain lions already?!
With all the hikers & joggers, they've gotten spoiled. Hikers https://sp.yimg.com/ib/th?id=HN.608006540239438897&pid=15.1&P=0
Raccoons , no way https://sp.yimg.com/ib/th?id=HN.608052599470163514&pid=15.1&P=0
Firehaus
02-20-2015, 23:44
-raccoons running around in back lawn setting off motion-sensor lights. Can't we please import additional mountain lions already?!
Can't you just trap them and dump them into a 55gallon drum of water?
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I washed the car today. This should be the storm of the century.
trlcavscout
02-20-2015, 23:52
I had to go to the walmart in Timnath because the wife had to do some shopping for work, the only meat left was the like $6 a pound ground stuff. Still had lots of normal food but it was busier then normal for being late.
Rooskibar03
02-21-2015, 00:15
I washed the car today. This should be the storm of the century.
Yea but I didn't wash today like I wanted to so nothing's coming.
(Barely a dusting up here)
Coming down heavy and sticking to the lawn and street now.
blacklabel
02-21-2015, 00:57
I'm at DIA to pickup my wife. It's starting to come down good here.
I'm at DIA to pickup my wife. It's starting to come down good here.
Hey, drive safe.
blacklabel
02-21-2015, 01:38
Hey, drive safe.
We'll take our time getting home. I'm just glad her flight made it in.
pickenup
02-21-2015, 01:57
Went to town for dinner tonight. Asked the wife if we needed anything at the grocery store. Neither of us could think of anything we needed, so I guess we missed our chance to get ran over by crazed shoppers with their shopping carts, and fight over the last gallon of milk and loaf of bread. Damn.
We did fill up the car with gas. Didn't think about why there were 2-3 cars in every line until I read this thread. Figured it was normal that time of night. We just thought it was time to fill-up. It was, got 29 gallons in our 32 gallon tank. Can't remember the last time we need that much. (Gas gauge doesn't work, we use the odometer) Car was running most all day, not moving a lot, just trying to get a dually truck unstuck. Guess it used more gas than we thought.
Snow is coming down pretty good now. Maybe we will go shopping next week, then again, maybe not.
Great-Kazoo
02-21-2015, 02:22
I had to go to the walmart in Timnath because the wife had to do some shopping for work, the only meat left was the like $6 a pound ground stuff. Still had lots of normal food but it was busier then normal for being late.
We're coming to your house ;)
buffalobo
02-21-2015, 08:31
Still nada tostada out on the prairie. Only partly cloudy when I left the house at 6 this morning.
Snow started around Ft Lupton 40 miles west of us.
Anyone getting the "storm" of the century yet?
Got nothing but blue sky and sun up here so far.
StagLefty
02-21-2015, 08:50
minor snow overnight and just barely spitting snow now.
An inch, maybe 2. Streets are just wet. Heavy stuff is 'sposed'ta start up tonight and into tomorrow.
Great-Kazoo
02-21-2015, 09:01
Ground is finally covered, lightly. The stuff coming down is more freezing rain, not snow. The day's still early.
Jeffrey Lebowski
02-21-2015, 09:19
My wife snagged this one at some grocery store last night.
Someone is having a hell of a milk party this weekend.
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hollohas
02-21-2015, 09:20
If you can't make it through a weekend without an "emergency" trip to the grocery store to "stock up" on milk and bread, you should reexamine your life priorities. (Not directed at any individual here, just an open statement for the people standing in line pushing for the last loaf of bread). Furthermore, 12-18" of snow is NOTHING. Especially on the weekend when it's not during the normal weekday commute. In fact, I have a barber appointment today at 4 right when it's supposed to snow the heaviest. "OMG, he's crazy, he's going out in the storm!" Please pray that I survive the Siberian Express or whatever they are calling this.
HoneyBadger
02-21-2015, 09:27
If you can't make it through a weekend without an "emergency" trip to the grocery store to "stock up" on milk and bread, you should reexamine your life priorities. (Not directed at any individual here, just an open statement for the people standing in line pushing for the last loaf of bread). Furthermore, 12-18" of snow is NOTHING. Especially on the weekend when it's not during the normal weekday commute. In fact, I have a barber appointment today at 4 right when it's supposed to snow the heaviest. "OMG, he's crazy, he's going out in the storm!" Please pray that I survive the Siberian Express or whatever they are calling this.
+1
[ROFL1]
Hmmm...my normally 40 minute morning commute took...34 minutes. Maybe having everyone panic so that they stay off the damn roads is a good thing!
It is settled science. We do such an awesome job predicting the weather five days out, why don't you believe the 100 year temperature projections?
The globe is always warming somewhere, so I believe in global warming. After all, Al Gore and Barak Obama have Nobel prizes. They must be geniuses! The last Republican politician to get a Nobel prize is Theodore Roosevelt, so the rest of them must be dumb.
[Sarcasm2]
mackbamf
02-21-2015, 09:49
Just about to pull out of Vegas and heading for home. Planning to drive at least as far as Glenwood then will see how things are looking. I have two of my kids in tow so hopefully not as treacherous as they say it could be...
Hell, most of the time the Weather Guessers can't accurately tell us what's happening outside RIGHT NOW...
Didn't get around to baking any bread last night...hope I don't starve...
Heading out to run some errands shortly. Pray for my safety in these horrible conditions. [Sarcasm2]
hollohas
02-21-2015, 10:03
Hell, most of the time the Weather Guessers can't accurately tell us what's happening outside RIGHT NOW...
That's what kills me...watching the weather guy/gal on TV telling me 0% chance of precipitation, 75deg today all while I look out the window at a downpour (true story). They're so wrapped up in their models that they don't even bother to look at the sky to confirm what the computer says.
Do you mean like having the GPS talk you into driving into a lake or some stationary object?
Anyone getting the "storm" of the century yet?
Got nothing but blue sky and sun up here so far.
Not even the "storm of the week" here. 6" on the ground and partly cloudy.
Supposed to get 5"-8" today.
Maybe 5 inches of snow this morning, which was more than predicted. Surprisingly it melted off the street and sidewalk though.
I have nothing. It's ALWAYS windy at my house. It's dead calm up here. Weird.
Photo taken mid-blizzard, at 9:15am Saturday:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v355/hatidua/blizzard2015_zpsnddwqnen.jpg
Maybe 5 inches of snow this morning, which was more than predicted. Surprisingly it melted off the street and sidewalk though.
That's funny. I don't live too far from you and I don't think we even got two inches yet.
I had to shovel a couple of inches off of the front deck and the shaded portion of the driveway this morning (north facing drive)...there were spots of snow on the shaded areas of the streets in my neighborhood, but the major streets and I-70 were barely wet in most places.
Photo taken mid-blizzard, at 9:15am Saturday:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v355/hatidua/blizzard2015_zpsnddwqnen.jpg
Looks like you you did a hell of a job shoveling that sidewalk. [Sarcasm2]
I went to WalMart and King Soopers last night for a few things, and people were buying shit like it was TEOTWAWKI. Wanted to make some venison stew, there were NO carrots, NO celery, NO lettuce, bread shelves were ravaged, canned goods, dried beans, pastas, milk, all were damn near empty! I couldn't believe it.
WTF is wrong with people? I blame the news media and the weather clowns in particular, for over-sensationalizing their reporting and stirring up hysteria. Gotta pump those ratings ya know.....
Grocery store shelves looked kind of like the ammo shelves did a couple of years ago.
WTF is wrong with people? I blame the news media and the weather clowns in particular, for over-sensationalizing their reporting and stirring up hysteria. Gotta pump those ratings ya know.....
All in favor? Yay
No wonder people nowadays need the goberment to tell them what they need / to do.
[Coffee]
My driveway is dry. :) We got about 4" last night based on what is on the deck rails.
trlcavscout
02-21-2015, 10:35
It's snowing good up here, it better knock it off soon or I will have to shovel.
Great-Kazoo
02-21-2015, 10:37
My driveway is dry. :) We got about 4" last night based on what is on the deck rails.
Hopefully your commute to work is ok ;) Mine can be treacherous, sometimes.
trlcavscout
02-21-2015, 10:39
Hopefully your commute to work is ok ;) Mine can be treacherous, sometimes.
You need a rascal to get to your shop.
Great-Kazoo
02-21-2015, 10:40
I went to WalMart and King Soopers last night for a few things, and people were buying shit like it was TEOTWAWKI. Wanted to make some venison stew, there were NO carrots, NO celery, NO lettuce, bread shelves were ravaged, canned goods, dried beans, pastas, milk, all were damn near empty! I couldn't believe it.
WTF is wrong with people? I blame the news media and the weather clowns in particular, for over-sensationalizing their reporting and stirring up hysteria. Gotta pump those ratings ya know.....
This is when you bust out some of those dehydrated foods from the LDS cannery. If anything the diced carrots are amazing. Coul;dn't say how many times we've used them in soups, stews, across the board. Not 1 person could tell they were dehydrated. Like pothers here we've done entire meals using only dried products.
OH BTW: the spouse picked up 2lbs of carrots & celery, thursday. BEFORE any bum rushing the aisles happened.
hollohas
02-21-2015, 10:44
I went to WalMart and King Soopers last night for a few things, and people were buying shit like it was TEOTWAWKI. Wanted to make some venison stew, there were NO carrots, NO celery, NO lettuce, bread shelves were ravaged, canned goods, dried beans, pastas, milk, all were damn near empty! I couldn't believe it.
The oft cited notion that stores have 3 days of food inventory sure seem like a stretch, huh?
Hopefully your commute to work is ok ;) Mine can be treacherous, sometimes.
Yeah, those 20 steps are rough.
SideShow Bob
02-21-2015, 10:49
Anyone need me to bring back some milk & bread to the Denver area on Sunday ?
Milk - $15 per gallon
Bread - $7.50 per loaf
Or trade for M855......
[Tooth]
Photo taken mid-blizzard, at 9:15am Saturday:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v355/hatidua/blizzard2015_zpsnddwqnen.jpg
Guess I won't need my show shoes then. [Neene3]
That's funny. I don't live too far from you and I don't think we even got two inches yet.
I looked again and thought maybe only 3" in the back yard.
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-CY0CLQeCmY0/VOi1Zb4Py5I/AAAAAAAAPdw/tjaAtI144h4/w1552-h873-no/20150221_094205.jpg
But sure enough...This is on top of that box.
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-Gp12HX2SGN8/VOi4uL9QyoI/AAAAAAAAPeA/NGiW--06PL8/w1552-h873-no/20150221_095549.jpg
Only 3" on the concrete in the back though. Sidewalk out front looks like Hatidua's place.
ChunkyMonkey
02-21-2015, 12:25
Stu, are you still sporting a dog house without an actual dog??
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Stu, are you still sporting a dog house without an actual dog??
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It's a homeless shelter for the raccoons...
Just about to pull out of Vegas and heading for home. Planning to drive at least as far as Glenwood then will see how things are looking. I have two of my kids in tow so hopefully not as treacherous as they say it could be...
I hope you didn't bet on the weather.
Yeah, those 20 steps are rough.
That walker might catch on a rug.
It's a homeless shelter for the raccoons...
I can picture them begging for spare change now.
We have a dog now. She doesn't use the dog house though.
Went out and bought French toast supplies for this? Weak.
Wished we would've had a crazy snow storm it's been a while since I've been in one.
Guys, the heavy snow isn'tsupposed to happen until tomorrow.
buffalobo
02-21-2015, 13:07
Guys, the heavy snow isn'tsupposed to happen until tomorrow.
Your prediction or some talking head on TV?[emoji89]
trlcavscout
02-21-2015, 13:15
Guys, the heavy snow isn'tsupposed to happen until tomorrow.
Your prediction or some talking head on TV?[emoji89]
You heard him! I better call into work tomorrow to be safe.
Talking Heads.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98AJUj-qxHI.
[Coffee]
Great-Kazoo
02-21-2015, 14:29
We have a dog now. She doesn't use the dog house though.
Now you're enabling your dog [facepalm] No wonder your neighbor throws your mail on the ground.
Starting to pick up now on the south end of metro Denver.
Great-Kazoo
02-21-2015, 15:04
Starting to pick up now on the south end of metro Denver.
FINALLY! white out conditions, swirling snow AND it's sticking . Now to go grocery shopping.
My wife ran out to get something and I was like [panic] YOU CAN'T GO OUT THERE, YOU'LL DIE!!!
I better go put the chains on my truck so I can retrieve her dead and lifeless corpse...
Great-Kazoo
02-21-2015, 15:10
I better go put the chains on my truck so I can retrieve her dead and lifeless corpse...
The chains going on the truck or the wife ? Either way wear gloves.
Great-Kazoo
02-21-2015, 15:28
snowing like mad here now. of course its coming down horizontal so you guys will get all of it.
it's a surrealistic external snow globe, baby.
Just talked to a contractor in Longmont and he said it is like 40mph eons and coming down hard/firm.
buffalobo
02-21-2015, 15:55
Just talked to a contractor in Longmont and he said it is like 40mph eons and coming down hard/firm.
Am in Mead, wind and snow picked up about half hour ago. Blizzard like conditions.
Rooskibar03
02-21-2015, 15:55
Just talked to a contractor in Longmont and he said it is like 40mph eons and coming down hard/firm.
Heh Firm.
If the wife doesn't return with the car soon, I'm going to miss making a powder run at Sportsman's.
Oh snap dog! It's really coming down now! I'm going to have move my 8:00 am roof appointment on Monday to 9:00 am to allow time for melting.
Snow globe in Wheat Ridge..... Finally.
hollohas
02-21-2015, 16:49
Picking up in lakewood/littleton. Blowing about 30mph, 300ft visibility or so.
The weather is starting to catch up to the forecast now.
3:45pm Saturday, Boulder:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v355/hatidua/blizzard2_zpsztxpr1xr.jpg
theGinsue
02-21-2015, 16:55
Got a 3 gallon pot of chili (con carne) on the stove. Plan to just ride out the storm with plenty of good eats and liquids.
Might go out and shovel the snow I have now to keep the effort minimal as it accumulates.
SuperiorDG
02-21-2015, 16:59
Just got back from a hike at White Ranch, I love this stuff.
hollohas
02-21-2015, 17:04
Went from no snow to this in 10 minutes.
56717
Still not snowing enough to stick to the ground by my house by southlands. I even went shooting today in Elizabeth and it was fine out there, picked up a bit by the time we were leaving.
Coming down in Evergreen.. Hoping that I am able to get out of the house tomorrow without digging a tunnel.. :D
Crap, i need to drive down to University and Evans tonight. I think it will most likely get cancelled.
hollohas
02-21-2015, 17:26
Here a paragraph from a KDVR article I thought was stupid.
"A big snowstorm and Coloradans are ready. FOX31 Denver crews caught up with people preparing for the big event and stocking up on essentials before Mother Nature wallops the state."
Coloradans are ready?? Sorry KDVR folks, "stocking up" while pushing someone aside for the last loaf of bread is NOT ready. This type of stuff is actually what scares me the most about the thought of an actual major event happening. People are as far from "ready" as they could possibly be. If that many people aren't prepared for snow in Colorado of all things...yikes.
trlcavscout
02-21-2015, 17:28
It's just blowing ice now, started as wet snow but now it's slick as hell out.
It dumped a few inches in about 30 minutes here. The accident tracker's are going nuts.
hurley842002
02-21-2015, 17:42
The accident tracker's are going nuts.
http://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v2/15/02/21/0e9b7d9fad9fa8d4c112053c202dd52f.jpg
buffalobo
02-21-2015, 17:43
It's just blowing ice now, started as wet snow but now it's slick as hell out.
^^^This. Wet roads then 30mph wind and snow. Ugly slick.
Its a damn mess out there. I didn't even get out of my neighborhood before I was pushing a Ranger with broken 4wd up a hill. Traffic light is out, which is a mess without the weather. Assholes running red lights with plenty of time to stop. Some asshole cut me off in a lowered Chevy and immediately got stuck. He blocked the whole street before people pushed him out of the way. Vehicles of all makes stuck on EVERY hill. Also, no powder at Sportsmans. Don't go out if you don't need to.
Jeffrey Lebowski
02-21-2015, 17:47
I just got back in from snowbiking. It was OK.
buffalobo
02-21-2015, 17:49
Any 22lr?
SuperiorDG
02-21-2015, 17:52
I just got back in from snowbiking. It was OK.
White Ranch?
Oh I don't know. I haven't looked at commercial ammo much since I started reloading. Even the stuff that I don't/can'T reload for.
Jeffrey Lebowski
02-21-2015, 17:56
White Ranch?
Just around town with my wife. We tried to hit North Table, but it was too muddy and we didn't want to cause damage.
So, we cruised back through town and stopped at some friends' shop since they were open and slow.
IDon't go out if you don't need to.
I had to run an errand to a nearby spot here in town an hour ago and the roads, even at 20mph, are as slick as I've encountered. I pity anyone that has to actually commute any sort of distance in this mess.
I feel stupid for going out when I didn't need to.
buffalobo
02-21-2015, 18:13
I had to run an errand to a nearby spot here in town an hour ago and the roads, even at 20mph, are as slick as I've encountered. I pity anyone that has to actually commute any sort of distance in this mess.
25 miles down, 35 miles to go.[emoji33]
I had to run an errand to a nearby spot here in town an hour ago and the roads, even at 20mph, are as slick as I've encountered. I pity anyone that has to actually commute any sort of distance in this mess.
I drove up Parker Rd to Gander Mountain last week after the bit of snow that fell and the side roads were glare ice. I225 on the return, to stop by Cabela's, was OK but people were going 25-30MPH in the left lane. [Bang]
hollohas
02-21-2015, 18:20
Eh, I just went to costco for printer paper and ink because my wife needed to complete some work. Best time to shop at Costco = blizzard. The place was empty.
Roads were kinda slick because they were wet all day and then we got 3 inches in less than an hour. It made a thick packed down layer. Blizzaks plus AWD I had no problem.
Lots of folks went out this afternoon thinking the storm was a bust. Then the blizzard hit so fast they were surpirsed...even though it shouldn't have been a surprise...all the weather reports said the heavy stuff was going to hit late afternoon.
Dontchaknow. When it snows, Freeway left lane maximum 30 for subbies and Prius', right lane minimum 70 for lifted 4x4s. :)
Wife just got home from the kids baseball practice. Skipping the CRC annual meeting tonight.
Looking forward to 56 hours at work. Massive openings = lots of doubles and an 8 hour turnaround means not worth it try to go home on 287 and 52 to get 3 hours of sleep and come back. So 8am sat, and if im lucky off 4pm monday...
Blizzaks plus AWD I had no problem.
+1 Dedicated snow tires are worth their weight in gold. Have a set for all of my cars.
Turning to crap for sure now: 5:43pm, on the south end of the Denver metro area, in for the night, time to watch a movie or two, be safe if you have to venture out.
hurley842002
02-21-2015, 18:45
right lane minimum 70 for lifted 4x4s. :)
Except the trucks who's owners can't afford to replace those big ass tires, they can't make it off the side streets.
hurley842002
02-21-2015, 18:48
To the folks with bald tires and the folks driving retired police cruisers (also likely to have bald tires) STAY HOME!
To the folks with bald tires and the folks driving retired police cruisers (also likely to have bald tires) STAY HOME!
We got so many of those retired interceptors/vic near Thornton/Norhtglenn/Westminster/Broomfield area.
Damn it, I have go to all the way down to North side of Littleton for a pickup, and go to DU area tonight with my FWD vehicle. :(
hurley842002
02-21-2015, 19:15
We got so many of those retired interceptors/vic near Thornton/Norhtglenn/Westminster/Broomfield area.
Damn it, I have go to all the way down to North side of Littleton for a pickup, and go to DU area tonight with my FWD vehicle. :(
That's the area I'm seeing them lol
Aloha_Shooter
02-21-2015, 19:16
It's pretty sweet out there now, I'm fixing to go hit the hot tub in about 30 minutes ...
newracer
02-21-2015, 19:32
Not a whole lot of snow up here yet but a lot of wind so drifts are getting kind of big.
Beast plow truck fueled and ready for some fun tomorrow.
My wife just got home from the book store. She said the roads are getting pretty slick.
USMC88-93
02-21-2015, 19:49
This mornings snow before the afternoon stuff came in. I was bored at lunch.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v651/PhotoTWB/AR-15%20website%20help%20images/snowlunch_zpsf83a7d8d.png (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/PhotoTWB/media/AR-15%20website%20help%20images/snowlunch_zpsf83a7d8d.png.html)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v651/PhotoTWB/AR-15%20website%20help%20images/Snowlunch2_zps544184b5.png (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/PhotoTWB/media/AR-15%20website%20help%20images/Snowlunch2_zps544184b5.png.html)
hollohas
02-21-2015, 20:03
^ hahaha. Awesome.
We got so many of those retired interceptors/vic near Thornton/Norhtglenn/Westminster/Broomfield area.
That's the area I'm seeing them lol
Yup!
My flight was at 135 56733
Flatlander problems. Flatlanders need to stay on the flats.
Drove up and down Boulder Canyon with no issues. Other people, on the road, not so much.
hollohas
02-21-2015, 22:39
About 10" here and that's all since 3:30 because before that nothing was sticking. Drifting pretty good in spots and still falling. It's a pretty dry snow too which I didn't expect. At least the top 3/4 is, the bottom layer is pretty wet from the warm ground.
my commute from Thornton to Englewood was pretty awesome at 4:30 this morning. same 15 minutes it takes every Sunday. not sure what all the fuss was about.
i let the GTO sleep and took the Malibu though lol.
4inches in Evergreen.. Going to have to cancel all my Monday service calls
We got about 6 inches overnight. The GTO is nestled in its bed...not going out at all this week, beater truck on Monday.
Great-Kazoo
02-22-2015, 09:25
Woke up someone shoveled this side of the blocks sidewalks from 1 end of the street to the other. Nice to have strong healthy kids in the hood. OR it was the neighbors grandfather with his JD tractor and snow broom. Either way win - win.
I am pretty disappointed right now, we have about 10inches on the ground and the snow has slowed way down.
I keep picturing LT Dan in Forest Gump during the storm and him ontop of the boat
HoneyBadger
02-22-2015, 09:30
I am pretty disappointed right now, we have about 10inches on the ground and the snow has slowed way down.
I keep picturing LT Dan in Forest Gump during the storm and him ontop of the boat
10 inches?! We have about 4. Didn't get any new snow last night. [Dunno]
A whopping 4.5 at most. Storm of the er, uh Week, yeah weak.
about a foot in Castle Rock...more than a dusting
Light snow/no snow overnight.... Now just some smaller steady flakes in Wheat Ridge. Glad I did the driveway last night....looking at some heavier action early this evening.
buffalobo
02-22-2015, 10:04
Only about 6"(maybe little less), but with the wind, plenty of drifts to bust through.
Maybe 8 inches in Aurora. Took almost 2 hours to get home from the shop last night. The worst idiot I saw was a trucker that had chains on the trailer, but not on the drive wheels of the tractor. Predictably, it was jackknifed with the tractor in the ditch...
Holger Danske
02-22-2015, 10:16
We have 9 - 10 inches on the north end of Black Forest. Its barely enough to justify getting the John Deere out of the barn.
Maybe 8 inches in Aurora. Took almost 2 hours to get home from the shop last night. The worst idiot I saw was a trucker that had chains on the trailer, but not on the drive wheels of the tractor. Predictably, it was jackknifed with the tractor in the ditch...
Get any pics? Coulda won some $$$ with that.
Get any pics? Coulda won some $$$ with that.
No such luck. It was in the right hand ditch on I-70 eastbound just past the Highway 58 bridge about 16:45 yesterday. I believe it was a Swift Trucking vehicle...
colorider
02-22-2015, 11:00
We got a buttload in Westminster.
Rooskibar03
02-22-2015, 11:14
7, maybe 8 up here. Snowing lightly but not storm of year by a stretch.
StagLefty
02-22-2015, 11:43
Woke up someone shoveled this side of the blocks sidewalks from 1 end of the street to the other. Nice to have strong healthy kids in the hood. OR it was the neighbors grandfather with his JD tractor and snow broom. Either way win - win.
We use to have a druggie across the street that woke me up about 2 a.m. one time. He was snow blowing the speed bump in the street and that's all.
theGinsue
02-22-2015, 12:08
Had about 8" (of snow) at my house yesterday evening when I shoveled (between 5-7:15). I'm on a corner lot and was not looking forward to shoveling the sidewalk on the side. As I was starting that stretch a neighbor from a street over with a plow on his ATV came up that stretch of sidewalk. Saved me a good 1/2 hour of work. It took him 30 seconds (a second pass would have been perfect though).
Since shoveling, we've gotten at least another inch (looks more like 2 judging by whats on my car & truck). It's pretty much stopped right now, but word is more is still coming. Weeee.
The good news is that my wife has finally relented and says it's okay for me to get a plow for my ATV. FINALLY.
Probably 6" wet stuff yesterday morning, followed by another 6-8 dry in NE Arvada.
ChadAmberg
02-22-2015, 12:26
The good news is that my wife has finally relented and says it's okay for me to get a plow for my ATV. FINALLY.
Sure.... guarantee we'll never get snow again.
The good news is that my wife has finally relented and says it's okay for me to get a plow for my ATV. FINALLY.
Alright, now you can just pull the plow you bought 6 years ago out from under the bed and pretend you just got it.
I need to get a blade for my ATV. I just never think about it when it isn't snowing.
Hard to say how much I got here at my place. If I go off of what is on top of the fence posts I would say I got maybe four inches. With the wind blowing it around I had drifts in my driveway that were almost knee deep.
osok-308
02-22-2015, 12:34
It's not that bad down in parker. Most of the roads are looking pretty good.
Great-Kazoo
02-22-2015, 12:47
Had about 8" (of snow) at my house yesterday evening when I shoveled (between 5-7:15). I'm on a corner lot and was not looking forward to shoveling the sidewalk on the side. As I was starting that stretch a neighbor from a street over with a plow on his ATV came up that stretch of sidewalk. Saved me a good 1/2 hour of work. It took him 30 seconds (a second pass would have been perfect though).
Since shoveling, we've gotten at least another inch (looks more like 2 judging by whats on my car & truck). It's pretty much stopped right now, but word is more is still coming. Weeee.
The good news is that my wife has finally relented and says it's okay for me to get a plow for my ATV. FINALLY.
I need to get a blade for my ATV. I just never think about it when it isn't snowing.
Hard to say how much I got here at my place. If I go off of what is on top of the fence posts I would say I got maybe four inches. With the wind blowing it around I had drifts in my driveway that were almost knee deep.
It's not an ATV like you high rollers have, our craftsman riding mower with 48" blade has paid off numerous times. Hell it even cuts grass when deck is installed. That's All Season capable right there.
It's not an ATV like you high rollers have, our craftsman riding mower with 48" blade has paid off numerous times. Hell it even cuts grass when deck is installed. That's All Season capable right there.
...walmart parking lot freebee I presume?
Got 10" here in Centennial, shoveled twice last night and once this morning, just a coating now. Headed to Parker in little bit for some family time with my son and his munchkin.
56787
This is my snow blower. 670 HP, cuts 7' wide and able to throw snow about 34'. Enough to get it in the neighbor yard anyway. Pretty sure 3' of snow would not be a problem.
Great-Kazoo
02-22-2015, 13:30
...walmart parking lot freebee I presume?
Close. Board member, Non-Firearms forum. He even delivered it. Spouse is out there now clearing a path to the garage. Disregard the shitty cropping .
56791
DangerLee_Industries
02-22-2015, 15:07
We got about 10-12 inches here. My TJ looks like it has a face...
Being a lover of old Jeeps, I've always found these photos of this old beastie fascinating. I bet it would be a trip to operate! But a maintenance nightmare I'm sure. 1965 CJ5.
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b150/rinselman/misc%20other%20jeeps/65withsnowblower06.jpg
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b150/rinselman/misc%20other%20jeeps/65withsnowblower02.jpg
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b150/rinselman/misc%20other%20jeeps/65withsnowblower03.jpg
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b150/rinselman/misc%20other%20jeeps/65withsnowblower04.jpg
Being a lover of old Jeeps, I've always found these photos of this old beastie fascinating. I bet it would be a trip to operate! But a maintenance nightmare I'm sure. 1965 CJ5.
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b150/rinselman/misc%20other%20jeeps/65withsnowblower06.jpg
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b150/rinselman/misc%20other%20jeeps/65withsnowblower02.jpg
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b150/rinselman/misc%20other%20jeeps/65withsnowblower03.jpg
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b150/rinselman/misc%20other%20jeeps/65withsnowblower04.jpg
Did that Jeep have a previous life?
http://car-from-uk.com/ebay/carphotos/full/ebay354642.jpg
http://blog.hemmings.com/wp-content/uploads//2011/04/1964WillysSurrey_01_700.jpg
We got about 10-12 inches here. My TJ looks like it has a face...
You mean a frowny face cause it has not been wheeled yet..................
[Coffee]
I trying to figure out why everyone else got a lot of snow? Where I am at there was only 2-3" on my jeep this morning and it is all melted away now.
I suspect they were doing charity work and appreciate their efforts if so. However, I didn't appreciate the doorbell this morning and appreciated even less the extra effort it took to shovel through the tracks these two guys left on the whole damn driveway.
STAY OFF MY LAWN (driveway.) </oldmanrantoff>
hurley842002
02-22-2015, 16:37
The snow in town was pretty pathetic so we decided to find more...
http://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v2/15/02/22/23f99d695d691648eb8586929573f44f.jpg
http://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v2/15/02/22/69aa5fbbf4558b6983709d9358515116.jpg
HoneyBadger
02-22-2015, 17:01
The snow in town was pretty pathetic so we decided to find more...
[Awesom]
So looking at Weather Underground, looks like a chance of snow Wed, Thurs, and Sat. All 1-3" prediction at this time. We'll see.
Picking up and slightly sticky in Wheat Ridge. Hope to get another few inches tonight
My kids are hoping for a foot more.
hurley842002
02-22-2015, 18:07
So looking at Weather Underground, looks like a chance of snow Wed, Thurs, and Sat. All 1-3" prediction at this time. We'll see.
How convenient, I've got my class for motorcycle endorsement on Thursday :-/
Great-Kazoo
02-22-2015, 18:30
The snow in town was pretty pathetic so we decided to find more...
http://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v2/15/02/22/23f99d695d691648eb8586929573f44f.jpg
http://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v2/15/02/22/69aa5fbbf4558b6983709d9358515116.jpg
FUK did i click on ANOTHER TACO thread?
Did some snow drifts in my car on the way to and from work last night, so that was kinda fun. Otherwise too tired. Went to bed at 10:30 last night, woke up around noon today.
JohnnyEgo
02-22-2015, 18:47
The roads here are really not that bad. I took my son swimming today (to an indoor pool). No real problems getting around. Plus, this time I did not decide to pull over onto a soft shoulder, so no getting stuck. Bonus!
hurley842002
02-22-2015, 18:58
FUK did i click on ANOTHER TACO thread?
Nah, I love my Taco but I don't claim it to be the be all end all like some, and I'm certainly not going to fight to the death over it.
Nah, I love my Taco but I don't claim it to be the be all end all like some, and I'm certainly not going to fight to the death over it.
Now your Bates boots, that's a different story.
The snow in town was pretty pathetic so we decided to find more...
http://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v2/15/02/22/23f99d695d691648eb8586929573f44f.jpg
http://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v2/15/02/22/69aa5fbbf4558b6983709d9358515116.jpg
Looks like you're stuck. Hope someone with a real truck came and pulled you out. [Coffee]
Great-Kazoo
02-22-2015, 19:57
Looks like you're stuck. Hope someone with a real truck came and pulled you out. [Coffee]
After my crossfit session, i'll walk down there and push them out.
hurley842002
02-22-2015, 21:06
Now your Bates boots, that's a different story.
Did I get overly passionate over Bates boots at some point? Must have had a few too many adult beverages one night as I don't recall, and that's the only circumstance I'd do such a thing lol.
hurley842002
02-22-2015, 21:08
Looks like you're stuck. Hope someone with a real truck came and pulled you out. [Coffee]
Oh by no means, there was no snow along our drive capable of incapacitating this beast lol.
hurley842002
02-22-2015, 21:09
After my crossfit session, i'll walk down there and push them out.
Which pair of crossfit shoes you wearing?
Did I get overly passionate over Bates boots at some point? Must have had a few too many adult beverages one night as I don't recall, and that's the only circumstance I'd do such a thing lol.
No, you never did, but the Bates boots were popular in the new purchase thread at the same time as all the Toyotas.
Great-Kazoo
02-22-2015, 21:21
Which pair of crossfit shoes you wearing?
Start your own thread.
hurley842002
02-22-2015, 21:22
No, you never did, but the Bates boots were popular in the new purchase thread at the same time as all the Toyotas.
Ahh okay that's good, because I'm not very passionate about Bates boots lol.
SideShow Bob
02-22-2015, 21:50
The highway (I-70) was fairly decent all the way west from the land of Oz, didn't have to slow below 65 mph except for the dipsticks doing 40 in the the #1 lane west of Limon, and wouldn't move over when I came up behind them.
JohnnyEgo
02-22-2015, 21:52
When the going gets tough...
Well, I don't really know what the tough people do, but I made souffles:
http://www.johnnyego.com/dump/cake/souffle01.jpg
http://www.johnnyego.com/dump/cake/souffle02.jpg
http://www.johnnyego.com/dump/cake/souffle03.jpg
hurley842002
02-22-2015, 21:54
When the going gets tough...
Well, I don't really know what the tough people do, but I made souffles:
http://www.johnnyego.com/dump/cake/souffle01.jpg
http://www.johnnyego.com/dump/cake/souffle02.jpg
http://www.johnnyego.com/dump/cake/souffle03.jpg
It doesn't matter what you are making, tough or not, if there is a 1911 sitting next to it lol.
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