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Post by movieliker on Jan 1, 2018 4:48:42 GMT
What do they do (wrong) in Virginia? They barely salt the roads. And they don’t have the right plowing trucks to efficiently move the snow. I don't believe New Orleans even has any snowplows. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 1, 2018 4:52:35 GMT
They barely salt the roads. And they don’t have the right plowing trucks to efficiently move the snow. I don't believe New Orleans even has any snowplows. I know you guys are struggling down there with this. When’s the last time you all got snow? 30 years ago? |
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Post by movieliker on Jan 1, 2018 5:03:58 GMT
I don't believe New Orleans even has any snowplows. I know you guys are struggling down there with this. When’s the last time you all got snow? 30 years ago? We got snow about a month ago. It snowed at my apartment for about ten minutes. It didn't stick to the ground though. Historically, it snows here about once every ten years. If it sticks to the ground, it won't last 24 hours. We have never needed snowplows. It rarely goes below freezing down here. If it does, it won't last more than four hours. As I said before, we don't even have insulated pipes. When it goes below freezing, we have to run the water so the pipes don't freeze and break. |
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Post by ayatollah on Jan 1, 2018 5:07:46 GMT
I know you guys are struggling down there with this. When’s the last time you all got snow? 30 years ago? We got snow about a month ago. It snowed at my apartment for about ten minutes. It didn't stick to the ground though. Historically, it snows here about once every ten years. If it sticks to the ground, it won't last 24 hours. We have never needed snowplows. It rarely goes below freezing down here. If it does, it won't last more than four hours. As I said before, we don't even have insulated pipes. When it goes below freezing, we have to run the water so the pipes don't freeze and break. The last time it snowed here was Dec 1989. I don't remember that, but mom tells me it was pandemonium. |
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Post by movieliker on Jan 1, 2018 5:12:26 GMT
We got snow about a month ago. It snowed at my apartment for about ten minutes. It didn't stick to the ground though. Historically, it snows here about once every ten years. If it sticks to the ground, it won't last 24 hours. We have never needed snowplows. It rarely goes below freezing down here. If it does, it won't last more than four hours. As I said before, we don't even have insulated pipes. When it goes below freezing, we have to run the water so the pipes don't freeze and break. The last time it snowed here was Dec 1989. I don't remember that, but mom tells me it was pandemonium. How often does it go below freezing where you live Ayatollah? |
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Post by Flying Monkeys on Jan 1, 2018 13:20:23 GMT
it looks like a cis gendered proto-human, hairless and vulnerable, engaged in relaxing beach meditation. Maybe that's what he looks like. |
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Post by Flying Monkeys on Jan 1, 2018 13:27:55 GMT
got 18 inches. Definitely was not prepared for that. :| |
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Post by movieliker on Jan 1, 2018 13:55:11 GMT
it looks like a cis gendered proto-human, hairless and vulnerable, engaged in relaxing beach meditation. Maybe that's what he looks like. That's what I look like when I am visible. Of course when I am invisible, you can't see anything. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 1, 2018 18:46:18 GMT
got 18 inches. Definitely was not prepared for that.  What's that face for? Virginia definitely was not prepared for 18 inches of snow. |
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Post by slowcomingwarbird on Jan 2, 2018 7:57:20 GMT
It is a freezing cold 24 degrees F in Dallas.
At least it isn't snowing, yet...
New Years night it dropped to a scary 17 degrees where I am at.
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Post by movieliker on Jan 2, 2018 8:33:52 GMT
It is a freezing cold 24 degrees F in Dallas. At least it isn't snowing, yet... New Years night it dropped to a scary 17 degrees where I am at. Where are you --- Dallas? |
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Post by slowcomingwarbird on Jan 2, 2018 8:47:07 GMT
It is a freezing cold 24 degrees F in Dallas. At least it isn't snowing, yet... New Years night it dropped to a scary 17 degrees where I am at. Where are you --- Dallas? There abouts... Older homes in this region were not designed for temperatures below 40 degrees. So anything below freezing causes some concern whereas a heater has to be placed near the back garage door so that the pipes don't freeze. That heater has to be periodically checked to make sure that it doesn't burn the house down. What sort of genius places the main water pipes for the whole house 14 inches away from a north facing back garage door? |
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Post by movieliker on Jan 2, 2018 9:51:32 GMT
Where are you --- Dallas? There abouts... Older homes in this region were not designed for temperatures below 40 degrees. So anything below freezing causes some concern whereas a heater has to be placed near the back garage door so that the pipes don't freeze. That heater has to be periodically checked to make sure that it doesn't burn the house down. What sort of genius places the main water pipes for the whole house 14 inches away from a north facing back garage door? I am not surprised it is 24 in Dallas. It is 26 here in New Orleans. Maybe when they built those homes they didn't know yet about weather and it's affect on plumbing. Every year around the country, during the winter, fires are caused by space heaters. It is no different here in New Orleans. |
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Post by slowcomingwarbird on Jan 2, 2018 13:53:21 GMT
It is so cold up north that cups of coffee in some northern states are freezing solid faster than people can drink them. www.nytimes.com/2017/12/28/us/winter-weather-erie-cold.htmlLOL, guess they never heard of the "Mpemba effect"... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mpemba_effectThat hot liquids freeze faster than cool liquids. So don't try to drink your hot coffee while standing around out in the ice and snow, do it indoors. You can actually freeze to death trying to drink hot coffee out in the extreme cold. Actually a room temperature soda pop will keep you warmer in extreme cold weather. Strange but true... The subject of thermodynamics can be very interesting. Sort of like how I prop up a sheet of plastic between the back garage door and the washing machine to help keep the pipes from freezing. The plastic doesn't melt even when the electric heater is almost blowing directly on it because of the cold breeze blowing across the other side of the plastic. Some cold air leaks from around the stainless steel back garage door, can't be helped because the expansion and contraction rates for the metal door and the wood door frame are different. So it still leaks cold air in the winter pretty much no matter what you do. |
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