Originally posted by arrakisIt was'nt a typo. I live in Tennessee.
"Most I ever drove in was 3 1/2 feet though." I would guess that's a typo and you meant 3-1/2 inches(?) See, in some parts of the US they do measure the amount of snow in feet. Just saw a train video the other day about clearing the railroad tracks in the mountains, which, with drifts was 22 ft! 🙄
Where do you live that you rarely get snow?
Nyxie
I think Starrman's description is about right for London right now. The worst bit is that I'm getting fed up with the cold weather; my mother phoned me the other night and told me that they've just got another foot of snow back home. If the US joins the Kyoto Protocol, I don't think I'll go home at Easter 😛.
Originally posted by royalchickenCome on, you moved from North East US to London... and are cold? Is it a damp cold and sucks compared to the dry cold we get here?
I think Starrman's description is about right for London right now. The worst bit is that I'm getting fed up with the cold weather; my mother phoned me the other night and told me that they've just got another foot of snow back home. If the US joins the Kyoto Protocol, I don't think I'll go home at Easter 😛.
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Originally posted by PhlabibitI know, I think I've lost my intrepid Maine outdoorsman edge. Come to think of it, I used to spend the winters curled up in front of a woodstove shivering.
Come on, you moved from North East US to London... and are cold? Is it a damp cold and sucks compared to the dry cold we get here?
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Yes, it's damp and windy.
I don't mind the snow so much as the salt they put on it to melt it. I gave my car an oil change today and discovered I have a hole in the floorboard. So, this spring when it's warm enough and I can find a day I can actually go a whole day without driving, I must: unbolt the seats, remove same, peel back the carpet and underlay, cut grind hack away the bad metal, measure, cut good metal to fit the hole, secure good metal over hole (probably screws, maybe rivets because I can't weld), cover liberally with goop, replace carpets seats etc and drive off into the sunset.
Thing that bothers me is, I can drive on snow and ice without wiping out, it's really easy; just slow the hell down! So I have to repair my car because the government puts salt on the roads to ensure that people who *insist* on driving at or above the posted speed limit in any or all weather conditions get to do so.
OK I'm done crabbing, snow is beautiful.
I used to love snow when I was an avid skier some 15 years ago, but
I have bad knees and skiing made them hurt something awful. So I
am kind of resentful of snow now, but I wouldn't say I hate it (even
though Arrakis is right: shoveling it does suck).
However, I absolutely hate the cold (when you are skiing, you don't
feel the cold). I'm with rwingett: 80 degrees is the perfect temperature.
Nemesio
Originally posted by PhlabibitSome friends of mine moved from Quebec City to Berlin and complained about being cold all the time!
Come on, you moved from North East US to London... and are cold? Is it a damp cold and sucks compared to the dry cold we get here?
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They said it was a different kind of cold, which seeped into your bones. Must be the damp.
Originally posted by KneverKnight* Confused look
I don't mind the snow so much as the salt they put on it to melt it. I gave my car an oil change today and discovered I have a hole in the floorboard. So, this spring when it's warm enough and I can find a day I can actually go a whole day without driving, I must: unbolt the seats, remove same, peel back the carpet and underlay, cut grind hack away th ...[text shortened]... limit in any or all weather conditions get to do so.
OK I'm done crabbing, snow is beautiful.
Since I live in a country where a REALLY cold day is around -8 degrees celcius, please explain - is there any relation to salt on the road and a hole in your car.
In honest curiosity,
alcra
Originally posted by wucky3I find it amusing the way this country all but grinds to a halt as soon as there's the tiniest little hint of snow.
1mm of snow in britain = 30 mins to 1hour extra driving to get to work there and back and its not even real snow anyway..it's brown and slushy after 10 minutes!
For the record, I love it, although I haven't seen enough of it, we hardly ever get it here 🙁. Had good fun when I was in Wales one year. We got these survival bags (basically just big, thick, bright orange bin bags) and used them as sleds. A bit painful if you go over a rock protruding through the snow, but otherwise great.