Winter Storm Bella

[13Gigatons]

O'hare is going to be a mess...

 

[IronWing]

Named winter storms?

 

[Anubis]

does it really piss off anyone else that we now name these things or is that just me

 

[sdifox]

Stupid

 

[BxgJ]

How does that qualify for a name?

 

[Homerboy]

They've been naming storms since 2012

*they being the Weather Channel

It's a cheap marketing/advertising stunt.

 

[cbrunny]

Who cares.. its just a name. It really won't be worth groaning over until they start naming sunny days. "Sunny Day Steve".

I like the names like 'Snowpocalypse' and 'Snowtastrophe', 'coldocaust', 'coldaclysm', 'snowmageddon', etc.

Buffalo has about 40 of those a year.

 

[Printer Bandit]

It's good to name them. Otherwise, people wouldn't give a shit.

 

[DrPizza]

Who cares.. its just a name. It really won't be worth groaning over until they start naming sunny days. "Sunny Day Steve".

I like the names like 'Snowpocalypse' and 'Snowtastrophe', 'coldocaust', 'coldaclysm', 'snowmageddon', etc.

Buffalo has about 40 of those a year.

Buffalo doesn't - The Weather Channel may say Buffalo does, but Buffalonians wouldn't say so. Last year, they had one - Snowvember. The rest of the time, it's simply "this is inconvenient." 7 feet of snow in one snowfall probably does qualify for a special name, too.

 

[boomerang]

Not looking forward to this. Not one bit. It's too damned early.

 

[Dr. Zaus]

I fly into Midway on Thursday then drive two hours into Indiana

Am I going to survive:

Note, i'm from Texas and have NEVER driven anywhere NEAR snow.

 

[boomerang]

I fly into Midway on Thursday then drive two hours into Indiana

Am I going to survive:

Note, i'm from Texas and have NEVER driven anywhere NEAR snow.

Yeah you're going to survive. Temps are supposed to warm up and the ground is not even remotely close to freezing because we've had some fantastic temps in the past few weeks of mid to upper sixties. This snow is going to melt fast. My guess is that it will be long gone by then.

 

[zinfamous]

Who cares.. its just a name. It really won't be worth groaning over until they start naming sunny days. "Sunny Day Steve".

I like the names like 'Snowpocalypse' and 'Snowtastrophe', 'coldocaust', 'coldaclysm', 'snowmageddon', etc.

Buffalo has about 40 of those a year.

It helps to make the news more "Actiony." Americans and our short attention spans can't be bothered by information unless it appeals to our most base responses.

 

[sandorski]

I wonder if that's the same storm that blew through here a few days back. My bro just north of Seattle went 3 days without power.

 

[OutHouse]

I fly into Midway on Thursday then drive two hours into Indiana

Am I going to survive:

Note, i'm from Texas and have NEVER driven anywhere NEAR snow.

can i have your stuff?

 

[ImpulsE69]

They need scarier names that better describe their estimates like...

Winter Storm Auditor

Winter Storm AIDS Test

BTW I'm smack in the middle of that dark purple. Nothing yet *crosses fingers*

 

[DrPizza]

Winter Storm AIDS Test

BTW I'm smack in the middle of that dark purple. Nothing yet *crosses fingers*

I'm right on the edge of that little no snow triangle south of the word Buffalo. No snow for me. Deer season starts tomorrow - such a huge advantage to have a few inches of snow - tracking is easier, dragging is easier, plus there's the snow to clean your hands on.

 

[-slash-]

I wonder if that's the same storm that blew through here a few days back. My bro just north of Seattle went 3 days without power.

Same system I believe. 72mph winds at my placeD:

 

[Aikouka]

I fly into Midway on Thursday then drive two hours into Indiana

Am I going to survive:

Note, i'm from Texas and have NEVER driven anywhere NEAR snow.

If you do encounter snow, it really isn't that bad to drive in. The most important thing is to keep your cool (no pun intended). That's important because I would assume that people that tend to freak out are more likely to cause or be in an accident. Anyway, similar to rain, snow is just another thing that reduces the friction between your tires and the road. So, you just follow some of the same rules: increase distance between vehicles, consider the increased stopping distances, and avoid jerky movements. In regard to the latter, sticking to slow and steady movements helps to avoid "upsetting" the balance of your car that could throw it into a spin.

One thing that snow tends to see more often is persistent accumulation. One aspect that is usually ignored in regard to accumulation is the snow that sticks on multi-lane roads between the lanes. If the lane that you're driving in is fairly clear but there's crud in between lanes, be careful if you need to change lanes. Do it slowly.

 

[JulesMaximus]

It is 80 degrees here today. Rode my motorcycle to work this morning.

 

[Ruptga]

It is 80 degrees here today. Rode my motorcycle to work this morning.

80 degrees in late November is shit, way too hot, 60 would be nice though. It was 40 degrees last night when I drove mine, but it looks like I won't be taking it to Omaha over the holiday, idgaf about the cold but I don't mess around with ice on two wheels.

 

[JulesMaximus]

80 degrees in late November is shit, way too hot, 60 would be nice though. It was 40 degrees last night when I drove mine, but it looks like I won't be taking it to Omaha over the holiday, idgaf about the cold but I don't mess around with ice on two wheels.

It was in the low 60s when I left home and in some of the canyons it dropped down into the 50s. Was in the mid 40s earlier in the week (early morning and overnight). 75-80 is perfect riding weather.

 

[Sheik Yerbouti]

Not looking forward to this. Not one bit. It's too damned early.

Michigan looks like it's going to get bitchslapped by this. The whole state, save for the UP.

 

[Newell Steamer]

Global "Warming".

 

[13Gigatons]

I guess it's for real...