Who got hit by weather?

Anyone on the group weathered in by the storm that rolled up the eastern
US Friday?
How baddly did you get hit?

Anyone on the group weathered in by the storm that rolled up the eastern
US Friday?

It wasn't just the Eastern US -- the storm *just* missed us. Keokuk, a
short hop from here, got 6+ inches of the white stuff, and the Quad
Cities got even more. We just got cold, cold, cold.

My hometown didn't fare so well. Racine/Kenosha, WI got BURIED with 16
inches of snow! (They can keep it! :-) And, of course, Chicago
got slammed.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

Family in Illinois, no power expected for 4-5 more days.
Other friends in same town have power back already.

Lots of trees down, power lines down but still working.
Lots of tree limbs supported by power and telephone lines.


"john smith" wrote in message
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| Anyone on the group weathered in by the storm that rolled
up the eastern
| US Friday?
| How baddly did you get hit?

On Dec 2, 11:01 am, john smith wrote:
Anyone on the group weathered in by the storm that rolled up the eastern
US Friday?
How baddly did you get hit?

Strangely enough, Toledo Ohio got completely missed by the storm. We
were supposed to get snow all day yesterday and overnight, but we got
only rain. Today actually looks like a great VFR day. I hear that parts
of Michigan not too far North of us got hit with quite a bit.

On Sat, 02 Dec 2006 16:01:32 GMT, john smith wrote:
Anyone on the group weathered in by the storm that rolled up the eastern
US Friday?
How baddly did you get hit?

A 40 degree change in temperature from one day to the next... It makes
it even seem a bit like winter here... I actually had to switch from
shorts and a polo shirt to long pants and a polo shirt...

And those of us in the Time Zone Everyone Forgets About (Or doesn't even
know exists) had the storm earlier this week. But since most of us
understand about snow and storms, it was pretty much a non-event in
the non-local news. Did DIA have delays? yup. Did people get stuck in
the snow on icy roads? yup. Did CDOT (Colorado Dept of Transportation)
not get enough of the trucks out early enough to plow? yup. Did the
ski areas get 12-24 inches of snow? yup.

I am baffled by the astonishment everyone shows when the storms
hit. It's winter in the Northern Latitudes. Is any of this a surprise?

Around here, the big news was that Jay Cutler is going to
start this Sunday instead of Jake Plummer. (so what?)

On 02 Dec 2006 17:48:14 GMT, Blanche wrote:
I am baffled by the astonishment everyone shows when the storms
hit. It's winter in the Northern Latitudes. Is any of this a surprise?

When Houston gets snow, it's surprising since it only happens every
10-20 years... Of course, our definition of getting snow is what might
just be classified as a frost by other parts of the country... Hell,
when I was up in Iowa on the Rockwell contract, I had 4" of snow on
the hood of my truck one morning... The locals just called that a
"dusting"... Around here, that would shut down the city for a couple
of days...

I am baffled by the astonishment everyone shows when the storms
hit. It's winter in the Northern Latitudes. Is any of this a surprise?

*chuckle* Yep, the first big snow storm of the season always brings
out the breathless reporters and endless video of cars in the ditch.

I think it's because of our relatively snow-less winters the past 20
years or so. Now (as opposed to the 60s and 70s) a big snowstorm is
an event. Back then, it was just another day...
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

Seattle area also got hit by snow and low temperatures, very unusual for this
area, following massive amounts of rain.

Just an inch or two on the roofs in my neighborhood on the south side of the
area, though...

http://www.wanttaja.com/sunrise_shadow.jpg

Ron Wanttaja

In article .com,
Jay Honeck wrote:

It wasn't just the Eastern US -- the storm *just* missed us. Keokuk, a
short hop from here, got 6+ inches of the white stuff, and the Quad
Cities got even more. We just got cold, cold, cold.



The snow missed us in central Indiana yesterday. We got plenty of rain
and high wind though. I was going to take the Cub out this afternoon
but there's a lake in the hanger and rivers running across the grass
strip in several places. I'll get up tommorrow if the runway freezes and
the water in the hanger recedes a bit (and doesn't freeze the wheels in
place). Going to be a bit chilly in the Cub if it's in the 30's.

--
Scott Post