Ok, I like a white Christmas and all, but...

[rdouglass]

narf poit chez BOOM said:
Ok, now you're just bragging...

Probably not. When you live in climates that have regular, significant snowfall you just deal with it. Hey, I'm only in Maine (actually a 'warmer' cold climate since we're so close to the ocean), but if we shut down everytime we got 3-6 inches of snow, we'd be closed half the winter.

Folks in warmer climates just close down cities and such 'cause they don't have the facilities and resources (snowplows, snow tires, anti-freeze, experienced drivers , etc.) to deal with the snow.

I can remember being in Fort Gordon GA in 1980 (while in the Army) and 1 1/2 in snow closed the city for 2 days. There MIGHT be 1 snowplow in all of Georgia.

I can also remember getting 10 inches of snow and still going to school in Maine.

EDIT: ...and Geo, I don't normally see the asphalt on my street for 3 months at least...

[Renegade 13]

Suicide Junkie said:

I remember going to school when the snow was over a meter deep and we couldn't open the back door because of it despite having a fairly tall back deck.

I remember (and still do occaisionally ) going to school when the temperature is below -40 degrees Celcius. By the way, -40 Celcius and Fahrenheit are the same thing. Now, I say "below" minus 40, because that's as low as the thermometer goes. Who knows how cold it really was!

Back in the late '80's, my dad was working as a logger up in Northern BC, around Fort Nelson. He remembers when the temperature was below -60 degrees Celcius, with a windchill of ~ -99 degrees. Now THAT is cold. [img]/threads/images/Graemlins/Cold.gif[/img]

[mac5732]

ah, I remember when I was a kid and had to walk 5 miles to school in the snow.. ah those were the days...

We got over 16+ inches of the white stuff here do to the storm, I sympathize with AT, I had the same problem, except, my blower only did the top layer, since we also had freezing rain and sleet besides the snow, underneathe was all ice and slush and had to be shoveled by hand, (ugh, my aching back) and I have a double driveway to boot..

I already sent a letter to Santa, my state rep, my congressman and the Pres asking that from now on when we get storms like this that they send it to California instead of here they need to see a white Xmas once in awhile
enough of watching beach bunnies in 70 degree weather on xmas, thats just not right while i'm shoveling this stuff

[Renegade 13]

Well, I'm happy with the 3 to 4 inches we got yesterday. Want more though! But that's probably just because we have a tractor to plow the snow so I don't have to do it .

[Atrocities]

Buy an artic Cat and ride through the snow.