What's wrong? You living in the wrong place...

Normal December weather in Seattle is about 39 degrees and rain. Currently 24 degrees and starting to snow again on top of the 8" I have already.

No complaints from Knoxville Tennessee.  The weather in December has been mostly mild to warm.  Perhaps winter will show itself again starting next week.  I'm hoping it stays on the mild side of the thermometer.

yep   next week down here near Dallas tx. It's  going to be 30 ish one night then back to mid 50s in the day,,, 
THATS why I live in TX.   (also No (debatable )corrupt unions, no state income tax.)   Two seasons, normal summer Sept thru June then HOT for two months.   

Last edited by Don (12/30/2021 1:48 PM)

I usta complain about what little rain we got (average is six inches), but have enjoyed the last two weeks of rain nearly ever day. The Sierra snow pack is around 168% of normal. If we could just get them from sending 78% of the water out to the Pacific.

Bullet Bob wrote:

Ron68 wrote:

Normal December weather in Seattle is about 39 degrees and rain. Currently 24 degrees and starting to snow again on top of the 8" I have already.

I seem to recall around 25 years ago, or so, it snowed in Seattle and they had to import snow plows.  Still have that minor little problem, Ron?

Nope.  We got lots of plows - just not enough people to drive them. Cities have been taking to subcontract plowing to private companies and individuals. I've seen plain pickup trucks with no company logos on them plowing the roads. Enterprising young guys with pickups and a plow have been making money clearing parking lots at grocery stores,etc.
Remembering back 25 years ago reminds me of a particularly bad snow fall and ice storm we had at the airport. We had aircraft parked all over the airport wherever we could park them when the storm hit. The snow was well over a foot deep, then the ice storm hit with freezing rain. The airport plows couldn't keep up so the airport was shut down. We chained up our big four wheel drive tow tugs and dragged the aircraft down to the hangars. Some of them had their damned tires frozen to the ground. We were running six steam cleaners that we would use to blast the almost two inches of ice off the aircraft. When we got them cleaned off we'd push them out and hit them with deicer fluid then drag them to the gate. I made my own snow plow with a big fork lift and some wooden pallets. Had to get the ice chunks out of the way so we could pull one out and bring in another one. It took us three full days to get our fleet back flying again. I sure do miss those days....
Did I mention that I hate snow? I had to shovel the damned sidewalk and part of the driveway AGAIN today after last night's snowfall. Maybe I should get a snowplow.......
 

Of all the effects of covid on our business and life, the ones I regret most, is having to miss my time playing in the white stuff ... and missing the Bashes.Those pine trees really look like a picket fence at 100 mph.
I remember the year that Seattle had all the grief with the weather.
BBII, in the eastern Sierra, the biggest effect on water supply is the LA aqueduct, LAWP as been stealing the water for nearly a century.
Happy New Year to everyone, I hope everyone has a better 2022 than the last couple.
 

Bullet Bob wrote:

50vert wrote:

Of all the effects of covid on our business and life, the ones I regret most, is having to miss my time playing in the white stuff ... and missing the Bashes.Those pine trees really look like a picket fence at 100 mph.
I remember the year that Seattle had all the grief with the weather.
BBII, in the eastern Sierra, the biggest effect on water supply is the LA aqueduct, LAWP as been stealing the water for nearly a century.
Happy New Year to everyone, I hope everyone has a better 2022 than the last couple.
 

Pretty bad when a visitor from down under knows the history better than the bulk of people who live there.   Yup the Owens Valley, not too many years ago, was home to a lake that was sufficiently large that paddle wheel steam ships ran on it...Owens Lake.  Then William Mulholland  (?) came along.  A lot of people died over that little deal...but not all the right ones. IMO

Barry, good to see your voice my friend.  Believe it or not, I really am going to send that hat.  Here's hoping Leonie, the family and you all had a great Christmas and that we will all have a better 2022 than 2021.  And, we miss you too.

BB1

Barry, I too am impressed with your knowledge of the eastern Sierra Nevada mountains. Mulholland also built the St Francis Dam, which catastrophically failed on March 12, 1928 and killed nearly 500 people including my grandfather. My dad was just 7 when his dad died. My dad never cared too much for anything LA.



 

Muzz66,
You need to hook up with BB2 and make a Bash trip.  I ragged on him for a couple of years about what a great gang this is and he didn't really believe me.  Now he won't miss a Bash and hasn't since the 2017 Florida trip.  You won't be sorry.

BB1
 

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