The Weather Thread

That's purty!

 

I saw snow on Mt Waterman and Mt Pacifico from work today. San Antonio was wrapped in clouds

 

Both my ambulance AND my motorcycle are sitting on the curb, but I ride the damn bicycle in the rain instead

 

Seems odd the imtbweather cam is showing some black hole of dryness out in the Barstow area... What's REALLY going on out there???

 

Cow farts?

 

The hand of GOD?

 

Wellllll, I guess I'm going to give ride reports from my stationary bike. Rain until next year with temperatures in the 30's, so the trails won't dry out either.
I may have to road trip to "The OC" and ride.

 

Looks like I'll be doing some road miles on my gravel bike while I'm on vacation next week.

 

We had torrential rain last week that caused all sorts of mud flows near burn areas. I had to turn around here and the road was closed for several days. It also got the forest closed again around the area.



The little sprinkle of snow here last week caused the LADPW to again spread ridiculous amounts of volcanic gravel just where TFE. I'm not exaggerating when I say that the amount of gravel is more dangerous than ice. I went down on it several years ago and got a screwed-up bike and shoulder. This is where a vehicle crashed on dry pavement because of it:


So slab rides are not a given until they quit slopping it everywhere. March maybe? Rain forecast through the weekend, so maybe I'll get some mileage out of my Zwift trial.

 

Merry Christmas! No weather problems here, but you know a hurricane is lurking around the corner somewhere One of the few winter weeks where we may out-perform the OC on weather

 

There's blue sky up there.
Didn't last long.....

 

Beeeyoooteefulll!

 

Never been much of a “snow guy”…
But I have to admit, I’m really enjoying this.

 

@Mikie.... It snows in Arkansas?

 

^^^ Hell has frozen over!


In other news, there was no rain in the forecast for today. But it's raining here right now. Forecast now says .2"

 

Yeah, I'm thinking I need to hightail it out of here if I don't want to get wet.

 

Probably no humidity today....bonus!!!

Meanwhile, back in the Motherland.....https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tsunami-advisory-west-coast-california-oregon-washington-alaska/

 

I was thinking the same thing till I looked outside and saw how hard the wind is blowing.

 

Right? Same here. I was on the way to the trail and it started pouring. No warning. I am glad I did not get caught in it on the trail though.

 

It was howling like crazy here. Fortunately, by the time I left, It had died down quite a bit. Ran into a few sprinkles up on Albertson so I decided to cut it short and head back.

 

Holy Sh!t! I thought you were joking and thought this was a prank…
But it looks it’s a rise of 1 to 2 feet!
@herzalot … surfs up dooood!

 

If the tsunami comes up another 147', I will have to scramble for high ground!

 

I hear that there has been flooding in Hawaii that beached some boats!

News says low level parking lots have water in them here along the coast.

 

Boom! There it is! Boom! There it is!

 

Just started raining a little while ago. Looks like it's going to be a no go for a morning ride today. Darn it! Maybe it'll pass through quickly and dry up a bit in an hour or two.

 

I've seen many versions of this story over the years... In some the protagonist moves to Florida at the end.

The weather forecast called for 1 inch at my mom's house today. As of this morning, they are at 18 and counting... Hard to tell for certain, though, with the 40 mph winds.

December 8 - 6:00 PM
It started to snow. The first snow of the season and the wife and I took our cocktails and sat for hours by the window watching the huge soft flakes drift down from heaven. It looked like a Grandma Moses Print. So romantic we felt like newlyweds again.

I love snow!

December 9
We woke to a beautiful blanket of crystal white snow covering every inch of the landscape. What a fantastic sight! Can there be a lovelier place in the whole world?
Moving here was the best idea I've ever had! Shoveled for the first time in years and felt like a boy again. I did both our driveway and the sidewalks. This afternoon the snowplow came along and covered up the sidewalks and closed in the driveway, so I got to shovel again.

What a perfect life!

December 12
The sun has melted all our lovely snow. Such a disappointment! My neighbor tells me not to worry- we'll definitely have a white Christmas. No snow on Christmas would be awful! John says we'll have so much snow by the end of winter, that I'll never want to see snow again I don't think that's possible. John is such a nice man, I'm glad he's our neighbor.

December 14
Snow, lovely snow! 8 inches last night. The temperature dropped to -20. The cold makes everything sparkle so. The wind took my breath away, but I warmed up by shoveling the driveway and sidewalks. This is the life! The snowplow came back this afternoon and buried everything again. I didn't realize I would have to do quite this much shoveling, but I'll certainly get back in shape this way. I wish l wouldn't huff and puff so.

December 15
20 inches forecast. Sold my van and bought a 4x4 Blazer. Bought snow tires for the wife's car and 2 extra shovels. Stocked the freezer. The wife wants a wood stove in case the electricity goes out. I think that's silly. We aren't in Alaska, after all.

December 16
Ice storm this morning. Fell on my ass on the ice in the driveway putting down salt. Hurt like hell. The wife laughed for an hour, which I think was very cruel.

December 17
Still way below freezing. Roads are too icy to go anywhere. Electricity was off for 5 hours. I had to pile the blankets on to stay warm. Nothing to do but stare at the wife and try not to irritate her. Guess I should've bought a wood stove, but won't admit it to her. God I hate it when she's right. I can't believe I'm freezing to death in my own living room.

December 20
Electricity's back on, but had another 14 inches of the damn stuff last night. More shoveling! Took all day. The damn snowplow came by twice. Tried to find a neighbor kid to shovel, but they said they're too busy playing hockey. I think they're lying. Called the only hardware store around to see about buying a snow blower and they're out. Might have another shipment in March. I think they're lying. John says I have to shovel or the city will have it done and bill me.
I think he's lying.

December 22
John was right about a white Christmas because 13 more inches of the white sh-t fell today, and it's so cold, it probably won't melt till August. Took me 45 minutes to get all dressed up to go out to shovel and then I had to go pee. By the time I got undressed, went to the bathroom and dressed again, I was too tired to shovel.
Tried to hire John who has a plow on his truck for the rest of the winter, but he says he's too busy. I think the a--hole is lying.

December 23
Only 2 inches of snow today And it warmed up to 0. The wife wanted me to decorate the front of the house this morning. What is she, nuts?!! Why didn't she tell me to do that a month ago? She says she did but I think she's lying.

December 24
6 inches - Snow packed so hard by snowplow, l broke the shovel. Thought I was having a heart attack. If I ever catch the son of a b-tch who drives that snow plow, I'll drag him through the snow and beat him to death with my broken shovel. I know he hides around the corner and waits for me to finish shoveling and then he comes down the street at a 100 miles an hour and throws snow all over where I've just been! Tonight the wife wanted me to sing Christmas carols with her and open our presents, but I was too busy watching for the damn snowplow.


December 25
Merry freaking Christmas! 20 more inches of the damn slop tonight -Snowed in. The idea of shoveling makes my blood boil. God, I hate the snow! Then the snowplow driver came by asking for a donation and I hit him over the head with my shovel. The wife says I have a bad attitude. I think she's an idiot. If I have to watch "It's A Wonderful Life" one more time, I'm going to stuff her into the microwave.

December 26
Still snowed in. Why the hell did I ever move here? It was all HER idea. She's really getting on my nerves.

December 27
Temperature dropped to -30 and the pipes froze; plumber came after 14 hours of waiting for him, he only charged me $1,400 to replace all my pipes.

December 28
Warmed up to above -20. Still snowed in. My wife is driving me crazy!!!

December 29
10 more inches. John says I have to shovel the roof or it could cave in. That's the silliest thing I ever heard. How dumb does he think I am?

December 30
Roof caved in. I beat up the snow plow driver, and now he is suing me for a million dollars. The wife went home to her mother. Nine more inches predicted.

December 31
I set fire to what's left of the house. No more shoveling.

January 8
Feel so good. I just love those little white pills they keep giving me. Why am I tied to the bed?

 

So, this is the lake effect we hear so much about

 

The lake is about 13 miles wide where I lived. You could watch fast moving storms form over it... In the summer and winter. Pretty cool, but it didn't allow for much warning. Probably one of the reasons that there are a couple thousand shipwrecks lying on the bottom.

And for extra credit, they built an open air football stadium that faces the lake...

 

$1400 to repipe a house?
Where is that plumber? I need to hire him.