Re: Winter Storm Warning
We would love some of that weather down here in Australia. Right now, Sydney is surrounded by bush fires with several homes lost. The main freeway, the F3, is closed preventing travel into or out of Sydney from the north. Bob - Original Message - From: "Frantisek Weyda" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, December 05, 2002 9:33 PM Subject: Re: Winter Storm Warning OK,poslupockejte, please. Zdravi F.Weyda On Wed, 4 Dec 2002, [iso-8859-1] Pål Jensen wrote: > Bruce wrote: > > > > If we only had reindeer and sleds here, like you folks do, then we wouldn't > > care about snow and ice either, but with motorized vehicle densities of > > hundreds per sq/km it's a big deal. > > > There must be more than thousand car on square km I'm occupying. We do. however, have winter tyres on our cars. Either studded or the extreme ice tyres without them. > > Pål > >
Re: Winter Storm Warning
OK,poslupockejte, please. Zdravi F.Weyda On Wed, 4 Dec 2002, [iso-8859-1] Pål Jensen wrote: > Bruce wrote: > > > > If we only had reindeer and sleds here, like you folks do, then we wouldn't > > care about snow and ice either, but with motorized vehicle densities of > > hundreds per sq/km it's a big deal. > > > There must be more than thousand car on square km I'm occupying. We do. however, >have winter tyres on our cars. Either studded or the extreme ice tyres without them. > > Pål > >
RE: Winter Storm Warning
-- -Original Message- -- From: Dan Scott [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] -- Sent: Wednesday, December 04, 2002 10:55 AM -- -- -- On Wednesday, December 4, 2002, at 05:14 AM, Keith Whaley wrote: -- -- > You're right! -- > The next reasonable spell, I'd be at the realtors, putting -- my house up -- > for sale! -- > -- > Where DO you live, Dan? -- > -- > keith whaley -- > -- > -- > Dan Scott wrote: -- >> -- Keith, -- -- San Antonio, Texas, USA. About 150 miles away from Mexico. Where the -- Texas Hill Country meets the Texas Coastal Plain. Cradle of Texas -- liberty (think the Alamo), nickname is the River City -- (because of the -- Riverwalk), Fort Sam Houston (army base, Teddy Roosevelt and the -- Roughriders, Geronimo), Randolph Field AFB, Lackland AFB, -- home of USAA -- (office building is larger than the Pentagon), the Spurs. Economy is -- based on tourism, and the military bases surrounding San Antonio. I -- think 5 years out of the last 6 have been in drought -- conditions. Cost -- of living is affordable, which is good 'cause wages are -- poor. I think -- we still lead the nation in teenage pregnancies. -- -- No good Pentax shops at all. -- -- Dan Scott -- Dan, I am glad you mentioned this now. To think I would have avoided checking out San Antonio when I did and get to meet the group :-) I was still able to pick up a Pentax table tripod during my trip there... Cesar Panama City, Florida yes, I am back home...
Re: Winter Storm Warning
On Wednesday, December 4, 2002, at 05:14 AM, Keith Whaley wrote: You're right! The next reasonable spell, I'd be at the realtors, putting my house up for sale! Where DO you live, Dan? keith whaley Dan Scott wrote: = snipped = It's just whatever you've acclimated to. I'm thinking you guys would drop like flies if you had a month or two of F 100+ weather and green house humidity. Heck, one March we had a daytime high 113 F. And it wasn't dry heat, it was soaking wet two feet out the door heat. :-) Keith, San Antonio, Texas, USA. About 150 miles away from Mexico. Where the Texas Hill Country meets the Texas Coastal Plain. Cradle of Texas liberty (think the Alamo), nickname is the River City (because of the Riverwalk), Fort Sam Houston (army base, Teddy Roosevelt and the Roughriders, Geronimo), Randolph Field AFB, Lackland AFB, home of USAA (office building is larger than the Pentagon), the Spurs. Economy is based on tourism, and the military bases surrounding San Antonio. I think 5 years out of the last 6 have been in drought conditions. Cost of living is affordable, which is good 'cause wages are poor. I think we still lead the nation in teenage pregnancies. No good Pentax shops at all. Dan Scott
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On Tuesday, December 3, 2002, at 11:02 PM, Mike Johnston wrote: It's just whatever you've acclimated to. I'm thinking you guys would drop like flies if you had a month or two of F 100+ weather and green house humidity. Heck, one March we had a daytime high 113 F. And it wasn't dry heat, it was soaking wet two feet out the door heat. :-) Yeah but Dan, by the time you're 80 you'll think that's room temperature, and you'll be asking for your cardigan when it gets below 90. --Mike, tuff guy from the north Damn. I have to buy a cardigan? Dan Scott
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Bill Owens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Problem here is that we're expecting freezing rain. > This means glaze ice on > roads, and, even worse, downed tree limbs and power > lines due to ice build up. On the upside, there's a photo I've been wanting to take for years. On my way to work there's a small maountain road named Hell's Delight Road. I'd love to make a shot of the sign dripping icicles... Stephen
Re: Winter Storm Warning
On Wed, 4 Dec 2002, Pål Jensen wrote: > There must be more than thousand car on square km I'm occupying. We do. > however, have winter tyres on our cars. Either studded or the extreme > ice tyres without them. Let's be honest here - Scandinavians also know how to drive on this stuff. That's why they produce so many world-class rally drivers :-) Chris
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On 4 Dec 2002 at 13:11, Shaun Canning wrote: > Try living in a country that is in almost perpetual drought, only to > hear city based weather 'talking heads' on the TV bemoaning a day of > rain Not in Sydney, the talking heads were joyous at the thought of a wet weekend last week, first good rain in many many months. It's a stark contrast with out NA friends for sure, it was 42°C (107.6°F) at my place yesterday. It's too hot to go outside and it's windy so it's like being inside a huge fan forced oven. Just to bring us back on topic for a moment, there was an Option 330GS? and MZ- 6 ad on TV last night, of couse the MZ comes with a luscious Sigma zoom lens. Cheers, Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications.html
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You're right! The next reasonable spell, I'd be at the realtors, putting my house up for sale! Where DO you live, Dan? keith whaley Dan Scott wrote: > = snipped = > > It's just whatever you've acclimated to. I'm thinking you guys would > drop like flies if you had a month or two of F 100+ weather and green > house humidity. Heck, one March we had a daytime high 113 F. And it > wasn't dry heat, it was soaking wet two feet out the door heat. :-)
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funny thing is, 10 minutes after I sent that e-mail it started p*&*ing down. Oh well, it's not enough, but it's a start. :):):) Cheers Shaun Mike Johnston wrote: Try living in a country that is in almost perpetual drought, only to hear city based weather 'talking heads' on the TV bemoaning a day of rain Excellent example. We had a drought in Illinois a few years ago and the farmers were really hurting, and all the weather people were brightly "hoping" on the air that it wouldn't rain on the weekend. Must have been really irritating to be a farmer and have to listen to that. --Mike . -- Shaun Canning Cultural Heritage Services High Street, Broadford, Victoria, 3658. www.heritageservices.com.au/ Phone: 0414-967644 e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] My images can be seen at www.photo.net/photodb/folder?folder_id=238096
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> It's just whatever you've acclimated to. I'm thinking you guys would > drop like flies if you had a month or two of F 100+ weather and green > house humidity. Heck, one March we had a daytime high 113 F. And it > wasn't dry heat, it was soaking wet two feet out the door heat. :-) Yeah but Dan, by the time you're 80 you'll think that's room temperature, and you'll be asking for your cardigan when it gets below 90. --Mike, tuff guy from the north
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> Try living in a country that is in almost perpetual drought, only to > hear city based weather 'talking heads' on the TV bemoaning a day of > rain Excellent example. We had a drought in Illinois a few years ago and the farmers were really hurting, and all the weather people were brightly "hoping" on the air that it wouldn't rain on the weekend. Must have been really irritating to be a farmer and have to listen to that. --Mike
Re: Winter Storm Warning
He is, indeed, a wise man. Fortunately, all my husband will have to go out for tomorrow is the bread -- I have plenty of the other to keep me company for a couple of days. :) - Original Message - From: "tom" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, December 03, 2002 9:33 PM Subject: RE: Winter Storm Warning > > -Original Message- > > From: Bill Owens [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > > Most of these folks around here buy bread and > > milk. I buy bread > > and beer. > > This gives me a warm and fuzzy feeling. > > tv > > > > >
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- Original Message - From: Bill Owens Subject: Re: Winter Storm Warning >I buy bread and beer. Words to live by, folks. William Robb
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You live in Quebec City, don't you Andre? How bad was the ice storm of a few years ago for you? My ex-wife's family lives in St. Bruno, southeast of Montreal. That was in the "Black Triangle", and they were without power for over a week - although some areas of the Triangle went about a month without electricity. The freezing rain kept falling and falling, and the hydro crews would repair downed wires, only to have them come down a couple of hours later. Nothing special happened in Quebec City. Ice began about 30 km south. I followed this incredible thing on TV as if this nearby Black Triangle was from another planet. St-Bruno was badly hit. Some places got 100mm of ice, that is 4 inches! A good map of this natural and dramatic happening: http://members.aol.com/badice98/icestormDiary/icestormMap.html OTOH, despite the obvious dangers, there's a beauty to having a world covered in ice, so you may have some photo ops... I found a small book with many impressive b&w photos. I have not found any of them on the web yet. Maybe some poetry... http://members.aol.com/badice98/icestormDiary/Poems.html Andre --
Re: Winter Storm Warning
On Tue, 3 Dec 2002 23:03:35 +0100, Pl Jensen wrote: > The 1. May 1997 we had 2 metres and 40cm > (only God knows how many inches that is) Close to 100 inches. Around here (Atlanta, GA, USA) we'd be closed down for a month or more with that kind of snowfall. TTYL, DougF KG4LMZ
Re: Winter Storm Warning
On Tue, 3 Dec 2002 23:03:35 +0100, Pl Jensen wrote: > Bill wrote: > > > The NWS has issued a Winter storm warning for our area for tomorrow and > > Thursday morning. 1-2 inches of snow followed by 1/2 inch of ice > > > Huh? Are anyone issuing warning about inches of snow? The 1. May 1997 we had 2 >metres and 40cm (only God knows how many inches that is) of snow and this in spring. >Getting half a metre or up to a metre in a day is not uncommon in winter. I've yet to >see any waring about it though. > > Pl > TTYL, DougF KG4LMZ
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Yes, we are, aren't we. Bill - Original Message - From: "tom" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, December 03, 2002 6:37 PM Subject: RE: Winter Storm Warning > Bill, you just have to admit that we're wusses in comparison. > > -- > Thomas Van Veen Photography > www.bigdayphoto.com > 301-758-3085 > > > -Original Message- > > From: Bill Owens [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Tuesday, December 03, 2002 6:17 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: Winter Storm Warning > > > > > > Problem here is that we're expecting freezing rain. This > > means glaze ice on > > roads, and, even worse, downed tree limbs and power lines > > due to ice build > > up. > > > > Bill > > > > - Original Message - > > From: "Pål Jensen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Tuesday, December 03, 2002 6:11 PM > > Subject: Re: Winter Storm Warning > > > > > > > Bill wrote: > > > > > > > > > > It's not the snow that concerns me, it's the 1/2 inch > > or more of ice. > > We > > > > don't get much snow here, but ice storms can cause havoc. > > > > > > > > > Well, snow gets compacted to ice on the roads. For the > > last three weeks > > every major road around here is steel ice > > > > > > >
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> I hope it isn't too bad for you Bill. My earlier tongue-in-cheek remark to Pal > was in no way intended to belittle how dangerous ice storms can be. Hope all > turns out okay for you. Thanks, Frank. For the first time ever we're as prepared as we can be. The new 5500 watt generator is enough to run the fridge, all the lights and a couple of electric heaters. That plus the fireplace should be enough to keep us comfortable > OTOH, despite the obvious dangers, there's a beauty to having a world covered in > ice, so you may have some photo ops... Yep, I'm loaded with RSX 100 and Delta 100 just waiting for Thursday :-0 > good luck, > frank > > Andre Langevin wrote: > > > >It's not the snow that concerns me, it's the 1/2 inch or more of ice. We > > >don't get much snow here, but ice storms can cause havoc. > > > > > >Bill > > > > Indeed. Ice is the problem. > > > > http://members.aol.com/badice98/expo/icestormExpostionNDG1.html > > > > Andre > > > > >- Original Message ----- > > >From: "frank theriault" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >Sent: Tuesday, December 03, 2002 5:22 PM > > >Subject: Re: Winter Storm Warning > > > > > > > > >> Hi, Pal, > > >> > > >> We North Americans aren't as tough as you Scandinavians, I guess! > > >> > > >> -frank > > >> > > >> Pål Jensen wrote: > > >> > > >> > Huh? Are anyone issuing warning about inches of snow? The 1. May 1997 we > > >had 2 metres and 40cm (only God knows how many inches that is) of snow and > > >this in spring. Getting half a metre or up to a metre in a day is not > > >uncommon in winter. I've yet to see any waring about it though. > > >> > > > >> > Pål > > >> > > >> -- > > >> "The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The > > >pessimist fears it is true." -J. Robert > > >> Oppenheimer > > >> > > >> > > > > -- > > -- > "The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears > it is true." -J. Robert > Oppenheimer > >
Re: Winter Storm Warning
You live in Quebec City, don't you Andre? How bad was the ice storm of a few years ago for you? My ex-wife's family lives in St. Bruno, southeast of Montreal. That was in the "Black Triangle", and they were without power for over a week - although some areas of the Triangle went about a month without electricity. The freezing rain kept falling and falling, and the hydro crews would repair downed wires, only to have them come down a couple of hours later. Indeed, ice storms can be horrendous. And, we're not even talking about the walking/driving conditions, just loss of electricity! I hope it isn't too bad for you Bill. My earlier tongue-in-cheek remark to Pal was in no way intended to belittle how dangerous ice storms can be. Hope all turns out okay for you. OTOH, despite the obvious dangers, there's a beauty to having a world covered in ice, so you may have some photo ops... good luck, frank Andre Langevin wrote: > >It's not the snow that concerns me, it's the 1/2 inch or more of ice. We > >don't get much snow here, but ice storms can cause havoc. > > > >Bill > > Indeed. Ice is the problem. > > http://members.aol.com/badice98/expo/icestormExpostionNDG1.html > > Andre > > >- Original Message - > >From: "frank theriault" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Sent: Tuesday, December 03, 2002 5:22 PM > >Subject: Re: Winter Storm Warning > > > > > >> Hi, Pal, > >> > >> We North Americans aren't as tough as you Scandinavians, I guess! > >> > >> -frank > >> > >> Pål Jensen wrote: > >> > >> > Huh? Are anyone issuing warning about inches of snow? The 1. May 1997 we > >had 2 metres and 40cm (only God knows how many inches that is) of snow and > >this in spring. Getting half a metre or up to a metre in a day is not > >uncommon in winter. I've yet to see any waring about it though. > >> > > >> > Pål > >> > >> -- > >> "The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The > >pessimist fears it is true." -J. Robert > >> Oppenheimer > >> > >> > > -- -- "The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true." -J. Robert Oppenheimer
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Stop worrying, Brendan. The storm will stop over Buffalo, then zip over Lake Ontario, hit shore around Belleville, then head towards Kingston, and East. Remember last Christmas-time? Buffalo got 7 straight days of snow (I think over 3 meters total), and we got ~nada~. No worries. -frank Brendan wrote: > don't scare me Bill, that stuff is heading our way to. > -- "The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true." -J. Robert Oppenheimer
Re: Winter Storm Warning
At this point in the thread, there is always one wisenheimer who finds it necessary to add that it is 60 degrees and sunny where he/she lives. Michael Cross P.S. Northern California, in case you are interested. Bill Owens wrote: Problem here is that we're expecting freezing rain. This means glaze ice on roads, and, even worse, downed tree limbs and power lines due to ice build up. Bill - Original Message - From: "Pål Jensen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, December 03, 2002 6:11 PM Subject: Re: Winter Storm Warning Bill wrote: It's not the snow that concerns me, it's the 1/2 inch or more of ice. We don't get much snow here, but ice storms can cause havoc. Well, snow gets compacted to ice on the roads. For the last three weeks every major road around here is steel ice
RE: Winter Storm Warning
Bill, you just have to admit that we're wusses in comparison. -- Thomas Van Veen Photography www.bigdayphoto.com 301-758-3085 > -Original Message- > From: Bill Owens [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, December 03, 2002 6:17 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Winter Storm Warning > > > Problem here is that we're expecting freezing rain. This > means glaze ice on > roads, and, even worse, downed tree limbs and power lines > due to ice build > up. > > Bill > > - Original Message - > From: "Pål Jensen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Tuesday, December 03, 2002 6:11 PM > Subject: Re: Winter Storm Warning > > > > Bill wrote: > > > > > > > It's not the snow that concerns me, it's the 1/2 inch > or more of ice. > We > > > don't get much snow here, but ice storms can cause havoc. > > > > > > Well, snow gets compacted to ice on the roads. For the > last three weeks > every major road around here is steel ice > > >
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Yeah, we're supposed to get 4 to 8 inches on Wednesday. For those of you who don't know, DC gets paralyzed by anything over 2 inches -- Thomas Van Veen Photography www.bigdayphoto.com 301-758-3085 > -Original Message- > From: Bill Owens [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, December 03, 2002 4:26 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: OT: Winter Storm Warning > > > The NWS has issued a Winter storm warning for our area for > tomorrow and > Thursday morning. 1-2 inches of snow followed by 1/2 inch > of ice. I > received the power management system for the portable > generator (5500 watts) > yesterday and installed and operating today, looks like > maybe just in time. > If we get the snow and ice, could make for some interesting > photo ops > Thursday. > > Bill > >
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don't scare me Bill, that stuff is heading our way to. --- Bill Owens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Problem here is that we're expecting freezing rain. > This means glaze ice on > roads, and, even worse, downed tree limbs and power > lines due to ice build > up. > > Bill > > - Original Message - > From: "Pål Jensen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Tuesday, December 03, 2002 6:11 PM > Subject: Re: Winter Storm Warning > > > > Bill wrote: > > > > > > > It's not the snow that concerns me, it's the 1/2 > inch or more of ice. > We > > > don't get much snow here, but ice storms can > cause havoc. > > > > > > Well, snow gets compacted to ice on the roads. For > the last three weeks > every major road around here is steel ice > > > > __ Post your free ad now! http://personals.yahoo.ca
Re: Winter Storm Warning
Problem here is that we're expecting freezing rain. This means glaze ice on roads, and, even worse, downed tree limbs and power lines due to ice build up. Bill - Original Message - From: "Pål Jensen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, December 03, 2002 6:11 PM Subject: Re: Winter Storm Warning > Bill wrote: > > > > It's not the snow that concerns me, it's the 1/2 inch or more of ice. We > > don't get much snow here, but ice storms can cause havoc. > > > Well, snow gets compacted to ice on the roads. For the last three weeks every major road around here is steel ice >
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Bill wrote: > It's not the snow that concerns me, it's the 1/2 inch or more of ice. We > don't get much snow here, but ice storms can cause havoc. Well, snow gets compacted to ice on the roads. For the last three weeks every major road around here is steel ice
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It's not the snow that concerns me, it's the 1/2 inch or more of ice. We don't get much snow here, but ice storms can cause havoc. Bill Indeed. Ice is the problem. http://members.aol.com/badice98/expo/icestormExpostionNDG1.html Andre - Original Message - From: "frank theriault" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, December 03, 2002 5:22 PM Subject: Re: Winter Storm Warning Hi, Pal, We North Americans aren't as tough as you Scandinavians, I guess! -frank Pål Jensen wrote: > Huh? Are anyone issuing warning about inches of snow? The 1. May 1997 we had 2 metres and 40cm (only God knows how many inches that is) of snow and this in spring. Getting half a metre or up to a metre in a day is not uncommon in winter. I've yet to see any waring about it though. > > Pål -- "The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true." -J. Robert Oppenheimer --
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It's not the snow that concerns me, it's the 1/2 inch or more of ice. We don't get much snow here, but ice storms can cause havoc. Bill - Original Message - From: "frank theriault" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, December 03, 2002 5:22 PM Subject: Re: Winter Storm Warning > Hi, Pal, > > We North Americans aren't as tough as you Scandinavians, I guess! > > -frank > > Pål Jensen wrote: > > > Huh? Are anyone issuing warning about inches of snow? The 1. May 1997 we had 2 metres and 40cm (only God knows how many inches that is) of snow and this in spring. Getting half a metre or up to a metre in a day is not uncommon in winter. I've yet to see any waring about it though. > > > > Pål > > -- > "The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true." -J. Robert > Oppenheimer > >
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Hi, Pal, We North Americans aren't as tough as you Scandinavians, I guess! -frank Pål Jensen wrote: > Huh? Are anyone issuing warning about inches of snow? The 1. May 1997 we had 2 >metres and 40cm (only God knows how many inches that is) of snow and this in spring. >Getting half a metre or up to a metre in a day is not uncommon in winter. I've yet to >see any waring about it though. > > Pål -- "The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true." -J. Robert Oppenheimer
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Bill wrote: > The NWS has issued a Winter storm warning for our area for tomorrow and > Thursday morning. 1-2 inches of snow followed by 1/2 inch of ice Huh? Are anyone issuing warning about inches of snow? The 1. May 1997 we had 2 metres and 40cm (only God knows how many inches that is) of snow and this in spring. Getting half a metre or up to a metre in a day is not uncommon in winter. I've yet to see any waring about it though. Pål
