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Saying our low will be 1* tonight. Just went outside, snowing lightly and windy.
 
DionR said:
Blowing hard and snowing in Davenport. Lots of drifts.
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Did you get the snow tires yet? Ran a neighbor to the airport today, sure was gusty going thru the fields east of Reardan. Have you ever been stopped by the cop in Reardan???
 
DionR said:
On a side note, it seems like there is no place that is perfect year round. Places like Vegas or Pheonix seem to have 2 seasons, bearable and pit of hell hot. At least up here we seem to have a full 4 seasons, from the almost or below zero temps in winter, to a couple of weeks above 100 in August. At least it isn't the same day after day. :-D
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Must not have been in Vegas in the winter. 25 deg. with the wind chill comming off of Mt. Charlston...brrrrr....I lived there 5 years and had enough of the extreem weather. I think ill stay in So. Cal
 
JR said:
I said to hell with Twin Falls, ID and I made it to Meridian, ID with 45 mins drive time left on my log book (DOT sucks). I decided to go further because they were expecting -23* in Twin Falls and only -9* in the Boise area tonight.
There was some ice on the road from Cedar City, UT to Beaver, UT then it cleared up and I hit a weak snow storm from Snowville, UT to Twin Falls, ID. Nothing too bad and I did 65-70 mph pretty much the whole way. I get to waist a bunch of time driving through Oregon at 55mph in about 11 hrs.

Nikki called me from the side of SR 900 just outside of Issaquah, WA on her way home because some retards decided that it was a good idea to stop in the middle of the road that was covered in ice for no good reason. Nikki was stuck on a hill and couldn't get her 66 Dart to move so she had to chain up. She called to ask where the hazard light switch was...........I told her to just turn on her right turn signal.:-D
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Be careful, always ice on the 15 between Cedar and Beaver, ive seen lots of bad accidents there.

On a side note, beaver is awesome during the summer. There is a LOT of nice Mopars in that town too! I got a buddy there with a plymouth laser with a big block swapped between the fenders,nasty little ride:snakeman:
 
inkjunkie said:
Did you get the snow tires yet?
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We have them on the wife's car, but nothing better than that. Still working on getting them for the other cars.

inkjunkie said:
Ran a neighbor to the airport today, sure was gusty going thru the fields east of Reardan.
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Drive that road every day. It was pretty gusty on the way home at 6:30 too, but the bad spot was just east of Davenport when visibility hit zero. Got kind of tense for a bit, then got better. The drifts over the roads on both sides of Readan get pretty bad at times, but I've only seen the road closed once because of them.

inkjunkie said:
Have you ever been stopped by the cop in Reardan???
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No, but I know plenty that have. It's a bit of speed trap through there. I just watch my speed and so far I haven't had the pleasure of meeting him. You didn't, did you?
 
Grinder said:
Must not have been in Vegas in the winter. 25 deg. with the wind chill comming off of Mt. Charlston...brrrrr....I lived there 5 years and had enough of the extreem weather. I think ill stay in So. Cal
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True enough. I've only visited, but never during the winter.
 
DionR said:
No, but I know plenty that have. It's a bit of speed trap through there. I just watch my speed and so far I haven't had the pleasure of meeting him. You didn't, did you?
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I have not had the pleasure of meeting him yet. My neighbor has met him a few times, all over the sme thing, 1 plate light being out. I am always amazed at how foggy that entire area from the airport all the way out to Reardan can get. We turn up 231to come home. Drove out to Davenport the first winter (2008) we were here. could not believe the wind whipping thru the fields. Do you commute into Spokane?
 
inkjunkie said:
Drove out to Davenport the first winter (2008 ) we were here.
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So you where during the record year of snow fall. I almost gave up on trying to find a place to put the snow when I shovelled. That was the same year I saw hwy 2 closed due to drifts.

inkjunkie said:
Do you commute into Spokane?
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Almost 13 years now, every day (minus weekends and holidays). I work in Airway Heights, south on Garfield (intersection where the KFC is) at Garco Building Systems. 28 miles of bliss, one way. :-D

Wind can get pretty bad, usually blows across the road so you get to fight it as it trys to blow you into the ditch. Couple of winters ago saw a car just take off to the right when the wind hit it right while they were on a patch of ice. He didn't save it. Fun stuff.
 
You are not saying the the winters in Vegas are harsh, are you? I spent 18 years in AZ and would hardly call the winters in the desert harsh. First winter we were here in Eastern Washington there was several days it was -18, during the day, before the wind chill.....
 
DionR said:
Almost 13 years now, every day (minus weekends and holidays). I work in Airway Heights, south on Garfield (intersection where the KFC is) at Garco Building Systems. 28 miles of bliss, one way. :-D

Wind can get pretty bad, usually blows across the road so you get to fight it as it trys to blow you into the ditch. Couple of winters ago saw a car just take off to the right when the wind hit it right while they were on a patch of ice. He didn't save it. Fun stuff.
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First winter we were here Highway 2 was real icy, got caught by a side wind, right near the house that has the rolls of hay for sale in front of it, last I checked they were working on the roof still, and we went for a bit of a ride. Luckily we were the only ones on the road. Almost saved it, ended up *** end first in a snow bank, no damage. Wacky wife thought it was fun.........
 
JR, I get to waist a bunch of time driving through Oregon at 55mph in about 11 hrs.

Where in Oregon is the speed 55mph, a back road somewhere?

I live off I-5 Grants Pass, if ya comin down this way lemme know
 
inkjunkie said:
You are not saying the the winters in Vegas are harsh, are you? I spent 18 years in AZ and would hardly call the winters in the desert harsh. First winter we were here in Eastern Washington there was several days it was -18, during the day, before the wind chill.....
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Not harsh compared to real winter. Just harsh when you realize its 125 in the summer and 25 in the winter. Not really harsh,but extreem.
 
13 degrees here this morning with about 3 inches of snow. You should have seen the commute home last night wrecks everywhere.
Any road with a hill looked like a parking lot.
I'll never figure out why some drivers think their going to make it up a hill doing 10 mph at the bottom with street tires on.:angry7:
 
Just when I open my mouth about rarely getting snow, I wake up at 7am to 2 inches, but it will be gone by noon :(
 
inkjunkie said:
First winter we were here Highway 2 was real icy, got caught by a side wind, right near the house that has the rolls of hay for sale in front of it, last I checked they were working on the roof still, and we went for a bit of a ride. Luckily we were the only ones on the road. Almost saved it, ended up *** end first in a snow bank, no damage. Wacky wife thought it was fun.........
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Yep, I know the house. Last wind storm they lost the flag they had on the top of the bails.
 
JR said:
Then on Tuesday I get to drive 11 hrs from Twin Falls back to Seattle.

You might want to rethink that time frame, One of the guys on my crew left the jobsite (right next to Safeco and Qwest stadiums) at 5pm yesterday and got home to somewhere in Renton at 3:40am this morning. I ended up staying at the hotel next door. The commute from the bar up to my room was a little wobbly but I made it.
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We only got a few inches of snow, but damn, it sure is chilly out there.
My one dog still has not gone outside. We have an electric doggy door. He goes over to it, it opens up and he just stands there whineing....
 
Was wondering when it was going to show up. First winter we were here was 2008 and a record amount of snow fell. But along with all the snow we were pretty much buried in fog also.....
 

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Just got home. I drove right through that blizzard and spent most of the day no being able to see the hood of the truck. I will post pics later.
 
JR said:
Just got home. I drove right through that blizzard and spent most of the day no being able to see the hood of the truck. I will post pics later.
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Glad you made it home alright. I just went outside and checked and we have about 12" in our yard and it's still snowing.
 
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