Snow in the midwest

Dave Larson · Post by **Dave Larson** » Sat Dec 02, 2006 7:32 pm

How you guys doing down there? Chixill crew, Daggers. and Oles and Lavin.We missed this one. Hope all is well. Dave

Tod Oles · Post by **Tod Oles** » Sat Dec 02, 2006 9:19 pm

We got 5-6in. here in OJville...

Skating later today in Madison at Four Seasons.....

lots of kooks driving yesterday....jeebus, you'd think they'd never seen snow b4

Eddy Martinez · Post by **Eddy Martinez** » Sat Dec 02, 2006 9:57 pm

It is 65 degrees down here in South Texas. I'm freezing man. Got down into the 50's the other night. Curse this subtropical weather. Your Amigo Eddy Texas Outlaws.

Dave Larson · Post by **Dave Larson** » Sat Dec 02, 2006 10:35 pm

Curse you Eddy Martinez.Off to the Y to work on the Quads,and Hamstrings.Maybe join a spinning class this winter(ehTod).Wait till next year. Love ya Eddy

Chris Favero · Post by **Chris Favero** » Sun Dec 03, 2006 4:56 am

very funny weather.Last weekend i skated the new northbrook ill skatepark.it has a 5ksqft flowbowl.we rode all day,it was 62 degrees and sunny..this weekend,snowboarded at alpine valley in east troy.there was nothing(snow) two days ago.high was 28 degrees.gotta love midwest weather.cfav

Stephen Lavin · Post by **Stephen Lavin** » Sun Dec 03, 2006 6:35 am

I think I have ice in my bearings...

Jonathan Harms · Post by **Jonathan Harms** » Sun Dec 03, 2006 8:10 am

We got a bunch of freezing rain and, at my house, just a couple of inches of snow on top of that. The ice was so thick and heavy that it busted a lot of tree branches, power lines, etc. Several hundred thousand people in STL lost power (not me, thankfully), and some of them still won't have it restored for a couple of days.

I was kind of looking forward to seeing/hearing the predicted "thundersnow" (just what it sounds like, apparently), but we didn't get any.

On the plus side, skies were sunny yesterday and today, and the ice on the trees sparkled like diamonds in the early morning light. Spectacular.

Mike Cividino · Post by **Mike Cividino** » Sun Dec 03, 2006 5:38 pm

all we got in hamilton was flooding and rain, not one flake.

Tod Oles · Post by **Tod Oles** » Sun Dec 03, 2006 5:57 pm

Mike Cividino wrote:all we got in hamilton was flooding and rain, not one flake.

So what you're telling me Civ, is you goofy Canucks are going swimming.....

Marty Agather · Post by **Marty Agather** » Sun Dec 03, 2006 8:20 pm

For those of us who live in regular-snow country, the first drive on snow of the season is always a white knuckle experience. Hoping like the dickens that the other clowns have some sense of the laws of friction and physics. But for what ever reason the memories of last year are wiped clean, and so the people drive too fast, too close, and the body shops get filled up - eh CB?

After having lived in a rocky mountain ski town for 4 years, we got pretty casual about the whole deal. 6 months of weekly fresh snow provides plenty of practice. I've got loads more respect now, since that line between traction and breaking free is pretty darned sharp. Kinda like skating idn't it?

Clean and green (ok getting browner) here in the Twin Towns.

Stephen Lavin · Post by **Stephen Lavin** » Sun Dec 03, 2006 11:04 pm

Pretty trees.., I still have ice in my bearings... I may have some in my veins too.

Christopher Bara · Post by **Christopher Bara** » Mon Dec 04, 2006 12:45 am

I've been in the auto repair/insurance biz going on 20 years now...i'd rather have 10" of snow over 1" of snow/freezing rain any day.....

I love skating outside in the middle of winter though.......it's soooooooooo quiet...

Snow on the sides of the road is fine.......the cold is fine, as long as the sun is out....

But it's been too windy to skate here for almost a week now..

I friggin hate the wind

just hate it

Eddy Martinez · Post by **Eddy Martinez** » Mon Dec 04, 2006 4:40 am

Bara, Dave, Toles, Steve. Marty, JBH, Civ, C-Fav I made this sandman in your honor. BBBUUURRRR. Your Amigo Eddy Texas Outlaws

Ben Buckles · Post by **Ben Buckles** » Mon Dec 04, 2006 8:21 am

Here in the middle of Illinois we got the same as JBH. Pwer outages and snow on ice. No skating for now.

Chris Favero · Post by **Chris Favero** » Mon Dec 04, 2006 1:45 pm

Jbh,the thunder snow was a trip.because of a jet stream blowing across the top of the storm,it would cuase a sudden lift in the storm coulds and create squall effects.we got a solid 8 inches in wilmette,but in wisconsin it was a solid foot.cfav

Marcos Soulsby-Monroy · Post by **Marcos Soulsby-Monroy** » Mon Dec 04, 2006 3:10 pm

I was cold enough in Houston today (39) that I had to put on pants when I walked my daughter to school.

Jonathan Harms · Post by **Jonathan Harms** » Mon Dec 04, 2006 3:50 pm

Marcos Soulsby-Monroy wrote:I was cold enough in Houston today (39) that I had to put on pants when I walked my daughter to school.

That, plus all your pretty sun-dresses were dirty, right? :-p

Sorry, I'm a little bitter. Our HIGH temp today is supposed to be around 39.

Marcos Soulsby-Monroy · Post by **Marcos Soulsby-Monroy** » Mon Dec 04, 2006 4:29 pm

Jonathan Harms Posted: 04 Dec 2006 06:50 Post subject:

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Marcos Soulsby-Monroy wrote:
I was cold enough in Houston today (39) that I had to put on pants when I walked my daughter to school.

Tha, plus all your pretty sun-dresses were dirty, right? :-p

Sorry, I'm a little bitter. Our HIGH temp today is supposed to be around 39.

It's OK Jonathan, I'm sure it will warm enough for your sun dress soon

My daughter insisted on wearing a woolen hat and and gloves today. Just shows what you get used to. I really do miss the snow though, not in January when it is 20 below, but other times I really do. Texass only has two seasons HOT and Cold (and not very cold)

Chris Novatny · Post by **Chris Novatny** » Mon Dec 04, 2006 6:59 pm

Finally broke down and called the gas company last week to re-connect the Ghetto home/shop, BUT because of the snow they had to re-schedule -for later this week or early next week!

Well the temp this morning when I got up was 50°F, if the sun comes out it might get up to 55°F! If so I'll have to break out the shorts & sandals!

It's already up to 53!!!

Steve Pederson · Post by **Steve Pederson** » Mon Dec 04, 2006 11:15 pm

Laura Bissell · Post by **Laura Bissell** » Mon Dec 04, 2006 11:51 pm

We've been lucky- it's been super nice here. This weekend it finally got cold, but a sunny, nice cold you can skate in. Except... I'm having hardware issues... I'm going to break down and buy some sort of power drill. I see it happening.

Nice sand man.

JBH- Beeeee You tiful pictures! It does look chilly.

Dave Gale · Post by **Dave Gale** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 12:48 am

Nice shot of what looks like a Black Walnut tree atop that cliff! Not much accumulation here yet..Outta power from Fri to Sat ..50mph winds. On my a.m mile trek at 17 degrees this am. the bit of coffee that sloshed from swerving a tree limb created a brown icecicle in a matter of a minute or so..Hitting 20 mph made it shape coooooly!

Tom Mangelsdorf · Post by **Tom Mangelsdorf** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 1:01 am

The snow was heavier south and east of Mad Towne. All we got in Sun Prairie was a few inches. My daughters live in Oshkosh and they only got maybe an inch. I was in Green Bay Saturday and Sunday and they didn't have hardly nuthin ... 'cept it was plenty c-c-c-old.

Christopher Bara · Post by **Christopher Bara** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 3:33 pm

Dave G??.....is that you?........people on NCDSA are looking for you man......you've been MIA for a while......

Marcos Soulsby-Monroy · Post by **Marcos Soulsby-Monroy** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 4:28 pm

I woke up today to frost on the ground and I actually warmed up the car and scraped ice off my windshield. I know, I know it's tough down here in Texass. You think this is bad just wait until February, I guess that you will all have to come on down to Texass and slalom with us at the Sizzler.

Yep those southern slalom types have it hard!!!!!!

Marty Agather · Post by **Marty Agather** » Wed Dec 06, 2006 2:32 am

CB, the reason you hate the wind is because you forgot to wear a shirt.

Eddy, how you go that sand to mold into such nice round spheres I'll never know!

CFav: Are you Wilmette? I'm in Villa Park over the Xmas holiday. It's gonna be a power trip, but if the weather holds, skate on?

Nova: Thats the big diff between Chitown and Twintown. The weather down south might warm up. We might be lucky and hit freezing. Then we're skating without shirts, and Bara's invited.

And Marcos: I'm playing my sad violin song for you scraping your windshield. But as I always say, better to be cold, 'cause you can dress for it. If it's hot and you strip down, you're gonna spend time with the man.

Weathering it,

Fran

Chris Favero · Post by **Chris Favero** » Wed Dec 06, 2006 2:38 am

if its warm,lets skate northbrook.the park is rad.cf

Chris Novatny · Post by **Chris Novatny** » Wed Dec 06, 2006 4:05 am

the 53 was my temp INSIDE, it was 50 this morning!

RL · Post by RL » Wed Dec 06, 2006 4:18 am

11" on the southside of beer city..

fricken hate it..

Dave Gale · Post by **Dave Gale** » Wed Dec 06, 2006 4:42 am

Bara.. Yeah buddy, It's me! Got the slightly deserved, ill expected, and highly un-ethical treatment of the long arm of the law. I'm hangin' tho bro' and skate daily, been talkin' to a few of the boyz and am thankful for the respect and concern!! P.M me and we'll chat if you want.

Damn...........It was cold again this a.m, 15 or so. Tomorrow's 'sposed to be warmer, followed by snow Thurs. Put me on your prayer list(s) All ye' carvin' christians.

Lenny Poage · Post by **Lenny Poage** » Thu Dec 07, 2006 6:19 pm

We're getting snow here. Too much to be able to skate, not enough for a snow day. Bummer.

The good side is that the students are getting more into _A Christmas Carol_ than they did when it was 65 and sunny (was that just last week?!?!?).

Marcos Soulsby-Monroy · Post by **Marcos Soulsby-Monroy** » Thu Dec 07, 2006 7:24 pm

It is 60 today and windy. I skated for an hour or so before lunch. But I had to where a long sleeve shirt though.

Wesley Tucker · Post by **Wesley Tucker** » Thu Dec 07, 2006 8:08 pm

It's not the snow, it's the humidity.

Christopher Bara · Post by **Christopher Bara** » Thu Dec 07, 2006 11:22 pm

youve got humidity thick enough to shovel??

Marcos Soulsby-Monroy · Post by **Marcos Soulsby-Monroy** » Fri Dec 08, 2006 6:55 pm

Christopher Bara Posted: 07 Dec 2006 14:22 Post subject:

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youve got humidity thick enough to shovel??

In Houston Humid??? Only thick enough in the summer.

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