Topic: OT: You call that snow?! (Read 4491 times)

Mastiff · « **on:** December 06, 2003, 02:50:24 pm »

I saw on the norwegian news today that the US East Coast has a few problems with snow right now. Quite amusing! If you want to see what real snow looks like, you can have a look at my website. I have put up a web photo album and a few words about last winter. In less than two weeks we had enormous amounts and we had to get it off the roof and the porches so they shouldn't collapse in the rain that was forecasted a few weeks later, and I had to dig myself around the house so we could use the front entrance on new years eve. Enjoy!

modelmaker · « **Reply #1 on:** December 06, 2003, 03:08:58 pm »

The people in the lower half of the U.S. don't get snow very often and are paralyzed when it just threatens to snow let alone when they get a few inches.

Up north here in up-state NY (2.5 hrs souuth of Montreal) we just switch to skis.

(12inches/30cm and counting)

Shady Bimmer · « **Reply #2 on:** December 06, 2003, 06:43:39 pm »

Actually no - it isn't all that much snow. The Media just likes to make a big deal of it since its the first snowstorm of the year. Actually, the media seems to like to make a big deal about anything they think will attract viewers. . .

Long Island received over 65" snow last winter - not all that significant either. Being surrounded by water tends to keep snowfall down.

Head a little farther north and the story changes. Buffalo averages 100 inches per winter, and has had over 200 during one season almost two decades ago. It is not uncommon for Buffalo to have between five and ten feet of snow on the ground at some point over the winter. As you head west on the NY Thruway you'll see quite a few homes with second-story doors but no deck or stairs. Roofs are designed to withstand large snowfalls - either with significant reinforcement or more typically steep slopes.

Several counties in NY State have budgets for maintaining snowmobile trails alongside highways. There are times during the winter where snowmobiles are the only method of transportation (actually - anything on tracks would work) with even HumVees getting stuck before the roads can be cleared.

In Cambridge, NY we had 22" of snow on the ground for Thanksgiving (Late November) last year. Another 6" fell before the weekend was over.

JaWe · « **Reply #3 on:** December 06, 2003, 07:34:51 pm »

Hey, mastiff, you are from southern sweden. Funny how different country sweden can be if you compare lapland of sweden and skane area, wow. I know, I have lived in gothenburg but I live now in Helsinki, Finland. Sunny green south and cold north.. same her in finland. Nice to see that Media Center is not "only" USA software and lots of users are from europe and other parts of our dear planet. But one thing that makes us human, from the beginning, is music, and MC is a great tool to help us enjoy that... Let the music play.. everywhere..

JimH · « **Reply #4 on:** December 06, 2003, 07:37:58 pm »

Quote from: JaWe on December 06, 2003, 07:34:51 pm

Hey, matstiff, you are from southern sweden. Funny how different country sweden can be if you compare lapland of sweden and skane area, wow. I know, I have lived in gothenburg but I live now in Helsinki, Finland. Sunny green south and cold north.. same her in finland. Nice to see that Media Center is not "only" USA software and lots of users are from europe and other parts of our dear planet. But one thing that makes us human, from the beginning, is music, and MC is a great tool to help us enjoy that... Let the music play.. everywhere..

Thanks for this. That's the loveliest message of the last few weeks.

modelmaker · « **Reply #5 on:** December 06, 2003, 10:19:32 pm »

Well, we ended up with about 15 inches - a mere dusting! All POWDER!! See ya later - Gone Skiing!(got my Ipod with me).

kiwi · « **Reply #6 on:** December 07, 2003, 02:42:42 am »

The stupid ski areas will probably have it all groomed away by tuesday, when I finally get back to VT!

kiwi

sapnho · « **Reply #7 on:** December 07, 2003, 03:28:25 am »

Quote from: JaWe on December 06, 2003, 07:34:51 pm

Hey, mastiff, you are from southern sweden.

I sense trouble coming...isn't Mastiff King of Norway?

jakobluck · « **Reply #8 on:** December 07, 2003, 05:20:42 am »

about 400 inches of snow here.

no, wait.. i live in hawaii, no snow at all

but it rained a little bit the day before yesterday, does that count?

Mastiff · « **Reply #9 on:** December 07, 2003, 07:16:34 am »

Don't mind the finn, they're too drunk on Koskenkorva vodka to know the difference of southern Sweeden and southern Norway...

matshif · « **Reply #10 on:** December 07, 2003, 07:19:07 am »

Quote from: sapnho on December 07, 2003, 03:28:25 am

Quote from: JaWe on December 06, 2003, 07:34:51 pm
Hey, mastiff, you are from southern sweden.

I sense trouble coming...isn't Mastiff King of Norway?

A little bit if of confuison, here.

I am from the south of Sweden and haven't seen any snow here for a long time.

Maybe Mastiff is from Norway, can't realy say.

Galley · « **Reply #11 on:** December 08, 2003, 09:31:46 am »

I grew up in North Dakota. Our house was literally on the edge of town, and had no protection from the elements. We once has snow 15 feet deep, which covered our doors, (so we couldn't get out) and was up onto the roof. They literally had to dig us out.

skeeterfood · « **Reply #12 on:** December 08, 2003, 06:19:23 pm »

Quote from: Galley on December 08, 2003, 09:31:46 am

I grew up in North Dakota. Our house was literally on the edge of town, and had no protection from the elements. We once has snow 15 feet deep, which covered our doors, (so we couldn't get out) and was up onto the roof. They literally had to dig us out.

Aargh. Man am I glad I don't live there anymore... I have really bad memories of being let outside to play by myself during the superbowl (only Dad was home) and losing one of my boots in the 3 feet of snow in the front yard. Needless to say my Mom was not pleased when she returned home

-John

KingSparta · « **Reply #13 on:** December 08, 2003, 06:44:45 pm »

No Pictures?

Mastiff · « **Reply #14 on:** December 09, 2003, 01:35:40 pm »

Did you find the boot in the spring?

I've got a picture at my parents' house of me digging into the worst snow winter we've had in this part of Norway. It was around 1970 and I believe the snow was around nine feet deep in my grandmother's back yard (just about the only place in town where the snow hadn't been kept down). I don't remember it myself (I was around 3-5 years old) but I have been told a lot about that. The same winter it was possible to walk on the sea around three kilometers out, I believe. Don't have those winters anymore because of the global warming, I guess...

JimH · « **Reply #15 on:** December 09, 2003, 01:52:45 pm »

Quote from: KingSparta on December 08, 2003, 06:44:45 pm

No Pictures?

Mastiff's pix are here:
http://home.powertech.no/mastiff/images/snow/index.htm

bdjohns1 · « **Reply #16 on:** December 09, 2003, 09:25:06 pm »

Quote from: modelmaker on December 06, 2003, 03:08:58 pm

The people in the lower half of the U.S. don't get snow very often and are paralyzed when it just threatens to snow let alone when they get a few inches. Up north here in up-state NY (2.5 hrs souuth of Montreal) we just switch to skis. (12inches/30cm and counting)

I'm in the same boat - Lewis County (Lowville) - we've only got 5" so far, but when it's all said and done, we'll have 200-300" for the winter.

Bring it on!

JimH · « **Reply #17 on:** December 10, 2003, 10:57:54 am »

We had about 7 inches of snow yesterday and I took a few pictures:

http://www.jriver.com/phlog/JimH/index.html

The third one shows the lake partially frozen.

Cmagic · « **Reply #18 on:** December 10, 2003, 12:19:23 pm »

Hi,

Just added some snow pics from france (near my place)

http://www.jriver.com/phlog/cmagic/

bonsoir !

C.

KingSparta · « **Reply #19 on:** December 10, 2003, 12:27:53 pm »

Quote from: Cmagic on December 10, 2003, 12:19:23 pm

Hi,

Just added some snow pics from france (near my place)

http://www.jriver.com/phlog/cmagic/

bonsoir !

C.

Not that I eat French Fries Anymore But, Can we order larger pictures for the nice French lanscapes?

Cmagic · « **Reply #20 on:** December 10, 2003, 12:46:16 pm »

Sure King, I'll arrange some web space from which you'll be able to download large versions of the pics. I'll let you know.

In the meantime here are some "frites" for you

bon appétit King,

C.

KingSparta · « **Reply #21 on:** December 10, 2003, 12:55:25 pm »

Quote from: Cmagic on December 10, 2003, 12:46:16 pm

Sure King, I'll arrange some web space from which you'll be able to download large versions of the pics. I'll let you know.

In the meantime here are some "frites" for you

bon appétit King,

C.

LMAO

Thanks, you have a few nice pictures there

Where i live the only thing to take a picture of is Chicken and Pig Farms i need to go west or to the coast for anything worth snaping a shot of.

Mastiff · « **Reply #22 on:** December 10, 2003, 03:23:44 pm »

Nice, Jim! But you are an artist Cmagic! A fantastic mood in those pictures!

zevele10 · « **Reply #23 on:** December 10, 2003, 03:51:35 pm »

Here ,with 10 degrees at night ,we are ice cold!!!!

I have the heating on right now...

In fact ,houses are much colder than outside.
I have a 4-5 degrees less inside than outside

Time to listen to very dark doom metal..

Listening to: 'Marche Funèbre' from 'Prelude to Monolith' by 'Until Death Overtakes Me' on Media Center 9.1

Cmagic · « **Reply #24 on:** December 10, 2003, 03:54:02 pm »

Thanks Mastiff,

That's very nice of you but I really don't think I'm an artist. It's just a matter of being there with a camera, the guy or gal who made it all in the subject of the picture is the real artist !

King, here are some larger version of some random pics : http://tarmag.free.fr/Photos/index.html

Have a godo evening folks, well, at least here it's the evening !

C.

modelmaker · « **Reply #25 on:** December 15, 2003, 01:37:49 am »

new storm : 21 inches and counting.

Listening to: 'Keep on Working' from 'Empty Glass' by 'Pete Townshend' on Media Center 9.0

/

KingSparta · « **Reply #26 on:** December 15, 2003, 08:01:47 am »

Quote from: modelmaker on December 15, 2003, 01:37:49 am

new storm : 21 inches and counting.

Listening to: 'Keep on Working' from 'Empty Glass' by 'Pete Townshend' on Media Center 9.0 /

Where is the pictures? you must prove it around here.

Make sure the pictures are large so i can save them to desktop

Herakles · « **Reply #27 on:** December 15, 2003, 12:50:56 pm »

Yesterday snowstorm in Montreal, Canada: 16 inchs, 20 inchs at some places and counting! 28 inchs are expected by the end of the day...

Any help to remove the snow on my car would be appreciated

http://www.radio-canada.ca/nouvelles/ressources/images/normales/n/ne/031215neige-rue3_n.jpg

http://www.radio-canada.ca/nouvelles/ressources/images/normales/n/ne/031215neige-rue4_n.jpg

http://www.radio-canada.ca/regions/images/estrie/normales/t/te/031215tempete2_n.jpg

http://www.radio-canada.ca/regions/images/estrie/normales/t/te/031215tempete3_n.jpg

http://www.radio-canada.ca/nouvelles/ressources/images/normales/n/ne/031215neige-mtl-pelleteur1_n.jpg

antolod · « **Reply #28 on:** December 15, 2003, 05:25:38 pm »

Had an inch or so on Saturday. I'd take a picture, but it's all melted.

BTW, did you hear why the snowman was smiling?

He heard the snow blower comming down the street!

knickelfarz · « **Reply #29 on:** December 16, 2003, 07:43:27 am »

If there's still no snow outside at your place (like here in Berlin...), have fun with this one (requires shockwave):
http://www.nny.com/holiday/snowcraft.htm

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