~~**-- The Weather Thread --**~~
- Thread starter RIP - VTEnviro
- Start date
Help Support Professional Engineer & PE Exam Forum:
We got our now and a deep freeze followed within 3 days by warming to the 50's and rain. Now they're calling for more temperature drops (~20s so not crazy) and maybe some light snow in Boston area. Overall not a bad winter so far. They can keep the snow in ski country.
- Joined
- Aug 27, 2018
- Messages
- 9,037
- Reaction score
- 5,050
Weekend driving was bad. Saw a bunch of spin-outs at around 7/8am on Sunday morning. Wasn't too cold, but the wind chill made a thin sheen of ice over the road bridges and ramps onto the expressway. Which ended poorly for a lot of people/actually had a bad enough accident that they closed a huge swath of the expressway.
Road Guy
Well-known member
Since my previous post we have had 3 pretty decent snows in Denver. I have a West facing house and rarely have to shovel the driveway, my neighbors across the streets east facing houses look like we have had a blizzard for the last 2 months since the snow never melts due to the shade. So this morning as it was snowing I shoveled all of the sidewalks in our cul-de-sac. But F them they can do their own driveways..
Road Guy
Well-known member
7 this morning! But I know a lot colder in Minnesota / Wisconsin areas today!
The barney fife cops have been out in the neighborhood issuing warnings to people warming there cars up - so fucking stupid they waste time on that - luckily its only "against the law" if you do it in the street and not in your driveway so I have been puffing away hoping to see one of those bastards drive by
The barney fife cops have been out in the neighborhood issuing warnings to people warming there cars up - so fucking stupid they waste time on that - luckily its only "against the law" if you do it in the street and not in your driveway so I have been puffing away hoping to see one of those bastards drive by
what like you can't have your car warm up if you're not sitting in it, but you're ok to idle if you're sitting in it? take a nap? Lol
Road Guy
Well-known member
yup... not on the street (ROW) but you can in your driveway - supposedly its a "theft" problem, cause you know most criminals are up at 6:00 am on a 10 degree day when normal people are going to work
We actually have had some car thefts in our hood, but mostly at night - I asked barney why don't they just spend the time and drive through at night? Then I was given the why do you hate cops look?
We actually have had some car thefts in our hood, but mostly at night - I asked barney why don't they just spend the time and drive through at night? Then I was given the why do you hate cops look?
Are they going to write you a citation if you're warming your car up while parked at a curb??? That's absurd.
If you leave your car unlocked with the keys in it and it gets stolen then IMHO you deserve to have it stolen and you can argue with the insurance company. These days remote starters will idle it but no one can just drive away and the keyless entry cars you can take the key away from the vehicle and leave it idling. All anyone else needs to do is have a spare set of keys and lock it while it running.
If you leave your car unlocked with the keys in it and it gets stolen then IMHO you deserve to have it stolen and you can argue with the insurance company. These days remote starters will idle it but no one can just drive away and the keyless entry cars you can take the key away from the vehicle and leave it idling. All anyone else needs to do is have a spare set of keys and lock it while it running.
wilheldp_PE
PE, LEED AP, SPAM KING
My brother-in-law actually had his car stolen out of his driveway in an upscale suburb of St. Louis doing that.
Road Guy
Well-known member
There is upscale in St Luis? isn't that whole town a dumpster fire?
I am sure this happens(some) but I don't think its worth sending the cops looking for people trying to get their windshields to defrost as well as this is a really stupid law. I see cops cars all the time running while they are at dunkin donuts!
I am sure this happens(some) but I don't think its worth sending the cops looking for people trying to get their windshields to defrost as well as this is a really stupid law. I see cops cars all the time running while they are at dunkin donuts!
We had a high-profile case of someone getting a ticket for warming up their car in their driveway last year. After all the blowback the legislature quickly passed a law making it legal to do that on private property, but it's still illegal on a street or in a business parking lot (exempting cars with remote starters.)
They're predicting a high of -7 here tomorrow, with wind chills around -40. My wife (Georgia native) is freaking out.
But then it's supposed to be in the 40s this weekend!
They're predicting a high of -7 here tomorrow, with wind chills around -40. My wife (Georgia native) is freaking out.
But then it's supposed to be in the 40s this weekend!
Road Guy
Well-known member
Last week we spent 2 nights in a yurt (canvas tent with a wood stove) at 11,000 feet. I recorded a -9 when I had to go out to the “outhouse” around 2 AM..... fun times.... indoor plumbing is good.....
Ble_PE
I need a beer.
Ble_PE
I need a beer.
Yea, but then you're going to the outhouse at 2 in the morning when it's -9 outside...Just need lots of Jack Daniels
Road Guy
Well-known member
I used a Gatorade bottle when the wife was asleep....
once I slept for 4 hours and the stove was dead, I could see my breath inside the yurt! - all they have too burn is pine which doesn't go for more than about 2 hours.. we went through a *shitload of wood!
once I slept for 4 hours and the stove was dead, I could see my breath inside the yurt! - all they have too burn is pine which doesn't go for more than about 2 hours.. we went through a *shitload of wood!
Yes JD! My annual winter camp is set for weekend of 2/8. Hopefully the temps are on the + side of zero.Just need lots of Jack Daniels
