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Gonna be rocking and rolling here in a bit. Storm line is a couple hours wide. Might get a bit windy too. Had an inch of rain yesterday, gonna be a soggy mess for a few days.

Heard it's worse up in the TN valley.

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I am replying to @Haertig's reply from another thread, Post a Photo.

We flew in from Hawaii yesterday. There was a nonstop scheduled to leave Hawaii at 8:30pm (Hawaii) time. Our plane was scheduled to leave at 11:30pm, have a two hour layover in San Francisco, then continue on to Denver. The "red eye" flight.

We beat the non stop flight! It seems they had their Hawaii departure delayed by several hours due to weather in Denver. We flew out to San Francisco on time. Then no problems leaving for Denver from there. We even got into Denver 1/2 an hour earlier than scheduled. We had almost switched to the non stop. United had waived all change fees and difference in fare costs because of the expected bad weather. So switching would have been free. But we didn't switch because we had a hunch the non stop was going to get canceled or delayed. And they sure did. I hate nonstop from Hawaii to Denver in a packed plane anyway. It's a long haul, and unless you're in first class with the large fully reclining seats (that cost a $2000 premium minimum!), things can get miserable back there in the cheap (relatively speaking) seats. So I like a layover to stretch my legs. I just make sure that there are additional flights leaving after the connection that we can jump on if we miss the connecting flight.

In the future, I might buy three seats for the two of us. Even back in the sardine section, having a window, an aisle, and an empty middle seat makes all the difference. You can stow all your gear in that unused seat and leave your actual seats free and clear for you and only you. Not as good as first class, but still good nonetheless. And it's a heckuva lot cheaper to buy and waste a middle seat than to pay the ridiculous amount they want for first class. Airfare is not the big cost when going to Hawaii. If you buy your airfare early when prices are lower, two people roundtrip is less than one night in a resort.
How were the roads when you landed? They have really cleared now, but I didn't drive to see all of my dogs yesterday, and owners were okay with that. Side streets are still a mess in some areas. With the warm weather we had before the storm, the walks and roads were iced up and then covered in inches of snow.

My walkways are mostly flagstone. They retain heat better than regular concrete sidewalks, and when the sun comes out, they heat up and melt off faster. Since the snow stopped late afternoon on Wednesday, I didn't finish shoveling until yesterday morning.

My neighbors and I will clear paths on each other's sidewalks. Since it was still snowing when neighbor cleared mine, there was definitely more snow to clear. And, he often doesn't do the whole width of the walk, but just the width of his shovel. I cleared from edge to edge yesterday, it warmed up, and this morning my walks are clear and dry. Actually, the whole block is shoveled, and pedestrians can walk from corner to corner with no snow or ice. I find it to be a thing of beauty.

Now the dog parks are a complete other story! The snow is quickly packed and almost immovable until it really warms up. When it warms up, the top becomes a crust of ice that is grooved and irregular. It is so dangerous to walk on!

This winter has been an unusual one. Normally we get a big dump of snow, or actually any snow, and in about 3 days or less, it is mostly gone, except for in the shadows and shade. We actually still have a little packed snow from the storm around Christmas, snow in the shadows, some on roads.

That is what I've been working on at two different dog parks. I worked hard on Monday clear half of a wide sidewalk so that removing this layer would be a little easier. I think we got around 6 inches of snow from this last storm, and we are coming up on a really cold week. We often have a little cold weather, and then it gets mild, but not this winter. I see teens and single digits coming. Most dogs don't go out to dog pars on these cold days, per their owners request.
 
How were the roads when you landed?
We landed around noon. The highways were a slushy mess. The kind where the dirty snow mush is thrown up on your windshield only to be smeared by your windshield wipers. They were slick in places - a few ice patches - but mostly just slush and packed snow. Cars were not having trouble navigating. We were in an AWD SUV and had zero issues. But we could see other cars - sedans - driving fine as well. Once we got off the highway and onto local roads, they were packed snow. Still not difficult to drive on though. The final drive up our cul de sac was loose unplowed snow about 8 to 10 inches deep, with a few tire tracks that had packed down and iced over. This may have stopped regular sedans as it is uphill. No problem in the SUV though, but we know enough to use momentum and not stop or slow down halfway up a hill. You charge up the hill and the charge stops only when you have arrived at your final resting point. Common driving techniques known to anybody who regularly drives in snow would get you through everything we encountered. Just have good windshield wiper blades on the sloppy highways.
 
We are having another crappy Winter day. Are other places like this? Every day it is GRAY. The sun comes out about once a week, and even then it is not always out for the whole day. We have three months of cold, gray weather, and I know we don't have it as bad as others. It is still depressing.

We are bracing for a big one. Temps are in the 20's and we are supposed to get 4"- 6" of snow tonight. Definitely not going anywhere tomorrow. We will hunker down and ride it out. Definitely one of the benefits of retirement. I really don't care what the weather does, as long as I don't have to be out in it.
 
Heavy rain right now! Temp has dropped about 8°, about 37°. We really need the rain!
A little rain with a side-order of extra-fierce winds. Easily over 45mph :oops: .
 
We are expecting rain starting after midnight. High winds tomorrow. Could go as high as 50 in the valley and over 75 in the mountains.

Edit to add: winds constant at 45 to 55 in th evalley and gusting. Mountains as high as 90 on the tallest peaks
 
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Just looked, the radar is pretty lit up in southern Louisiana!! 🌪️⛈️
Yep, we be partying with big wind! :thumbs:
I thought I was pretty restrained by not posting the video of Adolph Hitler singing: "Tie me kangaroos down, sport".:rolleyes:
70mph wind clocked 20 miles to the west of us.
 
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