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  • #91
    Originally posted by wuapinmon View Post
    Ice Storm 2011. Here we go. Apparently, you can't buy a loaf of bread for 20 miles around here.
    Hopefully it's not too big of a storm. Nothing (other than hurricanes) does more damage to power lines than a good ice storm. There is also nothing prettier than seeing the trees and bushed covered in white ice.

    I once was unable to fly to Oklahoma right after they had a bad ice storm. Took me two days to find a flight and when I landed the entire city was blacked out. Some of the cars were covered (literally covered) with ice about 1 inch thick.
    "Discipleship is not a spectator sport. We cannot expect to experience the blessing of faith by standing inactive on the sidelines any more than we can experience the benefits of health by sitting on a sofa watching sporting events on television and giving advice to the athletes. And yet for some, “spectator discipleship” is a preferred if not primary way of worshipping." -Pres. Uchtdorf

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    • #92
      The bread aisle at WalMart!

      "Wuap's "problem" is that he is smart & principled & committed to a moral course of action. His actions are supposed to reflect his ethical code.
      The rest of us rarely bother to think about our actions." --Solon

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      • #93
        Originally posted by wuapinmon View Post
        The bread aisle at WalMart!

        Do you happen to know why Southerners rush to the grocery store and stock up any time there is a winter storm warning? This is not anything I have experienced in the west.
        What's to explain? It's a bunch of people, most of whom you've never met, who are just as likely to be homicidal maniacs as they are to be normal everyday people, with whom you share the minutiae of your everyday life. It's totally normal, and everyone would understand.
        -Teenage Dirtbag

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        • #94
          Originally posted by marsupial View Post
          Do you happen to know why Southerners rush to the grocery store and stock up any time there is a winter storm warning? This is not anything I have experienced in the west.
          I assume it is the lack of things like studded snow tires and tire chains. I have a set of tire chains I keep for traveling north with. I get some interesting looks when I put them on and drive around here with them after a snow/ice storm.

          Also, ice storms are nasty given they usually will knock out the power and sometimes for long periods of time. Therefore, I think Southerners like to stock up on bread, bananas, and mayo/peanut butter in case they are stuck at home with no power.

          FYI, we got some snow today!
          "If there is one thing I am, it's always right." -Ted Nugent.
          "I honestly believe saying someone is a smart lawyer is damning with faint praise. The smartest people become engineers and scientists." -SU.
          "Yet I still see wisdom in that which Uncle Ted posts." -creek.
          GIVE 'EM HELL, BRIGHAM!

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          • #95
            Originally posted by marsupial View Post
            Do you happen to know why Southerners rush to the grocery store and stock up any time there is a winter storm warning? This is not anything I have experienced in the west.
            I suspect it is because the greater likelihood of things being shut down and/or people being "weathered in" for days in areas not accustomed to large amounts of snow. We experienced this is Maryland. We were once snowed in for 2.5 days. The snowplows finally came and we had just enough time to go to the store to restock our supplies before another storm snowed us in for another 2 days. The three things that were cleaned out of the stores: bread, milk, and toilet paper.
            Give 'em Hell, Cougars!!!

            For all this His anger is not turned away, but His hand is stretched out still.

            Not long ago an obituary appeared in the Salt Lake Tribune that said the recently departed had "died doing what he enjoyed most—watching BYU lose."

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            • #96
              Originally posted by myboynoah View Post
              I suspect it is because the greater likelihood of things being shut down and/or people being "weathered in" for days in areas not accustomed to large amounts of snow. We experienced this is Maryland. We were once snowed in for 2.5 days. The snowplows finally came and we had just enough time to go to the store to restock our supplies before another storm snowed us in for another 2 days. The three things that were cleaned out of the stores: bread, milk, and toilet paper.
              True. We had a storm in Memphis that knocked out our power for 8 days. It was in July though and we lost everything in our fridge/freezer.
              What's to explain? It's a bunch of people, most of whom you've never met, who are just as likely to be homicidal maniacs as they are to be normal everyday people, with whom you share the minutiae of your everyday life. It's totally normal, and everyone would understand.
              -Teenage Dirtbag

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              • #97








                You can really see the size of the ancient wisteria vine in our backyard when it snows:

                "Wuap's "problem" is that he is smart & principled & committed to a moral course of action. His actions are supposed to reflect his ethical code.
                The rest of us rarely bother to think about our actions." --Solon

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                • #98
                  I think that's more snow than we've had all winter where I live.
                  Everything in life is an approximation.

                  http://twitter.com/CougarStats

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                  • #99
                    Originally posted by wuapinmon View Post
                    Pretty pictures and thankfully it doesn't look like an ice storm. Hopefully you still have power.
                    "Discipleship is not a spectator sport. We cannot expect to experience the blessing of faith by standing inactive on the sidelines any more than we can experience the benefits of health by sitting on a sofa watching sporting events on television and giving advice to the athletes. And yet for some, “spectator discipleship” is a preferred if not primary way of worshipping." -Pres. Uchtdorf

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                    • #100
                      Prof Wuap - those are pretty pictures - thats more snow than we have had here in Davis County this winter

                      I may be small, but I'm slow.

                      A veteran - whether active duty, retired, or national guard or reserve is someone who, at one point in his life, wrote a blank check made payable to, "The United States of America ", for an amount of "up to and including my life - it's an honor."

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                      • #101
                        Originally posted by Eddie Jones View Post
                        Pretty pictures and thankfully it doesn't look like an ice storm. Hopefully you still have power.
                        The ice is supposed to come later today, at least it is 70 miles north of Wuap.

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                        • #102
                          Originally posted by happyone View Post
                          Prof Wuap - those are pretty pictures - thats more snow than we have had here in Davis County this winter
                          Gracias. Fruit Heights will overtake us soon enough.


                          Originally posted by Clark Addison View Post
                          The ice is supposed to come later today, at least it is 70 miles north of Wuap.
                          Well, it's raining here now, and it's freezing on contact. Not good at all.
                          "Wuap's "problem" is that he is smart & principled & committed to a moral course of action. His actions are supposed to reflect his ethical code.
                          The rest of us rarely bother to think about our actions." --Solon

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                          • #103
                            I went out this morning and found that our snow shovel was missing (my guess is it is in our neigbor's garage). I went to Home Depot to buy a new one, They had the shovels up right next to the front door, and right next to them was a large box with a sign affixed to it that said "Don't Forget the Sled!". The "sleds" were somewhat odd looking, so I took a closer look and saw that they were Washing Machine Drip Pans. I guess for a kid in the South who doesn't have much sledding experience, a drip pan is good enough.

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                            • #104
                              The snow and ice aren't melting, and the weather isn't looking good for the roads to clear until Friday! This is sort of awesome!
                              "Wuap's "problem" is that he is smart & principled & committed to a moral course of action. His actions are supposed to reflect his ethical code.
                              The rest of us rarely bother to think about our actions." --Solon

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                              • #105
                                Originally posted by wuapinmon View Post
                                The snow and ice aren't melting, and the weather isn't looking good for the roads to clear until Friday! This is sort of awesome!
                                We don't have it so bad. We got a light dusting of snow. Everything has melted and the roads are fine. Are your schools closed?
                                What's to explain? It's a bunch of people, most of whom you've never met, who are just as likely to be homicidal maniacs as they are to be normal everyday people, with whom you share the minutiae of your everyday life. It's totally normal, and everyone would understand.
                                -Teenage Dirtbag

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