It was soooooo cold...

**sathor** · 7th January 10, 10:51 AM

If we were allowed to have snow tires here, but we arn't. I do kinda miss living in Mich, and it snowed more there. Here..... ugh.

It makes me wish i had more than 1 pair of wool socks.

**auld argonian** · 7th January 10, 10:57 AM

Originally Posted by sathor

If we were allowed to have snow tires here, but we arn't. I do kinda miss living in Mich, and it snowed more there. Here..... ugh.

It makes me wish i had more than 1 pair of wool socks.

No snow tires but front wheel drive and traction control...

...but, remember, one of the lines from the "famous last words" collection is:

"Don't worry...this thing has got four wheel drive....."

And, hey! Snow tires are for those sissies! CHAINS, man, CHAINS! Boo-yah!

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**beloitpiper** · 7th January 10, 11:07 AM

Silly Illinois. I'm, what, 150 miles north? More snow, still school.

...must be the Canadian influence.

**auld argonian** · 7th January 10, 11:12 AM

Originally Posted by beloitpiper

Silly Illinois. I'm, what, 150 miles north? More snow, still school.

...must be the Canadian influence.

Indeed...I'm going to the store to pick up a 12 of the Molson's Canadian just so I can brace myself up for the snow shoveling...

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ps: That was a clever ploy that you Canadians tried...sending the Molson's Golden down here first while you were keeping the Canadian to yourselves but we're on to your little game now...

PPS: ...and you know that you're an Xsmarkser when you're standing outside after shoveling a ship-load of snow and find yourself saying, "That was thirsty work...I could use a cold beer right now..."

**dfmacliam** · 7th January 10, 11:28 AM

I am to the south of you, near Kankakee, working for the next couple weeks... Yes, I am from Texas and enjoying your winter... Snow all over and you can't make a decent snowball....it's warmer today than the past week or so, but we are dealing with it.. as for that accent comment.... I get folks up here in their Wiscinsin accent having the audacity to point out I have an accent...geeez don't these people hear themselves talk?

**ForresterModern** · 7th January 10, 11:35 AM

Here in Louisville we have a little over an inch of snow and they are sending kids home early from the public schools this afternoon, while suburban schools (where I live) had no accumulation as of 8 am this morning but still cancelled school anticipating the 1-3 inches that were expected to fall by supper time.

I grew up in northeastern Ohio snowbelt, and have lived 40 or so of my 50 years in either Ohio or worse Wisconsin, where an inch of snow was called a "dusting", a 4-6 inch fall a "little snow", and a foot or more under 24 hours a snow storm. In 7 years in Wisconsin my kids never had a snow day taken off, not once. We typically got our first snowflakes before Thanksgiving, our first snowfall that accumulated in the first two weeks of December, and regularly did not see the green of our grass in the lawn from the middle of December until the middle of March (except where the dogs peed, but then it wasn't green anyway). In a "good storm" we would have to clear our driveways and walkways with snowblowers as much as three or four times in one 24 hour period, even if we salted them good.

Amazes me that with we have better waterproofing fabrics, better insulating clothing materials, waterproof boots, etc..., and better snow clearing equipment, better built schools, better roads, etc... than we did when most of us were kids, but kids nowadays get way more "snow" days off than we ever did as kids. Is it school board policies, safety issues, budgets? that are bringing this on?

one man's O.

**lethearen** · 7th January 10, 11:37 AM

A lot of schools in the Dallas area were closed this morning. And a few companies had delayed opening. It had rained a little last night and it was 19F this morning! Hardly any ice on my windshield, let alone the road... jeez people get a grip.

**Tobus** · 7th January 10, 11:39 AM

Is it school board policies, safety issues, budgets? that are bringing this on?

Most likely it's school policies that are driven by a fear of liability or lawsuits.

**Sammac** · 7th January 10, 06:15 PM

We got about 6" today, about 3" more tonight. School's were still open today, don't know about tomorrow. No problems driving, 4x4's are nice in the winter! Suppose to get a little cold tomorrow night, about 8 or 9(-13 C). Time to touch up the wax on my ski's.

**KiltedCodeWarrior** · 7th January 10, 07:02 PM

We are getting soft. Living back in FL now, I love seeing how people cope with lows (32 for us overnight) that are higher than the highs in most parts of the country at this time of year. Woke up this morning and there was actually frost on the ground and the cars! I am surprised that they didn't cancel school because the kids didn't have heavy jackets. Thawed by 9:00AM of course and we made it up to almost 60 today. Was quite nice this afternoon.