Weather WTF

[Martinus]

It's getting as low as 3C/38F overnight. Had to break out the winter coat. My old leather gloves were so knackered I had to put them on and use Nikwax like hand-cream.

Pfft. It gets down to -7C/19F here overnight, and November/December is usually much warmer than January/February here. Still, had to take out my winter hat:

[Malthus]

What's an ice storm?

It's when whether conditions conspire to coat everything with a thick layer of ice - very destructive, as ice is heavy, so the accumulation brings power lines, trees, etc. crashing down. And of course makes travel pretty difficult.

We had a famous one in Toronto last year - with very destructive results.

http://news.nationalpost.com/2013/12/22/toronto-ice-storm-2013-photos-from-the-gtas-winter-nightmare/

Wierdly pretty though.

[CountDeMoney]

What's an ice storm?

An absolutely beautiful nightmare.

[CountDeMoney]

I'd rather deal with 1' of snow than 1" of ice.

[Syt]

It's getting as low as 3C/38F overnight. Had to break out the winter coat. My old leather gloves were so knackered I had to put them on and use Nikwax like hand-cream.

Pfft. It gets down to -7C/19F here overnight, and November/December is usually much warmer than January/February here. Still, had to take out my winter hat:

They don't have those in my size, so I had to go with an extra insulated wool beanie. 

[Malthus]

I'd rather deal with 1' of snow than 1" of ice.

Absolutely - or even more. 1' of snow is easy to remove. Not so 1" of ice.

[HVC]

What's an ice storm?

It's when whether conditions conspire to coat everything with a thick layer of ice - very destructive, as ice is heavy, so the accumulation brings power lines, trees, etc. crashing down. And of course makes travel pretty difficult.

We had a famous one in Toronto last year - with very destructive results.


http://news.nationalpost.com/2013/12/22/toronto-ice-storm-2013-photos-from-the-gtas-winter-nightmare/

Wierdly pretty though.

Ya, that storm was a bitch. horrible timing too.

I still remember the Quebec one from like 97 because we went on a field trip there the next year and you could still see broken tree limbs.

[Martinus]

If some of the global warming studies are to be believed, ice storms like that may become a frequent occurance in Britain/Europe once the Atlantic conveyer cools down due to too much melted ice being released into the ocean.

[Tonitrus]

I'd rather deal with 1' of snow than 1" of ice.

Absolutely - or even more. 1' of snow is easy to remove. Not so 1" of ice.

Just need to chip at it a little...

[Ed Anger]

That car has a boner

[Eddie Teach]

I wonder how much the popular depiction of ghosts was due to people seeing ice formations like those.

[CountDeMoney]

If Casper was the Friendly Ghost, where did they bury Casper the Friendly Dead Kid?

[The Brain]

That car has a boner

It's not a boner!

[garbon]

Another fucking Nor'easter. At least it'll be too warm for snow.

[garbon]

Looks like Bay Area is being pounded by rain - causing a lot of SF to be without power.

Oh and I was wrong, New York got snow yesterday - though thankfully it didn't stick and streets were warm enough for it to keep the melted snow from becoming ice.