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debidoo

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Re: freezing
« Reply #15 on: January 14, 2018, 07:06:35 am »
It is even 43 here in central FL where I live.  I hate being cold but then as my son said I will be complaining in the middle of summer LOL when I am burning up.   8)

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Re: freezing
« Reply #16 on: January 14, 2018, 07:51:58 am »
It is even 43 here in central FL where I live. 

I wish it was 43.............8 degrees here............. ::)

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Re: freezing
« Reply #17 on: January 14, 2018, 07:52:42 am »
I just talked to someone in Tennessee.
It is freezing there.
The customer care rep said he was the only one who came into work.
the others were afraid to drive on the roads.
every state should be required to have salt trucks.
the whole country is cold.
I dont know where you live but I am in the foothills of NC. I grew up NY and visit family in Denver.  The type of "snow" in the south is very different it is very wet (rare to have a powdery snow).  You can kill someone with a snowball as it really is an iceball. We have a couple of trucks for the county and the put down salt and sand (traction).  When a storm is pending they will "brine" the roads (basically cover with a salt water solution).  But the big problem is the nature of the roads.  They are hill, curvy, narrow 2-lane roads with no shoulders (usually a nice drop off).   The most scary thing on the road is some idiot with a 4 wheel drive who thinks they can fly because the have four wheel drive.  Well four wheel drive slides on ice just the same.   So even if you can drive on it you don't want to because so many can't.

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Re: freezing
« Reply #18 on: January 14, 2018, 11:53:01 am »
Georgia's temperatue was in the 60's and all of the sudden it is 17 degrees outside. This weather is enough to make anyone sick. ???


Here in Michigan we had something similar almost 60 degrees melted almost all the snow we had just to get the cold temperatures right back and so did all the snow and maybe even more than what we had before it melted.

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Re: freezing
« Reply #19 on: January 14, 2018, 12:59:40 pm »
Its really freezing on DE right now.  Only single digit.  I was at the Eagles game which was 2 degrees.

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Re: freezing
« Reply #20 on: January 14, 2018, 08:01:04 pm »
Wow! I think everyone is having a pretty harsh winter! ...except maybe Florida...
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Re: freezing
« Reply #21 on: January 15, 2018, 04:19:40 am »
we do have salt trucks and brine in middle Tenn, they just would not use them because it was raining here and would wash it away. 

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Re: freezing
« Reply #22 on: January 15, 2018, 06:23:42 am »
I live in Augusta, and the weather today is really sunny, but chilly and 29 degrees, won't get no higher than the 40's.

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Re: freezing
« Reply #23 on: January 15, 2018, 09:35:15 am »
All my friends are sending me pictures of their streets covered with snow. Meanwhile it's almost 80 degrees here now and I have to stop myself from starting my spring garden early...
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Re: freezing
« Reply #24 on: January 15, 2018, 02:07:50 pm »
Where I live 2 days ago it was 70 now we are barely above freezing. But no snow yet and hoping it holds off for a few days as we have to be out of town  Wednesday. We don't want to drive 125 miles in a snow storm as it can get very icy here.

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Re: freezing
« Reply #25 on: January 15, 2018, 04:06:25 pm »
we do have salt trucks and brine in middle Tenn, they just would not use them because it was raining here and would wash it away.

I'm in Wilson co. TN and they did prep the roads this time since they had advance warning. But snow here isn't such a big deal, it usually melts in a few days. The real issue is people putting off getting groceries and gas until it actually snows. Then they go out driving without knowing how to drive in the snow because we never get any. We have one snow truck in my county and every year (except two) we've not needed it. But I do suggest staying off the roads as 1/4 inch of ice will cause massive car accidents. (But that's only because we're southerners and can't drive in the snow.)

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Re: freezing
« Reply #26 on: January 15, 2018, 04:10:33 pm »
It has been very cold where I live. Today was a warmer day, but we might get a bunch of  :snowflake: snow  :snowflake: in the next day or so. Being cold is now fun, but we have winters though!
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Re: freezing
« Reply #27 on: January 15, 2018, 11:35:07 pm »

    Many go to the South Hemisphere for winter...
    because summer happens during our winter.
    Or spend winter in Hawaii to avoid cold weather.

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Re: freezing
« Reply #28 on: January 16, 2018, 05:55:05 am »
The weather is so odd!  Yesterday it was 60 degrees and rainy, today it is 12 and snowing and blowing!
Yup that happened here last week .. Friday it was in the 60's ... when I went to work Saturday afternoon is was still pretty warm (40 ish) .. when I left work Saturday night .. it was down right cold.   Brrrrr
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Re: freezing
« Reply #29 on: January 16, 2018, 09:27:58 am »
It is freezing and Raining in Houston, and some of the freeways and overpasses are closed.
The news reports are saying if you don't have to go any where that is an emegerency,
please stay insde of your house. I just hope that my husband can make it home safely.

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