***Official 2022 Weather Thread***

[cowgirl836]

They say our brains arent fully developed until 25. Makes sense with the stupid risks we took back in those days.

Well some of the drives to work were well past 25! Great thing about covid normalizing wfh in bad weather for people who don't need to be on the roads. Tbf to myself, that bad xmas drive was not foreseen. Wasn't supposed to be bad but got into rural WI/IL and was not great and plow hadn't been through in forever it seemed like. But was already over halfway and had a phone so I decided I'd keep going until I got stuck or made it.

 

[NorthCyd]

Elliot got me, burst water supply line in my garage ceiling that feeds my upstairs washer and laundry room sink. Never has froze before and I even added insulation in the garage ceiling about 5 years ago. At least the plumber will get to work in a garage and not outside.

We had lines that would freeze during cold weather and the fix was to remove insulation and put in vents on interior so the warm air could get into the wall and keep the lines warm. Worked.

 

[bradcyclone]

Updated. Hwy 30 in the purple.

 

[alarson]

Updated. Hwy 30 in the purple.

I notice almost all the local cameras seem to have been knocked offline.

Also, interesting that US-69 remains completely covered all through des moines, when the other DSM roads have generally shown to be getting better on that map.

 

[CYdTracked]

Was originally planning to drive to NW Iowa this afternoon but that is now on hold. Given the current road conditions there today not sure if tomorrow will be able to either unless things significantly improve and now see we could get some snow on Monday too

 

[BCClone]

Was originally planning to drive to NW Iowa this afternoon but that is now on hold. Given the current road conditions there today not sure if tomorrow will be able to either unless things significantly improve and now see we could get some snow on Monday too

For NC iowa, the blizzard conditions are supposed to subside tomorrow at 6 am. Still a windchill warning, but at least maybe driveable.

 

[BoxsterCy]

Some dude that now's a lady for the next week.

Too elderly to run these days but your comment reminded me that my winter running gear included a strip of terry cloth for insulating that body part. Nature's protection, the turtle in the shell act, isn't enough for REALLY cold days.

 

[CyCrazy]

Was originally planning to drive to NW Iowa this afternoon but that is now on hold. Given the current road conditions there today not sure if tomorrow will be able to either unless things significantly improve and now see we could get some snow on Monday too

Good luck, I was supposed to go up their yesterday. I am not going at all. My parents in Boji said its a massive mess. So my parents just mailed the kids presents down.

 

[jsb]

Was originally planning to drive to NW Iowa this afternoon but that is now on hold. Given the current road conditions there today not sure if tomorrow will be able to either unless things significantly improve and now see we could get some snow on Monday too

The last I heard the snow was supposed to be light on Monday, but we'll see. I'm thinking travel will improve tomorrow afternoon into Sunday.

 

[alarson]

Passive income is easy and fun!

It'll work out over the long run, but yeah, nowhere near cashflow-positive on the unit this year

 

[cowgirl836]

Good luck, I was supposed to go up their yesterday. I am not going at all. My parents in Boji said its a massive mess. So my parents just mailed the kids presents down.

Sibling very close to their said last weekend they weren't coming back anymore with snow they already had and this coming in. Need to text and see how they are doing.

 

[BoxsterCy]

Was thinking too the videos aren't that bad, you can still see the road and see doen the road. Makes me think some of the times I drove to work or one time home for Xmas I maybe shouldn't have been. Little Celica plowing through drifts just white knuckling.

Ha, just gave me a flashback to driving from Dubuque to Twin Cities a hundred years ago. Drive was Celicas on Ice with CWW#1's '78 Celica sport coupe. Think that drive was when we named it "Seppuku" aka The Suicide Car. Worse. Bad. Weather. Drive. Ever. Miracle we made it. Probably should have driven the old Nova who's nickname was Conqueror of the Minnesota Winter, POS car but it always seemed to get through. Nova was also known as Car For Life, Cold Blooded POS (hard to start in cold weather) and F'ing POS Mobile along with many other mostly profane names.

 

[FOREVERTRUE]

Updated. Hwy 30 in the purple.

They turned purple when the IDOT plows did a shift change. They are making their way back out now, so hopefully they will get a little better.

 

[isufbcurt]

We haven't gotten mail in the last two days, ugh.

 

[Clonehomer]

We haven't gotten mail in the last two days, ugh.

Wait, you get your mail more than once a week?

 

[isufbcurt]

Wait, you get your mail more than once a week?

Yeah doesn't everyone get mail delivered every day?

 

[Clonehomer]

Yeah doesn't everyone get mail delivered every day?

It gets delivered. I just only collect it about once a week. Can't remember the last time there was something useful in it.

 

[Cyfan2901]

That was a cold beer run

 

[isufbcurt]

It gets delivered. I just only collect it about once a week. Can't remember the last time there was something useful in it.

I look forward to getting the mail because there are usually client checks in there

 

[awd4cy]

We haven't gotten mail in the last two days, ugh.

Did you make it to Des Moines today? I’m not too far from Newton, didn’t think things were too bad.