***Official 2022 Weather Thread***

[CyCrazy]

I live on the very northern edge of Ankeny. Went out to start the car and let it run a bit before husband goes to work at o'dark-thirty tomorrow morning. (May not be the best thing, but this is a 2006 Taurus with 240k on her. She's been a trooper these past weeks.) I was just watching snow blow across our parking lot, and I understand why 35 is closed Ames and north of there. I could hear my back license plate rattling against the trunk with each gust.

My Traverse barely started this morning, it was probably a good 5 to 10 seconds trying to to crank. Once she got warm no issue the rest of the day. I probably should have started the other car just to get it going but I didnt.

 

[isufbcurt]

I sense a large increase in tax preparation fees coming...

Good idea

 

[cowgirl836]

Glad to hear that. Probably headed to WI tomorrow through Madison than turning North.

I'm on the nw side- plow came through before noon which is a sign they were keeping up ok. heavy snows we've had times they didn't come before 4, 5pm.

 

[cycub51]

Glad to hear that. Probably headed to WI tomorrow through Madison than turning North.

We are about 40 minutes past Madison and a little off 151. We just drove about 20 miles round trip and it was pretty good in the open. City streets seemed much worse but easy enough to handle in town.

 

[BCClone]

My Traverse barely started this morning, it was probably a good 5 to 10 seconds trying to to crank. Once she got warm no issue the rest of the day. I probably should have started the other car just to get it going but I didnt.

I haven’t allowed the wife to open the garage door in 3 days. Had to drive one of the fleet of vehicles outside. If that garage door opens, it will be freezing in there. I have the heater dialed down and it is already cold. The chore pickup has started each team, not as pretty but functional.

 

[Entropy]

This front was going to affect the great lakes, particularly the size of waves produced.


Just... damn.

 

[SaraV]

This front was going to affect the great lakes, particularly the size of waves produced.


Just... damn.

 

[Pope]

Water pipe froze in my son's basement in Ankeny today. He thawed it out with a blow dryer and then let the water run for a bit. Then we plugged in a space heater so it will hopefully keep the pipe from refreezing throughout the night.

His neighbor behind him had a pipe burst today.

I can't wait for this weather to pass!

 

[Entropy]

I've sea kayaked on that lake (Apostle Islands, totally worth the trip!) and angry Lake Superior is not to be trifled with.

 

[ISUAgronomist]

How long is the wife going to hold that one against you?

 

[cowgirl836]

We are about 40 minutes past Madison and a little off 151. We just drove about 20 miles round trip and it was pretty good in the open. City streets seemed much worse but easy enough to handle in town.

Must not be too far past me then.

 

[cowgirl836]

Gas company just emailed asking customers to lower to 60-62 in an attempt to avoid an outage., supplier had an equipment failure.

 

[cowgirl836]

I bet Cave County Park in Door County was insane.

 

[Entropy]

Gas company just emailed asking customers to lower to 60-62 in an attempt to avoid an outage., supplier had an equipment failure.

Yeah, it affects pretty much all of Milwaukee as well.

 

[cowgirl836]

Yeah, it affects pretty much all of Milwaukee as well.

Good news is nobody cooks on Christmas Eve and Christmas. This seems fine.

 

[scyclonekid]

Oh **** Wisconsin ugh.

 

[wxman1]

 

[t-noah]

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

Yup. Lucky to be alive, some of us!

 

[NWICY]

I've sea kayaked on that lake (Apostle Islands, totally worth the trip!) and angry Lake Superior is not to be trifled with.

Angry lake Superior can kill people pretty easily.

 

[t-noah]

Well let me tell you about my day........

I decided to not go to Des Moines this morning because I figured I had enough racing stuff to keep me busy and get done what I needed to until Tuesday.

Everything is going along nicely, then about 2 PM I was bending a body panel in the sheet metal brake and somehow my phone slid into the break and got smashed. So I hurry to the Newton Verizon store where they tell me I need to go to some Assurion place in Ankeny that closes at 5. I drive from Newton to Ankeny, get to Assurion around 3:30. They say they can't fix it but since I have insurance they can send me a new one but it won't be here until late next week. I say no thanks and go to Verizon in Ankeny, pay off my broken phone and get a new one. Unfortunately it was broken so bad that I can't transfer anything except for contacts from the old one.

Start driving home and everything is fine until I get a mile from my house on the gravel road. Come up over a hill and bam stuck in a giant snow drift. Had my wife bring the truck down and had the guy we bought our house bring his skid loader. Had him dig a path so I could back the truck up and pull my Explorer out.

Fun times, fun times.

3 beer night?

...and a shot of something stronger?

What a story! Something you will undoubtedly laugh at, some day. Just not today!