***Official 2024 Weather Thread***

[FLYINGCYCLONE]

Whar road?

Road is to the left of the close up post. Now look at that after dark with snow drifting across the road.

 

[CRcyclone6]

My wife did that last night too. Started a new job at UI hospital in Dec. Not worth making the trip from CR to IC last night. She should be fine tonight...maybe.

My wife heading to IC now. One of her friends works at UI hospital as well, in a different dept. They are carpooling tonight since they both start at 7pm. Leaving now to hopefully get there in plenty of time.

 

[ISU4Life]

Some friends live out in rural Newhall. This was earlier today. Worse now.

Well that is crazy..

 

[BCClone]

Slightly off-topic, but I was thinking about ordering food. Because I don’t wanna go out in this weather. Am I in a hole for doing that? Is that service even available With this weather?

what’s the etiquette for food delivery in the middle of a blizzard?

At minimum 2x a normal tip.

 

[wxman1]

 

[dafarmer]

Story county pulling snowplows off secondary roads and Ames city said no plowing after 7. In western Iowa, snow plow and roadgrader plow traveling hard service roads together. Best advice is stay home.

 

[CycloneErik]

Slightly off-topic, but I was thinking about ordering food. Because I don’t wanna go out in this weather. Am I in a hole for doing that? Is that service even available With this weather?

what’s the etiquette for food delivery in the middle of a blizzard?

I'm way late to this, but tip big. If you don't tip big, you're seen as an ass and it's likely nobody is picking up your order, anyway.
I watched a few just sit there. First thing I look for is whether they tipped. The ones that sit never tip or tip little enough that nobody cares to get it.

Overall, I'm not a fan of ordering delivery when it's this awful.

 

[CRcyclone6]

My wife heading to IC now. One of her friends works at UI hospital as well, in a different dept. They are carpooling tonight since they both start at 7pm. Leaving now to hopefully get there in plenty of time.

I feel like the Santa tracker. They are by Stinkbine golf course now. Should be good.

 

[ISUAgronomist]

Story county pulling snowplows off secondary roads and Ames city said no plowing after 7. In western Iowa, snow plow and roadgrader plow traveling hard service roads together. Best advice is stay home.

Our county pulled all their plows around 10am in Western Iowa.

 

[wxman1]

I feel like the Santa tracker. They are by Stinkbine golf course now. Should be good.

Weekend gets to park in the ramp right?

 

[CRcyclone6]

Weekend gets to park in the ramp right?

Yep. Not sure when football season starts though. I need to find that out.

 

[CycloneRulzzz]

 

[3TrueFans]

Story county pulling snowplows off secondary roads and Ames city said no plowing after 7. In western Iowa, snow plow and roadgrader plow traveling hard service roads together. Best advice is stay home.

Where'd you see this?

 

[ScottyP]

My bad. I really had to go to the bathroom. I was hoping for just a warning.

 

[Kinch]

Wow. What an idiot. Winner of the Darwin Award.

 

[Kinch]

Looks like Florida plates.

 

[RoseClone]

Some friends live out in rural Newhall. This was earlier today. Worse now.

I used to have that same view up until 4yrs ago. I lived on a gravel road that would drift shut in 3" and wind. They literally raised the road so it was as high as the fields and it solved it. So much nicer now.

 

[JP4CY]

Went out to give the driveway another pass with the snowblower.
Came in and had to lay down in front of the fireplace.

Feel fortunate all water, elec, gas working. Feel really fortunate today.

 

[CycloneSpinning]

I feel conflicted. Might have saved their life by pulling them over…but risked his/her own by chasing them down. Would it be wrong to hope for natural consequences with a softer landing due to the snow?

 

[cycloneG]

Went out to give the driveway another pass with the snowblower.
Came in and had to lay down in front of the fireplace.

Feel fortunate all water, elec, gas working. Feel really fortunate today.

I did the same a little bit ago and went with a hot toddy instead of the fireplace.