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[DemonGeminiX]

I think we're back to normal now.

[DemonGeminiX]

Weather forecasts say it's going to snow here tomorrow.

[Hal-9000]

Weather forecasts say it's going to snow here tomorrow.

Someone bringing it in by truck?

[DemonGeminiX]

No, it's going to snow here. Like, actually fall from the sky. You know, like how it does 11 out of 12 months in your neck of the woods.

[Hal-9000]

No, it's going to snow here. Like, actually fall from the sky. You know, like how it does 11 out of 12 months in your neck of the woods.

On a more serious note, there's parts of Canada that don't prepare for snow. Our roads are curved down on each side to help accommodate run off when they're plowed or when the snow melts.

I've heard places like Texas and Las Vegas don't do this with their roads and then suffer if/when stuff melts. My sister (who lives where GF came from) got a whack of snow one Christmas. Shut down the entire community. Then, the next day when the temps went back up to normal, they were flooded out because the sewers and roads couldn't handle the volume of water.

Like I always say....A little snow for a couple of days is neat and fun. A lot of snow for months is a form of punishment.

I hope yours is the former

[KevinD]

Our roads are crowned. The problem with snow, at least in southern Texas (think south of Dallas) is that we don't really have the infrastructure to deal with snowy or icy roads. Not many sand trucks, etc. There's not enough need for it with the little snow/ice that we get.
Back in Odessa now, getting ready to start my work hitch tomorrow. Later peeps

[Hal-9000]

Our roads are crowned. The problem with snow, at least in southern Texas (think south of Dallas) is that we don't really have the infrastructure to deal with snowy or icy roads. Not many sand trucks, etc. There's not enough need for it with the little snow/ice that we get.
Back in Odessa now, getting ready to start my work hitch tomorrow. Later peeps

Jeez don't get me started. We had (and currently have) a mayor who claims that. "Not enough money in the budget for snow removal" and my personal favorite " We didn't suspect there would be this much snow". We've only had winters since....I don't know....the BEGINNING OF TIME So when our politicians make those claims, we the people tend to remember the lie...

They never clear our residential streets and one year the snow ruts were so big, we couldn't drive down our front street. In fact half of our city was impassable. Next year...we had a new mayor

What they also do is plow a road, then leave the plowed snow at the side of the roads claiming they don't have trucks to take it away. Yet, 180 miles north in a city our size, they do just that every year.

[deebakes]

we probably don't get as much snow as you do hal, but minnesota is always ready and prepared to deal with it, so it takes maybe a half day to get back up to normal... unless it is an icy covering first, then it is a mess for awhile

[RBP]

My niece had not been feeling well for about 8 days. Turns out the furnace was malfunctioning and she was in near toxic carbon monoxide levels. Not sure if it's accurate but the furnace people measured the CO in the house at 600ppm and she was told 700-800ppm can be fatal. She'll have the blood toxicology report in a couple days.

Check your CO monitors folks. This really cold weather has furnaces working overtime and a malfunction could be deadly.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

My niece had not been feeling well for about 8 days. Turns out the furnace was malfunctioning and she was in near toxic carbon monoxide levels. Not sure if it's accurate but the furnace people measured the CO in the house at 600ppm and she was told 700-800ppm can be fatal. She'll have the blood toxicology report in a couple days.

Check your CO monitors folks. This really cold weather has furnaces working overtime and a malfunction could be deadly.

Wow, glad it was finally caught. They don't require carbon monoxide detectors in Illinois? They're required by law here in Colorado.

[RBP]

Wow, glad it was finally caught. They don't require carbon monoxide detectors in Illinois? They're required by law here in Colorado.

She's in Minnesota, but that's a good point, I don't know what the laws are.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

She's in Minnesota, but that's a good point, I don't know what the laws are.

http://www.startribune.com/the-littl...ota/166645986/

[RBP]

I'll send that to her, thanks.

[RBP]

http://www.startribune.com/the-littl...ota/166645986/

She's hilarious.

"Interesting article. Thanks. I usually don't read that paper, it's a liberal rag"

"We had CO detectors, [husband] said not to worry. But it turns out they were 8 years old and not functioning"

[Muddy]

My furnace is in the garage, I wonder if I need one..?