WTF is with this bleeping weather?

[gotbeer]

28 minutes ago, PattyD22 said:

Well Round 1 is over.  Now the REAL test is coming tonight through Saturday morning.  3-5 more feet expected.  No big deals….

 

 

 

Microspikes or crampons?  Because even though you have chains on the snowblower, that looks like a Renner waiting to happen.  That looks more suited for a sled.  

Good luck up there.  

[PattyD22]

4 minutes ago, gotbeer said:

 

Microspikes or crampons?  Because even though you have chains on the snowblower, that looks like a Renner waiting to happen.  That looks more suited for a sled.  

Good luck up there.  

Neither.  I try and catch the snow before it ices over.  The chains work fine when the snow is powdery.  The next phases, the storm is coming over the Pacific, so it will contain a lot of moisture which is going to suck.  That’s the worse snow to try and clear, because it’s so heavy and tends to ice up very quickly.

Thats a Jeremy Renner scenario.

[Jay]

4 hours ago, PattyD22 said:

Well Round 1 is over.  Now the REAL test is coming tonight through Saturday morning.  3-5 more feet expected.  No big deals….

Blizzard warning in effect

https://www.wunderground.com/severe/us/ca/big-bear-lake

 

[Tank]

4 hours ago, gotbeer said:

 

Microspikes or crampons?  Because even though you have chains on the snowblower, that looks like a Renner waiting to happen.  That looks more suited for a sled.  

Good luck up there.  

how about a flamethrower? 

[gotbeer]

4 hours ago, Tank said:

how about a flamethrower? 

 

Patty missed out on Elon's sale.

[PattyD22]

On 2/22/2023 at 7:34 AM, gotbeer said:

Good luck @PattyD22.

Blizzard warning issued for SoCal mountains, with snow also expected at unusually low elevations

BTW, it's still BBQ weather.

 

On 2/20/2023 at 6:22 PM, gotbeer said:

@PattyD22  Still looks like BBQ weather.  

Not today or tonight @gotbeer.  Maybe next week for the BBQ….

[gotbeer]

2 minutes ago, PattyD22 said:

 

Not today or tonight @gotbeer.  Maybe next week for the BBQ….

On the bright side.  Looks like it stopped snowing for those 5 minutes you ventured outside.

[Jay]

These are nice

 

[Blarg]

Not enough rain to overfill my pool or winds hard enough to topple a tree, so this is hardly a storm in San Dimas. It's just rain. 

[gotbeer]

30 minutes ago, Blarg said:

Not enough rain to overfill my pool or winds hard enough to topple a tree, so this is hardly a storm in San Dimas. It's just rain. 

Did Blarg just jinx himself?

[Brandon]

1 hour ago, Jay said:

These are nice

 

Agreed. Where can I pick up the chick?

[Blarg]

5 hours ago, gotbeer said:

Did Blarg just jinx himself?

[Tank]

Rain all day long. It’s been fantastic.

[PattyD22]

Seriously.  Enough already.

[gotbeer]

Cajon Pass sees whiteout conditions; storm buries vehicles in snow in Lake Arrowhead

You might be able to dig out your BBQ just in time for the 4th of July, @PattyD22

[Blarg]

My son moved to Minneapolis and this is his first winter. He says the road crews are fantastic, 20 inches of snow disappears of the roads immediately and his HOA takes care of shoveling off this front porch and walkways. His BBQ however is lost to the snow gods but it's harder to use in 14 degree weather. Tomorrow starts a heat wave where it will get to the mid 30's. 

[Jay]

1 hour ago, PattyD22 said:

Seriously.  Enough already.

How much snow did you get overnight?

[PattyD22]

12 minutes ago, Jay said:

How much snow did you get overnight?

Since Tuesday, we have received almost 5 feet.  It’s currently dumping as I speak.  We probably got 2 feet overnight.  I’m running out of room to put all the shoveled snow.

[gotbeer]

10 minutes ago, PattyD22 said:

Since Tuesday, we have received almost 5 feet.  It’s currently dumping as I speak.  We probably got 2 feet overnight.  I’m running out of room to put all the shoveled snow.

 

I thought your area would look a lot worse.  That looks manageable after a few beers.  

[PattyD22]

3 minutes ago, gotbeer said:

 

I thought your area would look a lot worse.  That looks manageable after a few beers.  

I’ve shoveled a few times earlier in the week.  I simply gave up.  Fuck it.  It will melt eventually.  
 

I just miss my BBQ.

[PattyD22]

6 minutes ago, gotbeer said:

 

I thought your area would look a lot worse.  That looks manageable after a few beers.  

CHP and CalTrans has officially closed all the roads into Big Bear and Lake Arrowhead.  Hopefully this will allow CalTrans to catch up on the plowing.

I’ve been here 10 years and this is the most snow I’ve seen up here.  Good thing is the lake is up 6 feet, and after the snow thaws, that should increase the lake even more significantly.

[Blarg]

8 minutes ago, PattyD22 said:

I’ve shoveled a few times earlier in the week.  I simply gave up.  Fuck it.  It will melt eventually.  
 

I just miss my BBQ.

Dig out the control panel a turn it on. In about 20 minutes it should de-frost. 

[gotbeer]

3 minutes ago, PattyD22 said:

 

I’ve been here 10 years and this is the most snow I’ve seen up here.  Good thing is the lake is up 6 feet, and after the snow thaws, that should increase the lake even more significantly.

 

That's good news.  When I was up there in October, the lake was looking pretty bad.  Even that marshland area was completely dry.  

[PattyD22]

27 minutes ago, gotbeer said:

That's good news.  When I was up there in October, the lake was looking pretty bad.  Even that marshland area was completely dry.  

You should be pleasantly surprised when you come up and hike this spring @gotbeer.  The lake and creeks will be flowing like we haven’t seen in years.

Even Baldwin Lake has water in it for the first time in over 10 years.

[gotbeer]

9 minutes ago, PattyD22 said:

You should be pleasantly surprised when you come up and hike this spring @gotbeer.  The lake and creeks will be flowing like we haven’t seen in years.

Even Baldwin Lake has water in it for the first time in over 10 years.

Tell me where the best hikes are, and I'll be there.