let it snow

[VileZambonie]

That's what they're sayin smitty but not a snowflake yet. It sucks cuz I am sick and have flu like symptoms so I can't even enjoy it 

[screamin86]

Yeah dennis is a pretty good friend of mine he works in my dept with me at work! I live in fort defiance/verona. I went out tonight and checked on mom and ended up having to help my buddy most of the day! He called me and said his wheel fell off his truck lol we gt it. Back on but is keeps working loose so he left it at my house and i took him home! I sure wish i couldlve had my silverado together for all this snow! :/

[Lt.Del]

so what did just north of Staunton get in the valley?  My guess, just under 30"?

I have a former girlfriend who lives in Verona, within sight of I-81, which was a parking lot yesterday.

I wish Dennis had better luck with the owner of his old truck...for the memories of his son.  I helped him downsize some pics a couple of mons ago. 

[Stewart G Griffin]

Well,

1) i had to commute late fri night/sat morning and it was beyond terrible, so you all can keep your happy snow.   On the other hand, it was/is interesting to be all snowed in/cozy for the weekend; It was an interesting feeling.  So maybe once in a great while it might be ok.

2) More importantly, when you're trying to get moving/get unstuck in the snow i "hear" that it's not a good idea to spin one wheel on an open diff.   The snow we had was the type where if you spin the wheel, you move real slow at first and then eventually start to move normally.   You couldn't really get "dug in."   i admit i did this alot on fri night----it probably added up to several miles of spinning.

a) Is this not a good idea?

b) Should one instead carry a shovel and or use kitty litter and such?

[4x4orbust]

i always carry a shovel and a bag of sand or 2 in the winter.   if you get stuck,  it's easy to dig snow out of the way, then throw some sand down for traction to get moving again.  if you are in the deep stuff (not plowed road or wheelin) try to keep momentum, but as soon as your wheels start to spin, stop!  you'll just dig in and get really stuck.

[screamin86]

My mom lives in verona and im maybe 5miles north if that right before mt sydney and wyers cave.it was right about 30 inches of so i was out and about most of last night helping my stuck friends lol. Yeah i dont think dennis had any luck with the new owner of his 73 :/ i went over and helped him adjust his valves in his 77 a few months back and once i get mine back togeather and everything thaws he is gona help me put my solid back glass in

[hotrodpc]

The local news in OK, is showing alot of the VA snow and talking about the records it breaking. Saying you guys are measuring it with Yard Sticks, not rulers. Us adults don't care for it much, but the kids gotta be loving it. You're not going to change it anyway, so may as well as enjoy it. You prbably won't see snow like that again at your place in your lifetime. Just stay safe and don't get yourself stuck out in it. Frostbite isn't any fun either and alot more serious than people seem to realize. 

[smitty77]

That's what they're sayin smitty but not a snowflake yet. It sucks cuz I am sick and have flu like symptoms so I can't even enjoy it 

It did take a while to saturate the air enough for the snow to make it to the ground.  Don't know how much you ended up with but it was a bust for me.  A solid 1/2" of powder, took all of 20 minutes to clean up.  Southeastern and south-central Mass got around 20" though.  Amazing the difference 40 miles makes.

[Lt.Del]

Amazing the difference 40 miles makes.

Yeah, it is amazing.  40 miles east of me near Colonial Williamsburg only got an inch or two with some sleet, mostly rain.  40 miles west of me near Charlottesville got nearly 2 feet and 90 miles west of me in the valley near Screamin86, got 30"

15 miles from me where my parents are and where i grew up, in western Hanover Co,  got 20" ---sure beats my 12".

[screamin86]

Yeah my grandma lives in smithfield va and she said they maybe got an inch friday and an inch sunday and a bunch of rain! She said she has a lake in her back yard lol. If they would have gotten any amout of snow though they wouldnt know how to act

[Irish_Alley]

screw the snow, lol cost me money had to call out of work yesterday due to getting stuck in my 4x4 i mean 4x2 since the from hub was broke well went to a friends house yesterday found one put it on. went to my moms and shoveled her driveway took my friend home got gas turned around cause on the way home i Saw someone stuck but by time i got back they were gone. so i went home and saw someone else just sitting in the middle of the road so i ask if they need help it was an older couple about 40 . told them i will pull off and give them a hand pulled off and saw they got out of the ice. so i went to take off a slid down a ditch so i called a buddy he cam out and started driving all most got out and snap broke the front divers side axle shaft same dang side shaft i broke this summer, see kids this is what i get for bing nice 

[Lt.Del]

an older couple about 40

No, that's not what you get for being nice...that's what you get for thinking 40 is old!!

[Irish_Alley]

lol should of known better

[hotrodpc]

I had an old guy tell me once, A good deed never goes unpunished. I told he he was wrong. Just live life and you soon find out it really is true. Doesn't stop me though. I have stopped many times to help old people or ladies change flats. They want to pay me for it, and I decline to take it. I just hope someone is around if my mother, daughter, or grandparents need help.

[Irish_Alley]

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