April 11, 20196 yr We should rename next year's thread "2019 Texas Winter Thread" so we're not subjected to another 400+ posts of Al_4_ISU incessantly reminding us Iowa is cold.
April 11, 20196 yr 18 minutes ago, Chet Steadman said: We should rename next year's thread "2019 Texas Winter Thread" so we're not subjected to another 400+ posts of Al_4_ISU incessantly reminding us Iowa is cold. Parliament's going to call you a pussy.
April 11, 20196 yr We should rename next year's thread "2019 Texas Winter Thread" so we're not subjected to another 400+ posts of Al_4_ISU incessantly reminding us Iowa is cold. Dont click on this thread then? You already know what the bumped posts are about. Another bomb cyclone with blizzard dumping feet of snow..meanwhile Texas is in the 90s all week. Anyways. Country actually isnt so bad...gravel roads>town roads First casualty I've seen this storm Dont mind my terrorist fighting HD sunglasses
April 11, 20196 yr When you have a late or early season ice storm, I prefer gravel roads to paved, because the rough texture gives you something that resembles grip, at least in comparison to pavement.
April 11, 20196 yr 12 minutes ago, Trey3216 said: FIFY Accurate. The first time I drove through the Panhandle I was surprised by how much it looked like home. Nothing but windmills, livestock, fences, and row crops.
April 11, 20196 yr When you have a late or early season ice storm, I prefer gravel roads to paved, because the rough texture gives you something that resembles grip, at least in comparison to pavement.Same...our rural bus routes go smooth up until you hit the town stops then slows down drastically Thank god we dont see many ice storms
April 11, 20196 yr 1 hour ago, Chet Steadman said: We should rename next year's thread "2019 Texas Winter Thread" so we're not subjected to another 400+ posts of Al_4_ISU incessantly reminding us Iowa is cold. I think I will. Nothing wrong with these guys discussing normal weather for the Northern half of the U.S., but since this is a Texas board, the winter weather for us is a lot more relevant. I do click on this thread because silly me, I think that occasionally we'll get some stuff that's important to us, but I usually just see 5-6 guys now talking about how cold, snowy and icy it is - where it always gets cold, snowy and icy. Good for you all. But it's not relevant to about 75% of our regular posters, so I think it's a good idea to separate them. Next year, I will if no one else does.
April 11, 20196 yr 42 minutes ago, Al_4_ISU said: Accurate. The first time I drove through the Panhandle I was surprised by how much it looked like home. Nothing but windmills, livestock, fences, and row crops. Everything from Cisco and West is the same until you get to the Rockies. A lot more canyons than I imagine in Iowa, but flat, windmills, livestock, circular/row crops and again, flat.
April 11, 20196 yr 1 minute ago, Trey3216 said: Everything from Cisco and West is the same until you get to the Rockies. A lot more canyons than I imagine in Iowa, but flat, windmills, livestock, circular/row crops and again, flat. Yeah, the only part of Iowa that has anything resembling canyons is the far northeastern corner, which really isn't really part of the Plains landscape, and resembles the Ozarks more than anything. Very different from the southwestern canyon landscape.
April 11, 20196 yr 52 minutes ago, Al_4_ISU said: Accurate. The first time I drove through the Panhandle I was surprised by how much it looked like home. Nothing but windmills, livestock, fences, and row crops. It always creeps me out especially in areas where there are not canyons or even any discernible features. I feel like I'm always about to look on the horizon and see a band of Comanches heading right for me.
April 11, 20196 yr Just now, SimonBolivar said: It always creeps me out especially in areas where there are not canyons or even any discernible features. I feel like I'm always about to look on the horizon and see a band of Comanches heading right for me. Whereas I find a certain sense of comfort in empty expanses. Go with what you know, I guess.
April 11, 20196 yr Author How hard is to not click on this thread if you are wearing shorts and flip flops and know you are likely to do the same for the next 6 months?
April 12, 20196 yr 5 hours ago, Hate said: How hard is to not click on this thread if you are wearing shorts and flip flops and know you are likely to do the same for the next 6 months? nice humblebrag you jerk
April 12, 20196 yr The Texas winter thread would be 5 pages of bitching about 40 degree weather and a page or two for the one freeze per year. Lots of “two hours ago it was 60 and now it’s 42!!!!” Plants pets pipes!!!
April 12, 20196 yr 12 hours ago, Pato del Muerto said: The Texas winter thread would be 5 pages of bitching about 40 degree weather and a page or two for the one freeze per year. Lots of “two hours ago it was 60 and now it’s 42!!!!” Plants pets pipes!!! As it should be... why not? It's Texas. Whatever winter people above the 40th parallel are having is totally irrelevant to the weather down here.
April 12, 20196 yr When I see those pictures, the word “alcoholism” comes to mind. https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Wisconsin-City-Named-Drunkest-City-in-America-379974411.html
April 26, 20196 yr 8-10” of snow tomorrow.It was 85 on Sunday.We really have the most fucked up weather on the planet.
April 26, 20196 yr ha. You dodged the last bomb cyclone so cheers. Im thinking I probably summerized the snowblower 2 months too early, put it away 3 days ago
April 26, 20196 yr ha. You dodged the last bomb cyclone so cheers. Im thinking I probably summerized the snowblower 2 months too early, put it away 3 days agoI’m not getting the blower out. It’s supposed to be 60+ by Monday.I think you guys are fine. This storm is confined to a 60 mile band straddling the Iowa/Minnesota border. Nothing about this makes sense. Not even a little. Except it’s happened 3 of the last 6 years. Fuck, we’ve been planting corn since Saturday.
April 29, 20196 yr Snowed off and on Saturday Now a balmy 46 and windy Fuck I hate this weather in SD
April 29, 20196 yr 19 hours ago, Pato del Muerto said: 8 am 12 pm Nice landscaping of two giant testicles in your back yard.
May 19, 20196 yr 2 hours ago, Surly Bevo said: Isn't Duluth the 4th most populous city in MN? Edmonton is the 5th most populous city in Canada. It doesn't have to make any sense to still be true.
May 19, 20196 yr Isn't Duluth the 4th most populous city in MN?3rd largest metro.75% of the state’s population is Minneapolis metro though.
May 20, 20196 yr 7 hours ago, Al_4_ISU said: 3rd largest metro. 75% of the state’s population is Minneapolis metro though. Lol. Your states have a metro area.
May 20, 20196 yr Why the fuck would anyone live in Duluth? Friend of my wife's was bummed out a few years back, a friend of hers said "move to Duluth!" She did. She's seeing a shrink and taking meds now. Well, duh.
May 20, 20196 yr 5 hours ago, MNLonghornFUKM said: Duluth is cool down by the lake. I wouldn't live there tho. Yeah, you get to enjoy it for the 5 days of summer. Then you can ice skate on it the other 11.85% of the year. Duluth is the 5th coldest multi-count (i.e. anything that can pass as a town or more) inhabited spot in the U.S., including Alaska, and lies within 200 miles of the next 3 up the ladder. It sucks, too. I get why it's there, and it's needed, but as a place to live if you're not involved in commerce/shipping? I'd rather live in North Central Syria.
May 20, 20196 yr 2 hours ago, phdhorn said: Yeah, you get to enjoy it for the 5 days of summer. Then you can ice skate on it the other 11.85% of the year. Duluth is the 5th coldest multi-count (i.e. anything that can pass as a town or more) inhabited spot in the U.S., including Alaska, and lies within 200 miles of the next 3 up the ladder. It sucks, too. I get why it's there, and it's needed, but as a place to live if you're not involved in commerce/shipping? I'd rather live in North Central Syria. One day last August when I couldn't fucking stand the heat anymore, I wasted a full afternoon at work looking at Duluth houses on Zillow. Definitely a buyer's market. /csb
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