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Mr. Luddite

On 1/7/2017 3:24 PM, wrote:
On Sat, 7 Jan 2017 14:44:18 -0500, Keyser Soze wrote:

On 1/7/17 2:35 PM, Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 1/7/2017 1:49 PM, Its Me wrote:
On Saturday, January 7, 2017 at 5:21:53 AM UTC-5, Mr. Luddite wrote:
Just checked the weather forecast for today.

Blizzard warning starting around 8am this morning and lasting until
early tomorrow. 12-14 inches of snow with 50 mph winds.

Going back to bed.

Our "event" turned out to be just a dusting that has already melted.
It's hovering around 34, but will hit 20 tonite. By next Wed. it's 65,
and next weekend back to the low 70's. Buddy (the black Lab) is happy
because he gets to come inside when it's below 40.

Snow is really starting to ramp up in intensity now. Supposed to peak
this evening then slowly ease up, ending at about 9 tomorrow morning.
One *good* thing is that it is only in the mid 20's, so the snow will be
more of the light, fluffy type rather than the heavy wet stuff. Tonight
the temp is forcast to drop to about 5 degrees (F for our Canadian
friend).

i just got back from a grocery store run. At the moment we have 6" of
powdery snow on the ground, and the temp is 20F. Our driveway, our
street and the two state roads that lead to the main highway around here
have not been plowed. The main highway has, and it is slushy. Used the
4WD (High mode) in my truck for the first time and that, combined with
its high clearance, aggressive all season tires, and manual
transmission, made the trip easy.

That trip would have been easy in my Gremlin. Tell us about it when it
thaws a little, freezes again and then you get a few more inches of
snow (DC weather) ;-)

You still should be fine in that rig. Just remember 4wd can turn the
car into a hockey puck when all 4 break loose and a lot harder to
recover BTDT

I am not sure which I prefer in a 4x4 truck ... automatic or manual.
I had a 4x4 Ranger with a manual transmission. The truck I have now is
an automatic. Of course, one of the reasons I bought this particular
truck was for plowing and for that an automatic beats the manual hands down.

I just went out and did a little shoveling. Already have 12-14 inches
on the ground but thankfully it is not a wet, heavy snow. That said
though, I think I'll be sore in the morning. Heaviest snow is suppose
to occur between 5pm and 9pm. Miss my JD tractor with the front end
loader.