January 22, 201412 yr My windshield washers froze up twice. Put better fluid in. Furnace control board blew a fuse (probably from the repair tech yesterday not putting something away right) and my wife was stuck at home freezing. I thankfully got it fixed. Ordered a new 410a outdoor unit to replace our old R22 unit that shat the bed for the last time.
January 23, 201412 yr Time lapseses from...Tuesday I like this one, because you can actually see it start, then begin to melt/sublimate, then continue again with earnest: There's 3 more in the link.
January 29, 201412 yr Freak "snow storm" (which is 1-1.5" around here), and the roads are horrible, I'm out of work a second day, kids are off school today, most of yesterday, and just got word about tomorrow. Moving into a new house that's at the bottom of a hill. We also didn't get to go grocery shopping before the storm hit. It took me almost 2 hours to get 5 miles, and I'm one of the lucky ones. 136 wrecks in the city alone yesterday. Fuckin' snow. **BRENT**
January 29, 201412 yr there were some great photos of people in alabama where you'd swear godzilla came, instead of a snow storm.
January 29, 201412 yr Atlanta is a ghost town today. We had to drive around forever last night to find a restaurant that was actually open. Roads were not slick but everyone still managed to crash into each other. Little bit more slick this morning but no one was not he road so nothing difficult to get to the client from the hotel. Hoping we can find someplace open for lunch.
January 29, 201412 yr just bought 100 pounds of calcium chloride Plan on brining an ostrich for this weekends super bowl BBQ?
January 29, 201412 yr I found a mexican place open. REAL Mexicans can even make it out in this stuff in their El Caminos and Rancheros. Schools are closed tomorrow as well. On the bright side, liquor stores are open. **BRENT**
January 29, 201412 yr Atlanta is a ghost town today. We had to drive around forever last night to find a restaurant that was actually open. Roads were not slick but everyone still managed to crash into each other. Little bit more slick this morning but no one was not he road so nothing difficult to get to the client from the hotel. Hoping we can find someplace open for lunch. ...'cause they all wrecked. The places that are open are the places that are walking distance for the staff.
January 29, 201412 yr On the bright side, liquor stores are open. **BRENT** I was in Halifax 10 years ago when a huge blizzard hit. 3.5 feet of snow in 24 hours, with 65 mph sustained winds. After it was done, the skies turned blue and sunny, and there were 8-foot snowdrifts everywhere. The whole city was shut down, except for the bars, which were absolutely hopping due to the fact that everyone who didn't work there had the day off. It was an amazing time to be a backpacking tourist. Would have been horrible if I'd had a car. Edited January 29, 201412 yr by acidbasement
January 30, 201412 yr So I made it out of the neighborhood finally. I got groceries, pizza, took some take out to a buddy who was snowed in without a car, and then made the journey home to risk the hill. It was still covered with snow over patches of ice... But I gave it a shot anyways. Kept sliding towards the ditch, then threw it in reverse and kept a controlled slide down the hill til it got to where I could throw it in neutral and slide a little better. Kept the momentum into the driveway. Did the victory shuffle (first time I had been parked at home in 36 hours). Less than ten minutes later, the salt truck comes by my house. Oh well, got a little practice in. Now I'm going to attempt to go to work. I've been there for 80 minutes since last week. The South during a cold snap reminds me of the Northerners during a heat wave, with no A/C. Just not prepared at all. **BRENT**
January 30, 201412 yr You might want to keep a couple of bags of playground sand (from Home Depot) or kitty litter in your trunk. The weight will help with traction and the contents will help if you find yourself stuck far away from biscuits or a liquor store.
January 30, 201412 yr You might want to keep a couple of bags of playground sand (from Home Depot) or kitty litter in your trunk. The weight will help with traction and the contents will help if you find yourself stuck far away from biscuits or a liquor store. Yesterday I got stuck in the driveway with one of the driving wheels hung up a couple of inches above the ground packed snow. I wedged a few pieces of lumber underneath the wheel, and was out in a jiffy. We never travel without a shovel and warm blanket in the trunk these days.
January 30, 201412 yr We never travel without a shovel and warm blanket in the trunk these days. You expect to have to ban people on the road, then have a picnic? Edited January 30, 201412 yr by Grahame
January 30, 201412 yr So I made it out of the neighborhood finally. I got groceries, pizza, took some take out to a buddy who was snowed in without a car, and then made the journey home to risk the hill. It was still covered with snow over patches of ice... But I gave it a shot anyways. Kept sliding towards the ditch, then threw it in reverse and kept a controlled slide down the hill til it got to where I could throw it in neutral and slide a little better. Kept the momentum into the driveway. Did the victory shuffle (first time I had been parked at home in 36 hours). Dude, it sounds like the only reason you got away with it was because ( a ) luck, and ( b ) because there was no-one else around. BE CAREFUL. My sister gave me some great advice once -- go to an empty parking lot and practice going into skids in the stuff. Start off slowly, you don't want to fuck up your alignment. Learn how to steer in a skid.
February 4, 201412 yr In reality, yes. I don't get to comment on work much so I decided to take the opportunity. Oh, and to stay on topic: And Edited February 4, 201412 yr by morphsci
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