I heard there was snow on the Palm trees in the deserts of the Southwest and was wondering who saw snow that usually never sees any of the white stuff ? Dolph
Seattle does not get much snow and we have 4 inches here downtown.
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Palmdale, CA, 35 miles north of L.A., in the high desert.
My wife is in Palmdale right now. She is trying to get to LA. Did the hiways just reopen in the last few hours?
http://www.dot.ca.gov/cgi-bin/roads.cgi (http://www.dot.ca.gov/cgi-bin/roads.cgi)
Caltrans says chains or snow tires for part of the 14, perhaps the folks she's staying with can locate the roads described below.
SR 14
[IN THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AREA]
THE SOUTHBOUND CONNECTOR TO SOUTHBOUND I 5 /IN LOS ANGELES/
(LOS ANGELES CO) IS CLOSED FROM 2300 HRS EACH NIGHT TO 0400 HRS EACH MORNING
MONDAY THRU FRIDAY THRU 12/19/08 - DUE TO CONSTRUCTION - A DETOUR IS AVAILABLE
CHAINS OR SNOW TIRES ARE REQUIRED FROM NORTH ABBOTT RD (LOS ANGELES CO) TO
THE LOS ANGELES/KERN CO LINE
Thanks [beer] I gave her the info [bacon]
I woke up to snow just outside of Austin last week.
Glad I'm not in Seattle anymore Czaja!! " downtown?! I KNOW what driving down there is like!! :-\
Little bit of snow in Houma, Louisiana last week. We're about an hour from the Gulf.
Vegas airport was apparently shut down last night from snow...3.5". It was the most snow in Vegas since 1979. I remember that storm...I was 5 and my parents took me sledding in the park by our house...1st snow I think I had ever seen. ;D
I'm in Seattle now...lots of snow here as well. We get a little bit of snow every year...the extended period of sub 32 F temps this year is what is more unusual. The big deal the news makes about it is hilarious! [laugh]
We have had some this week in parts of the Bay Area.
This is not me, wish I had the time for it though:
(http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa150/99johnny/bike/snow-4484.jpg)
Here is a photo I took 2 blocks from my house this morning:
(http://blog.seattlepi.nwsource.com/myseattlepix/photos/1013889_450.jpg)
Quote from: Speeddog on December 18, 2008, 05:27:24 PM
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Palmdale, CA, 35 miles north of L.A., in the high desert.
So how do the folks act when this foreign substance falls and accumulates ?
Here in Ohio the folks still drive like 70 miles an hour on the freeway when there is a glaze of ice on the road and cars and trucks are upside down sitting out in the middle of fields or all tangled up .
You would think the folks around here would know better but they still drive like idiots rain , snow , ice you name it !
I can understand you guys and gals having a problem navigating the white stuff since you don't have to hardly if ever having to do it .
I'm glad I don't have to go out in the crap for the most part.
I put my 30+ years in travelling from time to time on the Freeways of life during this soul wrenching time of the year .
I'm leaving for work and the car thermometer read -26 and I had to drive a road that was a solid sheet of ice for 10 miles for 2 weeks before it got warm enough for salt to melt any of the ice.
Every morning I would see at least a dozen cars 50 yards off the road out in fields or against trees
It was so strange. Ice allover everything .
I wore Golf shoes so I wouldn't fall down when I went somewhere that I had to do any walking like into the office.
Hopefully you won't experience those kind of conditions. Dolph
Quote from: somegirl on December 18, 2008, 08:03:33 PM
We have had some this week in parts of the Bay Area.
This is not me, wish I had the time for it though:
(http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa150/99johnny/bike/snow-4484.jpg)
P. is that a photo from today ?
How do you get traction in the snow ? Dolph
Quote from: DoubleEagle on December 18, 2008, 10:00:07 PM
P. is that a photo from today ?
How do you get traction in the snow ? Dolph
That picture was taken on Tuesday.
The cyclist in the picture is riding a fixed gear bike, which is good for slippery conditions. You can also buy studded bicycle tires.
Quote from: DoubleEagle on December 18, 2008, 09:52:13 PM
So how do the folks act when this foreign substance falls and accumulates ?
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Around here, lots of folks drive like idiots no matter the conditions.
I'm not in Palmdale, just got the pic from an acquaintance.
One of my friends posted a video of it snowing in Vegas and a good bit sticking. Kinda odd since the last time I was there the daytime temps ere all above 110F ~
JM
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[cheeky]
Quote from: czaja on December 18, 2008, 09:22:08 PM
Here is a photo I took 2 blocks from my house this morning:
(http://blog.seattlepi.nwsource.com/myseattlepix/photos/1013889_450.jpg)
Hmmm... That looks familiar. Is that stretch of shore near that art park thingy? Maybe a bit north of it?
Quote from: DoubleEagle on December 18, 2008, 10:00:07 PM
P. is that a photo from today ?
How do you get traction in the snow ? Dolph
Bah, no need for studded tires or fixed gears. You wouldn't think it, but my road bike with 700x23 tires has fairly good grip in the snow. There is only a light chevron pattern to the sides of a completely smooth center tread section. You can't take corners like in the dry, but it is possible to commute. The salt will totally trash a plated cassette though so I've got a set of junker wheels with a rotten old 7sp cassette for winter. Once you get ice though, forget it.
Quote from: J3 on December 19, 2008, 07:20:51 AM
Bah, no need for studded tires or fixed gears. You wouldn't think it, but my road bike with 700x23 tires has fairly good grip in the snow. There is only a light chevron pattern to the sides of a completely smooth center tread section. You can't take corners like in the dry, but it is possible to commute. The salt will totally trash a plated cassette though so I've got a set of junker wheels with a rotten old 7sp cassette for winter. Once you get ice though, forget it.
Well, true, I used to ride a road bike in the snow. But that was flat.
I wouldn't want to go climbing mountains in the snow on those little road tires.
Quote from: somegirl on December 19, 2008, 07:28:37 AM
Well, true, I used to ride a road bike in the snow. But that was flat.
I wouldn't want to go climbing mountains in the snow on those little road tires.
when i was a messenger i would ride through the snow and sleet. i found that my narrower semi-slick actually worked better thant he fat knobby.
i also had to replace a brand new chain by spring.
Quote from: czaja on December 18, 2008, 04:53:18 PM
Seattle does not get much snow and we have 4 inches here downtown.
I wanted to make a joke about 4" downtown last night, but just cant think of a way to word it as not to offend anyone.
suckers
Quote from: erkishhorde on December 19, 2008, 06:48:47 AM
Hmmm... That looks familiar. Is that stretch of shore near that art park thingy? Maybe a bit north of it?
Good eye! It is the SAM sculpture park. I live a couple of blocks from there.
Quote from: KnightofNi on December 19, 2008, 07:33:35 AM
when i was a messenger i would ride through the snow and sleet. i found that my narrower semi-slick actually worked better thant he fat knobby.
i also had to replace a brand new chain by spring.
Pfft-when I was a messenger we didn't even have modern bikes. We had to climb ten yards up that icy front wheel and then the higher altitude would freeze us in place until summer!
Quote from: MrIncredible on December 19, 2008, 12:09:26 PM
Pfft-when I was a messenger we didn't even have modern bikes. We had to climb ten yards up that icy front wheel and then the higher altitude would freeze us in place until summer!
10 yds up a front wheel?
that's a huge freaking bike. you must be a giant!
Quote from: KnightofNi on December 19, 2008, 12:51:02 PM
10 yds up a front wheel?
that's a huge freaking bike. you must be a giant!
Dude, my beard is taller'n you.
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i could take pics of the snow here....but it snows here <shrug>
Quote from: MrIncredible on December 19, 2008, 01:01:29 PM
Dude, my beard is taller'n you.
wow, and you looked so clean shaven and normal sized in the pics with paula...
Quote from: KnightofNi on December 19, 2008, 07:33:35 AM
when i was a messenger i would ride through the snow and sleet. i found that my narrower semi-slick actually worked better thant he fat knobby.
i also had to replace a brand new chain by spring.
I LOVE riding in new snow -- best tire I've found is the old Michelin semi-slick MTB tire. And then the snow would freeze over and turn to rutted, chewed up ice and riding became a death march, no matter what your tires...
Back on topic, it seems like Southern Cali & Vegas got the snow we should have up in the AZ mountains -- Flagstaff got dumped on, but here a little further south there's a little white spot here and there and nuthin' else. Big disappointment.
Quote from: Speeddog on December 18, 2008, 11:17:44 PM
Around here, lots of folks drive like idiots no matter the conditions.
Guilty as charged. ;D