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I’m having way too much fun talkin bout the weather hahaha!
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I’m having way too much fun talkin bout the weather hahaha!
It’s about the same here in NZ, every few years it will snow to 200meters, and maybe once a decade down to sea level…. But snows in the mountains every winter.
How many times do you think it has snowed there in say your lifetime so far?
We brought a unit of Australian SAS here in the winter to conduct some winter warfare training...
When they got here and saw the snow they were out frolicking in it, building snowmen and having snowball fights....
That quickly wore off when we deployed into the training area OBUA site and did a few attacks on the village in waist deep snow wearing snowshoes....then did a few overnight stays sleeping in improvised shelters......
They were ready for warmth and sun after that..........they really liked the snowmobiling though....
Now my recolection was here in Houston, I lived in Alaska for 7 years and while stationed there did a lot of artic warfare training and extreme cold survivle training. I like the cold of Alaska cause you get used to it. Its not the same cold as here. This cold can be miserable, bone chilling, wet cold. -30F up high in the mountains is more comfortable than 20F here.
I feel that almost a humid cold where it goes right through you........I did a lot of training in the high arctic myself where the snow is like Styrofoam with less moisture than a desert......the wind chills were the killers there....
And I hated to be inserted or extracted by helicopter because the downwash made it crazy cold....
Rotorwash can be deadly at those temps. I remember a time at Ft Greely, we were at the valley basin and was -50. The winds cutting through took it over -80 quickly. You have to bring portapottys out there per military law so thats what we used. You would have to take off your monkey feet as we called them, artic mittens, and sit on them. Well one guys mittens slipped into never land and he froze to the seat. We had to pull him off it, and with that he was named PP. Had a toilet seats worth of skin removed from his rear. Everything from that day forward was a 2 person ordeal. Take a battle buddy with ya just incase. I know he didnt want to be out there but damn thats a hard way to get sent back to the rear.
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Yeah, we're definitely not used to the extreme cold and conditions you guys get. Snow is something you have to drive hours to get to. And it really only lasts maybe 2 months.
I can't imagine being snowed in like this pics
That's where my area is at right now. ALL EMS services (police/paramedic/fire/etc) within 3 counties are doing a "shelter in place"...supervisors are screening the calls from dispatch to determine if they can go or not. All roads/bridges have been closed since yesterday afternoon so fingers crossed-they'll have it cleared up enough I can get home around 4pm today. Downside is I'll likely be driving over salt :/
I mean...yeah it may only be 6" of snow, but this is the FL panhandle and there's standing snow on the beach...we haven't had this since the 70's (50yrs ago)!
Since I'm stuck at work, roommate took my cat outside to experience the snow...he wasn't pleased
michael parris heuberger
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Hi. We had light snow Sunday nigjt about 1 to 2 inchers. -5F warmed to 20F. A cool +9F this AM maybe +20F to +24T to day. I am out side for a bout 5 to 7 hrs a day.That's where my area is at right now. ALL EMS services (police/paramedic/fire/etc) within 3 counties are doing a "shelter in place"...supervisors are screening the calls from dispatch to determine if they can go or not. All roads/bridges have been closed since yesterday afternoon so fingers crossed-they'll have it cleared up enough I can get home around 4pm today. Downside is I'll likely be driving over salt :/
I mean...yeah it may only be 6" of snow, but this is the FL panhandle and there's standing snow on the beach...we haven't had this since the 70's (50yrs ago)!
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Since I'm stuck at work, roommate took my cat outside to experience the snow...he wasn't pleased
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All of California ~ is on F I R E again * | In the News
From the time we crossed the Oregon border . . . Throughout most of our beautiful state . FREAKING place is burning ! Our air is filthy dirty . Red, *
Appears as though we may see some rain this weekend to help us with ~ extinguishing these California wildfires •
It's 14°F here now...but supposed to get up to 27° today!
Maybe mid to high 40's for the weekend
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Maybe mid to high 40's for the weekend
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Riding weather!!!!!! LOL For @c10
A balmy minus 12 'F here this morning.....It's supposed to warm up tomorrow bringing snow with the warm up....
We need the snow for the snowmobilers as the groomed trails aren't even open yet.....
I'd hate to be the neighbor down the street with a $26k snowmobile sitting in the garage....and not being able to use it.....
We need the snow for the snowmobilers as the groomed trails aren't even open yet.....
I'd hate to be the neighbor down the street with a $26k snowmobile sitting in the garage....and not being able to use it.....
It was 10 in Ringgold GA this morning. The power steering pump didnt much care for it on the IS 300, so I drove the Tundra. Seen a poor soul on his Harley heading to work, hope he has heated gear.
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-4 this am during my run
Man I wish my bike was together imagine the IAT's HAHAHAHAHAHA
Man I wish my bike was together imagine the IAT's HAHAHAHAHAHA
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