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Ice Ice Baby

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Tacomas (2005-2015)' started by Tacoma VT, Dec 22, 2013.

  1. Dec 22, 2013 at 1:07 PM
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    car78412

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    At 4pm in the Hudson Valley NY it is 66f. All the snow is gone. Feels like spring. :eek:
     
  2. Dec 22, 2013 at 1:50 PM
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    teneighty

    teneighty I'd rather be skiing...

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    Massena, Malone, plattsburg area. Northeast NY. Pretty crappy but at least we didn get the mild temps and loose all our snow! I hate rain and warm temps!! Bring on the snow!!!
     
  3. Dec 22, 2013 at 2:27 PM
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    Ham N Egger

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    car78412,

    Where in the Hudson Valley are you? I grew up in POK! Still family in Hyde Park.

    You are right. I am looking at the webcam at Marist that looks toward the Walkway and there is zero snow!
     
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  4. Dec 22, 2013 at 3:36 PM
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    File IFR

    File IFR "... Intercepting The Localizer"

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    Do you mean the blizzard of '78 in New England? I remember it well. It happened on my 11th birthday.
     
  5. Dec 22, 2013 at 4:05 PM
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    Tacoma VT

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    I guess we can't complain to hard. :rolleyes:
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  6. Dec 22, 2013 at 4:06 PM
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    Tacoma Mike

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    OMG. Where is this ????
     
  7. Dec 22, 2013 at 4:08 PM
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    Tacoma VT

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    Not sure. Just saw it on The Chive app.
     
  8. Dec 22, 2013 at 4:12 PM
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    fixer5000

    fixer5000 the logical one

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    i know that my avid snowmobiler brother bailed from vt yesterday morning to avoid that shit lol. weather here says watch out for it tonight and in the morning and im the lucky one who doesn't have to go to work in the morning...be safe out there
     
  9. Dec 22, 2013 at 4:14 PM
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    Tacoma Mike

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    We are having fog here now but with the low temps its sticking to everything. Have not seen this before...
     
  10. Dec 22, 2013 at 4:19 PM
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    Sun is setting behind Mt.Charleston and it is 58 degrees at this time. I don't envy you folks with fog and freezing rain. Been here so long at 58 degrees I am ready to light the fireplace before dinner.

    Stay safe in that mess. I hope for your sake the wind stays calm.
     
  11. Dec 22, 2013 at 4:37 PM
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    ABS sucks.
    Having already been through this crap in '98, I threw a big tarp over the whole truck this time. Had to chip a good inch of ice of the wife's car though...
     
  12. Dec 22, 2013 at 4:45 PM
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    MTopp

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    Had all our cars covered in a layer of ice here last week. Now it's 67 degrees. :notsure:
     
  13. Dec 22, 2013 at 5:11 PM
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    Truck is warm and dry in the garage, but yep, we have some ice out there.


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    Roads aren't bad though. Ground is just warm enough that it's not doing much on the roads. Grass, trees and everything else is a different story though. Reminds mw of the Tom & Jerry cartoon where they flood the kitchen then rig the fridge to freeze everything.
     
  14. Dec 22, 2013 at 5:26 PM
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    I hope you had those door seals lubricated with baby oil or something like that, because opening doors may be impossible. Hate ice, cleanup is complete pain.
     
  15. Dec 22, 2013 at 5:30 PM
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    It wasn't too bad up here. We went out on our bikes!!
     
  16. Dec 22, 2013 at 7:49 PM
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    So glad we don't get that down hur.
     
  17. Dec 22, 2013 at 8:27 PM
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    Jimmyh

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    It was around 80 here today and a little humid.

    :)

    Sorry for you northern dwellers misery.
     
  18. Dec 22, 2013 at 8:44 PM
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    theredofshaw

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  19. Dec 23, 2013 at 5:09 AM
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    They closed the interstate for downed icy wires this morning. The roads were bulletproof. :eek:
     
  20. Dec 23, 2013 at 6:18 AM
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    It sounds pretty bad. I'm just outside of Montpelier and we have had nothing but rain, no icing. I need to go to Essex this afternoon hopefully things get better. Though it is supposed to get a lot colder.
     

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