by "ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn)
Published 12/07/2017 at 21:02
by "ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn)
Published 12/07/2017 at 21:02
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Blowing snow and near whiteout conditions brought Austin to a standstill tonight, with Governor Abbott calling out the Texas National Guard and warning that travel should only be undertaken in extreme emergency, as the region reeled under the heaviest snow in years.
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Actually, we just got some really nice flurries, the first measurable snow (even if it was a tiny amount) in quite a long time. Just enough to coat the cars and put a lovely dusting on the lawns. And, in a fit of extraordinary good luck, the snow flurries coincided with our trip to buy a Christmas tree. The snow put me in such a good mood that I didn’t care that I spent an arm and a leg for a (formerly) live noble fir, the biggest tree we’ve had in years.
"WilliamsSW" (williamssw)
12/07/2017 at 21:28, STARS: 4
Best thing to do during a major storm like that is to relax at home with a drink.
Merry Christmas!
"Takuro Spirit" (takurospirit)
12/07/2017 at 21:28, STARS: 2
I woke up this morning to find this horror show here in balmy Wisconsin:
"Biggus Dickus (RevsBro)" (NKlein)
12/07/2017 at 21:36, STARS: 4
LOL - Minnesota
"DC3 LS, will be perpetually replacing cars until the end of time" (dc3ls-)
12/07/2017 at 21:37, STARS: 1
This reminds me. Is there any alcohol that’s good to drink hot besides Sake? Because I don’t really wanna drink cold beer when it’s cold outside. I’m thinking maybe trying to add whiskey to hot chocolate?
"WilliamsSW" (williamssw)
12/07/2017 at 21:43, STARS: 2
Let’s see, there’s a lot of things you can add to coffee or hot chocolate - whiskey, frangelico, kahlua, just about any liqueur.
Egg nog, hot buttered rum, brandy, wine mulled with spices,glog (Scandinavian drink that’s quite strong ), and many more that escape me.
Source: me living in Chicago. Canadians and Wisconsinites can name more.
"CB" (jrcb)
12/07/2017 at 21:45, STARS: 5
I totally recognize they’re underequipped for dealing with any amount of snow, but I’m also having a bit of a giggle from Saskatchewan.
"HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles" (hondasfordsvolvo)
12/07/2017 at 21:50, STARS: 1
My town got 6 inches in the last 3 days. And my AWD car is broken :(.
"Clown Shoe Pilot" (csp)
12/07/2017 at 22:14, STARS: 1
The snow fucked up my drive home. It was coming down fast enough to pile up faster than it was melting and the tires on the miata are NOT THE RIGHT ONES for this weather. I almost couldn’t make it up a hill.
Now I’m home though and the fire’s going and I’m totally ok with it.
"winterlegacy, here 'till the end" (winterlegacy)
12/07/2017 at 22:44, STARS: 0
And yet I haven’t seen a single flake this far north.
Weather machine broke.
"shop-teacher" (shop-teacher)
12/07/2017 at 22:47, STARS: 0
Same here in Illinois.
"ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn)
12/07/2017 at 22:56, STARS: 0
How far north?
"winterlegacy, here 'till the end" (winterlegacy)
12/07/2017 at 23:03, STARS: 0
Maine.
We got snow last year around Thanksgiving, which is when we usually have our first major layer of snow anyways.
"ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn)
12/07/2017 at 23:11, STARS: 0
Okay. I thought you might have meant Dallas.
"Wagon Guy drives a Boostang" (gimmeboost)
12/07/2017 at 23:17, STARS: 1
I had to drive to work tonight in Austin...
"TheRealBicycleBuck" (therealbicyclebuck)
12/08/2017 at 09:33, STARS: 0
https://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/hot-toddy-233821