So it snowed in Texas last night

"03mach1 - Now has a Fiesta ST" (03mach1) 11/17/2014 at 14:19 • Filed to: None

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Now that I've calmed down about the GT350 news, I can post this! It snowed. Just a little bit. But in Texas during November, it's very unusual. My doors were frozen shut! It created some good pictures.

I really have to clean my dashboard.

Classes weren't cancelled because the roads were clear. In fact everything melted within an hour of the sun coming up.

Blunion05 drives a pink S2000 (USER WAS BANNED FOR THIS POST) > 03mach1 - Now has a Fiesta ST 11/17/2014 at 14:22

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I'd love for it to snow in Houston, just a substantially enough amount to coat everything in white.

Textured Soy Protein > 03mach1 - Now has a Fiesta ST 11/17/2014 at 14:24

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As a Wisconsin resident, I'm laughing that you think that little piddly dusting would possibly cause your classes to be canceled.

Soloburrito > Textured Soy Protein 11/17/2014 at 14:26

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Let me get this straight. We have minor snow/ice events that cause people to stay home from work or school while you folks have to trudge through the snow, slush and ice daily and you're laughing at US?!

CKeffer > Blunion05 drives a pink S2000 (USER WAS BANNED FOR THIS POST) 11/17/2014 at 14:26

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Except that would shut down the whole freaking city.

Textured Soy Protein > Soloburrito 11/17/2014 at 14:29

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I'm laughing at the relative severity of snow required to cause school/work/etc cancellations. Here we need a minimum of 6 inches for that to even be considered.

It's not like I love dealing with frequent snow, but I'd rather deal with that than have it be 90+ degrees for a significant part of the year.

03mach1 - Now has a Fiesta ST > CKeffer 11/17/2014 at 14:30

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Haha! That is exactly what happens here in Dallas.

03mach1 - Now has a Fiesta ST > Textured Soy Protein 11/17/2014 at 14:32

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And as someone from New York, I agree. A little bit more on the roads and the entire city of Dallas and everything around it would shut down. It happens every year.

Now that one time where we had four inches of ice on the roads, THAT was bad! Out of school for a week. No salt trucks to melt it. It just melted and reprove re-froze over night

1337HPMustang > 03mach1 - Now has a Fiesta ST 11/17/2014 at 14:34

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that another mustang?

CKeffer > 03mach1 - Now has a Fiesta ST 11/17/2014 at 14:38

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Yup, the terrifying thought is that Houston is even less equipped to deal with the cold than Dallas is. We're lucky if they lay down sand on overpasses here.

03mach1 - Now has a Fiesta ST > 1337HPMustang 11/17/2014 at 14:45

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Yup, my dad's 2014 5.0.

03mach1 - Now has a Fiesta ST > CKeffer 11/17/2014 at 14:47

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I can't imagine how bad it is there then. With a little bit of snow in NY everything is normal. A light dusting here freaks everyone one out. But trucks lay down sand on the highway so it isn't that bad on the highways.

CKeffer > 03mach1 - Now has a Fiesta ST 11/17/2014 at 14:51

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Honestly it's not as bad as the reactions of the public would have you believe. The biggest issue is that snow melts upon touching the ground here, and that turns to ice on the overpasses. When these get sanded, it's no big deal, but it kinda seems to be a crap shoot on if it actually get sanded or not. Course, I think we had 1 day total last year where the ice was a big enough issue to make me stay home, so as far as the city is concerned, it's not much of an issue at all.

Blunion05 drives a pink S2000 (USER WAS BANNED FOR THIS POST) > CKeffer 11/17/2014 at 15:07

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True, but I think it wouldn't hurt to have a day where everybody is stuck at home for one day.

CKeffer > Blunion05 drives a pink S2000 (USER WAS BANNED FOR THIS POST) 11/17/2014 at 15:08

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lol, fair enough!

ViperGuy21 > 03mach1 - Now has a Fiesta ST 11/17/2014 at 15:47

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That was at like 9:30 last night on the south end of DFW