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Carotio

12-16-09, 05:12 PM

Sorry, I got this posted the wrong place, please move to GT section... :oops:

For a long time, I have yearned to see some real heavy snow weather again. And it has been snowing outside today. We have about 10-25 cm of snow right now, here in Odense. I hope there will be some in Copenhagen too, to calm down all the heavy decisions they have to make at the COP15.

Here's a shot of my bike before I had to leave today, and here's another from the forest I had to pass.
The photos have been made with my mobile phone. I have to get out and make some more photos with my DSLR camera again tomorrow... I was just out this evening, and I will post some more later...

JUST BEAUTIFULL :yeah:

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y288/Carotio/Photos/16122009118.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y288/Carotio/Photos/16122009119.jpg

The General

12-16-09, 05:15 PM

That's nice. Thanks for sharing. :o

Takeda Shingen

12-16-09, 05:15 PM

Sorry, I got this posted the wrong place, please move to GT section... :oops:

Done!

Dowly

12-16-09, 05:17 PM

Got our snow abit late (last week) over here. Seems to be much colder winter than what the few last one's were, temps atm at -21C. :yeah:

Carotio

12-16-09, 05:23 PM

Exactly, it's very beautiful, the snow. I really like it, that is in the winter time...
I have just been out for a couple of hours to make some photos, and I'll go out again tomorrow in the daylight to get some there too. Will try and post some of those photos later.
If any of you get snow in your area, feel free to post some photos too.

Raptor1

12-16-09, 05:29 PM

Seen some very nice snow while I was in Poland a couple of months ago, but unfortunately we don't get much (Well, a single day in the last 10 years that I can remember) around here.

Snestorm

12-16-09, 05:45 PM

Nice cykel. How about bringing it inside so your next trip doesn't start off with a wet tail?

Biggles

12-16-09, 06:14 PM

Even Stockholm has a white powder over itself atm!:o I will bring out the camera tomorrow to show ya!:DL

Oberon

12-16-09, 06:18 PM

We've got a small dusting of the stuff, probably won't get much more than that I'd reckon because of the salt air. Inland will probably get more...and then the entire United Kingdom shuts down for the rest of the year. :damn:

Snestorm

12-16-09, 06:26 PM

I saw some of the wrecks on TV2, and felt absolutely no guilt over missing it.

As long as you don't have to drive, enjoy it. It realy is pretty.

Arclight

12-16-09, 06:52 PM

Expecting 10cm tomorrow, first snow of the year. I'm actually keeping an eye on the weather-radar in anticipation. :)

I'll take out the camera if I get a chance. Right on the coast here; any snow that falls usually doesn't last long. :(

Dowly

12-16-09, 06:55 PM

SteamWake

12-16-09, 07:14 PM

Nice shots thanks for sharing.:salute:

It's beginning to look like Christmas :yeah:

Down here we havent seen the sun or the stars (grrr) since last week. Lots of rain, freaky foggy conditions.

LOL weather channel made me laugh... "Dew point 66F, Current temprature 66F" :o

Then we had days of 100% RH with temps hovering above freezing.

It's been weird this year. Usually there is a pattern... It gets cold and clears up, then it warms and clouds up then rains, rinse ... repeat.

Carotio

12-16-09, 07:34 PM

The top 10 of tonight, I hope you like them.

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y288/Carotio/Photos/DSC01963b.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y288/Carotio/Photos/DSC01985b.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y288/Carotio/Photos/DSC02005b.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y288/Carotio/Photos/DSC02028b.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y288/Carotio/Photos/DSC02033b.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y288/Carotio/Photos/DSC02050b.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y288/Carotio/Photos/DSC02055b.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y288/Carotio/Photos/DSC02073b.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y288/Carotio/Photos/DSC02083b.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y288/Carotio/Photos/DSC02095b.jpg

Snestorm

12-16-09, 07:43 PM

Great pictures! Thanks!
Ever think of doing that for a living?
You're realy good at it.

SteamWake

12-16-09, 07:46 PM

Great pictures! Thanks!
Ever think of doing that for a living?
You're realy good at it.

I'm assuming thats why there watermarked...

Wow great shots.

Snestorm

12-16-09, 07:49 PM

I'm assuming thats why there watermarked...

Wow great shots.

Super cool.

Sailor Steve

12-16-09, 08:21 PM

Been snowing here off and on for the last month. I'm so used to it that I never even thought of posting something.

Beautiful shots!:rock:

Carotio

12-16-09, 08:27 PM

Great pictures! Thanks!
Ever think of doing that for a living?
You're realy good at it.

I'm assuming thats why there watermarked...
Wow great shots.

Well, I have naturally a hope to have it as an extra job one day, and yes, that's why I mark my photos with my webadress. Feel free to pay the site a visit. I have my photo site as an online portfolio, as reference if anyone interested in using me as photographer can check out my talents.

I actually did sell one photo last February to my local newspaper, but the photo director cheated me, because I was unaware of the rates. I checked later. He should have paid me more. Or rather, I should have demanded more. Anyway, it taught me a lesson. I know that now for the next time.

Snestorm

12-16-09, 08:49 PM

Well, I have naturally a hope to have it as an extra job one day, and yes, that's why I mark my photos with my webadress. Feel free to pay the site a visit. I have my photo site as an online portfolio, as reference if anyone interested in using me as photographer can check out my talents.

Been there, checked it, loved it, and bookmarked it.

Torplexed

12-16-09, 08:54 PM

Those are gorgeous pictures Carotio. :up: Especially the one with the frame house.

Somehow the snow looks prettier in Denmark than it did this time last year in the Seattle-Tacoma area, when I high-centered my car in the stuff trying to get to work. :D

SteamWake

12-16-09, 08:56 PM

I loved the rail shots being a foamer :03:

GoldenRivet

12-16-09, 08:59 PM

Great pics.

Believe it or not, it looked like that for about 48 hours here in East Texas a couple of years ago.... IN THE MIDDLE OF APRIL no less!!!:yep:

it all went away a little over a day later when the 78 degree temps came back.

it was strange.

Task Force

12-16-09, 09:55 PM

We almost never get snow here.:shifty: and if we do, its just a VERY slight dust...

GoldenRivet

12-16-09, 10:44 PM

I can count on one hand the number of times in 30 years it has snowed where i live.

Loved it as a kid.

HATE it as an adult. it looks beautiful, but it can make life a pain in the arse.

Shearwater

12-16-09, 10:48 PM

We almost never get snow here.:shifty: and if we do, its just a VERY slight dust...

Well that's what you get from living in a bunker.

OneToughHerring

12-16-09, 11:14 PM

Very nice although I can't really say it's anything I don't see every winter, especially coming from the north of Finland. :) I think this is a cold spell that originates from Siberia or something.

I like those German-style houses, don't know what they are called. And the shots with depth perception. Denmark looks nice, haven't visited but would like to.

I actually did sell one photo last February to my local newspaper, but the photo director cheated me, because I was unaware of the rates. I checked later. He should have paid me more. Or rather, I should have demanded more. Anyway, it taught me a lesson. I know that now for the next time.

Having worked at a newspaper I know that it's always good to consult some of the other photographers, to get info about rates. It's best if one can get in as a 'house photographer' as opposed to as a freelancer. I can see you have skills so anything is possible.

Méo

12-17-09, 12:33 AM

Got our snow abit late (last week) over here. Seems to be much colder winter than what the few last one's were, temps atm at -21C. :yeah:

Exactly the same in our city, -21C

I HATE WINTER :x

Torvald Von Mansee

12-17-09, 12:49 AM

We had snow strangely early (December 5th, I think) here in the D.C. area, but it melted pretty quickly, like it normally does. On balance, this is a warm climate.

Right now it's 23 degrees F./ -5 C. w/the windchill, outside.

Torvald Von Mansee

12-17-09, 12:51 AM

Well that's what you get from living in a bunker.

If I were fabulously wealthy, I think I would buy part of the Atlantic wall and convert it into my personal abode. Of course, only if I didn't get an airship or some other pie in the sky thing.

Arclight

12-17-09, 02:12 AM

It's here! :woot:

First light is bouncing of the gray sky, and the flakes have started falling.

Still half an hour to sunrise, maybe I can catch those first rays glistening on the first snow of the season. :)

Arclight

12-17-09, 04:01 AM

My ears! IT BURNSZ!!!

It's no winter-wonderland, but with a coat of snow it's actually bearable to look at. Even enjoyable to walk through: nothing like the crunching of fresh snow under your feet, placing the first prints before the hoards of other feet turn it into slush.
http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj2/EZatHome/P1080025.jpg
http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj2/EZatHome/P1080027.jpg
http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj2/EZatHome/P1080036.jpg
http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj2/EZatHome/P1080029.jpg
http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj2/EZatHome/P1080033.jpg
I'm sure I don't need to point out that I'm no photographer, or that the darn camera suffers from barrel distortion. :oops:

papa_smurf

12-17-09, 06:44 AM

Not much snow here where I live, the south of England has had more than where I live.

Ahhh, the wonderful British climate:har:

Carotio

12-17-09, 07:15 AM

My ears! IT BURNSZ!!!

It's no winter-wonderland, but with a coat of snow it's actually bearable to look at. Even enjoyable to walk through: nothing like the crunching of fresh snow under your feet, placing the first prints before the hoards of other feet turn it into slush.

I'm sure I don't need to point out that I'm no photographer, or that the darn camera suffers from barrel distortion. :oops:

I think the photos 1+3+4 are fine composed.:yep:
And I agree; being the first person to walk through the snow is great. :yeah:

Keep those photos coming from the rest of you too, if you receive any snow.

MothBalls

12-17-09, 08:39 AM

Keep those photos coming from the rest of you too, if you receive any snow.

Great pics. I love visiting the snow. Only a few hours drive from here but it almost never snows here. (Last time was in 1968)

What if we don't get snow? Can we post pics?

Yesterday I went fishing wearing shorts, flip flops, and a tank top. Might do the same today. It's clear blue sky, supposed to be 70° F (21° C), light ocean breeze. Sounds like a great day for fishing. Just saw the High Surf Advisory, might just go surfing instead.

I hope y'all enjoy the snow. :)

http://www.wunderground.com/cgi-bin/findweather/getForecast?query=92056

OneToughHerring

12-17-09, 09:50 AM

Got snow, got cold temp. Don't know if I want to risk my digi cam outside, I might take some with my cell phone cam if you can bear the crappy quality.

Torvald Von Mansee

12-17-09, 09:56 AM

You know what I like about snow when it's actually coming down? How it absorbs sound and makes everything quieter.

Also, in general the skies during winter seem so much more dramatic!!!

Snestorm

12-17-09, 10:09 AM

Here's a view from the other side of the coin.

My friend left Aalborg over the weekend and hasn't returned yet.
I hope he got a long run down to the warm countries, and isnt stuck in this someplace.
Even more so, I hope both he and his truck (a fairly new Man) are OK.

I realize that most of you won't be able to read the story, but there is a short video clip.

Now let's see if the link takes.:

http://tv2.nyhedsbrev.peytz.dk/g.php?1003395703-1005574703-8fbb1e5d-http%3A%2F%2Fnyhederne.tv2.dk%2Farticle.php%2Fid%2 d27178111.html

Happy Times

12-17-09, 10:26 AM

Snestorm

12-17-09, 11:06 AM

My car battery died last night because i forgot my cd player on..:damn:
The car is an Volvo s60, so the battery is situated in the trunk that was frozen stuck. The doors were also frozen so it took some time to get in, it was a cold night, probably around -25C.

I hope you were home when it happened, as opposed to being stuck somewhere else without the benefit of heat and shelter.

Biggles

12-17-09, 12:43 PM

Had ourselves a real proper snowstorm today! It was terrific!

In the morning. Nothing special just yet, but those clouds looks menacing...
http://img194.imageshack.us/img194/1772/bild001fy.jpg
Couple of hours later. You can just about see the tramstation on the other side in the left background. It was incredible. You could barely see a thing! And the footprints you left were gone in minutes! (That's Martin, a good friend of mine and a classmate on the picture btw).
http://img22.imageshack.us/img22/2128/bild007kv.jpg
And just for the sake of it, here I am:
http://img692.imageshack.us/img692/5787/bild009d.jpg
This picture might give you a better idea about the heavy snowfall...

Oberon

12-17-09, 01:09 PM

Most we've had here is sleet. Which predictably showed up while I was outside :damn: The snow, if it arrives, is forecast for tonight and tomorrow morning...probably when I'm heading out for work :up: Still, once I've got my full Siberian gear on (see sig) I'll be snug :rock:And work is always bloody hot, so I'll defrost there.
I think the worst of it will be inland as usual, we'll be lucky to see an inch of it. :nope:

Happy Times

12-17-09, 01:32 PM

I hope you were home when it happened, as opposed to being stuck somewhere else without the benefit of heat and shelter.

I was at my girlfriends place so no survival training needed this time.:DL

Task Force

12-17-09, 02:10 PM

GRRR... Why does it snow so rarely here...:damn:

Snestorm

12-17-09, 02:14 PM

GRRR... Why does it snow so rarely here...:damn:

Be careful what you wish for. You just may get it.

Raptor1

12-17-09, 02:14 PM

Because they are clearly stealing all our snow...

I'll check if I have any decent snow pictures from Poland (Yeah, I know, that's cheating), I got caught in a really nice snowstorm in Łódź.

Oberon

12-17-09, 04:10 PM

Ok, Raptor...stop it with that damn weather control device of yours! Had a flash of lightning and a clap of thunder about an hour ago, it's sleeting/snowing, blowing a gale and the lights are flickering... :hmmm:

Business as usual for the East Anglian coastal winter :rock:

Task Force

12-17-09, 04:12 PM

Raptor. please send snow to US east cost... AND NO I don't want a nuclear winter...

Ill consider coming out of my bunker...

Raptor1

12-17-09, 04:13 PM

If I was in control of the weather control device, the first place to get some decent weather is right here...

FIREWALL

12-17-09, 04:15 PM

After seeing all the pics :up: I'm going to have to take my Hummer for a run up to Big Bear.

I love living in a area where I can go surfing in the morning and snowboarding the same afternoon. :D

Task Force

12-17-09, 04:15 PM

Then who has it...:hmmm:

FIREWALL

12-17-09, 04:18 PM

After seeing all the pics :up: I'm going to have to take my Hummer for a run up to Big Bear.

I love living in a area where I can go surfing in the morning and snowboarding the same afternoon. :D

@ TF
I do.

Task Force

12-17-09, 04:22 PM

Give... so I can freeze Hunter... lol

Takeda Shingen

12-17-09, 05:29 PM

It's supposed to snow here tomorrow into Saturday. If it looks sufficient, I'll take some snaps of my house and post them, provided they don't look too meager next to you Scandanavians and your real winter.

haz

12-17-09, 05:35 PM

You can all the snow and cold we have here free of charge..

KeptinCranky

12-17-09, 08:42 PM

I don't mind a bit of snow... it being rare I usually enjoy it, :DL

But today I wanted to visit Amsterdam to see an Opera for the first time, and the hell-damned trains stopped running altogether for oh, I don't know, 5 cm of snow....:nope: this happens every time the first snow falls...

It's ridiculous, I spent 3 hours to traval 30km by train... just barely made it in time and had to miss out on the dinner arrangement because of this...:damn:
Hell I hear that In places like Norway the trains only get slowed down if there's 2 meters of snow....

And tomorrow I'm going to have to go to work by train, joy of joys... not that that's a big issue, I'd rather miss work than an opera I paid good money to see..

thankfully I did enjoy the opera and maybe, if the snow lasts until the weekend I might appreciate it as well. :-?

sorry to snow on your parade, just had to get that off my chest....

</rant>

Arclight

12-17-09, 09:00 PM

Sorry to hear about the setback, but yeah, leave it to the Dutch railways to panic when there's a snowflake or leaf on the tracks. :lol:

Takeda Shingen

12-17-09, 09:11 PM

Méo

12-18-09, 01:26 AM

I must say all this seems a bit weird to me.

I mean in my city, lot of people (me included) are sick and tired of snow/winter and you guys seem to beg for it...:-?

The only cool thing is that we have a white Christmas.

Once Christmas time is over I want summer back... but have to wait at least 3 more months! :wah::wah::wah:

I would swap anytime some sunshine for these... (taken in march 2008)

http://www.quebecurbain.qc.ca/archives/2b2.jpg

http://www.quebecurbain.qc.ca/archives/3b1.jpg
http://www.quebecurbain.qc.ca/archives/4b1.jpg

http://www.quebecurbain.qc.ca/archives/1b1.jpg
http://images.google.ca/imgres?imgurl=http://www.quebecurbain.qc.ca/archives/1b1.jpg&imgrefurl=http://quebecurbain.qc.ca/2008/03/12/banc-de-neige-record-chez-les-gaulois/&usg=__RrdR-3882_aWnwNg8PPq5tp8S5M=&h=667&w=1000&sz=170&hl=fr&start=2&sig2=LpwmTT-EkwVoJgDkBTU9pw&um=1&itbs=1&tbnid=dsB-hxRq2qrHhM:&tbnh=99&tbnw=149&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dbanc%2Bde%2Bneige%26hl%3Dfr%26sa%3DN% 26um%3D1&ei=TBMrS4SOHYKvlAe21d2sBw

Arclight

12-18-09, 02:45 AM

If we got that much snow, I'd be sick of it too. :yep:

But around here it's fairly rare; a little might fall every winter, but it rarely remains for a week or more. Usually it's all slush by the end of the day.

OneToughHerring

12-18-09, 10:08 AM

AVGWarhawk

12-18-09, 10:11 AM

OTH, I think the air temp at time of snowfall has a dramatic affect on the consistancy of the snow. For me it is usually wet and heavy because the temps hover around 32-35. Colder regions it is like powder.

Darn Meo...that is some snow!

Oberon

12-18-09, 10:30 AM

Well, we got some! But everywhere else got a lot more...It's like this town has an umbrella over it. People were heading through six-eight inches of the stuff right up until a mile or two before here and then blam, it stops.
Still, we've got some now, not much, but at least it's some :rock:

http://img51.imageshack.us/img51/9217/0000422.jpg

http://img412.imageshack.us/img412/7620/0000425.jpg

http://img412.imageshack.us/img412/4008/0000430.jpg

http://img17.imageshack.us/img17/8659/0000433u.jpg

AVGWarhawk

12-18-09, 10:34 AM

There is a call for some deep snow here on the eastern seaboard of the US this weekend. I will believe it when I see it.

FIREWALL

12-18-09, 10:46 AM

@ Biggles Becarefull you don't turn into a snowman :DL

@ Meo YIKES!!! :o

@Task Force Sorry :cry: I broke it. :doh:

To all in the snowy climates be carefull this Holiday season on the roads. :up:

Méo

12-18-09, 02:30 PM

I was wondering, it's strange when looking at things such as the consistency of snow somewhere else and it looks different. I wonder if I'm just imagining this. Obviously things such as soil and vegetation like grass differ from one place to another but isn't snow a 'constant' meaning it's supposed to be the same everywhere around the planet?

I agree with AVGWarhawk, I think that what you mean depends on temperature.

The first snow of end november/early december looks like pictures in Oberon's post #63, it's cute & romantic, but when it gets colder it looks like more my previous post (#59).

Pics in my previous post had been taken in early march 2008, it was a record year, that winter we had more than 500 cm of snow.. but usually it's around 325 cm.

I can assure you someday I'll be able to afford a 10 days escape in the caribbean. :sunny:

Another one, look they're drowning! :O:

http://storage.canoe.ca/v1/dynamic_resize/id/541002/?size=1280x1024&site=rsoc&authtoken=7825001dbdf3a6ce409424e4f011079e&quality=100

AVGWarhawk

12-18-09, 03:05 PM

That is just crazy snow Meo! :o

IanC

12-18-09, 03:15 PM

Welcome to Quebec, our national sport; shoveling. :roll:

Task Force

12-18-09, 03:21 PM

There is a call for some deep snow here on the eastern seaboard of the US this weekend. I will believe it when I see it.

YES, just saw on the news!!! WE ARE GETTING AROUND A INCH!!! which is amasing for here...

Whoever has the weather machine lol... It works.:rotfl2:

Jimbuna

12-18-09, 04:40 PM

We've had snow too in the north east of England....it was my turn to clear the driveway this morning :dead:

http://www.yourfunnystuff.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/naked-snow-angel.jpg

Biggles

12-18-09, 04:43 PM

Another day, another Jim-pic...

:haha::har:

Torvald Von Mansee

12-18-09, 07:40 PM

We in D.C. are going to get NAILED with 14-20 inches/ .35-.50 M. of snow over this weekend.

CaptainHaplo

12-18-09, 08:28 PM

So far we have about 10 inches, they are saying we will have between 16 and 20 by morning. I live out a good ways - which I love - but with that much snow - thawing and refreezing - I will be lucky if I can get out monday.

Sea Demon

12-18-09, 08:29 PM

Beautiful pics up there Oberon. :up:

Uhh, Jimbuna......not so much....:o:88)

Torvald Von Mansee

12-19-09, 12:24 AM

August

12-19-09, 12:34 AM

http://img412.imageshack.us/img412/4008/0000430.jpg

This is a really cool picture!

We're forcasted for 2 feet saturday night into sunday. I'll post pics if it happens.

Méo

12-19-09, 12:35 AM

We in D.C. are going to get NAILED with 14-20 inches/ .35-.50 M. of snow over this weekend.

If you really get this or if you ever travel to the north, never underestimate the use of good winter tires, they are of a critical importance, trust me.

If snow in D.C. doesn't stay enough long, and you don't want to invest on tires, be extremely careful, I know very well how bad it can be.

Méo

12-19-09, 01:09 AM

Oh I forgot,

Without winter tires, avoid steep slope at all cost, try to take another way event if it's much longer.

And if you guys have a 4X4, ok it can be very cool in snowy condition, but remember, when the time has come to brake, it doesn't make any difference.

I think that's all for my tips. :DL

August

12-19-09, 10:35 AM

I think that's all for my tips. :DL

And good advice it is.

Snestorm

12-19-09, 12:39 PM

And good advice it is.

Agreed.

I'll add one. Drive your vehicle as though it had no brakes, and avoid using them, at all.

Torvald Von Mansee

12-19-09, 12:42 PM

If you really get this or if you ever travel to the north, never underestimate the use of good winter tires, they are of a critical importance, trust me.

If snow in D.C. doesn't stay enough long, and you don't want to invest on tires, be extremely careful, I know very well how bad it can be.

Oh, I'm not going ANYWHERE. I'm well provisioned (though I did make an error in not getting more dog treats...well, I guess human food can substitute if I run out).

Méo

12-19-09, 01:55 PM

I took a look at weather.com, seems like you guys are getting a big one. :)

Post some pics, if you can! :ping:

Task Force

12-19-09, 04:46 PM

GOD DARNIT!!! The inch of snow we were surspose to get Is just a bunch of rain... Like we need it... to add to the other 15 inches of it...:shifty:

AVGWarhawk

12-19-09, 07:29 PM

Our snow storm of the day. About 18 inches or so:

http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q62/avgwarhawk/PIC_0003.jpg

http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q62/avgwarhawk/PIC_0005.jpg

Sorry, not the top of the line cellphone for pictures. :88)

Méo

12-19-09, 07:34 PM

Our snow storm of the day. About 18 inches or so:

Cool :DL

I hope it's going to stay there until Christmas.

Too bad it didn't happen yesterday, children would have 3 days weekend..

AVGWarhawk

12-19-09, 07:40 PM

Cool :DL

I hope it's going to stay there until Christmas.

Too bad it didn't happen yesterday, children would have 3 days weekend..

My kids are done for school until after the 1st of the new year. It worked out for them. Problem is, this snow will paralyze the state of Maryland for weeks on end. It is really sad the amount of snow fairies here. Heck, 1/2 inch of snow will paralyze the state. If Maryland got snow like you most would just breakdown and cry for hours on end. :doh: Not only that, I have some more Christmas shopping to do. Today was a wash and tomorrow will not be much better. A lot of folks will be bum rushing the malls come Monday. Fortunate I have just a few things left. I shop like I'm on a mission anyway so it is all good. :D

Snestorm

12-19-09, 07:42 PM

Sorry, not the top of the line cellphone for pictures. :88)

They look good to me. Thanks for sharing.

THE_MASK

12-19-09, 08:28 PM

Living in the subtropics means , i have never seen snow . There is snowy regions in the highlands of australia but i have never been there . It looks cold though .

Méo

12-19-09, 08:38 PM

It is really sad the amount of snow fairies here.

Not sure what you mean by ''snow fairies''.

Not only that, I have some more Christmas shopping to do. Today was a wash and tomorrow will not be much better. A lot of folks will be bum rushing the malls come Monday. Fortunate I have just a few things left. I shop like I'm on a mission anyway so it is all good. :D

If you decide to go on a shopping mission, here some (again!) tips:

- Snow Brush are a must!

- Keeping a small shovel in your car can be a good idea.

- Bringing a buddy with you is also a good idea! (if jammed, one pushes the gas pedal while the other pushes the car).

- Traction aid are great too.

- Avoid steep slope, the smoother the tilt, the better it is.

And don't do the same as those guys!!! :D http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLw7C3w7c0A

Task Force

12-19-09, 08:43 PM

It decided to snow... just wentside... dressed for summer... (cause It is nice in here...)

August

12-19-09, 09:17 PM

Not sure what you mean by ''snow fairies''.

He's gently ribbing folks from warmer climates who are unable to cope with even minimal amounts of snow.

Up here in the cold weather states it takes a foot of snow just to get school canceled for the day, over a foot to start closing businesses and two or more feet before non essential services shut down. Down in the south it seems that a general panic sets in at about 1 inch of snow.

Méo

12-19-09, 09:27 PM

It looks cold though .

It is, the worst is not the temperature, it's the wind.

I don't mind going outside at -15°C when it's calm.

But when it's -15°C with 40 km/h (and even more) winds this is really awful. :damn:

Méo

12-19-09, 09:31 PM

Task Force

12-20-09, 12:09 AM

He's gently ribbing folks from warmer climates who are unable to cope with even minimal amounts of snow.

Up here in the cold weather states it takes a foot of snow just to get school canceled for the day, over a foot to start closing businesses and two or more feet before non essential services shut down. Down in the south it seems that a general panic sets in at about 1 inch of snow.

yea, lol, down here people do tend to say "HOLY CRAP ITS SNOW" followed by a large BOOM from a car crash.

Guess its cause most get it pretty rarely, and the Department of transportation isnt prepared is some places.:yep:

Arclight

12-20-09, 12:38 AM

It is, the worst is not the temperature, it's the wind.

I don't mind going outside at -15°C when it's calm.

But when it's -15°C with 40 km/h (and even more) winds this is really awful. :damn:
Aye, getting a fresh coat of snow at the moment; I'd be out taking more photos if it wasn't for the 40-50KMH/25-30MPH winds. :shifty:

Task Force

12-20-09, 12:43 AM

Lol... Id love REAL snow...:rotfl2:

August

12-20-09, 01:16 AM

yea, lol, down here people do tend to say "HOLY CRAP ITS SNOW" followed by a large BOOM from a car crash.

Guess its cause most get it pretty rarely, and the Department of transportation isnt prepared is some places.:yep:

Y'know oddly enough the first storm of the season up here always produces a large number of crashes too. It's like somehow even over the short northern summer many of us manage to forget how to drive in the snow.

Méo

12-20-09, 01:55 AM

Aye, getting a fresh coat of snow at the moment; I'd be out taking more photos if it wasn't for the 40-50KMH/25-30MPH winds. :shifty:

I think you're from Netherlands?

Looks like the whole world is getting snow except us (in my city)...:06:

I'm not complaining... it's just...weird.:hmmm:

I'm curious, what is the average amount of snow you guys usually get in a year?

Arclight

12-20-09, 02:36 AM

Yep, Netherlands it is. And I lied! Went to ATM, took some shots. :D

Powder snow + wind = deathtrap. It blows up against the curbs: 1 second you're trudging through 10cm of snow, the next you're tripping over something. :oops:
http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj2/EZatHome/P1110042.jpg
http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj2/EZatHome/P1110040.jpg
http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj2/EZatHome/P1110051.jpg
Had more, but because it was still dark, the longer exposure and me not being able to keep the camera still produced some horrible blur. :nope:

As for the average, it depends. Here it's just a few days a year, if at all. Further East (further from the coast) gets more snow. With that first snowfall, we got something like 5 cm, while it reached 40-50cm in the east, particularly north-east saw some heavy snow. I'd say average conditions are 10-15cm per year (probably double further inland), lasting about a week, 2 at most, untill the temperature goes above freezing again. The snow we got today is probably gone tonight, as temperatures should climb to +2C today.

papa_smurf

12-20-09, 05:57 AM

Took these this morning - took them whilst still inside the house, bit cold to stand outside...

http://img526.imageshack.us/img526/2627/picture001oi.jpg

http://img695.imageshack.us/img695/276/picture003s.jpg

As im typing this - more snow is falling:nope: and more is forecasted for today.

Oberon

12-20-09, 09:14 AM

Glad you liked the pics! :D

Some more pics taken yesterday after work:

http://img706.imageshack.us/img706/6229/0000448.jpg

http://img97.imageshack.us/img97/1909/0000455.jpg

http://img692.imageshack.us/img692/7038/0000456.jpg

http://img704.imageshack.us/img704/9793/0000459.jpg

http://img137.imageshack.us/img137/8666/0000460.jpg

Torvald Von Mansee

12-20-09, 10:28 AM

So, you live by the beach, Oberon? You ever go and listen to the waves? That's what I would do if I had close beach access.

Oberon

12-20-09, 12:02 PM

So, you live by the beach, Oberon? You ever go and listen to the waves? That's what I would do if I had close beach access.

Sometimes after work I do, particularly in the summer or on a windy day, it's nice to watch the breakers come in. :DL

papa_smurf

12-20-09, 12:11 PM

Heres some more pics taken today (bout 2pm GMT). As I write this EVEN MORE snow is falling, at this rate we'll have about 6 inches or more by tomorrow.

http://img695.imageshack.us/img695/1931/picture004nu.jpg

http://img695.imageshack.us/img695/44/picture005c.jpg

Méo

12-20-09, 12:45 PM

As im typing this - more snow is falling:nope: and more is forecasted for today.

If that can comfort you :D, take a look to one of our biggest storm:

There's even a weirdo on a bicycle! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wkJyQiJZ9es

After the storm: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKeWmSbDmfc&NR=1&feature=fvwp

The music is really annoying, but just watch the first second of the clip, look at his car :o
He must have been a bit negligent...

Raptor1

12-20-09, 01:44 PM

Okay, these are relatively snowy photos taken in Poland back in October (In quite a few places whose long, complicated names I don't even bother trying to remember, though the first one was probably somewhere in the vicinity of Radom). Unfortunately, I don't have pictures of the nastiest snow, because I happened to be wearing nothing thicker than a paper-thin rainjacket at the time and running around like that for about 4 hours in the ~-5-0 degrees C tempratures and completely soaking in the snow didn't leave me many chances to snap pictures (Can't say it wasn't fun though :O:).

http://img121.imageshack.us/img121/6880/p1020007c.jpg

http://img685.imageshack.us/img685/5395/p1020039.jpg

http://img683.imageshack.us/img683/4368/p1020042.jpg

http://img682.imageshack.us/img682/1262/p1020046x.jpg

http://img683.imageshack.us/img683/3618/p1020048p.jpg

http://img685.imageshack.us/img685/9289/p1020072o.jpg

Oberon

12-20-09, 01:47 PM

I like that last pic Raptor :yeah: I tried to get a picture of one of the crows in the church tower flying out but moved instinctively as I took the shot and epic blur. :damn: I live and learn :haha:

And Papa Smurf, you've got quite the covering there. I dread to think how the local amenities are holding up, I should imagine the local stores are empty, the buses have failed and the trains are running about three days late, if at all.
Aaah, every year we get it, and every year we fail epically. :har:

Biggles

12-20-09, 03:26 PM

Well guess what, the snow just kept pouring down!

Gonna put up pics later...

papa_smurf

12-20-09, 03:58 PM

And Papa Smurf, you've got quite the covering there. I dread to think how the local amenities are holding up, I should imagine the local stores are empty, the buses have failed and the trains are running about three days late, if at all.It not that bad, but we'll see if things are running normally tomorrow. Thats the trouble with this country, the slightest bit of snow and everything grinds to a halt:nope:

Platapus

12-20-09, 04:09 PM

At the dog park today, my two dogs were giving me their impression of a submarine. They were deliberately tunneling under the snow and then erupting from depths (2+ feet) of white hell and broaching the surface like "Big D" in Hunt for Red October. These are two black Labs about 70 pounds. They were playing like puppies. :woot:

Have not seen dogs take that much enjoyment out of snow in a long time. It was one of those times I wished I had a video camera!!!

August

12-20-09, 05:31 PM

As promised December in southern New England:

http://home.comcast.net/%7Erdsterling/pwpimages/DSCF3416.JPG

http://home.comcast.net/%7Erdsterling/pwpimages/DSCF3418.JPG

Still this is why I live here:

http://home.comcast.net/%7Erdsterling/pwpimages/DSCF3433.JPG

AVGWarhawk

12-20-09, 07:22 PM

Looks like you got the storm that hit me August. The official total for my area was 22.5 inches. My wife and I were out in it today for some shopping. We went to Game Stop to pick up a PS3 and the poor folks had to work until midnight because they lost an entire day yesterday for Christmas sales. What a crock for the poor saps who had to stay until midnight.

Méo

12-20-09, 09:16 PM

Still this is why I live here:

Seems like a really nice home August. :yep:

The official total for my area was 22.5 inches

Wow, we don't even get so much in a storm! Your public services must be overwhelmed... how was the driving?

TarJak

12-20-09, 10:05 PM

And this is why I live here:
http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa54/TarJak/IMG_0771.jpg

Huskisson in December.

Méo

12-21-09, 12:25 AM

And this is why I live here:

You lucky B@$%@&# :x

Oberon

12-21-09, 04:57 AM

No, no, no, no

THIS is why you live there :O::03::

http://www.diacritic.org/blog/archives/images/JerseyPrisonShip.jpg

...you lucky git :haha:

AVGWarhawk

12-21-09, 08:11 AM

Seems like a really nice home August. :yep:

Wow, we don't even get so much in a storm! Your public services must be overwhelmed... how was the driving?

Driving was fine....my wife had me out so she could shop! :shifty: :haha:

Carotio

12-21-09, 08:50 AM

No, no, no, no

THIS is why you live there :O::03::

http://www.diacritic.org/blog/archives/images/JerseyPrisonShip.jpg

...you lucky git :haha:

HAAAA :har:
That was a good one. :up:
No, seriously, most of us live approximately where our parents put us into the world. Would many of us really move away because of the weather?

I like the snow, in wintertime. The frost, ice and snow kill a lot of the bugs, which otherwise will be like the plaigue in summer time. And besides, it can be very beautiful. So far, I have liked to see all your snow photos from around the Northern Earth. I am however very impressed with some of the quantities of Canada. :o

Torvald Von Mansee

12-21-09, 11:11 AM

Here's my bird bath, w/a yardstick pushed in for reference (sorry, not metric):
http://img96.imageshack.us/img96/1371/dsc00324q.jpg

Here's a park very close to my home:
http://img693.imageshack.us/img693/6784/dsc00326o.jpg

Here's a bench in that park:
http://img192.imageshack.us/img192/6242/dsc00327nt.jpg

So, does anyone think I should have resized?

Méo

12-21-09, 11:45 AM

I was just kidding when I replied to Tarjak. :DL

Would many of us really move away because of the weather?

I don't know about Europe, but here it's a reality, they call them Snowbirds. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snowbird_%28people%29

I wouldn't do it every year, but just take one break from winter would be really cool. :oops:

Task Force

12-21-09, 12:20 PM

Yay, went to the mittle part of the state... they got snow... quite nice with the hills, and feilds covered with snow...:yep:

Carotio

12-21-09, 12:38 PM

August

12-21-09, 03:10 PM

Btw, the bench photo is interesting. It looks like three persons have been sitting on the bench, because the snow has been pushed down in three spots, but in front of the bench, there's no destruction of the fallen snow. Very interesting...

Good eye. Must be shaped by the wind i'm guessing.

Biggles

12-21-09, 04:22 PM

Winter has hit Stockholm, and hopefully it's here to stay.

Södermalm:
http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/9499/bild006be.jpg
Two ships.
http://img41.imageshack.us/img41/6608/bild005o.jpg
View towards the sea, with Djurgården and Södermalm visible on the left and right side.
http://img14.imageshack.us/img14/7847/bild004de.jpg

Torvald Von Mansee

12-21-09, 07:18 PM

@Torvald
No, it's okay, for me anyway. We can schroll left-right.
Btw, the bench photo is interesting. It looks like three persons have been sitting on the bench, because the snow has been pushed down in three spots, but in front of the bench, there's no destruction of the fallen snow. Very interesting...

Good eye. Must be shaped by the wind i'm guessing.

I actually noticed that before I took the photo, and considered how strange it was that there were no footprints.

Torvald Von Mansee

12-21-09, 07:19 PM

Shearwater

12-21-09, 10:18 PM

Well you're lucky; on Saturday it was really cold in Heidelberg (-14°C) and we had some really decent snow (not much, but nice to the eye). Right now, it's got about 0° and it's raining again :shifty:

Arclight

12-22-09, 05:49 AM

Carotio

12-22-09, 11:13 AM

Snow is nice, ice, not so much. :shifty:

It's those darn mild winters; gets just above freezing during the day. Part of the snow melts, and refreezes during the night. Yesterday was slippery, today... well, let's just say I skated to the supermarket this morning. :o

Exactly. I went out to make some more photos during the daytime today, will upload some more photos later, and during these 3-4 hours I could really sence the snow was melting, especially in mid city, where all the last present shoppers ran confused around from shop to shop, smashing the snow under their shoes till the snow was nothing but slush...

Snestorm

12-22-09, 11:19 AM

Exactly. I went out to make some more photos during the daytime today, will upload some more photos later, and during these 3-4 hours I could really sence the snow was melting, especially in mid city, where all the last present shoppers ran confused around from shop to shop, smashing the snow under their shoes till the snow was nothing but slush...

According to TV2, you may get another 7cm, and Morts may see another 15cm.
They caution about possible ice over the whole land.

Please, be careful, you 2.
And anybody else effected!

Carotio

12-23-09, 10:12 AM

Hold on for many more photos now... :D

First 5 more from the other evening...

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y288/Carotio/Photos/DSC01956b.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y288/Carotio/Photos/DSC01958b.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y288/Carotio/Photos/DSC01961b.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y288/Carotio/Photos/DSC01975b.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y288/Carotio/Photos/DSC01989b.jpg

Carotio

12-23-09, 10:13 AM

1:5 of my photos from yesterday...

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y288/Carotio/Photos/DSC02105b.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y288/Carotio/Photos/DSC02111b.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y288/Carotio/Photos/DSC02112b.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y288/Carotio/Photos/DSC02113b.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y288/Carotio/Photos/DSC02115b.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y288/Carotio/Photos/DSC02116b.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y288/Carotio/Photos/DSC02118b.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y288/Carotio/Photos/DSC02123b.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y288/Carotio/Photos/DSC02124b.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y288/Carotio/Photos/DSC02133b.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y288/Carotio/Photos/DSC02134b.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y288/Carotio/Photos/DSC02135b.jpg

Carotio

12-23-09, 10:13 AM

2:5

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y288/Carotio/Photos/DSC02136b.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y288/Carotio/Photos/DSC02137b.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y288/Carotio/Photos/DSC02138b.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y288/Carotio/Photos/DSC02164b.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y288/Carotio/Photos/DSC02168b.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y288/Carotio/Photos/DSC02169b.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y288/Carotio/Photos/DSC02173b.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y288/Carotio/Photos/DSC02174b.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y288/Carotio/Photos/DSC02175b.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y288/Carotio/Photos/DSC02185b.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y288/Carotio/Photos/DSC02191b.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y288/Carotio/Photos/DSC02197b.jpg

Carotio

12-23-09, 10:15 AM

3:5

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y288/Carotio/Photos/DSC02198b.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y288/Carotio/Photos/DSC02199b.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y288/Carotio/Photos/DSC02201b.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y288/Carotio/Photos/DSC02202b.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y288/Carotio/Photos/DSC02204b.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y288/Carotio/Photos/DSC02206b.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y288/Carotio/Photos/DSC02207b.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y288/Carotio/Photos/DSC02209b.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y288/Carotio/Photos/DSC02210b.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y288/Carotio/Photos/DSC02213b.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y288/Carotio/Photos/DSC02214b.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y288/Carotio/Photos/DSC02215b.jpg

Carotio

12-23-09, 10:16 AM

4:5

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y288/Carotio/Photos/DSC02217b.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y288/Carotio/Photos/DSC02218b.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y288/Carotio/Photos/DSC02219b.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y288/Carotio/Photos/DSC02220b.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y288/Carotio/Photos/DSC02223b.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y288/Carotio/Photos/DSC02225b.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y288/Carotio/Photos/DSC02227b.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y288/Carotio/Photos/DSC02228b.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y288/Carotio/Photos/DSC02229b.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y288/Carotio/Photos/DSC02230b.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y288/Carotio/Photos/DSC02231b.jpg

Carotio

12-23-09, 10:18 AM

and 5th and final batch of photos...

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y288/Carotio/Photos/DSC02235b.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y288/Carotio/Photos/DSC02241b.jpg

Maybe someone will recognize this image from somewhere else...?
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y288/Carotio/Photos/DSC02242b.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y288/Carotio/Photos/DSC02245b.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y288/Carotio/Photos/DSC02247b.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y288/Carotio/Photos/DSC02249b.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y288/Carotio/Photos/DSC02252b.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y288/Carotio/Photos/DSC02254b.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y288/Carotio/Photos/DSC02256b.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y288/Carotio/Photos/DSC02258b.jpg

AVGWarhawk

12-23-09, 10:23 AM

What a beautiful town you live in Carotio! Looking at your town makes me realize what a young country the USA really is.

Snestorm

12-23-09, 03:22 PM

Tusind tak Carotio!!!
(Just giving a very much deserved thanks).

Arclight

12-23-09, 03:34 PM

Much deserved indeed. Some fine photography. :salute:

Carotio

12-24-09, 06:22 PM

Thanks for your comments.

So do/did any of you then have a white Christmas?
Denmark, so it seems on my train ride through the country still had some snow left here and there. You could see some of the field grass through the snow, but the fields are still a bit covered. If the official score about having obtained 90% snow coverage nationally is reached, I don't know, but we had/have some snow around my parents house.

Anyway, have a merry Christmas all of you. :yeah:

Oberon

12-24-09, 06:28 PM

Fantastic shots there Carotio! :salute:

Sadly no white Christmas this year, unless it's snowing right now. The rain dispersed all the snow we had, but maybe next year! :ping:
Scotland looks like it might get a white one though.

August

12-24-09, 10:42 PM

It melted some today but there is still a solid foot of snow on the ground around here.

Arclight

12-25-09, 02:47 AM

Back to wind and rain over here. So much for a white Christmas. :shifty:

KeptinCranky

12-25-09, 04:17 AM

You got your white Christmas Arclight, or at least, here in Utrecht it's snowing right now. :up:

Arclight

12-25-09, 04:31 AM

I noticed on the radar (http://www.weer.nl/), but it seems to be passing us by. Zit hier in Vlissingen (Zeeland). ;)

Ow well, just watched M*A*S*H, Tora! Tora! Tora! is coming up and Monthy Python's Meaning of Life is on tonight. Doesn't get much better than that. :)

mengle

12-25-09, 07:37 AM

Back to wind and rain over here. So much for a white Christmas. :shifty:

yea i know the feeling, always the same like in Belgium a few days snow and winterviews and than f:nope:cking rain

long time ago to that Holland had the 11 citys run on ice, would love to watch it on television

OneToughHerring

12-25-09, 08:55 AM

Nice pics Carotio.

A little under -30° Celsius here now, plus windchill. Some snow but not really that much but more to come this winter.

Arclight

12-25-09, 09:17 AM

long time ago to that Holland had the 11 citys run on ice, would love to watch it on television
Aye, last one was in '97. The longest period between 2 of them in the past was 12 years, one in 1917 followed by the next in 1929.

Seems like we'll be breaking that record... :(

Méo

12-25-09, 01:59 PM

A little under -30° Celsius here now, plus windchill.

I know very well how awful it can be. :yep:

Last year we've been lucky we had only 3 or 4 days of this.

Sailor Steve

12-25-09, 04:48 PM

So do/did any of you then have a white Christmas?
Kind of, but it really doesn't snow much in Salt Lake City. We're at the very edge of a desert.

On the other hand we're also at the very foot of some high mountains, so we have seven world-class ski resorts all one half-hour drive from the city and forty-five minutes from the airport.

XabbaRus

01-04-10, 02:50 PM

http://img341.imageshack.us/img341/33/dscf5138h.jpg

This is a photo I took just as a gritting lorry was passing by.

stabiz

01-04-10, 03:43 PM

Bad photo, taken five minutes ago. Damned snow!

http://i700.photobucket.com/albums/ww1/stabiz1/DSC00192.jpg?t=1262637724

Oberon

01-04-10, 04:36 PM

Well, we've had some more since Christmas although it's been a strange kind of snow, mostly hail more than snow but it sticks around and forms a layer like snow. Of course, then it partially melts during the day and then freezes solid at night when we drop below zero. Which makes the early morning walk to work a veritable Dancing on Ice.
At least the roads are usually clear, so I just walk on them, the pavements are lethal. It's a miracle that no-one has sued the council yet.

Still, at least someone is enjoying it ;)

http://img686.imageshack.us/img686/8976/0000479.jpg

XabbaRus

01-04-10, 04:45 PM

We are due for a lot more.

I'm well chuffed with that picture, lucky the truck was coming at the right time.

Considering I didn't have a tripod it has come out really well.

AVGWarhawk

01-04-10, 04:46 PM

Jesus Stabiz:o Better you than me brother. Holy cow that is a lot of snow.

Task Force

01-04-10, 04:50 PM

yay, we might get anouther dusting in afiew days.

Jimbuna

01-05-10, 05:13 AM

We are due for a lot more.

I'm well chuffed with that picture, lucky the truck was coming at the right time.

Considering I didn't have a tripod it has come out really well.

What truck?!!

I thought it was a group of UFO's at extremely low altitude :doh:

Oberon

01-05-10, 10:41 AM

What truck?!!

I thought it was a group of UFO's at extremely low altitude :doh:

That must be what this guy was chasing ;)

http://img442.imageshack.us/img442/4412/0000498.jpg

XabbaRus

01-05-10, 11:15 AM

LOL, I should send the picture into some news site and see if they would believe me if I told them it is a UFO.

Onkel Neal

01-06-10, 06:17 PM

Whew! Houston is about to get hit by an arctic blast. (http://weatherblog.abc13.com/2010/01/houston-forecast-cold-colder-coldest.html) Snow twice in one winter? Why not, global climate change :haha:

OneToughHerring

01-08-10, 12:29 AM

Military is helping out with the snow in Aalborg, Denmark. (picture is from a Finnish newspaper)

http://www.hs.fi/kuvat/iso_webkuva/1135251978545.jpeg

Torvald Von Mansee

01-08-10, 12:37 AM

Whew! Houston is about to get hit by an arctic blast. (http://weatherblog.abc13.com/2010/01/houston-forecast-cold-colder-coldest.html) Snow twice in one winter? Why not, global climate change :haha:

Why do you purposefully embrace reasoning you must know is faulty?

Carotio

01-08-10, 07:02 AM

Military is helping out with the snow in Aalborg, Denmark. (picture is from a Finnish newspaper)

Yeah, but even those PMV's get stuck in the snow sometimes...
http://ekstrabladet.dk/nyheder/samfund/article1278546.ece
Sorry, article is in Danish.

This time round, Odense didn't get as much snow, we have just about 1-3 cm snow here right now. But it's cold. -4.5 C outside now. Though :sunny: is here...

Lionclaw

01-08-10, 07:36 AM

-4.5* C cold? Nah, quite comfortable. :O:

Here it was -25* C yesterday, -13* C today. The coldest temperature this week was -40* C further up north in Lappland.

Oberon

01-08-10, 07:44 AM

Well, it's the deepest I've seen snow here since I moved up here in 1992.

http://img264.imageshack.us/img264/8289/0000503.jpg

http://img509.imageshack.us/img509/2662/0000512i.jpg

http://img509.imageshack.us/img509/8203/0000509.jpg

http://img709.imageshack.us/img709/2417/0000523.jpg

http://img94.imageshack.us/img94/7059/0000515.jpg

And last but not least...The Hunt for White October! :yeah:

http://img341.imageshack.us/img341/9931/0000530.jpg

http://img685.imageshack.us/img685/5301/0000528.jpg

http://img94.imageshack.us/img94/1294/0000529j.jpg

Dowly

01-08-10, 07:45 AM

But it's cold. -4.5 C outside now. Though :sunny: is here...

Clear weather is colder during the winter. ;) -21C here with clear skies atm.

Skybird

01-08-10, 08:01 AM

Oh the hype in the media about this weather "disaster" and how catastrophic it all is.

Memory of man does not hold for long, it seems.

It is a winter like it was considered normal in my childhood and early teen years. Yes, we have had 20 cm of snow past weekened, and another 20 cm is heading our way, North-West of Germany, close to the dutch border. Lowest night temperature we have had here was around -17°C. Big deal.

In Germany, 2009 has nevertheless been the third warmest year in history, with unusually much precipitation, and globally the past decade has been the warmest decade since at least 200,000 years.

Oberon

01-08-10, 08:15 AM

Dowly

01-08-10, 08:21 AM

Yeh, same here. Got a pic of me and my big brother taken propably in 90-91 where there's this HUGE pile of snow on our yard (Huge as in 4-5 meters tall and twice as wide :doh:).

Onkel Neal

01-08-10, 09:53 AM

Why do you purposefully embrace reasoning you must know is faulty?

As I said before (many times, I might add), I admit I do not know. If you know, fine. Certainty in issues outside of my area of expertise is not my forte.

27 degrees here, and likely to stay below freezing all day.

DeerHunter UK

01-08-10, 10:10 AM

http://img69.imageshack.us/img69/2002/47061196greatbritainjpg.jpg

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8447023.stm

Carotio

01-08-10, 10:21 AM

I remember the 80'ies and 90'ies well too, and specifically in the 80'ies we always had snow during the winter. I don't have photos around, they are at my parents house, but we had lots of snow to play with: snowmen, caves, snowball fights etc. The reason many freak out about it, is probably because we haven't really seen much snow in the last decade during the winters. But I love it, it's like a reminder of my childhood.

27 degrees here, and likely to stay below freezing all day.

Fahrenheit, right? So, that's -2.778 C then
http://www.wbuf.noaa.gov/tempfc.htm
Just cold enough so that your igloo doesn't melt... :03:

Onkel Neal

01-08-10, 10:26 AM

Fahrenheit, right? So, that's -2.778 C then
http://www.wbuf.noaa.gov/tempfc.htm
Just cold enough so that your igloo doesn't melt... :03:

:haha: Yeah, but that's pretty cold for down here in the tropics.

Oberon

01-08-10, 10:59 AM

Lowest its been here is -4.9c (23.2f) :ping:

AVGWarhawk

01-08-10, 12:08 PM

Carotio

01-08-10, 12:13 PM

Let is snow, let is snow let is snow. :O:

Do you mean it? --> Let it snow, let it snow let it snow.
:03:

AVGWarhawk

01-08-10, 01:25 PM

Do you mean it? --> Let it snow, let it snow let it snow.
:03:

I don't know what I mean. This morning driving through the snow to a CAT scan appointment were iodine is injected into the bloodstream, my head has not been right since I left. :doh:

OneToughHerring

01-08-10, 03:31 PM

I don't know what I mean. This morning driving through the snow to a CAT scan appointment were iodine is injected into the bloodstream, my head has not been right since I left. :doh:

Iodine eh? Now you're radiation-proof. You can go and monkey around in Three Mile Island or something. :yeah:

Platapus

01-08-10, 04:36 PM

I remember when I had my first cardiac stress test. I did not realize that the radioactive dye stays in your body for a while.... until I set off the radiation alarms in my facility. DOH!

After my second test, I made sure I had that little card. :oops: