Mainly snow here last night but the roads are a slick mess near Portland. Took the teen out in the car to do donuts in the empty store parking lot so she could feel what losing control in a car is like. Great fun!

I never understood why they didn't teach this in driver's ed in high school. I taught my kids - by example mostly - that in dodgy conditions you should test the grip every once in a while. Exaggerate a turn, brake a little harder, that sort of thing. Sometimes you get a big surprise then you learn the road below you is a lot slipperier than you thought. I'd rather learn that on my own instead of sliding into the next intersection.

 

Need to clean those dishes, losing the signal during snow dumps.

Pole mounts are a blessing.

 

 

https://flashalert.net/id/DeschutesSO/122394

Jeremy told investigators he had gone up FS Road 40 on Sunday, but became stuck in the snow. He awoke Monday to even more snow and was unable to get his vehicle unstuck. Jeremy had attempted to walk out on Monday, but the deep snow made it very difficult and he and Allie returned to his vehicle. Jeremy stayed warm over the next four days by periodically starting his vehicle and used a few taco sauce packets he had as food.

Always travel with survival supplies in winter. A taco sauce snow cone must taste pretty good after a few days.

 

https://flashalert.net/id/DeschutesSO/122394



Always travel with survival supplies in winter. A taco sauce snow cone must taste pretty good after a few days.

Why do these morons venture into the high country, on remote roads and don't take ample supplies and snow shoes? How many times do you hear about some idiot that gets stranded because their snow mobile died and they were unable to walk out.

 

All kind of warnings today for 6inches of snow. The hype has been building for days. End of the world type stuff. After snowing all day, this is what we have. That is my front walk and driveway. I have not cleared them yet today.

 

All kind of warnings today for 6inches of snow. The hype has been building for days. End of the world type stuff. After snowing all day, this is what we have. That is my front walk and driveway. I have not cleared them yet today.

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32 Celsius down here... it's uncomfortably hot!

 

32 Celsius down here... it's uncomfortably hot!

 

We have just had the warmest February on record. I just looked out of the window and we have a cover of snow courtesy of storm Freya - only about 1cm but still a bit of a shock after the February we have had.

 

It's really rainy here in San Francisco.

How rainy is it???

It's so rainy here that the mosquitoes are swimming instead of flying to bite people.

 

It’s just dropped below zero here. Expecting-8F. Today I spread a 40lb bag of salt on my sidewalk and driveway, which have up to a foot of solid ice. It laughed at me.

 

Spring is on the way to Oregon.

 

Spring is on the way to Oregon.

"Hey! Look at that bunch of elk!"
"Not bunch, herd."
"Heard what?"
"Herd of elk."
"Sure I've heard of elk."
"Not heard of elk, an elk herd."
"What do I care if an elk heard? I didn't say anything I shouldn't have!"

 

"Hey! Look at that bunch of elk!"
"Not bunch, herd."
"Heard what?"
"Herd of elk."
"Sure I've heard of elk."
"Not heard of elk, an elk herd."
"What do I care if an elk heard? I didn't say anything I shouldn't have!"

You should have herd elk

Ha ha ha

 

"Hey! Look at that bunch of elk!"
"Not bunch, herd."
"Heard what?"
"Herd of elk."
"Sure I've heard of elk."
"Not heard of elk, an elk herd."
"What do I care if an elk heard? I didn't say anything I shouldn't have!"

My Ten year old granddaughter correcting my pronunciation "Neanderthal" Grandpa "Neandertals" weren't that tall.

kv

 

You should have herd elk

Ha ha ha

If an elk fell in the forest would we hear it?

kv

 

If an elk fell in the forest would we hear it?

kv

Why did the elk cross the road? Because hundreds of others were doing it, too.
http://www.eregulations.com/oregon/big-game-hunting/elk-seasons/

 

 

In the summer its a Corn Maze (or corn maize!)
https://ca.news.yahoo.com/worlds-largest-snow-maze-built-195213346.html

Max.

 

In the summer its a Corn Maze (or corn maize!)
https://ca.news.yahoo.com/worlds-largest-snow-maze-built-195213346.html

Max.

Don't get lost...