Wish I'd had my camera with me tonight!!

Mickey_D · 2 Mar 2006 at 08:21

Up here in northern Minnesota we got a little bit of snow tonight. And a little wind as well.

My 17 mile drive home from work at 1:00 AM took EVERY ounce of my driving skill (not to toot my own horn, but I have a considerable amount), and it also took every bit of 4WD goodness my little turtle (Toyota Tercel 4WD station wagon) could stick on the road!!

Turning off the main road onto my dirt road I was faced with a slight challenge :
Just where exactly WAS my road!! :eek:

The fields on either side of the road, the 6 foot deep ditches, and the road itself were all blended in to the exact same level!! It was a perfectly flat white plain.....

So I lined up the road's weight limit sign, a small tree that I know is growing in the opposite ditch, and another small street sign a little further down the road and just aimed right down the middle of the three!!

Got to my dirveway safe and sound, but there was a slight moment of panic there when I realised I couldn't identify my street!!

I'll go out in the morning and take a picture, but the effect will be spoiled by the fact that my two neighbors will have driven down the road, leaving thier tire marks to show the road. Of course, they will have followed mine to get there....

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AJUK · 2 Mar 2006 at 08:24

Excellent. You do seem to have some fun on your drives home from work.

All you needed for the perfect night drive was your 'mate' to turn up and get all road rage on your arse again.

Treefrog · 2 Mar 2006 at 08:25

Hehe - we've had about 2-3" in Stoke and everyone at the bottom of the bank has phoned in to say they can't get to work!

And it has to be said: TTIUWP!

Doohickey · 2 Mar 2006 at 08:26

Treefrog said:
Hehe - we've had about 2-3" in Stoke and everyone at the bottom of the bank has phoned in to say they can't get to work!

And it has to be said: TTIUWP!

In Stoke! Seriously!? Not a flake here in London. Oh I wish I was home right now...

robmiller · 2 Mar 2006 at 08:28

Doohickey said:
In Stoke! Seriously!? Not a flake here in London. Oh I wish I was home right now...

Yep, about 3 inches or so here. We had nothing last night, then this this morning - bit of a surprise :O

AJUK · 2 Mar 2006 at 08:28

I saw on the TV this morning, no pictures though, that they had 2 metres of snow somewhere in northern Scotland. 2m!

Doohickey · 2 Mar 2006 at 08:31

It's just cold here. Bloody freezing. When it's this cold, it's just not satisfactory without any snow. Limp patches of frost is all there is. Grr.

Mickey_D · 2 Mar 2006 at 08:39

Treefrog said:
And it has to be said: TTIUWP!

Heh, considering it's 2:37AM right now, pics are a little out of the question without firing the car back up so I can use the spotlight. And let me tell you, after my drive home that just ain't happenin', know what I mean?!?!

Give me about 4 - 4.5 hours when I get ready to send my son off to school (if it's not cancelled) and I'll get you pics as it'll at least be somewhat light out at that point..

Doohickey · 2 Mar 2006 at 08:42

Mickey_D said:
Heh, considering it's 2:37AM right now, pics are a little out of the question without firing the car back up so I can use the spotlight. And let me tell you, after my drive home that just ain't happenin', know what I mean?!?!

Give me about 4 - 4.5 hours when I get ready to send my son off to school (if it's not cancelled) and I'll get you pics as it'll at least be somewhat light out at that point..

All I can picture in my head are scenes from Fargo, and thinking it must be eerily beautiful...

Mickey_D · 2 Mar 2006 at 08:46

Oh, it is. It's really pretty to look at. But an absolute NIGHTMARE to drive in!!!

Anyways, I need to get to bed if I'm going to get ANYTHING resembling sleep. Even if it's only four hours' worth......

Nix · 2 Mar 2006 at 09:53

It's a good job you knew the area well enough then

Doohickey · 2 Mar 2006 at 11:13

This is a crazy picture from the BBC of the snow in Aberdeenshire... :eek:

Nix · 2 Mar 2006 at 11:14

Is he waiting for a bus?

iBankAllDay · 2 Mar 2006 at 11:21

Nix said:
Is he waiting for a bus?

If he is he's in the right place! He will have quite a wait however!

Spunj99 · 2 Mar 2006 at 11:22

Doohickey said:
In Stoke! Seriously!? Not a flake here in London. Oh I wish I was home right now...

Dammit.

Me too!

Maybe i should take tomorrow of work, jump on a train home and get some sledging action going!

El Gringo · 2 Mar 2006 at 11:24

Feh, I'm in Aberdeen and though it has been snowing we haven't had so much. Still nice though

robmiller · 2 Mar 2006 at 14:14

Spunj99 said:
Dammit.

Me too!

Maybe i should take tomorrow of work, jump on a train home and get some sledging action going!

Don't bother, it's all but melted

Spunj99 · 2 Mar 2006 at 14:29

robmiller said:
Don't bother, it's all but melted

Gah. Well thanks for the heads up. Nearly booked the day off work.

Finally started snowing here now though, wooo!

Curio · 2 Mar 2006 at 15:05

Pah. Mickey, that's nothing. Look what the poor devils in the UK have to put up with in Winter. From BBC:

BBC said:
Pupils in the north of Scotland and parts of Wales are being told to stay at home for a second day following snowfalls of more than 10cm.

BBC said:
Forecasters say snow will hit more areas overnight, including parts of the south, with temperatures as low as -7C.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4765880.stm

Now that's what you call winter

Tute · 2 Mar 2006 at 15:40

Got a load last night here (which is a shock considering how far south we are).

Settled on grass, pavements were VERY icy (fell over myself) and visibility was reduced to a matter of feet.
I was very worried I wouldn't be able to get home from visiting my parents in town, however, it had lessened a lot by then

Pity really, i'd love to get some thick deep snow that brings everything to a halt for a few hours