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Posted: 1/5/2017 9:56:08 AM EDT

Posted: 1/5/2017 10:30:13 AM EDT

[#1]

Filled up the fridge with milk and the cupboard with bread. I'm good.

Posted: 1/5/2017 10:49:54 AM EDT

[#2]

I'm going to fire up the generators when I get home. About time to do it anyway.

Posted: 1/5/2017 1:02:16 PM EDT

[#3]

I was hoping to hunt in the snow for the second time in my life. Not looking so good now.

Posted: 1/5/2017 1:09:48 PM EDT

[#4]

Have the pantry stocked up and plenty of charcoal.

Wish I had a generator, but I decided to spend all of my money on an engagement ring instead.

Posted: 1/5/2017 1:31:53 PM EDT

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Have the pantry stocked up and plenty of charcoal.

Wish I had a generator, but I decided to spend all of my money on an engagement ring instead.

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That would have been a nice generator.

Posted: 1/5/2017 1:57:21 PM EDT

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I'm going to fire up the generators when I get home. About time to do it anyway.

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It's been a couple of months since I fired up and tested either of mine (got lazy and out of the habit of doing it monthly like clockwork

).

Need to check them after work this afternoon, thanks for reminding me!

Posted: 1/5/2017 3:13:35 PM EDT

[#7]

Just gonna wing it.

Posted: 1/5/2017 7:35:48 PM EDT

[#8]

Testing generators Troy Bilt XP 10500 & Smarter Tools 3500

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N07dLQryP9o

Posted: 1/5/2017 10:24:59 PM EDT

[#9]

Yep, I'm off tomorrow.

Posted: 1/5/2017 10:52:05 PM EDT

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They cancel school already?

Posted: 1/5/2017 10:59:47 PM EDT

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They cancel school already?

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They cancelled it before I left. I have a big list of things not to do tomorrow.

I need to not get on that later.

Posted: 1/5/2017 11:53:39 PM EDT

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They cancelled it before I left. I have a big list of things not to do tomorrow.

I need to not get on that later.

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At least there won't be much traffic on my way in to work.

Posted: 1/6/2017 12:04:58 AM EDT

[#13]

My thread had a better title

Should be ready. Didnt have time to move the gen/welder from the shop, plus the propane tank is empty anyway I think.

Ill live. Got gas heat, gas hot water and a propane stove to cook muh milk and bread on.

Posted: 1/6/2017 12:24:46 AM EDT

[#14]

Heck. It's too warm to be much of a problem.

Posted: 1/6/2017 10:26:30 AM EDT

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I lived in Montana for 12 years.

I am amused at the panic and terror that 3 INCHES of snow can generate......

Posted: 1/6/2017 10:45:32 AM EDT

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I lived in Montana for 12 years.

I am amused at the panic and terror that 3 INCHES of snow can generate......

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Montana gets this more than once or twice a decade and is equipped/prepared for it (as they should be).

We don't and aren't.

Posted: 1/6/2017 10:59:53 AM EDT

[#17]

nice drive in this morning, dry roads and light traffic.
let the panic begin...

Posted: 1/6/2017 12:57:54 PM EDT

[#18]

It has begun...in McCalla anyways.

Good bit of rain changing over to pretty heavy sleet at times.

Be safe

Posted: 1/6/2017 1:06:01 PM EDT

[#19]

It has started here in Forestdale as well. Thank God I didn't have to go into work today.

Posted: 1/6/2017 1:22:18 PM EDT

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My thread had a better title

Should be ready. Didnt have time to move the gen/welder from the shop, plus the propane tank is empty anyway I think.

Ill live. Got gas heat, gas hot water and a propane stove to cook muh milk and bread on.

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Ha! I didn't see yours.

Posted: 1/6/2017 5:27:20 PM EDT

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They cancelled it before I left. I have a big list of things not to do tomorrow.

I need to not get on that later.

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Shoot me an IM.
If there's anything I can't help you with, I'll let you know.

Posted: 1/6/2017 5:29:11 PM EDT

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I lived in Montana for 12 years.

I am amused at the panic and terror that 3 INCHES of snow can generate......

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The weather, ice and snow mean squat to me.

It's the thousands of idiots on the road with me that terrify me.

I started my trek home (Shelby Co) from downtown Birm somewhere around noon 2-3 years ago, and 14 hours later ended up giving up on getting home and spent the night at the shop.

I'd never seen anything like it, piles of 20-30 cars EVERYWHERE, every path home blocked/impassible, backtrack, go another way, same.
People were getting out of their cars in the middle of the road, locking up, and walking away, abandoning them in place.
Emergency services were overwhelmed, completely unavailable on secondary roads.
I watched women in short skirts/no jacket walking down Greensprings with it mid-20's out after abandoning their vehicles in place.

Absolutely NO ONE could fathom not being able to drive home 20-40 miles in the comfort of a heated vehicle.

Posted: 1/6/2017 6:40:01 PM EDT

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I lived in Montana for 12 years.

I am amused at the panic and terror that 3 INCHES of snow can generate......

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That shows how little you know about driving around here. 99.99% of the drivers may be able to handle the weather but it's the other 0.01% that block the roads.

Posted: 1/6/2017 9:54:12 PM EDT

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You folks have no idea what "snowmageddon" looks like: look up Tug Hill New York.

Posted: 1/6/2017 9:57:26 PM EDT

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I lived in Montana for 12 years.

I am amused at the panic and terror that 3 INCHES of snow can generate......

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Couple guys I know are out there and post pictures and weather reports: we've got nothing to bitch about.

Posted: 1/7/2017 1:21:30 AM EDT

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You folks have no idea what "snowmageddon" looks like: look up Tug Hill New York.

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You can keep your Tug Hill, and we'll keep 60+ degrees for 9 months out of the year.

Posted: 1/7/2017 10:35:59 AM EDT

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Looks like another snowjob by the NWS in many of the areas they predicted 1"-3" of snow. The NWS is getting about as good as the CDC is at predictions.

Posted: 1/7/2017 11:04:52 AM EDT

[#28]

Didn't get any snow, but plenty of rain and sleet that is frozen on the roads around the house.

Posted: 1/7/2017 11:07:18 AM EDT

[#29]

Lot of sleet. No snow.

Posted: 1/7/2017 2:49:47 PM EDT

[#30]

Got off work yesterday a little after six. Had a very interesting ride home. Light traffic, most cars driving about 35 mph, well spaced out. It started sleeting and snowing pretty good. My normal 20 minute ride took me over 45 minutes.

I decided not to bother with going to the range today. Staying inside and catching up on my reloading room projects.

Have to say I was quite entertained over some the panic conversations I overheard at work.

Posted: 1/7/2017 6:40:23 PM EDT

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Lot of sleet. No snow.

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Same here.

Posted: 1/7/2017 7:53:07 PM EDT

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How's the road conditions looking over in north AL and around Huntsville? I'm supposed to drive over from north Atlanta tomorrow (Sunday) for work duty on monday morning.

Not looking forward to it. Cant decide if i should drive to Birm and go north to Huntsville or to Choo Choo town and head south....

Damn.......

Posted: 1/7/2017 8:11:11 PM EDT

[#33]

Earlier, 20/59 west of the junction was still pretty icy, and had multiple wrecks throughout the day.

Check the ALDOT site for current conditions and traffic cams.

Posted: 1/7/2017 8:48:51 PM EDT

[#34]

thanks

Posted: 1/7/2017 9:12:39 PM EDT

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How's the road conditions looking over in north AL and around Huntsville? I'm supposed to drive over from north Atlanta tomorrow (Sunday) for work duty on monday morning.

Not looking forward to it. Cant decide if i should drive to Birm and go north to Huntsville or to Choo Choo town and head south....

Damn.......

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Best bet may be to see if you can drive up to Rome then take highway 35 through Ft. Payne.

Posted: 1/7/2017 9:26:55 PM EDT

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Best bet may be to see if you can drive up to Rome then take highway 35 through Ft. Payne.

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Thought about that, and usually would go that way but I bet there's still going to be ice on some of those roads tomorrow afternoon with the low temps

Posted: 1/8/2017 9:39:42 AM EDT

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How's the road conditions looking over in north AL and around Huntsville? I'm supposed to drive over from north Atlanta tomorrow (Sunday) for work duty on monday morning.

Not looking forward to it. Cant decide if i should drive to Birm and go north to Huntsville or to Choo Choo town and head south....

Damn.......

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No problems around the Huntsville area.