Having A Snow Storm Today?

Those living along the East Coast....from the Carolinas to Maine....might want to watch the weather closely for the next couple of days. There is a vicious cold front coming through the Midwest tonight....major drop in temperatures, and very strong winds. When this reaches the East Coast, tomorrow and Friday, it may drop lots of rain and snow on top of the recent major snowfalls, and lead to everything from flooding to power outages. Yesterday, we reached 60 degrees....it will be in the single digits here by morning with wind chills well below zero.
 

Don M. said:
Those living along the East Coast....from the Carolinas to Maine....might want to watch the weather closely for the next couple of days. There is a vicious cold front coming through the Midwest tonight....major drop in temperatures, and very strong winds. When this reaches the East Coast, tomorrow and Friday, it may drop lots of rain and snow on top of the recent major snowfalls, and lead to everything from flooding to power outages. Yesterday, we reached 60 degrees....it will be in the single digits here by morning with wind chills well below zero.
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The Great Lakes region is going to get hit on Christmas Eve and
Christmas, too. Here in Ohio we were in the 50s Wednesday.

Next, we will see just how much Mother Nature has in store for us.

I am right on Lake Erie--it is literally about 1000 feet away from me.
So, we are supposed to get snow, then lake effect snow and
winds up to 60 mph and snow, snow, snow.

I like to watch the snowfall from indoors. I just pray there are no power outages
with the temps going into the teens and wind chills near 0.
 
Ruthanne said:
The Great Lakes region is going to get hit on Christmas Eve and
Christmas, too. Here in Ohio we were in the 50s Wednesday.

Next, we will see just how much Mother Nature has in store for us.

I am right on Lake Erie--it is literally about 1000 feet away from me.
So, we are supposed to get snow, then lake effect snow and
winds up to 60 mph and snow, snow, snow.

I like to watch the snowfall from indoors. I just pray there are no power outages
with the temps going into the teens and wind chills near 0.
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Stay safe!
 

Ruthanne said:
I'm turning the heat up right now because I'm going to try to keep a lot of heat in this apartment while it gets really cold.
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Oh gosh, thanks for reminding me! I did that last time, but today I was having a poor day, and forgot all about doing that!
It's coming toward me, after you, so I still have time to do that, and I think it will help.
Thank you, and I hope you stay safe and warm enough, Ruthanne!
 
Kaila said:
Oh gosh, thanks for reminding me! I did that last time, but today I was having a poor day, and forgot all about doing that!
It's coming toward me, after you, so I still have time to do that, and I think it will help.
Thank you, and I hope you stay safe and warm enough, Ruthanne!
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I hope you feel better Kaila. 😘💝
 
Ruthanne said:
I hope you feel better Kaila
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Thank you so much for your caring, Ruthanne, which you always give out so wonderfully, to those who could use some. :love:

I am okay this morning, and glad to have heat and power, so far, here. (The storm hasn't left our area yet, but so far, so good.)

I hope you have yours too!
 
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By the way, @Ruthanne
I was doubly upset late yesterday, from both feeling so terrible, and in addition,
I couldn't think straight and well enough, to plan or prepare a bit for the possible power outage, so it made me feel even worse and more nervous and upset.

I calmed down last night, after reading your note about turning the heat up, before the storm,
because it was something simple that I knew I could manage to do, and I knew it would help,
so your comment you'd shared, was actually a big help, for me to relax.
Little things do help, especially a few kind words and a suggestion from a friend or forum mate. :)

I was hoping you would stay warm and safe indoors, for the rest of the storm,
and not have too much trouble from snow piling on your car.
 
Kaila said:
By the way, @Ruthanne
I was doubly upset late yesterday, from both feeling so terrible, and in addition,
I couldn't think straight and well enough, to plan or prepare a bit for the possible power outage, so it made me feel even worse and more nervous and upset.

I calmed down last night, after reading your note about turning the heat up, before the storm,
because it was something simple that I knew I could manage to do, and I knew it would help,
so your comment you'd shared, was actually a big help, for me to relax.
Little things do help, especially a few kind words and a suggestion from a friend or forum mate. :)

I was hoping you would stay warm and safe indoors, for the rest of the storm,
and not have too much trouble from snow piling on your car.
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I'm so glad the suggestions helped. I still have the heat up higher although I turned it down a notch--it got so hot in here! :LOL: I hope you are doing better today and glad you have power. Late last night I had cleared 5 inches of snow off my car and then today just a bit ago I went back out there and OMG there was at least a foot more of snow on it and I had to climb through a high drift of snow to get to it. At least I got to it and swept a good foot or more of it off. I know I won't be able to move the car until the weather gets warmer and some of the surrounding snow melts from around it. I didn't park in the best spot--looks like my car got hit with more snow than any other but whose to know where to park before a snow storm? Not me...:LOL:;)

And we are expecting more snow today.....yeesh!

At least we are all warm and safe on this Christmas day. Merry Christmas Kaila!🎄☃️❄️
 
It was in the mid-60s here in Denver today. I changed the oil in our CR-V, which I've been putting off for a few months since we hardly drive anywhere these days.

Even if you don't drive, the oil still needs to be changed. Is that a scam by the oil companies, or is that true?
 
Wow.........many of you are getting worse winter happenings than we are in parts of my province.
Right where i am, about 15 klm north of the North Dakota border.
Have very little snow, maybe much colder than a lot of you.......right here we've escaped any storms, but a few hours east and north is a different story.
 
Irwin said:
It was in the mid-60s here in Denver today. I changed the oil in our CR-V, which I've been putting off for a few months since we hardly drive anywhere these days.

Even if you don't drive, the oil still needs to be changed. Is that a scam by the oil companies, or is that true?
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An annual oil and filter change IS important...Especially if you aren't driving the vehicle very much. I'm in the same boat, especially this past year with this virus running rampant....we haven't driven half the miles we usually do. As a vehicle sits unused, there is always a bit of moisture that can build up in the engine....some of this finds its way to the oil, and can result in piston/cylinder damage. Most years I put only 2,000 miles on my truck, and maybe 5000 on the car. However, every Winter I change the oil/filter in both, and so far, no problems. I figure that a few dollars a year for oil/filter is good "insurance" and a whole lot cheaper than engine damage. Even the more expensive "synthetic" oil is not impervious to the moisture that can build up when the vehicle sits idle for any period of time.
 
Don M. said:
An annual oil and filter change IS important...Especially if you aren't driving the vehicle very much. I'm in the same boat, especially this past year with this virus running rampant....we haven't driven half the miles we usually do. As a vehicle sits unused, there is always a bit of moisture that can build up in the engine....some of this finds its way to the oil, and can result in piston/cylinder damage. Most years I put only 2,000 miles on my truck, and maybe 5000 on the car. However, every Winter I change the oil/filter in both, and so far, no problems. I figure that a few dollars a year for oil/filter is good "insurance" and a whole lot cheaper than engine damage. Even the more expensive "synthetic" oil is not impervious to the moisture that can build up when the vehicle sits idle for any period of time.
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That's something I didn't know. I last got the oil changed in August. I went to that place that does it while you sit in your car. I like them, they fill the fluids and tires and they will replace wipers (I realized I need them to do that now), and air filters and they do other things too. They cost a bit more but you can get it done when you want right away and don't have to have an appointment.
 
Don M. said:
An annual oil and filter change IS important...Especially if you aren't driving the vehicle very much. I'm in the same boat, especially this past year with this virus running rampant....we haven't driven half the miles we usually do. As a vehicle sits unused, there is always a bit of moisture that can build up in the engine....some of this finds its way to the oil, and can result in piston/cylinder damage. Most years I put only 2,000 miles on my truck, and maybe 5000 on the car. However, every Winter I change the oil/filter in both, and so far, no problems. I figure that a few dollars a year for oil/filter is good "insurance" and a whole lot cheaper than engine damage. Even the more expensive "synthetic" oil is not impervious to the moisture that can build up when the vehicle sits idle for any period of time.
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Annual? I usually change it every six months! Maybe that's not necessary -- especially with today's synthetics.
 

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