 Winter 2007-2008, It's here, folks! |
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 Dec 6 2007, 12:12 PM
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http://thenewsdispatch.com/main.asp?Sectio...amp;TM=48075.66
QUOTE Snow Falls Again About five inches of snow hit region in about 11 hours. Jason Miller The News-Dispatch MICHIGAN CITY - Ja'Varrie Oliver and his brothers Amere and Oscar Potts, spent their two-hour school delay shoveling out the more than three inches of snow in their Carroll Avenue driveway Wednesday. But their brief reprieve from school wasn't spent solely on work. Every few minutes, 7-year-old Oscar would roll up a solid ball of snow and throw it at one of his brothers, leading to a brief, but all-out, snowball fight. "I love making snow angels and jumping around in it," said 11-year-old Ja'Varrie, as the three took a break from shoveling. "The snow is great. It's a little cold, though." La Porte County and much of Northwest Indiana was blanketed with up to five inches of snow from a storm that passed through the region beginning around 6 p.m. Tuesday and ending around 5 a.m. Wednesday. The storm brought nearly five inches to places like Furnessville, in Porter County, and made roads and streets throughout the area dangerous at times. The first real snow of the year, though, could have been worse on drivers if not for two key factors. "There really wasn't any wind so the snow didn't drift, which is usually the big problem," La Porte County Highway Superintendent Bob Young said Wednesday. "So that was a big break. And I think the ice storm we had Saturday kind of got people prepared for winter again." Young said county snowplows began working at 7 p.m. Tuesday and stopped around midnight, before hitting the roads again around 4 a.m. Wednesday. According to the National Weather Service office in Syracuse, Ind., Tuesday's storm was the product of a highly potent "clipper" system. Meteorologist Benjamin Schott said clippers usually bring only a few inches of snow, but Tuesday's system brought between three and seven inches to areas in a line that stretched from Michigan City to Warsaw, Ind. Fish Lake and Rolling Prairie reported seven inches of snow, Schott said. "Typically these systems bring much lighter amounts, but this one had quite a bit more potency," Schott said. Schott said the area can expect another system Thursday night that should bring between two and three inches of snow. Another possible storm is brewing in the Southwest, he said, but meteorologists are yet uncertain as to how that system will effect the area. At least five vehicles slid off snow-covered roads during the storm, including a car driven by a young woman who apparently slid off a snowy County Road 600 East and rolled into a cornfield. According to the La Porte County Sheriff's Department, there were "several incidents" reported throughout the night and into early Wednesday. Most were property damage accidents, including two in which cars became entangled in downed power lines from fall utility poles. |
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Dec 6 2007, 04:30 PM
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 Spends WAY too much time at CBTL Group: Members Posts: 3,237 Joined: 8-December 06 From: MC Member No.: 3 |
SLOW DOWN!
 The difference between genius and stupidity is that there are limits to genius. Albert Einstein
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Dec 7 2007, 09:48 AM
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 Spends WAY too much time at CBTL Group: Admin Posts: 16,423 Joined: 8-December 06 From: Michigan City, IN Member No.: 2 |
I had to laugh at the Chicago news station I saw (I can't remember which one it was even) refering to our 4 or 5 inches of snow as a "Winter Storm". Oh please.
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Dec 7 2007, 09:54 AM
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Really Comfortable Group: Moderator Posts: 2,315 Joined: 10-February 07 From: Michigan City Member No.: 43 |
Seriously. This is nothing compared to what we might get in January or early February.
What are they thinking? |
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Dec 7 2007, 09:58 AM
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Spends WAY too much time at CBTL Group: Admin Posts: 16,423 Joined: 8-December 06 From: Michigan City, IN Member No.: 2 |
RATINGS
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Dec 7 2007, 10:08 AM
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Spends WAY too much time at CBTL Group: Admin Posts: 5,171 Joined: 11-December 06 From: Indiana Member No.: 10 |
I went out this moring to warm up my car and it had just started snowing. 15 minutes later when I left, there was already half an inch on the ground. Visibility is about two blocks. We're expected to get 9-12 inches by midnight. Now THAT's a winter storm.
Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind~Dr. Suess
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Dec 7 2007, 01:03 PM
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Spends WAY too much time at CBTL Group: Members Posts: 3,237 Joined: 8-December 06 From: MC Member No.: 3 |
How has the hunting been?
The difference between genius and stupidity is that there are limits to genius. Albert Einstein
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Dec 7 2007, 01:10 PM
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Spends WAY too much time at CBTL Group: Admin Posts: 5,171 Joined: 11-December 06 From: Indiana Member No.: 10 |
QUOTE(Roger Kaputnik @ Dec 7 2007, 12:03 PM)  How has the hunting been? You should come out here and find out. We insure a few outfitters I could hook you up with. Or you could wing it and my bro-in-law will take you out with him. Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind~Dr. Suess
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Dec 7 2007, 02:05 PM
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Spends WAY too much time at CBTL Group: Admin Posts: 16,423 Joined: 8-December 06 From: Michigan City, IN Member No.: 2 |
Or you could always call Dick Cheney... He goes through hunting partners pretty quickly from what I understand!
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Dec 10 2007, 02:38 PM
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I think he is WAY too willing to accept collateral damage!
The difference between genius and stupidity is that there are limits to genius. Albert Einstein
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Dec 10 2007, 04:37 PM
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Spends WAY too much time at CBTL Group: Admin Posts: 5,171 Joined: 11-December 06 From: Indiana Member No.: 10 |
They had a roadside stand outside of Jackson Hole. The stand was selling those bright orange vests and their sales pitch was, "Hurry-Get one quick! Mr. Cheney is in town!"
Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind~Dr. Suess
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Dec 11 2007, 08:37 AM
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Spends WAY too much time at CBTL Group: Admin Posts: 16,423 Joined: 8-December 06 From: Michigan City, IN Member No.: 2 |
I know it is only Dec 11th, but the amount of ice has just been ridiculous this year! I can't ever remember having this many icy days in a winter. Usually it is either snow or rain, not ice.
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Dec 11 2007, 10:10 AM
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Spends WAY too much time at CBTL Group: Members Posts: 3,237 Joined: 8-December 06 From: MC Member No.: 3 |
The Ohio Valley gets lots of ice storms because it is usually on the edge of winter storms. It is just that we have been getting their kind of weather. Makes it tougher to kill a deer, though.
The difference between genius and stupidity is that there are limits to genius. Albert Einstein
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Dec 11 2007, 10:21 AM
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Spends WAY too much time at CBTL Group: Admin Posts: 5,171 Joined: 11-December 06 From: Indiana Member No.: 10 |
Your bad weather made our news this morning. They showed clips of I-94 going into Chicago. I got homesick--if you can believe that. We didn't get the predicted 9-12 inches over the weekend. Instead we only got about 6-7 inches. Trouble is, it's so windy here that all that snow blows around and drifts all over the place so when the storm is over, the snow is still blowing around. I've got some pics I'll post as soon as I get them uploaded to the puter.
Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind~Dr. Suess
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Dec 11 2007, 12:30 PM
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Spends WAY too much time at CBTL Group: Members Posts: 3,237 Joined: 8-December 06 From: MC Member No.: 3 |
If I could ever get it to work, I have some good ones from around here that you might like.
The difference between genius and stupidity is that there are limits to genius. Albert Einstein
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Dec 11 2007, 12:33 PM
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Spends WAY too much time at CBTL Group: Admin Posts: 16,423 Joined: 8-December 06 From: Michigan City, IN Member No.: 2 |
I just want to know how you would upload the polaroids?
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Dec 12 2007, 12:35 PM
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Spends WAY too much time at CBTL Group: Members Posts: 3,237 Joined: 8-December 06 From: MC Member No.: 3 |
Hyuk, hyuk.
Well, I could scan the photos and somehow get the image to this site. The difference between genius and stupidity is that there are limits to genius. Albert Einstein
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Dec 12 2007, 12:57 PM
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If you have a pretty good camera, you can always take a picture of the picture!
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Dec 12 2007, 12:59 PM
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Really Comfortable Group: Members Posts: 1,099 Joined: 11-January 07 Member No.: 19 |
BTW, it looks like we must have dodged a bullet last night. Strange weather.
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Dec 12 2007, 03:27 PM
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Spends WAY too much time at CBTL Group: Admin Posts: 5,171 Joined: 11-December 06 From: Indiana Member No.: 10 |
You know what they say, "If you don't like the weather in Northwest Indiana, wait an hour--it will change"
Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind~Dr. Suess
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