LightHousesRuleIII
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Minnesota for the win
Dec 8, 2017 3:51 PM
LightHousesRuleIII
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Minnesota for the win
Yojoo
I'm not losing my shit over the snow, but I am very worried about my NEIGHBORS losing their shit over the snow.
MajorTomtogroundcontrol
Because the north remembers......snow
PagingDrLoggins
The noooaaaaarrrth
sunyudai
This. 20 years ago we got appreciable snowfall. These years? November is still T shirt weather.
MajorTomtogroundcontrol
I just wanna skate on my lake
barfolomeow
Dude/dudette for real tho, it's been scary warm up north this year
sunyudai
This xkcd is about my city, and relevant: https://xkcd.com/1321/
IKantEven
+1 Minnesota
Gondo
Fuck Yeah Minnesota!
lynnanine
It's because it happens so rarely it's not worth the cost/disruption to prepare for it. It takes care of itself pretty quick anyway.
TrijezniMujo
Yes, the weak get culled quite quickly indeed.
ctennessen
We have about a half inch in Knoxville right now. I expect nothing less than panic from most people. I'm a WI native so no big deal
brainstream
Doesn't make it less entertaining
czme
In the meantime time it usually means the end of the world for said states
LtWilhelm
Let's reverse the statement "as a southerner when someone from the north says something about more than a day of sunshine"
LtWilhelm
Not a perfect quote, but I ran out of characters
prrrkitten
Yeah! I will feel the same if a hurricane hit the North :)
CraftedLine
I can only handle tornados lol.
lurch2014
I can take care of myself pretty quickly too!
SomethingOddlySpecific
Also in the south it heats back up and cools down again which freezes everything and then we are driving in ice not snow
SantaPanda
*Laughs in Nebraskan* That happens plenty in our winters
Willnotbegoingtomanyplaces101
Live in DFW, so true! Hit black ice couple years ago after snow melted, scared the everliving crap out of me!
RogueMachinae
It was suppose to ice last night but luckily it didnt.
LightHousesRuleIII
And on Monday it went from 60° to 17° in three hours. Lots of rain = ice then to snow. We're still driving on ice and do it just fine.
CraftedLine
Black ice, it's easier when you know where it's at. Majority of wrecks we get are people from up north. NY man died a few years back.
IAmTheBadW01f
If it is below freezing or has been recently, assume it's there. I normally go about 60 on highway ramps, depending on curvature, but I 1/
IAmTheBadW01f
Know when to slow down! 2/2
rophiandis
What preparation could possibly be necessary for 1" of snow? You don't even need to shovel at that point, let alone plow
Worldbreaker12423
Georgian here, we have like 4 or 5 salt trucks. Period. For the ENTIRE STATE. so yeah an inch of snow, that melts and refreezes overnight...
rophiandis
Ah, ok. That's fair
scottjaeger
Oh, is that how it works? Weird, I never could've figured that out.
TheDetox
Meanwhile us in California, shit's on fire lol.
Pdiddily
A country of ice and fire
meowzer3
unless we are flooding. kinda tired of that...
fencer1964
Again.
MADchemEE
*yo
saltae
Just recently one started in downtown near USC
TheDetox
My sincere apologizes and condolences go out to the people affected by the fire and the firefighters getting shit done.
AppleCedar
layiwoladavid
but man's not hot
captainireland
Man can never be hot!
ruralLingrist
Ohhh yeah! Rip the 20 houses and the acres of land!
arumunus
That's just one fire. There's six fires.
chocolatecatwizard
Um... I dunno if you’re trying to make light of the situation but thousands of houses have been burned, 100k+ acres, and 2 people
arumunus
25 horses, movie theater, and senior housing too.
Arbitrarynamehere
Did you make a pun about making light of a fire
chocolatecatwizard
Unintentional puns are the best puns
ruralLingrist
Oh crap! I briefly looked at the news and saw 20 house have been burned but this is a dire situation.
chocolatecatwizard
Lol yeah the newest fire has ALREADY burned 20 houses. I read the article you probably saw and it was talking about one of the many fires.
chocolatecatwizard
BUT! I think it’s awesome that you went back and found better info.
Sunipohboy
Minnesota. Manitoba's Mexico. Sorry
THEOC13
Bahaha yeah, I’m up in Thompson
Sunipohboy
Down by Emerson haha
GreatHornedRat
Meanwhile in Alaska...it's raining.
VizenFatale
Meanwhile Colorado wakes up to a blizzard and just waits 10 minutes for the 60 degree warm up.
AbrahamWithAWiffleballBat
My mom called me at 3 in the morning flipping the fuck out because she hadn’t seen snow in 10 years
RVME
Same thing happens when it rains in California. Hundreds of cars out of control!!
safetcup
Mainwhile in Montreal, we have no snow.
GoliathSkittles
I imagine you'd lose your shit on 45C degree days too. As an australian I'd lose my shit over any snow we got in Adelaide.
FourGreenFields
I scrolled all the way down here before seeing some metric. Thanks for restoring some of my faith in humanity...
spacemonkey127
I hear ya, but this is more snow than I have ever seen in 35 years in Louisiana. A whole 6"!! Some things have just shut down.
KeepCalmAndNikon
like bridges....
spacemonkey127
Which one ya talking about?
KeepCalmAndNikon
dunno, throw an arrow at the map there's probably a bridge there that "may ice over in cold weather"
iamauselesspotato
True, but you know our infrastructure is designed for it up here
k4FoodSmasher
This guy is funny. A “funny-guy” if you will.
StubbornRabbit
Funny how? Funny like a clown?! Funny like he's here to amuse us?!
Counterfit
Go get your shine box
ThePotatoBandit
Also the mass hysteria caused because most people have little to no experience driving in snow.
ihavethelowground
Same for Michigan. Even though it snow every year.
GingerLaird
I'd still like to see a better option over salting icy roads. That stuff rusts car bellies.
Bot17629A98001
Beer juice and sugar
GingerLaird
Isn't beer juice just beer?
Bot17629A98001
Beet*^
TechnicallyRight
Y'all aint got the infrastructure for shit that happens to yinz. You know....like hurricanes and stupid amounts of water... *Kermit meme*
TechnicallyRight
California doesn't have the infrastructure for wildfires, yet they happen yearly too.
TechnicallyRight
Poor planning in those areas where the weather is nice 97% of the time.
TechnicallyRight
"'Well it doesn't really ever happen here so we don't think about it.' Is not a valid reason." -most states who have shit weather constantly
jridley
Well that, and people don't drive around on bald-ass tires, and are generally willing to slow the hell down and touch the gas/brakes lightly
Natilda
They must've been sleeping on Tuesday when I woke up to sheets of ice and my normal 20 min commute turned into an hour.
ctennessen
And you have flat roads with gentle bends. We have fucking mountains with roads on them. And people live on those roads
Cucumberclouds
Duluth is a cool city. You should check out dem hills
ctennessen
Used to snowboard in Lutsen, Duluth is amazing
Norok0311
You ever heard of a place called montana? There has been a solid inch of ice on the roads of the Rocky mountains for a month now.
ctennessen
Yup. Lived there for a year at Big Sky
SigAndGrumblestiltskon
You guys are also prepared for it, unlike most southern states. They can handle flurries and light icing, but any serious snow fucks them up
Norok0311
Well I was raised in Alabama, the only reason snow or ice fucks anything up is because people are stupid and forget how to drive.
TechnicallyRight
They can't handle hurricanes and those happen yearly... *kermit meme*
Counterfit
Florida's got them down pretty well
nero4ty2
where are these flat roads with gentle bends?
ctennessen
Most of Wisconsin where I was born lived for 23 years
DreadPierateRoberts
In texas
beerbatteredkush
Lol you must have never actually been up north
ctennessen
Born and raised and lived in Wisconsin for 23 years
SigAndGrumblestiltskon
I lived outside Chicago, shits pretty fucking flat. They just don't have the infrastructure down here to deal with an abundance of snow
bbennett10
Minnesota!!!!!!!!!!!!!
SlagGroove
Texas. San Antonio Texas. You damn right i was excited.
IForgotWhatNameIWanted
fuck yea!
themuttonisniceandlean
ATX also. And Huntsville.
StopstalkingmePawan
Didn't get any here in Plano Texas :(
segoart
You betcha! Dont'cha know!
AmatureSpaceCowboy
Because you Yankee fucks get that nice cushy fluffy soft snow while we get to deal with literally hell frozen over.
Yooperman74
We deal with the wet heavy shit that turns everything into an ice rink. Then its fluffy snow on top which makes it worse. U.P. Michigan here
AmatureSpaceCowboy
That you expect and prepare for, for your entire life...
WARHAMMER405
Say ya to da U.P. eh!
wlfman
as a person who's lived in the north and now lives in the south...driving is scary, not because of the snow, but because of the other people
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CraftedLine
That image reminds me of the time we iced over, then it snowed again. I got stuck a block from my house, my brother was stuck lol.
mynameismoreoriginalthanyours
It snowed in ATL today. Like half an inch. The city shut down.
shredder134
Fuck I live in MA and we get boat loads of snow. First storm of the year people can’t drive for shit though
TheGreatBlueHeron
People down here drive like insane dicks anyway (hey, let's race on this busy interstate), with icy roads the tow trucks will make a killing
BuickRiviera
I'm from SC. People think they can still drive 50 in a 45 when it snows cause Z71 4x4 rawr! It's best we all just chill till it all melts.
ButchMcKenzie
Yeah 4 wheel drive helps you not get stuck and get moving, but it don't do shit for braking
lemonstudmuffin
As my Pa always said, 4 wheel drive = 4 wheel slide
wlfman
most people don't understand inertia :)
imuglyandimproudd
more so friction
BuickRiviera
It's the South people don't understand lots of things
wlfman
the inertia is a problem due to lack of fraction, yes
imuglyandimproudd
Inertia is not the problem, the inertia of the truck is constant with or without the snow. Thats like saying gravity is the problem.
dvo414
We in Los Angeles would welcome some snow since the city is burning to the ground, k thx
LightHousesRuleIII
Got family and friends in the areas. Stay safe out there.
dvo414
Thank you, luckily they never moved towards my area. Hoping for the best for those in the Ventura county area
BrownietheBrown
As aa michigander, and having snow till may, nothing suprises me anymore
IUpvoteLOTRMemes
Wassup from the U.P!!!
BrownietheBrown
AYYY! Greetings from Big Bay!
DamnAllTheseNamesAreTaken
I'm in Wisconsin I'm just pissed I live where the wind hurts.
wbendel
Fellow Minnesotan here. Can confirm.
KaruntheImmortal
It's crazy man. You don't know. It's freaking snowing in Louisiana. Like 3 whole inches I think. It's crazy
KeepCalmAndNikon
this is the most snow I've seen in south LA, which we're doing fine despite the news says, but overnight is due to freeze, snow/water is
KeepCalmAndNikon
everywhere right now, it's just gonna be ice when I get up for work. Roads may be flat, but shit people can't drive when it's fucking sunny
KaruntheImmortal
Yea. We're all gonna die by ice
KeepCalmAndNikon
I'm more worried about the power lines holding up and the road I gotta drive on, since casinos NEVER close.
dazedNconfuzed
Because it tends to accumulate into ice here. NY shuts down too when there's a solid inch of ice on every surface.
ButHerNameSharon
Exactly. I live in Atlanta. A few years ago it took me 6 hours to drive 11 miles to get home. The city is not prepared for the ice.
EngineerforPresident
This. I live in Washington, but not at a high enough elevation. It's too wet but not cold enough so "snow" is just very dangerous.
ctennessen
No shit. Two years back we had 3 straight days of freezing rain near Knoxville. Than it dumped 6 inches on top of that block of ice
ctennessen
Our roads aren't flat like the midwest, hell when we had that nobody left the neighborhood for a week because it's a huge fucking hill
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ctennessen
Ooooh, you'll definitely get more than me. I live near downtown, only a light dusting here. Hopefully they treated the roads a bit
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bbirbb
Northern Indiana here. Ice storms on the regular. We don't shut down anything, even when we lose power from broken lines.
Ultimada
I’m willing to bet your city has salt trucks for the roads and the citizens themselves have proper tires and equipment to handle it.
bbirbb
Salt? No. Past several years the city budget was gone and no salt. Tires/equipment? Normal all season tires are all it takes. 1/?
bbirbb
Tire chains/studded tires are illegal here. No equipment or special tires needed. Just common sense and a modicum of driving ability.
NapkinBob
So cute that you think NY is 'the north'
dazedNconfuzed
In context of discussion, that's the correct colloquial term. My wife is Canadian, so yeah I know "north".
Stephie0020
Hey idiot it borders Canada. Dumb fuck.
IamDAGRONMASTER
Western NY has 3 cities in the Top ten snowiest cities. I think we qualify
NapkinBob
I assumed you were taking about New York city, where they have panic attacks when there's frost.
Counterfit
What? They put plows on their fucking garbage trucks.
weaponhowlet
Yea but even here in Western NY the first month of winter some people drive like they have never seen snow before
Vundergluber
Shhh. You'll blow the "southerners are inbred idiots" narrative that sustains the fragile yankee ego.
ConLawHero
To be fair, no one in the North is voting an accused pedophile into the Senate.
Vundergluber
True, but many opposed the impeachment of an accused rapist and proven perjurer.
ConLawHero
Not to defend Clinton, but I'm pretty sure there were no rape allegations while he was in office. Moore was twice removed from the bench 1/2
ConLawHero
2/2 for violating his oath of office to uphold the Constitution.
Vundergluber
My memory may be off, but I thought the alleged rapes occurred while he was governor & the allegations didn't surface until his POTUS term.
wesski84
funny i feel the same when people in the north freak out over 10 days over 90 degrees
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ButchMcKenzie
Maybe with the heat index, but I don't think we had one day over 100 in 2017
Tikisteel
well the past 3 years have been really weird weather wise.
IWasGoingToMakeEspresso
Winters in the north are like summers in the south: long and grueling. Winters in the south are like summers in the north: occasionally bad.
TechnicallyRight
"'Well it doesn't really ever happen here so we don't think about it.' Is not a valid reason." -most states who have shit weather constantly
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ChalupaBatmanMcArthur
Just like the south doesn't have the infrastructure to deal with snow or icy roads. Too expensive to prep for the unlikely
pgarc90
It's almost like different parts of the country have different climates and built to deal with different stuff
Conlee
You know the best part of Arizona's winters? Watching the rest of the country freeze while sitting in shorts
hasoneconleche
And the rest of us watch your third degree seatbelt in the summer. It’s a give and take.
Jerf89
I'll take my freezing weather in the Northeast over hot weather in Arizona any day.
CuttleFishOfCthulu
I remember passing through Phoenix once in the summer. 110°. At 3am.
AmmoVetGuy
I too live in AZ. Though my heater kicked on this morning and I was confused to what the sound was for a min.
VizenFatale
That is some spectacular foresight to build a heater into a home in Arizona.
nero4ty2
mid/southern arizona is dessert, but northern AZ gets a good amount of snow
VizenFatale
I didn't know either of those facts. What kind of dessert? I like banana splits.
nero4ty2
baked alaska
Totallyscrewedinaustin
The smell of burnt dust is alarming when you least expect it
Gianttesticlemonster
As a Canadian where we can get snow in August. This is hilarious to watch
1lovesdave
I live in the mountains of NC, it has literally snowed every month of the year at one point or another. Its snowed in freaking July before.
Evern
I'm in central Ontario and haven't seen snow in July or August before, but every other month is fair game. Last winter didn't end until May.
DigYourselfBaby
My friend needs to know what part of Canada you live in that gets snow in August.
CaptainCanadasMoose
As someone else replied, Southern Alberta. I think the only month that they haven’t gotten snow is July, at least east of the mountains.
Dangerhawk6
Live in Ontario and have seen it snow in August twice in my life
DigYourselfBaby
Oh. Ontario. That fucking narrows it down.....
DigYourselfBaby
Gianttesticlemonster
Southern Alberta. Where the seasons are made up and the forecast don't matter
LSparkles
Calgary
LSparkles
And ginormous hail still?
QuanticChaos
LOL, I figured Alberta too, I'm in central Alberta and it's the same here.
ctennessen
As a Wisconsin native in Tennessee, I'd like to see anyone drive on these hills when we get ice storms and wet rain that freezes
SigAndGrumblestiltskon
Thank you, better yet go hit one of these mountain roads with 37 switchbacks and no guardrails on summer night. You will poop yourself
vorto
I'm interested in these roads? Bonus point if they're gravel.
ctennessen
Here's chilhowee parkway https://www.instagram.com/p/BGSM2jPibtS/
ctennessen
There ARE a bunch of gravel service roads near most of these mountain roads tho, I took a friend's lifted 335e out to play once
ctennessen
That's where I spend most of my summers with car events. Tail Of The Dragon and Devils Triangle
ctennessen
Devils Triangle https://www.instagram.com/p/1q1v22ibpL/
SigAndGrumblestiltskon
One here called the devils triangle is pretty rough, lotsa gravel washouts
ctennessen
My favorite tho. No traffic. Just make sure someone knows you're out there in case you get stranded or break down