Pretty crazy weather! - LotusTalk

niter1dah · 12-19-2008, 06:20 PM

Streets are iced over and we're getting more snow and strong winds in just a bit!

Bavarian Motorist · 12-19-2008, 06:27 PM

Snowed here really badly... Lotus is tucked away...

Valenz · 12-19-2008, 07:10 PM

It was a very pleasant 72 ºF and partly sunny here today. A wonderful first day back from Germany - from Glühwein and Weihnachtsmärkte to touring the twisties in West Central Alabama. The Cali came out to play on some of the great roads and it was sunny enough that I came home with a sunburn. The weather is supposed to turn cold this weekend so this was probably 'the last hurrah' for this year, but maybe we'll have some nice days in January.

Noizemaker · 12-19-2008, 10:06 PM

All i gotta say 'bout this weather is that I'd better be able to do all my christmas shopping in walking distance!

I bought the Elise on the basis of this simple idea. It snows 2x a year in Washington, and those 2 times I can drive the Miata on it's snows.

Then I got a great offer on the Miata and let it go with this justification. THose 2 times it snows, it melts the next day! Missing 2 days of work is no excuse to keep a car 363 other days!

... now i'm carless in the snow, what the hell? With the windstorm and 8 more inches coming, i'm gonna be struggling to get to work for weeks!

Bleu Omdurman · 12-20-2008, 01:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Noizemaker

All i gotta say 'bout this weather is that I'd better be able to do all my christmas shopping in walking distance!

I bought the Elise on the basis of this simple idea. It snows 2x a year in Washington, and those 2 times I can drive the Miata on it's snows.

Then I got a great offer on the Miata and let it go with this justification. THose 2 times it snows, it melts the next day! Missing 2 days of work is no excuse to keep a car 363 other days!

... now i'm carless in the snow, what the hell? With the windstorm and 8 more inches coming, i'm gonna be struggling to get to work for weeks!

It is uncommon that we have snow before Christmas. I am not sure that I have been in the state during a white Christmas (in Seattle) in my whole life.

lancer360 · 12-20-2008, 04:30 AM

Its pretty bad here. I'm currently offshore on a drillship West of Shetland Island in the North Atlantic. N61 W3.5 if you want to look it up. Temps hover around freezing and we have had two weeks of peak seas over 20'. Last night the peak wave height was over 35'. Tonight is supposed to be even worse with a peak wave height around 50' and 60 knot (70 mph) winds.

niter1dah · 12-20-2008, 09:02 AM

Wow! Be careful out there. I thought we had it bad over here! Snow isnt causing too much of an issue here but the temps are low and causing streets to freeze over. This is about 20 miles south of my house...

Local News | 2 buses skid down slick hill, barely avoid plunge to I-5 | Seattle Times Newspaper

speedneed · 12-20-2008, 11:44 AM

just took my baby for a spin

no traction whatsoever

Bavarian Motorist · 12-20-2008, 12:45 PM

It's gonna be a LONG time before my car sees the light of day again

By the time the snow melts, more snow will probably come...

We got like 8" last night.

CaliforniaKevo · 12-20-2008, 01:13 PM

It rained for a few days here last week.

I thought the apocalypse was upon us.

niter1dah · 12-20-2008, 02:25 PM

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Originally Posted by CaliforniaKevo

It rained for a few days here last week.

I thought the apocalypse was upon us.

At least the sky down there will be blue again for a few hours.

I used to live in socal.

mjf · 12-21-2008, 11:28 AM

I'm worried about the temperature and my poor tires! Car's staying inside until it gets at least a little warmer. I'm sure the car would be fine in the snow (and in fact many of our friends up north drive in the snow) but the tires I have on it on the other hand are not fine, not fine at all.

I lived in Massachusetts before Washington. The snow storms in Seattle seem fairly tame in comparison, but we don't have the same infrastructure to deal with it.

I'll take the city being shut down for a couple days over having roads torn up by snow plows, and cars wrecked by salt and sand.

RacyTracy · 12-21-2008, 11:43 AM

Left Indianapolis last night....freezing rain and sleet....dozens of spin-outs, wrecks and a couple over-turned cars. Slow and steady in my C-RV and got home at 3AM.......It's -3 here right now. I have to be to work at 3:30AM..and work outside.

charliex · 12-21-2008, 11:44 AM

its odd here, one side of the streets are totally snow free, the other has 2 -3 inches of snow, sun/shade.

niter1dah · 12-21-2008, 03:01 PM

The snow only blow in one direction? Hehe.

Heres a pic of my poor acura.

just1nj · 12-21-2008, 03:10 PM

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Originally Posted by niter1dah

At least the sky down there will be blue again for a few hours.

I used to live in socal.

I live in san diego

it rained most of last weekend and monday, then cleared for tuesday and was insanely rainy on wednesday, has been clear since but it is supposed to rain again tomorrow

the higher mountains have snow caps...(most people do not realize san diego is ringed with some pretty high good sized mountains.)

its fun to be in short sleeves the week of xmas see snow capped mountains

dasmoofler · 12-21-2008, 03:56 PM

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Originally Posted by RacyTracy

Left Indianapolis last night....freezing rain and sleet....dozens of spin-outs, wrecks and a couple over-turned cars. Slow and steady in my C-RV and got home at 3AM.......It's -3 here right now. I have to be to work at 3:30AM..and work outside.

I feel for ya. This morning the wind chill was a steady -24F with gusts bringing it down to -35 (according to Milwaukee TV).

Not fun stuff.

goelise · 12-21-2008, 05:07 PM

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Originally Posted by dasmoofler

I feel for ya. This morning the wind chill was a steady -24F with gusts bringing it down to -35 (according to Milwaukee TV).

Not fun stuff.

Nope, lots of wind and drifting snow in Lake County, IL.
I went out to run errands in my 4Runner and saw many stuck cars in ditches.

Be careful out there Tracy!

33truballa33 · 12-28-2008, 10:37 AM

In port orchard we got total of 18 inches. My nissan was buried. We live at the bottom of a cauldesac with a hill leading down to the house. We were stuck in the house for 2 days. Couldn't drive even with my wifes snow tires no bueno. Probably didn't help that kids were snowboarding down the hill. Plow man tried to remedy the road conditions and he got stuck too. All is clear meow though.

Randy Chase · 12-28-2008, 10:45 AM

My brother lives in the Seattle area and they can't drive down their street with the BMW or Mercedes. He is out shopping now for a Lexus SUV.

San Diego has been cold and rainy for San Diego. Today though is sunny and 70 degrees.

12-19-2008, 06:20 PM	#1 (permalink)
niter1dah Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 115	Pretty crazy weather! Streets are iced over and we're getting more snow and strong winds in just a bit! __________________ 05 Lotus Elise Ardent Red 05 Subaru Outback 2.5i 02 Acura RSX Type S

12-19-2008, 06:27 PM	#2 (permalink)
Bavarian Motorist Live to Drive Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: NYC/Westchester, NY Posts: 10,366	Snowed here really badly... Lotus is tucked away... __________________ If you can't say something nice, it'd better be funny.

12-19-2008, 07:10 PM	#3 (permalink)
Valenz Next Exit 200 Lightyears Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: West Central Alabama Posts: 155 Images: 5	Nice Here for Now It was a very pleasant 72 ºF and partly sunny here today. A wonderful first day back from Germany - from Glühwein and Weihnachtsmärkte to touring the twisties in West Central Alabama. The Cali came out to play on some of the great roads and it was sunny enough that I came home with a sunburn. The weather is supposed to turn cold this weekend so this was probably 'the last hurrah' for this year, but maybe we'll have some nice days in January. __________________ '68 Homemade - yes homemade ; '69 T-Bird Landau 429; '86 Mustang GT Ragtop 5L; '93 Ford F150; '06 Mercedes C-230 sw; Lotus Elise - 2008 California Ed., Saffron Yellow; '05 KG Elise Rebuild Project; Kubota L3010; Trek 5500; '86 Cannondale

12-19-2008, 10:06 PM	#4 (permalink)
Noizemaker General Freakin' Lee. :( Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Bellevue WA Posts: 262	All i gotta say 'bout this weather is that I'd better be able to do all my christmas shopping in walking distance! I bought the Elise on the basis of this simple idea. It snows 2x a year in Washington, and those 2 times I can drive the Miata on it's snows. Then I got a great offer on the Miata and let it go with this justification. THose 2 times it snows, it melts the next day! Missing 2 days of work is no excuse to keep a car 363 other days! ... now i'm carless in the snow, what the hell? With the windstorm and 8 more inches coming, i'm gonna be struggling to get to work for weeks! __________________ -Matt 05 Chrome Orange. Touring, LSS wheels, The Blue Sector111 radiator of doom, Dieselgeek 1/4 turn kit, 1/4din Oil Temp gauge, Starshield, etc etc etc. 99 Neon ACR. Broken. 2.4l, T3/T4, T850 swap, SRT seats, etc etc etc.

12-20-2008, 04:30 AM	#6 (permalink)
lancer360 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 1,189	Its pretty bad here. I'm currently offshore on a drillship West of Shetland Island in the North Atlantic. N61 W3.5 if you want to look it up. Temps hover around freezing and we have had two weeks of peak seas over 20'. Last night the peak wave height was over 35'. Tonight is supposed to be even worse with a peak wave height around 50' and 60 knot (70 mph) winds. __________________ '05 Lotus Elise Saffron Yellow, Touring, Sport, Stainless Brake Lines, Moroso Oil Pan, RTD Brace KBS Mark 7 Formula 500 with a heart transplant in progress '09 600cc GSX-R Due to hit the track in June '09

12-20-2008, 09:02 AM	#7 (permalink)
niter1dah Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 115	Wow! Be careful out there. I thought we had it bad over here! Snow isnt causing too much of an issue here but the temps are low and causing streets to freeze over. This is about 20 miles south of my house... Local News \| 2 buses skid down slick hill, barely avoid plunge to I-5 \| Seattle Times Newspaper __________________ 05 Lotus Elise Ardent Red 05 Subaru Outback 2.5i 02 Acura RSX Type S

12-20-2008, 11:44 AM	#8 (permalink)
speedneed Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Lynnwood WA Posts: 110	just took my baby for a spin no traction whatsoever __________________ 05 green elise sc-243HP,quaife LSD,LSS,HT,exige s exhaust 99 red viper rt-10 91 black nsx 06 EVO IX 00 widebody S2000 3 yellow TYPE R's

12-20-2008, 12:45 PM	#9 (permalink)
Bavarian Motorist Live to Drive Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: NYC/Westchester, NY Posts: 10,366	It's gonna be a LONG time before my car sees the light of day again By the time the snow melts, more snow will probably come... We got like 8" last night. __________________ If you can't say something nice, it'd better be funny.

12-20-2008, 01:13 PM	#10 (permalink)
CaliforniaKevo Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Venice CA Posts: 88	It rained for a few days here last week. I thought the apocalypse was upon us. __________________ 2008 Triumph Bonneville Black. Looking to add another brit to the stable...

12-21-2008, 11:28 AM	#12 (permalink)
mjf elf Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Bellevue, WA Posts: 1,244	I'm worried about the temperature and my poor tires! Car's staying inside until it gets at least a little warmer. I'm sure the car would be fine in the snow (and in fact many of our friends up north drive in the snow) but the tires I have on it on the other hand are not fine, not fine at all. I lived in Massachusetts before Washington. The snow storms in Seattle seem fairly tame in comparison, but we don't have the same infrastructure to deal with it. I'll take the city being shut down for a couple days over having roads torn up by snow plows, and cars wrecked by salt and sand. __________________ 2007 Elise Type 72D #6 of 50

12-21-2008, 11:43 AM	#13 (permalink)
RacyTracy V Not my picture V Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Palatine, IL Posts: 8,662	Left Indianapolis last night....freezing rain and sleet....dozens of spin-outs, wrecks and a couple over-turned cars. Slow and steady in my C-RV and got home at 3AM.......It's -3 here right now. I have to be to work at 3:30AM..and work outside. __________________ Tracy 1996 Porsche 993TT 2008 Toyota FJ Cruiser LOG 29 photos

12-21-2008, 11:44 AM	#14 (permalink)
charliex OSX Black hat Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Las Vegas , NV Posts: 9,755	its odd here, one side of the streets are totally snow free, the other has 2 -3 inches of snow, sun/shade. __________________ Black Exige S - http://goth.am 265 Mule / Elan M100 ECU Tuning, http://www.elisetalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=39660 Arguing with an engineer is like wrestling with a pig in mud. After a while, you realise the pig is enjoying it.

12-21-2008, 03:01 PM	#15 (permalink)
niter1dah Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 115	The snow only blow in one direction? Hehe. Heres a pic of my poor acura. __________________ 05 Lotus Elise Ardent Red 05 Subaru Outback 2.5i 02 Acura RSX Type S

12-28-2008, 10:37 AM	#19 (permalink)
33truballa33 is it supposed to squeek? Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Tacoma Posts: 622	In port orchard we got total of 18 inches. My nissan was buried. We live at the bottom of a cauldesac with a hill leading down to the house. We were stuck in the house for 2 days. Couldn't drive even with my wifes snow tires no bueno. Probably didn't help that kids were snowboarding down the hill. Plow man tried to remedy the road conditions and he got stuck too. All is clear meow though. __________________ 05 Ardent Red Built by Perrin Peformance 260rwhp 190ft lbs of tq, FF'd Spoiler and Wing, Tinted side repeaters, LED Tail upgrade Need to install: V1 Mount, Headlight smoke kit, Taillight smoke kit. HIDs

12-28-2008, 10:45 AM	#20 (permalink)
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