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2. Can they send some of that moisture our way? We're overheating here

Reply to hue (Original post)

Tue Jan 7, 2014, 11:17 AM

Jan 2014

and we're in "exceptional drought," on the West Coast. Every day brings the same sorrowing grief at an extended weather forecast with no precipitation in the 10-day outlook. It's our driest water year yet and it's fairly typical for temperatures, both daytime and nighttime, to average 7 - 15° above normal. Every single damn day!

Consider yourselves lucky you're getting a Winter at all. We're not.

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3 Amtrak Trains With Hundreds of Passengers Stranded Since Monday [View all] hue Jan 2014 OP

12' snowdrifts?! Earth_First Jan 2014 #1

Not in Northern IL Lurks Often Jan 2014 #8

I hope that this continues to only happen once every 20-30 years,.... olddad56 Jan 2014 #33

Can they send some of that moisture our way? We're overheating here ffr Jan 2014 #2

Except, it's not 'moisture' ... it's too frozen. Myrina Jan 2014 #3

The kids were tossing pots of hot water up in the air last night notadmblnd Jan 2014 #25

Endless Summer here PasadenaTrudy Jan 2014 #5

Sure thing. We can just load it into some trains ... surrealAmerican Jan 2014 #34

This is a job for Tornado. mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2014 #4

We had shit like that in the UK back in 1963 dipsydoodle Jan 2014 #6

Which brings to mind a famous film. mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2014 #7

Your post deserves its own OP RC Jan 2014 #10

I'd not seen that before. dipsydoodle Jan 2014 #11

great little film! struggle4progress Jan 2014 #12

There's not much mechanized about that sort of work. mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2014 #13

You'd think somebody would have written a smartphone app for track-clearing by now struggle4progress Jan 2014 #14

There is. mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2014 #15

Bwahaha CFLDem Jan 2014 #35

What an amazing video.. dixiegrrrrl Jan 2014 #17

Fantastic footage. That made my morning. Good music track, too. Thanks. n/t freshwest Jan 2014 #19

Really really cool! JustAnotherGen Jan 2014 #31

Pour a hot cocoa before watching.... Spitfire of ATJ Jan 2014 #9

Wow. Earth_First Jan 2014 #18

With all the inertia you could hit a semi and it wouldn't knock over your drink. Spitfire of ATJ Jan 2014 #20

Oh, wow. So that goes on every year? Tough folks up there keeping the world going. n/t freshwest Jan 2014 #21

They go all through the Rocky Mountain passes too.... Spitfire of ATJ Jan 2014 #22

We have crews that go and fire off conscussion grenades or rounds to set them off during the winter freshwest Jan 2014 #23

Sometimes, even the professionals get into trouble! mrdmk Jan 2014 #27

Twelve foot snow drifts for any train can be a problem mrdmk Jan 2014 #28

Trains SamKnause Jan 2014 #26

remote? i know that area. madrchsod Jan 2014 #16

Meanwhile, Sierra snow removal equipment sits idle Brother Buzz Jan 2014 #24

still not as bad as being stuck on the runway Dyedinthewoolliberal Jan 2014 #29

I am sorry that people were stranded. murielm99 Jan 2014 #30

Thank you! I was wondering that same thing. TygrBright Jan 2014 #32

Probably the type of person CFLDem Jan 2014 #36