5523Pathfinder Posted January 10, 2007 Share Posted January 10, 2007 Whats going on everybody in the PNW? So, I am down here in Olympia and most of these storms that have pushed through hardly bother us. I know some to the north get it a lot worse. So, I think everyone should post something(pic or description) about what its been like for them. This winter is for the record books. Personally, here at my place, we only saw a little snow and ice back in November. The windstorm knocked out power for not even 24 hrs. No other damage at the house or my work. I am hoping there will be something to photograph with this new storm, but then again, maybe not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88pathoffroad Posted January 10, 2007 Share Posted January 10, 2007 I rather enjoyed watching the 120-foot doug firs next door wave in the wind like streamers of ribbon out a car window. We got snow twice but it lasted about 2 hours both times. Yay? We may even get snow tomorrow! YAY! Oh wait, I can't drive the Pathy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casey.T Posted January 10, 2007 Share Posted January 10, 2007 We have had some interesting wind storms, no major damage around my home... one of the boys left the plastic sled out in the wind and it went bye bye Got woke up one night to something banging on the house. Turned out to be one of the BBQ Tools.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Pickles Posted January 10, 2007 Share Posted January 10, 2007 (edited) Its been interesting for sure. I'm in Bonney Lake, about 15 miles east of Tacoma, 40 miles SW of Seattle. So far, we've had... Floods These are from over and near the freeway by my office. Wind These are from my block. I didn't have the stomach to take a pic of the neighbor across the street who took one to the roof. The wind brought us 5 days without power, which would have been much longer if the neighbors didn't break out a monster chainsaw and a tow truck to clear the roads and lines. Then there's a little snow. This was the first bit early in the evening. Nothing much at all, although the ice it brought the next morning was the real problem for most people. So yeah, I'm ready for summer. That, or our trip to Hawaii next Dec. :contract: Edited January 10, 2007 by Mr. Pickles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
93PathfinderWA Posted January 10, 2007 Share Posted January 10, 2007 Yah i am in Tacoma and we got about an inch. Unfortanetly the sun is out and melting it all but i have already missed 4 days of school this year and we usually dont miss any. After the wind storm we didn't have power for maybe a day, but we have a generator so it didn't matter that much. During the floods we had one street that was about 8 inches deep and maybe 30 feet long of just water and some other deep puddles. So we havent been too bad, but yah we are getting snow, wind, and all the rain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aries247 Posted January 11, 2007 Share Posted January 11, 2007 here in des moines south of seattle we lost power for three days in the wind storm and we have about 3 1/2 inches of snow on the ground as of tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88pathoffroad Posted January 11, 2007 Share Posted January 11, 2007 Right now it's lightly snowing and we have about .25" on the ground at 32 degrees. Winter storm, my ass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casey.T Posted January 11, 2007 Share Posted January 11, 2007 Woke up to 5" of the powdery white stuff.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Pickles Posted January 13, 2007 Share Posted January 13, 2007 Right now it's lightly snowing and we have about .25" on the ground at 32 degrees. Winter storm, my ass. Move somewhere better, you wuss!!!! Its a balmy 22.5 F on my fabulous xmas gift of a remote external thermometer. Not much to our midwest folks, but it does qualify as freezing and its F'ing cold in my book. Carry on... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88pathoffroad Posted January 13, 2007 Share Posted January 13, 2007 Went to the coast on Thursday morning...whew, snow everywhere in the coast pass. Ice galore all over the road on the way home on Friday evening. It took us two hours to travel 70 miles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedPath88 Posted January 13, 2007 Share Posted January 13, 2007 Yeah my drive into work on Thrusday was a fun one.. I stayed clear of I5 the whole way to Seattle because of the jack-knifed semi's, wrecked, stuck or otherwise abandoned cars all over the place. (bunch of sissies ) I drove Pacific Ave to downtown Tacoma then road Pacific Hwy the rest of the way to So Seattle/Tukwilla (where it turns into East Marginal Way) then on to work across from Boeing Feild. In Tacoma I had a guy in a Ranger turn completely sideways in front of me, because he stood on his brakes going down the hill at the train station in Tacoma... then he just sat there and did nothing, I ended up going around him (partially using the side walk) as did the guy in the X behind me. Going up the hills in Federal Way and through the Des Moines area, every body decided to run right up on cars stopped at red lights... stopping themselves. Then they wondered why it was so hard to start moving again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadManMike Posted January 15, 2007 Share Posted January 15, 2007 (edited) We got hit hard with the snow and ice.. I live near the airport on a rather high elevation. Snow Pic I measured 6.5" at the peak... Our road got shut down because of the ice. And our power was out for about 6 hours. The ice just won't go away.. oh and I just found out that the windshield wiper fluid in my pathy was only rated for 30F degrees . so now it's frozen solid -Mike Edited January 15, 2007 by MadManMike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedPath88 Posted January 15, 2007 Share Posted January 15, 2007 Cool, I work near you... well right now I am down the street across from Boeing Field/Museum of Flight But often down the hill (assuming your talking about Seatac) in Kent/Renton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Pickles Posted January 20, 2007 Share Posted January 20, 2007 All of us must hit the trails. Even Redpath, one of us can give him a ride. Rumor has it he owns a Pathfinder, although I've yet to see it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
packie88 Posted January 20, 2007 Share Posted January 20, 2007 id be down, for a run anytime soon agian. finally got a buddy of mine who has a 96 r50 to get into it, i wanna go so bad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedPath88 Posted January 20, 2007 Share Posted January 20, 2007 All of us must hit the trails. Even Redpath, one of us can give him a ride. Rumor has it he owns a Pathfinder, although I've yet to see it... What a biotch!!! It's not the truck preventing me... it's the timing of past trips :contract: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Pickles Posted January 21, 2007 Share Posted January 21, 2007 What a biotch!!! It's not the truck preventing me... it's the timing of past trips :contract: Timing? Does it turn into a pumpkin? j/k! j/k! I know you've been through a ton with that truck. Now its time to bring it out to play! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedPath88 Posted January 21, 2007 Share Posted January 21, 2007 Timing? Does it turn into a pumpkin? j/k! j/k! I know you've been through a ton with that truck. Now its time to bring it out to play! Agreed, just not next Saturday... or every other after then. Unless it's close and I can leave home a couple after noon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Pickles Posted January 21, 2007 Share Posted January 21, 2007 What's on Sat? Got the kids? Bring them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedPath88 Posted January 21, 2007 Share Posted January 21, 2007 I have the kids everyday (they live with me) Every other Sat they go on a visit with thier mom from 12-8. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Pickles Posted January 21, 2007 Share Posted January 21, 2007 I have the kids everyday (they live with me) Every other Sat they go on a visit with thier mom from 12-8. That's right, duh, I should know this. We spoke about it! Sorry. Bring them anyways, we can do a Sunday run. Or not. Whatever's your pleasure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
packie88 Posted January 21, 2007 Share Posted January 21, 2007 what sundayish we looking at or what weekend, i have my car and potetial a stock r50 that might wanna go, or he might just ride along with me, i dont think evans creek will work because last time we went in like march april there was snow we couldnt get by to go up to other trails. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Pickles Posted January 23, 2007 Share Posted January 23, 2007 Ok, sorry for the cross-theading, there were some other responses in the trail run area, including some possible/excluded dates. Lets carry any trail run info. over here before 88 comes down with 1000 lashes with a limp spaghetti noodle for poho'ing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88pathoffroad Posted January 23, 2007 Share Posted January 23, 2007 *stands menacingly holding said wet noodle* Grrr *snic* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Posted January 25, 2007 Share Posted January 25, 2007 The only thing I did last week when the snow was here, was to go out in to a empty field near home and do some donuts and figure 8's. I almost took out a stop sign when I was leaving Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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