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Had to flee home after 1 foot of snow fell in 5 days

oregano

oregano

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I am currently a refugee at my mom's (and relatives, yay j/k) house in Sacramento because a gigantic storm in the first week of February dumped a foot (1/3 meter) of snow at my place in Jefferson. Keep in mind that I live 3.5 miles up dirt roads. I found myself stuck, with my mom pleading with me to abandon ship and stay with her until the snow melted-and with daytime temps in the 20s F, that wasn't happening anytime soon. I finally called the local towing company, and even he had trouble slipping and sliding all over just to get to me. He said at first that he couldn't tow me out, so I told him to put the snow chains on my tires and I would follow him to the main road using the tracks in snow/mud he made getting to me. Fortunately that worked. I spent two nights in a bottom barrel motel in Yreka then drove down to Sacramento Tuesday morning. And this morning yet more snow fell at home apparently. The Loomis ham radio flea market is 22 March so I will stay for that then head home. At least I remembered to bring my laptop, mainly because I have a telehealth appointment with my psychiatrist on 18 Feb.
 
We got dusted from that storm....with more to come today and tomorrow. Not sure though if it will be another dusting or if we finally get pounded by the same storm systems in the Sierras.

But we're geared for annual snowfall whether it's big or small. California west of the Sierras is not. Though the worst in the Sacramento area to me was always the Tule Fog...making driving on the freeway a nightmare at times.
 
Quite a lot of snow. l never thought about those logistics you just went thru. You would have to invest in a mini bulldozer, or leave in advance and visit mom or a hotel. Glad you are doing okay!
 
Judge said:
We got dusted from that storm....with more to come today and tomorrow. Not sure though if it will be another dusting or if we finally get pounded by the same storm systems in the Sierras.

But we're geared for annual snowfall whether it's big or small. California west of the Sierras is not. Though the worst in the Sacramento area to me was always the Tule Fog...making driving on the freeway a nightmare at times.
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We get "pea soup" fogs here which make driving a very risky business.
 
Aspychata said:
Quite a lot of snow. l never thought about those logistics you just went thru. You would have to invest in a mini bulldozer, or leave in advance and visit mom or a hotel. Glad you are doing okay!
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Cross country skis and a backpack might be a good backup plan. Ski your way out of there.
 
Mary Terry said:
We get "pea soup" fogs here which make driving a very risky business.
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Reminds me of one time going home from Sacramento and seeing no one on FWY 80, with my eyeballs touching my windshield, hoping no one was in front of me. All while cruising at a precarious 35mph. No precipitation per se, but nevertheless whiteout conditions. Circa 1977.
 
My worse mistake in the snow, being stupidly angry, kicking a block of snow bordering our yard as hard as l could with my foot, and it turned out to be a block of ice. But l actually became quite adept to driving on ice in Minnesota. But blowing snow storms are precarious to drive thru. l agree with @Judge . You end up gripping the steering wheel so tight, and clenching your jaws, and opening your eyes as wide as you can, even though that dosen't help.
 
Judge said:
Reminds me of one time going home from Sacramento and seeing no one on FWY 80, with my eyeballs touching my windshield, hoping no one was in front of me. All while cruising at a precarious 35mph. No precipitation per se, but nevertheless whiteout conditions. Circa 1977.
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I've been in those situations - worried that some idiot is going to rearend me because I'm going slower than they are vs. worrying that some idiot would rearend me if I pull over on the shoulder. I turn on the emergency blinkers on my car when I have to drive in that low visibility mess.
 
Mary Terry said:
I've been in those situations - worried that some idiot is going to rearend me because I'm going slower than they are vs. worrying that some idiot would rearend me if I pull over on the shoulder. I turn on the emergency blinkers on my car when I have to drive in that low visibility mess.
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I could have been that "idiot". ;)

I had about five feet of visibility at the time. Even at 35mph, had anyone been in front of me, I might not have survived the impact. Not in the car I was driving back then. A very small two-seat sports car. The car that was stolen, that caused me so much grief.

Nearly identical to this one...

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But yes, I had my fog lights on as well....though the blinkers sound like a great idea.
 
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Where I live, we call a foot of snow "spring."

But, if you aren't used to it, or used to being prepared for it, even a couple inches can be horrible.

Weather is so crazy these days that a lot of people end up experiencing weather that is extreme for their location.
 
TBRS1 said:
Where I live, we call a foot of snow "spring."

But, if you aren't used to it, or used to being prepared for it, even a couple inches can be horrible.

Weather is so crazy these days that a lot of people end up experiencing weather that is extreme for their location.
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I'm used to seeing it on occasion, but I doubt I'll ever get used to driving in it.

A mild snowfall in Virginia....mid-sixties. When we gave up trying to dig ourselves out. :rolleyes:

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Long before I got a drivers license!
 
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Ronald Zeeman said:
Reminds me of my teenage years living on an island, bulldozers used to clean side roads snow so deep.
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Zeeland Or the Frisians? Or PEI ?Just wondering your being from the Netherlands. Geography also being one of my special interests.
 
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Even locals who had been around a long time said it was a rare wallop. For some reason it was a plume of moisture from Hawaii ("Pineapple Express") that was unusually cold and it hit right above my location, so I got the worst of it. The past two winters any snow I got was a couple inches at most and melted off within a few days. But this time it just kept piling on. At one point, the NWS (US govt weather forecasting service) said an inch of snow that turned out to be four inches. I probably could have held out for a couple weeks tbh. But the snow wouldn't melt because it was too cold, and it kept compounding.
 
Judge said:
I could have been that "idiot". ;)

I had about five feet of visibility at the time. Even at 35mph, had anyone been in front of me, I might not have survived the impact. Not in the car I was driving back then. A very small two-seat sports car. The car that was stolen, that caused me so much grief.

Nearly identical to this one...

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But yes, I had my fog lights on as well....though the blinkers sound like a great idea.
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I love that car.
 
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