Sierra Blizzard

sfhogman · Mar 1, 2024

Blizzard conditions in the Sierras this weekend. The snow levels should get down to around 1000' with 10 to 12 feet of snow expected in the higher elevations. Travellers have been told to stay the hell away. Which of course they won't.
Which means that emergency personnel will be busy rescuing people in their SUVs that shouldn't be there.
The High Sierra is nothing to be messed with in winter...
Surf advisory out here in San Francisco near the beach, which means I'll soon see red Coast Guard copters offshore.

Me? I'm curled up with a good book, my pipe and later on this evening a tot of whiskey.
Let it blow...!

sfhogman · Mar 1, 2024

Blizzard conditions in the Sierras this weekend. The snow levels should get down to around 1000' with 10 to 12 feet of snow expected in the higher elevations. Travellers have been told to stay the hell away. Which of course they won't.
Which means that emergency personnel will be busy rescuing people in their SUVs that shouldn't be there.
The High Sierra is nothing to be messed with in winter...
Surf advisory out here in San Francisco near the beach, which means I'll soon see red Coast Guard copters offshore.

Me? I'm curled up with a good book, my pipe and later on this evening a tot of whiskey.
Let it blow...!

OLE_X_ME · Mar 1, 2024

same BS here in New England...we have miles of shoreline, and when a severe storm comes up the coast, of course we get high seas/waves..worse when it's high tide...and a full moon...which does happen!

warnings to stay away, roads closed ahead of time.

one hurricane up from the south, had created such huge waves, the stones on the beach were tossed up over the sea wall, and smashed holes into the adjoining sidewalk, and roads.

people were still there to "see" the spectacle , and take pics.

they should be arrested and pay a fine and sentenced to at least 500 hours of community service.

arfmel · Mar 1, 2024

We had about an inch of very welcome rain over about 36 hours. And the sun is shining today. The fruit trees are budding out and the pasture grass is greening up. We'll see what happens when we get our "Easter Spell" of cold weather.

RC44Mag · Mar 1, 2024

Sfhogman, a book about the Donner Party perhaps?

sfhogman · Mar 1, 2024

RC44Mag said:
A book about the Donner Party perhaps?

Well said.

Wyandot Jim · Mar 2, 2024

RC44Mag said:
Sfhogman, a book about the Donner Party perhaps?

Well now you did it I'm hungry

Jeepnik · Mar 2, 2024

Hmm, long pig. But the question is, smoked or grilled?

hittman · Mar 2, 2024

hittman · Mar 2, 2024

sfhogman · Mar 2, 2024

Thanks for the videos...I am consistently amazed and saddened by the utterly clueless people that walk and drive among us.
I noticed the guy mentioned that some of these folks are from San Francisco...fun fact: every few years it actually snows in San Francisco. When that happens, you're not even safe on the sidewalks!
Saw a video today of a guy surfing through the Golden Gate, under the Bridge. Totally nuts.

Jeepnik · Mar 3, 2024

To a degree I blame the car companies. You'll see a commercial with some little AWD mini SUV blasting through the desert or crawling over rocks while you're told how "capable" the vehicles are. No one reads the tiny disclaimer about it being a closed course (that they may have had to attempt dozens of time) and a professional driver.

I've been off roading since 1973. I literally can't count the number of folks with brand new vehicles that foolishly take them off road with no experience, no equipment and worst of all alone. This is the same mentality that causes people to try to drive over a notorious mountain pass in the face of the worst weather in years. The bad part, is these people are going to breed, if they haven't already, and their children will be even stupider than they are.

The California Highway Patrol, locally pretty much says if chains are required they are required for everyone. More than once, I've argued with an officer when I was heading up to Big Bear in my CJ-8 with lockers front and rear, and mud and snow tires. While I met the requirements for not needing chains they simply wouldn't budge. During a later discussions with CHP supervision they admitted I was right, but even with a properly shod and equipped Jeep inexperienced people end up in accidents or stuck. So in SoCal because of the sheer number of incapable drivers they simply make chains mandatory for all.

What I didn't tell the CHP is that at the the next turn out the chains came off.

lovemydals · Mar 3, 2024

Where is the snow? I'm at 1,867 foot elevation in the foothills east of Sacramento & no snow. They got it wrong again.

lmd

Jeepnik · Mar 3, 2024

lovemydals said:
Where is the snow? I'm at 1,867 foot elevation in the foothills east of Sacramento & no snow. They got it wrong again.

lmd

You ain't high enough. I-80 was a mess. I'm guessing the 50 wasn't much better.

But every time I see something like the I-80 debacle I wonder. Knowing severe weather is coming, why don't they close the highway and make sure everyone is off "before" it turns into such a mess. They will do it with SoCal mountain roads, what's the difference?

Fox Mike · Mar 3, 2024

Many years ago, while stationed at Ft Bliss, it snowed on El Paso. About one inch and traffic came to a halt. If you never see it you don't know what to do when it happens. The soldiers on post were a cross section of the US so many had grown up in and around snow but the 'locals' were at a loss. My radar class had an Ethiopian Lt as a student. As I drove on post that morning he was standing out on the parade field letting it fall on him. I asked it he wanted a ride. He declined, saying he had seen snow on mountains but never felt it so he would walk to class.

HW11 · Mar 3, 2024

My sister lives just outside of Reno. She has been sending me pictures for the last few days. Pretty impressive amount of snow in places. I like to see some snow but not when it is measured in feet.

RC44Mag · Mar 3, 2024

If only there were more cows, they wouldn't be up to their eyeballs in the white stuff.

Randyzzz · Mar 3, 2024

Jeepnik said:
To a degree I blame the car companies. You'll see a commercial with some little AWD mini SUV blasting through the desert or crawling over rocks while you're told how "capable" the vehicles are. No one reads the tiny disclaimer about it being a closed course (that they may have had to attempt dozens of time) and a professional driver.

I've been off roading since 1973. I literally can't count the number of folks with brand new vehicles that foolishly take them off road with no experience, no equipment and worst of all alone. This is the same mentality that causes people to try to drive over a notorious mountain pass in the face of the worst weather in years. The bad part, is these people are going to breed, if they haven't already, and their children will be even stupider than they are.

The California Highway Patrol, locally pretty much says if chains are required they are required for everyone. More than once, I've argued with an officer when I was heading up to Big Bear in my CJ-8 with lockers front and rear, and mud and snow tires. While I met the requirements for not needing chains they simply wouldn't budge. During a later discussions with CHP supervision they admitted I was right, but even with a properly shod and equipped Jeep inexperienced people end up in accidents or stuck. So in SoCal because of the sheer number of incapable drivers they simply make chains mandatory for all.

What I didn't tell the CHP is that at the the next turn out the chains came off.

CJ-8, huh? Scrambler! I'll get mine going one of these days!

This was the one I sold a few years back-

Jeepnik · Mar 3, 2024

My CJ goes. But the paint isn't as nice. I'm still running the original carbureted 258 straight six. ARB's front and rear.

Randyzzz · Mar 3, 2024

The copper one had Waggy axles, electric lockers, and a 5.3. I sold it- it's in Japan now.

The red one is my final build. It has a 6.0, 9" rear with a Tru-Trak, and just about everything is custom. Truth be told, I've been working on it for years. And during that time I've come to appreciate stock more… I may end up finishing it and selling it to get a stock one and some cash.

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