2 ND. Snow in 2014 at my home

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Dear Friends.
Yes 2 days ago was the 2 nd. snow in my home town, just 2-5 inches only, But in Apex, North Carolina are not the snow or super cold are , Just this year.
Past 2 days, all school in NC. are closed.
Yes, I just grab my new toy Canon EOS-M with 22 mm M lens F/ 2.0 and shoot around my home and my yards.
Enjoy.
Surapon
 

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Here in the Florida Panhandle, 233 miles of Interstate 10 are shut down (Tallahassee to Florida/Alabama state line) and it didn't even snow - we just had a tiny bit of ice! At least it will be in the mid-70s this weekend.

You're house looks great, though I'm guessing those solar panels aren't generating too much electricity ;). It looks like the kids are having fun doing donuts in your street at least :)
 
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#9
We've had very little snow this year, but over the last two days, we've had over a foot. We average around 8ft + each year, and are far short of that, maybe 22 inches total. February can bring a lot of snow, and I've seen it snow in June, but not in recent years.
 
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#11
One of my friends mentioned driving in Texas after it had snowed around an inch. He was cruising along enjoying the drive, while all the locals were pulled over on the side of the road.
I guess when your roads aren't covered in ice half the year you aren't quite as comfortable with the idea.
 
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#12
Thankssssss, To all of my friends.
Yes, I North Carolina, the Place where we live, just 2-3 time per year of 2-4 inches snow. After the local TV stations call for the snow next 2 days, All the Milk and Breads on the shelfs of grocery stores are gone. And the first 1/2 snow on the road = 3000+ Car accidents with in 2-4 hours-----Ha, Ha, Ha, That Include SUV= 4 wheel drive too.
No, We are the southerners, who do not know how to drive on the Ice and snow----Ha, Ha, Ha.
Have Fun.
Surapon
 
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#13
Hi Mr Surapon.
This reminded me of the day we went to see friends in Birmingham (uk) and I looked out he window and it had started snowing, when we got to the motorway, 3 lane highway there were 2 lanes in use with quite large bunds of snow between each lane. We were all doing a steady 30-40 mph, then whoosh we were showered in snow as this stupid hooray Henry in his brand new Range Rover goes down the third lane through the deep snow at about 60-70 mph, he may have had 4 wheel drive, but we all got 4 wheel brakes and 2 tons has so much more kinetic energy at twice the sensible speed! Didn't see him stacked up somewhere but it wouldn't have surprised me to find he was a statistic.
BTW I have a fair idea about the benefits of 4wd as I use one off road and in snow and ice, that guy was pushing his luck! Sorry no pics, too busy driving!

Cheers Graham.


surapon said:
Thankssssss, To all of my friends.
Yes, I North Carolina, the Place where we live, just 2-3 time per year of 2-4 inches snow. After the local TV stations call for the snow next 2 days, All the Milk and Breads on the shelfs of grocery stores are gone. And the first 1/2 snow on the road = 3000+ Car accidents with in 2-4 hours-----Ha, Ha, Ha, That Include SUV= 4 wheel drive too.
No, We are the southerners, who do not know how to drive on the Ice and snow----Ha, Ha, Ha.
Have Fun.
Surapon
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surapon said:
Thankssssss, To all of my friends.
Yes, I North Carolina, the Place where we live, just 2-3 time per year of 2-4 inches snow. After the local TV stations call for the snow next 2 days, All the Milk and Breads on the shelfs of grocery stores are gone. And the first 1/2 snow on the road = 3000+ Car accidents with in 2-4 hours-----Ha, Ha, Ha, That Include SUV= 4 wheel drive too.
No, We are the southerners, who do not know how to drive on the Ice and snow----Ha, Ha, Ha.
Have Fun.
Surapon
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The issue is that even a experienced snow driver will be in trouble because of all those other cars that have inexperienced drivers. The snow is probably wetter, heavier, and slippery compared to Minnesota where they get a lot of dry snow that just blows off the road as you drive. We've been having that dry snow as well, about a foot over 3 days. It blows off the road as you drive, but right now, we are having near zero temperatures, with high winds, and its drifting which can be very bad. Fortunately, the main highways are clear, and likely to remain clear until a warm wet front hits that -10F air.
 
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surapon said:
Dear Friends.
Yes 2 days ago was the 2 nd. snow in my home town, just 2-5 inches only, But in Apex, North Carolina are not the snow or super cold are , Just this year.
Past 2 days, all school in NC. are closed.
Yes, I just grab my new toy Canon EOS-M with 22 mm M lens F/ 2.0 and shoot around my home and my yards.
Enjoy.
Surapon
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Nice shots, but your thermostat is set on 77??? Wow...just wow. Somebody needs to learn to embrace winter a little more! :P

On the night it got down to 3 below zero here (Jan 30), I went out for about 25 minutes shooting some night shots in my yard, with the mere 2 inches of snow cover...of my favorite oak tree. The neighbor's heatpumps were running nonstop off in the distance...but mine was not...because I had my thermostat turned down a lot...and the woodstove heat was keeping the temp above that level...thankfully. My power bill was still on the high side for January, though!

I wore insulated gloves, but took one off to work the camera...felt like needles all over my hand! There was no wind, it was very peaceful and quiet...no wild animals making sounds (such as owls) either, because they either stayed inside their nests, or else froze to death! Hopefully the former...

The 6D performed like it was 70 degrees, though.
 
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mackguyver said:
Here in the Florida Panhandle, 233 miles of Interstate 10 are shut down (Tallahassee to Florida/Alabama state line) and it didn't even snow - we just had a tiny bit of ice! At least it will be in the mid-70s this weekend.

You're house looks great, though I'm guessing those solar panels aren't generating too much electricity ;). It looks like the kids are having fun doing donuts in your street at least :)
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Thanks, Dear Friend Mr. mackguyvermackguyver.
Better to shut down when Icy Interstate , than wait for the big Accidents as Atlanta----Sad Story.
Thanks you , Sir. No, On the Top of my Solarium are not Solar Panel, Just Big skylights on the South facing = For Passive solar heat gain, heat the solarium floor ( 1 foot thick concrete slab for heat storage), and fan force the heat to heat all the house's area.
Yes, When we drive in the cu-de-sac, We make the big donuts too---Ha, Ha, Ha.
Have a great work week.
Surapon
 
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unfocused said:
You guys call that snow?
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Ha, Ha, Ha---Dear Friend, unfocused
Yes, I original from Thailand " You guys call that snow? "---And our home country = 80 to 110 Degree " F " most of the year, When we see just 2-4 Inches of snow like this---Yes, That the White stuff from the heaven, And We must go to buy 3 Gallons of Milk, 4 -5 Breads----Ha, Ha, Ha, Plus fill up the gas in all cars and trucks.
Yes, Crazy Southerners.
Have a great day, Sir.
Surapon
 
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