Icy conditions

SJ_the_Bartender

SJ_the_Bartender

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So, some people here don't ever see bad snow, so I wanted to share the result of Monday with a few folks.
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This tree is totally encased in a layer of ice about a centimeter thick.



This is a close up of the same tree's branch so you can see how thick the ice is.



The result of the ice can be beautiful to look at. This was taken in the afternoon, but when you looked at it in the morning, with the sunrise making everything sparkle, it was amazing.



The branches you see here are normally almost completely vertical, but the weight of the ice encasing them is dragging them down. Several pieces broke off under the weight.



This cool little shrub helps point out how every single thing got coated in ice. Each branch got layered. Still don't believe me how the ice got every detail?



Yes, those are individual blades of grass that got coated in the storm. Every blade is encased in ice, and preserved. The extra dusting of snow hides most of it, but you get the idea.


Winter is cool.

And for those of you in florida or california, or wherever it doesn't get cold, keep in mind that this was a non-event really. People here didn't even blink at this kind of weather. It just happens, and we deal with it.
 
Those are some really nice pics SJ, thankyou for sharing with us. We're still waiting for winter to show up here in NJ. It got lost some where along the way.
 
Some very nice pics there SJ....your weather is in stark contrast to here where I live in Australia...very hot atm...same as yesterday.
 
I guess I'm the lucky one experiencing 80 degree weather on a daily basis. Got to love the weather of these islands. I feel for you guys, and I don't miss the snow, ice, nor the cold.
 
Haha. You guys should see Buffalo, NY. It looks like God took a hose, started running it all over town, and then sneezed and made it all frozen. It's beautiful as hell, but it sucks to drive in.
 
Thats where I took those pictures. I work in Buffalo. Clarence actually.

Were you here when the october storm hit? that was crazy. I didn't think I was going to make it home.

The pictures of the planes was what freaked me out the most when I saw it on the news.

For those of you not familiar, there was a freak storm back in october, where buffalo got like 2 feet of snow. The weight of the snow on the planes at the airport was so heavy, that the tail was pushed down, and the nose of the plane was up in the air, like the plane was popping a wheelie.
 
Buffalo,NY.
Home of Spicy Chicken wings, Beef on Weck, and the 4-time super-bowl losers, the Buffalo Bills.

It is directly on the U.S./Canada Border.

http://maps.google.com

Look about 2-3 cm to the left of the green arrow and you will see Canada.
I work in Buffalo, live in Canada.

Its also why i have a Cell phone number with a Buffalo area code.
 
lol I used to live there until this summer. haha I remember I freaked you out when I told you that I lived there too. Clarence blows btw! so does Williamsville. In any case, Buffalo wings rawk and the Bills blow but GO SABRES! LOL
 
lol, I never knew that Buffalo was on the border of Canada and US of A....work in Buffalo, live in US, work in Buffalo, live in Canada...:p

Strange thing to think really, but we have a few scenarios of border towns in Australia.
 
Woah. You work relatively close to my residence. I think at the time of Octover, I was in Jamestown. Or Sinclairville. I'm pretty sure I was in Jamestown. Once in an often, I pay homage to the B-Lo for teh Icon and Club Diablo.


weeeeeeeeeird.
 
O_O I used to live right next to Club Diablo LOL. Cant say I really miss the B-lo but yeah downtown wasn't so bad. If you could avoid the gangs and such late at night then it was semi-fun heh.
 
Gangs pretty much migrated to the smaller sects of western NY. Usually I have to pay $20 to go see a band at the Icon and wait for a drive by for some excitement and danger. Now all I have to do is go do laundry in Jamestown. There've been like, 2 drive by's, 3 drug busts, and a whole lot of crazy since I moved here.
 
Makes my not so sleepy little English village sound so much better. All we have to worry about is 14 year olds drinking cider in bus stops.
 
GemetZephyr said:
Gangs pretty much migrated to the smaller sects of western NY. Usually I have to pay $20 to go see a band at the Icon and wait for a drive by for some excitement and danger. Now all I have to do is go do laundry in Jamestown. There've been like, 2 drive by's, 3 drug busts, and a whole lot of crazy since I moved here.
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Well, I guess you've seen a lot of action then^_^. As for where I live, its a country area which is close to town and not so far off from the main city near us...so not too much happens around here in regards to criminal activity. The occasional bunch of hoons driving by late at night with loud music and such...though in town there's some stuff happening moreso from time to time...a few burglaries occasionally and fights on Saturday nights...Goths taking over the main mall at midnight on weekends:p
 
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