Guest guest Posted February 4, 2008 Report Share Posted February 4, 2008 Wow, you all are really catching it. It was 65 degrees here today after being cold this weekend. Lots of people are getting upper respiratory problems from it. In a message dated 2/4/2008 6:02:55 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, no_reply writes: Yesterday we had about eight inches of snow on the ground leftover from the last snowstorn. Maybe ten. It snowed three inches overnight and now the temperature is above freezing and melting the snow into slush. We have a huge amount of fog around here now that is so thick you can barely see. Tuesday night into Wednesday morning, 6 to 10 more inches of snow is expected to fall.TomAdministrator Who's never won? Biggest Grammy Award surprises of all time on AOL Music. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 4, 2008 Report Share Posted February 4, 2008 A few years ago when we had our last respectable snowfall, it was typical Virginia snow: Snow underneath with a crust of ice on top. Around the way from here there is an open place by the road toward the creek, near where I took a couple of the pictures of the high water. It was night time and I had decided to go out for a walk. The crust of snow was thick enough there that I was able to walk on it, if I was slow and careful, and only dent the surface a little. I had walked out a ways and hadn't broken through and was just on the edge of the streetlight. A car came around and highlighted me standing there. They slowed and then took off. I was sideways to them, sort of. I guess it freaked them out that here was a person standing in the middle of the snow, but with no tracks. The vampires in Salem's Lot were like that, able to walk on the snow but leave no tracks. I thought about that afterwards and maybe that is what spooked them. Spooky, like a King novel it is.Who's never won? Biggest Grammy Award surprises of all time on AOL Music. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 4, 2008 Report Share Posted February 4, 2008 I'd like to see those pics too. I think in the story I mentioned, what didn't help the people was that I was wearing my black officer's trenchcoat from high school. That aloone would have looked strange because I could barely fit in it then, and I had on my black wool knit cap pulled lost and a scarf around my neck and up to just under my nose. It was very cold that night. I wish I had a pic of that actually. Can't even come close to putting that old coat on anymore though. Just goes to show what may look supernatural isn't always the case. Iused to do that kind of thing too when the chance came around. Ithought it was just neat to leave no trace and leave people wondering orwalk thin ice and have someone come behind me stomp right through.I went out tonight with the kids to the nearby park and practiced takingphotos with my new camera. My hubby is good to indulge my hobby so Inow must learn all new buttons locations etc.. It will take me sometime to get used to it and I thought this fog would be an opportune timeto play with the settings. I'll post our Jack the Ripper like fog walksometime tomorrow.KimWho's never won? Biggest Grammy Award surprises of all time on AOL Music. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 4, 2008 Report Share Posted February 4, 2008 Yesterday we had about eight inches of snow on the ground leftover from the last snowstorn. Maybe ten. It snowed three inches overnight and now the temperature is above freezing and melting the snow into slush. We have a huge amount of fog around here now that is so thick you can barely see. Tuesday night into Wednesday morning, 6 to 10 more inches of snow is expected to fall. Tom Administrator Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 4, 2008 Report Share Posted February 4, 2008 > Yesterday we had about eight inches of snow on the ground leftover from > the last snowstorn. Maybe ten. Shoveled that at my home and two of my older neighbor's homes. > It snowed three inches overnight A panic stricken me who absolutely HATES driving on the expressway, drove my daughter back from her friends and was on the Bishop Ford in close to white out conditions last night. > and now the temperature is above freezing and melting the snow into slush. We > have a huge amount of fog around here now that is so thick you can > barely see. Spooky, like a King novel it is. > Tuesday night into Wednesday morning, 6 to 10 more inches of snow is > expected to fall. My poor hubby was called in yesterday at 4:30pm and worked till 3:30 this afternoon with no relief. They had to call guys in early yesterday before the majority got drunk watching the Super Bowl. I better send him to bed now before the next wave hits. Kim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 5, 2008 Report Share Posted February 5, 2008 The last time we got this much snow was the " Blizzard of '79 " when we got a few feet in a few days. This time we have spread it out over a longer time period. Before that, there was the " Blizzard of '67 " when we got hit with the snow all at once. I was not even a figment of my parents imaination in 1967. Tom Administrator Wow, you all are really catching it. It was 65 degrees here today after being cold this weekend. Lots of people are getting upper respiratory problems from it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 5, 2008 Report Share Posted February 5, 2008 Great pictures. The red of the streetlights gives it a very eery feel. OOPs, forgot to say I put them in my album. http://health.ph.groups.yahoo.com/group/FAMSecretSociety/photos/browse/8f9b Kim Who's never won? Biggest Grammy Award surprises of all time on AOL Music. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 5, 2008 Report Share Posted February 5, 2008 I think you are also thinking of the short story: One for the Road " in King's anthology Skeleton Crew. That was the story in which a guy leaves his family parked in the snow (the car is stuck) near Jerusalem's Lot (for which the novel 'Salems Lot is named, and he goes off to find help. He comes back and his family are gone, but they soon return...as vampires, walking on the snow. Tom Administrator The vampires in Salem's Lot were like that, able to walk on the snow but leave no tracks. I thought about that afterwards and maybe that is what spooked them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 5, 2008 Report Share Posted February 5, 2008 I think you are also thinking of the short story: One for the Road " in King's anthology Skeleton Crew. That was the story in which a guy leaves his family parked in the snow (the car is stuck) near Jerusalem's Lot (for which the novel 'Salems Lot is named, and he goes off to find help. He comes back and his family are gone, but they soon return...as vampires, walking on the snow. Tom Administrator The vampires in Salem's Lot were like that, able to walk on the snow but leave no tracks. I thought about that afterwards and maybe that is what spooked them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 5, 2008 Report Share Posted February 5, 2008 > The vampires in Salem's Lot were like that, able to walk on the snow but > leave no tracks. I thought about that afterwards and maybe that is what spooked > them. > > Just goes to show what may look supernatural isn't always the case. I used to do that kind of thing too when the chance came around. I thought it was just neat to leave no trace and leave people wondering or walk thin ice and have someone come behind me stomp right through. I went out tonight with the kids to the nearby park and practiced taking photos with my new camera. My hubby is good to indulge my hobby so I now must learn all new buttons locations etc.. It will take me some time to get used to it and I thought this fog would be an opportune time to play with the settings. I'll post our Jack the Ripper like fog walk sometime tomorrow. Kim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 5, 2008 Report Share Posted February 5, 2008 > Before that, there was the " Blizzard of '67 " when > we got hit with the snow all at once. I was not even a figment of my > parents imaination in 1967. > Tom > Administrator My mom was on her way to the hospital with my older twin sibs during that one. Recently my kids asked me if we ever put chains on our tires. I have to say I don't remember them but the story was that my dad did during the 67' storm. Kim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 5, 2008 Report Share Posted February 5, 2008 Please do. Tom Administrator I'll post our Jack the Ripper like fog walk sometime tomorrow. Kim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 5, 2008 Report Share Posted February 5, 2008 The story my dad always tells is of a snowplow that got stuck on Lake Shore Drive. It had to be abandoned until the Drive could get shoveled out. Tom Administrator My mom was on her way to the hospital with my older twin sibs during that one. Recently my kids asked me if we ever put chains on our tires. I have to say I don't remember them but the story was that my dad did during the 67' storm. Kim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 5, 2008 Report Share Posted February 5, 2008 The story my dad always tells is of a snowplow that got stuck on Lake Shore Drive. It had to be abandoned until the Drive could get shoveled out. Tom Administrator My mom was on her way to the hospital with my older twin sibs during that one. Recently my kids asked me if we ever put chains on our tires. I have to say I don't remember them but the story was that my dad did during the 67' storm. Kim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 5, 2008 Report Share Posted February 5, 2008 > > I'd like to see those pics too. Thinking how busy tomorrow will be, my son is serving as a judge and must be at the polling place at five am so I went ahead and put them up tonight. I'm disappointed with the shots mainly because I should have taken them in BW. I would have enhanced them but I am in the process of ordering a new hard drive and uninstalled my adobe elements. I also need to finish reading all of the manual but I do so love just to take my new toy and play. Kim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 5, 2008 Report Share Posted February 5, 2008 > > I'd like to see those pics too. Thinking how busy tomorrow will be, my son is serving as a judge and must be at the polling place at five am so I went ahead and put them up tonight. I'm disappointed with the shots mainly because I should have taken them in BW. I would have enhanced them but I am in the process of ordering a new hard drive and uninstalled my adobe elements. I also need to finish reading all of the manual but I do so love just to take my new toy and play. Kim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 5, 2008 Report Share Posted February 5, 2008 OOPs, forgot to say I put them in my album. http://health.ph.groups.yahoo.com/group/FAMSecretSociety/photos/browse/8f9b Kim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 5, 2008 Report Share Posted February 5, 2008 " I'm disappointed with the shots mainly because I should have taken them in BW. " The pictures are evocative, but the arc sodium lights do diminish the impression as you say. We have white lights over here, and so they compliment the fog whether you take a picture in color or in black and white. Tom Administrator Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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