SNOW!

yeah right
delaware is such a tease when it comes to snow
down here i heard
4-7 inches
so heres hoping it comes

Winter Storm Watch from the National Weather Service:

/O.NEW.KPHI.WS.A.0001.051205T1800Z-051206T1200Z/ NEW CASTLE-KENT-INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-CECIL-QUEEN ANNE'S- TALBOT-CAROLINE-WESTERN MONMOUTH-EASTERN MONMOUTH-SALEM- GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-OCEAN-CUMBERLAND- ATLANTIC-CAPE MAY-ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY-COASTAL ATLANTIC- COASTAL OCEAN-SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...DOVER...GEORGETOWN... REHOBOTH BEACH...ELKTON...CHESTERTOWN...CENTREVILLE...EASTON... DENTON...FREEHOLD...SANDY HOOK...PENNSVILLE...GLASSBORO... CAMDEN...CHERRY HILL...MOORESTOWN...MOUNT HOLLY...JACKSON... MILLVILLE...HAMMONTON...CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE...OCEAN CITY... ATLANTIC CITY...LONG BEACH ISLAND...WHARTON STATE FOREST...MEDIA 347 PM EST SUN DEC 4 2005
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...

THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM THAT WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE WINTRY PRECIPITATION EARLY ON SUNDAY MORNING WAS HEADING WELL OFF THE NEW JERSEY COAST. COLDER AIR WAS WRAPPING AROUND THIS LOW AND WAS HELPING TO PUSH A COLD FRONT SOUTH ACROSS THE SOUTHERN MID- ATLANTIC REGION. THIS FRONT IS EXPECTED TO BECOME STATIONARY TONIGHT TO OUR SOUTH KEEPING US ENTRENCHED IN THE COLDER AIR AND PRIMING OUR REGION FOR A POTENTIAL WINTER STORM.

LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO FORM OVER GEORGIA ON MONDAY MORNING, RIDE NORTHEAST ALONG THE STATIONARY FRONT, AND EXIT OFF THE MID-ATLANTIC COAST ON MONDAY NIGHT. PRECIPITATION IN THE FORM OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE REGION ON MONDAY AFTERNOON AND PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. THE EXCEPTION WOULD BE ALONG THE SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE COASTS WHERE THE SNOW COULD MIX WITH SLEET AT TIMES.

FORECASTING TOOLS CONTINUE TO SHOW DIFFERENCES WITH THE DEVELOPING STORMS EVOLUTION AND ALSO WHERE IT ULTIMATELY EXITS OFF THE MID-ATLANTIC COAST. THESE ARE IMPORTANT FACTORS WHEN TRYING TO FORECAST SNOWFALL TOTALS. AN EXIT FURTHER TO THE SOUTH OFF THE MID-ATLANTIC COAST COULD PROVIDE US WITH LESS SNOW WHILE A JOG TO THE NORTH COULD MEAN MORE.

A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THERE IS THE POTENTIAL OF FOUR OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW IN THE 24 TO 48 HOUR TIME FRAME. WITH THIS IN MIND, THE MOST RECENT DATA SUGGESTS THAT AN ACCUMULATION OF 5 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE BY TUESDAY MORNING

I've lived here for 26 years now....it's not gonna happen. The weather people are just playing with my emotions like they do every year around this time.

so....that brings up the question...when will my etv forum be turned on??

I'm packed and ready for this snow. I always go overboard on taking stuff, cuz you never know when your gonna have to use it....I've got an assortment or random stuff.

What do you guys all pack in your jeeps?

give tugboat a (polite!) call, he's in charge of the ETV stuff, but I think he's been pretty busy.

I think I'll be rescuing a nurse FROM St Francis on Tuesday morning. Will that count as an ETV ride? hehe my mom is working a 7p-7a shift there starting on Monday night, and I may have to drive her home. be a nice chance to see how well the Dueler Revos really do in the snow. they do fine in snow and in whatever is under the big mud puddles up at Wharton.

hmm, now where did I leave that shovel? :xmasbiggrin:

and...if you get stuck, you let me know. I'm all mcguyvered out in the jeep, ready for the snow. I have to much free time.....especially if it snows out....I'll sit at the firehouse and go and rescue ppl.

If anyone needs a ride, or gets stuck....LMK :xmasbiggrin:

This is why I love winter :snowman:

Quote from "joo"

and...if you get stuck, you let me know. I'm all mcguyvered out in the jeep, ready for the snow. I have to much free time.....especially if it snows out....I'll sit at the firehouse and go and rescue ppl.

um, i think there are online help courses available too!
chris (decaf josh, decaf! j/k)

I have to get excited about something....

It's either I get excited about bad things, like getting drunk, or I get excited about winter.

"My Jeep is my anti-drug."

I never got around to actually sending in my ETV application, but here's what I would take... if I did go out.

-gloves
-ice scraper
-shovel
-traction aiding stuff (sand, oil cleanup, kitty litter, etc)
-stealership floor mat (for kneeling in the snow. lol)
-2ton pneumatic jack (ya never know...)
-misc collection of rope and bungie cords
-army jacket, medium size (just an extra coat)
-water
-hot chocolate (for me. hehe)
-and whatever else I see in the garage that I think I might need.

jerry,
i'd definately add a towstrap to the mix and maybe one of the roadside packs of flares as well.
chris

he has NO TOW HOOKS..

and some burn creme... *ouch*

i make fun of him and he goes out and buys a hitch.

lets see how much you laugh when I pull a certain black TJ out of the mud. ::xmaswacky

keep laughing keep laughing, remember who came and helped YOU out of the mud.........

don't worry...we'll call it even once you yank me. maybe when we go to wharton when i have some time....then ill get stuck just so you can yank me.

a co-worker of mine has been trying to convince me that subaru outback's will take a jeep to school in the snow........He's from Wisconsin & I'm from Georgia, so I can't dismiss him as a TOTAL windowlicker........
although he thinks my jeep is stock...doesn't know I have 6 in of lift

.....I mean, I know that our jeeps would have to be in 4wd to be a contender, and you want to avoid any sudden inputs, whether it's braking, gassing it, or steering.......but a$$uming i keep all inputs gradual, don't get overconfident, steer into the slide if my rear end gets squirrelly (your supposed to use the front wheels to steer out of trouble w/ gradual application of gas, right?)........wouldn't I rule a$$ in the snow?

Chuck (looking for subarus to pull out.....i'll be gentle w/ your plastic bumper....i swear)