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Your white car (Original Post) PADemD Aug 2014 OP
park it in my shoveled driveway? hollysmom Aug 2014 #1
Good for you. PADemD Aug 2014 #2
oh, you were serious, I thought it was a one line joke. hollysmom Aug 2014 #7
Yes, serious. PADemD Aug 2014 #17
not heavier snow - no no hollysmom Aug 2014 #23
What kills me are the gray cars raven mad Aug 2014 #3
stick a red flag on your attenna fizzgig Aug 2014 #4
I live in Tucson. What's a snowplow? OffWithTheirHeads Aug 2014 #5
Different variations of this: In_The_Wind Aug 2014 #8
No thanks. I consider eneything under 79 degres celsius cold. OffWithTheirHeads Aug 2014 #9
That road looks so beautiful! femmocrat Aug 2014 #18
This winter may surprise all of us. In_The_Wind Aug 2014 #20
The Farmer's Almanac predicts for our area: femmocrat Aug 2014 #21
We'll see if they are right ... In_The_Wind Aug 2014 #22
I live in Florida. What's a snowplow? csziggy Aug 2014 #6
Paint your car another color. ohnoyoudidnt Aug 2014 #10
Don't wash it all summer. vanlassie Aug 2014 #11
that's why people buy white cars, so they don't have to wash it all summer. mackerel Aug 2014 #12
Here in the desert we buy white cars to reflect the sun! vanlassie Aug 2014 #13
another good point! mackerel Aug 2014 #14
hell, i barely wash my white car in the winter fizzgig Aug 2014 #15
Wash his windshield? bluesbassman Aug 2014 #16
Years ago when I worked near Mt Hood, Oregon, panader0 Aug 2014 #19

hollysmom

(5,946 posts)
7. oh, you were serious, I thought it was a one line joke.
Thu Aug 28, 2014, 11:52 PM
Aug 2014

We are not allowed to park in the street when snows, but when I lived in Weehawken, we parked on the street and I would lookout the window amazed that no care were hit by the snow plows, I got a green car so it could be seen. But also so it could be seen on the road as opposed to a black car at night. I wanted a red car but my husband was afraid he would get more tickets.

Yes to put something on your car window if you think it is going to snow like a handkerchief in the drivers side window

PADemD

(4,482 posts)
17. Yes, serious.
Fri Aug 29, 2014, 04:10 AM
Aug 2014

Last night, a friend told me a horror story about her neighbor's white car and the snow plow. Last winter, my old silver car was buried up to the hood and windows; and heavier snow is predicted for the Northeast this winter.

hollysmom

(5,946 posts)
23. not heavier snow - no no
Fri Aug 29, 2014, 02:33 PM
Aug 2014

Last year I was stuck at home for 6 weeks with my car snowed in! I don't think I can do it again Time to call for snow shoveling help. See, now if you whould help shoveling, you could park in my drive way, it has enough room for a lot of cars being 120 feet long.

In_The_Wind

(72,300 posts)
20. This winter may surprise all of us.
Fri Aug 29, 2014, 01:36 PM
Aug 2014

I'm thinking we'll be ass deep in the cold stuff before February.

My fingers are crossed for no snow until after Thanksgiving.

femmocrat

(28,394 posts)
21. The Farmer's Almanac predicts for our area:
Fri Aug 29, 2014, 01:41 PM
Aug 2014

Annual Weather Summary: November 2014 to October 2015 (western PA, Ohio, etc.):
Winter will be much colder than normal, with the coldest periods in mid-December, from late December through early January, and in mid- and late January. Precipitation will be slightly below normal, but snowfall will be above normal, with the snowiest periods in early to mid-November, mid- and late December, late January, early February, and early to mid-March.

Of course, they predicted a mild and late winter last year.

In_The_Wind

(72,300 posts)
22. We'll see if they are right ...
Fri Aug 29, 2014, 02:28 PM
Aug 2014
Over the eastern third of the country, we are expecting an active storm track with a number of storms delivering copious amounts of snow and rain. Near-normal precipitation is expected for the Pacific Northwest, the Southwest States, and Northern Plains, while below-normal precipitation values are forecast for the Southwest States as well as the Upper Midwest and the Great Lakes. The Central and Southern Plains are expected to receive above-average precipitation.

We are “red flagging” the first 10 days of January and the first week of February along the Atlantic Seaboard for active wintry weather featuring bouts of heavy precipitation and strong winds. Another red flag timeframe for widespread wintry conditions is the middle part of March from the nation’s midsection to the East Coast.






See the Wintery, White, & Wet ... that's me.

panader0

(25,816 posts)
19. Years ago when I worked near Mt Hood, Oregon,
Fri Aug 29, 2014, 01:29 PM
Aug 2014

I knew a guy in Government Camp, where the snow got very deep, that bought an old beater car. He insured it, and parked it on the road. When the snow plow destroyed the car he collected.

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