Winter Warm Front!

[uwochris]

Tomorrow looks like it's going to be pretty interesting:

TAF CYXU 052339Z 060024 06010KT P6SM OVC070 TEMPO 0103 3SM -SHSN
OVC015
FM0300Z 06012G22KT 1SM -SN OVC006 TEMPO 0306 6SM -SN OVC012
FM0700Z 07015G25KT 1/2SM SN VV004
FM1100Z 08015G25KT 3/4SM -SNPL OVC005
FM1300Z 08015G25KT 1SM -FZRA BR OVC004

And I was finally supposed to fly tomorrow too

 

[Goose Egg]

Uh, not to burst your bubble or or anything, but around here during the winter we get that forecast twice a week.

-Goose

 

[uwochris]

I hear you and know what you mean (I live in the Great Lakes area). I'm sure some of the more southern-based pilots may find it interesting though.

I just returned from California a few days ago, and it's a shame to have to come back to this Oh well, only 2 more months of bad weather!

 

[mattpilot]

we had that today in Tulsa, OK.

My entire car is covered in a 1/4 inch of Ice ... you know.... by freezing rain.


Instead of scraping the ice off i decided to fook it and just stay home

 

[minitour]

we had that today in Tulsa, OK.

My entire car is covered in a 1/4 inch of Ice ... you know.... by freezing rain.


Instead of scraping the ice off i decided to fook it and just stay home

Same dang thing down here in Norman...

Of course, I didn't bring an ice scraper with me so I had to let my car run on full heat for an hour to melt the snow enough to drive down to WalMart to buy an ice scraper...

Then of course, me being the "bad ass Great Lakes driver", I spun out twice between here ane WalMart (about a mile).

Oh well...maybe sometime in the next month I can fly again...

-mini

 

[siucavflight]

I used Glycol on my car today. Is that weird?

 

[uwochris]

I just covered my car in torn up cardboard boxes. I'll see how this "invention" works out tomorrow morning!

 

[skeezer]

I just covered my car in torn up cardboard boxes. I'll see how this "invention" works out tomorrow morning!

LOL dude. I hope you sealed the gaps between the boxes really well. Otherwise some of that stuff will leak through and freeze the boxes to your car. And you thought scraping ice alone off the car sucked!

Good luck though. Be sure to give us the results.

Skeezer

 

[mattpilot]

I'll give anyone 1 buck who'll pour hot water on it

 

[minitour]

I'll give anyone 1 buck who'll pour hot water on it

heh...I did that before...

Was on a conference call scraping my car and all the "What is that noise? Who's doing that? Oh my god stop!" from this one b*tch on the call pissed me off so much that I went in, got a BIG pot of water and dumped it all over the windshield...

...I'd shy away from doing that if I were you...

-mini

 

[mattpilot]

heh...I did that before...

Was on a conference call scraping my car and all the "What is that noise? Who's doing that? Oh my god stop!" from this one b*tch on the call pissed me off so much that I went in, got a BIG pot of water and dumped it all over the windshield...

...I'd shy away from doing that if I were you...

-mini

So did your windshield actually break (fall into pieces) or just have a big crack in it?

 

[UnstableAviator]

WD-40 the rubber seals on your doors. I've been completely unable to open the doors on my car due to ice. Stupid weak-as door handles made of recycled leisure suits. I don't really know why door handles that you could really pull on without destroying went out of style with manufacturers.

 

[minitour]

So did your windshield actually break (fall into pieces) or just have a big crack in it?

Oh I wasn't that lucky, but by the time I cam back out to the car (had to take the pot back inside) feeling all king sh*t, the entire front of the car had a solid sheet of ice on it about 1/4" thick...from the top of the windshield all the way to the front end...

That's when it dawned on me "oh sh*t!!! It could break!"

I don't remember where I thought I was going that morning, but I ended up not going...spent all day with my "baby" (P.O.S. Crapalier) so it wouldn't crap out on me...

-mini

 

[tuna]

I feel your pain, people.

I HAD to leave the house the other day. (No other choice, dire emergency situation!). I walked out an found about 1/4 inch of fzra on the wind shield. I had to run the car and scrape for about 30 minute before I could leave. Neighbors sat there watching me, cussing about the ice, and Wisconsin, in general.
I then got in the car, drove the two miles to the liqour store and bought a case of beer. I was back in five minutes. Neighbors thought I was crazy. But, like I said, it was an emergency. I was out of beer

 

[Mudworm]

I feel your pain, people.

I HAD to leave the house the other day. (No other choice, dire emergency situation!). I walked out an found about 1/4 inch of fzra on the wind shield. I had to run the car and scrape for about 30 minute before I could leave. Neighbors sat there watching me, cussing about the ice, and Wisconsin, in general.
I then got in the car, drove the two miles to the liqour store and bought a case of beer. I was back in five minutes. Neighbors thought I was crazy. But, like I said, it was an emergency. I was out of beer

You sir are my new hero! That indeed is a dire emergency, although I find wild turkey 101 is about the best anti freez. Never leave home without it.

 

[OrphicSeth]

WD-40 the rubber seals on your doors. I've been completely unable to open the doors on my car due to ice. Stupid weak-as door handles made of recycled leisure suits. I don't really know why door handles that you could really pull on without destroying went out of style with manufacturers.

Silicone would be a better choice for the rubber seals, WD-40 can eat away at the rubber. Of course we're pilots, so we both drive junkers, so its not a big deal anyway.

Tuna: Awesome man. Awesome.

 

[uwochris]

Well, the cardboard appears to have held up, and I was able to open the front door; however, one of the pieces fell off, so now, half my windshield is covered in a coat of ice, while the other half is protected. ALso, my side windows are covered pretty good. Fortunately, I dont have to go anywhere until tomorrow.

Here's the progression of our metars:

METAR CYXU 061300Z 09016G21KT 2 1/2SM -SNPL OVC011 M03/M05 A2967 RMK
NS8 SLP060=
SPECI CYXU 061320Z 09016KT 2 1/2SM -PL -FZRA OVC010 RMK NS8=
METAR CYXU 061400Z 09020G26KT 2 1/2SM -PL -FZRA OVC009 M02/M04 A2957
RMK NS8 SLP029=
SPECI CYXU 061447Z 09018KT 8SM OVC008 REFZRA RMK SC8=
METAR CYXU 061500Z 10015KT 12SM OVC008 M02/M04 A2957 REFZRA RMK SC8
SLP025=
SPECI CYXU 061522Z 11013KT 2SM -FZRA BKN007 OVC015 RMK SF5NS3=

Tomorrow, it's supposed to be sunny. Thank God!

 

[jetdriven]

why in the world would you waste good whiskey on a windhsield? I'd just stay home and drink it. If you need beer then order a Domino's pizza and tell themif the driver shows up with a case of Bud he gets 20.00

You sir are my new hero! That indeed is a dire emergency, although I find wild turkey 101 is about the best anti freez. Never leave home without it.