Passenger Trains > Is anyone else preparing for winter?

Here's what METRA in Chicago is doing.
http://metrarail.com/metra/en/home/utility_landing/newsroom/newsroom/metra-prepares-for-winter-weather.html
Seems like everyone else is taken by surprise after the first six inches of snow or temperature drop below 10.
Hope I am wrong this year.
Andy

Kind of like all too many people run out to buy plastic snow shovels at Home Depot and invade super markets with famine mentality when a snow storm is forecast.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 11/25/15 09:15 by joemvcnj.

Further, weather forecasters seem to delight in forecasting domesday storms everytime it snows. It's been snowing ever since I was born. And probably more in years past than what we get currently...with last year being the exception with records set. Makes for good ratings I guess.

joemvcnj Wrote:
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> Kind of like all too many people run out to buy
> plastic snow shovels at Home Depot and invade
> super markets with famine mentality when a snow
> storm is forecast.

MILK, BREAD & TOILET PAPER!!! LOL

andersonb109 Wrote:
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> Further, weather forecasters seem to delight in
> forecasting domesday storms everytime it snows.
> It's been snowing ever since I was born. And
> probably more in years past than what we get
> currently...with last year being the exception
> with records set. Makes for good ratings I guess.

I didn't realize snow went back that far.  Sorry, couldn't resist.

Should be a good game between Detroit & Boston today.  Go Bruins!

i sure am.  i am currently bike riding in long sleeve flannel shirts........

66

Winter?  Snow?  What's that?  It's 78 degrees here today and the AC is on full in the house.

jfrank39 Wrote:
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> Winter?  Snow?  What's that?  It's 78 degrees
> here today and the AC is on full in the house.

AC for 78 degrees????   You must be made of money.

PHall Wrote:
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> jfrank39 Wrote:
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> > Winter?  Snow?  What's that?  It's 78
> degrees
> > here today and the AC is on full in the house.
>
> AC for 78 degrees????   You must be made of
> money.

Well the sun was out and it gets much warmer in the house.  I keep it at 74 for the AC and 70 for the heat.  I am not made of money, but I do live in the South where it's very humid.  Where do you live Mr. Hall?

jfrank39 Wrote:
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> PHall Wrote:
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> > jfrank39 Wrote:
> >
> --------------------------------------------------
>
> > -----
> > > Winter?  Snow?  What's that?  It's 78
> > degrees
> > > here today and the AC is on full in the
> house.
> >
> > AC for 78 degrees????   You must be made of
> > money.
>
> Well the sun was out and it gets much warmer in
> the house.  I keep it at 74 for the AC and 70 for
> the heat.  I am not made of money, but I do live
> in the South where it's very humid.  Where do you
> live Mr. Hall?

Sunny Riverside, California where it's not humid and it was 83 degrees 2 days ago and should be back in the 70's next week.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 11/26/15 09:58 by PHall.