Buried...

[Jay Honeck]

....in ice.

It's been coming down here all day. I've gone through 50+ pounds of
ice melt, and bought another 40 pounds this afternoon. NO ONE has
flown in or out of Iowa City all day, and we've taken cancellations at
about the same rate as people are stumbling in off the road. One poor
woman did a 360 degree donut right in front of the hotel. She came in
and rented a suite right then and there.

Our only dim hope: The temperature just broke the freezing mark, up
from 23 earlier today. Hopefully the forecasters are correct and
temps will continue to rise overnight...
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

[Walt]

Ice sucks. High today here at my house was around +15F, been snowing
lightly all day and I shoveled about 6 inches of snow. But the snow is
"cold smoke" and not hard to get rid of.

Theoretically I could go flying today but... well... I'm just a wimp.

Besides, in this kind of weather there are so many more fun things to
do.

Like... shoveling snow...

--Walt
Bozeman, Montana

On Dec 1, 4:14 pm, Jay Honeck > wrote:
> ...in ice.
>
> It's been coming down here all day. I've gone through 50+ pounds of
> ice melt, and bought another 40 pounds this afternoon. NO ONE has
> flown in or out of Iowa City all day, and we've taken cancellations at
> about the same rate as people are stumbling in off the road. One poor
> woman did a 360 degree donut right in front of the hotel. She came in
> and rented a suite right then and there.
>
> Our only dim hope: The temperature just broke the freezing mark, up
> from 23 earlier today. Hopefully the forecasters are correct and
> temps will continue to rise overnight...
> --
> Jay Honeck
> Iowa City, IA
> Pathfinder N56993www.AlexisParkInn.com
> "Your Aviation Destination"

[R. Gardner]

Its headed for PA Sunday morning, glad I got my flying in today!

Ron Gardner

"Jay Honeck" > wrote in message
...
> ...in ice.
>
> It's been coming down here all day. I've gone through 50+ pounds of
> ice melt, and bought another 40 pounds this afternoon. NO ONE has
> flown in or out of Iowa City all day, and we've taken cancellations at
> about the same rate as people are stumbling in off the road. One poor
> woman did a 360 degree donut right in front of the hotel. She came in
> and rented a suite right then and there.
>
> Our only dim hope: The temperature just broke the freezing mark, up
> from 23 earlier today. Hopefully the forecasters are correct and
> temps will continue to rise overnight...
> --
> Jay Honeck
> Iowa City, IA
> Pathfinder N56993
> www.AlexisParkInn.com
> "Your Aviation Destination"

[BT]

Jay.. it sucks to have to deal with ice and snow..
but at least from the business perspective.. your cancellations are being
covered by walk (slide) ins.

BT

"Jay Honeck" > wrote in message
...
> ...in ice.
>
> It's been coming down here all day. I've gone through 50+ pounds of
> ice melt, and bought another 40 pounds this afternoon. NO ONE has
> flown in or out of Iowa City all day, and we've taken cancellations at
> about the same rate as people are stumbling in off the road. One poor
> woman did a 360 degree donut right in front of the hotel. She came in
> and rented a suite right then and there.
>
> Our only dim hope: The temperature just broke the freezing mark, up
> from 23 earlier today. Hopefully the forecasters are correct and
> temps will continue to rise overnight...
> --
> Jay Honeck
> Iowa City, IA
> Pathfinder N56993
> www.AlexisParkInn.com
> "Your Aviation Destination"

[Shirl]

Jay Honeck > wrote:
> ...in ice.

Okay, I know it's nothing like ice/snow, but it rained for a
day-and-a-half straight here in Arizona! This is NOT the winter
weather the "snowbirds" flock here for.

[Margy Natalie]

Shirl wrote:
> Jay Honeck > wrote:
>
>>...in ice.
>
>
> Okay, I know it's nothing like ice/snow, but it rained for a
> day-and-a-half straight here in Arizona! This is NOT the winter
> weather the "snowbirds" flock here for.
Ok all of you guys, stop bragging!! I'll take your water (frozen or
not) and if you can send some of it to my place in NC I'll be really
happy. It LOOKS like the pink on the radar is splitting and going
around us. No rain, no nothing.

Margy

[Jim Burns]

Spent the afternoon at the hanger.
It started to snow around 1pm, by the time I left to go home at 5pm it was
6-8" deep on the level with drifts in front of some hangers over 2 feet.
Driving was purely IFR. Forward vis was about 200 feet, traffic on the
freeway was down to 30mph. I was concentrating so hard on trying to see the
car in front of me that I drove right past my exit. By the time I got to
the next exit, I'd decided that I'd never get down the road to our house,
even in our 4wd Tahoe. The only way I'd make it home was to divert to our
farm shop, leave the Tahoe and drive a plow truck home, which I did. And
thank goodness I did, because I had to plow my way down our road to the
house. Even the heavy 4wd plow truck couldn't make it through the drifts
without plowing first.

What a mess.... now it's snailing or snaining and the wind hasn't let up.

Jim


"Jay Honeck" > wrote in message
...
> ...in ice.
>
> It's been coming down here all day. I've gone through 50+ pounds o
> ice melt, and bought another 40 pounds this afternoon. NO ONE has
> flown in or out of Iowa City all day, and we've taken cancellations at
> about the same rate as people are stumbling in off the road. One poor
> woman did a 360 degree donut right in front of the hotel. She came in
> and rented a suite right then and there.
>
> Our only dim hope: The temperature just broke the freezing mark, up
> from 23 earlier today. Hopefully the forecasters are correct and
> temps will continue to rise overnight...
> --
> Jay Honeck
> Iowa City, IA
> Pathfinder N56993
> www.AlexisParkInn.com
> "Your Aviation Destination"

[Morgans[_2_]]

"Margy Natalie" > wrote
>>
>> Okay, I know it's nothing like ice/snow, but it rained for a
>> day-and-a-half straight here in Arizona! This is NOT the winter weather
>> the "snowbirds" flock here for.
> Ok all of you guys, stop bragging!! I'll take your water (frozen or not)
> and if you can send some of it to my place in NC I'll be really happy. It
> LOOKS like the pink on the radar is splitting and going around us. No
> rain, no nothing.

And the lake levels just keep getting lower. Lower than many have been
since they were filled, many years ago.

People's docks are sitting on the mud, and if you didn't take your boat out
a month ago, it will probably have to stay in, or have it lifted out at a
marina. Most of the boat launches are way above the current water level.

If the recreational part is not bad enough, some municipalities are down to
measuring their drinking water reserves in days....

Margy's right. The rain approaches, and splits and goes to the North and/or
the South.

Bring on the ice, snow, freezing rain, rain, or anything that is wet. We'll
take it!
--
Jim in NC

[Bertie the Bunyip[_19_]]

Jay Honeck > wrote in news:0643ea19-0c5c-469e-a458-
:

> ...in ice.
>
> It's been coming down here all day. I've gone through 50+ pounds of
> ice melt, and bought another 40 pounds this afternoon. NO ONE has
> flown in or out of Iowa City all day, and we've taken cancellations at
> about the same rate as people are stumbling in off the road. One poor
> woman did a 360 degree donut right in front of the hotel. She came in
> and rented a suite right then and there.
>

Fascinating.


Bertie

[Blueskies]

"Jim Burns" > wrote in message ...
> What a mess.... now it's snailing or snaining and the wind hasn't let up.
>
> Jim
>

Snaining? First time I ever heard that term. It's rowing here...

[Matt W. Barrow]

"Jay Honeck" > wrote in message
...
> ...in ice.
>
> It's been coming down here all day. I've gone through 50+ pounds of
> ice melt, and bought another 40 pounds this afternoon. NO ONE has
> flown in or out of Iowa City all day, and we've taken cancellations at
> about the same rate as people are stumbling in off the road. One poor
> woman did a 360 degree donut right in front of the hotel. She came in
> and rented a suite right then and there.
>
> Our only dim hope: The temperature just broke the freezing mark, up
> from 23 earlier today. Hopefully the forecasters are correct and
> temps will continue to rise overnight...
> --

Just wait and global warming will melt it all for you...like tomorrow/

[Jay Honeck]

> Just wait and global warming will melt it all for you...like tomorrow/

*snort!* Let's see, we had real snow for Thanksgiving -- far earlier
than most years -- and now we're headed into the deep freeze tonight.

Yep, the climate is sure changing dramatically. Why, it feels just
like...1978...
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

[Bertie the Bunyip[_19_]]

Jay Honeck > wrote in news:7f9326c5-467a-4b99-b976-
:

>> Just wait and global warming will melt it all for you...like tomorrow/
>
> *snort!* Let's see, we had real snow for Thanksgiving -- far earlier
> than most years -- and now we're headed into the deep freeze tonight.
>
> Yep, the climate is sure changing dramatically. Why, it feels just
> like...1978...


Yep. Everything's just fine, says the guy plummeting past the 54th floor.



Bertie

[Christopher Brian Colohan]

Jay Honeck > writes:
> ...in ice.

In case you think you are alone in experiencing weather today -- I had
to cancel my mountain checkout today. Apparently 50 knot winds are a
bit strong for flying up to Lake Tahoe in a Citabria.

Extra bonus -- if we went flying, the winds aloft would have added 50%
to the speed of the plane on the way there...

(Yeah, I know: only in California is a windy day "weather". I grew up
in Toronto, and only recently moved here. I miss the snow already.)

Chris

[Eduardo K.]

In article >,
Jay Honeck > wrote:
>...in ice.
>
>It's been coming down here all day. I've gone through 50+ pounds of
>ice melt, and bought another 40 pounds this afternoon. NO ONE has
>flown in or out of Iowa City all day, and we've taken cancellations at
>about the same rate as people are stumbling in off the road. One poor
>woman did a 360 degree donut right in front of the hotel. She came in
>and rented a suite right then and there.
>

We should exchange webcams. I can put one showing your hotel and you can put
one showing my office. Its been over 30C for weeks :)


--
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http://www.carfun.cl | Violets are #0000FF
http://ev.nn.cl | All my base Are belong to you
|

[Kloudy via AviationKB.com]

Blueskies wrote:
>> What a mess.... now it's snailing or snaining and the wind hasn't let up.
>>
>> Jim
>
>Snaining? First time I ever heard that term. It's rowing here...

My favorite from a fellow glider-guider:

snow in a patch of virga,

"Snowga"

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[Dylan Smith]

On 2007-12-02, Jay Honeck > wrote:
>> Just wait and global warming will melt it all for you...like tomorrow/
>
> *snort!* Let's see, we had real snow for Thanksgiving -- far earlier
> than most years -- and now we're headed into the deep freeze tonight.
>
> Yep, the climate is sure changing dramatically. Why, it feels just
> like...1978...

Snow? What's that? Here at 54 degrees north (further north than the
entire continental United States, I've not seen a flake of
snow at my house for 2 years running. We've not even had a frost yet
this winter. I brought one of my more tender palm trees indoors on a
couple of nights when it looked like we were getting a freeze, but it
never happened.

Of course, the Gulf stream might have something to do with that :-)

--
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