33 states affected, 10,000 flights cancelled - we're in for a whopper!

**Bike Writer** · 02-01-2011, 07:21 PM

Hunkering down in Michigan, bike is perched on the trainer, cupboards are full and a stack of good books is waiting.

Let it snow.

Now if we lose power in these frigid temps, well that won't be good. If we get another 10-15" of snow it'll be a long time before my bike sees outdoor riding.

**Koronin** · 02-01-2011, 08:23 PM

Stay safe and warm in the northern part of the country. We're just in for rain down here, but warm temps tomorrow. (I'll take the rain to get the forcast 70 degree weather tomorrow). Of course they're expecting more normal 40 degree weather after tomorrow.

**zoom-zoom** · 02-01-2011, 08:33 PM

I'm so desperate to ride my new bike outdoors...almost 300 miles logged, all on the trainer. I am also in MI. Praying for an early Spring!

**hebe** · 02-02-2011, 02:39 AM

Stay warm and safe, everyone!

**Crankin** · 02-02-2011, 03:44 AM

We are on storm #2 in 2 days. There's about 3 feet on the ground; yesterday we had 8 inches. Today less; I'm in the area where there will be about 3-6 inches, with sleet and ice pellets. Just south of Boston there is a significant concern for ice/freezing rain.
I haven't been anywhere, except down my 700 ft. driveway to get the newspaper, since Monday. Today I'll study, do a trainer work out, and maybe get out and do a ski or snow shoe in the woods if it clears up early enough.
I love this weather. Actually, I love the changing weather. 23 years in Florida and AZ made me appreciate it. The outdoor cycling season always starts for me around March 5-15. I might not get out as much as I do later in the spring, but it's been pretty much the same date since I started riding in 2000.

**shootingstar** · 02-02-2011, 04:03 AM

We had our mini-dump and cold freeze. We couldn't go snowshoeing in Banff this past weekend..it was -30 degrees C.

Now it's almost -5 degrees C...the chinook winds are blowing through. So maybe from no snowshoeing to maybe some cycling by end of this week.

**mudmucker** · 02-02-2011, 06:57 AM

Originally Posted by zoom-zoom

I'm so desperate to ride my new bike outdoors...almost 300 miles logged, all on the trainer. I am also in MI. Praying for an early Spring!

That's got to be the worst. To have a new bike and not be able to ride it outside for months.

I'm feeling for those receiving the ice. Having flashbacks from our devastating ice storm 2 years ago when the power was out at my house for 9 days.

**ASammy1** · 02-02-2011, 07:03 AM

An SUV (next to the stop sign) completely buried.

**jessmarimba** · 02-02-2011, 07:32 AM

That SUV picture is crazy! We don't have much snow here but the temps are ridiculously cold. My office was 45 degrees yesterday (inside!) so I just stayed home.

We have a couple of semi-feral cats that I've become attached to - I was so worried about them that I left my garage door cracked with food, water, heat, and blankets for them. Silly, and I don't know if they found it, but I had to do something!

**Crankin** · 02-02-2011, 07:36 AM

SheFly, we have been in roof hell. We had a new roof put on 2 years ago, after severe ice dam issues/water coming in. Since we don't have an attic and no vents or soffits, it started all over. I thought DH was going to really go off the deep end when the water started leaking in the kitchen, after raking some of the spots. Finally, we called a guy who used to clean our house in Boxborough who now has a general contracting business. He is the most trustworthy person I know! He sent 5 guys over on Sunday, who got up on the roof and cleared every inch of snow, all the icicles, and the 2 decks. I was petrified watching them, running around up there, no harnesses, etc. My house is 4 stories high, with lots of roof lines.
This is what I get for buying an unusual house. We are going to have vents and soffits put in, before going to the last resort tactic of a commercial grade ice dam prevention system.

**oceanwaters1** · 02-04-2011, 04:58 PM

Hope everyone is safe warm and sane out there. The weather is brutal no matter where you are. Let's pray for better weather so we can all get out there and have some pedal power!

**Mr. Bloom** · 02-05-2011, 02:03 AM

I just dropped my Madone at UPS for the trip to Sarasota

I long for the good old days when the weather predicts snow...but is wrong. It's coming down now as I type...yippee

**Aggie_Ama** · 02-05-2011, 03:41 AM

We had rolling blackouts since three power plants had issues with the cold. I was happy to find we didn't get hit long since my entire house is electric but my 93 year old grandma was hit 5 times for as long as 40 minutes at a time. Luckily her house is gas and she has a fireplace so warmth wasn't an issue but she has trouble seeing and with the gray weather she couldn't crochet or read.

**Triskeliongirl** · 02-05-2011, 07:13 AM

Just when we thought the worst was over we noticed a pipe burst and is spewing water from under our deck in the back yard. Husband isolated the leak and is off to home depot............ Even our pipes can't take the freezing temps.

But, we are safe and warm inside. Blackouts have stopped, and the snow and ice are all melted. Temps are still dropping below freezing at night but warming up by day. At 26 degrees at 9am, we DID NOT do our usual club bike ride this morning.

Hope everyone is safe!

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