Guest Scott Posted October 10, 2018 Report Posted October 10, 2018 My lovely commute to work this morning, south of Estes Park Colorado. The photo looks blurry because I can't keep the windshield from icing up. Quote
NeuroTypical Posted October 10, 2018 Report Posted October 10, 2018 I drive down from Palmer Divide every morning - we didn't have it that bad. Quote
JohnsonJones Posted October 10, 2018 Report Posted October 10, 2018 This is still early in the season, what happens when the depths of winter hit? Quote
NeuroTypical Posted October 10, 2018 Report Posted October 10, 2018 Well, in Colorado, that might not happen until April. unixknight 1 Quote
Guest Scott Posted October 10, 2018 Report Posted October 10, 2018 (edited) Quote This is still early in the season, what happens when the depths of winter hit? Spring is the snowy time here. Here is the nearest weather station to here: https://wrcc.dri.edu/cgi-bin/cliMAIN.pl?co0185 May gets as much snow as December and April gets about twice that of any winter month. I'm just working here temporarily; less than a year. Compared to home, it gets more snow here, but doesn't get cold. It might drop into the -20's occasionally, but that's not cold compared to where I live. I live near Maybell, where it can drop to -60 on occasion (or get over 100 in the summer): Edited October 10, 2018 by Scott Quote
anatess2 Posted October 10, 2018 Report Posted October 10, 2018 OHHH... I LOVE ESTES PARK! I was there last year for Christmas and New Year. Went through that "The Shining" hotel, can't remember the name of it now. Believe it or not, that was the first time my kids, who are now teen-agers, have seen snow falling out of the sky. Quote
Maureen Posted October 10, 2018 Report Posted October 10, 2018 2 hours ago, anatess2 said: OHHH... I LOVE ESTES PARK! I was there last year for Christmas and New Year. Went through that "The Shining" hotel, can't remember the name of it now. Believe it or not, that was the first time my kids, who are now teen-agers, have seen snow falling out of the sky. Does that mean your family's anti-snow powers are gone? M. Quote
anatess2 Posted October 10, 2018 Report Posted October 10, 2018 46 minutes ago, Maureen said: Does that mean your family's anti-snow powers are gone? M. Pheewww! I was getting worried there. I thought they were the harbinger of global warming. Maureen 1 Quote
anatess2 Posted October 10, 2018 Report Posted October 10, 2018 By the way @zil, Estes Park is an awesome place to go boondocking for free on your RV. zil 1 Quote
dahlia Posted October 11, 2018 Report Posted October 11, 2018 Whoa. Way too early for me to see the white stuff. Meanwhile - we had a tornado warning yesterday afternoon, right when I got off from work. Do you know what they do on campus when there's a tornado warning (of the 'take shelter' variety)? The ##($$ campus bus drivers pull over and find shelter. That means that the HUNDREDS of people waiting for a campus bus to get home or to their cars in far away commuter lots, are just standing there. Watching the storm clouds. I was out there for thirty minutes and there were already people piled up at the bus stop when I got there, so some folks must have been waiting almost an hour. Because I'm at the curmudgeon stage of life, the first thing I did this morning was to send the bus system a 'note' with my feelings about being left waiting. I was told it's their policy to make the buses stop. We're on our own - tho we might want to find shelter, too. Gee, really? Not so easy at some stops... Oh - and do you know what happens when people have been waiting an hour for a bus? The bus gets crowded as heck. Some people can't get on and have to wait even longer as you guys get your act together. Yes, we all got an alert telling us to take shelter, but nobody does - especially when the tornado was nowhere near campus. Talk to me when Dorothy is flying over the main library. Sunday21 and Vort 1 1 Quote
Sunday21 Posted October 11, 2018 Report Posted October 11, 2018 @dahlia Disgraceful policy! dahlia 1 Quote
Ironhold Posted October 11, 2018 Report Posted October 11, 2018 Got an alert Tuesday morning at the glorious hour of 5:30 AM saying that we were under a tornado warning for the next 45 minutes. That's how much rain we've gotten lately. Started Saturday and went until yesterday afternoon. Sunday21 1 Quote
Guest Scott Posted October 11, 2018 Report Posted October 11, 2018 My commute from work yesterday evening: My commute this morning: Quote
anatess2 Posted October 11, 2018 Report Posted October 11, 2018 @zil! Look how pretty that is! If you decide to boondock I'll go with you! zil 1 Quote
anatess2 Posted October 11, 2018 Report Posted October 11, 2018 1 hour ago, NeuroTypical said: My commute: Oh sure... just brag about your Colorado lives. I don't have a commute - the joys of stay home mothers who have driving-age children - but I can always drive here anytime I desire at any time of the day. NeuroTypical 1 Quote
anatess2 Posted October 11, 2018 Report Posted October 11, 2018 (edited) And this can be my backyard at other times of the year. Edited October 11, 2018 by anatess2 Quote
anatess2 Posted October 11, 2018 Report Posted October 11, 2018 And if my husband and I didn't decide on raising our children in the US, we'd be working here instead. There are sooooo many awesome spots on the planet. Even in places where people have to face unspeakable evil. There's no place in the world where the beauty of God's creation is not made manifest. I try to spend each day pausing to admire it. Vort and SilentOne 2 Quote
anatess2 Posted October 11, 2018 Report Posted October 11, 2018 Even miles of super hot, super dry nothing is a beauty. @zil lots of great boondocking spots here too. zil 1 Quote
zil Posted October 11, 2018 Report Posted October 11, 2018 19 minutes ago, anatess2 said: Even miles of super hot, super dry nothing is a beauty. @zil lots of great boondocking spots here too. That rock is really trucking along. anatess2 and mordorbund 2 Quote
lostinwater Posted October 11, 2018 Report Posted October 11, 2018 Gotta represent Seattle here. @Vort makes it sound like such a terrible place... This is the mountain that will bury about a quarter of the Seattle MSA in 20 feet of boiling mud when it blows. But for now, it's still really pretty. Sunday21 and Vort 2 Quote
Vort Posted October 11, 2018 Report Posted October 11, 2018 7 minutes ago, lostinwater said: Gotta represent Seattle here. @Vort makes it sound like such a terrible place... On the contrary, even after living here five years in my youth and over 22 years as an adult, I still walk outside and say to myself (or others, if they're around), "We live in what might be the most beautiful place in the world." I actually just said that to new ward friends last week during a Scout outing. My objection is the überleftist politics, and specifically the increasing intolerance for any free thought or deviation from the Big Brother norm, that is becoming so prevalent in the Seattle area. The place itself, for physical beauty, is unmatched by anyplace else I know of. lostinwater 1 Quote
lostinwater Posted October 11, 2018 Report Posted October 11, 2018 Just now, Vort said: On the contrary, even after living here five years in my youth and over 22 years as an adult, I still walk outside and say to myself (or others, if they're around), "We live in what might be the most beautiful place in the world." I actually just said that to new ward friends last week during a Scout outing. My objection is the überleftist politics, and specifically the increasing intolerance for any free thought or deviation from the Big Brother norm, that is becoming so prevalent in the Seattle area. The place itself, for physical beauty, is unmatched by anyplace else I know of. Just teasing. Yes, agree! And believe me, i will happily (sadly?) commiserate with anyone about just about every city council within 60 miles of Seattle. Heaven help us. Vort 1 Quote
NeuroTypical Posted October 11, 2018 Report Posted October 11, 2018 (edited) 1 hour ago, anatess2 said: There's no place in the world where the beauty of God's creation is not made manifest. I try to spend each day pausing to admire it. Victor Frankl made a startling observation when he was living in one of the Nazi concentration camps during WWII that still makes me reflect. There he was, imprisoned and weak and starving to death and surrounded by death, and still when he looked up at the incredible vista of the Alps, it's beauty made him breathless and grateful. There were things that could be taken away from you in those situations, and things that couldn't. Apparently, the ability to appreciate beauty doesn't go away just because you are starving and near death. Edited October 11, 2018 by NeuroTypical Vort and anatess2 2 Quote
askandanswer Posted October 12, 2018 Report Posted October 12, 2018 8 hours ago, anatess2 said: Oh sure... just brag about your Colorado lives. I don't have a commute - the joys of stay home mothers who have driving-age children - but I can always drive here anytime I desire at any time of the day. Looks like the grass is getting a bit long Tess, you'd better bring your lawn mower next time you go. Quote
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