Devastating Weather in AZ
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From: Where ever my boots come off.
Originally posted by 46fordtruck
The best is when a single drop of rain falls, it suddenly becomes "Storm Watch '04" on the news stations.
The best is when a single drop of rain falls, it suddenly becomes "Storm Watch '04" on the news stations.
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From: Orange County, CA
Originally posted by 98rangerstep
Do the reporters go out and stand in a water puddle and say how "flooded" it is? They do that here in Houston.
Do the reporters go out and stand in a water puddle and say how "flooded" it is? They do that here in Houston.
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From: Trussville, Alabama
Funny, I never thought folks would react to rain the way people here in Alabama do to snow.
It gets to be a joke at times. Just the mention of snow and folks get all goofy. It really is a joke. It is embarassing. The news will go and show all the city trucks loading up with sand "in case they are needed". And then, when they are not needed, the local news will have somebody on the scene (where it DIDN'T snow), to report that it didn't snow and the trucks weren't needed.
If it did snow, they have some video of it snowing, so that we can watch the news and know that the reason there is white stuff on the ground outside, is because it snowed!
Bunch of goofballs.......
It gets to be a joke at times. Just the mention of snow and folks get all goofy. It really is a joke. It is embarassing. The news will go and show all the city trucks loading up with sand "in case they are needed". And then, when they are not needed, the local news will have somebody on the scene (where it DIDN'T snow), to report that it didn't snow and the trucks weren't needed.
If it did snow, they have some video of it snowing, so that we can watch the news and know that the reason there is white stuff on the ground outside, is because it snowed!
Bunch of goofballs.......
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From: Springfield, IL USA
I've been in Alabama when it snowed. I was driving back from Florida and there was maybe 1 inch of snow on the interstate and it was gently snowing. Anyway, I'm driving slow due to the snow (55-60 MPH) when I see flashing lights and think there is an accident. It is a state trooper forcing everyone into a rest area because the highway is closed due to the snow. Keep in mind I was driving 55 and NEVER even lost traction once! I explained to the trooper that I was from up north and frequently drove in much more snow than this hoping he would allow me to pass. No dice! We sat in a rest area for 5 hours waiting for a plow (probably imported from up north!) By then it had quit snowing and most had melted. In the 5 hours I sat there I could have been into Illinois and almost home!
By the way, my condolences to those in the great Arizona rain and wind storm of '04. I hope the chair recovers!
By the way, my condolences to those in the great Arizona rain and wind storm of '04. I hope the chair recovers!
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From: Laveen
Holy crap what a storm! I saw it on TV, I was moving (moving sucks more each day). I saw the storm go by and hit Sun City, I never had to use my wipers. I did have to turn on the AC in the T bird today though, it hit 92 degrees today, summer is coming back quick.k
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