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Post Number: 1108
Registered: 01-2007
| | Posted on Thursday, March 27, 2008 - 4:49 pm: |    |
A spring snow in Detroit is rarely welcomed. But you must admit it can sure make an otherwise dreary city look so purdy. So have a look at a few Detroit Quick Pics taken today and tell me if you don’t agree:
More to come... |
Detroitrise
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Username: Detroitrise
Post Number: 1856
Registered: 09-2007
| | Posted on Thursday, March 27, 2008 - 4:53 pm: | |
I don't mind the snow. 
There's still a 10" gradient from Detroit/Monroe to the northern suburbs.
This snow storm will help to smooth out that gradient.
Irony is, last year at this exact same time, it was 81F degrees (record heat) with severe thunderstorm.
Go figure...
Nice pic BTW. |
Spiritofdetroit
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Username: Spiritofdetroit
Post Number: 886
Registered: 11-2006
| | Posted on Thursday, March 27, 2008 - 4:58 pm: | |
I wish that our weatherman, Urbanize was here to see this!•••
Oh, wait.... |
Civilprotectionunit4346
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Post Number: 673
Registered: 06-2007
| | Posted on Thursday, March 27, 2008 - 5:04 pm: | |
Ack' No More Snow! |
Kid_dynamite
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Post Number: 482
Registered: 06-2007
| | Posted on Thursday, March 27, 2008 - 5:09 pm: | |
what happened to Urbanize, anyways? |
Detroitrise
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Username: Detroitrise
Post Number: 1857
Registered: 09-2007
| | Posted on Thursday, March 27, 2008 - 5:11 pm: | |
CPU, you chose to live in Michigan, so you deal with the Michigan weather
(Message edited by detroitrise on March 27, 2008) |
Ray1936
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Post Number: 2921
Registered: 01-2005
| | Posted on Thursday, March 27, 2008 - 5:21 pm: | |
Today I hiked up the McCullough Range south of Las Vegas in beautiful weather. Snow....nuts.
(Trip report in the 'connections' area of DY). |
Livernoisyard
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Post Number: 5637
Registered: 10-2004
| | Posted on Thursday, March 27, 2008 - 6:05 pm: | |
quote:what happened to Urbanize, anyways? Can't say... I don't know who he is, but I do know this... my Urbanize proximity alarm went off around 6:11 PM. |
Lilpup
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Post Number: 3963
Registered: 06-2004
| | Posted on Thursday, March 27, 2008 - 6:27 pm: | |
A sportswriter from Wichita, Kansas here for the games thinks this is a lot of snow... |
Tk65
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Username: Tk65
Post Number: 55
Registered: 12-2007
| | Posted on Thursday, March 27, 2008 - 6:29 pm: | |
It looks like we will have a March without a 60 degree day and only 3 days in the 50s. I am so friggin sick of this shit. |
Tk65
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Post Number: 56
Registered: 12-2007
| | Posted on Thursday, March 27, 2008 - 6:31 pm: | |
Oh yeah, 3 more weeks and the normal temp will be 60. I bet it snows that day too. |
Bulletmagnet
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Username: Bulletmagnet
Post Number: 1109
Registered: 01-2007
| | Posted on Thursday, March 27, 2008 - 6:35 pm: | |
Here's a cheery one:
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Detroitrise
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Username: Detroitrise
Post Number: 1858
Registered: 09-2007
| | Posted on Thursday, March 27, 2008 - 6:53 pm: | |
The snow has since intensified since that picture Bullet.
All the grass is covered and the pavement is getting a nice coating too.
Heavy Snow currently |
Yeti
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Username: Yeti
Post Number: 52
Registered: 09-2007
| | Posted on Thursday, March 27, 2008 - 7:01 pm: | |
thread jack
Ray1936, you live in Vegas? Can you ping me off the forum?
jander at mapiadmin dot net
thanx |
Bulletmagnet
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Username: Bulletmagnet
Post Number: 1110
Registered: 01-2007
| | Posted on Thursday, March 27, 2008 - 7:36 pm: | |
This one is almost summer-like:
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Bulletmagnet
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Post Number: 1111
Registered: 01-2007
| | Posted on Thursday, March 27, 2008 - 7:41 pm: | |
This shot will warm you all:
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Karl_jr
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Post Number: 236
Registered: 06-2007
| | Posted on Thursday, March 27, 2008 - 7:52 pm: | |
bullet where was the first pic at? |
Ggores
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Post Number: 34
Registered: 10-2007
| | Posted on Thursday, March 27, 2008 - 7:54 pm: | |
wonderful pics. makes me think of rose-tipped bullets. sweet. |
Detroitrise
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Post Number: 1859
Registered: 09-2007
| | Posted on Thursday, March 27, 2008 - 8:03 pm: | |
That third one creates that feeling you get during the winter when it snows in rural areas. |
Sstashmoo
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Post Number: 1260
Registered: 02-2007
| | Posted on Thursday, March 27, 2008 - 8:24 pm: | |
Well it did thunder in February. I've always heard if it does that it will snow in the spring. |
Bulletmagnet
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Post Number: 1113
Registered: 01-2007
| | Posted on Thursday, March 27, 2008 - 10:25 pm: | |
Antwan (sorry if I spelled your name wrong, Antwan) had a long walk in the blowing snow from Livernois and 9 Mile, to Greenfield Rd.
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Detroitrise
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Post Number: 1861
Registered: 09-2007
| | Posted on Thursday, March 27, 2008 - 10:30 pm: | |
Wow, he looks rather miserable.
did you offer him a ride? |
Dhugger
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Post Number: 414
Registered: 03-2005
| | Posted on Thursday, March 27, 2008 - 10:35 pm: | |
Snow or heavy ash fall out from the trash incinerator? |
Bulletmagnet
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Post Number: 1114
Registered: 01-2007
| | Posted on Thursday, March 27, 2008 - 10:41 pm: | |
The winter just will not yeld to spring:
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Bulletmagnet
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Post Number: 1115
Registered: 01-2007
| | Posted on Thursday, March 27, 2008 - 10:48 pm: | |
Detroitrise, Antwan did ask for a buck fifty for the bus. I never carry money when I out and about, in this case taking photos and walking the pooch. When my son saw the photo, he said it was his friend and called him an his cell. Small world.
No fallout, Dhugger. Just plain 'ol mom nature. |
Bulletmagnet
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Post Number: 1116
Registered: 01-2007
| | Posted on Thursday, March 27, 2008 - 11:04 pm: | |
Spring! Ha! |
Mrnittany
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Post Number: 20
Registered: 10-2007
| | Posted on Friday, March 28, 2008 - 10:49 am: | |
72 inches for the season now at Detroit Metro ... 4th snowiest season ever since records began in the 1870s.
I'll briefly take the place of Urbanize (I never used it career-wise, went in a different direction, but I did get a Meteorology degree) ..... it's been incredible to see how many storms have taken a perfect track this winter for snow in SE Michigan ..... up northeast from the mid-Mississippi Valley through Indiana and Ohio, passing just to the southeast. Indications are for the general pattern to remain the same through at least the end of April. It doesn't look like the warmer weather will firmly take hold for awhile.
(Message edited by Mrnittany on March 28, 2008) |
Civilprotectionunit4346
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Post Number: 675
Registered: 06-2007
| | Posted on Friday, March 28, 2008 - 11:05 am: | |
I had cleaning this wonderous white stuff this morning off my car. Funny thing is on Monday they are calling for 55 degree weather.
This weather is real wacky, ive heard Missouri has similar type of weather like us. |
Detroitrise
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Username: Detroitrise
Post Number: 1862
Registered: 09-2007
| | Posted on Friday, March 28, 2008 - 11:26 am: | |
I measured 4" here at 11 AM, but some of it probably melted.
Mrnittany, you're right. Because of La Nina, we're seeing our January in March.
The winter was pretty bad (in lack of snowfall) initially unless you lived in the Northern or NW suburbs.
Anyway, we even have a shot at severe weather and a bit of flooding Monday before the cooler weather returns.
I like to watch Tom Skillings out of Chicago, that guy is good |
Ongowwah
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Post Number: 18
Registered: 03-2008
| | Posted on Friday, March 28, 2008 - 11:28 am: | |
I'll say this: I hope the Tigers brought their turtlenecks along. I can remember opening days that were snowed out. I can't say for sure when we are free from a snow threat in Michigan but I know it's not this early! |
Mikeg
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Post Number: 1539
Registered: 12-2005
| | Posted on Friday, March 28, 2008 - 11:35 am: | |
quote:I can't say for sure when we are free from a snow threat in Michigan but I know it's not this early!
You're right about that! Remember the snow on Saturday afternoon-evening, April 23, 2005? The northeast suburbs got about 6 inches of snow, most of which melted on the pavement, but most of which stuck to the grass. |
Flanders_field
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Username: Flanders_field
Post Number: 231
Registered: 01-2008
| | Posted on Friday, March 28, 2008 - 1:21 pm: | |
In 1992, around the summer solstice, there were snow flurries in northern MI, I remember a near-freezing rain that very cool day when I lived in Keego Harbor, and there were ice crystals similar to hail that were deposited on the ground near the downspouts of the house. |
Johnlodge
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Registered: 10-2003
| | Posted on Friday, March 28, 2008 - 1:34 pm: | |
Michigan winters make you strong!
Think about perpetually warm places, and the people that live there. Looney sissies, I tell ya. (Not Ray though, he was here long enough to build up a reserve of character to last him through his retirement in Vegas.)
There's nothing like scraping quarter inch ice off your windshield while the wind is biting at your face at 6 a.m. to keep you on your toes. And there in the next driveway is your neighbor, with an original and clever quip like "Nice morning, eh?". |
Jimaz
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Post Number: 4916
Registered: 12-2005
| | Posted on Friday, March 28, 2008 - 1:37 pm: | |
quote:there were ice crystals similar to hail that were deposited on the ground near the downspouts of the house. I don't understand. Do you mean water droplets from the rain gutter froze before hitting the ground?! Wow. |
Lilpup
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Registered: 06-2004
| | Posted on Friday, March 28, 2008 - 1:38 pm: | |
I know we've had killing frosts up to Memorial Day. |
Detroitrise
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Post Number: 1866
Registered: 09-2007
| | Posted on Friday, March 28, 2008 - 1:39 pm: | |
There's a special term for it.
SLEET! or for some of you, ICE PELLETS! |
Pam
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Post Number: 3787
Registered: 11-2005
| | Posted on Friday, March 28, 2008 - 5:07 pm: | |
quote:Think about perpetually warm places, and the people that live there. Looney sissies, I tell ya
Let's see, Craigd lives in Florida and Karl is in Arizona. Hmm, you may be on to something... |
Bulletmagnet
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Post Number: 1118
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| | Posted on Friday, March 28, 2008 - 5:42 pm: | |
Update:
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Bulletmagnet
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Post Number: 1119
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| | Posted on Friday, March 28, 2008 - 5:52 pm: | |
One more from this morning:
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Ray1936
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Post Number: 2930
Registered: 01-2005
| | Posted on Friday, March 28, 2008 - 10:03 pm: | |
Good pics, everyone. Thx. |
Hbisson
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Post Number: 6
Registered: 02-2007
| | Posted on Friday, March 28, 2008 - 10:08 pm: | |
Bulletmagnet-I used to live in that apartment above Joe's at 9 and Livernois, beautiful picture, thanks for sharing. |
Ffdfd
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Post Number: 275
Registered: 09-2006
| | Posted on Friday, March 28, 2008 - 11:15 pm: | |
That snow was heavy. Apparently, I didn't turn my wiper blades off when I got home last night. This morning there was a nice heap of snow on my windshield, so I opened the door, grabbed my scraper from the back seat and started the car to warm it up while I cleared the windshield. Well, the wiper blades immediately activated and swept a mountain of the white stuff into my car via the open door. Ever since then the wiper blades park in the up position, so my guess is the weight of the snow caused the park tab on the wiper motor bracket to bend.
If only Urbanize still posted on this board he could have given us a heads-up about the heaviness of the coming snow and I might have remembered to turn my wiper blades off -- thanks for abandoning us in our time of need U. |
Pam
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Post Number: 3791
Registered: 11-2005
| | Posted on Saturday, March 29, 2008 - 8:47 am: | |
quote:If only Urbanize still posted on this board
Most people think he does under a new name. Look around this topic. |
Ffdfd
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Post Number: 276
Registered: 09-2006
| | Posted on Saturday, March 29, 2008 - 9:43 am: | |
quote:Most people think he does under a new name.
You don't say.  |
Bulletmagnet
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Username: Bulletmagnet
Post Number: 1127
Registered: 01-2007
| | Posted on Saturday, March 29, 2008 - 11:04 am: | |
Hbisson, you probably remember when Joe's was painted that weird Party Store Blue? (I have a photo somewhere, and I'll post it if I find it). I think the city persuaded them to paint it over to the current scheme. Now I see how you are familiar with Maria's restaurant. (See related story)
PS Urbanize! Show yourself! |
Gertrude
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Username: Gertrude
Post Number: 52
Registered: 05-2005
| | Posted on Saturday, March 29, 2008 - 1:23 pm: | |
Driving home from Detroit to my house in FH was simply beautiful Thursday night. Everything was so quiet and serene on 9 Mile between Evergreen and my house. Thanks for all the pictures. |
Rbdetsport
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Post Number: 487
Registered: 11-2005
| | Posted on Saturday, March 29, 2008 - 1:32 pm: | |
"Remember the snow on Saturday afternoon-evening, April 23, 2005? The northeast suburbs got about 6 inches of snow, most of which melted on the pavement, but most of which stuck to the grass."
I remember this! Pretty amazing I though. It got up to 80 the next week I believe. The Tigers were cancelled two games in a row. |
Flanders_field
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Post Number: 235
Registered: 01-2008
| | Posted on Saturday, March 29, 2008 - 2:18 pm: | |
The windshield wiper story reminds me of the hidden windshield wiper design introduced by GM in the mid-70s, what a great idea that was for people who lived in the cold winter states!
I got sick of chopping and digging snow and ice out of the gap where the wipers parked into, and would shut the car off with the wipers in mid-sweep when I had to park outside for an extended time during a snowy day in the winter. |
Jimaz
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Post Number: 4923
Registered: 12-2005
| | Posted on Saturday, March 29, 2008 - 2:53 pm: | |
I lift the wipers all the way off the windshield just before a snowstorm. That way they can't get frozen to the windshield or damaged while scraping ice. |
Hbisson
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Post Number: 12
Registered: 02-2007
| | Posted on Saturday, March 29, 2008 - 3:47 pm: | |
Bulletmagnet-They painted it right after we moved out. It was very handy when giving people directions to the apartment, it's not like you could miss that bright blue eyesore. |
Rid0617
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Post Number: 13
Registered: 03-2008
| | Posted on Wednesday, April 02, 2008 - 1:47 am: | |
Dumb question. My mother said when we lived in Detroit you were required to scrape the snow and ice off your sidewalk or you would be fined by the city. Do they still do that? |
Ffdfd
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Post Number: 279
Registered: 09-2006
| | Posted on Wednesday, April 02, 2008 - 9:14 am: | |
Reporting back, my windshield wipers cost $50 to fix. Thanks a lot Urbanize. |
Detroitrise
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| | Posted on Wednesday, April 02, 2008 - 10:38 am: | |
"Reporting back, my windshield wipers cost $50 to fix. Thanks a lot Urbanize."
Whoever Urbanize is hasn't even posted on here.
It's your stupidity that cost you $50 for wiper blades |
Bulletmagnet
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Post Number: 1155
Registered: 01-2007
| | Posted on Wednesday, April 02, 2008 - 4:46 pm: | |
Ooooooh...BURN...! |
Ffdfd
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Post Number: 280
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| | Posted on Wednesday, April 02, 2008 - 8:10 pm: | |
quote:Whoever Urbanize is hasn't even posted on here.
It's your stupidity that cost you $50 for wiper blades
You're right Detroitrise -- I've downplayed my personal responsibility in this matter. No one to blame but myself. Carry on. |
Jrvass
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Post Number: 603
Registered: 01-2007
| | Posted on Wednesday, April 02, 2008 - 11:30 pm: | |
Ffdfd for mayor! |