Winter...In Texas

We had a winter weather advisory. Ice, wind, cold. It shutdown the city of San Marcos for two hours. Offices all over Central Texas were shutdown for the entire day.

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So yeah... that's what a winter storm in my area of Texas looks like.

 

Refer to last man on earth thread.

 

Seriously, Austin (the city) should be embarrassed...

 

Yes it should. Very.

 

Was that picture taken after the plows came by?

 

Winter in Texas sucks hockey pucks. Freezing in the morning and warm by lunch and you're carrying your jacket around.

 

I cant remember the last day here that actually looked that nice

havent seen a blue sky since '98. or at least feels that long.

wanna trade?

 

I don't think the sun shines in Fargo... that's where dreams go to die.

 

What's a snow plow? Sounds dirty.

I'm sweating through the multiple layers. It's gross.

We just got past some rain. Otherwise, this is what Texas looks like. Usually super hot, but still amazingly beautiful. I love living here.

 

except for the dream of escape

 

oddly i was born in Plano, but moved away when i was 3. so doesnt really count for me, but i do hear from many people its great there.

 

We had 20F today, about 30F warmer than last week. Feels like spring.

 

"layers"???? I'm assuming you're not from Texas? The concept of layering clothes is positively foreign to southerners in general.

 

He must mean the layer of underwear under his shorts?

His underwear probably don't even go down to his feet.

Southerners

 

I have a snowboarding jacket I wear when it's in the 20's, which it was this morning, until 9. So now I'm stuck with this heavy coat, or just a flannel. The sun is warm, the air isn't, so I'm sweating. NorTex Probz.

 

Just got done shoveling the 8" we got today (which for the DC area might as well be 3 feet)...tonight I drink for the survivors in Texas!!!

 

Huh, I guess we missed the memo. Had to go to work and everything.

I even spent a little time working outside, in a t-shirt, when I clearly should've been at home, bracing myself for the blizzard with a beer in hand.

Don't let him off the hook that easily. I'm sure Austin The Admin has plenty to be ashamed of....

 

That looks horrible. Good thing I have this 60" - 70" of snow to protect me from that rough Texas winter.

 

It is supposed to be above freezing (38°F) for the first time in months, on Saturday, so I plan to be ouside all day, brewing.

 

Same here! Might do my first double batch weekend due to the warm temps for the first time in forever. Haven't brewed since early January

 

Whenever it rains here, in Portland, after not for a week or more, people freak the f**k out and can't drive or think for s**t. That's a similar paradox to a drowning fish.

Sorry to threadjack #sorrynotsorry

 

That's a joke right? My name is Austin.

Layers are natural for southerners. Who owns a coat down here? You pull it out for a week, it smells like mothballs and cedar.

I don't even know where mine is.

 

Yeah, they even canceled school. Some "snow day".

 

My relatives from Alabama, Phoenix, and Georgia are types to put a parka over a t-shirt when they come up north.

 

Why do they even own a parka?

Yesterday was cold so I was in an undershirt, long sleeve, t-shirt, hoodie, flannel, hat, pajama bottoms under my pants.

I don't own thermal underwear but I'm thinking of buying it. Next year...

 

I was at a conference in Dallas for beverage alcohol industry geeks and they cut us loose a couple hours short on Wednesday so we could escape the predicted snowmageddon. It was rainy and windy for sure, but I didn't think it was THAT bad.

 

It was so warm here 2 days ago (34°) I was out in just a sweat shirt & thinking of getting out the lawn furniture. It kept sinking in the snow so I gave up.

 

FIL and I traveled to VA to pick up a car to restore and it was like low 50's in the morning. The locals were amazed that we were wearing shorts and T-shirt, but for us that was like spring break! Had the air on for the ride back.

 

You guys got lucky. We were hammered twice in the metroplex.

 

Yeah. I awoke last week to ice and then snow over ice.