Umm, we're getting 15 inches of snow...
 

...tonight, into tomorrow... that's on top of the 8"-10" last Friday and the 6+ we had Sunday...
Spring seems an eternity away right now.

sorry to hear that...hang in there...

good luck

I love the snow. I love the cold. I love it when it's chilly out. I spend a lot of time outside in the winter.

BUT

I am tired of winter already! lol

I'm so ready for it to be top-down weather. 45 degrees is my cut-off. As soon as it hits that then the Boxster is getting a bath and we are going driving.

Unfortunately I don't see those temperatures in the next few weeks. :(

When I lived in Maryland my cutoff for having the top down was 40 albeit I was really bundled up.

But now in Florida the cutoff is around 60...the older I get the colder it seems to get.

Speaking of cold, the winter here has been cooler than normal although we are expecting low-mid 80s today - too bad the Boxster S is sitting somewhere in Finland waiting for a boat.

It was 62 Sunday. The box got a bath.

It's going to be 79 today. Guess what I drove to work. :p

I will say this, I sure picked the right year to take up snowboarding :cool:

I have been able to hit the slopes every weekend since Dec 9th !

I sure do miss driving the Boxster though :(

Nick

You know... I guess I do like the excitement of the snow though... I do have my Audi quattro with snow tires for winter... and that's a blast in the snow!!!

Sorry to hear that man. Moving south will solve that problem. I drove mine with the top down yesterday.

Hmmm....72 here today. Def top down on the way home for my bike ride.

Come do a long weekend in UT! I was in waist-deep Alta pow yesterday, off to Brighton today. Apres ski will consist of beer and lamenting the loss of the Boxster for another month or so....

Wow, I am glad I got out of there when I did - my flight out of Chicago last night was one of the only ones not canceled. 3 hours late, but hey, I got home.

Enjoy the snow!

Close to 80 here in fl today. Although...i would LOVE to be doin' some skiing right now!

Yeah, about the same here. And to think I almost put the hard top on over the weekend. :cheers:

A pox on you all !

Pictures from outside my window right now :

http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r...ats/img057.jpg

http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r...ats/img058.jpg

http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r...ats/img059.jpg

( obviously I am working from home )

Nick

I should have worked from home today. I take Metra to the Loop and it was clear this morning.

One would think that being a weatherman I would know better and stay home.... one would think. hahaha

I just hope the BNSF isn't delayed going back to the burbs; and that Pace can get me to my house.

I'm working from home as well...
Here's a shot from earlier. We've had about 6 more inches since. I've already done the drive once.
This photo is looking up into the cul-de-sac from my front door.

http://aycu37.webshots.com/image/413...6430724_rs.jpg

hahha, im gonna be drivig my car trough that today , 5pm traffic jam on top of snow , cant wait!

:)

midterms week, damn it, otherwise i wouldnt even leave, but i got 6 more weeks of shool and im done with school for life (ihope)

Drive safely out there folks!! Stay warm!! :D

Hey dj, good luck on your exams!!...."six more weeks".....let your countdown begin!!!! :cheers:

man you guys that can work from home are lucky, unfortunately my profession doesn't allow me to do that so i'll be driving home in this crazy weather in a few hrs. it might take a few hrs but its ok i guess

This Global Warming is something, huh?

Here in SOCAL, we are having a very wet, very cold winter.

What's up with that?

Wow. 79 in NC. I need to go somewhere warm.

It actually got up to 64 today at my office - I wanted to duck out for a while to drive around with the top down, but couldn't get away.

XXXaleXXXX
I know what you mean by the drive... I remember once when I lived in Lincoln Park and worked in DesPlaines (still work there) it was a 16 mile trip one way. During one of these heavy snows it took me almost 3 1/2 hours to get to work... only to find that we were closed... then another 3 or so on the way home... over 6 hours in the car and a half tank of gas used I was ready for a cold one :cheers: ! Chicago in the snow sucks big time :barf: . Now I drive the opposite way... 60 miles west and it averages 60 minutes from parking lot to home. Same as my 16 mile trip! Even the snow days going west are not that bad. It's all I-90 so it's pretty smooth sailing.

today: lincoln park to Mt prospect, 4 hrs.
top speed:11mph LOL
half a tank later...

WOW! You beat my record of 3 1/2... man, I feel your pain.
I hope that the roads are somewhat clear tomorrow... I plan on going to work!

yeah, i gotta drive tomorrow as well, i volunteer helping people get their GED all day tomorrow.

Just drove in... not bad on the main roads... the side streets are mush.
Here's the toals from yesterday.
Note: "Rockfords" totals, that's where were at... (North east a bit) I think we had a couple more though.

SW Woodstock, 14.0"
Rockford, 13.4"Near Adeline, 12.9"
Cary, 12.5"
Grayslake, 12.0"
Lake Bluff, 10.0"
DeKalb, 8.5"
Mundelein, 7.8" to 11.7"
Woodstock, 7.7" to 9.4"
Long Grove, 7.5"
Elk Grove Village, 6.9"
Palatine, 6.8"
Mount Prospect, 6.5"
Near Elk Grove Village, 6.0"
Arlington Heights, 6.0"
East Dundee, 6.0"
SSE Carol Stream, 5.2"
Schaumburg, 5.1" to 5.7"
Hampshire, 5.0"
Burlington, 4.3" to 5.3"
Montgomery, 3.8"
Western Springs, 3.5"
Bartlett, 3.5" to 8.0"
St. Charles, 3.5" to 4.1"
N Downers Grove, 3.4"
Westmont, 3.2"
Winfield, 3.2"
Near Roscoe, 3.2"
Streamwood, 3.0"
ESE Elk Grove Village, 3.0"
Near Naperville, 3.0"
Oak Brook, 2.8" to 4.4"
Oak Lawn, 2.8"
Near Aurora, 2.5"

Yeah I'm tired of snow too. We ski and enjoy the winter but every morning I see the Boxster covered in the garage and I'm ready for spring. Just waiting for a sunny, dry road day to take her out. Have not driven the Boxster since late November. And it's suppose to snow again tomorrow!!!

Hey NickCats,

Your pictures out the window look awfully close to the architecture outside my house in Naperville. But then again, all builders build the same box.

I just tried to start my Boxster in the garage with no avail. My 4 year old battery is dead with only 11.0 volts on it. Just spent my day off replacing my dead porsche battery with a Duratec battery from Autozone. :( Looks like I have to have a better battery maintainer than the one I bought from Autozone. Do you guys prefer the one from CTEK or the one from Porsche. Just wondering. :confused:

Appreciate you experience. Thanks in advance :D

What are you guys down to now? -30?

And I think just north of you is -50?? :eek: :eek:

Don't you just love northern Illinois? It won't be Porsche weather for some time to come. BTW, those are the Porsches in the garage under covers.

hjkim,

Yep, Concord Homes ( now Lennar ).

I have been using the Porsche maintainer for 2 years and have been pleased thus far :

http://www.epiqautosport.com/pro_battery_maintainer.php

dc, yeah a whopping 0 degrees outside right now, -24 with the windchill :(

Nick

hey living on lake mich today, no fun at all in st. joe 4" snow 8 degrees and 40 mph winds with 40 miles of open lake for a head start, glorious.

Hey NickCats,

Thanks for the info on the battery maintainer. :)

Just sitting here and dreaming of good weather in April... seem awfully far away :(

This morning in Cincinnati. Ice everywhere!

http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k2...Ron/986ice.jpg