truckdad
Well-Known Member
Good Day Lady & Gentlemen
The climate has changed again up here in the "other" California. The record for December snow up on Donner Pass is going to hit 200" smashing the 1970 record of 173" if my memory is right, and we are at 153% of average. Last summer climate change was causing "spontaneous combustion" on every corner and we were warned that we will be drinking from a muddy hoofprint next summer. All the highways have been closed over the Sierras for a couple days while they try to find somewhere to blow the snow to. The last storm dropped lots of heavy wet snow that broke branches & toppeled trees onto highways and power lines and yesterday 30K customers just in my Nevada County were out of power, mostly above 2000'. No problems here at 1400' except my trainroom is too cold to do anything in it but drink hot chocolate with a shot of schnapps. Might get a dusting here tonight.Just saw U.S. 50 just opened but the speed is sloooow. I-80 still closed. Train stuff, here's a pic of the poorly planned sugar mill and some rolling stock that belongs in the "bin"
The climate has changed again up here in the "other" California. The record for December snow up on Donner Pass is going to hit 200" smashing the 1970 record of 173" if my memory is right, and we are at 153% of average. Last summer climate change was causing "spontaneous combustion" on every corner and we were warned that we will be drinking from a muddy hoofprint next summer. All the highways have been closed over the Sierras for a couple days while they try to find somewhere to blow the snow to. The last storm dropped lots of heavy wet snow that broke branches & toppeled trees onto highways and power lines and yesterday 30K customers just in my Nevada County were out of power, mostly above 2000'. No problems here at 1400' except my trainroom is too cold to do anything in it but drink hot chocolate with a shot of schnapps. Might get a dusting here tonight.Just saw U.S. 50 just opened but the speed is sloooow. I-80 still closed. Train stuff, here's a pic of the poorly planned sugar mill and some rolling stock that belongs in the "bin"