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Title: Snow hits Mid West in USA
Post by: Gaffers on 03 February 2011, 16:43:20

Now if you thought that we got hit bad before Christmas:

(http://i287.photobucket.com/albums/ll138/mrgaffney/racine.jpg)

This is Racine in Wisconsin, I was there 14 months ago visiting family :o

Title: Re: Snow hits Mid West in USA
Post by: cem_devecioglu on 03 February 2011, 16:44:50

 :o :o :o

Title: Re: Snow hits Mid West in USA
Post by: Richie London on 03 February 2011, 17:01:52

now that is deep

Title: Re: Snow hits Mid West in USA
Post by: tunnie on 03 February 2011, 17:24:06

that does not look right, how can it end that high and that abruptly? A snow plough can't clear it that high  :-/

Unless they spray the edges with water, causing it for freeze  :-?

Title: Re: Snow hits Mid West in USA
Post by: Banjax on 03 February 2011, 19:17:00

i agree with Tunnie - photoshop special  :y

Title: Re: Snow hits Mid West in USA
Post by: aaronjb on 03 February 2011, 19:27:29

While I don't doubt that could be a photoshop.. you do see roads cleared like that (either that or there are a LOT of bored photoshoppers out there).. how about these from Norway:

(http://www.fjords.com/snowroad.jpg)
(from http://www.fjords.com/summerski.shtml)

(http://gtmc.org.uk/images/NorwaySNOW2007093.jpg)
(from http://gtmc.org.uk/10.html)

(http://image03.webshots.com/3/7/1/30/2170130QtqxCopeVx_ph.jpg)
(from http://outdoors.webshots.com/photo/1002170130000983374QtqxCopeVx)

And for the true disbeliever, Snopes showing how it's done: http://www.snopes.com/photos/natural/oswego.asp

Title: Re: Snow hits Mid West in USA
Post by: aaronjb on 03 February 2011, 19:28:47

All of which lead me to this, which I found mildly amusing:

(http://verydemotivational.files.wordpress.com/2010/08/demotivational-posters-norwegian-road-patrol.jpg)

Title: Re: Snow hits Mid West in USA
Post by: cem_devecioglu on 03 February 2011, 19:31:50

seems we have careful inspectors here ::) ;D :y