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01-30-2010, 9:51 AM Gene McCall Joined on 03-02-2006 Murfreesboro Posts 1,147 ICE IN TENNESSEE! Well, the odds finally caught up with the Volunteer State!  Starting yesterday about 11am we received (here in the Boro) about 4 to 5 inches of snow with almost an inch of ice, just to compact everything and make one big sheet of ice! I realize all our northern folks (Canada, Alaska, etc.) will get a big chuckle out of our mess.  I have a little part time job at the local police department & the Boro is not too big, a little over 100,000.  I work all day on Friday & at one point early yesterday afternoon our officers were dealing with 25 wrecks and almost that many holding!  I am guessing we hit 100 wrecks yesterday.  Our big neighbor to the west, Nashville, worked over 250.  Our wrecks ranged from many fender benders to a bad multi-vehicle wreck on I-24 with injuries!  Things finally calmed down about 4:30pm after people got off the damn streets!  The paperwork coming out of this storm will take months to sort out. For what its worth I am posting a few pictures of the area just around my home.  No way am I going anywhere until this stuff melts.  Since it is supposed to go down to 9 tonight I guess I will be home until Monday or Tuesday!  Actually I wish I could get the hack out, they are really fun to ride in snow & ice but everything is just too slick to dig them out!  You must remember old bones heal slow and next Friday is the 32nd anniversary of my 39th birthday! This is looking at the bike parking lot (my wife calls it "patio").  What you see that looks like snow, is no longer snow, it is almost all ice! This is the street in front of my house.  I am very thankful that we still have power.  All trees & wires are ice coated but not bad enough for a lot of limbs breaking. This is a closer view of the bike parking lot.  Just last week I was riding the 83!  I just don't feel up to fighting the ice to pull the hack out for some fun! I hope I have amused all our northern brothers, now we in the south share in your pain, even if for just a little while! Gene My pictures are Here I didn't get this old by being timid, just not being stupid! 2000 ST1100 Hack 1983 GL650    Report

01-30-2010, 10:04 AM Blindstitch Joined on 03-14-2009 Greenfield Wisconsin Posts 9,863 Re: ICE IN TENNESSEE! It's truly and odd season. We haven't had a decent snow storm here in about a month. This photo was taken earlier in the month and since then all that remains is ice and the snowbanks. I can see grass in the back yard. 1979 CX500 Supertanker ATGATT makes riding a bike like a sled easier. Quick Reference    Report

01-30-2010, 10:47 AM MidTNJasonF Joined on 07-22-2007 Smyrna, TN Posts 177 Re: ICE IN TENNESSEE! We are just up the road from Gene and got snow/iced in in the same fashion. We had a nice fluffy 4 or so inches of snow yesterday afternoon which I did not mind. Later yesterday evening it turned to sleet and shortly thereafter turned to freezing rain. Now we have a nice fluffy 4 inches of snow covered with a crusty and crunchy 1/2 to 1 inch layer of ice. We will be holed up in the house for a couple days. Pot of 15 bean and ham soup on the stove, a few movies on the DVR, a warm fire in the fireplace, and a few cases of wine to choose from will make it all bearable. 1996 Suzuki Bandit GSF600 1972 Honda CB450 1973 Honda GP350 WERA Vintage ride 1982 Honda CX500 Custom (sold 5/1/10) A couple cars A couple trucks    Report

01-30-2010, 10:52 AM wayne Joined on 03-09-2009 Hot Springs,AR Posts 43 Re: ICE IN TENNESSEE! We got it starting the night before. Last night the power went out and then a big crash. today we cut trees to get to the main road.The big crash was a tree thru the top of the shed my cx is in . it's on it's side but can't get to it yet and I have gas everwhere must be coming out of the tank. 79 CX500C    Report

01-30-2010, 12:01 PM gopher Joined on 11-06-2008 Sk.Ca. Age 56 Posts 608 Re: ICE IN TENNESSEE! That doesn't sound good.   The pics do look nice though. 1981 GL500I    Report

01-30-2010, 12:08 PM Gene McCall Joined on 03-02-2006 Murfreesboro Posts 1,147 Re: ICE IN TENNESSEE! Wayne, you have my sympathy!  Hope the CX is not too damaged.  The gas can be a problem but at least everything is wet & cold right now.  Keep us posted on how you come out. Jason, that front view of your wife's car would make a good smiley face!  It sounds like you all are going to enjoy the enforced break from work.  With 9 degrees tonight those roads are not going to be in shape for travel for a while. BS, as I said I hoped I gave all you northern folk a chuckle! Gene My pictures are Here I didn't get this old by being timid, just not being stupid! 2000 ST1100 Hack 1983 GL650    Report

01-30-2010, 12:10 PM mikeinpittsburgh Joined on 03-03-2006 Pittsburgh, PA Posts 436 Re: ICE IN TENNESSEE! Snow is one thing, ice in another. Ice is no fun. I'm happy to hear everyone is ok. Hoe the CX is ok. New sheds can be built but new CXs can't. Surprised Gene still has power. mikeinpittsburgh 1983 GL650I 2000 K1200LT    Report

01-30-2010, 12:13 PM spanish bandit Joined on 02-12-2009 southern spain Posts 5,010 Re: ICE IN TENNESSEE! cracking photo,s.thanks for sharing.................hell,that looks colddddd when i feel the need,i do it,llego,ve 60,s ----------------------------- 2008.1982 honda gli silverwing [uk model ] 2010.1981 honda gli silverwing [uk model ]    Report

01-31-2010, 8:52 AM wayne Joined on 03-09-2009 Hot Springs,AR Posts 43 Re: ICE IN TENNESSEE! The power is back on and my CX is out of the shed.Seat is ripped,paint's coming off tank,and windscreen is trash. It starts and runs fine.My ATV keep most of the roof off it. The ATV Is trash. 79 CX500C    Report

01-31-2010, 12:26 PM the cheese Joined on 11-23-2007 Toccoa,GA Posts 795 Re: ICE IN TENNESSEE! Im glad we only got a taste of what you got Gene. No snow, but some sleet and freezing rain. All gone now. Hell its back up to 50 on the porch! Michael 1981 CX500 Custom Sadly sold 1981 CB650 Custom (It Runs!) Just say no to skin graphs, wear your gear!    Report

01-31-2010, 12:44 PM Gene McCall Joined on 03-02-2006 Murfreesboro Posts 1,147 Re: ICE IN TENNESSEE! Wayne, sorry about your ATV, at least the CX survived!  Our temp is just above freezing but its supposed to dive again tonight, 40s by Tuesday! Gene My pictures are Here I didn't get this old by being timid, just not being stupid! 2000 ST1100 Hack 1983 GL650    Report

01-31-2010, 12:47 PM Gene McCall Joined on 03-02-2006 Murfreesboro Posts 1,147 Re: ICE IN TENNESSEE!  the cheese wrote: Im glad we only got a taste of what you got Gene. No snow, but some sleet and freezing rain. All gone now. Hell its back up to 50 on the porch! Michael Me too, my daughter in Villa Rica said all they got was rain, no freezing at all!  Wish we had that 50 degrees. Gene My pictures are Here I didn't get this old by being timid, just not being stupid! 2000 ST1100 Hack 1983 GL650    Report

01-31-2010, 12:50 PM CXSarnia Joined on 01-11-2008 Sarnia, Ontario, Canada Posts 2,628 Re: ICE IN TENNESSEE! Greetings from what is supposed to be "the Great White North!" NOT. Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha looking at all those pictures of snow makes me laugh! Here's one I just took from outside my front door.  For the most part, I could mow my lawn today!  2009 DN-01 Spakin' New! 1982 CX500 Turbo & Parts bike 1981 SL185 Yamaha Exciter 198? V45 Magna 1979 CX500 Deluxe 1982 CB750K Daily rider September 1999 1982 CX500 Custom - project Originally bought April 1982 safetied and on the road 09/2008    Report

01-31-2010, 1:57 PM MidTNJasonF Joined on 07-22-2007 Smyrna, TN Posts 177 Re: ICE IN TENNESSEE! Well the roads are cleared or clearing around here. We dug out the drive way this morning and went out for a nice Sunday Steak Lunch as a reward. I am pretty sore as there was a pretty solid 3 to 4 inches of ice covering most of my driveway. For the most part it just laughed at my shovel. I finally got it to submit with repeated chipping, banging, and scrapping. Once we got the bulk of the ice off the sun melted and cleared what was left pretty quickly. It is hovering just at or just above freezing but the sun is strong and bright today so it is helping clear things immensely. 1996 Suzuki Bandit GSF600 1972 Honda CB450 1973 Honda GP350 WERA Vintage ride 1982 Honda CX500 Custom (sold 5/1/10) A couple cars A couple trucks    Report

01-31-2010, 2:25 PM Gene McCall Joined on 03-02-2006 Murfreesboro Posts 1,147 Re: ICE IN TENNESSEE!  CXSarnia wrote: Greetings from what is supposed to be "the Great White North!" NOT. Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha looking at all those pictures of snow makes me laugh! Here's one I just took from outside my front door.  For the most part, I could mow my lawn today!  CX, thats why I put this post up, I knew all you folks in the (frozen?) would get a chuckle out of the switch in weather conditions! Gene My pictures are Here I didn't get this old by being timid, just not being stupid! 2000 ST1100 Hack 1983 GL650    Report

01-31-2010, 2:27 PM Gene McCall Joined on 03-02-2006 Murfreesboro Posts 1,147 Re: ICE IN TENNESSEE! Jason, we are about in the same condition but I did not bother with the driveway.  Did get the cars & bikes cleaned off but thats all, the rest can melt when its ready.   Gene My pictures are Here I didn't get this old by being timid, just not being stupid! 2000 ST1100 Hack 1983 GL650    Report

03-03-2010, 9:07 PM OLD MAN CX500 Joined on 02-02-2010 Posts 164 Re: ICE IN TENNESSEE! Well the snow allways looks good when fresh looked like a good day for a 1st gear ride I ride my cx all winter if it will start I am gone It get icey here at times so then it frist gear ride but just snow cover time get aliitle faster 10 miles at 5below is anice refreshing ride as thats about the coldest the old cx will start glad to see every one servied and the bikes to.    Report

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