Oklahoma Winter - from another blog

[Snattlerake]

One thing that wasn't mentioned was the school closings when there might be snow.

It wasn't like that when I was growing up.

 

[TedKennedy]

You do not need a faucet cover. Turn off the water and disconnect your hose from the faucet, then have a nice day.

Also, you don’t need to blow out your sprinkler. The ground does not freeze low enough to effect your sprinkler lines. Just turn off the main sprinkler valve

This is not professional advice, however I lived up north for over 20 years and never used a faucet cover and never had a problem.

Your "up north" plumbing is likely different.
I've had lines freeze twice.

 

[TerryMiller]

Your "up north" plumbing is likely different.
I've had lines freeze twice.

A few years ago, temps here at the RV park got down to -16 degrees, and water to our RV froze up, even with heat tapes and insulation around the hoses. Fortunately, we had access to the house our son now owns, so we packed up and went to Yukon for a couple of nights.

Even though we live in an RV, we were STILL comfortable (temperature wise) inside, but went to town because we didn't have water. Our RV is very well insulated.

 

[RickN]

Sure. I did. It was on nextdoor. a guy said it was from his daughter. If you put it on the internet, it's gonna be copied. If there was a specific reference, I would have given her credit, but there was not.

It has been around for several years that I know of.

 

[HillsideDesolate]

Oklahoma Winters

Public service announcement

If you are new to Oklahoma, we are about to experience “Oklahoma Winter”. This is 6 or 7 days of cold, maybe some ice and snow. Travis will threaten snow. It may snow, it may not and if Allen says 2 inches it could be 10 or it could be 1/2”. It doesn’t matter how much snow it is, we’ll all freak out because we don’t see snow often. The threat of snow (or ice) from good ol’ Allen is your prompt to head to the grocery store and buy milk, eggs and bread. It doesn’t matter if you need these items. It’s just what we do.

Everyone in town will be there. You’ll also need to make a mad dash for faucet covers and finding them and getting out of the store will be like an episode of the hunger games. You’re in the redneck district. Don’t look for a sled. You won’t find one. In the rare chance we get enough ice or snow to sled grab some cardboard or a trash can lid and go find the nearest hill. Yes, we know it’s not a hill. You live in the flatland, just go with it.

You’ll be alarmed by the fact that you’re “sledding” towards a bar ditch, fence or maybe into a farm to market road. Just go with it. You’ll be fine. We don’t have equipment to handle the winter and weather. The roads will be a mess and even though the state has been telling you for a week they’re ready, they’re not and it won’t work. Just stay home if you can and if you can’t just come to terms with the fact that nobody here knows how to drive in snow and ice.

Whatever you do, DO NOT talk about snow tires. If you happen to slide off the road or get stuck, turn your flashers on, take a deep breath and wait. Two guys in a four wheel drive truck will be along in no time to offer assistance. Don’t try to help them, they live for this stuff, and will do what they can to get you back on the road. If either one of them screams “hey y’all watch this” just get back and get your phone out and start recording, you’ll probably have a viral video. Also of note, when they offer you beer and deer sticks, don’t be rude, take them and smile.

No matter what you do, don’t talk about how they did it back home in any of these scenarios. Nobody cares. You live in Oklahoma now. When we act like we’re going to die and start to complain about the 7 days of winter just shut up, we’re serious and we don’t care how much you love it. We don’t. You’ll be back in shorts and flip flops in a week to ten days and it’ll be nice until right around Easter.

Oklahoma’s “Second Winter” will be 2 or 3 days and will hit right around Easter, usually the week before or the week after. This will hit right around the time you plant flowers and a garden. We know you’re not from around here when we see you’ve planted flowers before Easter and before the “second Winter” has hit. This is why all the people at the nursery don’t sound like us when you’re shopping for plants. We know better.

During Second Winter it’ll go from 70 to 25 and you’ll experience all four seasons in one day. This too shall pass, get used to it and when Second Winter is over you can enjoy the 3-4 weeks of “spring” before summer gets here and it’ll be melt-your-face-off hot until sometime around Halloween.

Beer and deer sticks kinda makes me wanna abandon my Cascadian snow driving skills and get myself stuck.

 

[KOPBET]

WTF is Allen?

 

[DavidMcmillan]

Having lived in upstate New York and West Virginia, I am quite happy to be living in a location where they do not have the equipment to handle winter weather.

 

[Hank5366]

Oklahoma Winters

Public service announcement

If you are new to Oklahoma, we are about to experience “Oklahoma Winter”. This is 6 or 7 days of cold, maybe some ice and snow. Travis will threaten snow. It may snow, it may not and if Allen says 2 inches it could be 10 or it could be 1/2”. It doesn’t matter how much snow it is, we’ll all freak out because we don’t see snow often. The threat of snow (or ice) from good ol’ Allen is your prompt to head to the grocery store and buy milk, eggs and bread. It doesn’t matter if you need these items. It’s just what we do.

Everyone in town will be there. You’ll also need to make a mad dash for faucet covers and finding them and getting out of the store will be like an episode of the hunger games. You’re in the redneck district. Don’t look for a sled. You won’t find one. In the rare chance we get enough ice or snow to sled grab some cardboard or a trash can lid and go find the nearest hill. Yes, we know it’s not a hill. You live in the flatland, just go with it.

You’ll be alarmed by the fact that you’re “sledding” towards a bar ditch, fence or maybe into a farm to market road. Just go with it. You’ll be fine. We don’t have equipment to handle the winter and weather. The roads will be a mess and even though the state has been telling you for a week they’re ready, they’re not and it won’t work. Just stay home if you can and if you can’t just come to terms with the fact that nobody here knows how to drive in snow and ice.

Whatever you do, DO NOT talk about snow tires. If you happen to slide off the road or get stuck, turn your flashers on, take a deep breath and wait. Two guys in a four wheel drive truck will be along in no time to offer assistance. Don’t try to help them, they live for this stuff, and will do what they can to get you back on the road. If either one of them screams “hey y’all watch this” just get back and get your phone out and start recording, you’ll probably have a viral video. Also of note, when they offer you beer and deer sticks, don’t be rude, take them and smile.

No matter what you do, don’t talk about how they did it back home in any of these scenarios. Nobody cares. You live in Oklahoma now. When we act like we’re going to die and start to complain about the 7 days of winter just shut up, we’re serious and we don’t care how much you love it. We don’t. You’ll be back in shorts and flip flops in a week to ten days and it’ll be nice until right around Easter.

Oklahoma’s “Second Winter” will be 2 or 3 days and will hit right around Easter, usually the week before or the week after. This will hit right around the time you plant flowers and a garden. We know you’re not from around here when we see you’ve planted flowers before Easter and before the “second Winter” has hit. This is why all the people at the nursery don’t sound like us when you’re shopping for plants. We know better.

During Second Winter it’ll go from 70 to 25 and you’ll experience all four seasons in one day. This too shall pass, get used to it and when Second Winter is over you can enjoy the 3-4 weeks of “spring” before summer gets here and it’ll be melt-your-face-off hot until sometime around Halloween.

ROFL This is priceless!! You nailed it my friend!!! Only an Okie can appreciate this. LOL

 

[dennishoddy]

Beer and deer sticks kinda makes me wanna abandon my Cascadian snow driving skills and get myself stuck.

I'll bring ya some. I'm one of those guys as well that love to get out and pull stuck motorists out of ditches.