Snow

[Alex Blair (RIP)]

Originally Posted by Phil Waterman

Revival of old thread - It is snow time in the Northern Hemisphere or the will it go in the snow time. Over the years we have had a number of threads on MLU about playing in the snow with our military vehicles.

Well SNOW has arrived early to the North Eastern United States with a late October major storm 20+ inches. While snow this time of year is not uncommon for our northern brothers in parts of Canada a storm over the weekend resulted in shattering the a 2 inch record for New Hampshire that dated back some 140 years.

The result was a very heavy wet snow on unfrozen ground. My little 1977 plow truck (another antique with only 47000miles) could not push the snow even with the blade raised 5-6 inches. So it was bring out the big truck my BEAUTY a 1942 Pattern 13 C60S to break trail for the plow couple of trips up and down the drive to pack down the snow gave the little truck a path it could actually plow snow on. The hard back snow kept the plow from digging in.

I've posted a video and some more pictures on the bottom of my Playing in the Snow page http://www.canadianmilitarypattern.com/Snow.html

Phil..
For years and years our southern brothers bitched and whined about Canada sending all the damned snow and cold weather down your way..but all along it was coming from the south to the north..
In Ottawa we had a beautiful sunny and 10-12C day ..
Only had our first frost a day or two ago..
So now we know where the damned snow comes from....Washington..DC..
Mwhahahahahahaha..!!
love the pix

[Phil Waterman]

Hi Alex

Other than a few very notable exceptions Washington, DC really doesn't get big snow storms, I grew in Washington, DC. I can not prove it but I believe big DC snow storms are limited to times Congress is not in session other wise the up draft of hot air prevents significant snow accumulations.

Cheers Phil

[Grant Bowker]

Good day Phil,
When I heard of the white stuff dropping down there it struck me that you've had a year with several records for wet, both liquid and solid. It is good to see that the CMP is beating the modern stuff (i.e. half the age of the CMP).

[Little Jo]

Originally Posted by Phil Waterman

Hi Alex

Other than a few very notable exceptions Washington, DC really doesn't get big snow storms, I grew in Washington, DC. I can not prove it but I believe big DC snow storms are limited to times Congress is not in session other wise the up draft of hot air prevents significant snow accumulations.

Cheers Phil

Hi Phil

I Loved the photos of the CMP playing in the snow. You certainly have some beautiful scenery in your location. Now I know what you meant when you mentioned snow in your email. I am glad to be sitting in the sun today.

Cheers

Tony

[David_Hayward (RIP)]

It's been raining recently but it has been nice and mild..car thermo said 12C last night!

[Ken Hughes]

It was 27 deg cell last sunday here in Dunedin and they are expecting snow friday to low levels?,Dam climate change!

[Jon Skagfeld]

Originally Posted by Phil Waterman

Hi Alex

Other than a few very notable exceptions Washington, DC really doesn't get big snow storms, I grew in Washington, DC. I can not prove it but I believe big DC snow storms are limited to times Congress is not in session other wise the up draft of hot air prevents significant snow accumulations.

Cheers Phil

Phil...minor thread hijack here...living in Washington DC, did you ever catch the USMC show at 8th and I?

[Phil Waterman]

Hi Jon

Yes I did have the pleasure of attending one evening when my father was the honored guest on his retirement from Navy Department as a civilian scientist. By the way there is a new web site for the Washington Marine Barracks http://www.marines.mil/unit/barracks/pages/welcome.aspx

As a kid I would go watch the Marine, Navy, and Air Force marching bands practice on a field near our home. Once they closed Bowling Air Force base and Anacostia Naval Air Station as active fields the bands moved on to the run ways there. Particularly enjoyed it when the bag pipe units would practice.

Cheers Phil

[Richard Coutts-Smith]

Back to the Snow....

Cab 11 or 12 having a rest:

ID numberP04491.004
PhotographerUnknown
Object typeBlack & white - Print silver gelatin
Place madeSyria
Date madec 1940 - 1943
CollectionPhotograph
DescriptionTwo unidentified Australian soldiers standing beside an army truck and military police vehicle No 79, bogged in heavy snow, Syria.

http://cas.awm.gov.au/item/P04491.004

[Mike Cecil]

Oh dear... what a poor caption to a great image!

Cab 12, unit sign is 79 (not a 'Military Police vehicle Number 79'!) and the 'truck' in the background is a No.2 Breakdown lorry, doubtless come to recover the poor wee bogged Chev 4x2 .....

Mike C

[Mike K]

There was a official military ski school in Syria where AIF troops learnt to ski .

Seems like a huge anomoly but life is strange . And, look at whats going on in Syria as we speak . A despotic lunatic is in charge of the country , again.

Mike