Another winter day in Buffalo

[Donald Stanfield]

I threw up in my mouth a little seeing those pictures. 35 years in WI and I’ve had my fill of snow.

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[Shaqdeez]

Burrrr. I had to go grab a sweater just to read this thread this far down after seeing those images....

@Shaqdeez, do you shovel a driveway, or does it have a system to melt snow?

No I snow blow my driveway. Heating it up was extremely expensive.

 

[Shaqdeez]

Grew up in Buffalo, live in CO now; don't miss it for a sec (well, the pizza and wings, Ted's, and Birch Beer I do).

But, due to the brutal winters, Buffalo endowed me with superpowers most mere mortals lack:

1. Years of standing at the school bus stop during conditions that any other location would classify as a “state of emergency” have advanced a lamarckian change to my biology. As a result, I now function seamlessly in temperatures that would render others immobile. I’m that weirdo you see shoveling snow in shorts and a T-shirt at 40°F and unlike the typical Buffalonian, my frame hasn't even been fortified with layer after insulating layer of beef on weck and Sahlen's Hot Dogs. I don't even like the cold, it just has no effect on me;
2. I have keen sense traction - both on foot and wheel - in slippery winter conditions. I can and do ride my Kawasaki ZX-14R all winter, for example. After navigating thousands of unique winter scenarios in the Niagara region, I can now predict the slipperiness of any surface with impeccable accuracy with a simple ocular scan of the marching surface, interpreting the tactical sensation of wind chill and humidity on my skin, listening to the timber and quality of the snow as I walk on it to determine its moisture content, and deducing how much ice has lurks almost undetectable below the snow based on how many freeze/thaw cycles the surface has experienced since snowfall. As a result, I'm as sure-footed as a mountain goat on snow. This has allowed me to take life-saving evasive maneuvers countless times around the sea of clueless Texan flotsam now pollute our Colorado roadways;
3. My posterior chain is highly developed from years of wet snow-shoveling, allowing me to clear a typical four-car driveway with a standard snow shovel in the span of time that neighbors take to free their snowblowers from the cluttered corners of their garages.

I don't wish the experience of growing up in Buffalo on anyone. In exchange for never needing to wear a jacket in a movie theater or be mistaken for a yeti during a snow storm, I have been scarred irreparably.

Despite loud and sustained protests from loved ones, I don tasteless 30 year old red, white and blue Zubas most Sundays in an offering to the football gods that the spirits of Levy, Kelly, Thomas, Smith and Reed will lead the Bills to another Super Bowl.

I have a mild addiction to blue cheese dressing which has resulted in rage swatting many a plate of wings off a restaurant table in pure disgust if they've been incorrectly served with ranch dressing.

Sightings of colors other than gray in the winter is highly distressing to me. Grass, dry, clear roads, blue skies and mall parking lots without towers of dirty gray snow during winter months still cause me great disorientation and confusion. A therapeutic sip of Aunt Rosie's Loganberry drink is usually enough to bring me back down. I've since learned that winter is a season that can be enjoyed outdoors in many places outside of the Great Lakes. I'm still working hard on that one.

I take it day by day, day by day...

One word WOW..

 

[Shaqdeez]

I don't think you understand how jealous this makes me.

Honestly this is nothing. This was after they plowed the parking lot after about 1-2 feet. The next day about the same amount came down.

 

[Luvolbikes]

Another winter day in Buffalo
In a deep and dark december

 

[MountainBikeDude]

Honestly this is nothing. This was after they plowed the parking lot after about 1-2 feet. The next day about the same amount came down.

Oh man, I wouldn't be able to sleep, I'd be out ripping around for days!

 

[Electrified Outdoors]

Ok I’m jealous now! Looks like your having a lot of fun ?

 

[007IOU]

Don't miss snow!

 

[McLovin]

Grew up in Buffalo, live in CO now; don't miss it for a sec (well, the pizza and wings, Ted's, and Birch Beer I do).

But, due to the brutal winters, Buffalo endowed me with superpowers most mere mortals lack:

1. Years of standing at the school bus stop during conditions that any other location would classify as a “state of emergency” have advanced a lamarckian change to my biology. As a result, I now function seamlessly in temperatures that would render others immobile. I’m that weirdo you see shoveling snow in shorts and a T-shirt at 40°F and unlike the typical Buffalonian, my frame hasn't even been fortified with layer after insulating layer of beef on weck and Sahlen's Hot Dogs. I don't even like the cold, it just has no effect on me;
2. I have a keen sense traction - both on foot and wheel - in slippery winter conditions. I can and do ride my Kawasaki ZX-14R all winter, for example. After navigating thousands of unique winter scenarios in the Niagara region, I can now predict the slipperiness of any surface with impeccable accuracy with a simple ocular scan of the marching surface, interpreting the tactical sensation of wind chill and humidity on my skin, listening to the timber and quality of the snow as I walk on it to determine its moisture content, and deducing how much ice lurks almost undetectably below the snow based on how many freeze/thaw cycles the surface has experienced since snowfall. As a result, I'm as sure-footed as a mountain goat on snow. This has allowed me to take life-saving evasive maneuvers countless times around the sea of clueless Texan flotsam that now pollute our Colorado roadways;
3. My posterior chain is highly developed from years of wet snow-shoveling, allowing me to clear a typical four-car driveway with a standard snow shovel in the span of time that neighbors take to free their snowblowers from the cluttered corners of their garages. Buffalo snow is soaking wet and feels heavier per volume than lead. The "freezer dust" we get out west is wispy in comparison and may as well be dandelion seeds.

I don't wish the experience of growing up in Buffalo on anyone. In exchange for never needing to wear a jacket in a movie theater or be mistaken for a yeti during a snow storm, I have been scarred irreparably.

Despite loud and sustained protests from loved ones, I don tasteless 30 year old red, white and blue Zubas most Sundays in an offering to the football gods that the spirits of Levy, Kelly, Thomas, Smith and Reed will lead the Bills to another Super Bowl. Apparently, the spirits are unimpressed.

I have a mild addiction to blue cheese dressing which has resulted in rage swatting many a plate of wings off a restaurant table in pure disgust if they've been incorrectly served with ranch dressing.

Sightings of colors other than gray in the winter is highly distressing to me. Grass, dry, clear roads, blue skies and mall parking lots without towers of dirty gray snow during winter months still cause me great disorientation and confusion. A therapeutic sip of Aunt Rosie's Loganberry drink is usually enough to bring me back down. I've since learned that winter is a season that can be enjoyed outdoors in many places outside of the Great Lakes. I'm still working hard on that one.

I take it day by day, day by day...

Right there with you, 100%, although I’m a native Rochestarian (first 25 years of my life).

How people can ruin great wings w/ that ranch crap is beyond me. And as much as I enjoy my craft beer, I do miss $0.15 wings w/ an ice cold Labatts or Molson.

Just don’t say the phrase “wide right” within my earshot. It might trigger me…

 

[Bristlecone]

I complain about our CO winters, which are nothing compared to yours. You guys are hardcore up there....

Did you forget the 47 inches we got in Genesee (Colorado) last winter?

 

[GRC]

Great pics! Our pre order was for white but when it came time to select our vehicle wifey and kids wanted to go rivian blue....we've always had white color vehicles last 10+years and prefer to stick to white. I'm only a couple hours away from you in Toronto and we've been quite lucky avoiding snow. Other parts of Ontario got lots but we've been lucky here in the GTA. Is yours a gen 1 or Gen 2? How are you finding your heater? Mine is a gen 1 and lately I find it is blowing out cold air even when the temperature set high and can't figure it out. I may need to put in a service ticket as I've heard of others having the same issue

 

[wjhdrew]

Great pics! Our pre order was for white but when it came time to select our vehicle wifey and kids wanted to go rivian blue....we've always had white color vehicles last 10+years and prefer to stick to white. I'm only a couple hours away from you in Toronto and we've been quite lucky avoiding snow. Other parts of Ontario got lots but we've been lucky here in the GTA. Is yours a gen 1 or Gen 2? How are you finding your heater? Mine is a gen 1 and lately I find it is blowing out cold air even when the temperature set high and can't figure it out. I may need to put in a service ticket as I've heard of others having the same issue

You might need a service ticket. We're having about -10 to -20 C temps this week and my heater has had no problems. 2024 Gen 1.

 

[Shaqdeez]

Great pics! Our pre order was for white but when it came time to select our vehicle wifey and kids wanted to go rivian blue....we've always had white color vehicles last 10+years and prefer to stick to white. I'm only a couple hours away from you in Toronto and we've been quite lucky avoiding snow. Other parts of Ontario got lots but we've been lucky here in the GTA. Is yours a gen 1 or Gen 2? How are you finding your heater? Mine is a gen 1 and lately I find it is blowing out cold air even when the temperature set high and can't figure it out. I may need to put in a service ticket as I've heard of others having the same issue

Gen 1. I'm not a big fan of the operation of the heating system. It seems to have a mind of its own. No consistency. In general it works well but it seems like I have no full control and doesn't meet my expectation.

 

[Donald Stanfield]

Great pics! Our pre order was for white but when it came time to select our vehicle wifey and kids wanted to go rivian blue....we've always had white color vehicles last 10+years and prefer to stick to white. I'm only a couple hours away from you in Toronto and we've been quite lucky avoiding snow. Other parts of Ontario got lots but we've been lucky here in the GTA. Is yours a gen 1 or Gen 2? How are you finding your heater? Mine is a gen 1 and lately I find it is blowing out cold air even when the temperature set high and can't figure it out. I may need to put in a service ticket as I've heard of others having the same issue

Heating improvements are slated to happen in this coming update. Hang tight and see if it resolves after updating.

 

[GRC]

thanks - yeah I will wait for the update because like the OP said it has a mind of its own - sometimes it is quite hot and sometimes it is blowing cold air even when it is set to HI

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