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Ali, it snowed out; Place to talk about the Winter Weather
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Culture Warrior
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Ali,Dec 6 2007
09:06 PM
Oooo you're cold Culture Warrior! We're only down to about 10 tonight. Tomorrow, they say it might be around 30 and more snow during the day. I could kick myself for not putting out the Christmas lights and decorations a couple weeks ago when it was warmer! I'm going to try and get it done tomorrow ....real fast!!

Same, here Ali ;)

On our "Honey Do" list this weekend.....

and find a Christmas Tree

and get the boat winterized

and put some more summer stuff away in storage

and sit down and watch the PACK pound up on a bunch of west coast wimps from LA (MAN I HOPE IT'S SO COLD THAT IT TAKES THEM RAIDERS A MONTH TO THAW OUT)
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The traffic sucks, the taxes suck, the cost of living is sky high, government is a pain in the ###, but having grown up in the mountains of Oregon, the weather is great.

I agree with this guy.


Diary of a Snow Shoveler
>
> December 8: 6:00 PM.
> It started to snow. The first snow of the season
> and the wife and I took our cocktails and sat for hours by the window
> watching the huge soft flakes drift down from heaven.
> It looked like a Grandma Moses Print. So romantic we felt like
> newlyweds again. I love snow!
>
> December 9:
> We woke to a beautiful blanket of crystal white snow covering
> every inch of the landscape. What a fantastic sight!
> Can there be a more lovely place in the Whole World? Moving here was the
> best idea I've ever had. Shoveled for the first time in years, felt like a
> boy again. I did both our driveway and the sidewalks. This afternoon
> the snowplow came along and covered up the sidewalks and closed in the
> driveway, so I got to shovel again. What a perfect life.
>
> December 12:
> The sun has melted all our lovely snow. Such a disappointment. My neighbor
> tells me not to worry,we'll
> definitely have a white Christmas. No snow on Christmas would be
> awful! Bob says we'll have so much snow by the end of winter, that I'll
> never want to see snow again. I
> don't think that's possible. Bob is such a nice man, I'm glad he's our
> neighbor.
>
> December 14:
> Snow, lovely snow! 8" last night. The temperature dropped
> to -20. The cold makes everything sparkle so. The wind
> took my breath away, but I warmed up by shoveling the driveway and
> sidewalks. This is the life! The snowplow came back this afternoon and
> buried everything again. I didn't realize I would have to do quite this
> much shoveling, but I'll certainly get back in shape this way. I wish I
> wouldn't huff and puff so.
>
> December 15:
> 20 inches forecast. Sold my van and bought a 4x4 Blazer.
> Bought snow tires for the wife's car and two extra shovels.
> Stocked the freezer. The wife wants a wood stove in case the
> electricity goes out. I think that's silly. We aren't in Alaska, after
> all.
>
> December 16:
> Ice storm this morning. Fell on my axse on the ice in the
> driveway putting down salt. Hurt like hell. The wife
> laughed for an hour, which I think was very cruel.
>
> December 17:
> Still way below freezing. Roads are too icy to go
> anywhere. Electricity was off for five hours. I had to
> pile the blankets on to stay warm. Nothing to do but
> stare at the wife and try not to irritate her. Guess I should've
> bought a wood stove, but won't admit it to her.
> God I hate it when she's right. I can't believe I'm freezing to
> death in my own living room.
>
> December 20:
> Electricity's back on, but had another 14" of the damn stuff
> last night. More shoveling. Took all day. Damn snowplow came
> by twice. Tried to find a neighbor kid to shovel, but they said
> they're too busy playing hockey. I think they're lying. Called the only
> hardware store around to see about buying a snow blower, and they're
> out. Might have another shipment in March. I think they're lying. Bob
> says I have to shovel or the city will have it done and bill me. I
> think he's lying.
>
> December 22:
> Bob was right about a white Christmas, because 13 more
> inches of the white shit fell today, and it's so cold
> it probably won't melt 'til August. Took me 45 minutes to get all
> dressed up to go out to shovel, and then I had to piss. By the time I got
> undressed, pissed and dressed again, I was too tired to shovel! Tried to
> hire Bob, who has a plow on his truck, for the rest of the winter; but he
> says he's too busy. I think the asshole is lying.
>
> December 23:
> Only 2" of snow today, and it warmed up to "0". The wife
> wanted me to decorate the front of the house this
> morning. What, is she nuts!!! Why didn't she tell me to do that a month
> ago?
> She says she did, but I think she's lying.
>
> December 24:
> 6". Snow packed so hard by snowplow, I broke the shovel.
> Thought I was having a heart attack. If I ever catch the son-of-a-bitch
> who drives that snowplow, I'll drag him through the snow by his balls and
> beat him to death with my broken shovel. I know he hides around the
> corner and waits for me to finish shoveling and then he comes down the
> street at a 100 miles an hour and throws snow all over everywhere I've
> just been! Tonight the wife wanted me to sing Christmas carols with her
> and open our presents, but I was too busy watching for the damn snowplow.
>
> December 25:
> Merry Christmas. 20 more inches of the slop tonight.
> Snowed in. The idea of shoveling makes my blood boil. I hate the snow!
> Then the snowplow driver came by asking for a donation and I hit him
> over the head with my shovel.
>
> The wife says I have a bad attitude. I think she's a fricking idiot.
> If I have to watch "It's a Wonderful Life" one more time, I'm going to
> stuff her into the microwave.
>
> December 26:
> Still snowed in. Why the hell did I ever move here? It was
> all HER idea. She's really getting on my nerves.
>
> December 27:
> Temperature dropped to -30, and the pipes froze. Plumber
> came after 14 hours of waiting for him; he only charged me $1,400 to
> replace all my pipes.
>
> December 28:
> Warmed up to above -50. Still snowed in.
> The BITCH is driving me crazy!!!!!
>
> December 29:
> 10 more inches. Bob says I have to shovel the roof or it
> could cave in. That's the silliest thing I ever heard.
> How dumb does he think I am?
>
> December 30:
> Roof caved in. I beat up the snow plow driver. He is now
> suing me for a million dollars; not for only the beating I gave him,
> but also for trying to shove the broken snow shovel up his
> axse. The wife went home to her mother. 9" predicted.
>
> December 31:
> Torched the damn house and we're moving back to Southern California.
>
>
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All the weather talk, whew, y'all are having some bad weather. Just wanted to let everyone know that it's 78 degrees here today and I have been wearing a tee shirt for the last couple of days. We have a few opening's here for anyone that wants to change locations, but not too many. :D
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Herb, nothing could be truer!! We're getting more freezing rain here tonight, and the packed snow on the sidewalk is turning to slush. I'm sitting here wondering if I should go out and shovel it, only to probably wake up to an ice rink tomorrow, or leave it alone so we can get a good 'footing' in the frozen slush .....why would anybody want to think about such a thing?!! But I do!
I'm glad for you Almtnman - really, really I am! <_<
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Jeeze folks, I read about the bad weather, snow, ice, flooding and mudslides. in so many parts of the country.

Here I am in San Diego county and I was griping about the cold while riding the motorcycle to work this am. Clear skies and 41 degrees at 0630, 6:30 am for you non-military types. It is only going to get up to about 70 deg's for a high. Dang it just won't warm up.

I know that SoCal has a lot wrong with it, but the weather ain't part of them.

Surfing in the morning and take the grand kids to the snow in the afternoon (Mt Laguna had 8inches of snow between Thursday night and Monday afternoon) from my house the beach is 20 minutes away and Mt Laguna is 40 minutes the other direction.

It's days like this that remind me why I stayed here when I retired from the MC.

I do feel sorry for those of you without power in the Midwest. I been there done that and it sucks.
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TRACTOR IS FIXED!!! :banana-man:

Let'r SNOW :cold:
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Herb,Dec 11 2007
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The traffic sucks, the taxes suck, the cost of living is sky high, government is a pain in the ###, but having grown up in the mountains of Oregon, the weather is great.

I agree with this guy.


Diary of a Snow Shoveler
>
> December 8: 6:00 PM.
> It started to snow. The first snow of the season
> and the wife and I took our cocktails and sat for hours by the window
> watching the huge soft flakes drift down from heaven.
> It looked like a Grandma Moses Print. So romantic we felt like
> newlyweds again. I love snow!
>
> December 9:
> We woke to a beautiful blanket of crystal white snow covering
> every inch of the landscape. What a fantastic sight!
> Can there be a more lovely place in the Whole World? Moving here was the
> best idea I've ever had. Shoveled for the first time in years, felt like a
> boy again. I did both our driveway and the sidewalks. This afternoon
> the snowplow came along and covered up the sidewalks and closed in the
> driveway, so I got to shovel again. What a perfect life.
>
> December 12:
> The sun has melted all our lovely snow. Such a disappointment. My neighbor
> tells me not to worry,we'll
> definitely have a white Christmas. No snow on Christmas would be
> awful! Bob says we'll have so much snow by the end of winter, that I'll
> never want to see snow again. I
> don't think that's possible. Bob is such a nice man, I'm glad he's our
> neighbor.
>
> December 14:
> Snow, lovely snow! 8" last night. The temperature dropped
> to -20. The cold makes everything sparkle so. The wind
> took my breath away, but I warmed up by shoveling the driveway and
> sidewalks. This is the life! The snowplow came back this afternoon and
> buried everything again. I didn't realize I would have to do quite this
> much shoveling, but I'll certainly get back in shape this way. I wish I
> wouldn't huff and puff so.
>
> December 15:
> 20 inches forecast. Sold my van and bought a 4x4 Blazer.
> Bought snow tires for the wife's car and two extra shovels.
> Stocked the freezer. The wife wants a wood stove in case the
> electricity goes out. I think that's silly. We aren't in Alaska, after
> all.
>
> December 16:
> Ice storm this morning. Fell on my axse on the ice in the
> driveway putting down salt. Hurt like hell. The wife
> laughed for an hour, which I think was very cruel.
>
> December 17:
> Still way below freezing. Roads are too icy to go
> anywhere. Electricity was off for five hours. I had to
> pile the blankets on to stay warm. Nothing to do but
> stare at the wife and try not to irritate her. Guess I should've
> bought a wood stove, but won't admit it to her.
> God I hate it when she's right. I can't believe I'm freezing to
> death in my own living room.
>
> December 20:
> Electricity's back on, but had another 14" of the damn stuff
> last night. More shoveling. Took all day. Damn snowplow came
> by twice. Tried to find a neighbor kid to shovel, but they said
> they're too busy playing hockey. I think they're lying. Called the only
> hardware store around to see about buying a snow blower, and they're
> out. Might have another shipment in March. I think they're lying. Bob
> says I have to shovel or the city will have it done and bill me. I
> think he's lying.
>
> December 22:
> Bob was right about a white Christmas, because 13 more
> inches of the white shit fell today, and it's so cold
> it probably won't melt 'til August. Took me 45 minutes to get all
> dressed up to go out to shovel, and then I had to piss. By the time I got
> undressed, pissed and dressed again, I was too tired to shovel! Tried to
> hire Bob, who has a plow on his truck, for the rest of the winter; but he
> says he's too busy. I think the asshole is lying.
>
> December 23:
> Only 2" of snow today, and it warmed up to "0". The wife
> wanted me to decorate the front of the house this
> morning. What, is she nuts!!! Why didn't she tell me to do that a month
> ago?
> She says she did, but I think she's lying.
>
> December 24:
> 6". Snow packed so hard by snowplow, I broke the shovel.
> Thought I was having a heart attack. If I ever catch the son-of-a-bitch
> who drives that snowplow, I'll drag him through the snow by his balls and
> beat him to death with my broken shovel. I know he hides around the
> corner and waits for me to finish shoveling and then he comes down the
> street at a 100 miles an hour and throws snow all over everywhere I've
> just been! Tonight the wife wanted me to sing Christmas carols with her
> and open our presents, but I was too busy watching for the damn snowplow.
>
> December 25:
> Merry Christmas. 20 more inches of the slop tonight.
> Snowed in. The idea of shoveling makes my blood boil. I hate the snow!
> Then the snowplow driver came by asking for a donation and I hit him
> over the head with my shovel.
>
> The wife says I have a bad attitude. I think she's a fricking idiot.
> If I have to watch "It's a Wonderful Life" one more time, I'm going to
> stuff her into the microwave.
>
> December 26:
> Still snowed in. Why the hell did I ever move here? It was
> all HER idea. She's really getting on my nerves.
>
> December 27:
> Temperature dropped to -30, and the pipes froze. Plumber
> came after 14 hours of waiting for him; he only charged me $1,400 to
> replace all my pipes.
>
> December 28:
> Warmed up to above -50. Still snowed in.
> The BITCH is driving me crazy!!!!!
>
> December 29:
> 10 more inches. Bob says I have to shovel the roof or it
> could cave in. That's the silliest thing I ever heard.
> How dumb does he think I am?
>
> December 30:
> Roof caved in. I beat up the snow plow driver. He is now
> suing me for a million dollars; not for only the beating I gave him,
> but also for trying to shove the broken snow shovel up his
> axse. The wife went home to her mother. 9" predicted.
>
> December 31:
> Torched the damn house and we're moving back to Southern California.
>
>

Man I LOVE this as much as I loved the Diary of a Viagra house wife!!! AND from someone who made money when he was little shoveling show I can testify it’s true!! AND in fact I have many people tell me at first only to tell me PLEASE come shovel my walk a day or two later :D
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Glad you got your tractor fixed CW! Pete says he heard on the news that we're in for a good 6 - 12 inches of snow by tomorrow afternoon! No sense in worrying, it's not going to stop it!!
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It started this morning and it's still coming down tonight!! Our son brought over his friend's 4-wheeler with a plow on it and cleared the driveway in about two minutes! NOW I know what I want for Christmas!!
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Ali,Dec 13 2007
07:21 PM
It started this morning and it's still coming down tonight!! Our son brought over his friend's 4-wheeler with a plow on it and cleared the driveway in about two minutes! NOW I know what I want for Christmas!!

Yep, heard yous were in for a few inches there, Ali.


Go figure - the only way you can get the kids to shovel the driveway is so they can have fun while doing it <_<

But as long as the job is getting done - WHO'S COMPLAININ'!!!! :lol:
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Man i wish I had one of those when i was a kid and shoveling snow for a living maybe my back would be a little better now that I'm 40 something :o
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It's still coming down!! We're suppose to get 24" by Sunday night! I guess Mother Nature doesn't own a calendar (Winter begins on the 21st!) and she sure as heck doesn't listen to what Al Gore has to say!!
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Has anybody heard from GB? I hope him and his family are doing okay. Prayers are going up for them and everybody else affected by the freeze.

Ali, I feel for ya...I sure would love to be able to have a White Christmas with my kids and grandkids though....maybe sometime we can all go somewhere for Christmas.
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I haven't heard from GB, but the area he lives, I have noticed on the news that the area there has been without power since the ice storm went through. They are having a lot of problems restoring power due to so much damage of broken poles and lines. I hope that he was prepared for a long power outage and that him and his family are OK.
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she's pretty gloomy out right now with warm temps and fog, but it looks like a white Christmas is just hours away :D

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This Afternoon: A 30 percent chance of rain. Areas of fog. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 39. South wind around 11 mph.

Tonight: Periods of rain, mixing with snow after 3am. Areas of fog before 3am. Low around 27. South wind 7 to 11 mph becoming east northeast. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of around 1 inch.

Sunday: Periods of snow with areas of blowing snow. The snow could be heavy at times. High near 27. North northwest wind 13 to 16 mph increasing to between 33 and 36 mph. Winds could gust as high as 43 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of around 3 inches.

Sunday Night: Widespread blowing snow and a chance of snow, mainly before midnight. Cloudy, with a low around 18. West northwest wind 30 to 33 mph decreasing to between 22 and 25 mph. Winds could gust as high as 43 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Monday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 25. West northwest wind between 15 and 18 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 17.

Christmas Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 30.
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Almtnman,Dec 18 2007
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I haven't heard from GB, but the area he lives, I have noticed on the news that the area there has been without power since the ice storm went through. They are having a lot of problems restoring power due to so much damage of broken poles and lines. I hope that he was prepared for a long power outage and that him and his family are OK.

We made it through the Ice and now are dealing with snow and cold temperatures. I heard today that 98% of everybody here had their power restored now. We are all OK. I am dealing with a little bit of back pain from hauling all that fuel for generators and cutting and removing all the downed lumber from the ice storm. I didn't get it all but, I figure it will wait for warmer weather as long as I can get in and out. My wife is stranded over at her sisters tonight because she decided she needed to see her niece and nephew to take them their Christmas presents, while she was there it snowed three inches. She is not that experienced in driving on slick roads, so I told her to stay there until morning (It appears she is actually listening to me for once) The 98 Lumina she chose to drive is a pretty good car and has front wheel drive but, in her case I think caution is wise. It is supposed to get back up into the forties tomorrow so it should melt pretty quick and allow for safe passage home. The all wheel drive Kia is sitting in the driveway covered with snow. :lol:
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I was in Arlington for the blizzard of 1995, just out of Ottawa. At some point during the snow shoveling, I wondered why I had bothered to move! We could shovel it, but there was no place to put it!
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Yep, we got a few inches yesterday. :)

And today we live in a Winter Wonderland :D

It is absolutely beautiful out today ----- if I get a chance I'll take some pics and post them in Gary's "God's Paintings" thread.....

snow can be so picturesque sometimes.....and when the tractor is fixed and the snow real light, it's actually fun pushing the stuff around......
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Well, here goes. I'll try to get through this before my sick computer shuts me off. We have a nice sunny day with temps in the 40s today and all of the white stuff pretty much gone. Tomorrow it looks like it is back in the freezer with highs in the 20s (I know that's considered warm where some of ya live) Don't know about any of you, I am ready for April. This winter is just getting started and it looks like a Lu Lu. Funny, I haven't heard much about global warming lately.

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We got 1 3/4 inch of rain Friday and another 0.35 inch of rain early this morning. It sure was welcomed and my little pond and fish in there appreciated it. :D
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Well, we've had pretty much everything you could think of the past few days....rain, fog, thunder, lightning, tornadoes to the south of us, and then on top of it, it finally did what it normally does this year - SNOW. Usually after a low/cold front goes thru, you end up going into the DEEEEEP FREEEEZE :cold:

But so far, the rest of the week looks fairly mild with several days / chance of snow. I hope it does - all the ground is now left uncovered with all the rain.

Just goes to show ya, if you don't like the weather in WI, wait 5 minutes - it'll change :wacko:
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Here at Quantico Marine Corps Base we've had pretty nice weather this week. Its been sunny and in the high 60s, low 70s with a touch of rain during the night. I keep telling the newcomers from the north that its still only January and we still have to get thru February before we're out of winter probability. So far my squirrels have never failed me and I believe it will be a very mild winter once again but the northern invaders are wanting to put away winter coats and get out cutoffs and swimsuits. :hammerhead:
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Toothless Dawg,Jan 9 2008
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Here at Quantico Marine Corps Base we've had pretty nice weather this week. Its been sunny and in the high 60s, low 70s with a touch of rain during the night. I keep telling the newcomers from the north that its still only January and we still have to get thru February before we're out of winter probability. So far my squirrels have never failed me and I believe it will be a very mild winter once again but the northern invaders are wanting to put away winter coats and get out cutoffs and swimsuits. :hammerhead:

Back in 1985 I was in Quantico for 6 weeks, last of Jan and Feb. It was COLD, snowed, froze, rained and then did it all over again.

I left Cherry Point and it was 75+deg. When I got to Quantico, late that afternoon, it was 27deg. I was on a motorcycle. Dang near froze.


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Herb,

I think '85 was one of the years we had a big blizzard here. I think we got like 24" of snow one day and then another 12" of snow the next day. People lost power for up to 7-10 days. This is an area where one year we can have 60 degree winters with no snow, the next year all heck breaks loose. In between the two extremes we have around 10 years of 2 or 3 snowfalls of around 1"-2" and a few ice storms.

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Herb,

I think '85 was one of the years we had a big blizzard here. I think we got like 24" of snow one day and then another 12" of snow the next day. People lost power for up to 7-10 days. This is an area where one year we can have 60 degree winters with no snow, the next year all heck breaks loose. In between the two extremes we have around 10 years of 2 or 3 snowfalls of around 1"-2" and a few ice storms.

I know that there was snow everywhere.

We had snow, then it rained, then it froze, then it snowed again. Snow on top of ice. Couldn't even walk because everything was so slick.

I was there for the Staff NCO Academy. You should have seen us trying to have final drill evaluation. After a BUNCH of falls and a sprained wrist on one SSgt, they canceled the evaluation.

Final PFT was on snow covered ice and everyone did poorly, at least no one was hurt.

That was one lousy time.

The only really good thing was that I managed to get to the Smithsonian a number of times. Made the whole thing worthwhile.

The school was not hard since I had already done the correspondence course.
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Herb,Jan 9 2008
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We had snow, then it rained, then it froze, then it snowed again. Snow on top of ice. Couldn't even walk because everything was so slick.

I was there for the Staff NCO Academy. You should have seen us trying to have final drill evaluation. After a BUNCH of falls and a sprained wrist on one SSgt, they canceled the evaluation.

Final PFT was on snow covered ice and everyone did poorly, at least no one was hurt.

Try driving on it....

Winter - when doctors and auto mechanics make an extra $

Lots of extra dents driving around and more folks on crutches and arms in slings.
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Culture Warrior,Jan 10 2008
05:24 AM
Herb,Jan 9 2008
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We had snow, then it rained, then it froze, then it snowed again.  Snow on top of ice.  Couldn't even walk because everything was so slick.

I was there for the Staff NCO Academy.  You should have seen us trying to have final drill evaluation.  After a BUNCH of falls and a sprained wrist on one SSgt, they canceled the evaluation.

Final PFT was on snow covered ice and everyone did poorly, at least no one was hurt.

Try driving on it....

Winter - when doctors and auto mechanics make an extra $

Lots of extra dents driving around and more folks on crutches and arms in slings.

I have. I grew up in the mountains of Oregon. I learned how to install tire chains before I learned to drive. :angry: I hate the damn things, that's why I now live in San Diego. B)

On that trip I was riding a motorcycle and while I'm not a rocket scientist, I'm not stupid either. The highways around DC and Northern VA are dangerous enough in good weather, you won't catch me riding a bike there in the snow and ice.

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Herb,Jan 10 2008
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On that trip I was riding a motorcycle and while I'm not a rocket scientist, I'm not stupid either. The highways around DC and Northern VA are dangerous enough in good weather, you won't catch me riding a bike there in the snow and ice.

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Can't says I blame ya there Herb, unless you're Luke Skywalker and "the force" is with ya ;)

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I grew up in the 70's and with half a year of winter, ya come up with some dang stupid ideas of having fun.....

Riding your stingray bike around in the snow was a big blast! It was as if that bike fit the weather "terrain" perfect.

Another past time was loading up the back seat of your buddy's car with snowballs, bombing around town, and throwing snowballs at your other buddy's....or your not so much buddies...
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Well, in my neck of the woods the "winter weather" consists of a few days in the single digits, followed by two days of 70 degree weather.. followed by a mild cold front coming in behind severe thunder storms and tornadoes.

Following the weather forecast, this extreme cold followed by unusually warm temps is going to happen again next week, and that only means one thing: more violent storms.

I'm seriously hating the weather, wish it would just get cold and stay cold.
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I grew up in the 70's and with half a year of winter, ya come up with some dang stupid ideas of having fun.....

Riding your stingray bike around in the snow was a big blast! It was as if that bike fit the weather "terrain" perfect.

Another past time was loading up the back seat of your buddy's car with snowballs, bombing around town, and throwing snowballs at your other buddy's....or your not so much buddies...

During my growing up years, 50's/60's, we lived in the country and there wasn't a whole lot to do in the winter. At least that was safe.

Put a bunch of kids on an old car hood and pull it with a pickup, hit a bump and kids went everywhere.

Got a little older and we bought a dirt motorcycle. let the air out of the tires, wrap dog chain around and around the wheel/tire, bolt the ends of the chain together, air the tires up and go fast until you fall down. Get up and do it again. When you get back from the Doc's office, try to figure out how to rid the bike with the cast on your arm.

Tie a rope to the rear shock on the dirt bike and pull kids on anything that will slide on the snow. Do your best to dump the kids off of the "sled".

Find the steepest hill around and slide down it with inner tubes, didn't matter that there was a creek at the bottom of the hill, water temp was 30 deg, air temp was 26 degrees and it was a mile walk home in wet clothes after you ended up in the creek. After all the idea was to fall off the tube before you hit the water. OBTW, the creek water melts the cast and it is another trip to the Doc's. Not to mention being grounded for 2 weeks because of the money it cost to redo the cast and the Doc was pissed because he had to do it over.

It's a wonder that any of us survived. Yet I don't know of any kids being seriously injured (back then a broken arm didn't count as serious, 12 stitches on the forehead was just an inconvenience).

I thought that everyone lived that way. Then I was stationed at Yuma, AZ for a few years. Lord, I found out that you don't have to put up with being cold, wet, and miserable for 6-8 months of the year.

I, for one, am looking forward to the global warming.
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Lambeau Field during a playoff game.......THERE'S SNOW PLACE LIKE IT :D

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You are not the only ones getting snow.

Note that this has been glossed over by the US LSM.


Northern parts of Saudi Arabia are covered with snow with schools, mosques and administrative bodies paralyzed, local media reported Friday.

http://newsbusters.org/blogs/noel-sheppard...gnored-us-media

"The Saudi Gazette reported late in December that the winter was expected to last 89 days, with temperatures reaching below zero. National media said the winter is the coldest in the country for 20 years.

Hmmm. Coldest in 20 years. I guess that's why our press are disinterested.

Think they'd ignore Saudi Arabia if the temperatures were the warmest in 20 years?"
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Herb,Jan 15 2008
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You are not the only ones getting snow.

Note that this has been glossed over by the US LSM.


Northern parts of Saudi Arabia are covered with snow with schools, mosques and administrative bodies paralyzed, local media reported Friday.

http://newsbusters.org/blogs/noel-sheppard...gnored-us-media

"The Saudi Gazette reported late in December that the winter was expected to last 89 days, with temperatures reaching below zero. National media said the winter is the coldest in the country for 20 years.

Hmmm. Coldest in 20 years. I guess that's why our press are disinterested.

Think they'd ignore Saudi Arabia if the temperatures were the warmest in 20 years?"

Nope, Herb. You're not gonna find that on the front webpage of MSNBC...BUT, you will find this:

Study: Winters in Northeast warming quickly

and this:

Escalating ice loss found in Antarctica - nevermind that Antarctica is in the middle of summer right now.....


maybe the world is turning on end.... :rofl:
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My front yard today:

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Great picture Condor. Makes my back hurt though to think about shoveling the driveway :lol: :lol: :lol:


Virginia is under a 'winter storm watch' today and it may be the same front that moved through your place. Nary a flake of snow or sleet thus far but some local school admins are already closing schools. Radio's are announcing the possibility of ... of ... of ... a huge blizzard of possibly 1", followed by rain this afternoon.

I'm so durn sick of seeing the panic in this area at the mention of snow. There is so much whining that I feel I'm at a DNC convention!!!

'scuse me, now I gotta go buy toilet paper and bread ..... NOT!!!
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Yes Condor - GREAT PIC!

Working on uploading a few more to add to Condor's.....

While yer all waiting, here's the latest "GLOBAL WARMING WEATHER FORECAST" for NE WI:

She's been snowing for about 24 hrs straight.

Tonight: A 50 percent chance of snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 9 :cold:. West wind between 20 and 22 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Total nighttime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Friday: A 40 percent chance of snow after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 17 :cold:. West wind between 13 and 16 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Friday Night: Scattered flurries before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -4 :cold: . Wind chill values between -15 :cold: :cold: and -25 :cold: :cold: . West northwest wind between 16 and 18 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Saturday: Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 4. Wind chill values between -15 :cold: and -25 :cold: . West northwest wind around 17 mph.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -10. :cold: Northwest wind between 13 and 18 mph.

Sunday: Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 6. :cold:

Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -5. :cold:

M.L.King Day: A 30 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 9. :cold:

Monday Night: A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -1. :cold:

Tuesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 14. :cold:

Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 2. :cold:

Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 16. :cold:

Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 0. :cold:

Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 14. :cold:
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Here we go - winter pics:

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I altered this to B & W - thought it would look cool:

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I'm hoping to catch a few pictures of something many of you never get to see this weekend.....we'll see if it is clear enough and if the car will start in the morning....
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man its cold out

-12°F :cold:

It's so cold:

You better keep your mouth open or your lips will freeze together

Hot coffee turns to ice coffee in minutes

You better drink your beer fast, or you won't get to drink it at all

It's warmer swim IN the lake, than to stand OUT of it.
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I'm thankful that I live in the south.

The black and white pic looked good CW!
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