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BS: I am sick of this snow!

Jeri 21 Dec 08 - 07:02 PM
Little Hawk 21 Dec 08 - 07:03 PM
olddude 21 Dec 08 - 07:04 PM
Barry Finn 21 Dec 08 - 07:39 PM
Amos 21 Dec 08 - 07:48 PM
GUEST,Guest from Sanity 22 Dec 08 - 03:50 AM
Lizzie Cornish 1 22 Dec 08 - 04:12 AM
gnu 22 Dec 08 - 05:40 AM
SINSULL 22 Dec 08 - 07:26 AM
ranger1 22 Dec 08 - 09:29 AM
SINSULL 22 Dec 08 - 11:19 AM
Amos 22 Dec 08 - 11:21 AM
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Little Hawk 22 Dec 08 - 11:46 AM
Don Firth 22 Dec 08 - 04:54 PM
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Charley Noble 22 Dec 08 - 05:19 PM
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Jeri 22 Dec 08 - 07:36 PM
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Subject: RE: BS: I am sick of this snow!
From: Jeri
Date: 21 Dec 08 - 07:02 PM

Amos, you and the horse...
with a ski pole...
sideways.

I shoveled until it got dark. I think between Fri and today there was about a foot and a half, and it's going to keep on through the night.

...and THEN I think about going up to Ontari-ari-o.


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Subject: RE: BS: I am sick of this snow!
From: Little Hawk
Date: 21 Dec 08 - 07:03 PM

Yup. More of the damn stuff is blowing around out there. It's nice and toasty indoors though, so why am I complaining?


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Subject: RE: BS: I am sick of this snow!
From: olddude
Date: 21 Dec 08 - 07:04 PM

Well if you lived in western NY this very moment .. it is time to bring in the brass monkey ...

we have about a foot on the ground and as much as 2 ft .. yup that is right, 2 ft tonight possible ..
and
boy
is
it
$#@& colddddddddd

bring out the long undies


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Subject: RE: BS: I am sick of this snow!
From: Barry Finn
Date: 21 Dec 08 - 07:39 PM

I just got in from clearing my & my old neighbor's driveway, gonna have to do it againg in a couple hours at the rate it's coming down.

That roof tool's called a "snow rake".
Used to make my winter livelyhood taking the snow off roofs, a real 'winter windfall', we'd make a killing doing it, course it weren't no picnic. Fun thing about falling it most times you'd land in a huge bank of snow that was from the roof, once we had a guy though that landed on an ice covered driveway, red ice isn't pretty.
Here's my winter song about it



Ice Damming (by Barry Finn)

It's winter in New England and throughout the land
The trucks will start rolling with all available hands
It's a party, a picnic, a past time, a plan
Over mountains of snow they attack the Ice Dams

    Chorus:
    And you hear everywhere the cry Ice Dam
    Down the flue like a fever it spreads through the land
    Man your pickups, your axes, every woman and man
    And answer the call and the cry Ice Dam

Blaze a path round a house in snow that's waist deep
Take a snow rake or shovel, clear up 3 feet
Crawl the edge of a dam on a roof that's too steep
And start pounding on ice and let nobody sleep

On a 40 foot ladder that slides on the ice
Out comes the homeowner who tries to be nice
I like what you're doing but I won't pay you're price
For a few dollars less would you still risk your life

Some shingles may break & the ice will sure fall         
But no more will the water run down your wallls   
So pay us in cash & don't call our hall
Is it legal to be paid cash to have such a ball

Like ants, like termites we're all over your roof
We sing ice dam and drink 100 proof
It's our tough winter windfall & that's the dam truth
When ice damming is done we're a winter recluse


Copyright, Barry Finn 1996 (winter)


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Subject: RE: BS: I am sick of this snow!
From: Amos
Date: 21 Dec 08 - 07:48 PM

Great song, Barry.

Any of my fellow sufferers who want to come down for a visit are welcome.

Just leave your weather behind!

I'll show you the seals in the Cove and the best surfing spots.


A


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Subject: RE: BS: I am sick of this snow!
From: GUEST,Guest from Sanity
Date: 22 Dec 08 - 03:50 AM

Hey, a couple of moments of sunny day, and you forget this thread??...just when it was getting funny???....NO WAY!...


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Subject: RE: BS: I am sick of this snow!
From: Lizzie Cornish 1
Date: 22 Dec 08 - 04:12 AM

Lovely words there, Barry.

Hey, could we have a nice smattering of your snow, sent over for Christmas morning, please.

It's SO warm, here in Sidmouth today, again..that I've got the back door open, along with the windows, and you don't need a coat..It's like spring.

I hope you all stay safe and well out there, look after yourselves. xx


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Subject: RE: BS: I am sick of this snow!
From: gnu
Date: 22 Dec 08 - 05:40 AM

I don't really mind the foot of snow we got last night... it's the wind. I went out to shovel the doors free at 1AM and my first attempt to open my backdoor failed.... at least the wind had kept my backdoor landing free of snow... I guess that's a plus.


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Subject: RE: BS: I am sick of this snow!
From: SINSULL
Date: 22 Dec 08 - 07:26 AM

I shovelled front and back before I went to bed in the hopes that I could get out one door. Silly me. The wind blew it all back and the storm added a foot or two. I have been shovelling since 6AM - a bit at a time. No point in having a heart attack. Made it to the driveway and have started excavating my car. Then a shower and off to work.
HO HO HO
Mary, a happy little elf.


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Subject: RE: BS: I am sick of this snow!
From: ranger1
Date: 22 Dec 08 - 09:29 AM

Lizzie, you want some, you have to take it all. And no backsies.


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Subject: RE: BS: I am sick of this snow!
From: SINSULL
Date: 22 Dec 08 - 11:19 AM

I made it to work. the car was easy to get out - no ice. The drive was slow but easy. I have to get a man in my house to deal with snow. At this point he doesn't even have to play the banjo.

Still have the back walk and porch to deal with when I get home.

HO HO HO
i love Maine.
Thank god for Excedrin.


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Subject: RE: BS: I am sick of this snow!
From: Amos
Date: 22 Dec 08 - 11:21 AM

Next spring put in solar water heaters with pipes running under your driveway. Imagine all the work it will save!!


A


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Subject: RE: BS: I am sick of this snow!
From: SINSULL
Date: 22 Dec 08 - 11:43 AM

Actually I have another place in mind for those pipes. And I believe the Fair Tami will help me install (read: insert) them, Amos.


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Subject: RE: BS: I am sick of this snow!
From: Little Hawk
Date: 22 Dec 08 - 11:46 AM

Minus 20 (Celsius) out there this morning. That's pretty cold.


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Subject: RE: BS: I am sick of this snow!
From: Don Firth
Date: 22 Dec 08 - 04:54 PM

Snowed here again last night. Schools closed, businesses having problems (staff can't get in), and on the basis of the projected forecast, we're postponing our Christmas Day gathering to (tentatively, depending on the weather) Sunday. Some of our guests live in the south end of Seattle, and getting here could be downright dangerous.

The Seattle Public Library is working reduced hours because the staff is having trouble getting in. We live just a short drive from the central (downtown) library where Barbara works, and she could even walk it if need be (maybe twenty blocks), but it's downhill all the way—and uphill on the way back, slipping and sliding all the way.

Snow over ice. Lots of hills. Buses on reduced service. Advising people to stay home.

I don't know what the official snow depth is, but outside our window, it's about six inches, with more predicted.

If we could get to the Sea-Tac airport, we'd go and visit Amos. But the airport is basically shut down for the duration.

Bugger!!

Don Firth


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Subject: RE: BS: I am sick of this snow!
From: Ebbie
Date: 22 Dec 08 - 05:17 PM

Amos is having us on. Listen to this:

ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-
SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE-
SAN DIEGO COUNTY VALLEYS-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS-
SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS-
COACHELLA VALLEY-SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS-
130 PM PST MON DEC 22 2008

...ANOTHER STORM EXPECTED WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY...

AFTER THE STORM OF TODAY MOVES OUT...THERE WILL BE ANOTHER WEATHER
SYSTEM THAT WILL BRING RAIN...MOUNTAIN SNOW AND STRONG WINDS TO THE
REGION WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. HOWEVER...THE TIMING...STRENGTH AND
IMPACTS OF THE STORM ARE STILL UNCERTAIN. THE FOLLOWING REPRESENTS
THE LATEST THINKING.

RAINFALL AMOUNTS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING WILL
BE AROUND 1 TO 2 INCHES AT THE COAST AND IN THE VALLEYS...2 TO 4
INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS...AND 0.25 TO 0.75 INCH IN THE DESERTS.

SNOW LEVELS WILL BE AROUND 5500 FEET AND SNOW AMOUNTS ABOVE THAT
LEVEL COULD EXCEED ONE FOOT FOR THE STORM. THE SNOW LEVEL WILL DROP
TO ABOUT 4000 FEET THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT...BUT THAT IS ALSO
WHEN THE SHOWERS WILL DECREASE.

STRONG WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THE STORM AND WILL BE STRONGEST IN THE
MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS. WINDS WILL INCREASE WEDNESDAY AND REMAIN
STRONG THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST GUSTS WILL EXCEED
60 MPH ALONG THE MOUNTAIN CRESTS AND ADJACENT DESERT FOOTHILLS.

PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN WILL INCREASE THE FLASH FLOOD POTENTIAL.
PEOPLE IN AND BELOW RECENTLY BURNED AREAS OR NEAR STEEP TERRAIN
SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR POSSIBLE FLASH FLOODING AND DEBRIS FLOWS. THE
SHOWERS WILL ALSO MAKE ROADS SLICK. SNOW...BLOWING SNOW AND DENSE
FOG WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS IN THE MOUNTAINS. OTHERWISE...THE
PRECIPITATION WILL BENEFIT IRRIGATION NEEDS. PEOPLE PLANNING TRAVEL
OR OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR THE LATEST WEATHER
FORECASTS AND WARNINGS.

hahahhaah

*g*


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Subject: RE: BS: I am sick of this snow!
From: Charley Noble
Date: 22 Dec 08 - 05:19 PM

There was no end to shoveling around here in midcoast Maine with a foot and a half of snow. At least it was light snow! One of my tenants joined me last evening in shoveling out the parking lot so his girlfriend could get back in after work at Denny's. It took us about an hour. Two hours later it was filled in again! Our snowplower came in at 4:30 am and cleared an escape route and I managed to get two of the cars out before he got back. But one of the cars parked there is terminal and we'll eventually have to have it towed. Now things look a little more reasonable. The walks are all done, including the kitty path to under the porch! The resident kitties are not happy with all this cold white stuff and they want us to open the door to summer. So do we!

Well, we've got another 6 months or so of winter and we better get used to it.

Cheerily,
Charley Noble


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Subject: RE: BS: I am sick of this snow!
From: Ebbie
Date: 22 Dec 08 - 05:46 PM

Speaking of kitties' attitudes: One evening it was storming- heavy rain, high winds, thoroughly nasty.

The cat belonging to a friend of mine insisted that he wanted to go outdoors and finally she followed him to the door. Bracing herself, she opened the door and waited for his exit.

He stood there a moment just looking, his ears flattened against his head. Then he backed off.

With a sigh of relief my friend closed the door and retured to the living room with the cat.

The cat didn't pause. He marched to the back door and meowed.


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Subject: RE: BS: I am sick of this snow!
From: Bill D
Date: 22 Dec 08 - 05:49 PM

So far, so good..THIS Winter...

but it does happen to us ...usually in Feb

(that's a yard stick on the left)


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Subject: RE: BS: I am sick of this snow!
From: Jeri
Date: 22 Dec 08 - 07:36 PM

Living the life of luxury in a hotel in Cornwall Ontario. Had a steak dinner which was most tasty. The coffee in the room is a royal Kona blend, and there's a continental breakfast in the morning. If I'd brought my bathing suit (and shaved my legs), I could go swimming in the pool which is open until 10. There's also freee WiFi (with free ads). Not only all of this, plus heat, hot water and TV, but I complained about the price, so they lopped off $10, then I remembered...it's Canadian money!

I did have a minor freakout when I remembered I forgot my passport, until I remembered they aren't enforcing that yet and I DO have two picture IDs.

(Maybe shoulda driven a little farther and shown up at Ron Bankley's house--haha.)


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Subject: RE: BS: I am sick of this snow!
From: maeve
Date: 22 Dec 08 - 08:09 PM

Jeri, have a fantabulous time! You enjoy every minute of your visit there!

maeve


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Subject: RE: BS: I am sick of this snow!
From: Amos
Date: 22 Dec 08 - 08:23 PM

Well earned, Jeri!


Ebbie, they key to your catastrophic predictions is "5500 feet". I live less than a mile from the sea--maybe a couple hundred feet max.

But in any case, we have decided it is incumbent on us to find out how you sufferers are living, so we are crossing the Crest watershed Tuesday before the big rains arrive, and will be on the desert floor heading to Yuma and Phoenix before the rains come over the hills. Then it's up to the Verde Valley, where it gets really really cold--like 20 degrees!!! at night! To stay indoors for the Xmas holiday. We don't expect any power outages, but ya never know. FLagstaff, further up hill, will be seeing a foot or two. Maybe some berserker will go SAD-crazy and run amok amng the power stations or something.

By the time we get back over the mountains we expect the rains will have passed and we will descend into the El Cajon Valley Sunday afternoon en plein soleil.

Here's hoping!!!


A


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Subject: RE: BS: I am sick of this snow!
From: Little Hawk
Date: 22 Dec 08 - 08:27 PM

You'll be just fine until that really big tsunami comes, Amos...


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Subject: RE: BS: I am sick of this snow!
From: Ebbie
Date: 22 Dec 08 - 08:34 PM

Oh, ho, Little Hawk. That warn't nice.

Amos, contentment is not good for the soul, you know. Misery breeds characters.


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Subject: RE: BS: I am sick of this snow!
From: Bee
Date: 22 Dec 08 - 09:13 PM

Gnu, you dug out yet?

We didn't get much snow... but the wind! 100 km. gusts here, 175 up in Cheticamp! This morning every little hollow and valley in the snow was filled with green spruce needles and branch tips that had been ripped right off the trees. The big spruce behind the house broke off about a metre off the ground and took out four smaller trees on its way down. Power went out at five a.m. and just came back on an hour ago.

I asked husband about the outdoor kitten when I got up: "blew past the patio door half an hour ago" he says "no feet on the ground". He may have been exaggerating, 'cause the kitty turned up in the cathouse a bit later, seemed okay, if a little more fluffed up than usual.

I decorated the tree in the light of a kerosene lamp; ascairt to look at it in daylight.

Amos, keep it up and I will find out where you live and sic my deeply annoying Fla. relatives on you! >;-[


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Subject: RE: BS: I am sick of this snow!
From: Amos
Date: 22 Dec 08 - 09:19 PM

Now I am worrited; but they'll have to get to me before Kendall. 'Course, living in Florida, they'll probably have an easier time getting onto the trail....



A


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Subject: RE: BS: I am sick of this snow!
From: Hrothgar
Date: 23 Dec 08 - 02:53 AM

I believe it snowed around here 16,000 years ago.

30 degrees Celsius on Christmas Day is the forecast, with a possible evening thunderstorm.


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Subject: RE: BS: I am sick of this snow!
From: GUEST,John from Kemsing
Date: 23 Dec 08 - 09:12 AM

I`m sure all the correspondents on this thread are either dreaming or making it up. Don`t they realise that "global warming and climate change" has put an end to all this nonsense. Read the newspapers or see Al Gore`s film for heaven sake!!


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Subject: RE: BS: I am sick of this snow!
From: Alice
Date: 23 Dec 08 - 10:24 AM

Actually, climate change is causing more severe weather.


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Subject: RE: BS: I am sick of this snow!
From: Ebbie
Date: 23 Dec 08 - 11:36 AM

It is hard to believe that there are still people who think that global warming/climate change means that the earth will sail serenely into a warm paradise. Instead, as Alice said, climate change means that the changes will be abrupt and wild, unpredictable and weird.


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Subject: RE: BS: I am sick of this snow!
From: gnu
Date: 23 Dec 08 - 01:02 PM

Bee... Moncton faired VERY well. Only a foot or so of s***. While we did get 100kph and some nasty drifts, our electricky stayed lit.

We have sidestepped the bad stuff so far. But, I am not pleased that we will go from -23C and snow and wind to freezing rain Xmas Eve to 9C and rain the day after. I can't wait for the next full moon so I don't have to worry about more rain.... hopefully!


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Subject: RE: BS: I am sick of this snow!
From: Ebbie
Date: 23 Dec 08 - 01:15 PM

Traditionally, Juneau, Alaska, does not get snow for Christmas. Instead, even though there tends to be snow on the ground and the waterfalls are frozen in mid-air, on the day itself we can expect a drizzle of rain.

But it appears that this year we may have a White Christmas. Strike up the band!


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Subject: RE: BS: I am sick of this snow!
From: Amergin
Date: 23 Dec 08 - 02:13 PM

Well it is not snowing at the moment....just over two feet of the crap....and I can't get out of my driveway.....sigh....


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Subject: RE: BS: I am sick of this snow!
From: ranger1
Date: 23 Dec 08 - 05:23 PM

Just to give you an idea of what us NE North Americans are dealing with: click here


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Subject: RE: BS: I am sick of this snow!
From: Sandra in Sydney
Date: 23 Dec 08 - 06:24 PM

thank, Tami

our weather pics are a bit different - our extreme summer weather is cyclones (hurricanes) & storms!

Pilbara still on alert as Cyclone Billy moves west
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/12/23/2454104.htm

Sandstorm sweeps over Leigh Creek, South Australia
http://www.abc.net.au/news/photos/2008/12/12/2445152.htm

Storm front moves across Kulgera, Northern Territory
http://www.abc.net.au/news/photos/2008/12/11/2443593.htm

Lightning flares over Alice Springs, Central Australia
http://www.abc.net.au/news/photos/2008/11/27/2430945.htm

Tree uprooted in Brisbane storms
http://www.abc.net.au/news/photos/2008/11/22/2427049.htm

Flood waters surge down Brisbane's Kedron Brook
http://www.abc.net.au/news/photos/2008/11/22/2427064.htm

Council worker cleans up after Scarborough storm, Brisbane
http://www.abc.net.au/news/photos/2008/11/22/2427057.htm

Hail strikes Mt Tamborine, Qld
http://www.abc.net.au/news/photos/2008/11/17/2421465.htm

sandra (too lazy to make clickies to the pictures)


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Subject: RE: BS: I am sick of this snow!
From: Little Hawk
Date: 23 Dec 08 - 06:33 PM

No matter what happens...blame it on Climate Change and Global Warming! At least you'll feel the warm glow inside that lets you know that you know the score. ;-)

More snow? Climate Change and Global Warming.

Less snow? Climate Change and Global Warming.

Floods? Climate Change and Global Warming.

Droughts? Climate Change and Global Warming.

Cold snap? Climate Change and Global Warming.

Hot spell? Climate Change and Global Warming.

Longer lineups at Walmart? Climate Change and Global Warming.

Your best gal is cheating on you? Climate Change and Global Warming.

The dog peed on the rug? Climate Change and Global Warming.

Rising/falling prices of commodities and thinning hair? Climate Change and Global Warming!!!!!!


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Subject: RE: BS: I am sick of this snow!
From: Amergin
Date: 23 Dec 08 - 06:46 PM

Canadians coming over the border? Climate Change and Global Warming!


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Subject: RE: BS: I am sick of this snow!
From: Little Hawk
Date: 23 Dec 08 - 06:49 PM

Aha! The light has dawned, hasn't it, Amergin? ;-)


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Subject: RE: BS: I am sick of this snow!
From: Azizi
Date: 23 Dec 08 - 07:29 PM

Well, I believe in global warming. Maybe that's the reason we've hardly had any snow so far this year {"we" meaning people in Pittsburgh and the rest of Western Pennsylvania}.

But the public schools and a lot of other schools were closed yesterday because of what we considered to be really cold weather. I know that other places might not think that 2 degrees is cold, but for us-well, let me say that I'm glad that I didn't have to go outside yesterday.

The weathermen {weatherperson?} said it was supposed to be 32 degrees today. But it feels much colder than that. And tomorrow is supposed to be up to 50 degrees. :o)

I know that we'll get some snow and ice before winter's over. But given how Pittsburgh's weather has been most winters lately, it probably won't be as bad as you guys & gals are experiencing.

I remember it snowing much more here even 10, 15 years ago. But it's definitely not snowed that much lately. I remember when parents used to buy sleds for their kids for Christmas. I don't even know if they sell them in the stores now, because there's usually not enough snow to go sledding.

I hope I'm not jinxing myself.However, I don't mind the snow. It's walking and driving up & down these hills where there's ice that I really don't like.

That said, I'll definitely take this cold weather instead of the kind of weather I'm reading about in other places in the USA-except where Amos is.


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Subject: RE: BS: I am sick of this snow!
From: Azizi
Date: 23 Dec 08 - 07:33 PM

I didn't mean the italics at the end of my previous post-except the really. But anyway, I really want to say that, regardless of the weather where you are, I hope you have a safe, and merry Christmas, and/or any other holiday that you celebrate around this time.


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Subject: RE: BS: I am sick of this snow!
From: Little Hawk
Date: 23 Dec 08 - 07:39 PM

I'm not necessarily saying I don't believe in it...I think it may be true...but I'm saying it has become a comtemporary cliche and a political football for various reasons that are a little hard to pin down. It's in style at the moment.

Anyway, we seem to have gotten your snow, Azizi. There has been heavier snowfall and more severe weather here in Ontario this December than in any year going back to 1971.

Does anyone recall how the media in the early 70's were writing frequent scare articles about Global Cooling and the threat of a new Ice Age? Well, they were, but it's long forgotten now. That was the political football back then, but it did not get as massive media coverage as the one that's in play now.


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Subject: RE: BS: I am sick of this snow!
From: Tinker
Date: 23 Dec 08 - 08:00 PM

Tami, somehow that makes me feel better about the wee bit (6 inches) of very wet icy stuff we got here. The van is near the sidewalk and the camery is snowed in til the next thaw. (Which is predicted for Christmas eve)


tink


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Subject: RE: BS: I am sick of this snow!
From: Ebbie
Date: 23 Dec 08 - 11:29 PM

Well, we're back to a weather advisory, cautioning us that we're going to get another "3 to 5" inches tonight along with wind.

Tomorrow we may have freezing rain- that one I don't like.

In the meantime it is very pretty. The snow is billowy and slidy and resembles confectioners sugar; it is magic to my dog.

This afternoon going up the hill to my volunteer stint at a city museum the going was slippery with each step sliding backward an inch or two but it wasn't nearly as tricky as coming downhill a few hours later.

But again: It was very pretty.


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Subject: RE: BS: I am sick of this snow!
From: Jim Lad
Date: 24 Dec 08 - 12:28 PM

Well I've cleared a couple of feet off the deck twice and another 8" fell last night. Still snowing pretty heavily.
It has warmed up to freezing though so that's a blessing.
Stood outside for me morning puff and during that time I heard one tree let go of the snow and another let go of a branch.
Absolutely gorgeous, I must say.
Time to hang the suet.
Today's entertainment..... watching the snow slide down the solarium. (From the inside of course)
Happy Christmas to all of you.


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Subject: RE: BS: I am sick of this snow!
From: Azizi
Date: 24 Dec 08 - 01:03 PM

Remind me never to brag about Pittsburgh's good weather-during the winter months. We had freezing rain starting about 12ish AM last night {okay, that really means early this morning}. The freezing rain continued coming down until just a little while ago.

Freezing rain on these hilly streets especially on cobblestone streets like where I live is no joke.


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Subject: RE: BS: I am sick of this snow!
From: Alice
Date: 24 Dec 08 - 01:31 PM

The storms keep coming in from the Pacific and moving across the continent... waves of bad storm fronts have been stacked up one after another. I've stayed put in Billings where I am working and have decided not to drive back to Bozeman for Christmas and New Year. The 300 mile round trip... just not up to doing it. Thank goodness for the internet to be able to take care of bills and things piling up in my mail at home.


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Subject: RE: BS: I am sick of this snow!
From: Little Hawk
Date: 24 Dec 08 - 04:25 PM

Nature continues to play jokes on Southern Ontario. Following 3 weeks of vicious winter weather, snowstorms, and frigid temperatures, things warmed up fast for Christmas Eve. It's raining on the mountains of snow that have accumulated outside. We have gone from Quick Freeze to Quagmire.


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Subject: RE: BS: I am sick of this snow!
From: gnu
Date: 24 Dec 08 - 04:57 PM

Yuk! Too bad, LH. Messy. Same crap here, after the sleet and freezing rain.


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Subject: RE: BS: I am sick of this snow!
From: SINSULL
Date: 24 Dec 08 - 05:58 PM

Snow this AM. Warm and melting now. I watched an ice dam give way on a restaurant roof. Luckily no one was under it and the avalanche that followed.
My own little glacier is responding to salt filled pantihose and warm air.
Merry Christmas all.
SINS


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Subject: RE: BS: I am sick of this snow!
From: SINSULL
Date: 24 Dec 08 - 06:24 PM

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