Blizzard conditions in many places! How much snow at your house?
Here in Tennessee --- No snow. 11 degrees this AM
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I am happy to report zero snow if Phoenix, although it is expected to get up only into the 60s today.
We have a foot of snow here in the Northwest, most we've had in decades.
15" yesterday with winds at 20-30 with gusts up to 50 mph.
Driveway and streets are clean today!
Driveway and streets are clean today!
Where is global warming when you need it? We got our 1st snow storm with about 6" of snow. My car won't go in 2" .
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I'll bet the guy who put all of the time and effort into rigging up his house, and all of the extension cords he had to borrow from his annoyed neighbors, wishes it would snow just a bit so his musical light show has some real punch!
I'll bet the guy who put all of the time and effort into rigging up his house, and all of the extension cords he had to borrow from his annoyed neighbors, wishes it would snow just a bit so his musical light show has some real punch!
Woody,
I'll bet this guy just wishes he had some annoyed neighbors this Xmas.
I'll bet this guy just wishes he had some annoyed neighbors this Xmas.
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Wow spiz! I'd guess last year that guy's display had too much punch!
And as for the snowstorms here in Chicago...for some reason we like them up tempo. Must be the after-effect from the election!
Wow spiz! I'd guess last year that guy's display had too much punch!
And as for the snowstorms here in Chicago...for some reason we like them up tempo. Must be the after-effect from the election!
Woody,
I like my decorations up tempo too, but sometimes it gets me in trouble with the wife.
I like my decorations up tempo too, but sometimes it gets me in trouble with the wife.
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There's a guy up North who you should really get in contact with spiz...in an up tempo way he'll straighten you out!
Back to the snow report...any more measurements from anyone?
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There's a guy up North who you should really get in contact with spiz...in an up tempo way he'll straighten you out!
Back to the snow report...any more measurements from anyone?
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Hi All,
We have a base layer of an inch and a half of ice on the driveway. Can't get it to budge because
the wind chill is about 15 below. On top of the ice we have 4 inches of snow. Expecting 6-8 in the next 2 days.
Someone email me when spring arrives.
We have a base layer of an inch and a half of ice on the driveway. Can't get it to budge because
the wind chill is about 15 below. On top of the ice we have 4 inches of snow. Expecting 6-8 in the next 2 days.
Someone email me when spring arrives.
i think we got a foot friday, and a foot plus yestrerday.i just got in from plowing,28 hrs. i'm pooped. but i've got to tell you about my bride.
my wife just had to go shopping yesterday,so i told her ,if it gets bad get behind a plow truck .the road will be safe, good to drive on. she gets in the car,right off the bat she see's a plow.follows the guy for about 20 minutes(we only live 10 min from the mall). finally the guy stops to see if she's ok. she explains what i told her.good idea he say's,but i'm done plowing the mall,you want to follow me to home depot? what a girl.
my wife just had to go shopping yesterday,so i told her ,if it gets bad get behind a plow truck .the road will be safe, good to drive on. she gets in the car,right off the bat she see's a plow.follows the guy for about 20 minutes(we only live 10 min from the mall). finally the guy stops to see if she's ok. she explains what i told her.good idea he say's,but i'm done plowing the mall,you want to follow me to home depot? what a girl.
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Forget the e-mail BaseballMom10...we'll send the boat!
Anyone else? Snow to report?
Here are some tips...
HOW TO MEASURE SNOWFALL:
Forget the e-mail BaseballMom10...we'll send the boat!
Anyone else? Snow to report?
Here are some tips...
HOW TO MEASURE SNOWFALL:
- 1. Measurements must be taken at least once each day no matter how cold or life threatening the weather is...guessing is for wusses! If you're still alive, or even coherent, four times daily at 6-hour intervals is better. This is vitally important. Let me simply explain: 77" of snow was reported to have fallen, from the sky no less, in 24 hours (January 11-12, 1997) at Montague, NY along Lake Ontario. That's a whole lot of snow folks. This would have set a new 24-hour in your face American 'snow falling from the sky' record. However, the geeks at the National Weather Service disqualified the total when it was found that six bone chilling and mind numbing measurements were taken during the day as increased measurements lead to increased reported accumulations (due to less settling and the guy taking the measurements finding the bottom of the bourbon bottle). This is, of course, similar to 100-meter times being disqualified for world-record consideration when a runner's time is wind-aided and everyone was keeping a watchful eye on the Iranian javelin thrower. See? Simple.
2. Use a snowboard which provides a smooth, level surface. Other smooth surfaces, such as your neighbor's baby bottom, will do in the absence of a snow board. I would advise the use of ear plugs...my neighbor's baby really had a mouth on him!
3. Place a stake or utility locator flag near the corner of the snowboard or other smooth device to make it easy to locate. Again, with my neighbor's baby, a flag wasn't necessary to locate him. His rudimentary remarks, along with hand gestures beyond his years, made it easy enough to find him.
4. After measuring the snow, even the yellow stuff, be sure to clean the snow from the board or other smooth device at the regularly scheduled observation time. I recommend Huggies© brand with aloe. They seemed to keep him quieter than other brands. And certainly quieter than when I used the stiff snow brush that I keep in the trunk of my ol' Chrysler.
5. Reposition the board or other smooth device on top of an existing snow surface. He'll fuss, but he's just got to realize that he has a job to do! Placing the snowboard or other smooth device on the ground surrounded by the snow will lead to blowing and drifting snow distorting the measurements and his cute, increasingly ribald, remarks.
6. Place the snowboard or other smooth device at a location where snow falls and accumulates as uniformly as possible. It's difficult, but with practice you can compensate for all of the squirming and actually get some credible measurements.
7. As a general rule, make sure the snowboard or other smooth device is twice as far from an object as the height of the object...especially when he has the urge to let loose if you know what I mean.
8. Never measure near buildings...this is very, very important! I once took measurements next to a building that housed the DCFS. I think my mug still gets the most hits on their website.
9. Install a permanent ruler, benevolent dictators are best, for measuring snow depth. Snow measurements, and permanent rulers as well, can be disturbed by walking over them. Remember: foot prints melt sooner than smooth snow. Now there's a tip on how to clear the driveway quickly! Discreetly mount the ruler vertically at a representative location that allows the observer to read the accumulation without disturbing the snow surface and compromising future measurements. Good luck with that!
10. Take an average of multiple measurements or as many as that permanent ruler or mouthy baby will allow!
I'm at our summer house (nothing summer about it right now) on the beach in MA. I don't care about the 10-12 inches of snow. It's why god put plows on the front of trucks and $20 in my pocket. I don't like the 7 degree wind chill today.
About 4 inches of snow. The stinkin' freezin' windchill factor takes the temp below zero & makes it seem like Alaska!
Snow flurries sceduled for tonight and tomorrow.
Ho Ho Ho!!! Tis' the season!
Snow flurries sceduled for tonight and tomorrow.
Ho Ho Ho!!! Tis' the season!
What's snow?
No snow here, but we did have about 1/4" of ice on the ponds earlier in the week, for a day. Heck Fungo, I even had to wear an extra jacket and gloves out to the duck blind for a change!
North Central Illinois. Single digit temps. 6" of snow with 1/2" of ice on top of it.
This is the first time I've ever been (and ever will be) an Obama fan...he's in Hawaii right now.
This is the first time I've ever been (and ever will be) an Obama fan...he's in Hawaii right now.
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You know what? It is a bit chilly out here this early mornin'...how 'bout fetchin' me a jacket and gloves as well 06?
quote:Originally posted by 06catcherdad:
I even had to wear an extra jacket and gloves out to the duck blind for a change!
You know what? It is a bit chilly out here this early mornin'...how 'bout fetchin' me a jacket and gloves as well 06?
We've had over 30" this December and 10-15 more the next 2 days. The only reason we don't have more is that the days it hasn't snowed it's been below 0 and too cold to snow.
However, we chose to live here so why complain about it, just respect it
However, we chose to live here so why complain about it, just respect it
We had about 18" of snow last Wed and Thursday. We are supposed to get some more today.
How do you post a picture? It looks funny having snow on palm trees and joshua trees in the Mojave Desert.
How do you post a picture? It looks funny having snow on palm trees and joshua trees in the Mojave Desert.
no snow,
64 degrees.
(I would love to have some snow though! Heck even some winter like weather would be fine by me!)
64 degrees.
(I would love to have some snow though! Heck even some winter like weather would be fine by me!)
wvmtner-
I'll give this a try, but I learned via trial and error. There may be others here who can explain the process easier.
First off, your image has to come from a web site. Sites like flickr or photobucket will allow you to upload and store your pictures for free. That will become the host site. Once it's web based, you can then send it via the web to sites like this one. From the host site you'll need to isolate the image in a distinct location- no other graphics on the page, just the picture that you want. You can do this by right-clicking on the image and selecting "open image in a new window" and then copying the link (from your browser). To right click on a Mac use ctrl+ click. Finally, on this site you open the image icon (2nd from right) on the toolbar at the top of the text box (from "Reply") and paste the link into the image URL box and hit OK.
Looking fwd to seeing some snow on the palms. Please send some of that weird white stuff our way!
I'll give this a try, but I learned via trial and error. There may be others here who can explain the process easier.
First off, your image has to come from a web site. Sites like flickr or photobucket will allow you to upload and store your pictures for free. That will become the host site. Once it's web based, you can then send it via the web to sites like this one. From the host site you'll need to isolate the image in a distinct location- no other graphics on the page, just the picture that you want. You can do this by right-clicking on the image and selecting "open image in a new window" and then copying the link (from your browser). To right click on a Mac use ctrl+ click. Finally, on this site you open the image icon (2nd from right) on the toolbar at the top of the text box (from "Reply") and paste the link into the image URL box and hit OK.
Looking fwd to seeing some snow on the palms. Please send some of that weird white stuff our way!
We hit the 46" mark this a.m.- I got a white christmas I'm will to trade someone 
Here's what's happening in my driveway this morning....I'm not sure what they want....
Reports from a Demented 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 and 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 inches 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 2 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 *** 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 5 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
Livingroom.
December 20
Electricity is back on, but had another 14 inches of The **** stuff last
Night. More shoveling! Took all Day. The **** 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 **** fell today, and it's so cold, It probably won't melt till
August. Took me 45 minutes To get all dressed up to go out to shovel and
Then I Had to ****. By the time I got undressed, ****ed 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 ******* is lying.
December 23
Only 2 inches 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 inches - 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 ***** who
drives that snow Plow, I'll drag him through the snow by his ***** 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 where 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 **** snowplow.
December 25
Merry stinking Christmas! 20 more inches of 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 -20. Still snowed in. The WITCH 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, and now he is suing me
for a million dollars, not only for the beating I gave him, but also for
trying to shove the broken snow shovel up his ***. The wife went home to
her mother.
Nine more inches predicted.
December 31
I set fire to what's left of the house. No more shoveling.
January 8
Feel so good. I just love those little white pills they keep giving me.
Why am I tied to the bed?
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 and 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 inches 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 2 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 *** 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 5 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
Livingroom.
December 20
Electricity is back on, but had another 14 inches of The **** stuff last
Night. More shoveling! Took all Day. The **** 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 **** fell today, and it's so cold, It probably won't melt till
August. Took me 45 minutes To get all dressed up to go out to shovel and
Then I Had to ****. By the time I got undressed, ****ed 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 ******* is lying.
December 23
Only 2 inches 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 inches - 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 ***** who
drives that snow Plow, I'll drag him through the snow by his ***** 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 where 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 **** snowplow.
December 25
Merry stinking Christmas! 20 more inches of 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 -20. Still snowed in. The WITCH 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, and now he is suing me
for a million dollars, not only for the beating I gave him, but also for
trying to shove the broken snow shovel up his ***. The wife went home to
her mother.
Nine more inches predicted.
December 31
I set fire to what's left of the house. No more shoveling.
January 8
Feel so good. I just love those little white pills they keep giving me.
Why am I tied to the bed?
I have the Air Conditioner on.
Oh, and we are playing in a USSSA tournament on Saturday.
Merry Christmas from Central Florida.
Oh, and we are playing in a USSSA tournament on Saturday.
Merry Christmas from Central Florida.
8 are u guys playing in the winter WS? We will be in Kissimmee Sat.We hope to make it over to some of the games in the evening. What team does 80 jr play for?
quote:Originally posted by lodi14:
8 are u guys playing in the winter WS? We will be in Kissimmee Sat.We hope to make it over to some of the games in the evening. What team does 80 jr play for?
We play Saturday at 2:45 and 5:00 on field 2. We will be playing for the Mustangs out of North Carolina. What are you in town for?
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It's gonna' be 47°F today and possibly 55°F tomorrow...
"Hey...be careful where you pitch that water!"
It's gonna' be 47°F today and possibly 55°F tomorrow...
"Hey...be careful where you pitch that water!"
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What do they want?
I'd start with these!
quote:Originally posted by Krakatoa:
Here's what's happening in my driveway this morning....I'm not sure what they want....
What do they want?
I'd start with these!
All right! Now I'm ticked! After I knocked myself out shoveling and hacking at twelve inches of snow and a layer of ice It goes to 60 degrees at midnight (go figure). After all that work it would have melted on it's own. Talk about weird. It was 45 degrees at 6pm. It was 40 degrees at 6am. It was 60 in between at midnight. It was supposed to be freezing rain. There's that weatherman batting .300 again.