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(154,021 posts)I kid, I kid
hrmjustin
(71,265 posts)nadinbrzezinski
(154,021 posts)On the down side, the drought is deepening, and we have a thick fog warning
hrmjustin
(71,265 posts)nadinbrzezinski
(154,021 posts)From this.
But hey, look on the bright side, no global warming, just go over to fox. The good news is all over
hrmjustin
(71,265 posts)Fox stinks.
EvilAL
(1,437 posts)hrmjustin
(71,265 posts)petronius
(26,602 posts)for this Californian! Do you East Coast folks do this all the time, seriously?
hrmjustin
(71,265 posts)MuseRider
(34,109 posts)Cleaned the barn out really well. It counts I suppose
hrmjustin
(71,265 posts)MuseRider
(34,109 posts)We have some now but are getting more tomorrow, not a lot but enough to need to shovel.
onehandle
(51,122 posts)So it was easy.
hrmjustin
(71,265 posts)kwassa
(23,340 posts)Here in Maryland, the beginning snow fell on above-freezing roads and cars, which later froze as temps dropped, leaving a layer of ice on everything. Had to heat up the cars just to get the thick layer of ice off.
It also made clean shoveling impossible. We got about 4 inches of powdery snow on top of the ice. Not much compared to many, but many things refroze tonight. Supposed to go down to 11 tonight.
hrmjustin
(71,265 posts)Spent hours today chopping ice.
Locut0s
(6,154 posts)hrmjustin
(71,265 posts)Locut0s
(6,154 posts)Wish we had snow.
hrmjustin
(71,265 posts)Locut0s
(6,154 posts)But our winters are 6 to 8 months of straight overcast with lots and lots of rain. Depressing.
hrmjustin
(71,265 posts)Locut0s
(6,154 posts)This city is a jewel though! At least in the summer.
MerryBlooms
(11,769 posts)my husband shoveled 4 times to keep up. I made sure there was hot coffee, hot chocolate and then a big hot pot of black eyed peas/onion/peppers/andouille sausage and cornbread out of the oven. We have over 15 inches of snow on the ground and now more sub zero temps on the way with possible -50 wind chill for Monday.
hrmjustin
(71,265 posts)MerryBlooms
(11,769 posts)initial storm.
We're in NE Illinois, close to the WI/IL border.
Of course there are warming centers open in the city, but I was talking to a friend tonight in MI and they are expecting pretty much the same temps. She said there are only two warming centers open in Detroit and one is for women/children only. If that's correct, we can expect the death toll to rise. I think that's criminal.
In_The_Wind
(72,300 posts)hrmjustin
(71,265 posts)In_The_Wind
(72,300 posts)I just got back from a drive to the bank.
The NYS Thruway is clear and dry. Side roads are in good shape also.
hrmjustin
(71,265 posts)In_The_Wind
(72,300 posts)handmade34
(22,756 posts)hrmjustin
(71,265 posts)femmocrat
(28,394 posts)Corgis are great little snow plows. LOL
hrmjustin
(71,265 posts)uppityperson
(115,677 posts)Local resident Todd Fox has been detained for reckless endangerment and illegal use of high-powered fire-breathing weaponry for attacking snow with his flamethrower. Fox reportedly became so fed up with the week-long blowing snow epidemic in his area that he decided to KILL IT WITH FIRE.
The neighborhood was treated with quite a show last night as Fox unleashed an inferno upon the mountainous snow palace that was his front yard. Neighbors to his immediate right and left noticed a bright orange cloud and could hear what they thought was puff the magic dragon spewing mayhem all over hell, which prompted one of them to notify police.
Fox stated that he was simply fed up with battling the elements and that he did not possess the willpower necessary to move four billion tons of white bull shit.
Police say that Fox surrendered his efforts immediately upon their arrival and that his front yard looked like a hydrogen bomb had gone off. They think he was just happy to be done with snow removal, even if it did mean a trip to jail.
hrmjustin
(71,265 posts)irisblue
(32,974 posts)DebJ
(7,699 posts)Skittles
(153,160 posts)I WILL MAKE YOU CHANGE MY KITTY LITTER; yes INDEED
hrmjustin
(71,265 posts)RebelOne
(30,947 posts)We never get enough snow to shovel. There is never much accumulation. Only those who live in the mountain counties have to shovel snow.
hrmjustin
(71,265 posts)It is a heat wave.
RebelOne
(30,947 posts)It will be 9 degrees in my area and minus-6 in the mountain counties.
hrmjustin
(71,265 posts)B Calm
(28,762 posts)tomorrow. Indiana can get an additional 8 to 12 inches starting late tonight.
hrmjustin
(71,265 posts)bluedigger
(17,086 posts)There are still patches of it on the other (shady) side of the street, but my yard is bare. Lots of winter yet - we'll get our share when all is said and done.
hrmjustin
(71,265 posts)ConcernedCanuk
(13,509 posts).
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Just enough to get to my "helper".
Then worked him for 3 hours today - I got a long laneway, 3 buildings to clear around,
and I'm fussy - keep moving the banks back so if I get some BIG storms back to back,
my laneway and driveways don't dwindle to almost impassable with banks so high ya can't see over.
Pic below shows less than a 10th of what I plow.
Shoveling is pretty much a no can do in the boonies where I live.
CC