So I'm snowed in...

[TOhioLiberal]

...Egads, I hate, hate, HATE winter!

So how's everyone this evening?

[Redbear]

1. This winter is so bad it's even cold down here in Texas

So how much snow have you gotten?

[TOhioLiberal]

4. About 6 inches so far...

...the storm's not over yet. Looking at around a foot when it's all said and done.

[DemoTex]

2. Storms here, in SC. Torando Warning just dropped.

Clearing, as we speak.

[TOhioLiberal]

8. Stay safe!

hopefully the worst is over for you.

[DemoTex]

13. Totally clear skies now!

CAVU

[auntAgonist]

3. snowed in here too..

playing Heroes of Might and Magic and reading/posting on DU

:hi:

aA

[TOhioLiberal]

10. Multitasking, eh?

Which version of Heroes are you playing?

[auntAgonist]

24. V five

version 5 trying to get used to it, it's a LOT different and you don't see the maps the same way.
We're going to play some III in a bit.

:hi:
aA


edited my title to V for five not VI for six sheesh :)

[TOhioLiberal]

29. Heroes 3 is my favorite...

:hi: I keep getting my hero killed. :cry:

[auntAgonist]

34. yup I like 3 as well.

I always get my butt kicked in Five. :(

aA

[Shine]

5. Greetings, from the west coast!

:hi:
we've had some rain recently, but our temps are mostly in the low 50's.

Hang in there, keep cozy!

[TOhioLiberal]

11. Keeping cozy...

jealous of the 50 degrees. Someday it'll be that warm again.

[Shine]

19. Sending you warm vibes...

and a nice warm hug...:hug:

[TOhioLiberal]

31. Thanks!

:hug:

[mtnester]

6. 2" of ice here (JUST southeast of Columbus) and the WINDS

are supposed to kick up to 30-40....we will lose trees

It is still raining (freesing) also....

Snow I can deal with...ice...not so much

[TOhioLiberal]

12. Geez....

...and I thought I had it bad. Stay safe!

[mtnester]

17. Yark....that is ON TOP of the 6 inches of snow we got

plus we are going to get another 3" on top of the ice.

My office has already closed...at least I can stay home and de-ice the sidewalks..which I have kept after for HOURS now.

Our tall crappy silver maples are groaning with ice...and the wind is starting to kick...every tome I step out on the back porch it is a popping snapping mess. It will be a HUGE cleanup because silver maples do not take ice well. Now, our sugar maple is a trooper and handles ice like a pro.

This is the payback for the warm winter we had all of Nov - Jan.

[TOhioLiberal]

32. My son cleared the sidewalks...

...5 minutes later you couldn't tell he'd done anything. Stay safe!

[WCGreen]

45. You know, that's how glaciers are made...

[Left Is Write]

7. Good weather here.

I stayed home sick today, talked to my boss tonight, and will be staying home tomorrow too (going to try to get into the doctor).

Can you make some cocoa (or something stronger) and then curl up with a good book or TV show and a blanket? Stay warm and safe!

[TOhioLiberal]

14. Got some hot tea...

...blankets and my computer. Love chatting with my DU buds. Even the ones with good weather! :)

[mopinko]

9. reveling in my new silk long john, and uber coat.

the cold was driving me nuts. but i scored a brand new calf length eddie bauer coat at the thrift shop, and dished out the dough for some good long johns and some great wool snow boarder socks. i am warm. i am a live again.

[TOhioLiberal]

16. Feels good to be warm...

...now, if I can just remember how cold winter is, so when I start bitching about the heat next summer my mind'll say '...could be worse!' :thumbsup:

[mopinko]

20. that would take all the fun

out of living in the midwest.

[TOhioLiberal]

36. I trade all this 'fun'

for a warmer climate right now. Winter sucks in Ohio.

[mopinko]

40. i hear ya. last week i was cryin'

it was so f'ing cold. my house is in dire need of new windows. it was so drafty and cold. this is a regular heat wave.

[GenDem]

15. Just started about two hours ago, here.

I'm in Western NY, and right now it is just a fairly steady, light snow. It's suppose to intensify through the night. I'm expecting a snow day --I only teach one class on Wednesday, but am painting a mural at a library -- most likely won't be doing any painting tomorrow.

[TOhioLiberal]

21. Schools are closed already...

...DH's boss called and told him that everybody's staying home tomorrow. Hopefully it'll taper off soon.

[GenDem]

33. I just checked my local closings

Two school districts closed, so far. I expect there will by many more by morning.

We have a new principal, and he already gave us the heads up, that he will not hesitate to close. I work at a private school that has a large percentage of kids bussed in from other districts.

[TOhioLiberal]

38. In that kind of situation...

...closing is the best idea. Nasty, snowy roads don't mix well with buses.

[malta blue]

18. Waiing for it to kick in with

"meso-scale blinding snow bands" and THUNDER SNOW!
:wtf:
:rofl:

[TOhioLiberal]

23. I looked it up...

Glossary of Meteorology

'mesoscale — Pertaining to atmospheric phenomena having horizontal scales ranging from a few to several hundred kilometers, including thunderstorms, squall lines, fronts, precipitation bands in tropical and extratropical cyclones, and topographically generated weather systems such as mountain waves and sea and land breezes.'

Still a :wtf: situation, but it sounds like an ass-load of snow. And THUNDER??

[malta blue]

28. I'm looking forward to the day off.

Thanks for the info...and yes - THUNDER!

[TOhioLiberal]

39. Thunder and snow...

...what'll they think of next? :rofl:

[SPKrazy]

22. Cold...

but not snowed in thank goodness

:hug:

stay warm

[TOhioLiberal]

25. Staying warm...

...lots of tea and blankets. Wish I had someone to keep me warm...

[SPKrazy]

26. ...

:hug:

with ya in spirit

[TOhioLiberal]

41. Thanks!

:hug: :loveya:

[salin]

27. same here - but better than being snowed in with no power...

my mother hasn't had electricity since 8 am. We are in frequent communication - but she is older - and I am concerned :-( Makes me care a whole lot less about the pain in the *ss situation of the snow.

[TOhioLiberal]

30. Sorry to hear that...

...hope she gets power back soon.

[salin]

42. Thank you...

me too. At 8 in the morning she was told they (Duke Energy) hoped to have the power up within an hour. We are past 13 hours... :-(

We do have plans for the Am if her power still isn't on. Hope it comes on before then.

I am one state to the west of you - the storm isn't violent - just relentless goes on and on and on and on. Wishing you the best through it. May you be safe and warm through it.

[InvisibleTouch]

35. I had to give the back door a massive kick...

...so it would open against the piled-up snow and ice. Would have been "interesting" if I hadn't gotten it open, because taking all the dogs out the front, one by one, isn't really a viable option.

I hate winter too! Though I don't mind so much when there's snow on the ground - at least it looks nice. But I hate the cold temperature and all the hassle and inconvenience that goes with it.

[TOhioLiberal]

52. how many dogs do you have?

I have a black Lab mix.

[InvisibleTouch]

59. Six.

Of whom one is very old, one is super-well-behaved, and the other four are various degrees of holy terror. :) I can take the adults out front without much problem, but trying to take any one of the 9-month-old pups out the front, sets the other two siblings screaming in outrage, which is why I need to let them out the back. Damn. Ohio here, too....

[WritingIsMyReligion]

37. I will be doing excellently as soon as it begins to snow.

Near-white-out conditions expected!

:woohoo:

[TOhioLiberal]

47. Come here!

we've been in white-out conditions since around noon. You'll just adore it! :rofl:

[WritingIsMyReligion]

51. Not only is it beautiful, but it generally means no school!

:woohoo:

[TOhioLiberal]

53. ...

...kids. :eyes: Stay safe. :hug:

[WritingIsMyReligion]

55. Hey, we have not had ONE snow day all year yet.

Give me a break. :eyes:

:P

:hi:

[TOhioLiberal]

58. You sound like my kids...

...when they were in school. They lived for storms like this. :hi:

[GenDem]

43. Speaking of snowstorms -- check this pic out...

This is someones driveway in Oswego, NY. They have between 110 - 120" of snow and that is prior to this storms arrival. They are predicting another two feet and then more lake effect. EEEEE Gods. My son lived up there for 5 years. They get tremendous snowfalls.

[TOhioLiberal]

48. Is that the area...

...that got 110 inches in a week? Egads!

[GenDem]

56. Yup.

How does a person even deal with snow that is over their heads? We have seen news footage of this place that they call the snow dump. It's where they bring the snow by the truck loads to get it out of the streets. They are predicting that the piles at the snow dump will not fully melt until August.

Lake Ontario has remained open -- no ice cover. This has been a bad combination with this cold spell we have had the past couple weeks. They could have 15 feet of snow before this one is all done. :scared:

[TOhioLiberal]

57. That's a lot of snow!

:scared:

[femmocrat]

44. We are getting a layer of ice on top of about 7 inches of snow now.

And our power was out for 4 hours.... It just came back on!

Looks like a lot of schools are closing tomorrow. So far, we only have a 2-hr. delay, but that will probably change. It is really treacherous out there (western PA)!

[GenDem]

46. I heard that Pittsburgh was getting freezing rain

with 20 degree temps. That is a very dangerous combination. Warm air is rising over the cold -- rain falls instead of snow. :scared:

Stay safe!!!:hug:

[femmocrat]

49. Yes, sleet and freezing rain and then changing back to snow.

I just found out we are closed tomorrow! That is a relief, because everything is covered with ice.

Thanks! :hug: back!

[tigereye]

60. I live in Pittsburgh

and everything has a glaze of ice on it - on top of the 6-7 inches of snow.

It was really odd to hear the rain falling.... thankfully the kid's school is closed for another day.

[TOhioLiberal]

50. I hope you stay safe...

...and for goodness sake, don't go anywhere unless you have to. :scared: I hate ice.

[femmocrat]

54. Thank you! I'm not going anywhere!

I took the dogs out a little while ago and had to crawl up the icy sidewalk. That was enough "adventure" for me! I can hardly wait until morning.... it's going to be a skating rink out there!

:scared:

[allinktup]

61. YOU TOO

It sucks it's been snowing all day in Chicago.

[TOhioLiberal]

62. I hate winter...

:hi: allinktup! Welcome to DU!

[Mendocino]

63. I let my siberian out about 4:30 am,

the snow in the backyard was up to her belly, she tried to walk through a drift and disappeared. Then with a little frantic clawing with snow flying, she popped out the other side. The end of my drive has about four feet piled up from the plows. And it's still coming down. Likely the worst in these parts(NW Ohio) since the blizzard of 78.

[TOhioLiberal]

64. I'm in NW Ohio too.

The 'T' is for Toledo. I agree, this is the worst it's been in a long time.

[Mendocino]

65. So what do you think of Carty?

I'm out in Waterville.

[TOhioLiberal]

66. Carty is...

...Carty. I'm not surprised that he's reverted back to his former ways. He is the ultimate political animal.