OMG we have snow!
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OMG we have snow!
Yeah yeah, I know that for Canada that is not unusual, but for my part of Canada it is!.
We normally don't fall below freezing, and have rain and wind vs snow, rather like Seattle's weather.
Last night Big J wanted to go to the Rec Center for Teen Dropin night (there is this girl, you know) and so we headed out around 8 pm. I dropped him off and went to the mall across the road to scope out some further holiday gifties. When I came out about 1/2 hour later, it was to a blinding snowstorm.
I headed over to the rec center, gathered Big J and the Girl. She lives about 1/2 mile from the center, so I drove her home too. Took about 1/2 hour to get there, as I don't have snow tires, just all seasons, and this was icy wet snow. Then we headed home and that took another 1/2 hour.
It hasn't stopped and we now have about 3 inches on the ground with more falling. The city owns 1, yes that is right 1 snow plow, so we won't be driving anytime soon.
We normally don't fall below freezing, and have rain and wind vs snow, rather like Seattle's weather.
Last night Big J wanted to go to the Rec Center for Teen Dropin night (there is this girl, you know) and so we headed out around 8 pm. I dropped him off and went to the mall across the road to scope out some further holiday gifties. When I came out about 1/2 hour later, it was to a blinding snowstorm.
I headed over to the rec center, gathered Big J and the Girl. She lives about 1/2 mile from the center, so I drove her home too. Took about 1/2 hour to get there, as I don't have snow tires, just all seasons, and this was icy wet snow. Then we headed home and that took another 1/2 hour.
It hasn't stopped and we now have about 3 inches on the ground with more falling. The city owns 1, yes that is right 1 snow plow, so we won't be driving anytime soon.
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Re: OMG we have snow!
a1mamacat wrote:Yeah yeah, I know that for Canada that is not unusual, but for my part of Canada it is!.
We normally don't fall below freezing, and have rain and wind vs snow, rather like Seattle's weather.
Last night Big J wanted to go to the Rec Center for Teen Dropin night (there is this girl, you know) and so we headed out around 8 pm. I dropped him off and went to the mall across the road to scope out some further holiday gifties. When I came out about 1/2 hour later, it was to a blinding snowstorm.
I headed over to the rec center, gathered Big J and the Girl. She lives about 1/2 mile from the center, so I drove her home too. Took about 1/2 hour to get there, as I don't have snow tires, just all seasons, and this was icy wet snow. Then we headed home and that took another 1/2 hour.
It hasn't stopped and we now have about 3 inches on the ground with more falling. The city owns 1, yes that is right 1 snow plow, so we won't be driving anytime soon.
Maybe you could lend your snowplow to some cities in Alabama.
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Re: OMG we have snow!
It's been snowing here as long as predicted -- all night, clearning off around noon.
But it's not snowing as much as predicted. Flakes are drifting by about three feet apart. At this rate, we would have a foot of snow in about two weeks. I'm not complaining -- we're supposed to get snow through Thursday, so I will happily take the half a foot vs. six feet.
Good luck with the snow, Saucy. Hope it melts for you soon.
But it's not snowing as much as predicted. Flakes are drifting by about three feet apart. At this rate, we would have a foot of snow in about two weeks. I'm not complaining -- we're supposed to get snow through Thursday, so I will happily take the half a foot vs. six feet.
Good luck with the snow, Saucy. Hope it melts for you soon.
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Re: OMG we have snow!
We too have snow.a1mamacat wrote: We normally don't fall below freezing, and have rain and wind vs snow, rather like Seattle's weather.
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I saw that on the news last night. This is so unusually for our area eh?takinover wrote:We too have snow.a1mamacat wrote: We normally don't fall below freezing, and have rain and wind vs snow, rather like Seattle's weather.
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We are having a beautiful, if breezy, afternoon. This 73-degree delight will last until shortly after 4 p.m., according to the tv weather guys, when an artic cold front will arrive and our next ice storm can begin.
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Since this Bored went down Sunday evening, we have had a 40 degree temperature drop, an ice storm, and now on top of it all, a couple inches of snow....
And I didn't get a chance to complain to mini about it.....
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And I didn't get a chance to complain to mini about it.....
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Re: OMG we have snow!
Wow! Snow in Victoria! One plow? Our neighbourhood has one plow. Right now we've had a few days of rain and most of the snow is gone but it's started up again tonight. 5 cm expected by morning. We don't even send out the plow for that.
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Re: OMG we have snow!
A foot and a half later . . .
Too cold to snow right now. Brr!
Supposed to snow tomorrow afternoon, then quit for at least a couple weeks -- or until the next system develops.
Just wish it coulda snowed on our last Broncos home game -- win or lose, love those holiday break ski reservations. Oh well.
Too cold to snow right now. Brr!
Supposed to snow tomorrow afternoon, then quit for at least a couple weeks -- or until the next system develops.
Just wish it coulda snowed on our last Broncos home game -- win or lose, love those holiday break ski reservations. Oh well.
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Sunday morning there was frost on the ground and it looked like snow.
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I woke up this morning to a winter wonderland.
I do not hate it.
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Re: OMG we have snow!
We didn't have the water on the ground freeze here last night.
The high was just about 40 though. 
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Re: OMG we have snow!
i live in southwestern Michigan, where we get a LOT of snow (mostly lake effect-blame Lake Michigan). We had 5 inches last night, and we are under a winter storm watch for tomorrow/Friday. They are talking major storm-possibly up to 15 inches of the white stuff. Next week, just before Christmas ANOTHER system is supposed to give us even more snow. Santa will need to bring his boots and a shovel!
I'm just a game show nerd.