Snow? - Page 2

mikespe · March 9th, 2008, 06:13 AM

Well I take back what I said earlier...we just got hit with over a foot of snow last night. Now if it just would have hit a day later I would have had an extended weekend!

Acephspades · March 9th, 2008, 06:29 AM

Just a heavy dusting for me in southern Kansas friday, melted saturday thank God. This has been a consistently cold winter here it seems. No days below zero but not many consistent days in the 50's or above either which is unusual too. Seems to snow or ice or both about every weekend since Thanksgiving. No big amounts of snow all winter but what we did get has been hanging around.

In years gone by I've managed to sneak in a little fishing or motorcycle riding even in Jan and Feb but not this year. The 4 walls of my house have really been closing in on me more so this year than any I can remember. I'm not sold on winter being over yet either.

Blewbyou · March 9th, 2008, 07:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Blues Hurler

Yeah, there's nothing like a crisp fall day with the leaves changing colour and getting out of the city to the old cabin up by Peterborough.

Peterborough now you're talking my neck of the woods .....I'm in Omemee! and yeah we got a dumping of snow last night must have got 12" or so. I don't care if I see another flake this year, I'm tired of shoveling!

neocaster · March 9th, 2008, 07:32 AM

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Originally Posted by chet

Now it's just windy and relatively warm here.

We got that for about 5 minutes. Then it got very windy and the temp dropped fast. Nat'l Weather Service issued wind alerts for gusts up to 60MPH, the BBQ Grill (heavy iron sides) almost blew off my in-laws' back deck, and when I visited the ER, the guy on the other side of the curtain had gotten himself FUBAR trying to cut a tree off his power lines.

Telarkaster · March 9th, 2008, 09:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Boubou

This photo was taken a few years ago when a major storm buried the Trans Labrador Highway between Labrador city and Goose Bay. So It can always be worse!! (Photo by Michael Mcgregor)

y'est bonne!

Frank B · March 9th, 2008, 11:00 AM

Well I'll tell you what... that's what it looks like in QC this morning !

Yesterday's storm turned out to be the fiercest we've had in years.

Boubou · March 9th, 2008, 01:24 PM

Yeah got stuck on the way home last night, actually, the snowplow got stuck in front of me, had to backup and find another way. Just spent about 4 hours shoveling, and I have a contract for the driveway. dug the doghouses , both were completely buried, made a path for the heating oil delivery guy, cleared the basement windows did the to walking paths to the front door and backyard.
Cleared my deck in the back, now the deck is 12x16 feet, i shoveled it all, its 4 feet above the ground with a 3 feet rail. Now thats 7 feet from the ground to the top of the rail, the snow i shoveled off the deck all through the winter is now 3 feet higher than the rail.
I have a Tacoma 4x4, which is pretty high, if i park it on the street i cant see it from the house the snowbank is too high!
Oh well!

geddins · March 9th, 2008, 01:28 PM

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Originally Posted by neocaster

Raining in SE PA. This is for geddins, who expected to see this today:

Thanks man....I love that vid....I need me one of those!

ramblinmike · March 9th, 2008, 05:02 PM

yea Long Island got practically no snow this year. Very disappointing, as I love the stuff. Actually the grass is VERY green at the moment. Literally. Think there was maybe a week or two that the grass started to brown, but then it went back to green again.

Gonna be alot of mosquitos and ticks this spring/summer/fall. Don't think there was a frost this winter. The ground never froze.

jimd · March 9th, 2008, 05:40 PM

We got close to 2 feet here. It took me almost 2 hours to get home from work on Friday (normally it takes less than 30 mins) after picking up my car from the shop. I kept thinking, I just dropped alot of money on this car I better not wreck it now.

Everything was pretty much shut down yesterday. But the roads are clear today and things are getting back to normal.

chet · March 9th, 2008, 06:37 PM

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Originally Posted by neocaster

We got that for about 5 minutes. Then it got very windy and the temp dropped fast. Nat'l Weather Service issued wind alerts for gusts up to 60MPH, the BBQ Grill (heavy iron sides) almost blew off my in-laws' back deck, and when I visited the ER, the guy on the other side of the curtain had gotten himself FUBAR trying to cut a tree off his power lines.

Why were you visiting the ER and why was he trying to cut a tree off his power lines?

March 9th, 2008, 11:00 AM	#46 (permalink)
Frank B Tele-Meister Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Quebec city, canada Posts: 314 10 Photos	Well I'll tell you what... that's what it looks like in QC this morning ! Yesterday's storm turned out to be the fiercest we've had in years. __________________ "Don't play what's there, play what's not there.” Miles Davis

March 9th, 2008, 06:13 AM	#41 (permalink)
mikespe Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Western New York Age: 42 Posts: 1,075	Well I take back what I said earlier...we just got hit with over a foot of snow last night. Now if it just would have hit a day later I would have had an extended weekend!

March 9th, 2008, 06:29 AM	#42 (permalink)
Acephspades Tele-Meister Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Kansas Posts: 417	Just a heavy dusting for me in southern Kansas friday, melted saturday thank God. This has been a consistently cold winter here it seems. No days below zero but not many consistent days in the 50's or above either which is unusual too. Seems to snow or ice or both about every weekend since Thanksgiving. No big amounts of snow all winter but what we did get has been hanging around. In years gone by I've managed to sneak in a little fishing or motorcycle riding even in Jan and Feb but not this year. The 4 walls of my house have really been closing in on me more so this year than any I can remember. I'm not sold on winter being over yet either.

March 9th, 2008, 01:24 PM	#47 (permalink)
Boubou Tele-Holic Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Montreal, Quebec Age: 49 Posts: 616	Yeah got stuck on the way home last night, actually, the snowplow got stuck in front of me, had to backup and find another way. Just spent about 4 hours shoveling, and I have a contract for the driveway. dug the doghouses , both were completely buried, made a path for the heating oil delivery guy, cleared the basement windows did the to walking paths to the front door and backyard. Cleared my deck in the back, now the deck is 12x16 feet, i shoveled it all, its 4 feet above the ground with a 3 feet rail. Now thats 7 feet from the ground to the top of the rail, the snow i shoveled off the deck all through the winter is now 3 feet higher than the rail. I have a Tacoma 4x4, which is pretty high, if i park it on the street i cant see it from the house the snowbank is too high! Oh well!

March 9th, 2008, 05:02 PM	#49 (permalink)
ramblinmike Tele-Holic Join Date: May 2003 Location: Long Island NY Age: 23 Posts: 924	yea Long Island got practically no snow this year. Very disappointing, as I love the stuff. Actually the grass is VERY green at the moment. Literally. Think there was maybe a week or two that the grass started to brown, but then it went back to green again. Gonna be alot of mosquitos and ticks this spring/summer/fall. Don't think there was a frost this winter. The ground never froze.

March 9th, 2008, 05:40 PM	#50 (permalink)
jimd Tele-Holic Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Cleveland, Ohio Age: 42 Posts: 533	We got close to 2 feet here. It took me almost 2 hours to get home from work on Friday (normally it takes less than 30 mins) after picking up my car from the shop. I kept thinking, I just dropped alot of money on this car I better not wreck it now. Everything was pretty much shut down yesterday. But the roads are clear today and things are getting back to normal.