Snow?

chet · March 7th, 2008, 10:02 AM

Snowing in Texas and the south but we haven't had much all winter (Jersey Shore). This next storm will just give us rain once again.

Works for me.

Joe M · March 7th, 2008, 10:13 AM

Man, come to Michigan; I've had it with snow this winter, seems like it'll never end....

chet · March 7th, 2008, 10:16 AM

I've noticed that almost every week I see that line of white on the Weather Channel maps around Chicago, Cleveland, Detroit, Rochestor and Buffalo.

It's gotten cold a couple of times here but other than that it's been pretty mild here.

Boubou · March 7th, 2008, 10:27 AM

Yeah right, east of Quebec city, the road crews are chopping off the tops of the snowbanks on the side of the road because when the kids climb on them they can touch the power lines.
A friend's dad lives around there, when he shovels his roof and gets at the bottom, he has to "lift" his shovel, cant just push it down the roof anymore.
As for me, 4 feet of snow in the backyard, 8+ feet high snowbanks. Gonna post pictures after the next storm, yes they are forecasting another foot of white crap

mikespe · March 7th, 2008, 10:32 AM

Rochester hasn't been too bad this year...we had our share of the frigid cold and bad wind at times. But the snow hasn't been too bad. However there is an ice storm warning for this evening to tomorrow morning.

1293 · March 7th, 2008, 10:55 AM

I love winter but I'm ready for summer. We have a cottage on the property that we call the "summer house" because we practically live in it during the summer. This is an older picture. The fence in the foreground is 3' high and right now you would have to dig down through the snow to find the top of it. The latest report is calling for mixed precip changing to snow for a total of 6-8" this weekend.

Hopefully we'll get through mud season quickly and get back to this:

Boubou · March 7th, 2008, 11:19 AM

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)

geddins · March 7th, 2008, 11:31 AM

I'm in the far NE part of Texas, and here's how our weather week has been:

Mon - Tornadoes (thankfully nothing very strong and only minor damages)
Tues- about an inch of snow
Wed - Sunny and 70
Thur - cloudy, in the 40's with rain late
Fri - started snowing like rip about 6am and we have about 2" on the ground (roads still fine, just slushy).

Tomorrow I'll be on the lookout for that monkey riding a dog.....I figger we've seen just 'bout everything else this week.....

Bangbang · March 7th, 2008, 11:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Joe M

Man, come to Michigan; I've had it with snow this winter, seems like it'll never end....

Yep

2-5 more starting tonight.

gibsonjunkie · March 7th, 2008, 11:39 AM

We're getting a couple inches of rain this weekend...

Zhurh · March 7th, 2008, 12:05 PM

Usually starts snowing in late September and stops in early May; I'm use to it and kinda like winter except for the couple weeks of minus 60 we always get. I'm still riding snowmachine on good hard trails, fine by me.

mikespe · March 7th, 2008, 12:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Zhurh

Usually starts snowing in late September and stops in early May; I'm use to it and kinda like winter except for the couple weeks of minus 60 we always get. I'm still riding snowmachine on good hard trails, fine by me.

You know I see all the beautiful images of Alaska in both winter and summer and I am just dying to visit! I could do without the short days and long nights but I'll bet it is beautiful up there!

Zhurh · March 7th, 2008, 12:35 PM

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Originally Posted by mikespe

You know I see all the beautiful images of Alaska in both winter and summer and I am just dying to visit! I could do without the short days and long nights but I'll bet it is beautiful up there!

Actually, I like fishing ay 2 am in summer with sun beating down on ya too, so put up with the winters. If ya ever do a trip, plan it out way before. Too many people just drive the road system and take a few picts here and there. Got to hike in above treeline, walk out several miles on a glacier, or do a canoe or boat trip on river; see the place. WE have a shortage of roads here.

chet · March 7th, 2008, 12:51 PM

I like the weather just like it is now. Cold enough that it keeps the inside temp comfortable. I don't turn the furnace on very much. I like it cool so I can wear my cowboy boots around the house without sweating. My boots fit like a glove and are comfortable.

The downside is that I don't like to jog when it's cold out so I get fatter.

mikespe · March 7th, 2008, 01:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Zhurh

Actually, I like fishing ay 2 am in summer with sun beating down on ya too, so put up with the winters. If ya ever do a trip, plan it out way before. Too many people just drive the road system and take a few picts here and there. Got to hike in above treeline, walk out several miles on a glacier, or do a canoe or boat trip on river; see the place. WE have a shortage of roads here.

I just went out to get my mail and a DVD I ordered arrived...Goo Goo Dolls Live In Alaska. I saw this a few times on one of the High Definition channels and loved it. The scenery is beautiful. They did all acoustic on glaciers, with some of the locals in a small pup/restaurant, just stunning. I can't wait to watch it again!

tuuur · March 7th, 2008, 02:36 PM

Where I live we had like two or three days of snow this winter. I mean, snow falling; it never lasted on the ground for longer than a day.
And we had like a week of mild frost, between -5 and -10 degrees celcius.

I was in Switzerland last week, and they told me that the Zürich area already had temperatures around 20 degrees celcius. In Grindelwald, winter sports area, there were patches of snow here and there.

It's been a lousy winter here. For different reasons than some others...

chet · March 7th, 2008, 02:43 PM

I was thinking of taking a ski trip to Austria, Switzerland and Germany next year. Hope it snows enough then.

casterway · March 7th, 2008, 07:00 PM

Mid 50's and sunny here this week. Life's good on the west coast!

ROADMAN · March 7th, 2008, 07:41 PM

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Originally Posted by casterway

Mid 50's and sunny here this week. Life's good on the west coast!

I was wonderin when you were gonna tell em...

you didn't mention the beach this time ...are ya gettin soft?

Blues Hurler · March 7th, 2008, 07:51 PM

Toronto's really getting dumped on this year. We've had more snow than the year the Mayor called out the army to dig us out. We're gonna get buried again this weekend -- already started. No army in sight... I'm on my third shovel for the season. But I'm on my way to the left coast in about 10 days.

hugo · March 7th, 2008, 08:08 PM

I'm sorry but I lived in Toronto for 5 years and people there panic. This is not directed at you Blues Hurler but the city itself. I mean I live in Sarnia and we get more snow than TO does and we've never called out the National guard or the army. I mean they went into shear panic there. Mind you in all fairness, you guys have lots of hwy and lots of traffic but still....

Blues Hurler · March 7th, 2008, 08:19 PM

That was just the Mayor at the time. He was a bit of a spaz. Liked to make a big splash, but like many places, people do forget how to drive in the snow, and refuse to use winter tires. Every time it snows, we get literally hundreds of accidents around the city, most on "3 season" tires. Personally, I've never had a problem getting around. The news people down here always make it sound like the end of the world too, like it's not supposed to snow in Ontario in the winter? When I was a kid, you could walk across 5 foot fences into your neighbours yard because the snow was so deep.

hugo · March 7th, 2008, 08:27 PM

Actually, I have a little Toronto (I do love Toronto) story. One time there was a winter storm and I lived at Queen's and Broadview area. I had to take the DVP to work, which was 15 min. door to door. Well, I had to be at work by 7:00 am, so me and my small town brain, thought I'd leave at 6:00 am and I'd be fine. I left at 6:00 am and got to work at 10:30 am!!! Can you believe it. Queen Street to DVP to Eglington (Scarborough Lexus Toyota). I'm sure they thought I was lying at work but it literally took 4 1/2 hours to go 15 min. I still don't believe it to this day. By the way, nice to meet you Blues Hurler. Another crazy Torontonian!!!

Blues Hurler · March 7th, 2008, 08:31 PM

Ha! Back at ya. I've got plenty of those stories. Been here all my life. My plan is retire, move to the left coast, play guitar, hike, fish, and drive a convertible all year round! I'm kinda tired of T.O.

hugo · March 7th, 2008, 08:40 PM

I'm with you on that. I have to say that I was just in Ft. Lauderdale and I loved it. Sun all the time. The people were great. I've never been out east though. My wife's family is from there and part of my family resides there too. I do like the change of seasons but as I get older I find I'm really hating the snow. I don't like being cold. I do love fishing and hunting.

Blues Hurler · March 7th, 2008, 09:08 PM

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.

March 7th, 2008, 10:02 AM	#1 (permalink)
chet Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: The Jersey Shore Posts: 6,037	Snow? Snowing in Texas and the south but we haven't had much all winter (Jersey Shore). This next storm will just give us rain once again. Works for me.

March 7th, 2008, 11:31 AM	#8 (permalink)
geddins Tele-Afflicted Join Date: May 2005 Location: Texas Age: 45 Posts: 1,704	I'm in the far NE part of Texas, and here's how our weather week has been: Mon - Tornadoes (thankfully nothing very strong and only minor damages) Tues- about an inch of snow Wed - Sunny and 70 Thur - cloudy, in the 40's with rain late Fri - started snowing like rip about 6am and we have about 2" on the ground (roads still fine, just slushy). Tomorrow I'll be on the lookout for that monkey riding a dog.....I figger we've seen just 'bout everything else this week..... __________________ www.myspace.com/gregeddins

March 7th, 2008, 11:39 AM	#10 (permalink)
gibsonjunkie Tele-Holic Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Bloomfield, Connecticut Age: 55 Posts: 570	We're getting a couple inches of rain this weekend... __________________ The early bird gets the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese...

March 7th, 2008, 02:36 PM	#16 (permalink)
tuuur Tele-Holic Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: the Netherlands Age: 40 Posts: 884 7 Photos	Where I live we had like two or three days of snow this winter. I mean, snow falling; it never lasted on the ground for longer than a day. And we had like a week of mild frost, between -5 and -10 degrees celcius. I was in Switzerland last week, and they told me that the Zürich area already had temperatures around 20 degrees celcius. In Grindelwald, winter sports area, there were patches of snow here and there. It's been a lousy winter here. For different reasons than some others... __________________ If we all take the backseat, who's gonna drive? - Fred Cole http://www.myspace.com/tuuur http://www.myspace.com/daggermoon http://www.myspace.com/captainscallywag

March 7th, 2008, 07:00 PM	#18 (permalink)
casterway Friend of Leo's Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Aldergrove, British Columbia,Canada Age: 40 Posts: 2,559	Mid 50's and sunny here this week. Life's good on the west coast! __________________ There's nothing wrong with a proper repair... "I don't scratch no guitars." John Lee Hooker, when asked to carve his signature into an old acoustic.

March 7th, 2008, 10:13 AM	#2 (permalink)
Joe M Moderator Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Michigan Posts: 1,106	Man, come to Michigan; I've had it with snow this winter, seems like it'll never end....

March 7th, 2008, 10:16 AM	#3 (permalink)
chet Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: The Jersey Shore Posts: 6,037	I've noticed that almost every week I see that line of white on the Weather Channel maps around Chicago, Cleveland, Detroit, Rochestor and Buffalo. It's gotten cold a couple of times here but other than that it's been pretty mild here.

March 7th, 2008, 10:27 AM	#4 (permalink)
Boubou Tele-Holic Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Montreal, Quebec Age: 48 Posts: 590	Yeah right, east of Quebec city, the road crews are chopping off the tops of the snowbanks on the side of the road because when the kids climb on them they can touch the power lines. A friend's dad lives around there, when he shovels his roof and gets at the bottom, he has to "lift" his shovel, cant just push it down the roof anymore. As for me, 4 feet of snow in the backyard, 8+ feet high snowbanks. Gonna post pictures after the next storm, yes they are forecasting another foot of white crap

March 7th, 2008, 10:32 AM	#5 (permalink)
mikespe Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Western New York Age: 42 Posts: 1,066	Rochester hasn't been too bad this year...we had our share of the frigid cold and bad wind at times. But the snow hasn't been too bad. However there is an ice storm warning for this evening to tomorrow morning.

March 7th, 2008, 10:55 AM	#6 (permalink)
1293 Tele-Afflicted Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 1,480	I love winter but I'm ready for summer. We have a cottage on the property that we call the "summer house" because we practically live in it during the summer. This is an older picture. The fence in the foreground is 3' high and right now you would have to dig down through the snow to find the top of it. The latest report is calling for mixed precip changing to snow for a total of 6-8" this weekend. Hopefully we'll get through mud season quickly and get back to this:

March 7th, 2008, 11:19 AM	#7 (permalink)
Boubou Tele-Holic Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Montreal, Quebec Age: 48 Posts: 590	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)

March 7th, 2008, 12:05 PM	#11 (permalink)
Zhurh Tele-Meister Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Eagle, Alaska (along the Yukon) Age: 54 Posts: 201	Usually starts snowing in late September and stops in early May; I'm use to it and kinda like winter except for the couple weeks of minus 60 we always get. I'm still riding snowmachine on good hard trails, fine by me.

March 7th, 2008, 12:51 PM	#14 (permalink)
chet Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: The Jersey Shore Posts: 6,037	I like the weather just like it is now. Cold enough that it keeps the inside temp comfortable. I don't turn the furnace on very much. I like it cool so I can wear my cowboy boots around the house without sweating. My boots fit like a glove and are comfortable. The downside is that I don't like to jog when it's cold out so I get fatter.

March 7th, 2008, 02:43 PM	#17 (permalink)
chet Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: The Jersey Shore Posts: 6,037	I was thinking of taking a ski trip to Austria, Switzerland and Germany next year. Hope it snows enough then.

March 7th, 2008, 07:51 PM	#20 (permalink)
Blues Hurler Tele-Holic Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 618 6 Photos	Toronto's really getting dumped on this year. We've had more snow than the year the Mayor called out the army to dig us out. We're gonna get buried again this weekend -- already started. No army in sight... I'm on my third shovel for the season. But I'm on my way to the left coast in about 10 days. __________________ The blues ain't about theory, they's about therapy.

March 7th, 2008, 08:08 PM	#21 (permalink)
hugo Tele-Holic Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Sarnia,Ontario Age: 48 Posts: 812	I'm sorry but I lived in Toronto for 5 years and people there panic. This is not directed at you Blues Hurler but the city itself. I mean I live in Sarnia and we get more snow than TO does and we've never called out the National guard or the army. I mean they went into shear panic there. Mind you in all fairness, you guys have lots of hwy and lots of traffic but still....

March 7th, 2008, 08:19 PM	#22 (permalink)
Blues Hurler Tele-Holic Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 618 6 Photos	That was just the Mayor at the time. He was a bit of a spaz. Liked to make a big splash, but like many places, people do forget how to drive in the snow, and refuse to use winter tires. Every time it snows, we get literally hundreds of accidents around the city, most on "3 season" tires. Personally, I've never had a problem getting around. The news people down here always make it sound like the end of the world too, like it's not supposed to snow in Ontario in the winter? When I was a kid, you could walk across 5 foot fences into your neighbours yard because the snow was so deep. __________________ The blues ain't about theory, they's about therapy.

March 7th, 2008, 08:27 PM	#23 (permalink)
hugo Tele-Holic Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Sarnia,Ontario Age: 48 Posts: 812	Actually, I have a little Toronto (I do love Toronto) story. One time there was a winter storm and I lived at Queen's and Broadview area. I had to take the DVP to work, which was 15 min. door to door. Well, I had to be at work by 7:00 am, so me and my small town brain, thought I'd leave at 6:00 am and I'd be fine. I left at 6:00 am and got to work at 10:30 am!!! Can you believe it. Queen Street to DVP to Eglington (Scarborough Lexus Toyota). I'm sure they thought I was lying at work but it literally took 4 1/2 hours to go 15 min. I still don't believe it to this day. By the way, nice to meet you Blues Hurler. Another crazy Torontonian!!!

March 7th, 2008, 08:31 PM	#24 (permalink)
Blues Hurler Tele-Holic Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 618 6 Photos	Ha! Back at ya. I've got plenty of those stories. Been here all my life. My plan is retire, move to the left coast, play guitar, hike, fish, and drive a convertible all year round! I'm kinda tired of T.O. __________________ The blues ain't about theory, they's about therapy.

March 7th, 2008, 08:40 PM	#25 (permalink)
hugo Tele-Holic Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Sarnia,Ontario Age: 48 Posts: 812	I'm with you on that. I have to say that I was just in Ft. Lauderdale and I loved it. Sun all the time. The people were great. I've never been out east though. My wife's family is from there and part of my family resides there too. I do like the change of seasons but as I get older I find I'm really hating the snow. I don't like being cold. I do love fishing and hunting.

March 7th, 2008, 09:08 PM	#26 (permalink)
Blues Hurler Tele-Holic Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 618 6 Photos	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. __________________ The blues ain't about theory, they's about therapy.