Winter Sucks

[flash]

We got about 8" of snow yesterday and last night and are now getting sleet and freezing rain on top of that .Snow sux bad enough but ice on top of that makes it very dangerous .I got my tractor out and scraped the driveway (800 ft) up to the road and its still slick. The county just has brought a motorgrader out and scraped off all but 2" of ice off the roads .Looks like another day off tomorrow (without pay this time) as they have asked the maintenance dept to be there .I live the closest to campus than the other guys but Im not risking wrecking my junker just for a day of work. Did I mention I HATE WINTER AND SNOW.

[Ms Grumpy]

We expect the snow and ice here. But it has been pretty mellow other than one snow storm. This last week I had to drive to Chicago and back. When we were driving back on Friday afternoon we came across a few total white outs while in the snow belt passing under the lake, the worst part was sitting in bumper to bumper traffic for 18 miles, when we were only an hour from home.

I have driven to Chicago in under 5 hours in nice weather. This last trip home took over 7.

I don't necessarily mind the snow, I know it's a fact of life living where I do. I just hate the STUPID DRIVERS in the snow.

[Derek69SS]

I know it doesn't make much sense down there, but since putting Bridgestone Blizzaks on my car, I don't mind the snow & ice quite so much. :) (except now I get really impatient with the traffic that can't go as fast as I'd like to go... they're still slipping around, but I'm not)

[Hank70SS]

The temps have been pretty cold but not that much snow here. A few inches last week, then a couple more a few days later, then 4 or 5 inches Friday. We actually got quite a bit of lake effect snow even though we're a long ways from Lake Michigan. Overall though not too bad, so far.

[grandsport]

Is it winter? First time in years that I really don't mind.

[Rank]

This is a new one to me .... we have been hit with a few accidents caused by fog that freezes and goes to black ice . Usually its the usual rain or snow that brings on the ice.

[shadowgray396]

Cold tonight and tomorrow with a chance of light snow, but warming to mid 50's by Wednesday afternoon. That just means lots of rain on the way.

Ray

[flash]

I would love to have rain instead of this snow and ice crap.

[Rank]

Fear not, winter will be half-way over new week .... I know this because my firewood stack will be half burnt next week!

[shadowgray396]

Looks like we are going to dodge the snow today. Warming into the high 40's

[flash]

We are now getting very high winds and temps falling into the teens .I hope we dont lose power from trees falling on power lines .Its hard to get rid of this stuff when temps barely get to above freezing .Things here are pretty much shut down because the roads are so bad.

[grandsport]

Pretty rare for yinz guys,is it not?

[Highway Star]

It is supposed to be a frigid 25 degrees here tonight.

[flash]

So far our high today has reached 27 with strong winds ,but the wind does help to dry the roads .Our county road crews have finally got the roads cleared enough that I can go to work tomorrow .They have done a great job with the limited equipment they have available to them .We are not used to this much snow with the cold temps behind it to keep it from thawing .Im so ready to get back to work as cabin fever has been tough to deal with.Im ready for spring ,Ive seen enough cold and snow .I cant cut and split fire wood fast enough to get ahead .

[Ms Grumpy]

We got about 4" last night and I was out and about. When I got home I shoveled a little bit, figuring that I would get the snow blower out today. David and I went out for a couple hours and when I got home, my neighbor had snow blown my whole driveway and all the sidewalks. I live on a corner and he did it all. Made my day !

[shadowgray396]

Weatherman said snow yesterday when we were at 32 degrees, it warmed up and rained 1.6 inches in the last 24 hours. We hit a high of 53 today. Going to be in the 50's the rest of the week and through the weekend. May have some flooding now since the rains are going to be going on for the next week.

[flash]

Im enjoying my 2nd day of work this week and we should reach a high in the mid 40's so maybe this awful white stuff will begin to melt. The roads are finally safe to manuever again and things will be back to normal soon I hope. Hope all is well with the rest of ya'll and you can travel safely ,which all ya'll in the northern states are apparently better equipped for this stuff.

[shadowgray396]

Not sure which is worse all the snow or all the rain we are getting. Had high winds and it blew off my tarps at the beach house and the house is soaked inside. Going to buy new tarps and try to get it recovered before the next rain storm in a few hours.

[shadowgray396]

Was outside for an hour today puting tarps on the roof to keep the rain out. Might as well taken out a bar of soap with me. By the time I got back in I was soaked to the bone. We will need Noah's Ark if this keeps up. Another 2 inches of rain or more today. This is not a normal winter for us. Flooding will happen if this keeps up.

[flash]

Winter sucked a little less here today ,temps in the high 40's .Got to the grocery store and restocked ,got some gas for the old beater truck . Then took the tractor out to a nearby subdivision and cleared the snow and ice off their roads for them. They were happy to see the crap being scraped away and I was having fun doing it.

[Hank70SS]

We got a couple of inches Friday night, supposed to get some more on Monday. Sounds like last winter, no big snowfalls, just a couple more inches every few days.

[grandsport]

It was nice here yesterday. Washed the Jeep off outside and cleaned up the garage a bit.

[shadowgray396]

I was wrong on the rain amount we got 5.50 inches of rain yesterday with another 2 to 4 inches on the way in the next two days. Flooding and land slides are happening all over. I had a least 2" of standing water in the yard at the beach in places.

[flash]

We could use some of that rain to wash away this snow .

[grandsport]

Winter does not really bother me much this year.

[flash]

It bothers me every year ,I hate the cold.

[shadowgray396]

Winter is over here for now, going to be sunny and 60 by Sunday. I know it will get cold again sometime yet. Nice to have the rain stop at least for a few days. We needed the break.

[grandsport]

Snow7-8 inches expected by morning.

[Hank70SS]

1 degree yesterday morning when I got up, 0 this morning. That's a little nippy but a whole lot better than the upper midwest.

[shadowgray396]

We are finally dry for at least the next 7 days and are in the mid 50's for the next week. It was 60 yesterday at the beach and full sun. Warmer then normal right now.

Ray

[flash]

Still colder than normal here but the snow has finally melted .They are saying we may get more tomorrow but I hope not. It seems like all I do is cut fire wood ,no time to play with the cars .I did get to visit the vert at the body shop last week .

[Hank70SS]

We finally got up to around average temps the last few days. We've been spared all the snow that's hammering the east coast and south. Haven't even used the snow blower the last few times, only an inch or two of snow and I can use the exercise.

[shadowgray396]

Been snowing at the 500 foot level, but we have had 3 inches of rain in the last 24 hours with rain all week. Things are starting to flood around here.

[grandsport]

Was there a winter this year? I can't believe it is March already.I don't think I whined about winter once this year.

[shadowgray396]

Was there a winter this year? I can't believe it is March already.I don't think I whined about winter once this year.

You have been busy working on your car this year.

[flash]

Well ,almost a year later I still think winter sux ,I dont like cold and windy weather especially when Ive been sick with a sinus infection all week. I dont know how all you guys and gals from the northern regions handle it .

[shadowgray396]

Sorry to hear you have been under the weather Flash. I can wait for spring to get here. Finally had a sunny week here, but cold.

[Ms Grumpy]

Well ,almost a year later I still think winter sux ,I dont like cold and windy weather especially when Ive been sick with a sinus infection all week. I dont know how all you guys and gals from the northern regions handle it .

I don't like the freezing cold weather. What I do like is snow. I like watching the other idiots drive in it, I love doing donuts in it, and I like driving in it. I like taking the kids sledding in it, building a snowman, making a igloo with the kids, having a snowball fight with the kids and watching the snow fall on all the beautiful Christmas lights.

I know, I am nuts, but I couldn't imagine Christmas without snow. Maybe because I grew up with it, but for me, it isn't Christmas without snow.

I love you flash, but I wonder how you guys manage with all that extreme heat and humidity in the summer. I like the temps in the low 70's to the lower 80's. The past few summers when I have been down south, I was dying with all that humidity.

[Ms Grumpy]

Hope you feel better soon John.

[flash]

I guess its what you grow up with and when I worked construction all those years I had to be in the wet and cold no matter what and it made me hate it .The high humidity is also unbearable at times in the summer but thats where the convertible comes in handy .

Im feeling a bit better daily but everyone around me at work has been sick lately so I think its just getting circulated around .

[shadowgray396]

Keep getting better Flash.

[Ms Grumpy]

flash, keep yourself hydrated and rest as much as you can. If your cold is anything like what is going around up here, then it lasts a while. I know that's not what you want to hear, but stay away from those sick people and use hand sanitizer as much as you can.