Originally Posted By sherrytodd Snowing this morning. 12 degrees right now. Won't mention the wind chill. 62 degrees would feel sooooo good right now.
Originally Posted By RoadTrip I've always loved snow, but didn't like the hassle associated with it. So I decided to get rid of the hassle... three little changes did it: 1) We moved to a home just 1-1/2 miles away from work (good for gas too!). 2) We bought an all-wheel drive car. 3) We contracted with a plowing service to do our driveway. Every time we have a 2" or greater snowfall they are out within hours to clear our driveway. Now I truly and without reservations love the snow and winter.
Originally Posted By fkurucz <<Last Feb at EPCOT I was shocked to see mittens and coats on guests and CMs.>> Similar story here. Went once in January and chuckled at all the people shivering in the "cold".
Originally Posted By fkurucz <<3) We contracted with a plowing service to do our driveway. Every time we have a 2" or greater snowfall they are out within hours to clear our driveway.>> When its 2" out here its easy to clean the drive way. We have these shovels that work like a plow. We just push the snow to the sides of the drive way. Doesn't take all that long. I have been able to do this for even 4-5 inches deep. If there is more than 5" toal anticpated, I just "plow" more than once, before it gets too deep. In 15 years I have only had to "shovel snow" 2 times.
Originally Posted By fkurucz <<Snowing this morning. 12 degrees right now. Won't mention the wind chill.>> Our warm spell just ended. Its 20 degrees now, but no snow in the forecast.
Originally Posted By MissCandice I have enjoyed the snow we have gotten here in Washington. It is so pretty. What I don't like is when it turns to slush then freezes. It's slippery out there!
Originally Posted By DJ7K It's been snowing pretty good up in Wendell Idaho where my Sister is. Down here at sea level in Oceanside, the days have been very nice, warm, clear blue skies with not a cloud in site since Sunday morning, but come around 4pm it starts to get chilly. Up where my Mom is in Morro Bay I just spoke with her tonight and she says it's freezing up there and they're pretty close to the ocean.
Originally Posted By DAR This is by far some of the weirdest weather I can remember around here, case in point this week. Sunday it was about 34 degrees. Yesterday it was 51. Right now it's about 44 and rain. The temperature is supposed to drop to about 25 with the rain turning to snow about one inch of accumulation. Tonight it's supposed to drop down to 5 below with the winds close to 40 to 50 mph. So the windchill is going to be about 30 below. But then tomorrow it's supposed to be about 25 again with the weekend in the mid 30's. Weird weird weird.
Originally Posted By DAR If this is the last hurrah for Old Man Winter what with global warming and everything he's sure going out with a bang this season. Another five to six inches tonight.
Originally Posted By MOLLYSMOM I shoveled 2.5' off my deck wednesday. Schools were closed all week. I have to plow myself out to the main road...2 miles away. My dog got stuck in the snow and we had to snow blow a path to her to get her out. More snow is predicted for today, saturday, and tuesday. On the plus side, it is gorgeous, and we can ski, sled, snowboard and snowmobile in our front yard.....after we find the dog.....
Originally Posted By fkurucz <<I shoveled 2.5' off my deck wednesday.>> Now that's a snowfall! I guess that we are better prepared for that here, as we don't shut down that long after a 2 footer. Maybe a day, 2 tops. We get that much once every 10 years or so.
Originally Posted By MOLLYSMOM This is the most snow we've had in 15 years. The governor declared us in a "state of emergency" yesterday. It's not that we aren't prepared (I live in Washington) but we've had a new storm come through every 24 - 36 hours. The poor plow drivers just can't cut a break.
Originally Posted By gaydsnywitch I wonder if someday I'll get tired of warm, sunny winters and long for the winters in Portland. Nah.
