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The First Snow of the Year Isn't Bad Unless ...
Topic Started: Dec 17 2008, 04:42 AM (234 Views)
QuirtEvans
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You forgot to get gas for the snowblower.

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Mikhailoh
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The first two snowfalls here this year have been black ice festivals. Never seen the like in this area. All the roads have looked clear as a bell, but are 100% treacherous skating rinks. Terrible.
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brenda
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Beautiful snow here yesterday afternoon and evening. Sparkly and fluffy stuff that almost didn't seem real. I finished my Christmas shopping last night and the roads got a little wild for the trip home.

Mik, black ice is terrible. I hate it.

Quirt, a siphon to get some from a vehicle? (Not the neighbors' car!)
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QuirtEvans
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brenda
Dec 17 2008, 05:10 AM
Beautiful snow here yesterday afternoon and evening. Sparkly and fluffy stuff that almost didn't seem real. I finished my Christmas shopping last night and the roads got a little wild for the trip home.

Mik, black ice is terrible. I hate it.

Quirt, a siphon to get some from a vehicle? (Not the neighbors' car!)
We he-men just shovel it by hand, Brenda. I'm surprised hardy folk from Minnesooota wouldn't come up with that solution. ^-^
It would be unwise to underestimate what large groups of ill-informed people acting together can achieve. -- John D'Oh, January 14, 2010.
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QuirtEvans
Dec 17 2008, 05:15 AM
brenda
Dec 17 2008, 05:10 AM
Beautiful snow here yesterday afternoon and evening. Sparkly and fluffy stuff that almost didn't seem real. I finished my Christmas shopping last night and the roads got a little wild for the trip home.

Mik, black ice is terrible. I hate it.

Quirt, a siphon to get some from a vehicle? (Not the neighbors' car!)
We he-men just shovel it by hand, Brenda. I'm surprised hardy folk from Minnesooota wouldn't come up with that solution. ^-^
Sure, a Minnesooootan would be tough enough to shovel it. But you're not Minnesoootan.

That's why I thought you might want the siphon. :lol2:

(Using my snow shovel as a shield while Quirt reads this. I expect a snowball is headed my direction.)

At least mine is fluffy to shovel today. Hope yours is, too.
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BTW, when I got home last night, hubby had already shoveled a path for me to get from the garage to the house. :hearts:

23 years ............... :wub:
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So that means you'll keep him around for a couple more years? :D
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Frank_W
Dec 17 2008, 05:41 AM
So that means you'll keep him around for a couple more years? :D
Ya, you betcha!

Keep in mind, he knew I was bringing home treats to fill Christmas stockings, as well as other presents for relatives. This man really loves his chocolate, so maybe he just wanted to be sure I got it all into the house safely. :lol2:
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brenda
Dec 17 2008, 05:56 AM
Frank_W
Dec 17 2008, 05:41 AM
So that means you'll keep him around for a couple more years? :D
Ya, you betcha!

Keep in mind, he knew I was bringing home treats to fill Christmas stockings, as well as other presents for relatives. This man really loves his chocolate, so maybe he just wanted to be sure I got it all into the house safely. :lol2:
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Aqua Letifer
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STILL no snow in my area this winter. But that doesn't stop people from going 35 in a 55 when it's freaking misting out.

D.C. sucks.
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HOLY CARP!!!
We've had quite alot of snow here. We don't normally get it til late January but it's been falling for a couple of weeks now.

This winter seems alot colder than usual.

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WTF happened to global warming? :doh:
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Dec 17 2008, 06:21 AM
WTF happened to global warming? :doh:
*sigh*

Global warming != it's warmer out.
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Yeah yeah... I know, it pisses you off when people say this, and you think I'm an ignorant asshole for saying it. Fine. The fact remains that it's freezin' assed cold. We've been 10 degrees lower than seasonal norms for the past two winters, and it sucks ass.
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Get up to speed. It is no longer "global warming". It is now "global climate change" which is interesting since that is what "climate" largely consists of anyway.
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Here's what happened to it, Frank.

Nearly 2 Trillion Tons of Ice Gone in Five Years
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I just finished shoveling. Ten minutes, maybe twelve tops is all it took. The stuff is so fluffy it's unreal. Of course, it helped that hubby got part of it done last night.

Maybe another chocolate santa for his stocking? :wink:

How much shoveling did you have, Quirt?
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Frank_W
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http://www.cfr.org/publication/17977/u_s_senate_minority_report.html

Not sure what to make of it. My local climate sucks ass.
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Dec 17 2008, 06:12 AM
STILL no snow in my area this winter. But that doesn't stop people from going 35 in a 55 when it's freaking misting out.

D.C. sucks.
Move to Minnesooooota.

You know I bake cookies here.

Snow, cookies, hot chocolate ........................
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Dec 17 2008, 06:25 AM
Yeah yeah... I know, it pisses you off when people say this, and you think I'm an ignorant asshole for saying it. Fine. The fact remains that it's freezin' assed cold. We've been 10 degrees lower than seasonal norms for the past two winters, and it sucks ass.
Do you at least have something to show for it, though? Here, it's often sunny, no wind out, not a cloud in the sky.... and it's 12 damn degrees outside. :veryangry:

Today the sky is drizzling but of course it's 34 degrees, just above freezing.
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Move to Minnesooooota.

You know I bake cookies here.

Snow, cookies, hot chocolate ........................


Or Wisconsin, I make TaterTot casseroles here.

Wait....

Not anymore.

But I have access to a great selection of Scotch Whiskey.
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We've had nothing but alternately drizzle, ice, and flurries for the past two weeks. I don't know what you mean by having something to show for it. The northern blast of air has dipped further and further south, for the past two winters. At this rate, they'll be having snow in Fort Lauderdale.
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Dec 17 2008, 06:54 AM
We've had nothing but alternately drizzle, ice, and flurries for the past two weeks. I don't know what you mean by having something to show for it. The northern blast of air has dipped further and further south, for the past two winters. At this rate, they'll be having snow in Fort Lauderdale.
More like snow over where Fort Lauderdale used to be, since the rising ocean from global warming will submerge it.
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Dec 17 2008, 06:40 AM
I just finished shoveling. Ten minutes, maybe twelve tops is all it took. The stuff is so fluffy it's unreal. Of course, it helped that hubby got part of it done last night.

Maybe another chocolate santa for his stocking? :wink:

How much shoveling did you have, Quirt?
About 45 minutes this morning ... and just now, another 20-30 minutes of re-shoveling so the slushy parts won't turn to icy parts.
It would be unwise to underestimate what large groups of ill-informed people acting together can achieve. -- John D'Oh, January 14, 2010.
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Yeah... We're all going to fcuking die. Maybe I'll get a head start on that.
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