You people back east are welcome to declare winter over any time now! :o I read where you're about to get hammered again. Keep the powder dry and the firewood piled high!

Joe

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            Potter

I know, Pat sent Christy a pic of the Brew Clan's house....damn! :o

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You people back east...

Does that mean anyone east of you?

Everything more then a mile east of me looks too freaking cold!!!

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Dug twice at about sixteen inches, a bit drifty.  It's a lot.  Stopped for now.  Snow-muffled quiet out there, nice.

Yesterday we had rain, snow, freezing rain, drizzle, and sleet.  Today it's just snow.

I'm sick of it. :o

Oh Pat. :'(

Joe

One above and it feels like Spring. Twenty below by Saturday.  Snuggle up.

      Potter

Well, it's still winter here.  Not like Potter's winter, but winter still.   ;)

I'm more concerned about what happens next, frankly, than about what's happening now.  There are massive amounts of water-rich, heavy snow in the mountains this year.  Depending on how the runoff occurs (fast is bad) and whether or not we get heavy rains on top of the snow, there could be avalanches and flooding this spring. 

There are years when the freestone rivers come roaring out of the mountains like unstoppable freight trains, and cause incredible destruction.  A mountain river in flood has to be seen to be believed.

Guess we'll see what happens.

Best,

George

It was in the mid 70s yesterday with sunshine and breezy conditions.  We've got a cold front coming in and it's supposed to drop to the 60s., then back up to the 70s again.

All last week it was in the 40's and 50's and looked like spring.  Snow melting, sun shinning.  NIce.  Then on sunday it dropped down to freezing and we got the snow, freezing rain, sleet, etc.  It is nasty to drive in/on.  I am praying for spring to come quickly.  I am sick of winter and want to golf!!!   

4 foot drifts in the backyard, woo hoo!!

Melissa wrote on Feb 21^st, 2011 at 4:25pm:

4 foot drifts in the backyard, woo hoo!!

Way cool for snowmen!!!

Joe

It's winter in  Montana
And the gentle breezes blow,
70 miles per hour at 52 below!
Oh, how I love MONTANA
When the snow's up to your butt;
You take a breath of winter air
And your nose is frozen shut.
Yes, the weather here is wonderful,
You may think I'm a fool.
I could never leave Montana
Cause I'm frozen to the stool

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Guiseppi wrote on Feb 20^th, 2011 at 11:44pm:

Everything more then a mile east of me looks too freaking cold!!!

Our punishment is snow and cold.

Your punishment is that you have to live in Colly-fornia.

15 degrees and I shoveled about a foot of heavy snow out of two driveways. Why? Beats me and I don't own a car for that matter. Must be the drugs.

Supposed to be zero on Wednesday when I see my twerp doctor. I'd love to cut the little rectal aperture a new one......long story.

Charlie

Yer killin' me, Potter.   ;D

Best,

George

Record low temperatures were set across the region early Saturday.

National Weather Service offices in Billings and Glasgow reported that as of 7 a.m., at least seven communities had already broken or tied records for low temperature for Feb. 26 — Jordan at minus 34 degrees, Wolf Point minus 34, Malta minus 33, Miles City minus 31, Saco minus 30, Glasgow minus 30 (tie) and Glendive minus 27.

        Potter

Just think of all the money you're saving not running the air conditioner! ;)

I just read where the east is getting hit hard by another snow storm, not sure how much more of this "Global Warning" Gore is going to make us suffer through!

Joe

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I'll let you guess what all that blue is . . . . . >:(

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I'll let you guess what all that blue is . . . . .

    We get all the blue after you are done with it. It stocks back up coming over the lake, then dumps away.

Mike

Blue sucks.

Effective today Chicago broke a 115 year old record for amount of snowfall in the month of Feb.  Still have two days to go.

Potter, I loved your poem.  All those towns up on the high line made me homesick for driving, but not till summer.  I miss going through that part of the country.

Jerry

Jamestown is just over 150 inches for the year and Syracuse has had more. Buffalo was less than 100 the other day. 150 for us isn't unusual though. Still, even I'm getting tired of all the exercise.

Charlie

Gee, I almost hate to post this but....

We just spent the weekend in Columbia SC.  The weather was glorious, and they are calling for a possible record breaker tomorrow of 84!.

Got back home to Jamestown, NC today, temp is in the upper 70's.  After weeks and weeks of being about zero -

Sigh - life is good!

Sandy

Gazing out the back window yesterday, mine and the several backyards in view all had low spots puddled from melted snow saturating the ground.  A couple of robins were perched on a fence and flew through.  Gettin' springy.

Woke later to three inches of blowing snow.  But yep, spring is in the air, nobody was out shoveling; a resounding fuck it, I'm through with this crap.

Some nice sun today, anyway.

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a resounding fuck it, I'm through with this crap.

That's what I did on Saturday. Sorry, not enough to shovel, and certainly not enough to fire up the snow blower.

It's melting, slow but sure.

Nine above,  snowing and blowing.

            Potter

Gonna get cold here tonight, down to about 36 F  :P.  We've already had one 85 F day.

I saw my first snow of the year this morning whilst flying down from Auckland to Wellington. It was on the peak of Mount Egmont (START PRINTPAGEMultimedia File Viewing and Clickable Links are available for Registered Members only!!  You need to or END PRINTPAGE) which got it's first dusting of snow over the weekend but only around the volcanic crater (8,261 feet). It's not errupted since 1755, but a minor erruption is well overdue and a major one is almost due.

It's all signalling the end of summer here. :(

I heard GUI was coming to the east, I think it was Mas. I am in the middle of a storm, 10" so far probably will only be 18" but it looks like Massachusetts is on the rain side.

Actually it's my poor bride! It was 80 here yesterday, she's flying back to Sprinfield for a week. Was looking a little cooler then that there! Weather said just cold rain, maybe a little snow by Thursday.

Joe

Rainy here.  It's actually beginning to look a lot like early spring--no crocuses yet, but the male redwings have returned (haven't seen the females yet--they arrive later) and the yard has been hopping with robins. 

All in all, it looks promising in Idaho's "banana belt" along the Snake.  Still deep winter in the higher elevations, though.

Best,

George

5°

Potter wrote on Mar 7^th, 2011 at 10:33am:

5°

But it's a dry cold??? ;)

Joe

17 here this morning. I shoveled 3 inches of snow last evening.

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Charlie

We got very tiny, soft balls of snow, not flakes.  I can only think to call them sleet, but not sleet, which is more like icy rain that gets slushy and hale is harder, these are soft. 

Mid-March so either soft-pedal lion or the start of lamb fleece. 

Is there something snowy called fleece?  I don't know what it's called.

Kevin_M wrote on Mar 12^th, 2011 at 8:42am:

We got very tiny, soft balls of snow, not flakes.  I can only think to call them sleet, but not sleet, which is more like icy rain that gets slushy and hale is harder, these are soft.  Mid-March so either soft-pedal lion or the start of lamb fleece.  Is there something snowy called fleece?  I don't know what it's called.

Graupel, perhaps?

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Graupel

Don't know that word, but the ending made me think they are like little soft snow pellets.  If grau means frosty, that would about right.  Frostypellets.

Graupel (also called soft hail):

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I learned a unusual word, but that fits.  Unusual stuff, too.


Thanks.

It's Spring.

       Potter

In the 30s and I shoveled yet another 3 inches of pretty heavy snow last night. We had some of what Brew is showing in his hand too. Supposed to be 40s today. Damn glad I shoveled.

Charlie

Crocuses are up.  :)

Best,

George

George wrote on Mar 12^th, 2011 at 7:20pm:

Crocuses are up.  :)

Ah, the harbingers of spring.

George wrote on Mar 12^th, 2011 at 7:20pm:

Crocuses are up.  :) Best, George

The squirrels got mine. >:(

Jerry

We got 26 inches of wet heavy snow yesterday.  It's spring.

             Potter

Our dafodils are almost done blooming.  Must be summer.

Now you guys know why the birds have enough sense to fly SOUTH...

It's in the 65+ range in the mornings right now here and above 80 in the afternoons... I think we've had SPRING arrive already.  Am putting the sweat shirts in the back of the closet and opening windows to air out the place from the winter freezes...

Now the damn pollen is a different matter altogether... The trees have already started mating and everything is YELLOW and the old alergies are acting up, but it's warm... Guess ya just can't have everything...

Joe, if ya gets cold - come on down to Texas... we'll warm ya up ... I'll leave the light on ...

:-*

29 degrees and I shoveled 4 inches of very heavy snow this morning. March is supposed to be windy, not snowy.  :-/

Charlie

Charlie wrote on Mar 23^rd, 2011 at 8:43pm:

29 degrees and I shoveled 4 inches of very heavy snow this morning. March is supposed to be windy, not snowy.  :-/ Charlie

4 inches of global warming, wow. Actually where I live isn't warmed by any lakes so we have snow in March and sometimes April.

Paul

A mini ice age has to start some time.  It could be now.

           Potter

By the way, it's been raining in Calif. all week.  We're sending more storms your way!

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Charlie

You all know that the government is controlling the weather, right?

Hey Bob P, thanks for the storms. Could you put some rain in them? All we're getting is the freakin' cold wind. Wet, cold wind would be so much nicer.

$4.19 per gallon for regular here.  But the hills are green and the wildflowers bloomin'.

Clear and crisp last night, Orion's moved off and the Big Dipper greets in darkness.  Grass so frosty this morning it crackled under foot, but very sunny morning, always great on cold days.  Something green and leafy is sprouting.  Good things to come.   :)

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Clear and crisp last night, Orion's moved off and the Big Dipper greets in darkness.

And there's Uranus!

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And there's Uranus!

Not visible in this sky.  Summer, but usually just mistaken for a star.

It never ends.

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Come to Florida...No grass, but got roses

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We were in the mid 80's last week, dogwoods starting to bloom, daffodil's up, pollen way up.

We had snow flurries yesterday!    >:(

Sandy

I suppose you all have heard that Tahoe got 100 inches of snow in the PAST WEEK.

I expect the skiing must be out of this world.  If you go, though, you might want to bring groceries.  Just sayin'.  Nothing tastier than a juicy flatlander when things get hungry up in the Sierras. 

Best,

George

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Charlie

  Misery

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Last weeks 2 snow storms have almost melted, but another one coming tonight and a nor'easter coming on Friday.

I had to put wood down the cellar today becouse I was almost out and I put down an extra cord and a half last winter. I guess I was a little off about how much colder this winter would be.

Paul

Still winter here. At this rate, we will have snow on the ground in July!  :o
Flurries maybe for tomorrow once again  :P
Where is Spring???

Opus wrote on Mar 30^th, 2011 at 5:29pm:

Last weeks 2 snow storms have almost melted, but another one coming tonight and a nor'easter coming on Friday. I had to put wood down the cellar today becouse I was almost out and I put down an extra cord and a half last winter. I guess I was a little off about how much colder this winter would be. Paul

I've gone thru ten cords this winter Vs. my usual six.  That's a pile 4'x4'x80'. Or as it's known around here as a shitload.

             Potter

My mum lives at Babinda, a two-can drive to the south of me, and she got just under 7 metres of rain for 2010. That's 275 inches in the old money.

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