SNOW !!

[10KPete]

We had our first sticking snow on Friday and it was a good one. There is about a foot on the ground and more in the drifts! The pictures were taken earlier, on Friday....

 

Pete

[Art K]

Sorry Pete,
To late to run out and photograph the "evidence" but while we were on vacation in PA. we had over a foot. Since then I cleaned the drive then we had sleet and freezing rain. Then it went below freezing where salt doesn't clear the ice. I have to admit though that the white stuff took till just before Christmas to come to south central Wisconsin.
Art

[bent]

Yup, I'm a bit more north from you Pete, so we've had snow since Tuesday (about 8") and 2" Friday, then 4 more last night - we've got a foot of accumulation.  Getting tired of shovelling the driveway, so just made two strips for the old beater Corolla (still chained up for snow driving lessons with the youngest son) and off to work this AM.  Supposed to get more today/tonight, and who knows the rest of the week.

[RMO]

I am just one state to the East of you Pete and we have had snow for a while.  I think about 18" total, but with drifts and piles from plowing, it adds up.  Grateful for floor heating in the shop. Stay safe.

[Ye-Ole Steam Dude]

Hello Pete,

Plumb and Pear trees down here are full of white blooms and most all of the Oak trees in my yard are covered with new buds, Spring is just around the corner now  . It hurts my ole bones to see all that snow, stay indoors and stay warm.

Have a great warm day,
Thomas

[Brian Rupnow]

Snow came and stayed in November here. We haven't had a lot of snow, probably only about 12" on the ground, but when it comes and stays in mid November instead of mid December it makes for a long winter.---Brian

[Flyboy Jim]

Pete,
 Down here near Salem, OR we had a trace..now long gone. Your welcome to keep all the snow up there. Sounds like new records set.

Jim

[Xldevil]

Hello.
We have had some snow here, but only for two days.
Sad that it all melted away on the second day within hours.

[10KPete]

Well, it's not over. There is more on the way and touted to carry even more snow.

Records? I think a few have been busted...

We're still seeing about 4-6 inches but it turned soft today. Temp is still at freezing but not by much!

None of the old folks around here remember anything like this.

Pete

[bent]

Lived here 54 years, worst its ever been for the lowlands (well, except the stuff didn't freeze last night at least).  We got another foot Monday night, and it was too much for the Corolla to plow through, so dug the driveway out for the wife's Sequoia (4wd)...and then called a snow day after helping the neighbor dig out his Tacoma pickup, it got high centered on the snow berms in the center of the road.  The stuff that fell yesterday was like concrete, wet and heavy.  Took 3 hours to shovel the drive, and that is just two clear ruts for the wheels.  Waited through yesterday and last night for some of it to melt, then (barely) made it through about 3/4 mile of rutted slush and packed ice to the plowed highway this morning.  FWD manual transmission Corolla with Spike Spiders on the drive wheels - probably the best vehicle for snow I've ever owned.  Though I forgot to bring the wife's mail with me, oops.  A neighbor had the snow slide off his roof and take out the gutters, and falling tree limbs have been taking down power lines, but so far (knock wood) we have only had the power flicker a few times.  The house looks like a ski lodge, the snow banks in the driveway are about 3 ft. high with shoveled snow.  And my XC ski boots bit the dust last year, and I forgot to order new ones...no way is an Amazon driver coming down our road now  .

[Ye-Ole Steam Dude]

Lived here 54 years, worst its ever been for the lowlands (well, except the stuff didn't freeze last night at least).  We got another foot Monday night, and it was too much for the Corolla to plow through, so dug the driveway out for the wife's Sequoia (4wd)...and then called a snow day after helping the neighbor dig out his Tacoma pickup, it got high centered on the snow berms in the center of the road.  The stuff that fell yesterday was like concrete, wet and heavy.  Took 3 hours to shovel the drive, and that is just two clear ruts for the wheels.  Waited through yesterday and last night for some of it to melt, then (barely) made it through about 3/4 mile of rutted slush and packed ice to the plowed highway this morning.  FWD manual transmission Corolla with Spike Spiders on the drive wheels - probably the best vehicle for snow I've ever owned.  Though I forgot to bring the wife's mail with me, oops.  A neighbor had the snow slide off his roof and take out the gutters, and falling tree limbs have been taking down power lines, but so far (knock wood) we have only had the power flicker a few times.  The house looks like a ski lodge, the snow banks in the driveway are about 3 ft. high with shoveled snow.  And my XC ski boots bit the dust last year, and I forgot to order new ones...no way is an Amazon driver coming down our road now  .

Hello Bent,

This should make you feel a bit better, I'm in my shop with the front door and one window open and even thought about turning on a fan. Hopefully it will cool down a little..... sorry old friend.

Have a great day,
Thomas

[crueby]

Lived here 54 years, worst its ever been for the lowlands (well, except the stuff didn't freeze last night at least).  We got another foot Monday night, and it was too much for the Corolla to plow through, so dug the driveway out for the wife's Sequoia (4wd)...and then called a snow day after helping the neighbor dig out his Tacoma pickup, it got high centered on the snow berms in the center of the road.  The stuff that fell yesterday was like concrete, wet and heavy.  Took 3 hours to shovel the drive, and that is just two clear ruts for the wheels.  Waited through yesterday and last night for some of it to melt, then (barely) made it through about 3/4 mile of rutted slush and packed ice to the plowed highway this morning.  FWD manual transmission Corolla with Spike Spiders on the drive wheels - probably the best vehicle for snow I've ever owned.  Though I forgot to bring the wife's mail with me, oops.  A neighbor had the snow slide off his roof and take out the gutters, and falling tree limbs have been taking down power lines, but so far (knock wood) we have only had the power flicker a few times.  The house looks like a ski lodge, the snow banks in the driveway are about 3 ft. high with shoveled snow.  And my XC ski boots bit the dust last year, and I forgot to order new ones...no way is an Amazon driver coming down our road now  .

Hello Bent,

This should make you feel a bit better, I'm in my shop with the front door and one window open and even thought about turning on a fan. Hopefully it will cool down a little..... sorry old friend.

Have a great day,
Thomas

Okay, everyone up north send Thomas a cooler full of snow!  Postage due!
 

[gerritv]

Snow, then freezing rain, then rain and now a day later it is freezing again with some snow. Makes for treacherous driving!
Generally St Catharines is in a good-weather bubble, surrounded by the bad weather in Buffalo and Toronto so we geet off lucky.

You could be in Scotland, where things are bad :-) https://www.facebook.com/BBCCymruWales/videos/1825878114189270/

[Ye-Ole Steam Dude]

Lived here 54 years, worst its ever been for the lowlands (well, except the stuff didn't freeze last night at least).  We got another foot Monday night, and it was too much for the Corolla to plow through, so dug the driveway out for the wife's Sequoia (4wd)...and then called a snow day after helping the neighbor dig out his Tacoma pickup, it got high centered on the snow berms in the center of the road.  The stuff that fell yesterday was like concrete, wet and heavy.  Took 3 hours to shovel the drive, and that is just two clear ruts for the wheels.  Waited through yesterday and last night for some of it to melt, then (barely) made it through about 3/4 mile of rutted slush and packed ice to the plowed highway this morning.  FWD manual transmission Corolla with Spike Spiders on the drive wheels - probably the best vehicle for snow I've ever owned.  Though I forgot to bring the wife's mail with me, oops.  A neighbor had the snow slide off his roof and take out the gutters, and falling tree limbs have been taking down power lines, but so far (knock wood) we have only had the power flicker a few times.  The house looks like a ski lodge, the snow banks in the driveway are about 3 ft. high with shoveled snow.  And my XC ski boots bit the dust last year, and I forgot to order new ones...no way is an Amazon driver coming down our road now  .

Hello Bent,

This should make you feel a bit better, I'm in my shop with the front door and one window open and even thought about turning on a fan. Hopefully it will cool down a little..... sorry old friend.

Have a great day,
Thomas

Okay, everyone up north send Thomas a cooler full of snow!  Postage due!
 

Hello Chris,

Awh..come on now, be nice.

Have a great day,
Thomas

[crueby]

Snow, then freezing rain, then rain and now a day later it is freezing again with some snow. Makes for treacherous driving!
Generally St Catharines is in a good-weather bubble, surrounded by the bad weather in Buffalo and Toronto so we geet off lucky.

You could be in Scotland, where things are bad :-) https://www.facebook.com/BBCCymruWales/videos/1825878114189270/

Now thats funny!
Reminds me of the Weather Channel reporter out doing a live field story on one of the hurricanes last year, making a big deal about how windy it was, could barely stand, but if you looked in the background you ccould see people strolling by on the sidewalk in shorts and t shirts, having a nice day out...