Snow: The Fluffy Stuff

Sachita · 01-29-2010, 04:34 PM

I wouldn't mind it if I didnt have to go out in it. I think its pretty and love a nice warm fire going with a pot of something hanging over it BUT when I have to put on HUGE space boots, big ass coats and gloves, wobble like a chinese woman to the coops and barn hoping I dont slip and fall on my ass- hell no.

I could easily do without snow. If I really want snow I'll go somewhere and visit it while sitting in a hot tub sipping champagne.

Jess · 01-30-2010, 07:02 AM

SNOW DAY!
It's 7:52 am.. we currently have about 6-8 inches on the ground, a whopping 23 degrees and expecting snow to continue through tonight with temps continuing to drop to around the lovely teens ( wind chills in single digits). WHEE...

So far it looks like the icy/ sleety stuff may stay south of us. I am keeping fingers crossed, co it just makes shoveling a beatch. Hoping that at least for a few more hours the roads will remain car free. Keeps the landscape pretty and allows for the pups to be out for at least a while off leash.

Sounds like some spots have gotten hit pretty hard by the ice. Saw that LR, Ark got a bit of a pounding. Oklahoma too, looks to be in a bit of trouble.

Hoping everyone can find at least some fun in the fluffy stuff and it's not all just a burden!

Bit · 01-30-2010, 03:14 PM

Well, it drove me to tears yesterday, shoveling and reshoveling; Lady was entirely too cold and wouldn't go no matter that I actually shoveled part of the yard for her. I was a wreck by the time Gryph got home. But today the snow finally stopped and the sun came out.

I sort of forgive it for being 10 degrees this morning, with a wind chill of zero. It would be easier to forgive if the sun hadn't melted so much of the snow on the sidewalks... cuz yanno that's gonna freeze now.

And Lady is STILL too cold; she comes inside limping hard on her bad knee, and even the pup is starting to have trouble, came inside this morning with his bad leg drawn up as if it were a gun in a holster.

This Winter thing, where the temps suddenly drop ridiculously lower than they're supposed to... who thought of it, again?

Corkey · 01-30-2010, 05:18 PM

It's 4* with wind chill, the snow and ice stayed south, but Canada opened the freeking freezer door again.

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violaine · 02-01-2010, 01:31 AM

i am not amused with all the necessary clothing/layering, either!

Bit · 02-01-2010, 11:08 AM

Yikes on the freezer door, Corkey!!

belle, I soooo hear you on the layering. By the time I am ready to walk a dog, I am wearing* one pair of socks, two pairs of pants, two sleeveless tees, one short sleeve tee, one long sleeve tee, one extra-long sleep sweatshirt, one lined denim jacket, one quilted plaid jacket, one fleece vest, one polar-tex hood, and two pairs of gloves.

Then I wonder why I can't bend over far enough to get my shoes on.

It's supposed to snow again today.... oh, and I can hear that one of my neighbors is stuck in the icy, rutted road! Hope they get free soon!

*unmentionables unmentioned

Jess · 02-01-2010, 11:31 AM

The girl just left for her second attempt at driving back to Richmond this morning. She tried earlier but still way too much ice on the roads. The sun is out and has had a couple hours to melt some of it, so hopefully she'll have a safe drive. ( I keep the phone in hand for the four hours it takes to drive)

We're supposed to get some freezing rain tomorrow then more snow this coming weekend. This may have her stuck there over the weekend. So.. for today, I am not so happy with the fluffy stuff. Makes me worry about her and miss her more.

I hate the layering too. Between taking dogs out and stoking the woodstove ( outdoor wood/water furnace) I go through more changes than a runway model.

Hope everyone is faring well!

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01-29-2010, 04:34 PM	#1
Sachita Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Alpha Femme Preferred Pronoun?: Goddess Relationship Status: Completely in love Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Southern Virginia Posts: 3,225 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 2,564 Thanked 8,994 Times in 2,247 Posts Rep Power: 21474855	I wouldn't mind it if I didnt have to go out in it. I think its pretty and love a nice warm fire going with a pot of something hanging over it BUT when I have to put on HUGE space boots, big ass coats and gloves, wobble like a chinese woman to the coops and barn hoping I dont slip and fall on my ass- hell no. I could easily do without snow. If I really want snow I'll go somewhere and visit it while sitting in a hot tub sipping champagne. __________________ You either like me or you don't. It took me Twenty-something years to learn how to love myself, I don't have that kinda time to convince somebody else. ~ Daniel Franzese

01-30-2010, 05:18 PM	#4
Corkey Infamous Member How Do You Identify?: Human Preferred Pronoun?: He Relationship Status: Very Married Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Where I want to be Posts: 8,155 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 47,491 Thanked 29,270 Times in 6,637 Posts Rep Power: 21474859	It's 4* with wind chill, the snow and ice stayed south, but Canada opened the freeking freezer door again. : __________________ "Many proposals have been made to us to adopt your laws, your religion, your manners and your customs. We would be better pleased with beholding the good effects of these doctrines in your own practices, than with hearing you talk about them". ~Old Tassel, Chief of the Tsalagi (Cherokee)

01-30-2010, 07:02 AM	#2
Jess Timed Out - Permanent How Do You Identify?: decidedly indifferent Preferred Pronoun?: other Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Patrick Springs, VA Posts: 2,812 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 9,247 Thanked 5,700 Times in 1,682 Posts Rep Power: 0	SNOW DAY! It's 7:52 am.. we currently have about 6-8 inches on the ground, a whopping 23 degrees and expecting snow to continue through tonight with temps continuing to drop to around the lovely teens ( wind chills in single digits). WHEE... So far it looks like the icy/ sleety stuff may stay south of us. I am keeping fingers crossed, co it just makes shoveling a beatch. Hoping that at least for a few more hours the roads will remain car free. Keeps the landscape pretty and allows for the pups to be out for at least a while off leash. Sounds like some spots have gotten hit pretty hard by the ice. Saw that LR, Ark got a bit of a pounding. Oklahoma too, looks to be in a bit of trouble. Hoping everyone can find at least some fun in the fluffy stuff and it's not all just a burden!

01-30-2010, 03:14 PM	#3
Bit Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Stonefemme Relationship Status: married to Gryph Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Wichita, KS Posts: 2,177 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 1,126 Thanked 3,770 Times in 1,264 Posts Rep Power: 10778870	Well, it drove me to tears yesterday, shoveling and reshoveling; Lady was entirely too cold and wouldn't go no matter that I actually shoveled part of the yard for her. I was a wreck by the time Gryph got home. But today the snow finally stopped and the sun came out. I sort of forgive it for being 10 degrees this morning, with a wind chill of zero. It would be easier to forgive if the sun hadn't melted so much of the snow on the sidewalks... cuz yanno that's gonna freeze now. And Lady is STILL too cold; she comes inside limping hard on her bad knee, and even the pup is starting to have trouble, came inside this morning with his bad leg drawn up as if it were a gun in a holster. This Winter thing, where the temps suddenly drop ridiculously lower than they're supposed to... who thought of it, again?

02-01-2010, 01:31 AM	#5
violaine Timed Out How Do You Identify?: atypical Preferred Pronoun?: plague words and phrases Relationship Status: love wise guys of the avian world Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: wekiva springs basin Posts: 3,236 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 9,934 Thanked 3,293 Times in 1,301 Posts Rep Power: 0	i am not amused with all the necessary clothing/layering, either!

02-01-2010, 11:08 AM	#6
Bit Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Stonefemme Relationship Status: married to Gryph Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Wichita, KS Posts: 2,177 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 1,126 Thanked 3,770 Times in 1,264 Posts Rep Power: 10778870	Yikes on the freezer door, Corkey!! belle, I soooo hear you on the layering. By the time I am ready to walk a dog, I am wearing* one pair of socks, two pairs of pants, two sleeveless tees, one short sleeve tee, one long sleeve tee, one extra-long sleep sweatshirt, one lined denim jacket, one quilted plaid jacket, one fleece vest, one polar-tex hood, and two pairs of gloves. Then I wonder why I can't bend over far enough to get my shoes on. It's supposed to snow again today.... oh, and I can hear that one of my neighbors is stuck in the icy, rutted road! Hope they get free soon! *unmentionables unmentioned

02-01-2010, 11:31 AM	#7
Jess Timed Out - Permanent How Do You Identify?: decidedly indifferent Preferred Pronoun?: other Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Patrick Springs, VA Posts: 2,812 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 9,247 Thanked 5,700 Times in 1,682 Posts Rep Power: 0	The girl just left for her second attempt at driving back to Richmond this morning. She tried earlier but still way too much ice on the roads. The sun is out and has had a couple hours to melt some of it, so hopefully she'll have a safe drive. ( I keep the phone in hand for the four hours it takes to drive) We're supposed to get some freezing rain tomorrow then more snow this coming weekend. This may have her stuck there over the weekend. So.. for today, I am not so happy with the fluffy stuff. Makes me worry about her and miss her more. I hate the layering too. Between taking dogs out and stoking the woodstove ( outdoor wood/water furnace) I go through more changes than a runway model. Hope everyone is faring well!