Snow: The Fluffy Stuff - Page 5

Andrew, Jr. · 01-27-2010, 09:18 PM

More snow this weekend. How much more and how much longer? I want to just scream. And I mean scream.

Andrew

Medusa · 01-29-2010, 02:24 PM

We have freezing rain and sleet here and they expect more snow throughout the day.

We have the fireplace going and I have a pot of homemade chili, some cocoa, and lots of candles ready (in case we lose power).

Gracie was NOT happy when she had to go out in the ice this morning. :P

Blade · 01-29-2010, 02:59 PM

It's on it's way here, guess it will start out as rain as it is only 43 degrees right now but the temp is suppose to drop pretty quickly after while. Then they are currently calling for a few inches of snow and 1/2 inch of ice mixed in. Just enough to drop the power lines. So I guess I'll be practicing my survival skills this weekend.

Medusa · 01-29-2010, 03:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Blade

It's on it's way here, guess it will start out as rain as it is only 43 degrees right now but the temp is suppose to drop pretty quickly after while. Then they are currently calling for a few inches of snow and 1/2 inch of ice mixed in. Just enough to drop the power lines. So I guess I'll be practicing my survival skills this weekend.

Word!

I told Jack to bust out my dutch oven in case I had to improvise. Im also prepared to hang a quilt over the arched entry to the den to keep as much of the fireplace heat in that room as possible if our power goes out.

I just heard from my sister who lives an hour south of us that her power is out so I doubt it will be long for us

Mister Bent · 01-29-2010, 03:23 PM

I love snow. Usually I look forward to it, then go out and make an anatomically correct snow man.

But, being in the landscape business means I'll be spending my Saturday running a plow and shovel crew. At 4 am.

I hoping for rain.

Queerasfck · 01-29-2010, 03:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Mister Bent

I love snow. Usually I look forward to it, then go out and make an anatomically correct snow man.

But, being in the landscape business means I'll be spending my Saturday running a plow and shovel crew. At 4 am.

I hoping for rain.

Poor Mr. Plow.

Mister Bent · 01-29-2010, 03:33 PM

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Originally Posted by EzeeTiger

Poor Mr. Plow.

Queerasfck · 01-29-2010, 03:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Mister Bent

O, I forgot the catchy jingle! Who knew you sang too?! "Call Mr. Plow, that's my name, that name again is Mr. Plow!"

Mister Bent · 01-29-2010, 03:40 PM

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Originally Posted by EzeeTiger

O, I forgot the catchy jingle! Who knew you sang too?! "Call Mr. Plow, that's my name, that name again is Mr. Plow!"

In front of my house...

Niceguy · 01-29-2010, 03:51 PM

I'm just glad I finally got a snow/ice day where I didn't have to go to work! After crashing my truck trying to get out of my neighborhood a few years ago, I told my boss I'm not getting my truck out on the ice anymore. Our clinic never closes, and I'm shocked at the patients who show up for their clinic appts when there's ice on the roads!

I'm lovin' my day off snuggling on the couch with my neighbor's cat! I think he has moved in with me permanantly!

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!

Bit · 02-01-2010, 11:52 AM

Safe travel to Christie, and may she come safely home again!!

Taking the dogs out is driving me NUTS. I actually shoveled a path and patch in the yard for Lady but she is so picky. She doesn't want to use the same spot more than once, and I haven't got the physical capability to shovel anything more. We finally have a pretty even path trampled from the front to the back, and I managed to kick the snow out of a pretty big patch in the back yard too, but of course--she's already used it.

So we go back and forth, back and forth, back and forth in the bone-chilling cold, me all the time worrying about her back leg--and half the time we come back in without her having gone. Aaaaarrrrrgggghhh.

Then yanno, when she finally does deign to go, weird things happen... like Trooper gooses her with a snowy nose while she's peeing. *buries face in hands*

Now that we have the path trampled out, it would actually be okay if it stayed cold and cloudy... but no. The sun's supposed to come out tomorrow, which will melt areas of the snow, and give us big patches of ice.

Ohhh sheesh, there goes my neighbor again. Yanno where he got his truck stuck? In MY driveway. He managed to get pulled straight out of the driveway by about two feet last time. I'm glad he's gone now, but he left behind some nasty tracks that Gryph will have to walk through on his way home from work tonight.

Maybe getting so badly stuck will teach the kid to stop using our driveway. He does have his own, after all.

So Cath is learning a huge lesson about Winter, and what serious inconvenience does to her temper. Say hello to Crabby Girl. *sheepish look*

Niceguy · 02-10-2010, 02:20 AM

I didn't realize that bananas were on the list of groceries that people ran to the store to buy just before it snowed here! I still don't completely understand the milk, eggs, & bread thing... but bananas?

So we get another round of ice/snow late Sunday night/early Monday morning. I was prepared and had plenty of groceries, but there's something about knowing I can't just hop in the truck and go to the store if I want something that makes me want everything that I don't have! Even if I have 100 different food options in the house, I'm gonna want the things that I don't have!

Finally around 10pm Monday night (less than 24 hours being iced/snowed in) I put on my coat, hat, gloves, and hiking boots and take off walking! The Kroger isn't that far from my house, but the foot of really wet snow made for a fun hike! I get to the store and they are completely out of bananas! I've never seen them be completely out of bananas! They usually have a HUGE stand of bananas! And they even had milk, eggs, and bread left! I ended up with three bags of other stuff, but no bananas!

The Oopster · 02-10-2010, 02:35 AM

so as i was driving through huge puddles today I kept thinking ... damn if these were only snow drifts!

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01-29-2010, 02:24 PM	#82
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01-29-2010, 03:23 PM	#85
Mister Bent Senior Member How Do You Identify?: . Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: . Posts: 2,905 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 4,151 Thanked 5,825 Times in 1,722 Posts Rep Power: 21474854	I love snow. Usually I look forward to it, then go out and make an anatomically correct snow man. But, being in the landscape business means I'll be spending my Saturday running a plow and shovel crew. At 4 am. I hoping for rain. __________________ Every normal man must be tempted at times to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin to slit throats. - H. L. Mencken

01-29-2010, 04:34 PM	#91
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 8,993 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	#94
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01-27-2010, 09:18 PM	#81
Andrew, Jr. Timed Out How Do You Identify?: Me Preferred Pronoun?: He Relationship Status: Unavailable Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Over the Rainbow in a House Posts: 5,072 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 16,004 Thanked 5,249 Times in 2,216 Posts Rep Power: 0	More snow this weekend. How much more and how much longer? I want to just scream. And I mean scream. Andrew

01-29-2010, 02:59 PM	#83
Blade Infamous Member How Do You Identify?: TG Preferred Pronoun?: He Relationship Status: once in a while someone amazing comes along...and here I am! Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Down on the farm Posts: 5,501 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 9,855 Thanked 14,415 Times in 4,058 Posts Rep Power: 21474857	It's on it's way here, guess it will start out as rain as it is only 43 degrees right now but the temp is suppose to drop pretty quickly after while. Then they are currently calling for a few inches of snow and 1/2 inch of ice mixed in. Just enough to drop the power lines. So I guess I'll be practicing my survival skills this weekend.

01-29-2010, 03:51 PM	#90
Niceguy Member How Do You Identify?: Butch Preferred Pronoun?: Neither feel 100% correct Relationship Status: Chocolate Creme Brulee Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Little Rock, AR Posts: 158 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 207 Thanked 305 Times in 83 Posts Rep Power: 54141	I'm just glad I finally got a snow/ice day where I didn't have to go to work! After crashing my truck trying to get out of my neighborhood a few years ago, I told my boss I'm not getting my truck out on the ice anymore. Our clinic never closes, and I'm shocked at the patients who show up for their clinic appts when there's ice on the roads! I'm lovin' my day off snuggling on the couch with my neighbor's cat! I think he has moved in with me permanantly!

01-30-2010, 07:02 AM	#92
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	#93
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	#95
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02-01-2010, 11:08 AM	#96
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	#97
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!

02-01-2010, 11:52 AM	#98
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	Safe travel to Christie, and may she come safely home again!! Taking the dogs out is driving me NUTS. I actually shoveled a path and patch in the yard for Lady but she is so picky. She doesn't want to use the same spot more than once, and I haven't got the physical capability to shovel anything more. We finally have a pretty even path trampled from the front to the back, and I managed to kick the snow out of a pretty big patch in the back yard too, but of course--she's already used it. So we go back and forth, back and forth, back and forth in the bone-chilling cold, me all the time worrying about her back leg--and half the time we come back in without her having gone. Aaaaarrrrrgggghhh. Then yanno, when she finally does deign to go, weird things happen... like Trooper gooses her with a snowy nose while she's peeing. buries face in hands Now that we have the path trampled out, it would actually be okay if it stayed cold and cloudy... but no. The sun's supposed to come out tomorrow, which will melt areas of the snow, and give us big patches of ice. Ohhh sheesh, there goes my neighbor again. Yanno where he got his truck stuck? In MY driveway. He managed to get pulled straight out of the driveway by about two feet last time. I'm glad he's gone now, but he left behind some nasty tracks that Gryph will have to walk through on his way home from work tonight. Maybe getting so badly stuck will teach the kid to stop using our driveway. He does have his own, after all. So Cath is learning a huge lesson about Winter, and what serious inconvenience does to her temper. Say hello to Crabby Girl. sheepish look

02-10-2010, 02:20 AM	#99
Niceguy Member How Do You Identify?: Butch Preferred Pronoun?: Neither feel 100% correct Relationship Status: Chocolate Creme Brulee Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Little Rock, AR Posts: 158 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 207 Thanked 305 Times in 83 Posts Rep Power: 54141	I didn't realize that bananas were on the list of groceries that people ran to the store to buy just before it snowed here! I still don't completely understand the milk, eggs, & bread thing... but bananas? So we get another round of ice/snow late Sunday night/early Monday morning. I was prepared and had plenty of groceries, but there's something about knowing I can't just hop in the truck and go to the store if I want something that makes me want everything that I don't have! Even if I have 100 different food options in the house, I'm gonna want the things that I don't have! Finally around 10pm Monday night (less than 24 hours being iced/snowed in) I put on my coat, hat, gloves, and hiking boots and take off walking! The Kroger isn't that far from my house, but the foot of really wet snow made for a fun hike! I get to the store and they are completely out of bananas! I've never seen them be completely out of bananas! They usually have a HUGE stand of bananas! And they even had milk, eggs, and bread left! I ended up with three bags of other stuff, but no bananas!

02-10-2010, 02:35 AM	#100
The Oopster Senior Member How Do You Identify?: transgender male Preferred Pronoun?: he Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: carson city nv Posts: 1,987 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 303 Thanked 2,654 Times in 759 Posts Rep Power: 20061509	so as i was driving through huge puddles today I kept thinking ... damn if these were only snow drifts!