This weather is wierd

[Chris_]

It's a balmy 35°.  Practically spring-like.

[IassaFTots]

Never mind.  Nothing to see here.  Move along.....

[Firekrakka]

So cold here the mailman hasn't visited in two days (no joke).

[CG6468]

So cold here the mailman hasn't visited in two days (no joke).

Sweat it not. It'll just be bills and junk mail anyway.

[NHSparky]

16-24" between now and Saturday. Scoobie has projectile vomiting and God only knows what the kids have. We are so screwed.

[Scoobie]

16-24" between now and Saturday. Scoobie has projectile vomiting and God only knows what the kids have. We are so screwed.

I picked a GREAT time to plan a romantic weekend getaway for us, didn't I?? 

[NHSparky]

I picked a GREAT time to plan a romantic weekend getaway for us, didn't I?? 

Well, we're getting away.  Just not sure if we'll ever get BACK.

[CG6468]

We're getting a smorgasboard of weather today. Rain, freezing rain, sleet, more rain, then some snow.

[debk]

I picked a GREAT time to plan a romantic weekend getaway for us, didn't I?? 

Hope you are feeling better, Scoobs!

Are you sure you guys should leave home this weekend? Just saw the weather report!!!!!

[seahorse513]

I picked a GREAT time to plan a romantic weekend getaway for us, didn't I?? 

Hope you feel better soon, Scoobs!!

[NHSparky]

Hope you are feeling better, Scoobs!

Are you sure you guys should leave home this weekend? Just saw the weather report!!!!!

The problem is, and Scoobs is right, is that the weather forecasters here SUCK.  I mean they couldn't be more wrong kind of suck.

Case in point--a couple of weeks ago, we got a warning huge snow was coming our way, 12-18 inches.  Couple of hours later, it was 8-12, then 4-6, then 3-5.  We ended up with NADA.  Zip.  Nothing.

Going on seven years here, and I've yet to see a storm turn out nearly as bad as predicted, with the possible exception of the ice storm at the end of 2008.  That one sucked.

[Dori]

The problem is, and Scoobs is right, is that the weather forecasters here SUCK.  I mean they couldn't be more wrong kind of suck.

It's the same way here on the left coast.  The only time I ever saw accurate reports was when I lived in Colorado one winter. 

They had predicted a heavy snow and there wasn't even a cloud in the sky.  I scoffed and went to bed.  Woke up the next morning, opened the shades and the snow had piled up half way up the window panes and we couldn't get out the front door.  I was shocked and took them at their word after that.

[Scoobie]

Hope you are feeling better, Scoobs!

Are you sure you guys should leave home this weekend? Just saw the weather report!!!!!

Thanks, Deb. Feeling slightly more human today. Last night was rough, though.

And yeah, I completely understand the concern...believe me, we've been going back and forth about "do we go" or "do we stay". I'm pretty sure there's gonna be a pretty significant snowfall with this one at home. Where we're going, though, it shouldn't be quite as bad, so very little chance of getting snowbound there, at least. We've got our bases covered at home, with neighbors on standby just in case. Mom and the kids would be disappointed if we didn't go at this point (they have big plans while we're away.  )

[debk]

Thanks, Deb. Feeling slightly more human today. Last night was rough, though.

And yeah, I completely understand the concern...believe me, we've been going back and forth about "do we go" or "do we stay". I'm pretty sure there's gonna be a pretty significant snowfall with this one at home. Where we're going, though, it shouldn't be quite as bad, so very little chance of getting snowbound there, at least. We've got our bases covered at home, with neighbors on standby just in case. Mom and the kids would be disappointed if we didn't go at this point (they have big plans while we're away.  )

Then go and enjoy yourselves!! You all are living in a "full house" and need some Scoobs & Sparks time! What's the worst thing that could happen, provided you can get where you are going and back safely on the roads? Especially since the neighbors are willing to look out for your Mom and the kids? You get snowed in for another day? 

[BlueStateSaint]

Then go and enjoy yourselves!! You all are living in a "full house" and need some Scoobs & Sparks time! What's the worst thing that could happen, provided you can get where you are going and back safely on the roads? Especially since the neighbors are willing to look out for your Mom and the kids? You get snowed in for another day? 

Deb, you forget that Sparky is in a specialized industry.  (Take the cell phone and throw it as far away as you can!)

[Zeus]

82°F
H78°  L49°
FAIR | TEXAS |

[Scoobie]

<bumped> for the predicted "3 to 6 inches of snow" we were supposed to get yesterday/last night/today.


3 to 6 inches my biglillywhiteass. There's a good foot of new snow out there.  


I'll take pushmowing the yard/landscaping/gardening ANY DAY to shovelling/snowblowing/then shovelling again the driveway.

[NHSparky]

And I got the look of, "Pick that snow shovel up and it'll be the last thing you EVER do" from Scoobs.

Her mother didn't even want me going up/down the stairs to the basement/garage.  Yeah, this is one of those days I should have been out there, not her.

I am teh suckage as a boyfriend.

[seahorse513]

And I got the look of, "Pick that snow shovel up and it'll be the last thing you EVER do" from Scoobs.

Her mother didn't even want me going up/down the stairs to the basement/garage.  Yeah, this is one of those days I should have been out there, not her.

I am teh suckage as a boyfriend.

You are not suckage as a boyfriend ok... It happened, probably wasn't the best timing I admit, but it happened. Now you need to take care of yourself, and your back, and you'll come back stronger and snarkier than ever!!!!

[debk]

I am teh suckage as a boyfriend.

No you aren't !!

Years and years ago, M was at the house (before we were living together) on a Saturday. He had told me he had back problems some times, but to me there are backaches and then there are backs that do things like yours just did. I had never seen anyone do what yours has done.

On this particular Saturday, I sent my son out to mow the yard and he couldn't get the lawn mower started. M being the nice, helpful boyfriend goes out to start it. A couple of pulls and the thing started. Problem solved for the lawnmower.

Not for M. He came in with a weird look on his face, I being the good girlfriend asked what the problem was. He said he "tweaked the back, a bit". I was like, ok, want some Advil? He said yes and we went out to lunch. Little did I know at that time what a "tweak" was....

Late afternoon, he said his back was hurting more, and he laid down on the family room floor.

He was there for the next 5 days!!!

I did not know it was possible for a person's hips to go one direction and a cant that way, the shoulders go opposite and cant another way, and the whole upper body twist!

Bless his heart, I even had to help him into the bathroom. He couldn't even pull his pants back up. Got him into the chiropractor on Monday and Tuesday, and he went back to work on Wednesday. He went to the chiro everyday for a week until he could move without pain.

Whatever his problem is, it's at his waist, primarily from the spine to the left. It all started after playing racquetball about 30 years ago. He had played a couple of games, showered and was starting to get dressed. He bent over to put on his boxers and got stuck. He was at an athletic club in downtown Cincy when it happened and the only other person around was a little, much older man, who he didn't know but had to ask him for help, just to get dressed.

I totally agree with Scoobs. I too, have made similar threats over the years. It's much more difficult to watch you guys in excruciating pain, than to do something ourselves that you guys consider to be a "man's job"....

Behave and do what you are supposed to do to get better. We like you mens healthy!!

[CG6468]

We're supposed to get 3" to 7" tonight and tomorrow morning.

I'll believe it when I see the 6" of partly cloudy in my driveway.

[Eupher]

No you aren't !!

Years and years ago, M was at the house (before we were living together) on a Saturday. He had told me he had back problems some times, but to me there are backaches and then there are backs that do things like yours just did. I had never seen anyone do what yours has done.

On this particular Saturday, I sent my son out to mow the yard and he couldn't get the lawn mower started. M being the nice, helpful boyfriend goes out to start it. A couple of pulls and the thing started. Problem solved for the lawnmower.

Not for M. He came in with a weird look on his face, I being the good girlfriend asked what the problem was. He said he "tweaked the back, a bit". I was like, ok, want some Advil? He said yes and we went out to lunch. Little did I know at that time what a "tweak" was....

Late afternoon, he said his back was hurting more, and he laid down on the family room floor.

He was there for the next 5 days!!!

I did not know it was possible for a person's hips to go one direction and a cant that way, the shoulders go opposite and cant another way, and the whole upper body twist!

Bless his heart, I even had to help him into the bathroom. He couldn't even pull his pants back up. Got him into the chiropractor on Monday and Tuesday, and he went back to work on Wednesday. He went to the chiro everyday for a week until he could move without pain.

Whatever his problem is, it's at his waist, primarily from the spine to the left. It all started after playing racquetball about 30 years ago. He had played a couple of games, showered and was starting to get dressed. He bent over to put on his boxers and got stuck. He was at an athletic club in downtown Cincy when it happened and the only other person around was a little, much older man, who he didn't know but had to ask him for help, just to get dressed.

I totally agree with Scoobs. I too, have made similar threats over the years. It's much more difficult to watch you guys in excruciating pain, than to do something ourselves that you guys consider to be a "man's job"....

Behave and do what you are supposed to do to get better. We like you mens healthy!!

My back first went out when I was all of 13 years old, while playing baseball - batting, actually.

I've had tons of "episodes" since then.

What pisses me off is the uncertainty of it all. Sometimes I can bend down and pick up a relatively light suitcase and be on my back for 3 days. Other times I can shovel a shitload of snow and not have my back hurt -- much.

If I knew that if I did "x" my back would scream at me for 3 days, I probably wouldn't do "x". But it's so hit-and-miss.

[Conservative Libertarian]

My back first went out when I was all of 13 years old, while playing baseball - batting, actually.

I've had tons of "episodes" since then.

What pisses me off is the uncertainty of it all. Sometimes I can bend down and pick up a relatively light suitcase and be on my back for 3 days. Other times I can shovel a shitload of snow and not have my back hurt -- much.

If I knew that if I did "x" my back would scream at me for 3 days, I probably wouldn't do "x". But it's so hit-and-miss.

When I was 11, a neighborhood kid thought that it was funny to take a running knee dive into my back as I say on the ground. It hurt bad for several days and then went away. Since then, it can return in a similar manner as your back pain. I had my last episode ~17 years ago. I went to a chiropractor and learned a few tricks to keep it away. Thus far so good but, I'm on borrowed time.

[thundley4]

My back first went out when I was all of 13 years old, while playing baseball - batting, actually.

I've had tons of "episodes" since then.

What pisses me off is the uncertainty of it all. Sometimes I can bend down and pick up a relatively light suitcase and be on my back for 3 days. Other times I can shovel a shitload of snow and not have my back hurt -- much.

If I knew that if I did "x" my back would scream at me for 3 days, I probably wouldn't do "x". But it's so hit-and-miss.

I lift, carry and put on racks buckets of wire that weigh up to 100 pounds and most of the time it doesn't bother me.  OTOH , I could bend and pick up an ink pen and twist wrong and throw my lower back out.

[debk]

My back first went out when I was all of 13 years old, while playing baseball - batting, actually.

I've had tons of "episodes" since then.

What pisses me off is the uncertainty of it all. Sometimes I can bend down and pick up a relatively light suitcase and be on my back for 3 days. Other times I can shovel a shitload of snow and not have my back hurt -- much.

If I knew that if I did "x" my back would scream at me for 3 days, I probably wouldn't do "x". But it's so hit-and-miss.

M's is the same way. I've seen him lift really heavy stuff, no problem. Also have watched him take a jug of milk out of the grocery cart, to put in the car, and it will go.