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Re: This weather is wierd
« Reply #175 on: March 08, 2013, 05:09:14 AM »
This latest snow spasm dropped 4 to 5 inches on the 'hood, and it's heavy and wet.  The Heiress is delayed 2 hours, and I already have a chiropractic appointment scheduled for this morning.
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Re: This weather is wierd
« Reply #176 on: March 08, 2013, 06:23:17 AM »
Wow, look at all the snow they got in Washington DC.  Oh wait it was a snowjob they got not snow storm.

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Who tells the bigger woppers?  O'bama Bin Lying or The Weather Channel?
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'bout darn time.

http://www.myfoxdc.com/story/21541124/snowstorm-spares-dc-heads-toward-new-england#axzz2MqcAfuyA

Weather man forcasts wopper, forced to take a "time out".  Wash workers get to take an extra day off.  Who pays?  We all pay!  Free time off in DC is the rule rather than the exception for weather events. 

During the Blizzard of '78 the facility I worked at gave everyone who was unable to report to work 'admin leave' which resulted in those who did make it to work getting "The golden shovel" award, in other words, "thanks for coming in now get to work" while everyone else has a day on the beach for free.  Guess what happened the next time there was a big storm predicted.
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Re: This weather is wierd
« Reply #177 on: March 08, 2013, 08:28:05 AM »
And when we're predicted to only get a few flakes but it becomes "make your own lane day" on the Spaulding and I-95?  Yeah, that was a real hoot this morning.

And STILL coming down.
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Re: This weather is wierd
« Reply #178 on: March 08, 2013, 08:39:41 AM »
Today's the first time I saw the sun in about a month, or thereabouts. Supposed to get t0 42 with sun today, 45 with "wintery mix" tomorrow, 45 and rain on Sunday.

Perfect......we're going up to Wisconsin on Sunday.
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Re: This weather is wierd
« Reply #179 on: March 08, 2013, 09:04:55 AM »
High of 68º Saturday and Sunday.  Today is suposed to get into the 50s.

It's about time.
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Re: This weather is wierd
« Reply #180 on: March 08, 2013, 09:50:53 AM »
yeah, snow still coming down....shit!!!! Going out now to dig out my car!! CG, can you come out plow me out?? :-)
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Re: This weather is wierd
« Reply #181 on: March 08, 2013, 10:34:32 AM »
yeah, snow still coming down....shit!!!! Going out now to dig out my car!! CG, can you come out plow me out?? :-)

Well, shore! I'll be there in about 3 or 4 days!  :lmao:
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Re: This weather is wierd
« Reply #182 on: March 09, 2013, 08:05:02 AM »
We got about one inch more after I posted, but it's all going to melt today and tomorrow.  Just more nitrogen for the soil (yes, thinking about gardening already!). O-)

ETA:  We lost a lot of snow yesterday.  The amount that Saratoga Springs got was maybe 2 to 3 inches less than us, from what I could gather.
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Re: This weather is wierd
« Reply #183 on: March 18, 2013, 11:40:54 AM »
Oh, JOY!!!!  Just in time for Spring!!!

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WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT
TO MIDNIGHT EDT TUESDAY NIGHT...

* LOCATIONS...CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND SOUTHWEST
MAINE

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 8 TO 14 INCHES....WITH
LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS IN THE FOOTHILLS AND MOUNTAINS.

* TIMING...LATE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY NIGHT.

* IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY.
SNOWFALL RATES OF AN INCH OR MORE AN HOUR POSSIBLE. SOME POWER
OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE NEAR THE COAST IN HEAVY WET SNOW. THE
SNOW MAY CHANGE TO RAIN FOR A PERIOD ALONG THE COAST TUESDAY
AFTERNOON...MAINLY SOUTH OF PORTLAND.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S.

* VISIBILITIES...WILL BE REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES IN
HEAVY SNOW.

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Re: This weather is wierd
« Reply #184 on: March 18, 2013, 11:45:52 AM »
Bless you, Sparks!

It's just chilly, cloudy, damp, with some drizzle here. Spring has not yet sprung!
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Re: This weather is wierd
« Reply #185 on: March 18, 2013, 02:38:16 PM »
Same here, pretty much.

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... WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 PM EDT TUESDAY...

* LOCATIONS... MOHAWK AND SCHOHARIE VALLEYS... THE SOUTHERN ADIRONDACKS... THE GREATER CAPITAL DISTRICT... THE LAKE GEORGE SARATOGA REGION... THE NORTHERN TACONICS... AND SOUTHERN VERMONT.

* HAZARD TYPES... HEAVY SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS... TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 8 TO 12 INCHES.

* MAXIMUM SNOWFALL RATES... ONE TO TWO INCHES PER HOUR TONIGHT.

* TIMING... SNOW STARTING THIS EVENING... BECOMING STEADIER AND HEAVIER TONIGHT... AND CONTINUING AT VARYING INTENSITY THROUGH MUCH OF TUESDAY. THERE IS A CHANCE SOME SLEET COULD MIX IN FROM THE CAPITAL REGION SOUTHWARD TUESDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS... HAZARDOUS TRAVEL DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY AT TIMES.

* WINDS... EAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES... UPPER 20S TO AROUND 30.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET... AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

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We're supposed to get 4.7 inches of it before midnight.
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Re: This weather is wierd
« Reply #186 on: March 18, 2013, 03:32:50 PM »
we've been having thunderstorms since about noon.... looking at the map, they won't be stopping anytime soon.
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Re: This weather is wierd
« Reply #187 on: March 18, 2013, 03:38:00 PM »
Same here, pretty much.

We're supposed to get 4.7 inches of it before midnight.


March is suppose to come in like a Lion and go out as a Lamb.    

Here I was all fixing to bring out a bag of wild flowers  seeds to rest in the grass for a month or so to come up the end of April.    

Rose bushes need to be trimmed down, rats will not do that in the snow.   No problem by the weekend the snow will have melted and temperatures in high 40's in this crazy weather.

Planting vegetables will have to wait until the green houses get them up about 4-5 inches for transplant.

This year I go to the greenhouses, no more buying plants at the grocery stores that are half dead sitting outside on racks and not watered.

Spring yes spring, with a snow storm on the way it is still calling me to get out and dig in the dirt, wait for the first mowing of the lawn and the wonderful smell of first mowed grass.    I understand why horses out of the barn in the spring roll about,   been times I wanted to do this myself.  


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Re: This weather is wierd
« Reply #188 on: March 18, 2013, 11:26:16 PM »
I envious of all the snow you all are getting.  We would take it in a heartbeat.

Story on a "dirt blizzard" that closed Hwy 85 south of Torrington, WY on Sunday.

http://www.9news.com/news/article/324718/222/Dirt-blizzard-strands-motorists-in-Wyoming

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Re: This weather is wierd
« Reply #189 on: March 19, 2013, 03:20:15 AM »
Right now the wind's about 40MPH out of the west and the temp's 15o.
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Re: This weather is wierd
« Reply #190 on: March 19, 2013, 06:39:45 AM »
I have a quesion...   what is this "snow" stuff ya'll are talking about?   :???:    :-)
Don't get stuck on stupid...

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Re: This weather is wierd
« Reply #191 on: March 19, 2013, 08:11:26 AM »
I have a quesion...   what is this "snow" stuff ya'll are talking about?   :???:    :-)



that's cold....  :fuelfire:


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Re: This weather is wierd
« Reply #192 on: March 19, 2013, 08:20:48 AM »
83 degrees....here in my den. Outside it's 47, cloudy, damp, breezy and otherwise miserable.
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Re: This weather is wierd
« Reply #193 on: March 19, 2013, 09:19:16 AM »
Another bloody snow storm, unsure of how much however...this just stinks!!!!
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Re: This weather is wierd
« Reply #194 on: March 19, 2013, 09:40:41 AM »
Another bloody snow storm, unsure of how much however...this just stinks!!!!

Looks like the snow is now turning to ice, for a few hours, Temp is 32 now but later suppose to drop to bring back the snow until midnight.

Sea Please be careful driving in this stuff.

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Re: This weather is wierd
« Reply #195 on: March 19, 2013, 09:41:55 AM »
Thanks Vesta, tg work is only 2 miles away!!
The sea is treacherous, but an even hand on the keel brings it safely to port.

Nothing is sexier than a man and his gun!!!

A man should prefer his own company to that of others, because no matter where he goes,he'll find himself there..

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