Sarcasm coupled with reality would be the root of my post. I did go to the grocery today and it was slim pickings on the milk and bread with a light dusting of snow. No sarcasm on having to fight 4 behemoths for the milk and bread. It was brutal, good thing is they had lots of padding.
Bad thing is they bounced right up. Horror.
I haven't seen snow in 11 years and only 3 times in my entire life. Thank goodness for south Alabama.
JulesMaximus
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moshquerade
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Red Squirrel
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Wow, how is Christmas without snow? That must be just weird. We've had one and only one here, it was completely abnormal. We had some scattered around a bit but grass was quite visible still. Just not the same at all. Guess you get used to it when you live in the south. Or do they have like fake snow? 
I always laugh how people panic about snow though. It's not like it's harmful or anything. Here we all drive through 1 foot sometimes, nobody dies. Heck, I don't even have snow tires on my car and it's not really that hard. Anyone with half a brain can get around fine in 1-2 feet of snow, during a blizzard. Just because the speed limit says 110 does not mean you actually drive that, if it's not safe.
I always laugh how people panic about snow though. It's not like it's harmful or anything. Here we all drive through 1 foot sometimes, nobody dies. Heck, I don't even have snow tires on my car and it's not really that hard. Anyone with half a brain can get around fine in 1-2 feet of snow, during a blizzard. Just because the speed limit says 110 does not mean you actually drive that, if it's not safe.
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where in Ontario are you?Originally posted by: RedSquirrel
Wow, how is Christmas without snow? That must be just weird. We've had one and only one here, it was completely abnormal. We had some scattered around a bit but grass was quite visible still. Just not the same at all. Guess you get used to it when you live in the south. Or do they have like fake snow?
I always laugh how people panic about snow though. It's not like it's harmful or anything. Here we all drive through 1 foot sometimes, nobody dies. Heck, I don't even have snow tires on my car and it's not really that hard. Anyone with half a brain can get around fine in 1-2 feet of snow, during a blizzard. Just because the speed limit says 110 does not mean you actually drive that, if it's not safe.
Originally posted by: RedSquirrel
Wow, how is Christmas without snow? That must be just weird. We've had one and only one here, it was completely abnormal. We had some scattered around a bit but grass was quite visible still. Just not the same at all. Guess you get used to it when you live in the south. Or do they have like fake snow?
I always laugh how people panic about snow though. It's not like it's harmful or anything. Here we all drive through 1 foot sometimes, nobody dies. Heck, I don't even have snow tires on my car and it's not really that hard. Anyone with half a brain can get around fine in 1-2 feet of snow, during a blizzard. Just because the speed limit says 110 does not mean you actually drive that, if it's not safe.
Heh, most of the US rarely, if ever, sees a white Christmas.
There's a 2% chance in Portland, OR... And we're at a fairly high latitude.
PottedMeat
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Noooo really??!?
I always envied how much snow they got. Always on the news with the cars buried in snow - hell they like to show it on the news here. Bastards.
Do you live in Oklahoma? I remember throwing things at the TV when they would break into the current programming constantly to update us on the extremely light snow, or even cold weather.
Twofootputt
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Live outside Buffalo. Went to Carnegie Tech in Pittsburgh. Even though it's only 200 miles south, they closed up when it snowed. Don't have the equipment to handle it. They laughed when I put my snow tires on the car over Thanksgiving weekend. We had maybe three inches overnight, usually I shovel this much, not worth firing up the snowblower, but some nice person plowed for me.
BurnItDwn
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We haven't had any single "big" snow days here, but it's been adding up over the last week or so, got about 5 or 6 inches on my deck. The temp here is supposed to get up to 20 F, so I'll be wearing shorts today
Also, they haven't salted my street, but at least it's plowed.
Also, they haven't salted my street, but at least it's plowed.
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TraumaRN
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Last time school was canceled for me......well when i was in school. It was my junior year of college. They had projected 8 inches and we woke up to like 12+ inchs. Despite being Michigan the university was thinking only 8 inches and didn't call in extra help. So since they were unable to finish plowing the parking lots/streets/walkways......they canceled classes
Apparently this stems from a weird rule that if they cant get the biggest 3 parking lots plowed in time they cancel class....totally weird
Apparently this stems from a weird rule that if they cant get the biggest 3 parking lots plowed in time they cancel class....totally weird
I love it when some moron calls the radio station and asks if any schools/buses are canceled due to the light snow that just started falling...
Red Squirrel
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Originally posted by: Iron Woode
where in Ontario are you?Originally posted by: RedSquirrel
Wow, how is Christmas without snow? That must be just weird. We've had one and only one here, it was completely abnormal. We had some scattered around a bit but grass was quite visible still. Just not the same at all. Guess you get used to it when you live in the south. Or do they have like fake snow?
I always laugh how people panic about snow though. It's not like it's harmful or anything. Here we all drive through 1 foot sometimes, nobody dies. Heck, I don't even have snow tires on my car and it's not really that hard. Anyone with half a brain can get around fine in 1-2 feet of snow, during a blizzard. Just because the speed limit says 110 does not mean you actually drive that, if it's not safe.
Timmins.
It's -26 today. We had a nice rainbow today, due to ice crystals. It's like a circle around the sun and the edges get really bright.
The coldest I've seen here is -50ish. Though think that was with the windchill, it was maybe -40 without. The wind is what makes the difference. it can be -35, no wind, and it's barely cold. Go outside shoveling and after 15 minutes the coat is off. With wind, forget it. I recall walking to school from home in -35, got there only to find out they cancelled. Diesel busses have a hard time starting so if they can't start em, school's out! Only part of school I miss, snow days.
Yesterday I was helping my wife's family move some furniture, (Torrance, CA) and a house across the street was having their annual Christmas party. For a mere $1700, they hire a company to come in and shred/slice/grind ten tons of ice into faux snow for their frontyard.
Edit: Yes, California (near LA). And yes, a well-to-do neighborhood.
Edit: Yes, California (near LA). And yes, a well-to-do neighborhood.
ConstipatedVigilante
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