Here comes the snow??!!
 

So,it's apparently going to snow a little out here in WA/OR. I spent half the day at work cracking up at the panic in everyone's voice!And watching the bread and milk fly off of the Costco shelves!The news channels are just as funny. Talking about 2 inches in one breath and road closures&emergency snow survival supplies in your car in the next! Guess driving on NJ my whole life has me prepared for anything. I'm pretty sure I'll be one of 3 people that don't call out tomorrow! Then again, I'd rather everyone who's afraid of driving in bad weather stay home anyway so they don't crash into me!

Ooooh I hope it snows! :D
Our first winter/Christmas in Portland, how fun if it snows!
I remember the year we had , what was it, 17? snow storms in NY...in the late 90s..this will be nuthin :)
Bring it on LOL

I'd stay home if it snowed.

My only concern driving from Battle Ground to Hillsborough is that hill going up Rt26 at the Zoo!
My little daughter wants snow really badly! Her Uncle filled up his truck bed with snow two weeks ago when he went hunting on St Helen's and she was the only kid in town with a mound of snow on the front yard!Talk about jealous kids walking by!
so ,for you and for her, Scarlett,I will allow the snow to come ;)

I will do what I did in NY and bake cookies ..
Here in town in the Pearl District, we are having First Thursday so snow might add to the charm. I am afraid it will probably turn into rain and ruin things..
Stay safe!

<i> Our first winter/Christmas in Portland, how fun if it snows!</i>

And how much fun when it's a silver thaw.

=-O

LOL, yes, quite a few people here freak when that four letter &quot;S&quot; word is spoken:D

I agree, I would rather people stay home if they are not comfortable driving in snow.

As it turned out...no snow here:( Our kids were so disappointed. They were hoping to get a fun day and delay their finals.

We have a couple of inches on the ground in the last hour. The timing was such that the traffic to work this morning was much delayed. But we hardly mention it here in Northern IL. We listen to traffic helicopter reports and proceed thusly. There isn't any hub-bub until it gets over about 7 inches, except on the weather portions of the early morning shows where they almost make every storm into the &quot;big&quot; one. But today was bad because of the timing; it started about 1-1/2 hours before rush hour started with a nice icy slick.

It's beautiful and really looks like Christmas today. My campus is breathtaking anyway- but with the decorated trees etc. and everything tipped in white- wish I could send you all some cheer. I'll make myself a cappaccino later and go drink it on the portico with the big flakes coming down.

We have no emergency days until it gets over a foot or the temps go down to below zero for over 48 hrs.

We slide all over here too, but just learn to drive in it. You do drive differently.

Or you stay home and enjoy the day.

It's only the Feb. gray ones that last days and are mostly slush that are the most resented. By then you want another change.

OR, WA, and NJ? That's winter for beginners 101 ! Anyone experienced 50 below zero? A local Fargo TV station aired a press broadcast from NYC a few years ago where Mayor Mike Bloomberg was asking people to stay indoors for their own safety. It was 8 Above zero with No wind. We were all laughing about it in our 35 below zero blizzard.

I spent four very cold years in Fargo. One winter we had over nine feet of snow; that was the year with all of the flooding in the spring.

Ice fog. Fairbanks. January. 'Nuff said.

Please send some of it this way! I'm about to suffocate in this heat!

Excluding Fairbanks, Fargo and surrounding areas have colder temps than most any parts of Alaska which have towns or cities. Anchorage has warmer winter temps than Fargo.

I grew up in Saskatchewan Canada where we were still walking to school when it was 15 below. After that my dad would consider giving me a ride

Dont miss snow - only like it when I can drive to it, play for a few hours and leave it behind.
Even when its been rainy for weeks I tell myself that at least I dont have to shovel it out of the driveway before I go to work.

Anchorage has warmer winter temperatures than lots of places. Thanks be to the peaceful ocean.

However, winters in the north are longer than in the lower 48. Many's the day one can watch the Cubbies on TV in Anc while outside the snow is falling.

Yeah, it's cooling down here in Austin, too. Supposed to only get up to about 70 today. Never fear, by Saturday we'll be back up into the 80s. Finally getting our fall colors. The trees out front are bright red.

Fall in Central Texas - gotta love it!

OK, I'll chime in. On Cape Cod last winter we had 100 inches of snow. That's pretty darn close to that nine feet in Fargo! And Cape Cod Bay was frozen solid for a couple of miles. I guess we can't keep telling people you can play golf year round here!:)

It got down to 70 this morning on Oahu. Not quite cold enough for snow!

I just finished snowblowing our private alley and the widow next door's driveway. It is very cold here and we have 4-6&quot; of fresh snow on the ground. It is breathtaking...literally and figuratively!! My DH says there were several people in the ditch on his morning commute. I actually do love Winter. Call me crazy.

Here in south central Alaska, my family is anxious for snow so we can get out and ski and snowboard. Unfortunatley, we've been locked in high pressure for a couple weeks and there's only hoarfrost on the trees and a skiff on the ground.
What I am tired of is my sister constantly griping that it's only in the 70's in Houston and they are freezing.(A sibling issue I am certain).
Besides, my pale palor takes years off my real age, lol.

Snowflakes just started in downtown Seattle

Ohhh, Jorr, I remember -50 in Moscow. Stepped out, inhaled, and felt pain inside - so cold it was.

When going outside make sure you have hats and gloves, also warm shoes.

Anybody here from Colorado? North Nevada?

Here in the Colorado Rockies I am completely buried. It's been snowing for 3 days. All I can see out the windows is white. My car is a big white bump outside.

Oh dear..this morning was quite brisk here in Los Angeles.. had to wear a sweater when out hiking at 6 AM.. of course, after 30 minutes of uphill at Griffith Park.. I was sweating like a monster.. went swimming on Thanksgiving.. but then again, we don't get snow days. only earthquake days... and trust me.. snow must be WAY better :). Enjoy it all you snow bunnies.. have some hot cocoa for me!!! and eat a bunch of hot home cooked food.. yummmmmmm!!!

gomiki, can you drive a truck a couple of miles out on that ice in December to haul a fishing house and keep driving to it safely until mid March?

jetset1, I lived in San Antonio for a few years. Its really easy to get temperature spoiled there. But I elected to move back here to the north country (the lower 48 to you) and put up with the snow and cold. It comes with the territory and I like it here a lot.

No snow :(
But it is a great day to go to a movie :)

Catbert, would that be Keystone , Colorado?

jorr, no to that fish house. It is saltwater after all. (Just the thought made me put on a sweater!!)

i think jorr knows winter!
where are the buffalonians? i know they have it much worse than we do in maine...
and statia you are just mean, mean, mean.lol.

No, no, no, virginia. Everyone else is being mean. ;) I just walked in from reading on my patio for all of five minutes and now have sweat rolling down my back. Ick.

Oddly enough, it's not typically this hot here the first week of December.

We have a mini-fishing hut in MI for a small lake (600 acres) that's a hand-me-down from the former owners. We haven't be frozen for more than about 6 weeks lately, so we need to be careful and not leave it out there. SINK! Actually everytime I look at the lake in winter I think of Fargo (the movie) and the wood chipper because of my wood piles.

I've tried to clear the snow to ice skate but it's just too choppy. I have tried. MI had some heavy snow years in the 9O's but hasn't been as heavy with the white stuff since about 1999. I think the NE has gotten our extra share.

JJ5: I will second your theory about NE getting your snow. I was born in MI and lived in northern Ohio for years. I never saw snow like last winter.

jorr~ last night was -8 here, the ice fog stuff. Our first winter here was mild, but the second, -20 to -30. We are on the part of the peninsula with the inlet directly across, and the wind chill sometimes goes to the bone.
I guess we feel like we earn our vacations to warm climates. I do enjoy our summers as they are pretty much perfect.
I have lived in extreme climates too, from Alaska to central Calif. to the Aleutians and now here again, albeit 75 miles colder than from where I was born,lol.
I still remember my South Africa trip in 1984. We left on Thanksgiving day, probably all of 15, to their winter, which was actually balmy and in the 80's. Then after 2.5 months, back to Alaska, which in early March was still a shocking transition to the body.

Virginia.....I'm here!!!!

COLD IS RELATIVE IN BUFFALO
50 DEGREES
New Yorkers turn on the heat. People in Buffalo plant gardens.
40 DEGREES
Californians shiver uncontrollably. People in Buffalo sunbathe.
35 DEGREES
Italian cars won't start. People in Buffalo drive with the windows down.
32 DEGREES
Distilled water freezes. Buffalo water gets thicker.
20 DEGREES
Floridians wear coats, gloves, and wool hats. People in Buffalo throw on a T-shirt.
15 DEGREES
Californians begin to evacuate the state. People in Buffalo go swimming.
ZERO DEGREES
New York landlords finally turn up the heat. People in Buffalo have the last cookout before it gets cold.
10 DEGREES BELOW ZERO
People in Miami cease to exist. People in Buffalo lick flagpoles.
20 DEGREES BELOW
Californians fly ZERO away to Mexico. People in Buffalo throw on a light jacket.
40 DEGREES BELOW ZERO
Hollywood disintegrates. People in Buffalo rent videos.
60 DEGREES BELOW ZERO
Mt. St. Helens freezes. Buffalo Girl Scouts begin selling cookies door to door.
80 DEGREES BELOW ZERO
Polar bears begin to evacuate the Arctic. Buffalo Boy Scouts postpone &quot;Winter Survival&quot; classes until it gets cold enough.
100 DEGREES BELOW ZERO
Santa Claus abandons the North Pole. People in Buffalo pull down their ear flaps.
173 DEGREES BELOW ZERO
Ethyl alcohol freezes. People in Buffalo get frustrated when they can't thaw their kegs.
297 DEGREES BELOW ZERO
Microbial life start to disappear. Buffalo cows complain of farmers with cold hands.
460 DEGREES BELOW ZERO
All atomic motion stops. People in Buffalo start saying &quot;Cold 'nuff for ya?&quot;
500 DEGREES BELOW ZERO
Hell freezes over. Buffalo wins the Stanley Cup. :-)

Here in the south SF Bay Area, the rain is coming down in torrents, our first major storm of the winter. I had to unplug the computer for a while because of lightning that was quite close.

DS is snowboarding at Tahoe today, probably having the time of his life.

Okay, all you snowbirds...what about snow shoes?

Can anyone recommend a good pair for a decent price?

<b> LOL, BuffaloGirl,</b> I just read that to the Yankee, laughing til the tears came...SO True and SO funny!!
Thank you, we are both still giggling :D

Buffalogirl - the part about the Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts -- too funny!

We must have something similar to that here in Texas for our hot summer months.

Cute, real cute!

Buffalogirl, that's hilarious!!! I just copied it and sent it to my Buffalo friend - she will get a real kick out of it!!

Hope your leg is getting better :)

BuffaloGirl--Love it!!! Thanks:)

Seetheworld--We love to snowshoe. The prices can really vary on them. my husband and I have Northern Lites that we love. Very lightweight, but a tad pricey. Our kids have Redfeather from REI. REI carries quite a few brands, and you might check their outlet (online also) for some as well.

TOO FUNNY, BuffaloGirl!!!

Well, that was pretty anti-climactic after all! I had another fun day at work though, listening to the Oregonians talk about the great ice storm of (date)....
Sorry Scarlett-no doubt Christmas will be white though,right? :)