February Blizzard

[stihly dan]

They still do that up here. Not for need of course.

 

[Fireaxman]

Spring has sprung in the Southland. Mayhaw and swamp maple are blooming, buds are swelling on everything else, birds are singing. I saw 75 today and 80 is forcast for tomorrow. Wearin shorts, sandals, and a T shirt today. I expect another cold front or two, but no more all day every day fires until next December. Soon as Spring gets done with what we want from her down here, we'll send her on up North.

Bet this sounds good to a lot of you right now, but the envy will be on My face come August / September, when temps and humidity synchronize at 95 and the storms are on the Gulf Stream.

 

[zogger]

Very tired of it, and we still have March and April to go. 42" on my front lawn and it's snowing again.

One year I lived up there I had snow on the ground september to the following june, and I got frost in my garden every single month during the summer! Not a total hard killing frost, but it happened.

 

[Whitespider]

I've seen frost here in every month except July...
At the same time, I've received a sunburn in every month except January...
But this year the favored events are frostbite and snow-blindness.

I must be getting older... 'cause the winters sure seem to be getting longer.
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[mainewoods]

While hiking into a remote trout pond one summer for some fly fishing, we ran into snow pack deep in the woods. We had a snowball fight on the Fourth of July! Fishing was fantastic.

 

[longbowch]

In the last ten days we've had a record low temp record snowfall for the year, last 2 days in the 40's, two inches of rain last nite and tonite low of 20 with snow and 50 mph winds. And we're within a couple hundred miles of you whitespider


Sent via mental telepathy

 

[hupte]

to me this winter seems like what winter should be. I always want more snow. got almost enough so far. I enjoyed the last 2 mild winters we had. hardly burned any wood and didn't have to do much plowing and got plenty of work done around the house. I just try to make the best of it.

 

[Whitespider]

Wow... thunder, lightening and heavy snow all at the same time.
Snow flakes darn near the size of half-dollars, so thick it's difficult to see across the street here in town.
No wind yet... but "they" say it's not far off.
Gonna' be an interesting drive home tonight...
But all is good, I drove my pickup in this morning... ya' know... the truck with the bias ply tires
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[Coldfront]

I finally shoveled off my house and garage roof yesterday before the blizzard today they are saying we could get 14- 18 inches wet heavy snow tonight tomorrow. I couldn't let that get on top of this.

 

[ETpilot]

Just a reminder what green grass looks like. My pastures have started greening. T-shirt working weather last few days. May get a cold front next week, just cool weather. Fire in the morning to get the chill out. Really nice days ahead. August-September, maybe 3 digit temps, I just adapt. Y'all keep the extreme cold up North where it belongs. Just send the slightly cool fronts this way.

 

[Rusty Barlow]

I just knocked the snow off the directv dish on the roof with a few well thrown snowballs.

Well, like 25. The few that hit it were well thrown , though.

 

[Whitespider]

I climbed the tower and cleaned mine off...
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[Circle B MN]

Got the drive blown off for now, the Mrs made it home from the cities, the boiler is hot, and there is plenty of wood in the shed. I'm good for now...opcorn:

 

[KindredSpiritzz]

freaking thunderstorms and downpours in wisconsin in February?? I have seen it all now.
This has been one crazy assed winter. Sure knocked the snow back nicely tho.

 

[deerlakejens]

Daffodils are up here and I had to refill the hummingbird feeder again. They stayed all winter again this year, even when it was on the teens.

 

[513yj]

Thanks for that Bro. I love all seasons most of all winter. All this ******** I just don't get it.

Whats not to get. Not everyone likes winter.

 

[Steve NW WI]

2 hours for a 45 minute drive home. Made it THIS CLOSE before I got stuck in the driveway. Drifting has lots of roads close to shut down locally.

Trees are taking a beating too. One down at the edge of my driveway, another looks like this:

Gonna be busy on the tractor in the AM.

 

[Bushmans]

We got that Thundersnow yesterday morning. We picked up about 4" of wet heavy snow in about 3 hours. It wqs snowing like crazy. Then it rained, Then it hit high 40s. Then the wind and now temps are dropping and everything is icing up. Saw this yesterday on FB and thought it was pretty funny.

 

[farmer steve]

Spring has sprung in the Southland. Mayhaw and swamp maple are blooming, buds are swelling on everything else, birds are singing. I saw 75 today and 80 is forcast for tomorrow. Wearin shorts, sandals, and a T shirt today. I expect another cold front or two, but no more all day every day fires until next December. Soon as Spring gets done with what we want from her down here, we'll send her on up North.

Bet this sounds good to a lot of you right now, but the envy will be on My face come August / September, when temps and humidity synchronize at 95 and the storms are on the Gulf Stream.
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can you turn the screw a little tighter please?

 

[Rusty Barlow]

I climbed the tower and cleaned mine off...
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You're a better/braver man than me. I wasn't getting out a ladder and going on to the roof, especially not when I'm the only one around.