Blizzard

[Tamera]

We're having a blizzard right now in Ohio. They say it's going to get worse, and it won't be over until Sunday. I'm watching it from my window. Hot chocolate, anyone?

[Ransom v. Unman]

/envy

Everyone gets snow but NYC this year, it seems.

Phooey. :mad:

[Tamera]

/envy

Everyone gets snow but NYC this year, it seems.

Phooey. :mad:

It's coming your way. Maybe next week. :D

[Ransom v. Unman]

It's coming your way. Maybe next week. :D

You know how many blizzards have been "coming our way" just for them to turn into cold, slushy rain as they hit the Eastern seaboard? It's aggravating!

[Katibriah]

Well... lets hope that it doesn't turn to slushy rain this time and you get some snow to play in. :)

We've gotten a decent amount of snow and to my frustration I can't find any boots for the kids. Hmm.... gonna hit the stores tonight I think and see if we can't find some. I hate not being able to let the kids go out an play in the snow. :(

[Tamera]

You can have some of mine. We don't need three feet.

[Cymrugirl]

We had our blizzard here on Tuesday - but it mostly melted by Tuesday late afternoon.

It was pretty while it lasted, but I admit I'm ready for spring.

[Ransom v. Unman]

We had our blizzard here on Tuesday - but it mostly melted by Tuesday late afternoon.

It was pretty while it lasted, but I admit I'm ready for spring.

Spring... it's been in the sixties as much as it's been below freezing this Winter. I'd be more excited about Spring's arrival if Winter had actually come by now!

>_<

[Cymrugirl]

I agree with that sentiment. I would feel the same if I had experienced the sixties so much this winter - but we have blessed/cursed with actual winter temps for the first time in years.

Maybe there's a pocket of hot air somewhere near Long Island that keeps breaking up the snow?

*runs*

[Ransom v. Unman]

I agree with that sentiment. I would feel the same if I had experienced the sixties so much this winter - but we have blessed/cursed with actual winter temps for the first time in years.

Maybe there's a pocket of hot air somewhere near Long Island that keeps breaking up the snow?

*runs*

It's more likely to be in Jersey, as the snows usually come from that direction* and turn to run by the time they get to the City and cross over to Long Island.

Besides – Jersey's the cause of all the other problems in the Northeast, why not blame them for this?

* - Technically, it's NJ that's to the north of NYC, not Upstate.

[Cymrugirl]

Sounds logical enough. ;) Poor Jersey.

[Ransom v. Unman]

Sounds logical enough. ;) Poor Jersey.

If you'd ever been there, you'd no better than to have sympathy.

>_<

[Cymrugirl]

Yup. Been there. Still have sympathy. Does that make me a bleeding heart?

Even people in Philly - the Duck driving guy - picked on Jersey.

[lynnmosher]

Hey, Tamera! It's beautifully white out my window, too! We are hunkered down for the duration! Just made a cup of hazelnut coffee. Yum-my!

[Ransom v. Unman]

Yup. Been there. Still have sympathy. Does that make me a bleeding heart?

Not necessarily, but it certainly makes you odd.

Again, not that there was any doubt to begin with... ;)

[Cymrugirl]

Hazelnut coffee and snow. ::ah:: Almost makes me want the snow! Almost.

I'll be painting tomorrow and I'm hoping to open my windows to give the paint a breeze. The way things look, it may turn into more of a freeze dry job.

I hear even Texas is getting snow right now.

[Ransom v. Unman]

I hear even Texas is getting snow right now.
As I understand it, they've received more snow than we have! :mad:

[Gina123]

I hope you stay warm and enjoy your hot chocolate! I love to see snow on postcards, tv or from some vantage point where its not actually cold! :)

[Tamera]

Hey, Tamera! It's beautifully white out my window, too! We are hunkered down for the duration! Just made a cup of hazelnut coffee. Yum-my!

Sounds like a great idea, only I'm having English Breakfast tea. :)

[ProfessorAlan]

mac and chesse for dinner!

about 2 inches so far ... 2-4 more to go ...

[Tamera]

Only 2 inches? It's amazing that being only 2 hours north of you makes such a difference. We've had 6 inches since 11:00 and it's still snowing.

[lynnmosher]

We're supposed to have a total of about 8-10 inches. How 'bout you?

[Timber Wolf]

You know how many blizzards have been "coming our way" just for them to turn into cold, slushy rain as they hit the Eastern seaboard? It's aggravating!

Then you should move to where they have snow.:D

[lynnmosher]

Sounds like a great idea, only I'm having English Breakfast tea. :)

That sounds yummy, too!

[Timber Wolf]

you guys are making me so home sick for Alaska.

[Tamera]

We're supposed to have a total of about 8-10 inches. How 'bout you?

There saying anywhere from 8 to 18 inches. But we're pretty close to 8 now.

[lynnmosher]

Hope you have all the white stuff stocked in the house! Bread, milk, etc. LOL!

[lynnmosher]

Sorry, TW! Don't read any more! LOL!

[Tamera]

Hope you have all the white stuff stocked in the house! Bread, milk, etc. LOL!

We slid to the store in our car earlier today and stocked up. Thanks.

TW, sorry you're so homesick.

[Ransom v. Unman]

you guys are making me so home sick for Alaska.

Well if I get into the Ancient Near Eastern programme at University of Toronto, that's exactly what I'll be doing. :p

[kluchar70]

I'm right with you, Tamera. I'm here with a cup of white chocolate coffee. But I still have to go to work at 4:00 am tomorrow.

[PattyU]

Only 2 inches? It's amazing that being only 2 hours north of you makes such a difference. We've had 6 inches since 11:00 and it's still snowing.

I was thinking that it's amazing that being 20 minutes north (from Professor) made such a difference because the snow was up to my ankles around 2:30PM yesterday when I was shoveling my driveway. I have seen the difference that a mere 10 miles or so can make. Delaware County that is just north of Franklin county seems to get a lot more snow. I was an undergrad at Mount Union, which like Akron, is in the snow belt. You definitely get more snow up there. Though looking outside now, I bet Professor has more the 4 inches he counted on.

[lynnmosher]

Well if I get into the Ancient Near Eastern programme at University of Toronto, that's exactly what I'll be doing. :p

Will be praying you, dear friend.

The snow is still coming down. I haven't been able to get an official total. It looks to be somewhere around 12 inches where I am. How 'bout everybody else?

[ProfessorAlan]

Though looking outside now, I bet Professor has more the 4 inches he counted on.
About 4 total now, and coming down hard! Blizzard warning for another 5 hours, so ..... maybe 6-8 total by the time it ends.

[Tamera]

I'm right with you, Tamera. I'm here with a cup of white chocolate coffee. But I still have to go to work at 4:00 am tomorrow.

I hope you shoveled out and made it to work on time, Kluch. Be safe. Blessing.

[Tamera]

I was thinking that it's amazing that being 20 minutes north (from Professor) made such a difference because the snow was up to my ankles around 2:30PM yesterday when I was shoveling my driveway. I have seen the difference that a mere 10 miles or so can make. Delaware County that is just north of Franklin county seems to get a lot more snow. I was an undergrad at Mount Union, which like Akron, is in the snow belt. You definitely get more snow up there. Though looking outside now, I bet Professor has more the 4 inches he counted on.


I didn't know you were so close, Patty. It's looks like us Ohios are taking the board back from the southerners. ;) :D Just kidding.

[Tamera]

Will be praying you, dear friend.

The snow is still coming down. I haven't been able to get an official total. It looks to be somewhere around 12 inches where I am. How 'bout everybody else?

I woke up this morning to lots of white stuff. We're buried. Snow drifts are completely covering the stone walls that line our driveway. Our street, a busy four lane street, is white with snow. Guess we're not going anywhere today or tomorrow. How's everyone else.

And it's still snowing!

[Ransom v. Unman]

Yeah.

So it's raining. It looks and feels miserable.

I envy all of you.

[PattyU]

About 4 total now, and coming down hard! Blizzard warning for another 5 hours, so ..... maybe 6-8 total by the time it ends.

Wow. It is sort of amazing. I'm guessing 10-12 inches for us out there right now, but it's not snowing as hard as it was.

I woke up this morning to lots of white stuff. We're buried. Snow drifts are completely covering the stone walls that line our driveway. Our street, a busy four lane street, is white with snow. Guess we're not going anywhere today or tomorrow. How's everyone else.

And it's still snowing!

Do you work for a church? Will your church cancel services? My husband was just telling me that he doesn't know how we will get to church tomorrow because our street never gets plowed. I live in an area that gets Columbus street clearing and they don't do the residential neighborhood side roads. But I've never known them to cancel a regular church service. Maybe they will. If they don't, I feel I need to get there. Three of my main teachers for tomorrow went to West Liberty, WV this weekend, so I'm wondering if they even know about all this snow. My family is in Martins Ferry, Ohio right noext to Wheeling, WV and West Liberty. She had no snow at all when I last talked to her a couple hours ago. She is only 2 hours to the east.

We canceled our missions conference that was scheduled for tonight. It is too bad because the missionary speakers were already here. They may not be able to come back in April when we reschedule.

[Tamera]

Wow. It is sort of amazing. I'm guessing 10-12 inches for us out there right now, but it's not snowing as hard as it was.



Do you work for a church? Will your church cancel services? My husband was just telling me that he doesn't know how we will get to church tomorrow because our street never gets plowed. I live in an area that gets Columbus street clearing and they don't do the residential neighborhood side roads. But I've never known them to cancel a regular church service. Maybe they will. If they don't, I feel I need to get there. Three of my main teachers for tomorrow went to West Liberty, WV this weekend, so I'm wondering if they even know about all this snow. My family is in Martins Ferry, Ohio right noext to Wheeling, WV and West Liberty. She had no snow at all when I last talked to her a couple hours ago. She is only 2 hours to the east.

We canceled our missions conference that was scheduled for tonight. It is too bad because the missionary speakers were already here. They may not be able to come back in April when we reschedule.

I've all ready been called. Church is cancelled for tomorrow. My daughter had an Arbonne Party today and had to cancel. Just about everything here is cancelled. Too bad about your missions conference, Patty. I know what you mean about having to be at church if it's open. I was a children's pastor for 20 years. Even in bad snow storms, unless church was cancelled, I had to be there. One church I was at for 16 years never cancelled no matter what. Stay safe.

[Tamera]

Yeah.

So it's raining. It looks and feels miserable.

I envy all of you.

Ahh, poor Austin. :rolleyes:At least you can get out in the rain. But this is prettier.

[Cymrugirl]

I was thinking that it's amazing that being 20 minutes north (from Professor) made such a difference because the snow was up to my ankles around 2:30PM yesterday when I was shoveling my driveway. I have seen the difference that a mere 10 miles or so can make. Delaware County that is just north of Franklin county seems to get a lot more snow. I was an undergrad at Mount Union, which like Akron, is in the snow belt. You definitely get more snow up there. Though looking outside now, I bet Professor has more the 4 inches he counted on.

I live in a very small town. On Tuesday morning, it snowed only on one half of it. Mine. Weirdest thing ever. I was pushing snow off my vehicle in near white out conditions, sliding all over the road, getting stuck - in short, having a treacherous time, and then I crossed one overpass, and swoosh, the snow was just gone. When I got into the office with my snow boots and hair sticking out in all directions, my co-workers thought I had gone off the deep end. Plus I was saying "snow.....snow.....there's no snow....." LOL

It turned out to be a pretty funny recounting on the news that night.

Weather is strange.

[Tamera]

I live in a very small town. On Tuesday morning, it snowed only on one half of it. Mine. Weirdest thing ever. I was pushing snow off my vehicle in near white out conditions, sliding all over the road, getting stuck - in short, having a treacherous time, and then I crossed one overpass, and swoosh, the snow was just gone. When I got into the office with my snow boots and hair sticking out in all directions, my co-workers thought I had gone off the deep end. Plus I was saying "snow.....snow.....there's no snow....." LOL

It turned out to be a pretty funny recounting on the news that night.

Weather is strange.

Wow, that is strange. The snow, I mean, not the way you went into the office. :D:p

[PattyU]

I live in a very small town. On Tuesday morning, it snowed only on one half of it. Mine. Weirdest thing ever. I was pushing snow off my vehicle in near white out conditions, sliding all over the road, getting stuck - in short, having a treacherous time, and then I crossed one overpass, and swoosh, the snow was just gone. When I got into the office with my snow boots and hair sticking out in all directions, my co-workers thought I had gone off the deep end. Plus I was saying "snow.....snow.....there's no snow....." LOL

It turned out to be a pretty funny recounting on the news that night.

Weather is strange.

That reminds me of an incident from my childhood. It was raining in our back yard and wasn't raining in the front of the house. I remember it quite vividly. I could run in and out of the rain. I was amazed.

Tamara, our Senior Pastor is from Minnesota and loves snow. He doesn't think Ohio gets enough snow, so I'll be surprised if he cancels church services. Initially, he didn't want to cancel the missions conference. The conference is a joint project with other churches in our network, and the other Pastors wanted to cancel.

Yes, I'll need to get there somehow if we have church.

[lynnmosher]

That reminds me...once, when I was about six, driving with my grandparents in the rain, we hit a big hole in the rain. We could see the rain all around us but we weren't getting wet! Pretty cool when you're little!

[Timber Wolf]

Sorry, TW! Don't read any more! LOL!

Thanks. I did read more, though.




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TW, sorry you're so homesick.

Thanks

Well if I get into the Ancient Near Eastern programme at University of Toronto, that's exactly what I'll be doing. :p

I'm pretty sure you were replying to my comment about moving to where they have snow, even though you quoted my saying I was homesick. :D
and to quote Lynn:

Will be praying you, dear friend.

Is this where you will be continuing your studies in Hebrew? what all would you be taking?

Ahh, poor Austin. :rolleyes:At least you can get out in the rain. But this is prettier.

rain, blech - I live in Seattle and all it does during the "winter" is rain. Snow is much better. Snowball fights, snowmen, sled dog races, snowmachining, sledding. Let's see you do that with your rain.

I live in a very small town. On Tuesday morning, it snowed only on one half of it. Mine. Weirdest thing ever. I was pushing snow off my vehicle in near white out conditions, sliding all over the road, getting stuck - in short, having a treacherous time, and then I crossed one overpass, and swoosh, the snow was just gone. When I got into the office with my snow boots and hair sticking out in all directions, my co-workers thought I had gone off the deep end. Plus I was saying "snow.....snow.....there's no snow....." LOL

It turned out to be a pretty funny recounting on the news that night.

Weather is strange.

That reminds me of an incident from my childhood. It was raining in our back yard and wasn't raining in the front of the house. I remember it quite vividly. I could run in and out of the rain. I was amazed.

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Yes I remember that happening, on one side of the church it was raining, on the other side it was dry. Another time, driving dow a stretxh of road, it was raining in one lane, and not the opposite bound lane. Hey those rain / snow clouds have to stop somewhere.


And to everybody talking about cancelling events, around here they see a snowflake, they're closing the roads, cancelling school, etc. Back in AK, I remember the busses being cancelled ONE time b/c the snow got so bad you couldn't tell where the sky ended, and the road began, and you couldn't tell the edge of the road from the ditch.


ah, snow, snow, beautiful snow. I wish it all to those who want it, and none for you who don't appreciate it.

[mbeachbum]

I'm happy to report that we are getting some snow, too! Probably not a blizzard, but hey, something is better than nothing!

This morning when I went to Walmart, it was just raining. When I came out of Wallyworld, it was the rain/sleet/snow mixture. Two hours later, the snow was coming down heavily, making it hard to see to drive. It cleared for a little while - just enough to clear the main roads, but not the back roads - and now, it's snowing again! Yippee! :D **Sorry, Ransom! :(**

It's strange to think that tomorrow we will be on Daylight Savings Time!

And about the weird weather happenings. . . Years ago, when my parents and I were traveling in Colorado on a two-lane road, we could see snow coming down on the road a fair distance ahead. We drove into it but then it stopped. Strange. . . but neat, too! :)

Note: We live near Parkersburg.

[Tamera]

It's so bad here, they actually closed the mall.

[kluchar70]

O.k., so I go into work at 4:00 am and there is a lot of snow. But then, the freezing rain starts. By the time I got done at 2:00, I had to chisel the ice off of my car and the snow is still falling. I had to shovel the balls of ice away from the front of my driveway before I could attempt the slide into it. Crazy! Yes, I love to take the kids sled riding and such, but I think I have had enough snow for one season. I'm ready for the spring.

[Tamera]

Glad you made it home safe, Kluch. Stay warm.

[Hisart]

As far as I know my Church will be having morning service today (Stow, Ohio). I however can't get out of my drive and onto my street (L.A.) and haven't even heard any vehicles out this morning!

My house sets up on a hill but the snow is still deep even with all the wind. I took a yardstick out and measured the snow, and even up on top of my hill it is 12" and the drifts out in the yard are 24"+ ... ON TOP OF A HILL!!! :eek:

I'm not looking forwards to shoveling the drive, concrete and inclined down to the street. I've had the van slide sideways trying to keep from hitting cars that sped up trying to get past my drive before I hit the bottom of the drive! :mad:

[Tamera]

As far as I know my Church will be having morning service today (Stow, Ohio). I however can't get out of my drive and onto my street (L.A.) and haven't even heard any vehicles out this morning!

My house sets up on a hill but the snow is still deep even with all the wind. I took a yardstick out and measured the snow, and even up on top of my hill it is 12" and the drifts out in the yard are 24"+ ... ON TOP OF A HILL!!! :eek:

I'm not looking forwards to shoveling the drive, concrete and inclined down to the street. I've had the van slide sideways trying to keep from hitting cars that sped up trying to get past my drive before I hit the bottom of the drive! :mad:

I know the feeling. I didn't know you live in Stow. I live in Akron. I go to church in Canton and our services were closed too.

[Ransom v. Unman]

Ahh, poor Austin. :rolleyes:At least you can get out in the rain. But this is prettier.

No one has rainball fights... No on makes rainangels... You can't sled in rain, nor is rain so beautiful and pristine as it washes over the city on a cool Winter's day...

Rain can be nice, but the rain we got yesterday wasn't. Now it's crisp, clear, sunny and cold, and I feel totally ripped off. :mad:

[lynnmosher]

Hey, Ransom! PM me your address and I'll send you some snowballs! LOL!

[Cymrugirl]

Ditto that. Or maybe next time I fly off the road an into a snow ditch I'll snap a pic and send it to you. ;)

[Tamera]

My avitar is a picture of my house after spending all weekend shoveling snow.

[Timber Wolf]

Come, come. That's not snow. Doesn't anyone have a 4X4 w/ a snowplow?

[ProfessorAlan]

But the roads are clear here today -- although every school was closed. I had no problem with the 30 minute drive to work.

[PattyU]

But the roads are clear here today -- although every school was closed.

I know! What's that all about?

My daughter goes to a Dublin school, and it was closed. I was surprised. The closing was already posted on the district website last evening. Dublin doesn't close when the other schools are closed, and they seem to wait until the last minute (5:30a.m.). But not this time.

We had church service on Sunday, and I went. We had a low (but decent considering the circumstances) turnout. Some of the roads were treacherous on Sunday morning, but we don't have 4-wheel drive.

[ProfessorAlan]

We are about 25 minutes from our church, and did not hazard the trip. My wife works at the church, and got behind (not involved in) an accident on 270 this morning, and it took her 2 hours to get there.

[PattyU]

I would not have gone to church this past Sunday if I wasn't in charge of the children's ministry. I was a little disappointed that our subdivision had already been plowed on Sunday morning because I was planning to be stuck in our neighborhood. Is that terrible?

The older children could have stayed with their parents but, we wanted to have at least nursery and toddler classes available. I wasn't sure what teachers or kids would show up, so we went. I am surprised at all the people, who were present.

[Tamera]

All the churches around here were closed. Saturday night, there was an S3 out which means only emergency vehicles and health care workers on the road. But by Sunday night, most of the roads were cleared. Some schools were closed today, but not all.

[Tamera]

Does anyone in Ohio remember the blizzard of '78? I was in my first year of college at the time.

[Colin]

We hardly ever see snow in Northern Ireland these winters. In fact all our seasons seem the same now in varing degrees of cold and er...a little warmth and nothing but constant rain.

[PattyU]

Does anyone in Ohio remember the blizzard of '78? I was in my first year of college at the time.

I remember it. I was in the second grade. School was dismissed early. Neither my mom and my friend's mom were outside waiting for us, so we decided to walk home. We figured our moms didn't know about our early dismissals. I took my brother, in Kindergarten at the time, and walked home with my friend, Tonya. It was about two and a half miles. My mom was panicked when we arrived. Now that I have children about the same age, I can imagine how she felt. But as an 8 year-old, I figured it was best to walk home since she wasn't there to get me. I didn't think I had much choice.

We hardly ever see snow in Northern Ireland these winters. In fact all our seasons seem the same now in varying degrees of cold and er...a little warmth and nothing but constant rain.

So has your climate been changing? I wonder if Ireland's climate is something like Seattle's.

[Timber Wolf]

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[Colin]

Well Patty I remember years ago we always had a lot of deep snow and perhaps it lasted a few weeks. Now it is just a slight covering when it of if it comes and it only stays about two or three days. Last year we had the wettest summer on record. It just seems to be one whole wet season all year round now.