you guys gotta toughen up over there in ohio.

just kidding.

i live in one of the snowiest cities in the US.we average 115 inches a year.we have a thing called the snow belt about 15 min north of here where all the the lake effect snow from lake ontario creates a band.they got 110 inches in 2 days 2 winters ago.i was on the highway at the time and counted over 20 tractor trailers off the road and we where all doing 5 mph.just insane.never seen anything like it and probably never will.a 45 min drive took hours and then they shut the highway down so i couldnt even get home the right way.

it actually gets down right deadly at times on the roads.

be safe all you northerners

northern-1

We had a bit of ice last week if I recall correctly, but the past couple of days have been the powdery stuff. As long as I can clean the windshield of my car with a few quick flicks of the wrist, I won't complain!

It was bad where I live too, although tonight is better than the day started. The storm that we had was mainly freezing rain -- I'm talking 1/2-inch or more encasement of everything. Before going to bed last night, when I let my dog out, I heard periodic cracks and crashes as large tree limbs snapped throughout the neighborhood. About 4:30 am, I lost power, which was restored in the afternoon (hence, the better than it started comment). My trees, although badly drooping, appear intact -- branches from the large Maple trees accross the street are bent so low cars must salom around them

My Mom had, and still has, it worse than me. Her power was also out this morning (it was restored after mine), although she still has very large limbs across both her main power lines and the feeder line (causing the cable anchor to snap off of her house -- I had to duck to duck under that line). She also has large limbs laying on her roof. At least this time her car wasn't crushed, as happened when Ike came through. She considers herself lucky to have avoided injury, that the house damage appears relatively minor, and to have power and heat.

After I cleared my walk and drive, I took a khukri over to Mom's house and chopped up and cleared some of her broken limbs. She'll still need the power company to come out and to hire a contractor to clear the biggest stuff. Then, when I got home, I saw a neighbor trying to shovel her drive with one of those short "emergency" snow shovels , so I went over and helped her -- If you don't own a bent-handled ergonomic snow shovel, you should really get one. I can clear several times as much snow with less back pain using mine than I can with a normal straight-handled shovel. They may look stupid, but you'd be amazed at how much better they work because you're standing more upright while shoveling. Still, my back's a bit sore from shoveling all that snow and ice (both today and yesterday) and my right arm is somewhat sore from chopping -- I'm a programmer and not nearly as used to strenuous physical activity as I once was.

I look outside and all I see is white. I need to come down there and hike.

I wonder if there will be a big increase in the birth rate by the end of the year in Ohio!?! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

Here, too. I spent about two hours today shoveling the Global Warming off my driveway and sidewalk.

Algore, the inventer of the internet himself, was in Washington, DC today pitching the new improved global warming, "Climate Crisis". DC had snow and ice and the schools were closed. He needs to schedule his appearances in July.

ditto to everyone up north!

edit: our high today was 70....

I hear ya! I just live about 30 miles south of the Yard, and we got pounded yesterday/today. I'm ready for Spring or a warm vacation!!

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Stay safe and warm!

I am tired of the ice. I wish we would get snow, that I can enjoy. Oh well we are out of school tomorrow again because the buses can not get into the neighborhood side streets. I am getting cabin fever.

thats pretty funny and probably true,like a mini and annual baby boom.things happen.