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Feb 16, 2014 19:40:00 GMT -6
Post by Laura on Feb 16, 2014 19:40:00 GMT -6
Will this winter weather ever be over?? Gotta tell you all..we have had all we can take. I know some of you have gotten WAY more snow dumpings than we have..& I can tell you we are not in any kind of fun loving moods to be out driving in it or snow blowing it..day after day after day..we plan our shopping trips around the weather. Today our trip took us 6 hours. We haven't been out for a nice walk all winter due to the extreme cold & winds..YIKES!! Poor cats would love to play outdoors with us! But they have been hunkered down while the weather has been bad. I will do my best not to whine any longer..but we sure wish it was SPRING!! Some of our drifts are almost 5 feet tall.
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Feb 16, 2014 21:28:17 GMT -6
Post by BestoFour on Feb 16, 2014 21:28:17 GMT -6
I'm sure it gets depressing after a while. I couldn't stand that snow surrounding me. Hope it's almost over.
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Feb 16, 2014 21:29:50 GMT -6
Post by Deleted on Feb 16, 2014 21:29:50 GMT -6
Your not the only one to feel that way. dtb
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Feb 17, 2014 5:01:03 GMT -6
Post by spuds on Feb 17, 2014 5:01:03 GMT -6
Feb is our big snow month,nothing,not even night freezes.WE ARENT SAFE FOR FROST UNTIL MOTHERS DAY.oops cap, lock.
Now the fruit trees starting to bloom,not good.
Drought in several areas,not here,but they will punish us along with the rest of state.
So yeah,weather woes here too.
61F here,70-80F in valleys
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Post by w8in4dave on Feb 17, 2014 8:18:21 GMT -6
I am sooooooo sick of this 'y weather! I could scream! I don't think we have gotten the snow like everyone eles altho we have broken some records! Since 1800's I think it is 27" of snow. Thats only a lil over 2' I better look that up Nothing like Penny gets anyway or Phil and Laura. But for us it is the bitter cold! This week was supposed to get up in the 40's but again this morning it was 1º I don't get how they can be so wrong and yet keep that job! The roads are nothing but a sheet of ice! At least the back roads. Monroe County is horrid for keeping the roads clean. I think they came down our road 1 time and thats because a school bus got in an accident. The residents do more to clear the roads than MDOT .... Well enuf of that ! I better go find a crochet hook and crochet something to get my frustrations out! Lol I looked it's 36" we have gotten so far! I was way off lol
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Feb 17, 2014 11:27:18 GMT -6
Post by BestoFour on Feb 17, 2014 11:27:18 GMT -6
43 º and windy as all get out. We're better than a lot of you though so I'm not complaining.
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Feb 17, 2014 19:57:10 GMT -6
Post by Laura on Feb 17, 2014 19:57:10 GMT -6
Today was crap..I did not make it to work..could NOT see where I was going. Winds this year have been bad..they will blow the snow one direction one day & the other direction the next day!
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Feb 17, 2014 21:59:28 GMT -6
Post by w8in4dave on Feb 17, 2014 21:59:28 GMT -6
We also had white out conditions! Argggg! Hate it hate it! Hate it! Yea something eles I was going to say but Pfttttt!
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Feb 18, 2014 8:51:49 GMT -6
Post by BestoFour on Feb 18, 2014 8:51:49 GMT -6
Laura, how far away from home do you work? We tried to drive last week after our snow started and we had to turn around and come back home. The wind was blowing and we couldn't see the lines on the road and our wind shield kept icing over even with the defrost on. I can't imagine trying to drive in the kind of snow you guys are getting.
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Feb 19, 2014 16:46:03 GMT -6
Post by Laura on Feb 19, 2014 16:46:03 GMT -6
I have a 30 mile drive one way..& the roads are not the best by no means. Lots of open prairie here & the snow just blinds you..So now we are in a blizzard warning tomorrow. Oh YAY.
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Feb 20, 2014 8:25:15 GMT -6
Post by BestoFour on Feb 20, 2014 8:25:15 GMT -6
Good grief. And they expect everyone to show up don't they. At least around here they don't expect people to get to work at most places. The parking lots of businesses don't get scraped and I guess even if the roads are scrapped enough for travel the businesses doesn't want the liability of someone getting killed on their property.
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Feb 20, 2014 23:14:12 GMT -6
Post by w8in4dave on Feb 20, 2014 23:14:12 GMT -6
Ohh Laura! I feel your pain! White knuckling it for sure! Dave has an Hr. To work every day! Ughh I get tired of not being able to sleep with the worry! I know his stress level has to be thru the roof driving. I hate it! But yea we all have to do what we have to do!
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Post by MinnMike on Feb 21, 2014 8:10:26 GMT -6
I was supposed to drive a friend to Minneapolis this morning at 5 AM. Thank God he canceled his appointment !! 6-12 inches of HEAVY wet snow over ice and 20-40 MPH wind. We are supposed to have a Sleigh and Carriage parade here in town tomorrow Forecast calls for a high of 15 degrees with a wind chill of 15 below. Hope you still have power Phil and Laura !! It is NASTY and looks to stay that way all week. UGH !!
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Post by Pharmer Phil on Feb 21, 2014 8:31:12 GMT -6
I was supposed to drive a friend to Minneapolis this morning at 5 AM. Thank God he canceled his appointment !! 6-12 inches of HEAVY wet snow over ice and 20-40 MPH wind. We are supposed to have a Sleigh and Carriage parade here in town tomorrow Forecast calls for a high of 15 degrees with a wind chill of 15 below. Hope you still have power Phil and Laura !! It is NASTY and looks to stay that way all week. UGH !! Mike, we didn't loose power..I may be loosing power though..we have massive drifts twingst here and the garage.. No one except a farm tractor (who took two tries at getting through) has been down the highway..no plows..no movement..but hey, we have everything we need right here.. Oh and..we most likely will NOT be at the Sleigh and Cutter Parade... not to be a wet blanket..but..if I can get us cleared out...my body will most likely be needing a long soakin' to limber it back up....Glad you were able to stay home!
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Post by MinnMike on Feb 21, 2014 8:49:32 GMT -6
I too am glad I have everything I need here at the house and have no need/reason to go anywhere today.Am not even going to try ! Am soooo! glad my daughter who usually commutes 15 miles to work got things set up yesterday so she can telecommute.My other daughter lives in walking distance of her jobs.My son who lives near you and Laura has big 4X4 and a tractor with snow blower so should be OK. Not sure I will try to go up for the parade either ! Will people even show up ? Will they want to take there horses out in this weather ?
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Feb 21, 2014 9:39:19 GMT -6
Post by spuds on Feb 21, 2014 9:39:19 GMT -6
Thanks for the updates folks.
Shoot,dropped to 33 F last night,see my bloomin' fruit tree's should get slaughtered tonight,doggone it.
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Post by Laura on Feb 21, 2014 15:34:34 GMT -6
Phil has been out for 2-3 hours here blowing this white crap..only to have the damn snow plow truck to drive by & shove it back in the driveway up to the 2 tree row by the hwy..
I got more caramels made.They may be a tad bit hotter then usual.. dtb
I have a peach cobbler in the oven..& hot coffee waiting for Phil when he gets in..
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Post by MinnMike on Feb 21, 2014 19:17:35 GMT -6
I finally got shoveled out about 4 this afternoon. Got uptown (which was a challenge) this storm started as rain, then heavy wet snow, then it drifted and got cold,there is a layer frozen to the streets that the plows can't move.And found out that tomorrows parade had been canceled. Thank God !! We are supposed to have wind chill of 16 below and I had visions of people and horses with Pneumonia and broken legs. Plus I was supposed to walk behind the parade and scoop horse s**t. I did that last year and it was OK but I am plumb burned out on shoveling right now,my back is saying "STOP,STOP!!" Saw my son (who lives 3-4 miles from Phil) this evening and he showed me pictures of the drifts in his yard, he has a IH 1256 tractor with a snow blower and the drifts were even with the back fenders,about 5 feet.
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Feb 21, 2014 21:46:42 GMT -6
Post by w8in4dave on Feb 21, 2014 21:46:42 GMT -6
Ohhh everyone around here is flooded !! it was 36ºF today yesterday it was 40ºF It is going to be above tems till the middle of the week then bam! Back down to 16ºF one night will be -1.... Thia weather is just crazy!! Dave and I were driving around and there were actually waves in someones yard. Our ditch floweth over! !! Hope everyone stays safe and warm!
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Feb 22, 2014 8:10:13 GMT -6
Post by Pharmer Phil on Feb 22, 2014 8:10:13 GMT -6
Mike is the parade on or off? haven't seen any horse trailers going by?? but then..we slept in this morning...
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Feb 22, 2014 9:28:40 GMT -6
Post by MinnMike on Feb 22, 2014 9:28:40 GMT -6
Parade is off. I posted that last night when I heard. Other events are supposed to be on but I wonder how many will show up.
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Feb 22, 2014 14:03:07 GMT -6
Post by Deleted on Feb 22, 2014 14:03:07 GMT -6
Damn, feel bad about you pholks up there......yesterday and today we are in the 70's....window's open and i was outside with no shirt......but, next week the ... hits the fan again......cold.
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Post by Laura on Feb 22, 2014 15:55:03 GMT -6
This is our road & mail box..the pile there is no less then 5 feet tall..& that is from our last storm & we had rain that melted about 2 foot from the pile.. I call this winter wasteland..all of it. We lost that part of the circle drive & no access to the corn crib..We are lucky to have just enough room for the snow blower in the garage. The cats warm bed is in the garage..heated none the less. At the base of the tree that is a trunk..there is a very large chunk of wood we burned last fall.. see it?? Also to the left..there are 4 foot fence posts in the garden..they have been swallowed up by the freakin snow! This is down the driveway..Boss I wont be in..Friday morning. These will be made into framed photos..I think they will sell up here. Black eyed Susans. I really like this one!! Snow came from the north..can you tell?
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Feb 23, 2014 8:36:46 GMT -6
Post by Pharmer Phil on Feb 23, 2014 8:36:46 GMT -6
Damn, feel bad about you pholks up there......yesterday and today we are in the 70's....window's open and i was outside with no shirt......but, next week the ... hits the fan again......cold. Thanks bro...not a problem unless this continues and we get MeNtAl (think: The Shining) Yeah I KNOw..we talked with 3 different pholks down in and around your area in KY. (Yes pholks land owners) and when I told them we had over 4 foot of snow and it was 5° 1 said "OH MY" ..the other 2 of them Laughed and ..kinda rubbed it in) the fact that they were talking to me with their windows open and sitting in their shirt sleeves!
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Feb 23, 2014 8:38:52 GMT -6
Post by Pharmer Phil on Feb 23, 2014 8:38:52 GMT -6
Thanks for the updates folks. Shoot,dropped to 33 F last night,see my bloomin' fruit tree's should get slaughtered tonight,doggone it. did your tree's make it Bro??
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Feb 23, 2014 12:41:12 GMT -6
Post by w8in4dave on Feb 23, 2014 12:41:12 GMT -6
We are going to be in the teens again come Wed. Single digits at night! I hope nothing freezes solid again! ughhh... And we thought we were tired of it and said enuf already! Just in time for it to warm up and then deep freeze again! pffttt! ohhh well! What can you do?
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Post by BestoFour on Feb 23, 2014 17:33:42 GMT -6
Sorry guys. This is my yard today
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Feb 24, 2014 5:52:47 GMT -6
Post by spuds on Feb 24, 2014 5:52:47 GMT -6
Thanks for the updates folks. Shoot,dropped to 33 F last night,see my bloomin' fruit tree's should get slaughtered tonight,doggone it. did your tree's make it Bro?? Yup,temp went up to 38F,go figure.
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Feb 24, 2014 9:50:56 GMT -6
Post by Penny on Feb 24, 2014 9:50:56 GMT -6
Back to cold here again, its currently -22 and its snowing.
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Feb 24, 2014 10:15:23 GMT -6
Post by MinnMike on Feb 24, 2014 10:15:23 GMT -6
I just heard on the radio that we have AT LEAST 10 more days of cold ahead of us, below zero nights and highs MAYBE 15. GRRRR!!!!
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