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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / February 2006It's Snowing!
I clicked on the television, purely for Peaches to have some noise to chirp to. What's this ticker across the bottom of the screen? School closings? Huh? I looked out the window; sure enough, it's snowing to beat the band! Persia's sitting at the front window staring up at the white flakes emanating from the sky. Jill > I clicked on the television, purely for Peaches to have some noise > to chirp to. What's this ticker across the bottom of the screen? > School closings? Huh? I looked out the window; sure enough, it's > snowing to beat the band! Persia's sitting at the front window > staring up at the white flakes emanating from the sky. It snowed here last night. I could have stayed in first gear for the entire commute; I did shift into second a few times, but didn't have to. Not that the roads were terribly treacherous; people just drive slow. *Sigh*. I'm pretty sure that, over the summer, I biked to work in less time that it took to drive today.  Signaturemonique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca > Not that the roads were terribly treacherous; people just drive slow. > *Sigh*. I'm pretty sure that, over the summer, I biked to work in > less time that it took to drive today. Here in Finland, some people bike to work in the winter, too. You just need special tyres. And thick clothing, of course. SignatureMarina, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Frank and Nikki. marina (dot) kurten (at) iki (dot) fi Stories and pics at http://koti.welho.com/mkurten/ Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki > Here in Finland, some people bike to work in the winter, too. You > just need special tyres. And thick clothing, of course. A few dedicated souls do that here, too. But I think it's much more common where you are. Signaturemonique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca Used to bicycle to school when I was a teen, tenspeed bike with narrow tires. Of course, I was a lot less smart, then. SignatureChristopher A. Young You can't shout down a troll. You have to starve them. . On 2006-02-11, Marina penned: > Here in Finland, some people bike to work in the winter, too. You > just need special tyres. And thick clothing, of course. A few dedicated souls do that here, too. But I think it's much more common where you are. Signaturemonique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca >> Not that the roads were terribly treacherous; people just drive slow. >> *Sigh*. I'm pretty sure that, over the summer, I biked to work in >> less time that it took to drive today. >> > Here in Finland, some people bike to work in the winter, too. You just > need special tyres. And thick clothing, of course. In Yellowknife, people used to go out jogging in -40C. I thought they were freaks ;-) In Thailand, I see people jogging in +40C. I think they are also freaks ;-) SignatureBritta "There is no snooze button on a cat who wants breakfast." -- Unknown Check out pictures of Vino at: http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on the Vino album >>> Not that the roads were terribly treacherous; people just drive >>> slow. *Sigh*. I'm pretty sure that, over the summer, I biked to [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > In Thailand, I see people jogging in +40C. I think they are also > freaks ;-) I expect you'll find a few freaks in Australia too, they're everywhere. ;-) SignatureAdrian (Owned by Snoopy and Bagheera) A House is not a home, without a cat. http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk We should be getting snow saturday night into sunday morning. Ann Signatureread Sam's blog at http://kittens-3.blogspot.com/ see pictures of Sam at http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/ann791/my_photos >I clicked on the television, purely for Peaches to have some noise to chirp > to. What's this ticker across the bottom of the screen? School closings? [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Jill >>I clicked on the television, purely for Peaches to have some noise to >>chirp [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] >> emanating from the sky. >> Jill We sent it to you, Jill. Have fun, but I don't think Persia would outside in it. I doubt you'll enjoy the cold that comes with it as much as NMR will, down in FL. >>>I clicked on the television, purely for Peaches to have some noise to >>>chirp [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > I doubt you'll enjoy the cold that comes with it as much as NMR will, > down in FL. No snow we sing let it rain let it rain > >>>I clicked on the television, purely for Peaches to have some noise to > >>>chirp [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > > No snow we sing let it rain let it rain I concur! kili <----- just north of Tampa >> >>>I clicked on the television, purely for Peaches to have some noise to >> >>>chirp [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > > kili <----- just north of Tampa Heck what state do you know instead of snow parties we have hurricane parties >>> No snow we sing let it rain let it rain >> I concur! > Heck what state do you know instead of snow parties we have hurricane > parties Now you got me all nostalgic: I sure do miss those 'cane parties! The only trouble with hosting one was you couldn't get rid of your guests if they got rowdy, passed out, or anything else.... you had to put them somewhere till the 'cane was over, LOL. Usually a spare bedroom. >>>> No snow we sing let it rain let it rain >>> I concur! [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > you had to put them somewhere till the 'cane was over, LOL. > Usually a spare bedroom. We left their drunk a@@ out in the corn field or out in the horse pasture naked taught them a lesson about getting to drunk to walk home. gave something for the small town to talk about and the pastor to give a sermon > We should be getting snow saturday night into sunday morning. > Ann Still bare as a baby's bum here. Not that i'm complaining, the weather has been accordingly warm to go with the lack of snow. Only a few frigid days here and there. Kristy >> We should be getting snow saturday night into sunday morning. >> Ann [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Kristy I think despite dire predictions it's already starting to thaw out. I keep hearing thumps as clumps of snow falls from the trees. Jill >>> We should be getting snow saturday night into sunday morning. >>> Ann [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > >Jill It's still snowing here on the Cumberland Plateau (Tennessee). It stopped snowing last night about 8:00, but started again about 6:00 this morning. We've got about 3 inches on the ground now, but it's a really wet snow. My pine trees have branches that are weighted down clear to the ground. Purrs and Hugs, Nan and the furkids A wise man talks because he has something to say; a fool talks because he has to say something. >> We should be getting snow saturday night into sunday morning. >> Ann >> >Still bare as a baby's bum here. Not that i'm complaining, the weather >has been accordingly warm to go with the lack of snow. Only a few >frigid days here and there. Calling for snow all this coming week here in mid-Michigan. Am ready for summer!! >>> We should be getting snow saturday night into sunday morning. >>> Ann [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Am ready for summer!! Yeah, but you're in Michigan! LOL I expect snow up there. We rarely see any in West TN. It was pretty but it's rapidly vanishing. Jill >I clicked on the television, purely for Peaches to have some noise to chirp >to. What's this ticker across the bottom of the screen? School closings? >Huh? I looked out the window; sure enough, it's snowing to beat the band! >Persia's sitting at the front window staring up at the white flakes >emanating from the sky. If I remember right, you are a fellow Tennessee resident. At my house here in Nashville, it is currently snowing hard but melting as it hits the ground. The weather forecast is for two to four inches accumulation tonight and tomorrow. Nashville is in a basin hollowed out of the Cumberland Plateau, and the higher parts of the Plateau are supposed to get six inches or so. I was amused by the National Weather Service warnings about "heavy snow"; although I am a lifelong Southerner, I have seen enough deep snow elsewhere to know that two to four inches isn't all that heavy. Since it is the weekend, and I have plenty of groceries in the house, I plan to stay home tomorrow and just enjoy looking at the snow, without having to drive in it. SignatureJohn F. Eldredge -- john@jfeldredge.com PGP key available from http://pgp.mit.edu "Reserve your right to think, for even to think wrongly is better than not to think at all." -- Hypatia of Alexandria >>I clicked on the television, purely for Peaches to have some noise to chirp >>to. What's this ticker across the bottom of the screen? School closings? [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] >plenty of groceries in the house, I plan to stay home tomorrow and >just enjoy looking at the snow, without having to drive in it. As of now (10:13 AM Saturday morning), the only snow accumulation at my house is on top of scattered leaves in the yard. Any snow that directly met the ground melted, and a local TV station gives the temperature as 32 degrees Fahrenheit (right at the freeze line). The sky is starting to clear outside, so, although we may get a few more flurries as the day goes by, I don't think we will have any accumulation. The only problem will be patches of ice on bridges. Up on the Highland Rim (the edges of the basin surrounding Nashville), however, they do have several inches of snow on the ground. SignatureJohn F. Eldredge -- john@jfeldredge.com PGP key available from http://pgp.mit.edu "Reserve your right to think, for even to think wrongly is better than not to think at all." -- Hypatia of Alexandria > I clicked on the television, purely for Peaches to have some > noise to chirp to. What's this ticker across the bottom of the [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Jill We have your snow now. Nor'Eastern, but we won't get it as bad as NYC and Boston. I *knew* we weren't out of the woods yet, winterwise! We've had the most gorgeous winter; temps way above normal, no snow since early Dec. Oh well. That wouldn't have been natural, so I'm sort of glad to see normal winter. :) SignatureCheryl How much snow did you end up with Cheryl? > > I clicked on the television, purely for Peaches to have some > > noise to chirp to. What's this ticker across the bottom of the [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > since early Dec. Oh well. That wouldn't have been natural, so I'm > sort of glad to see normal winter. :) >How much snow did you end up with Cheryl? > [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] >> since early Dec. Oh well. That wouldn't have been natural, so I'm >> sort of glad to see normal winter. :) More than 2 feet here-- 26.9" in Central Park, a new record. Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com Make Levees, Not War > More than 2 feet here-- 26.9" in Central Park, a new record. They showed images from New York on the news here. We get that much snow here, but not all at once, usually. :oP SignatureMarina, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Frank and Nikki. marina (dot) kurten (at) iki (dot) fi Stories and pics at http://koti.welho.com/mkurten/ Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki >> More than 2 feet here-- 26.9" in Central Park, a new record. > >They showed images from New York on the news here. We get that much snow >here, but not all at once, usually. :oP Well, we can't say that New York City gets that much *usually*. (I'll whisper this and try not to snicker too loud, so as not to make all the folks farther south who got clobbered by this storm mad:) We only got 3.5" of light snow here, ten miles north of Portland, Maine. We can't even qualify for an "I survived the blizzard of '06" T-shirt. Of course, the ski areas in the mountains north and west got nothing, and they are not amused. SignatureWayne M. > How much snow did you end up with Cheryl? We ended up with about a foot. It must have come mostly overnight Saturday into Sunday, because it was still mostly melting as it landed before I went to bed. It was the heaviest snow! My poor evergreen shrubs are crushed. They're rebounding a little after getting the snow off, but they're damaged. I lost my Comcast internet for a day and a half. Power was iffy, but hung in there after off/on cycles most of the day. A town about 10 miles from here registered 21 inches! How they ended up with almost double, I can't figure. SignatureCheryl We got about 8-10 inches. We lost power around 4:30am and didn't get it back until 10:30am. Without power you can't even boil water to make coffee. We ended up opening a can of tuna and eating that. Of course, the heat was gone by then and even Lily kept climbing up on the bed to snuggle, she was so cold! Yesterday, my next door neighbor cleared out my driveway of about 8 inches of snow, praise the man, and didn't charge me anything although I offered to pay for his time and the gasoline. There are still good neighbors around. SignatureIrulan from the stars we come to the stars we return from now until the end of time > >> How much snow did you end up with Cheryl? [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > cycles most of the day. A town about 10 miles from here registered 21 > inches! How they ended up with almost double, I can't figure. Rochester NY has about three or four inches on the ground. Buffalo, where Liz and Louie live, havn't been there in a couple weeks. Most likely the same. SignatureChristopher A. Young You can't shout down a troll. You have to starve them. . I clicked on the television, purely for Peaches to have some noise to chirp to. What's this ticker across the bottom of the screen? School closings? Huh? I looked out the window; sure enough, it's snowing to beat the band! Persia's sitting at the front window staring up at the white flakes emanating from the sky. Jill
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