Snow headed this way - Page 2

I know what you mean GSDtravels...I always thought that the weather man shouldn't get paid unless they were right.lol There was one weather many in Chicago that was real good but he would go into WAY TOO MUCH detail. I would turn the channel and miss the final forcast of what it was going to be.lol

I'm sure you're not the only one out there who's expected 6" and only got a dusting instead. 

LOL ok Keith I have a feeling you weren't talking about snow there.lol

 ROFLMAO

I'm just sayin'...

Gotta love it...Three inches of predicted snow equal a "Winter Weather Advisory!!!LOL

And then you never see it, or maybe a "dusting"...

Snow doesn't bother me..People are way too dependent on "services" now to function.  You just grab your shovel, get your butt to work, and don't worry about it.  Of course, so many of us now have heat that is dependent on electricity or natural gas, so when it's out, we don't have heat.  Sad situation.  Or in Texas, where folks don't have much insulation in their homes and they  can't really heat their homes when they get cold weather...I don't care where I live in this country...I'll always have just as much insulation as I can get stuffed into walls, floor, ceiling, etc...Helps with Cooling, along with heating.

In the winter of 96-97, there was a lot of snowfall here...So much that you couldn't make a left turn out of any place in town, the snow was piled up eight feet high down the center of all city streets.  During Christmas break, part of the roof of the high school here colllapsed under tremendous snow load because it never occurred to anyone that snow piled that deep on a flat roof might exceed the capacity of the roof to hold it.

The last two years, they called in some Idaho National Guard troops to help shovel off the roofs of the schools that are flat (they used to be pitched, back in the day), and some roofs for the elderly.

This year, I've only had to shovel once, my whole yard is bare and my grass is getting trampled into mud by the dogs, the moose, and the kids.  And last Friday, they put the breakup limits on the roads, which hasn't happened in January for a long time.  For those who don't know, Breakup Limits are weight and speed limits imposed on roads that govern hauling by large commercial trucks, like logging trucks.  With a green flag, you can haul, but cannot exceed 20 or 25 mph, regardless of the posted speed limit.  When red flagged, you had better not exceed 300 pounds per square inch of tire (the more tires you have, the more you can haul).  But if they flag it "No Hauling", you can move only empty trucks over the road.

If snow really does start to fall, and you get lots, take some good snow pics with the dogs and let's see them!

Crys

I'm sure the news produces the panic.  Back in the day, didn't matter if we were getting a foot, it was reported with the weather at the END of the news, period.  Now they stall programming with "breaking news" because we're expecting 2-3".  They MAKE it a big deal instead of treating it as it is, part of living in the northeast.  The sad part is, now that ALL roads must be plowed, there are no more great spots for sledding, especially in the city.  Kids have to get their parents to DRIVE them to the snow field where they tow you up a hill and all safety precautions are in place.  We had streets where there was only a house or two so the street wouldn't be cleared.  That's where we went to ride sleds.  Even though hilly, most yards are too small.  They've just taken the fun out of everyting, no wonder kids can't be kids anymore.

When we got a bunch of snow here there is a big hill by the WalMart.The parents would be in shopping and there was a bunch of kids that had sleds and were sledding down the hill.They had enough room before the street started and someone made a mound to stop them anyway.It was good to see.It isn't the same as it was "back in the day".lol When i was younger we were never in the house we were always outside till the sun went down. We were sledding in the winter and at the park in the summer or fishing.....yes me and my girlfriends use to fish. Don't really see too many kids at the parks these days.Glad my brother makes his kids go out and play and doesn't just have them on the computer making their brains to mush.

Look out for those puppies, Moons. They are calling for 2 ft. of show in Indiana (I think you are in the southern part?). It is working its way through MO right now. 

When my late husband  was a kid, he lived on a street that had a steep hill. One day, they got a really heavy snowfall, and everything was pretty much shut down. As the schools were closed, he got together with his friends, and they began tobogganing and sledding down the street. One of them got the idea that they should build a ramp out of snow, so they could catch some air time as they went sailing down the hill.

Their fun was interrupted by the sound of a truck approaching. It was the milkman. They all ran towards the truck, waving at him to warn him about the snow ramp. He thought they were just being friendly, and waved back.

He hit the ramp, and the truck became briefly airborne. There was a moment of silence, punctuated by the milkman cussing loudly. The next sound was that of the truck hitting the ground accompanied by the shattering of dozens of glass milk bottles.  My husband and his friends all ran for cover, as the now furious milkman stopped his truck, and came storming out of it, obviously wanting to strangle the builders of the ramp...

Today, worried, overprotective parents would have closed down the ramp long before the milk truck came along.