I’m sure they don’t want to be in it, but circumstances have put them in the club. Before, the thought of an inch or two of snow scared many of them. After seeing around 30 in one storm, plus 30 more before that, they can handle anything. They are learning the snow survivor skills that [...]
Posts Tagged ‘snow’
Washington DC has earned its membership into the snow survivors club…
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Chicago, snow, Washington DC on February 8, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Stone Mountain Park forgot something…
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged snow, Stone Mountain Park on January 8, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I was fairly amused to read this article: http://www.usatoday.com/travel/destinations/2010-01-06-snow-mountain-atlanta_N.htm Southerners who have never seen or experienced “snow!” or who have only seen it a time or two can go to an amusement park in Stone Mountain, Georgia and see and experience the fun and wonder of tubing down a slope of manufactured snow or throwing [...]
Dodging another bullet
Posted in weather, tagged Chicago, east coast snow, snow, snow preparation on December 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This time, the east coast is getting nailed with snow. Last time, it was Iowa, Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Michigan. Even the UK is getting a lot of snow again like last winter. I see all these reports and sigh in relief that all we’ve been getting is a few inches of snow on the system [...]
Starter snow…
Posted in Uncategorized, weather, tagged snow, winter on December 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Today we got the perfect real first snow – 2 inches and no wind. It was relaxing to watch it fall under the alley light this morning before it became light. The snow wasn’t too hard to shovel, too, since it wasn’t too heavy and wet. All in all, a perfect starter snow for someone [...]
Winter confusion
Posted in weather, tagged snow on February 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve been hearing about and seeing pictures of the snow in the UK this week. There’s supposedly very little salt and no plows because snow is an unusual event there. I guess I’m just an isolated Yank – I’d always thought that England etc. got pretty much the winter that we in the northern states [...]
Everything but the kitchen sink…
Posted in Uncategorized, weather, tagged Chicago, snow, winter on January 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
With nearly 40 inches of lovely snow in two months, the time-honored tradition of saving parking spots is in full force. Here are some extra special spot holders (from the Chicago Tribune): (There was also a walker (!), but I couldn’t find that photo.) I’m sure there is a kitchen [...]
Impeachment
Posted in weather, tagged snow on January 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I vote to impeach snow. It’s a hazard to the roads of the state of Illinois and it betrays the public trust. I’m voting you out, snow. Beat it!
Headlines that make me laugh after 14 inches of December snow in Chicago…
Posted in weather, tagged snow on December 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
“Seattle paralyzed by chance of snow” “RECORD-SETTING SNOWFALL SLAMS LAS VEGAS” “Rare snow falls in south Louisiana, Miss., Alabama ” “Surprise flurries warm Houston hearts Fluffy flakes bring delight to some, consternation to others — and tie a 64-year-old record” Aaahhhh…I can handle the next 10 inches of snow and ice coming tonight much better now! [...]
Weatherpeople…grumble grumble grumble…
Posted in weather, tagged rant, snow on December 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Time to let the crab out of the tank and resume my crabby snow entries from last year. No one inch pretty starter snow this year. Just a windy, non-stop multi-inch snow with a sheet of ice underneath it that won’t stop and keeps blowing what I shovelled back onto the sidewalk. What I hate [...]
Snow – part deux
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged snow on November 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
In honor of Chicago’s first surface-sticking snow today, I bring back last year’s classic “Oh, snow.” It started out so lovely, and ended up so angry. And now, without further adieu, an encore presentation from my old Yahoo blog… Entry for December 01, 2007 Oh, snow The white stuff has officially arrived (it came express from [...]
