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 [...]
Posts Tagged ‘snow’
Winter confusion
Posted in weather, tagged snow on February 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Everything but the kitchen sink…
Posted in 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 sink on a city street, somewhere…
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! (But [...]
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 [...]
