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Posted by beardedlady on February 16, 2003, at 15:21:06
Well, it's been snowing since 3:00 a.m., and we have about 20" already. The total, when it stops tomorrow afternoon, could be up to 32". Or more. We're getting between one and three inches every hour.
Next to my desk is a bare dogwood tree filled with robins. Big, fat, rust-bellied birds are covering this tree--forty of them, at least. They're eating the red berries off the holly tree by my side porch. They've been here for hours and are absolutely beautiful.
Someone on the news was reading an e-mail from a viewer who was talking about the robins eating berries by his window. I've never seen anything like it in my life.
It's a day to be in. I've had three tablespoons of Jif, some hot cocoa, a tub of cool whip, a bologna and cheese sandwich, chips and salsa, a chocolate chip cookie dough candy bar, four mini oreo cookies, and three--okay, four--kisses. We walked to the grocery store a while ago to get some ice cream for this evening, and it's a good thing, 'cause I'm starving!
Now I'm going to do my workout video--the lame "Walking Away the Pounds." It's sooooo boring, but I've been doing it almost every day for three weeks. (Some days I substitute sleigh riding because that is some serious exercise there! We have the steepest hills!)
Wish I had some cross country skis, but this winter is the first time I'd have been able to use them since about '99; it snows so infrequently.
Well, I'm toast, and my peanut butter butt is begging me to get off it.
butterbeardy : )>
Posted by daizy on February 16, 2003, at 15:35:06
In reply to white out--just musings, posted by beardedlady on February 16, 2003, at 15:21:06
> Well, it's been snowing since 3:00 a.m., and we have about 20" already. The total, when it stops tomorrow afternoon, could be up to 32". Or more. We're getting between one and three inches every hour.
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> Next to my desk is a bare dogwood tree filled with robins. Big, fat, rust-bellied birds are covering this tree--forty of them, at least. They're eating the red berries off the holly tree by my side porch. They've been here for hours and are absolutely beautiful.
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> Someone on the news was reading an e-mail from a viewer who was talking about the robins eating berries by his window. I've never seen anything like it in my life.
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> It's a day to be in. I've had three tablespoons of Jif, some hot cocoa, a tub of cool whip, a bologna and cheese sandwich, chips and salsa, a chocolate chip cookie dough candy bar, four mini oreo cookies, and three--okay, four--kisses. We walked to the grocery store a while ago to get some ice cream for this evening, and it's a good thing, 'cause I'm starving!
>
> Now I'm going to do my workout video--the lame "Walking Away the Pounds." It's sooooo boring, but I've been doing it almost every day for three weeks. (Some days I substitute sleigh riding because that is some serious exercise there! We have the steepest hills!)
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> Wish I had some cross country skis, but this winter is the first time I'd have been able to use them since about '99; it snows so infrequently.
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> Well, I'm toast, and my peanut butter butt is begging me to get off it.
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> butterbeardy : )>Your lucky. Snow's so magical!!!!!!!!!
Posted by jodie on February 16, 2003, at 15:47:16
In reply to white out--just musings, posted by beardedlady on February 16, 2003, at 15:21:06
I want your snow!!!! No fair!!!
We had a little more than 12", most of it came Friday night, and early Saturday morning. We were supposed to get an additional 5-8" (it kept changing), but the system went further south than predicted. I am mad. I wanted to see how much we could get.Of course the wind is strong, so lots of blowing & drifting causing white out conditions. But I wanted like 20", or more. Darn storm system, come back up this way!!!!
Wow...the robins, how neat!!!
Bologna & cheese, yummm..I'm going to go make a sandwich now. I have had tons of Dove chocolate truffles, some Nestle Turtles, Bagel Bites, and cinnamon rolls with cream cheese icing. I'm sure that I've gained 10 lbs. this weekend. I had myself down to 125, I doubt I'm still there. Darn chocolate, it just keeps calling my name!!! I'm blaming it all on my period though!!! There, I have an excuse. Thats why I'm being a grouch too. My poor fiancee, he is hiding out in the bedroom!!!
Jodie
Posted by Tabitha on February 16, 2003, at 16:05:19
In reply to white out--just musings, posted by beardedlady on February 16, 2003, at 15:21:06
I can just picture the 40 robins in the bare tree against the snow. sounds lovely.
Your post made me hungry. Yesterday I resisted the urge to buy a tub of marshmallow fluff because I knew I'd end up eating it straight out of the jar, like my last jar of leftover cake icing. I used to love fluffer-nutter sandwiches (peanut butter and marshmallow fluff). Ever try those? Yum.
Posted by jodie on February 16, 2003, at 16:12:36
In reply to Re: white out--just musings, posted by Tabitha on February 16, 2003, at 16:05:19
I've had peanut butter & marshmallow sandwiches. Yummy!! Peanut butter & chocolate sandwiches are my favorite though. There is this little family owned/operated place here that serves them. They serve any flavor of ice cream possible, and make yummy phosphates. They have good chocolate malts too!!!
Posted by Phil on February 16, 2003, at 16:45:01
In reply to Re: white out--just musings » Tabitha, posted by jodie on February 16, 2003, at 16:12:36
bl, we have the exact same diet. Although my point was, well, I don't have a point, I mean I wasn't trying to like make a statement. So bl, your description of them fat birds sittin on your frozen trees, probably doing group visualizations of South Padre Island at Spring Break. What I'm saying is, that would make a killer digipic or painting. You know, visual.
I guess I could adjust to that climate..sure wouldn't miss Texas summers.
Better to remain quiet....
Phil
Posted by beardedlady on February 16, 2003, at 16:45:48
In reply to Re: white out--just musings » Tabitha, posted by jodie on February 16, 2003, at 16:12:36
> They serve any flavor of ice cream possible, and make yummy phosphates. They have good chocolate malts too!!!
What's a yummy phosphate? Ew!
I remember fluffernutters, but I never liked 'em. I was always the Jif-straight-up gal.
How come every time I write on this board it's about food?
The robins are absolutely amazing. I noticed they were congregating on my side porch, too, so I peeped out to take a look while I was exercising (yes, I finished all three miles). THEY'RE USING IT FOR A TOILET! My porch is covered with long brown caterpillar poops!
As for being lucky about the snow, 30" is not really lucky. No one is allowed to drive, we're in a state of emergency, my husband and daughter walked a mile to my husband's school to put in his grades and now have to walk back in the deep snow and the darkness, and everything in the state is closed--even the grocery store.
They are now questioning anyone who's driving, and they're going to start issuing fines. So many cars are getting stuck, and the plows can't get through.
I made some navy bean soup with pork for dinner (we meant to buy ham, but we screwed up).
Posted by beardedlady on February 16, 2003, at 16:50:30
In reply to Re: This is one of those free flow threads... » jodie, posted by Phil on February 16, 2003, at 16:45:01
Why remain quiet when you have so much silly stuff to say?
Even I'm not used to this climate. It has snowed every weekend. It snowed more last week in one day than it did for the past three years combined. And now we are getting the worst snowstorm in the history of state weather records.
I have a question about Texas. How come all the loony tunes seem to be from Texas (not counting the shrub, of course)? I mean, your state seems to corner the market on people who kill their children, their neighbors, the families. Isn't the dentist from Texas? And didn't someone recently hold a houseful of folks hostage and kill them? I believe we talked about this before, and you said it was because they stopped putting Lithium in the water. I'm beginning to believe you!
Don't worry, though; I think Wisconsin has had the most serial killers!
bigbuttbeardy : )>
Posted by jodie on February 16, 2003, at 17:40:10
In reply to fluffernutters and yummy phosphates?!, posted by beardedlady on February 16, 2003, at 16:45:48
Phosphates are an old fashioned soda type of beverage. You choose the flavor, they add a little bid of carbonation in it. They used to make them years ago at "Drug Stores" that had a soda shop or ice cream shop in them.
We are under a state of emergency also, mostly because of freezing rain and wind, causing the white-outs. We are only supposed to go out if it's an emergency, or we need food, prescription drugs, and fuel. They are threatening us with the fine thing too. But its understandable. It's scary, because its dangerous, but for some reason, bad weather always gives me this strange excited feeling. I'm strange anyway.
I bet your porch looks lovely!!! :-)
I still have some ham in the freezer left over from the holidays, here, I'll give it to you!!!Navy beans & pork sounds good though. I just had a hot dog & Doritos. I don't know why, I'm just not a real big cook. I always make simple things, or eat Taco Bell or McDonalds. My fiancee is extremely picky about food though. I thought about making chili earlier, throwing it in a crock pot, but fiancee has Strep throat. So bad idea. I do have a jar of Campbells Simply Home chicken noodle soup, maybe I'll make that for him.
I talk about food all of the time too!!! Weather like this makes me eat more than usual. Well, winter in general does.
Posted by Miller on February 16, 2003, at 19:04:37
In reply to Re: This is one of those free flow threads... » Phil, posted by beardedlady on February 16, 2003, at 16:50:30
I laughed so hard when you said that. When I first was considering moving in with my now-husband in Wisconsin, I told him the only thing I knew about Wisconsin was the serial killers and Laverne and Shirley!! He was kind enough to let me know I will be more at home with the killers than Lenny and Squiggy!!!
Good thing they medicated me before I began practicing the state past time of killing people, huh?
-Miller
Posted by noa on February 16, 2003, at 19:38:13
In reply to I am from Wisconsin!!! » beardedlady, posted by Miller on February 16, 2003, at 19:04:37
Here, too. Hasn't stopped for a long long time. The condo has these contractors that come and shovel the walks. They were out this morning, shoveling--while it was snowing and long before the snow is expected to stop-- the walks are covered in another foot of it! Albeit, the walks are less deep than the grass, but I still wonder why they bothered! Not these guys fault, though--probably in the contract. And for all I know, maybe in the snow-shoveling industry, this is the way to do it?
I gave the guys hot cocoa cause I felt so bad for them out in the snow and cold. These are day laborers from Central America. Now that I think of it, they probably would have preferred a tip instead of hot cocoa, with daily/hourly labor wages being what they are. I kept thinking, that maybe they are wondering what the heck they were thinking by coming from their nice warm tropical environment (forget about the wars, political oppression, earthquakes and horrible poverty for a moment, please) to this ice pack of a place up north. But if they are following the trend of many immigrants before them, this slave-wages era of their lives will at some point be behind them.
I am so not looking forward to digging out my car tomorrow!!
Posted by beardedlady on February 17, 2003, at 15:06:12
In reply to Re: Snowing and Snowing and Snowing and Snow....., posted by noa on February 16, 2003, at 19:38:13
It's up to our thighs. Digging out will take days.
: (>
Posted by Kar on February 18, 2003, at 1:15:50
In reply to 23 inches--2nd biggest in our history!, posted by beardedlady on February 17, 2003, at 15:06:12
> It's up to our thighs.
Ohmagod, i interpreted this as "our thighs are the only things that can dig us out"!!!
Of course if we left it up to my thighs, the big powerhouses (and I mean that in a bad way) would do the work of 3 plows.Beardy- my sis is in Bethesda and we've been competing...how many inches of snow did we get...(I nearly said "how many inches did we get, which of course is raunchy and funny as hell at 2:00 a.m.). We're in CT. She's all proud of the record breaking and all. As I told someone else, we're much more impressive up here because we have HIGH WINDS and coastal flood warnings. ha!
P.S. I was concerned that you might throw up and find yourself in a puddle of peanut butter and bologna. What a combo.
Please watch yourself.
Posted by JohnV on February 18, 2003, at 4:51:56
In reply to Lexical ambiguity » beardedlady, posted by Kar on February 18, 2003, at 1:15:50
You guys are having a little "snow shower"..heehe.
When I was a weee lad up in Sudbury, the temperature dropped to about -60 (with no windchill) in November, and the snowpile at the end of the driveway was almost twice as high as the house until April. If you didn't have a snowmobile or snowshoes, you often couldn't go "anywhere" for months at a time. :P
Posted by Kar on February 18, 2003, at 6:22:19
In reply to Re: Lexical ambiguity...phhtttttt :-) » Kar, posted by JohnV on February 18, 2003, at 4:51:56
Grrr. I fear that Beardy and I were whining. No we weren't. And I once again counter with, "Yeah, but we have a coastal flood warning too!!!"
>When I was a weee lad
Ahh, Sudbury. Well when I was a wee lass in Upstate NY, I walked to school in -100 degree weather. No wait, I think it was colder than that. OK,maybe my perception was skewed because we had no snowshoes! :D
Posted by JohnV on February 18, 2003, at 6:36:30
In reply to Re: Lexical ambiguity...phhtttttt :-) » JohnV, posted by Kar on February 18, 2003, at 6:22:19
> Grrr. I fear that Beardy and I were whining. No we weren't. And I once again counter with, "Yeah, but we have a coastal flood warning too!!!"
>
> >When I was a weee lad
> Ahh, Sudbury. Well when I was a wee lass in Upstate NY, I walked to school in -100 degree weather. No wait, I think it was colder than that. OK,maybe my perception was skewed because we had no snowshoes! :D
>
>Nahh..you are not whining. It's dang cold and nobody should be outside when your skin freezes with more than 1 second of exposure. It's a hard life to live if you live a busy lifestlye around it. And the small town I was from had anything "but" busy lifestyles. Even here in Toronto where I am now at, any amount of snow and cold make the whole city one big frozen traffic jam. When it takes 2 hours to drive to work, that is enough to drive anybody crazy. What do you call a traffic jammed Toronto highway after a snowfall? A parking lot..:-)
Posted by beardedlady on February 18, 2003, at 6:39:00
In reply to Re: Lexical ambiguity...phhtttttt :-) » JohnV, posted by Kar on February 18, 2003, at 6:22:19
When I was a lass....
I think the official is 23 inches. My sis-in-law is in East Hartford. But that's what y'all get for living up north.
It was, indeed, up to our thighs yesterday. They had to blaze the trail to the neighbor's house to borrow a snow shovel, as we only had one, and I guess hubby was tired of doing all the work.
I like snow. I really do. But six inches is truly enough (no matter what you're talking about!).
beardy : )>
Posted by noa on February 18, 2003, at 12:20:51
In reply to Lexical ambiguity » beardedlady, posted by Kar on February 18, 2003, at 1:15:50
Kar, LOL!!
Posted by noa on February 18, 2003, at 12:29:44
In reply to Snowshoes? At least you had feet! » Kar, posted by beardedlady on February 18, 2003, at 6:39:00
When I was a kid......
Really. Sometimes I want to pull that out and knock kids over the head with it! They get driven everywhere!!
I walked to school every day--1.25 miles, uphill in the morning, downhill after school. I sometimes begged my mom to drive me (when she was awake, that is---when we were teens, she started sleeping until she heard the front door behind us!!) but could only get her to relent when the temps were below 0 and it was very windy. And, even then, sometimes the ride came with the dig, "I'm doing you a disservice, you know."
When we went up the steep hill in the morning, it was dicey. When there was a lot of ice and snow, it was hard to get up the hill. I used to walk with a friend, and one time, I was talking to her and when I didn't get an expected response, I turned my head toward her (picture full winter gear making the turning of head very cumbersome!) she wasn't there! I turned around to see her slowly sliding, fully upright, down the icy hill, yelling, "help"!
Posted by Kar on February 18, 2003, at 15:35:09
In reply to Snowshoes? At least you had feet! » Kar, posted by beardedlady on February 18, 2003, at 6:39:00
I don't know, Beardy...that I said we had no snowshoes doesn't mean we had feet. I really didn't specify...
I agree about the amt. of snow; 6 inches is a cover, 21 is a smother.
I fear you linguistically so I won't say anymore.
k
Posted by beardedlady on February 18, 2003, at 16:50:11
In reply to Snowy inferences... » beardedlady, posted by Kar on February 18, 2003, at 15:35:09
Don't fear me--linguistically or otherwise. I make enough mistakes; believe me. Sometimes, though, I correct someone to take the sting out of his argument. Other times I correct a spelling word when it's a pet peeve--like "alot." That one bugs me.
So type on.
And I know you didn't say anything about having feet, but snowshoes don't fit on stumps, babe.
beardy : )>
Posted by beardedlady on February 18, 2003, at 17:17:25
In reply to Re: Snowy inferences... » Kar, posted by beardedlady on February 18, 2003, at 16:50:11
Posted by Kar on February 18, 2003, at 17:20:03
In reply to Re: Snowy inferences... » Kar, posted by beardedlady on February 18, 2003, at 16:50:11
Posted by mair on February 19, 2003, at 13:07:16
In reply to official count: 28.2 inches! (nm), posted by beardedlady on February 18, 2003, at 17:17:25
I know that people in the mid-Atlantic states are having a tough time dealing with so much snow, but consider my tale of woe. In New England we've had unceasing frigid temperatures, and the same storm which dumped so much snow on NYC brought us a mere 6-8 inches and warmer temperatures. Thus I walked into my house the other night to the sight of water, water everywhere - 2 pipes had burst and water was gushing from a 2nd floor bathroom through the first floor ceilings and on down to my basement. The pressure was strong enough to blow a hole through one of my ceilings. Now I have these massive blowers and dehumidifiers located throughout my house making enough racket to make you want to scream and there's sheetrock dust covering my floors because the ceiling in a first floor bathroom had to be removed.
We were pretty lucky really - the damage was mostly confined to 2 bathrooms, a small section of a finished basement and an entryway - I don't have to replace furniture or clothing or any personal property for that matter. However to make things worse, one of the clean-up guys kind enough to come the same night this happened, got stuck in my driveway on account of the new snow added to the 3 feet we already had from previous storms and he had to call a tow truck.
Winter can last too long and can drain an incredible amount of energy! I need the snow to melt and the temperature to start rising, but realistically, winter will last at least 2 more months.
Mair
Posted by beardedlady on February 19, 2003, at 14:26:19
In reply to Something worse than too much snow, posted by mair on February 19, 2003, at 13:07:16
That's pretty crappy. I'm so sorry you have to go through that.
We went through that a few weeks ago with our brand new basement. The day after the floor was put in, the water line backed up and put about a foot of water in the basement. We had to call one of those expensive emergency places at 9:00 at night, and it turned out to be the city's line. Fortunately, the plumber knew how to crack the seal (something the city doesn't even let you do) so we could stop the running water, or it would have run all night.
We have been experiencing above freezing temps since the snow and are expecting two inches of rain this evening. That 28" of snow is going to wind up in my basement.
We've been trying to dig out around the house and pile the snow up further, but because of the slope, the runoff will just go right into the house anyway. Besides, there's nowhere to put the snow.
We don't get much o' the white stuff down our way, and it's never particularly cold. Most of us enjoy a little bit of snow and have wished for a couple snow days off.
I'll be more careful with my wishes next year!
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