Two things.

It's only 6F outside right now (Delaware 6AM EST Saturday). My sisters stupid cat just wanted out for a constitutional. Good luck.

I was emailing an old friend of mine in Spirit Lake Idaho (I lived there for 6 years and will probably head back after the doctors fix my heart). A normal winter (Oct to May) would have 2-3 feet of snow constantly on the ground. They now have 23 feet. Granted thats up at 3000 ft above sea level, but thats still a lot. I wonder how my old road grader is coping. I lived in a development with 350 plots, 10 acres or more and the road committee had 26 miles of roads to maintain. We had 2 used road graders procured from the Idaho Dept of Transportation and 2 dump trucks with plows on the front. I drove one of the graders. Great fun taking out my neighbors mail boxes. If we keep getting snow like that every year, we can start our own glacier.

[QUOTE=petrw1;158204]This was a colder December/Early January than most but even after 50 years I still can't get used to the cold and still wonder why I'm still living here.[/QUOTE]

Whoo Hoo....a week of above normal temps forecasted. Near 0C (32F) all week. Normal is -12C

Three days ago it was about 25 degrees below 0F (about -32C), and the next day it was still 15 degrees below 0F (about -26C). Seems to be the coldest it has been for something like 20 years

Every school canceled classes that first day, I guess because it was too dangerous for kids to walk or wait outside for the bus

I was outside in shorts and no shirt, basking in 78F weather. :grin:

Just had a great snowball 'fight' with the neighbours. It's only about 4cm deep but more is forecast tomorrow. :smile:

The Gatwick runway has been closed for a couple of hours. The man with the spade must be having a long tea break.

texas is in severe drought they could handle 5 of the tropical storms headed their way back to back possibly before out of drought according to a weather station I watched.

[QUOTE=science_man_88;267802]texas is severe drought could handle 5 of the tropical storms headed there way back to back possibly before out of drought.[/QUOTE]

Could you use punctuation please. :confused: :smile:

[QUOTE=science_man_88;267802]texas is in severe drought they could handle 5 of the tropical storms headed their way back to back possibly before out of drought according to a weather station I watched.[/QUOTE]

[QUOTE=Flatlander;267806]Could you use punctuation please. :confused: :smile:[/QUOTE]

Texas is in severe drought ! They could according to a weather station I watched, handle 5 times the rain expected of the storm ( and hence 5 storms like it) that is currently on it's way.

[QUOTE=science_man_88;267807]Texas is in severe drought ! They could according to a weather station I watched, handle 5 times the rain expected of the storm ( and hence 5 storms like it) that is currently on it's way.[/QUOTE]

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