ENOUGH ALREADY! (Winter rant...)

[JCave]

Originally Posted by valleyguy

Amen to that

Don't believe you'll see an influx of Oregonians anytime soon.

[seannx]

Originally Posted by Dirk Hofman

Not comparable, but we've had a long, rainy winter here in Northern California as well. We needed it, but when it started raining again last night I was about done. Per the long-range forecast, it does appear to be done as of this morning, finally.

Record snows in the mountains and huge rain totals this year. Drought appears to be over.

Yes, we’ve certainly had a lot of rain, and some serious flooding locally. Given our drought years, rain is one thing you don’t want to complain about, but usually you can get in a bike ride every few days, and 7-10 day stretches with no breaks gets old. Finally got out today on my hybrid in T-shirt weather, full sun, with the air smelling so nice from the flowering shrubs and trees. Hope the long range forecast is accurate, but living near the coast that can always change.

[Gitfiddlemann]

Originally Posted by FrankHudson

Everyone here in Minnesota is bracing for a snow storm due overnight Wednesday into Tuesday.

Minnesota sure is doing unexpected things these days....

[DenverSteve]

That's what spring is all about. We had 75 yesterday, 80 today, snow tomorrow for up to 7-12 inches in the city. Luckily it's been warm the last two days will keep the snow from piling up. No more bike to work until next week.

[Blueser100]

Originally Posted by Tahitijack

Yesterday (4/8/19) my wife and I had lunch on the patio deck at The Fisherman which is a nice casual restaurant on the San Clemente pier. Warm and sunny after an extended rainy winter season for us. The drought is over. Sorry for those that live in winter regions. But please don't move here.

Yes please don’t move to S. Cal. It’s very mild at present, a bit windy. We have had deadly catastrophic fire and rainy seasons the past several years.

[rokdog49]

Originally Posted by Tahitijack

Yesterday (4/8/19) my wife and I had lunch on the patio deck at The Fisherman which is a nice casual restaurant on the San Clemente pier. Warm and sunny after an extended rainy winter season for us. The drought is over. Sorry for those that live in winter regions. But please don't move here.

Don't worry, I can't afford California.

[MikeBmusic]

Originally Posted by Daniel Grenier

Well, today is the 9th of April 2019. Looking at this 5-minute old picture out of my front door, it looks more like the 96th of January or something! I can handle winter pretty well but I am seriously losing patience with this one. The snow should be gone by now, the lake should be thawed, the flowers should be doing their thing and I should be out getting my boat ready. But no, not this year! It's all frozen solid and with a nasty freezing rain right now. ENOUGH ALREADY!

Oh come on, you're in Canada - 10 months of winter and 2 months of mud!

[KevWind]

Originally Posted by MikeBmusic

Oh come on, you're in Canada - 10 months of winter and 2 months of mud!

Ha! in theses parts it is said we have 3 seasons = winter, summer, and a split mud season

[Pura Vida]

Lots of rain here in the NorCal valley, which means lots of snow in the Sierra. We're finally out of the drought (since 2012), but the mountain snow is still welcome to keep us there. It's been windy, but temps are beginning to look springlike, as well. And it's been good for the humidity levels in my home too (I nearly bought a dehumidifier this spring).

[Daniel Grenier]

Originally Posted by MikeBmusic

Oh come on, you're in Canada - 10 months of winter and 2 months of mud!

Nope... no mud. It's 12 months of winter - some of it with no snow, most of it with. Otherwise our igloos would melt, right?

[Daniel Grenier]

Originally Posted by KevWind

...Our 74 HP JCB Skid Steer with enclosed heated cab and drivers seat /with Hi Flow front snowblower

Say, wanna trade a nice Martin 12 string for the JCB? Everybody needs a 12 string (and I'm dying for a heated cab snow blower... I'd be in it all the time)!

[KevWind]

Originally Posted by Daniel Grenier

Say, wanna trade a nice Martin 12 string for the JCB? Everybody needs a 12 string (and I'm dying for a heated cab snow blower... I'd be in it all the time)!

Ha! Funny you should mention a Martin 12.... In oh maybe 96- 97, while in the now closed guitar store in Jackson Hole they had become a Taylor dealer and a 750 12 string . I sat and played for about 20-30 minutes with my wife listening.. Then 2 or 3 weeks later, I was in Portland Oregon at a small guitar shop and they had a good used Martin D 28 -12 which I thought sounded great . So I talked with owner and got a pretty good price quote. Called my wife ( the NewHolland driver/ CFO ) to get her thoughts and she kept saying well wait a bit we really can't afford it right now .. Unbeknownst to me she had while I was traveling, gone in and purchased the 750 for me . .... So I'll keep the JCB a bit longer but thanks

[fazool]

36 deg (F) here at lunch time and light sprinkles of snow in the air. Not much but WAY too cold for this time of year (IMO).

I love Christmas. I love skiing. I love snow. I love winter.


And I want it to go away now.

[Nyghthawk]

82F here with copious sunshine. Here in Texas we get Summer and not-Summer. It has not yet gotten around to Summer...but it's coming!

[Mr. Jelly]

The river behind my condo flooded once already this spring. It's staying high, real high. Now this new storm is going north of us, thank God. But it'll more than likely melt quickly as this cold spell won't last that long. The river will probably flood again. The flooding doesn't hurt us besides losing a little more river bank but the boat club next to us, my favorite watering hole, may go under again. Last time we partied while watching the water rise. What else can you do?