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Hukdonreality
Member
09-29-2003
| Saturday, March 08, 2008 - 8:11 am
Western New York (about 30 miles to the East of Twinkie and 30 miles to the West of Watching2): We probably got somewhere in the vicinity of 10" yesterday, and got another maybe 4"-5" overnight. It's snowing like a monster out there and they say to expect 4 more inches this afternoon and around 10" more overnight tonight. All this and now we can expect winds of 30 mph to blow it all over the place. They are recommending no unnecessary travel everywhere, but haven't yet closed highways that I've heard. I bought the fixins to make a big ol' pot of Spanish Rice today. Nothin like it on a stormy day (except for chili, which I made just a couple of weeks ago). Oh, and I have those yummy bunny cookies that you just pop on a pan and bake. Those will be for tonight once I'm done with my last snow-plowing/shoveling for the day. It's an Oxycodone kinda day for my back. Whee!!
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Gumby
Member
08-14-2004
| Saturday, March 08, 2008 - 8:50 am
I guess I shouldn't complain (((Huk))) sounds like you are getting hammered there too. Stay safe! They just closed all of our roads, so it's a good day to spend at TVCH!
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Halfunit
Moderator
09-02-2001
| Saturday, March 08, 2008 - 9:16 am
I'm a former snowbelter, Gumby. I love this stuff! We are supposed to travel to my Dad's house up near the lake tomorrow. I think they'll have things cleaned up by then. Unit is fortunate he is off this weekend. The cruisers are rear wheel drive and are just awful in this weather. Especially when they're trying to get somewhere fast, lol. I am itching to go out and take some snow pictures.
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Saturday, March 08, 2008 - 9:23 am
Snow pictures, Half, snow pictures.
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Halfunit
Moderator
09-02-2001
| Saturday, March 08, 2008 - 10:17 am

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Dipo
Member
04-23-2002
| Saturday, March 08, 2008 - 11:53 am
Wow it is amazing to see that picture when I have all my windows and doors open to a beautiful sunny day!
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Skootz
Member
07-23-2003
| Saturday, March 08, 2008 - 12:36 pm
I could have my windows and doors open too Dipo, however with my pictures below (very much a like Half's) I think I will keep them closed.
dd's skating Mini Olympics was cancelled just in the last 1/2 hour, and that is good, cause it is not nice out.
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Y2krazy
Member
09-17-2002
| Saturday, March 08, 2008 - 3:26 pm
We've been getting the same storm as Skootz, but probably not quite as bad. It's been snowing-freezing rain all day....but not very much accumulation. (I don't know where it's going!!) The roads are a mess..slippery and slushy. I had to go out often today..DS to work for 6A.M. DH to work for 7:30AM, me to the clinic for re-fills on scrips, then to the grocery store, pick-up DS, take him for haircut, then pick-up DH. I'm so glad I'm now home....TO STAY!!
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Saturday, March 08, 2008 - 3:44 pm
Wow, that is some badass snow.
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Sajó
Member
06-18-2007
| Saturday, March 08, 2008 - 3:45 pm
Boy, are we getting dumped on... Same storm as Skootz. Tons of snow. We can`t even see over the road. Worst storm this year.
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Mameblanche
Member
08-24-2002
| Saturday, March 08, 2008 - 4:18 pm
Same here... I can't see out the window at all! I seem to remember that yesterday there were stores, office buildings, and houses across the street. LOL. All I can see now is a dense curtain of white!!! I hope we don't have to cancel dh's birthday buffet brunch plans Sunday!

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Sajó
Member
06-18-2007
| Saturday, March 08, 2008 - 4:28 pm
Mame !!! I hope it will be all cleared up, for you by tomorrow afternoon. Hamilton news, said it should be over by 1:00 am Sunny Skies tomorrow -5 Your getting more then us. Didn`t you get a bad storm a few years ago that shut Toronto down ?
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Mak1
Member
08-12-2002
| Saturday, March 08, 2008 - 5:00 pm
View at my house in Maine. This is the reason we are spending a third month in Florida!
Where did our front door and windows go?!
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Shadoe
Member
11-04-2004
| Saturday, March 08, 2008 - 7:29 pm
It's pretty snowy in downtown Toronto, but I don't mind it all that much. It's nice, but I want it to go away soon. I prefer this kind of fluffy stuff with mild temps over clear blue bitter cold winter days. I was out today and was wondering about all the people out and shoveling in the blowing snow. Are they nuts? They looked like they were accomplishing as much as if it were water - it was all blowing back on them. Oh well, I guess they got new shovels and wanted to try them out.
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Hukdonreality
Member
09-29-2003
| Sunday, March 09, 2008 - 6:24 am
This is a picture of my neighbor's car, taken from my back room window. Their driveway was plowed yesterday... good times!

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Skootz
Member
07-23-2003
| Sunday, March 09, 2008 - 6:28 am
This morning, sunny, blue skies and kids have a bigger pile of snow to play with (Nick blows all the snow from the back part of our laneway to this area. Kids were outside playing in it before 9am this am.

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Gumby
Member
08-14-2004
| Sunday, March 09, 2008 - 7:32 am
We ended up with 20 1/2 inches. It broke the all time record set 98 years ago. 11 days til spring.
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Sunday, March 09, 2008 - 9:15 am
lol Gumby. ... about the 11 days.
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Ginger1218
Member
08-31-2001
| Sunday, March 09, 2008 - 11:08 am
I hate to say this, but better you all than me. In case nobody remembers, I hate hate hate snow
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Gumby
Member
08-14-2004
| Sunday, March 09, 2008 - 5:38 pm
No worries Ginger, I totally understand. I happen to love snow/winter but enough is enough!
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Thursday, March 13, 2008 - 10:46 pm
For at least the past week we have had wonderful weather. Nice enough to open doors and windows and run around in tshirts (in fact we sat out at Dakota's softball game Monday sweating til after 7pm!) Anyways, the last couple days I've been getting wind advisory warnings for today/tomorrow and at times it did get pretty gusty and was cooler than it has been (it was that way last night too at Kota's game.) Now I just got another weather statement saying that our dry, warm weather is suddenly ending and winter like conditions are expected this weekend, including rain, and possibly hail. Snow levels expected to drop to 3,000-4,000 ft, snow accumulation across the grapevine and a good possibility it could drop to 2,500 ft and cover the valley floor here! ACK! That is the second or third time we've had a warning about snow this winter though so I'm not sure I really believe this eyt, lol.
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Kc103
Member
07-13-2004
| Friday, March 14, 2008 - 8:42 pm
Sunny and 57 degrees tonight here. Seems like the first time since forever!
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Saturday, March 15, 2008 - 5:54 pm
I'm in Portland. In the space of three hours I've seen sunshine, rain, drizzle, pouring buckets rain, sunshine, pouring rain, and hail!! Enough hail to cover the street!
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Saturday, March 15, 2008 - 11:53 pm
Ack Costa, you've had it all today! Yesterday was so cold and windy that Dakota's coach cancelled practice. Today was still cold but at least the wind died down. Tonight is really, really cold. Even Darren was complaining.
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Kc103
Member
07-13-2004
| Thursday, March 20, 2008 - 8:12 pm
I am really hoping that we don't get hit with the winter storm they're predicting for tomorrow. Just won't seem like spring break!
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