While removing snow from the driveway and from the crippled trees and bushes, I lost my keys out somewhere in the snow. Maybe I'll find them in the spring or maybe the snow plow carried them away ?
Heavy snow severly damaged three arborvitaes and a pine tree.

Keep in mind that the accumulated snow will provide the spring runoff that will replenish the local aquifer. A winter without snow will mean a dry lawn and stressed trees come the summer.
Spring rains do help, but since they are typically deluges, most of the water runs off before it can do any good, so having a blanket of snow is actually beneficial. How many spring bulbs emerged last spring only to be zapped by a late winter/early spring freeze? Snow cover would have prevented that.

So you see, a snowy winter does have its merit, but like most weather phenominum, it takes a little getting used to.

Rock I too am in Service and it s will suck for the next few days after a storm,thank God Im not on call this week:uhuh:
I did get the day off so my Son & I put the snowblower in the back of the truck,he shoveled the walk ways and steps I did the drive way he made a few bucks!

I would still rather shovel tons of snow in lieu of earthquakes,tornados and severe floods. We will all still be alive at the end of winter. There are less fortunate souls out there.

48 years old and I still Love the snow, bring it on !!

I have to admit it.I will take the cold and snow for a winter rather than those 38-45 degree cloudy damp winters that seem to have become the norm for Eastern Ct.

lemme know when thats gettin under way. anyone do tarpon trips?

Winter's fine. But noone can tell me they wouldnt rather be watching a blitz on a warm summer afternoon!?

Larry I want to smack you :spam: Master

I just got off phone with a friend in Pensacola, it's going to be 22 there tonight, 25 tomorrow night.

Tonight's low here is about 20.

I'm literally sick of winter. can't eat, can't sleep. been drinking heavily. eh, whatever....

it's a result of advanced age
suddenly you feel the cold MORE

At least my basement is dry, devoid of any moisture.

So did the world come to an end as some predicted ?
:confused:

This is just a "Sick of Winter" thread Ronnie! The world coming to an end thread is in Scuppers!

i dont mean to fuel the fire but the end is supposed to be like half way through 2012. correct me if im wrong. Just use it as motivation for the upcoming season. silver lining see?:jump1:

So after I chisel out my plowed in driveway, I chisel out my parents and my aunts, what fun all hand done.
Every storm is a 2 chewed aspirin 8 hour lovefest.
Need to find a low maintenance masseuse.

Bears got to be right up there in the brains department, they sleep thru winter. Wish i could.

A Manzi love tap, right?:love:

I don't care
 

Hey, not for nothing, being semi-retired, most of the pressure is off about having to clear the driveway at 5 a.m. to get out to work. Then not having worry whether the wife gets out and to work safely in friekin Taunton is another load off.

That being said I never did worry much about snow. Can't control it, so I really dont like devoting energy, postive or negative towards that end. Always had to work before clearing up crashes ancd getting people help for one reason or another. Now ust taking care of your own problems during a storm is really cool. Used the generator yesterday for a while so we had lights and could charge up phones only to find no service to be had. Generators are one cool item to own. Have to get it wired to house so I can switch over the burner and a few other things.

leave it to BF'in Negative Nellie to

find something to BEETCH about even when he's NOT fishing~~~

i choose to embrace God's Splendor in all her variations. LOVE the snow, cold is a state of mind and preparedness, and without Old Man Winter,,,,,,Spring, Summer, and Fall would be all messed up! so would our species!! they need wintertime to spawn, fatten-up, and re-ignite the migratory flight. no winter,,,,,,,,,,,,no fall run!!!

and how we gonna have a TFCTFN, if it's not TFC???
how'd you get to be so tall without any backbone, Larry?
:biglaugh: :biglaugh: :biglaugh:

Dawg,
Next big Northeaster that freezes solid come on down and have some fun, I'll WD 40 up the shovels and watch you enjoy yourself from my window seat.
Hot chocolate , aspirins and the de-fib are on me.
Lotta lift and carry, no place to put the snowcrete, it's awesome having the sweat dripping down your back all the way into your boots.
I especially like the lightheadedness and spots in front of my eyes.
Then we'll go to the gym and powerlift for a couple hours, It'll be great.
:kewl:

It's not so much the length of winter as it is the girth. :)

Snow is our creators way of saying




FFFFUUUUUUUUUUU!!!!!!! :smash: :skulz:
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toooooo funny, Atlas!!
:rotf2: :rotf2: :rotf2: :rotf2:

either THAT :smash: :smash:

orrrrr, His way of firming Our Yankee Resolve
:uhuh: :uhuh: :uhuh:

Dawg:
if you think it's that much fun how about traveling in it for me? Took me 27 hours straight to get home from the Left Coast. My job SUCKS in the winter as I travel every week. Just can't wait for the week of the 24th when I'll be in frozen Atlanta, Columbus GA and Raleigh.

it's a lovely 6 degree's outside this morning! BRRRRRRRRRRR

my tomatoes turned this weird color and are hard as a rock :rotf2:

Dawg I got more backbone than you will ever know. I have worked in the winter, the snow, the misery! I used to cut cement with a water spewing hydraulic saw in sub zero temps......I am no stranger to it Dawg. Point is I am 46 and have had my share of it....I have a bad back that makes it quite painful to shovel this #^&#^&#^&#^&! I am quite sure you have spent the majority of your working life safe and cozy and oh so toasty warm looking at the pretty snow from the warm side of a window inside your office cubicle which makes it easy for you to run out into it at the end of the day and make snow angels. :rolleyes:

-3 degrees on the frozen tundra of Burrillville RI right now. 2 woods stoves cranked and a toasty 70 in the house but I have to go and get more wood out of the wood pile.

I have one more stoking of the stove them i gotta get out and make a few trips to the wood shed. Fun times, i turned on the electric last night, first time in a month or so. Its 72 in the house this morning. THe best thing about snow storms is that it insulates the house nicely.