"Sick of Winter" Thread

[zimmy]

If it is gonna be cold, I'll take the snow. Winter without snow stinks. Plenty of good open water right now and decent sized fish. If it wasn't cold and snowy, I would think it is the last week of April. Hate frozen braid, though. Only problem I have with the snow is that getting to the barn to and coup to feed the chickens and goats when there is 2' of snow is a bit of a biatch.

[cow tamer]

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.

[FishermanTim]

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.

[MAC]

Originally Posted by FishermanTim

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.

My grandfather used to call it "poor mans fertilizer".

[5/0]

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
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!

[bassmaster]

Larry I want to smack you Master

[Swimmer]

Originally Posted by bassmaster

Larry I want to smack you Master

A Manzi love tap, right?

[Swimmer]

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.

[BassDawg]

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?

[MAKAI]

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.

[Sea of Atlas]

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

[BassDawg]

Originally Posted by Sea of Atlas

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

toooooo funny, Atlas!!

[Nebe]

Originally Posted by BassDawg

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?

Snow is our creators way of saying




FFFFUUUUUUUUUUU!!!!!!!
Posted from my iPhone/Mobile device

[BassDawg]

Originally Posted by Nebe

Snow is our creators way of saying




FFFFUUUUUUUUUUU!!!!!!!
Posted from my iPhone/Mobile device

either THAT

orrrrr, His way of firming Our Yankee Resolve

[piemma]

Originally Posted by BassDawg

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?

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.

[Raven]

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

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

[BigFish]

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.

[nightfighter]

Originally Posted by BigFish

Dawg 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.

Ummm Larry, Jess is an Iron Worker..... nothing safe and cozy there... He's just nutz, in a good way

[BigFish]

Originally Posted by nightfighter

Ummm Larry, Jess is an Iron Worker..... nothing safe and cozy there... He's just nutz, in a good way

Thanks you proved my point! He doesn't know me and I don't know him so maybe he shouldn't make assumptions.

[BassDawg]

Originally Posted by BigFish

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.

oh how completely ASSUMPTIVE of you Larr!

i'm an Union Ironworker, for 24 yrs, and we don't go home unless it's
30-35 below w/ the windchill. i work in subzero temps, regularly.

last winter i was over 250 ft in the air, during a blizzard, taking apart a tower crane. my partner and i were sitting on 4" needle beams setting the trolley so we could dismantle the tower sections, then we were climbing up and down the tower sections and driving the 5" diameter link pins out of each section with 12# sledge hammers. it was soooo COLD, the hydraulics froze and we had to replace the pump. 12 hour days into nightfall for three days. THOSE 3 days were the coldest i've ever been. i've also dealt with a minor case of scoliosis my whole life that makes a "bad back" a daily affair and trips to the chiro pain maintenance,,,,,,,, about as far from cushy as one can get, my brutha!!

before that, i worked in the oil fields of Oklahoma~ again in sub-zero temps ~pulling water wells, and oil wells for my daily bread.

i'm 50 and i absolutely LOVE the sticky white stuff, snow angels with my daughter, sledding, snow caves, and shoveling snow is simply one of the toils of winter. let us not forget our elderly friends and family, likewise.

just found it humorous that your "Sick of Winter", when it's only just begun!! and you do choose to live/work/play in New England's wintry wonderland, no? at the risk of reiteration,,,,,,,,,COLD is a state of mind and preparedness, imho. i choose to embrace it and it definitely makes me long for Spring!!!

[BassDawg]

thanks Ross~~~
the above was posted before i saw the previous posts.

didn't mean to ruffle your feathers, there, Snow Chicken!

or did aye?? perhaps the backbone comment was a bit COLD.
kinda like sending people to the Vineyard on a snipe hunt for Stripers!

but hey, if Winter was supposed to be warm we'd ALL be in Aruba.

[UserRemoved1]

Larry likes to Wine

Originally Posted by BassDawg

oh how completely ASSUMPTIVE of you Larr!

i'm an Union Ironworker, for 24 yrs, and we don't go home unless it's
30-35 below w/ the windchill. i work in subzero temps, regularly.

last winter i was over 250 ft in the air, during a blizzard, taking apart a tower crane. my partner and i were sitting on 4" needle beams setting the trolley so we could dismantle the tower sections, then we were climbing up and down the tower sections and driving the 5" diameter link pins out of each section with 12# sledge hammers. it was soooo COLD, the hydraulics froze and we had to replace the pump. 12 hour days into nightfall for three days. THOSE 3 days were the coldest i've ever been. i've also dealt with a minor case of scoliosis my whole life that makes a "bad back" a daily affair and trips to the chiro pain maintenance,,,,,,,, about as far from cushy as one can get, my brutha!!

before that, i worked in the oil fields of Oklahoma~ again in sub-zero temps ~pulling water wells, and oil wells for my daily bread.

i'm 50 and i absolutely LOVE the sticky white stuff, snow angels with my daughter, sledding, snow caves, and shoveling snow is simply one of the toils of winter. let us not forget our elderly friends and family, likewise.

just found it humorous that your "Sick of Winter", when it's only just begun!! and you do choose to live/work/play in New England's wintry wonderland, no? at the risk of reiteration,,,,,,,,,COLD is a state of mind and preparedness, imho. i choose to embrace it and it definitely makes me long for Spring!!!

[piemma]

Originally Posted by Raven

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

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

-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.