Snow

[Deathosaurus Wrecks]

here in chicago, we're getting our first big snowfall of the season. the weather chimps are predicting about a foot of it, but ill belive that when i see it. we've got about an inch or two so far and it's still going strong.

all ive got to say is, its about fucking time. i was born in Petoskey Michigan, which is way the fuck north (almost in the upper peninsula), and we snow all the damn time during winter. after moving south, and moving again to chicago, ive been sorely disapointed with thier pansy snow storms.

hows the snow situation with everyone else?

[Futae No Kiwami]

Its like this. Snow never happens in the great city of St. Louis. I recall winters as a child..where snow was more common than say the local murder in the eastside. Now..we get no snow..except for maybe one day of it. and thats it. I mean christ..it was like 60 degrees here the other day.

[Deathosaurus Wrecks]

yeah, and yet they say that Global Warming isnt a problem.

[BMHadoken]

I used to live in Virginia, and we got about three feet of snow every year...then I moved to Florida, and I think my blood thinned or something, because now I hate the cold...bah, snow...

[MC43]

Ah... snow, how I love you. Living up here in Mass. it is a common occurance in winter. Heck, we just had two nor'easters in two weeks in mid december, last year (It feels wierd to say that).

But now it's gone. All we have left is little snow piles everywhere, but that's ok! In the farmer's book, it said we would be getting a lot of the white powder. I love winter, and everything about it. I love cold!!

BM, you live in FL? Tell me, how was it battling those 40 degree temps? Nothing against you, it just sounded funny hearing it on the news up here, the word battling really made me smile. Hell, 40 is windbreaker weather, Sometimes I just say "screw it" and go out in T-shirt. Nothing against you, really!

I dislike summer though... too hot. Way too hot!

[BMHadoken]

Hey, don't make fun of me, its not easy when your body has to go from 70 to 40...WITH WIND...I hate winter, just gives me more reason to stay inside...and go to the movies...

[Lost in Time]

Me, living in Minnesota, am used to the winter. Right now it's 3 degrees, but the wind chill, it feels like -9. And this considered warm for this time of the year. But it's going to get colder later in the week, yay! But, unfortunaly, there's no snow, boo hoo.

[Futae No Kiwami]

Coldness is really mind over matter. If you don't think you are cold, you won't be. As cliche as that may sound is also the truth. I could be damn near frostbitten..and still be like "what do you mean I shouldn't be wearing shorts!?"

[Dona Maria]

see, that's the great thing about living in southern california. except for mammoth and big bear, "snow" is an alien concept for us. usually we go down to the beach over winter break because of southern swells. man, i love it here. except its been about 43 at night, too freakin cold for me.

[Krylo]

Yah, I live in Minnesota too... Northern Minnesota. It's quite a few degrees below zero, I'm not sure how many though, and we have quite a few feet of snow on the ground. It's been a warm year... but ups here that doesn't really mean warm.

Also, JS, the globe's temperature has changed a lot more than this few degrees before we had corporations polluting. One year while the settlers were first coming to america it snowed all year round, and cows make-up most of the greenhouse gasses being released into the air. Also... O-zone holes are the opposite of global warming (which is o-zone thickening) and we environmentalists complain about those and global warming in the same breath. They really don't bother with facts very often, which is unfortunate because some of the stuff they say should be listened to (like clear cutting rainforest for farming land [that won't last] and forcing animals into extinction).

[MC43]

Too cold!? 40 is too warm for me! Everyone laughs at me for saying that, but I still say it! I'd love a world where the temps were in the negs. Bring it on!!

It's the heat I can't stand. Those 80 degree relief days we have up here are killer. sometimes, we have the nerve to push 100. (Shudders) However... God bless the person who thought up the AC. I couldn't live without you...

[RaiRai]

I live in the UK and it's damn cold here all year round. The first snow my city has seen this winter fell on Saturday. Looked out of the window with awe, went to play a game, came back half an hour later to look and it had all melted. I get the feeling that was it. -_-

[Dona Maria]

you dont like 100!!! oh dear lord, some of my fondest memories are lounging in 103 degree shade. its so niiiiiiiiiiiiicccceeeeeee. best thing about it is no-one expects you to do anything when its warm out.

[VideoDrone]

Its like this. Snow never happens in the great city of St. Louis. I'm from St. Louis too....all we've been getting is freezing rain. But I'm currently visiting family in Kansas City, and its snowing right now. Which sucks, because although I like colder temperatures, I hate precipitation of any kind. I especially hate driving in it.

[blackmager]

usually here in NY we get a LOT more snow that we're getting this year. Im used to the 1 to 4 feet of snow in a single fall but this year we havent gotten shiat. I hate snow. But this year I dont quite mind it because i got knee surgery in november meaning i dont have to shovel at all. Nor do i have to stack wood. HAHA!

[Mike McC]

Yes, St. Louis has been lame in the light and fluffly winter percipitation this year. I mean, last night I think we had a thunderstorm. In January. Of course, now it's supposed to stay around freezing here for a week or so. Whatever.

[Futae No Kiwami]

Yeah, The Lou is pretty Notorious for Freezing rain and OBSCURE weather. And yes, it was a thunderstorm last night.

Freezing rain was cool when I was alot younger...but now, I'd rather have snow..seeing as you can do so much more stuff with snow. The only time freezing rain is alright is when it snows, then rains. So you can hiptoss someone into a mound of snow..and it buckles and cracks when they land. thats loads of fun...until you have to use the streets to get somewhere.

[Krylo]

Too cold!? 40 is too warm for me! Everyone laughs at me for saying that, but I still say it! I'd love a world where the temps were in the negs. Bring it on!!
you dont like 100!!! oh dear lord, some of my fondest memories are lounging in 103 degree shade. its so niiiiiiiiiiiiicccceeeeeee. best thing about it is no-one expects you to do anything when its warm out.

Is it weird that I agree with both of you? The cold is awesome for snow, and the fact that being out in the cold just makes me feel... I don't know... alive. Blood starts pumping harder, you can feel every inch of your body, etc. Mmm... cold. But the heat should not be undercounted... I feel much like a lizard basking on a rock must feel like in very hot temperatures, I love them, just lay around and soak it up. I'd probably hate them if I sweated more, but I rarely sweat... and as Dona said, I don't have to do shit when it's really really hot. That's awesome in and of itself.

[Lost in Time]

I love winter and I can bearly stand summer, except for the swimming. The heat I can't stand. In summer, we usully get around 92 degrees for a high in summer, and I can not stand that. Geez.. Minnesota: Cold Winters, Warm Summers.

[Deathosaurus Wrecks]

i dont mind heat, but its humidity that gets me. 90 degrees with zero humidity is great. but if its 70 with 80 humidity, fuck it, i stay indoors with my dehumidifier.

conversly, the wind chill effect sucks during winter. and i dont mean the pissy wind that blows some snow around. im talking the "chill you straight to your bone and soul" wind that chicago has. and let me tell you, snow takes on a whole new dimention when its flying at your eyes at 30-40 miles an hour.

[Mr. Wind-Up Bird]

Here in the great state of Michigan we're supposed to get eight inches of snow.

I predict we will get a light powdering.

[Muffin Mage]

I live on the coast of VA. What would be snow twenty miles from my house falls as rain. And an inch of snow shuts the city down for a week. :(

My parents complain because I'm not cold in forty degree weather. Bah!

[cruelty13]

ANd I live in the puny city... erm country of Estonia. If anyone knows where Churchill (Canada) is, well Estonia is on the same withdegree. We had snow in august, by december, it was gone. For christmas it came again. Then melted. Now we have one inch of snow.

[Ofi]

Dang, Churchill is pretty far up. Way at the top of the Northwest Territories in Canada for me. I'm a little bit further down, in Alberta, where the snow falls like prices on Boxing Day. Meh, maybe I'll get lucky and get some muscles from all the shoveling I do. Probably not though. Most likely just freeze.

[Forever Zero]

Ugh, I hate Florida, haven't seen any snow in years here, and 'winter' is like fall everywhere else. It never gets that cold here, and if it ever actually snowed an inch on the ground, I'm sure that people would run through the streets in a panic and say the world was ending.

[Meister]

Reporting from southern Germany: about 1 cm of snow here, at best. Nonetheless, people drive about 10 kph and steer solely with their asses. Scott from VG Cats was right.

It looks kinda nice though, up to the point where I realize who has to shovel the sidewalk. Ah well, I'm not complaining until the snow either freezes over or turns into that slushy stuff. Eww.

[CelesJessa]

Here in northern indiana, we get a good share of different weather. Our summers get up to 100 degrees, and our winters can get below 0. And then tornadoes inbetween! Yaay!

But the weather this year has been really goofy. I mean, just two days ago I could go outside without my heavy coat on. It was PERFECT weather (I love weather where it's cold enough to wear pants, but warm enough where you don't need your coat.. unless it's raining, then warm weather is great) But now it's snowing like you wouldn't believe... maybe a school cancelation tomorrow (or at least a delay). ^_^ yaay.

(EDIT: New information! There's is definately a 2 hour delay tomorrow! Now my next hope in a cancellation. I'm not looking foward to returning to my evil chemistry teacher. Or my art class... I'm trying to finish a project, but I have to keep waiting for each section to dry before I do anything else... >_< )

[Raiden]

And we here in Southern Wisconsin had snow for...what, two days? And then it melted. That's not fair!

It's Wisconsin! I should be up to my neck in snow!

[pakopako]

Wasn't there snow in Las Vegas?

Is that even possible? Will an asbestos dog chase a paper cat there now?

-=PakoPako=-

[JoeCB]

In soviet guam rain is measured in feet and inches during the winter. and during the summer and fall and spring too.

Everyday weather forcast: 95, humid with rain stopping by whenever it feels like it. Just look at the mountans, if you can see them, there is no rain, if you cant, there be rain a comin!

I spent every christman season in west micigan and got snow almost every time. Gotta love the lake effect, (you can just hear the people in Buffalo groaning over that statment). at this being my first winter with out snow, Ill say, Guam is gay. there needs to be more snow. But next winter will be in the winter in maryalnd. it should be nice.

[cruelty13]

I believe the Global warming theory a little. I actually hope it will work. Usually Estonia is warm on the summer and cold in the winter. This year it was like this: we had an ozone hole above us, so that summer was about 95 or 90 by fahrenhite (I think, because we use Celsius). Now it's cold and everywhere is covered with one to two inches of snow and the slobby thing you get, when snow partly melts and is mixed with evil gasses. If things go on like this, we might have summers like in Miami. Before the iceage comes ofcourse.

P.P. Meister, did you know, that Germany owned Estonia in the 14.-16. century.

[Meister]

Man lernt doch nie aus.

I didn't, and to be honest, I fail to see the relevance to my daily life, but thanks anyway, you never know when you can use information of that kind. :)

Come the next boring party with nothing to talk about... I shall break the ice with witty talk about the 14.-16. century relations between Germany and Estonia.

[cruelty13]

Eine GroBartiges Idee! Aber ich wurde es nicht nuzen, wen ich du were. Die meisten Menschen finden es langweilig.

[Krylo]

For our non-german speaking friends, she basically said 'What an idea! But I wouldn't do it if I were you. Most people find it boring.' I'm not 100% sure on the first part... but I think I got the rest mostly right. And he said that "You never quit learning." Roughly. In the future would you two speak english, so that I don't have to exercise my vast knowledge of everything?

Now, I'm going to go and play in my feet of snow, until this topic gets back... on... topic. Yah.

[Lost in Time]

Bah. You get snow, and we get a melting pile of white stuff. Question: How does snow melt at -3 degrees?

[The_Phat_G]

Our snow is all like, "Blarg, I'm here, and I'm coming in large enough quantities to make you miserable, but not enough to give you a snow day. Muahhahahahaha!" So we're all like, "Well shit, this sucks." And then we get frostbite and stop whining because we can't feel our faces. If God loved us, he wouldn't have stuck us in Michigan. But hey, at least it's not Minnesota. And to answer your question, magic. The Midwest has this unique weather system that seems to delight in making its residents miserable. It's cold when it's supposed to be warm, and warm when it's supposed to be cold, and when we finally get used to it being warm, it dumps 2 feet of snow on everything. So yeah.

[Dante]

I don't get any. I live in an equatorial region. Bah.

*Bitches and moans*

[Tark]

lousy stinky snow........

....good thing i live in rez and can watch em plow it....suckers.

and as a canadian, i recently moved to southern ont. and the snow here is wussy compared to living out east.

[Deathosaurus Wrecks]

i used to think scarfs were stupid and unnecisary. then i moved to chicago and was like "wow, devices that cover your face and neck are awsome!"

[cruelty13]

You lucky people. We have some more snow now. Just about enough to get is stuck in the soles of my boots. And then it is uncomfortable to walk.

[Atma]

I love winter, I love the cold. It's my favorite season by far. And the snow is the best part. This year we haven't gotten much snow; snowed twice and the second time was a blizzerd. The snow stayed around for a while and only died out a few weeks ago. We're supposed to get more though. There'd better be....I'll be pissed if we only get a single snow day this year.