Winter Storm Watch

[Posh 08]

There is a winter storm watch here in virginia for tonight. Now do any of you folks living in tv miss that sort of thing? Be honest, maybe just a little?

[Pat_RI]

Dusting of snow last night in RI...black ice today....2-5 inches Saturday.

[ceejay]

Honestly...yes, I do! (I can't believe I just said that!):sigh:

Coming from Buffalo, we experienced many winter storm watches and warnings.

We would run out to the stores, stock up on snacks and comfort foods and hunker down to await the storm. We would light the fire in the hearth, put on our pj's and a good movie...and just wait!:icon_bored:

Here in the Villages, the minute it starts to rain, we are out on our lanai, ready and waiting.

There is something to be said for living in the "lightning capitol of the world". We've seen some awesome storms here.

If I can't have my snow (and believe me, I really don't want it) I can have my storms. I am content.:wine:

[Posh 08]

Dusting of snow last night in RI...black ice today....2-5 inches Saturday.

I really hate black ice. Not festive at all.

[Posh 08]

Honestly...yes, I do! (I can't believe I just said that!):sigh:

Coming from Buffalo, we experienced many winter storm watches and warnings.

We would run out to the stores, stock up on snacks and comfort foods and hunker down to await the storm. We would light the fire in the hearth, put on our pj's and a good movie...and just wait!:icon_bored:

Here in the Villages, the minute it starts to rain, we are out on our lanai, ready and waiting.

There is something to be said for living in the "lightning capitol of the world". We've seen some awesome storms here.

If I can't have my snow (and believe me, I really don't want it) I can have my storms. I am content.:wine:

I bet the couple of stores we have here will be sold out of bread and milk. They go nuts.

[LvmyPug2]

Nope. After spending 56 yrs " up north", I don't miss it at all. I like watching the national news when they show a video of big snowstorms. I just can't stop giggling every time I see one of those clips. :a20:

[getdul981]

There is a winter storm watch here in virginia for tonight. Now do any of you folks living in tv miss that sort of thing? Be honest, maybe just a little?

That's the main thing I DON'T miss about VA. This is from Feb. 2010.

http://s274.photobucket.com/albums/jj277/getdul981/.

SEE!!!!

[CarolSells]

:wave:I bet the couple of stores we have here will be sold out of bread and milk. They go nuts.

Isn't that the truth! My son has always said that here in Atlanta winter storm warnings are a conspiracy by the grocery stores to get rid of bread and milk that are approaching their expiration date!

Stay warm Posh.

[njbchbum]

There is a winter storm watch here in virginia for tonight. Now do any of you folks living in tv miss that sort of thing? Be honest, maybe just a little?

37 degrees @ 7am today - brrr! forcasting snain [snow/rain] for the better part of tomorrow here on the coast of nj! this is waaaaayyyyyy to early for this kind of weather!

it's no wonder so many snowbirds flock back to the villages at this time of year!

[mfp509]

I have been here for 8 yrs and I still miss waiting and watching the storm - but not being in it when it's over. I actually still go to the Hartford, CT channel 3 website for the weather and no school announcements when there is a storm. I also go to the Dept of Transportation webcams and watch it snow. Just a way of getting my "snow fix" I guess. I wouldn't trade being here for anything.

[jblum315]

Used to love the snow coming down, but not the shoveling and driving afterwards.

[2BNTV]

Low 30's here in the morning, CT in Fairfield County. :cold:

Suppose to get some white stuff tomorrow.

Oh Joy!!!!! :yuck:

[aln]

Yeah . . I miss this . ..

[2BNTV]

Yeah . . I miss this . ..



I don't and will get more of it tomorrow. :) Thanks for the picture.

I looked up the weather forecast for tomorrow and where I live is a prediction of 3 to 5 inches.

Oh, to be in TV.

[nitehawk]

Yes, I do miss the snow, and the fall, and the changing of leaves.
Nothing better then coming in from skiing to a nice warm house with the wood stove cooking.

[Posh 08]

Yes, I do miss the snow, and the fall, and the changing of leaves.
Nothing better then coming in from skiing to a nice warm house with the wood stove cooking.

Yum good day for a pot roast or homemade soup.

[2BNTV]

Anyone in TV who misses the winter want to trade houses with me. :1rotfl:

[Freeda]

There is a winter storm watch here in virginia for tonight. Now do any of you folks living in tv miss that sort of thing? Be honest, maybe just a little?

Hi Posh 08,
We had our fill of the same weather for decades in Louisville (and Doug in Ohio, before moving to Louisville), and when we came to TV in 2007 we joyfully fled from the cold, gray skies (that was always the worst part, for me), ice, and snow! I thought we'd eventually miss it, and the storm watch drama, fireplace going as we watch the snow fall, etc; but so far we haven't!

Friends cannot even convince us to take a cruise with them through Alaska, even though the photos look beautiful. (Maybe someday we will want to see snow and ice again in person; we never say 'never'; but not so far).

We thrive on the sunny skies (love the days that sunglasses are a must!), and the warm weather here.

It is overcast and a little rainy/misty right now in TV, but we still have comfortable temperatures, so we'll still go to the square and walk later; this is as much weather 'hardship' as I ever want to have again!

[2BNTV]

Hi Posh 08,
We had our fill of the same weather for decades in Louisville (and Doug in Ohio, before moving to Louisville), and when we came to TV in 2007 we joyfully fled from the cold, gray skies (that was always the worst part, for me), ice, and snow! I thought we'd eventually miss it, and the storm watch drama, fireplace going as we watch the snow fall, etc; but so far we haven't!

Friends cannot even convince us to take a cruise with them through Alaska, even though the photos look beautiful. (Maybe someday we will want to see snow and ice again in person; we never say 'never'; but not so far).

We thrive on the sunny skies (love the days that sunglasses are a must!), and the warm weather here.

It is overcast and a little rainy/misty right now in TV, but we still have comfortable temperatures, so we'll still go to the square and walk later; this is as much weather 'hardship' as I ever want to have again!

Very well said, Freeda.

It was just what I was thinking this morning. I would tend to think that after being in TV a while, one might like to remenisce about the times when one was enjoying the cold but as we all know that after living many years with it, it becomes a drag.

I love the summer so one can go out and be about. The changing of seasons is nice but the winter stinks. - IMHO

[momesu]

Used to love the snow coming down, but not the shoveling and driving afterwards.

:agree:

Snow coming down can be beautiful, but I won't miss the aftereffects of it. I also won't miss it when it starts to get all dirty looking along the sides of the roads.....
Suzanne

[Posh 08]

Hi Posh 08,
We had our fill of the same weather for decades in Louisville (and Doug in Ohio, before moving to Louisville), and when we came to TV in 2007 we joyfully fled from the cold, gray skies (that was always the worst part, for me), ice, and snow! I thought we'd eventually miss it, and the storm watch drama, fireplace going as we watch the snow fall, etc; but so far we haven't!

Friends cannot even convince us to take a cruise with them through Alaska, even though the photos look beautiful. (Maybe someday we will want to see snow and ice again in person; we never say 'never'; but not so far).

We thrive on the sunny skies (love the days that sunglasses are a must!), and the warm weather here.

It is overcast and a little rainy/misty right now in TV, but we still have comfortable temperatures, so we'll still go to the square and walk later; this is as much weather 'hardship' as I ever want to have again!

Hi freeda, same here, no palm trees, no cruise, period.

[Posh 08]

Very well said, Freeda.

It was just what I was thinking this morning. I would tend to think that after being in TV a while, one might like to remenisce about the times when one was enjoying the cold but as we all know that after living many years with it, it becomes a drag.

I love the summer so one can go out and be about. The changing of seasons is nice but the winter stinks. - IMHO

This is the first fall in many years that we have had good color and I actually have enjoyed it, but not the next phase.

[LittleDog]

Wrong board.

[Posh 08]

Wrong board.

Why?

[CarolSells]

Okay, this thread has made me a bit nostalgic. As I've mentioned before I grew up in Cincinnati and have some fond and not so fond snow memories!

Good

1) Sled riding. My dad made us a wooden sled that had runners that were about 1 1/2" wide. It out ran all of the store bought ones with the narrow steel blades which eventually dug into the ground and stopped the sled dead.

2) Mittens and gloves. Most kids had a stay-at-home mom in the old days. When our mittens got soggy mom would meet us at the door and exchange them for a dry pair. Wet ones went on the on floor "register" to be dried. When you were finally called in, you could stand on said registers to warm your tooties!

3) Snowmen and forts. We lived across the street from a small expanse of land (seemed huge in those days) which probably equaled two to three building lots. Sloped down so it was great for sledding. Bottom was flat and the neighborhood boys "teamed up" and built elaborate forts from which great snowball fights were waged! Mom actually contributed one of dad's old hats to grace your snowman's head. Remember when all dads wore brimmed hats?

4) When I was 8 yrs old we upsized as we had a new baby brother on the way. My older brother who would have been 11 at the time would get up very early and shovel neighbor's walks for oh, I not sure, but probably $.50 - $.75 cents. (Dad wasn't paying so he was up early doing our own). Liabilty issues and all that. LOL).

5) Remember when each classroom had a cloak room? You deposited all of your outer wear including the dreaded "leggings" which I hated. Picture Natalie Wood in "A Miracle on 34th Street". I have a picture of me on Santa's lap wearing the very same coat, hat, muffler. etc. I also spent some time in that cloak room for excessive talking. Picture that, huh? (We also had a kid who would eat other children's lunches while he was "incarcerated" in that room).

6) I later went to college at the Univ. Of Cincinnati. On snow days, all of the plastic trays would disappear from the cafeteria to serve as sleds. Yeah, it was theft but we'll pretend for the purpose of this thread that all were returned.

Not so good:

Frozen locks. I had a hand-me-down '61 Belair which had external door locks and I had to get up early to dump boiling water on the driver's side handle to get it to "unfreeze".

I went to Cincinnati Public Schools. After (what seemed like a hours of school closings) the notice always ended with, " And Cincinnati Public Schools will remain open".

Okay, I rambled enough. Didn't we have great childhoods?

[Posh 08]

Wow, I was hoping to send yall down memory lane but that was terrific and I was there with you.

[2BNTV]

Okay, this thread has made me a bit nostalgic. As I've mentioned before I grew up in Cincinnati and have some fond and not so fond snow memories!

Good

1) Sled riding. My dad made us a wooden sled that had runners that were about 1 1/2" wide. It out ran all of the store bought ones with the narrow steel blades which eventually dug into the ground and stopped the sled dead.

2) Mittens and gloves. Most kids had a stay-at-home mom in the old days. When our mittens got soggy mom would meet us at the door and exchange them for a dry pair. Wet ones went on the on floor "register" to be dried. When you were finally called in, you could stand on said registers to warm your tooties!

3) Snowmen and forts. We lived across the street from a small expanse of land (seemed huge in those days) which probably equaled two to three building lots. Sloped down so it was great for sledding. Bottom was flat and the neighborhood boys "teamed up" and built elaborate forts from which great snowball fights were waged! Mom actually contributed one of dad's old hats to grace your snowman's head. Remember when all dads wore brimmed hats?

4) When I was 8 yrs old we upsized as we had a new baby brother on the way. My older brother who would have been 11 at the time would get up very early and shovel neighbor's walks for oh, I not sure, but probably $.50 - $.75 cents. (Dad wasn't paying so he was up early doing our own). Liabilty issues and all that. LOL).

5) Remember when each classroom had a cloak room? You deposited all of your outer wear including the dreaded "leggings" which I hated. Picture Natalie Wood in "A Miracle on 34th Street". I have a picture of me on Santa's lap wearing the very same coat, hat, muffler. etc. I also spent some time in that cloak room for excessive talking. Picture that, huh? (We also had a kid who would eat other children's lunches while he was "incarcerated" in that room).

6) I later went to college at the Univ. Of Cincinnati. On snow days, all of the plastic trays would disappear from the cafeteria to serve as sleds. Yeah, it was theft but we'll pretend for the purpose of this thread that all were returned.

Not so good:

Frozen locks. I had a hand-me-down '61 Belair which had external door locks and I had to get up early to dump boiling water on the driver's side handle to get it to "unfreeze".

I went to Cincinnati Public Schools. After (what seemed like a hours of school closings) the notice always ended with, " And Cincinnati Public Schools will remain open".

Okay, I rambled enough. Didn't we have great childhoods?

Great post. :BigApplause:

[billethkid]

I would not be disappointed if I never saw snow or felt the cold that comes with it.
I get enough satisfaction by looking at the snow on my Christmas cards.

I also enjoy hearing from friends and family right around February....by then most want to not see it again either.

If there are no palm trees in the yard I know I have strayed too far North.

btk

[Posh 08]

Glad to hear you about the palm trees. Just have just upgraded us to a Winter Storm Warning. We still have so much foliage on the trees that there may be lot's of power outages. No problem with your palms.

[njbchbum]

one of the things i enjoy the most when driving down to the villages is the point where i no longer see the sign "warning bridge freezes before roadway"!

[Posh 08]

* Accumulations… 4 To 8 Inches Of Snow.
* Timing… A Mix Of Rain And Snow Will Overspread The Potomac Highland And Northern Shenandoah Valley This Evening… And Change Over To Snow Tonight. The Heaviest Snow Will Fall From The Predawn Hours Saturday Into Saturday Afternoon. The Accumulating Snow Will End By Mid Afternoon.
* Impacts… Heavy Wet Snow Will Likely Accumulate On Trees. With Foliage Still On Trees… The Snow May Lead To Broken Tree Limbs And Power Outages. Hazardous Travel On Snow-Covered Roads Is Also Possible.
* Temperatures… In The Mid 30s. :loco:

From the NWS

[Barefoot]

one of the things i enjoy the most when driving down to the villages is the point where i no longer see the sign "warning bridge freezes before roadway"!

It is 45 degrees today in Ontario, and it will be 50 in a few days. We're still having some lovely fall colour. No snow for a while!

Soon it will be time to start packing the truck for the trek back to The Bubble. When we start seeing palm trees, we are like kids anticipating Christmas! There is no finer feeling than when we first roll into the driveway of our TV home, and know we have six wonderful months ahead!

[LittleDog]

Why?

I am on my college board and I thought I was still on it when I saw these posts and couldn't believe that there were this many alumni in TV. I then realized that I was not on the college board but on this one. A senior moment :oops:

John

[Posh 08]

I am on my college board and I thought I was still on it when I saw these posts and couldn't believe that there were this many alumni in TV. I then realized that I was not on the college board but on this one. A senior moment :oops:

John

I've had several of those today. :wave:

[Halle]

It is 45 degrees today in Ontario, and it will be 50 in a few days. We're still having some lovely fall colour. No snow for a while!

Soon it will be time to start packing the truck for the trek back to The Bubble. When we start seeing palm trees, we are like kids anticipating Christmas! There is no finer feeling than when we first roll into the driveway of our TV home, and know we have six wonderful months ahead!

It is a beautiful day here in Alaska too! We don't have any snow on the ground, it has been a beautiful fall. Of course once the snow is here it is here until May! :cold: The forecast is for snow on Monday but we are hoping for a few more wonderful snow free days.

We will be at our home in TV in 45 days, not that I'm counting.
:pepper2::pepper2:

[swrinfla]

Yes, believe it or not, I miss the snow!

BUT, and you must understand this: I miss the snow, and only the snow!

So, when conditions begin to deteriorate, I am likely to return to a "this is how it should be" attitude, and breath a sigh of relief!

I enjoy hearing that it may snow or that it may be extremely cold - especially when I am far away from such threats!

SWR
:beer3:

[Zoomie1955]

Yes, I do miss the snow, and the fall, and the changing of leaves.
Nothing better then coming in from skiing to a nice warm house with the wood stove cooking.

I will miss the cool fall and skiing in the winter. But, I can hop a plane and go out West and get my ski fix.:pepper2:

[hedoman]

I will miss the "first snow of the season", the crisp fall air but as for the 2nd snow and all FORGETABOUTIT

2 to 4 in Philly in October? Sheesh

[Posh 08]

The grassy areas are covered this morning and the snow and wind have picked up. The good news is Miss Sam made in from NOVA without problems this morning. The other good news is we are both off this weekend so we don't have to worry about it.

[graciegirl]

I like it to snow on Christmas. Amen.

[Posh 08]

I like it to snow on Christmas. Amen.

Well I hope it snows for you down there nice lady.:wave:

[Freeda]

Well I hope it snows for you down there nice lady.:wave:

Ha Ha That is what going to Disney World to see the holiday shows with snow, and the snow app on our Iphone, so that we can just open it and watch snow while we are riding around in our golf carts, are for!

[bkcunningham1]

Ha Ha That is what going to Disney World to see the holiday shows with snow, and the snow app on our Iphone, so that we can just open it and watch snow while we are riding around in our golf carts, are for!


Hahaha, that is exactly right, @Freeda. Nothing like having snow fall on you in front of Cinderella's castle in Florida. It even starts to feel cold for a second.

[Posh 08]

Ha Ha That is what going to Disney World to see the holiday shows with snow, and the snow app on our Iphone, so that we can just open it and watch snow while we are riding around in our golf carts, are for!

Wishing we were there. Went to town (no not for bread and milk). The roads are snow covered and it's snowing to beat the band. Cooking Chinese tonight so I needed some ingredients. Won't be going back out.

[njbchbum]

cold and raining on the jersey shore; snain expected tonite.

i'd rather be yard sailing in the villages!

[Tom Hannon]

Snowing on Long Island. Glad I'll be outta here on Tuesday

[Posh 08]

The storm is passing. Still have power in the Page Valley. Some over in the Shenandoah Valley have none. Weird for October. :cold:

[KEVIN & JOSIE]

Yes, I do miss the snow, and the fall, and the changing of leaves.
Nothing better then coming in from skiing to a nice warm house with the wood stove cooking.

That is the reason they publish beautiful calendar pictures each year for us to admire. We don't have to be there.:cold::laugh:

[tpop1]

At least I won't have to rake the leaves!:wave:


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[Posh 08]

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[Posh 08]

http://i1223.photobucket.com/albums/dd502/posh2008/picsay-1319913589.jpg

[VICAR OF DIBLEY]

Here in the Mid-Hudson Valley it is snowing. Depending on who you listen to we will get as little as 3 inches or as high as 10 inches.

Looking out from our windows it looks like a winter wonderland. The wood fire is keeping us nice and warm and comfy.

Snow here in rural America stays white usually until it melts.

For hunters, bow and arrow, it makes tracking the deer easier as they can see the tracks in the snow. We know many people here who hunt to supplement their food budget.

Back to watching the snow flakes fall.

[mayBavillager]

Here in Southern CT..... snow coming down in large flakes on and off... accumulation right now about 3-4 inches, city snow plows cleaning the streets, this is a first... that we would have snow in Oct. before Halloween!

[njbchbum]

jersey shore hurricane news [http://www.facebook.com/home.php?sk=lf] is getting pix and posts about the storm from all around nj

[Posh 08]

jersey shore hurricane news [http://www.facebook.com/home.php?sk=lf] is getting pix and posts about the storm from all around nj

can't see it cause we aren't friends I guess. :wave:

[njbchbum]

posh - maybe if ya go to facebook and type in jersey shore hurricane news in their search box?

[njbchbum]

better link:
http://www.facebook.com/home.php?sk=lf#!/JerseyShoreHurricaneNews

[Posh 08]

better link:
http://www.facebook.com/home.php?sk=lf#!/JerseyShoreHurricaneNews

that worked, ty

[G&P SSSKI]

Here in broad brook connecticut 33* about 3-4 inchs of very wet snow power going on and off. Channel 30 weather claims 12-18 inchs when this is over in central and nothern ct . I'll be busy sunday lineman for at&t looks like lots of lines down . Be safe every one ski

[Posh 08]

http://i1223.photobucket.com/albums/dd502/posh2008/picsay-1319898067.jpg

Please buy my product. :jester:

[G&P SSSKI]

IM WITH YOU POSH. MADE UP MIND TO RETIRE NEXT YEAR AFTER 41 YEARS WORKING THE LINES. WAS HOPING FOR A EASY WINTER (NOT). OUR HOME IN CT IS GOING UP FOR SALE IN FEB AND HOPE TO BE SPENDING NEXT WINTER IN THE VILLAGES. CAN COME SOON ENOUGH:loco:

[Posh 08]

IM WITH YOU POSH. MADE UP MIND TO RETIRE NEXT YEAR AFTER 41 YEARS WORKING THE LINES. WAS HOPING FOR A EASY WINTER (NOT). OUR HOME IN CT IS GOING UP FOR SALE IN FEB AND HOPE TO BE SPENDING NEXT WINTER IN THE VILLAGES. CAN COME SOON ENOUGH:loco:

Good luck with selling and obtaining your dreams.

[Pat_RI]

.....Let it snow...Let it snow.....Let it snow

[PattyPan1]

There is a winter storm watch here in virginia for tonight. Now do any of you folks living in tv miss that sort of thing? Be honest, maybe just a little?

Always miss the first and second snow storm. Have been blasted by friends, that since I moved, they have had an earthquake, hurricane and now the freaky snow.

[VICAR OF DIBLEY]

Snow storm is worse than I thought it would be. The county I reside in has been declared one of the State of Emergency counties in New York.

We have a generator, but fortunately we still have electricity. What is unusual is that in the past we are one of the first in our local area to lose electricity.

Emergency crews have been called into our area and hopefully those without electricity will have their power restored tomorrow.

Looks like we are not going anywhere tomorrow. Dear hubby is putting more wood in the wood stove.

[momesu]

Always miss the first and second snow storm. Have been blasted by friends, that since I moved, they have had an earthquake, hurricane and now the freaky snow.

I manages the earthquake (really weird sensation), sloshed my way through both Irene and Lee, and got totally depressed by lack of sunshine over 8 weeks. I am so so happy that I missed the snow! I like snow for Christmas but as far as I'm concerned that's the only time is serves a good purpose.

Suzanne

[Posh 08]

I manages the earthquake (really weird sensation), sloshed my way through both Irene and Lee, and got totally depressed by lack of sunshine over 8 weeks. I am so so happy that I missed the snow! I like snow for Christmas but as far as I'm concerned that's the only time is serves a good purpose.

Suzanne

I like the White Christmas thing too except the kids come for Christmas and we don't like them driving in it. :sigh:

[getdul981]

You folks really make me sick!! Last night we went to Wal-Mart and on the way home, we had to pull over and put the sides down on the golf cart because it had gotten so cold. Talk about roughing it!!!

[Posh 08]

You folks really make me sick!! Last night we went to Wal-Mart and on the way home, we had to pull over and put the sides down on the golf cart because it had gotten so cold. Talk about roughing it!!!

Hahahaha, what? no heater in that cart? :a20:

[getdul981]

Not yet, we've gotten soft since we moved down here.

[Bill-n-Brillo]

You folks really make me sick!! Last night we went to Wal-Mart and on the way home, we had to pull over and put the sides down on the golf cart because it had gotten so cold. Talk about roughing it!!!

Probably had to change into a long sleeve t-shirt too, eh? :1rotfl:

From checking the news sources, it sounds like the storm in the NE really packed a wallop!

Bill :)

[Freeda]

You folks really make me sick!! Last night we went to Wal-Mart and on the way home, we had to pull over and put the sides down on the golf cart because it had gotten so cold. Talk about roughing it!!!

Tell me about it!! I actually had to drag a sweater out because we were going to be out late at Katie Belles and then out to eat after going to the Boo Bash last night! Hope this doesn't keep up!!

Posh 08 your Mr. Ghost (now known as Mr. Snowman) looks like the cold has HIM scared! Your house is beautiful - hope you all find a buyer soon and can bring him south!

[2BNTV]

You folks really make me sick!! Last night we went to Wal-Mart and on the way home, we had to pull over and put the sides down on the golf cart because it had gotten so cold. Talk about roughing it!!!

:1rotfl:

I love to rough it by putting on a sweatshirt in TV when it gets too cold. :)

[getdul981]

Probably had to change into a long sleeve t-shirt too, eh? :1rotfl:

From checking the news sources, it sounds like the storm in the NE really packed a wallop!

Bill :)

Yep and had to put on socks and shoes too instead of my usual sandals.

[Deb L]

Yesterday, a friend phoned from the frigid north, Boyertown Pa. I answered the call singing, Frosty the Snowman.... just had to rub it in. We have been here for only three months but already have alot to be thankful for!

Still can't give up the sandles though!

[Posh 08]

Tell me about it!! I actually had to drag a sweater out because we were going to be out late at Katie Belles and then out to eat after going to the Boo Bash last night! Hope this doesn't keep up!!

Posh 08 your Mr. Ghost (now known as Mr. Snowman) looks like the cold has HIM scared! Your house is beautiful - hope you all find a buyer soon and can bring him south!

Thank you Freeda. We will buy him a straw hat and sunglasses when we move down to TV.

[2BNTV]

Yesterday, a friend phoned from the frigid north, Boyertown Pa. I answered the call singing, Frosty the Snowman.... just had to rub it in. We have been here for only three months but already have alot to be thankful for!

Still can't give up the sandles though!

Your post reminds me of when my son moved to Florida. He called me knowing it had snowed in CT and said,

"Welcome to Paradise".

[Posh 08]

http://i1223.photobucket.com/albums/dd502/posh2008/House.jpg

[Happinow]

Ah...winters in the North Country. Let me tell you about the winters in NYS....I have to agree that Mother Nature can really paint a beautiful picture when it snows. Some of the scenery here has been breathtaking. Truly a winter wonderland. However, after the plows go through with salt and sand, the cars slide off the road and into each other because they've forgotten how to drive in the snow from the last year or are they 16 year olds that have just gotten their licenses out to test the new snow, the slop, the dirt, the aggravation and expense that goes along with the snow far outweighs the moments of beauty. Scraping the ice off the windshield, boots lined up at the door, trying to find your mittens and hats, heavy, bulky coats, so cold out it takes your breath away. And, the cars don't like to start because it gets so cold out. Last year I witnessed -26 degrees! I think I'll take the heat and sun...any day. We are ready to make the move to TV!!

[Boudicca]

We lived in VA for 40 and I have to admit to not missing the snow, one bit:wave:
When I wax nostalgic about the "pretty snow", I whip out the photo albums.

[Bill-n-Brillo]

We lived in VA for 40 and I have to admit to not missing the snow, one bit:wave:
When I wax nostalgic about the "pretty snow", I whip out the photo albums.

Snow IS pretty. :) But it's everything else that goes along with it that we've grown weary of - cold temps, salt on the roads (what it does to vehicles), icy conditions (including black ice)...........it's all part of the deal, though! I suppose we'd feel differently if we enjoyed winter sports, etc..........

Bill :)

[swimdawg]

Snow IS pretty. :) But it's everything else that goes along with it that we've grown weary of - cold temps, salt on the roads (what it does to vehicles), icy conditions (including black ice)...........it's all part of the deal, though! I suppose we'd feel differently if we enjoyed winter sports, etc..........

Bill :)

Oh yes.........winter sports. Fell while skiing years ago sustaining chipped fracture cervical vertebrae. Walking dawg last year.....slipped on black ice under snow sustaining concussion. I'll pass on those winter sports, thank you! Bring on the warmth and the sunshine! :)

Snow is pretty.............ON A CHRISTMAS CARD! That's it!

[Mikiem]

Any time I need to see snow I turn on the weather channel and then I thank the good Lord for redirecting my life to The Villages.

[2BNTV]

Succintly: WINTER S**KS!!!!!!


Know I feel free to tell you how I really feel. :)

[njbchbum]

if it weren't for the few pre-departure weeks of cold, snow and ice here in jersey, i would not have the great appreciation for the villages and my totv friends that i do! six weeks til our reunion there! hooooray!

[Barefoot]

If It weren't for the few pre-departure weeks of cold, snow and ice here in jersey, i would not have the great appreciation for the villages and my totv friends that i do! six weeks til our reunion there! hooooray!

I feel exactly the same way! We usually leave Canada in late October. This year we're staying around for a white Christmas. I know that when we finally roll into The Bubble, I'll be even more appreciative than usual for the palm trees, the sunny skies, and my wonderful friends that I'm longing to see again!