I waved the white flag today ...!

[WiscWoody]

15" forecasted for tomorrow and we just got 6" two days ago. I have leaks on all of my skylights now from all of the snow on the roof. Here some excerpts from my journal....

Aug. 12 - Moved into our new home in Winter, WI It is so beautiful here. The
hills and river valleys are so picturesque. I have a beautiful old oak tree
in my front yard. Can hardly wait to see the change in the seasons. This is
truly God's Country.

Oct. 14 -
Winter, WI is such a gorgeous place to live, one of the real special places on
Earth. The leaves are turning a multitude of different colors. I love all
of the shades of reds, oranges and yellows, they are so bright. I want to
walk through all of the beautiful hills and spot some white tail deer. They
are so graceful, certainly they must be the most peaceful creatures on
Earth. This must be paradise.

Nov. 11 - Deer season opens this week. I can't imagine why anyone would
want to shoot these elegant animals. They are the very symbol of peace and
tranquility here in Wisconsin . I hope it snows soon. I love it here!

Dec. 2 - It snowed last night. I woke to the usual wonderful sight:
everything covered in a beautiful blanket of white. The oak tree is
magnificent. It looks like a postcard. We went out and swept the snow from
the steps and driveway. The air is so crisp, clean and refreshing. We had a
snowball fight. I won, and the snowplow came down the street. He must have
gotten too close to the driveway because we had to go out and shovel the
end of the driveway again. What a beautiful place. Nature in harmony. I
love it here!

Dec. 12 - More snow last night. I love it! The plow did his cute little
trick again. What a rascal. A winter wonderland. I love it here!

Dec. 19 - More snow - couldn't get out of the driveway to get to work in
time. I'm exhausted from all of the shoveling. And that snowplow!

Dec. 21 - More of that white chit coming down. I've got blisters on my
hands and a kink in my back. I think that the snowplow driver waits around
the corner until I'm done shoveling the driveway. poophead.

Dec. 25 - White Christmas? More freakin' snow. If I ever get my hands on
the sonofabitch who drives that snowplow, I swear I'll castrate him. And
why don't they use more salt on these roads to melt this crap??

Dec. 28 - It hasn't stopped snowing since Christmas. I have been inside
since then, except of course when that SOB "Snowplow Harry" comes by. Can't
go anywhere, cars are buried up to the windows. Weather man says to expect
another 10 inches. Do you have any idea how many shovelfuls 10 inches is??

Jan. 1 - Happy New Year? The way it's coming down it won't melt until the
4th of July! The snowplow got stuck down the road and the shithead
actually had the balls to come and ask to borrow a shovel! I told him I'd
broken 6 already this season.

Jan. 4 - Finally got out of the house. We went to the store to get some
food and a goddamn deer ran out in front of my car and I hit the bastard.
It did $3,000 in damage to the car. Those beasts ought to be killed. The
hunters should have a longer season if you ask me.

Jan. 27 - Warmed up a little and rained today. The rain turned the snow
into ice and the weight of it broke the main limb of the oak tree in the
front yard and it went through the roof. I should have cut that old piece
of chit into fireplace wood when I had the chance.

April 23 - Took my car to the local garage. Would you believe the whole
underside of the car is rusted away from all of that damn salt they dump on
the road? Car looks like a bashed up, heap of rusted cow chit.

May 10 - Sold the car, the house, and moved to Florida . I can't imagine
why anyone in their freakin' mind would ever want to live in the God
forsaken forests of Northern Wisconsin!!

 

[Warm_in_NH]

It just doesn't stop! Or melt! Must've clocked 5 miles behind the snow thrower so far....

It's over 7' deep in front of the screened area of the porch.

I'm going to be really upset if I have to mow around snow banks this summer!

 

[TX-L]

This is a typical Tug Hill winter.

 

[Ehouse]

This is a typical Tug Hill winter.

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Looks like you've got half of Lake Ontario in your back yard!

 

[TX-L]

Yeah, there is quite a bit of snowpack, but it could be worse. We experienced two big thaws; one in December and one in January that took a lot of the snow each time (We received 4-5 feet in just one lake effect event the beginning of Jan, but most of it melted). If those thaws hadn't occured, we would have significantly more snow depth than we are currently enjoying! Here's a synopsis of the strongest event this season:

http://www.weather.gov/buf/lake1314_stormg.html

 

[WiscWoody]

You must have some strong roofs to hold a five foot snow storm!! Many roofs are caving in up here from the winters load.

 

[Doug MacIVER]

this is beauty though

 

[aussiedog3]

We had our token snow last weekend. 2" and was gone by Sunday night. That's enough winter for me.

Are you kidding? Holland, Michigan is at an all time record over 140" so far, from what I have heard.
I have pile everywhere, nowhere else to plow it, I need to find a loader or tractor with a bucket to move piles if we get any more.
Actually sitting next to the stove now, looking out the window, it just started snowing again.
I hope the snow melts off my piles before next winter.

 

[begreen]

No kidding. Mowed the lawn yesterday, it was in the mid 50s. Cold today at 38F.

 

[jatoxico]

No kidding. Mowed the lawn yesterday, it was in the mid 50s. Cold today at 38F.

How nice for you .

 

[aussiedog3]

No kidding. Mowed the lawn yesterday, it was in the mid 50s. Cold today at 38F.

With this snow pack going on I bet I won't have to mow my lawn for the first time until June.

 

[begreen]

Wow, that is hard to imagine. It's going to be a mess if it all melts quickly.

 

[aussiedog3]

Wow, that is hard to imagine. It's going to be a mess if it all melts quickly.

Yeah we are hoping for a slow warm up. The Great Lakes could sure use a boost in lake levels, they are nearly at an all time low level.
I think we have only had a day or two since around the first of November that got above freezing and gave us a brief thaw and put a super hard crust on everything.
I can't imagine there will be much left of the deer herd here either with the depth of the snow and two layers of crust under there somewhere.
Very hard for them to find food. I know the deer have resorted to eating the bark off trees and such.

 

[begreen]

We would be delighted to export deer to you. Live or frozen.

 

[WiscWoody]

Today was March 1st. Our high was 0.

 

[Treacherous]

Great pics I spent 3 hours using the snow blower on Thursday. I had 3-4' feet of snow with 7-8' berms around the cabin.

 

[Frozen Canuck]

Today was March 1st. Our high was 0

Wow that's warm! Short pants & short sleeved shirts for sure if it warms up to that here. That's just a few degrees cooler than Orlando was. Take heart it will all too soon be warming up. You should be planting the garden May 23 or so. Winter just doesn't have that much gas left in the tank. Too bad….oh well it was fun while it lasted. Maybe next year will be cooler.

 

[WiscWoody]

There can't be a lot of places colder where people live, what was your high there today? And yes, it would be much worse if I couldn't play with and watch the wood stove keeping us warm in here!

 

[Frozen Canuck]

Not sure about the high. It was -27 when I went out on the deck at 8:30 am. Ice fog had pretty much left the valley by 10 am. Little to no wind today was a bonus.

 

[bag of hammers]

The last day of Feb - I spent an hour getting my wife's vehicle started before heading in to work in -32deg temps, -39 windchill. Warmed up to a balmy -15 today with more arctic air settling in again and we'll be back to @ -27 on Monday. Heading into month #4 of bitter cold. I've been in these parts most of my life and I love the change of seasons but this winter is the first to make me think about pulling up stakes and pointing the wagons south. Back in early Jan I was saying to folks that this was more like the winters I recall as a kid, but it's way way over the top now. I'm pretty sure there will be patches of snow in the woods in June this year.

 

[begreen]

I have to look up the postings back in October where the peanut gallery was clamoring "Bring it on!".

 

[Frozen Canuck]

I've been in these parts most of my life and I love the change of seasons but this winter is the first to make me think about pulling up stakes and pointing the wagons south.

Exactly why my "where to retire" plans are pretty much limited to areas of the globe where in the native language they have no word for snow.

 

[Frozen Canuck]

I have to look up the postings back in October where the peanut gallery was clamoring "Bring it on!".

Yep there were plenty. The old "careful what you wish for you just might get it" comes to mind.

 

[BrotherBart]

Exactly why my "where to retire" plans are pretty much limited to areas of the globe where in the native language they have no word for snow.

Or like me. Where the house is paid for.

 

[WiscWoody]

I'd love to live in the Rockies myself. But this place is not mortgaged, is cheap to heat and electric runs me $30 a month. I use the internet for my phone and my TV so it's too dang cheap here to move. And houses just don't sell up here anyways. One of the 3 postal carriers in town just retired and headed straight to Florida for two weeks. He has the right idea!