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[Osage]

BG
Funny you bring up having to mow. Just spoke with my son two nights ago who lives in Bellingham, he told me the same thing, that he was going to have to mow.

 

[Warm_in_NH]

I planted about 80 bulbs in the fall. I'll post the pics in August if they don't rot in the ground before the snow melts.

 

[begreen]

http://www.pri.org/stories/2015-02-23/how-warming-arctic-might-be-behind-bostons-deep-freeze

 

[TX-L]

When this month ends, we will have had 20 days in Feb with a below 0 reading, there have already been 16 days below zero as of yesterday, with four more days forecast through Sunday to be below zero for a low temperature.

The municipal water lines are freezing/breaking in random spots in the city of Watertown; the city manager stated the frost is 5 feet deep right now.

I rode 155 glorious snowmobile miles yesterday, +4 with wind at our 10 AM departure, but it was sunny and great! Went to the Hideaway, and GASP: the fire was not going in the bar dining room!! WTF? And it was a little cool in there, too, only in the 60's. But I did have Poutine for lunch, so that balanced out the lack of fire!

Oh, and I don't really like mowing the lawn very much at all.

 

[begreen]

When this month ends, we will have had 20 days in Feb with a below 0 reading, there have already been 16 days below zero as of yesterday, with four more days forecast through Sunday to be below zero for a low temperature.

The municipal water lines are freezing/breaking in random spots in the city of Watertown; the city manager stated the frost is 5 feet deep right now.

I rode 155 glorious snowmobile miles yesterday, +4 with wind at our 10 AM departure, but it was sunny and great! Went to the Hideaway, and GASP: the fire was not going in the bar dining room!! WTF? And it was a little cool in there, too, only in the 60's. But I did have Poutine for lunch, so that balanced out the lack of fire!

Oh, and I don't really like mowing the lawn very much at all.

You should move to Alaska... to warm up.

 

[firefighterjake]

You should move to Alaska... to warm up.

No kidding . . . I've been looking at pics up there from the Iron Dog Race . . . all I can say is that it looks like they would have been better off racing ATVs and jet skis on the terrain there right now than snowmobiles. Lots of dirt, snirt and water . . .

 

[jatoxico]

No kidding . . . I've been looking at pics up there from the Iron Dog Race . . . all I can say is that it looks like they would have been better off racing ATVs and jet skis on the terrain there right now than snowmobiles. Lots of dirt, snirt and water . . .

Learned a new term .

 

[firefighterjake]

Learned a new term .

Snirt = a combination of snow and dirt, typically seen when riding the snowmobile in March when the spring thaw has started

 

[BrotherBart]

Here we have snice. Four inches of snow, covered with eight inches of snow packed down to four inches of snice by all night sleet.

 

[jatoxico]

A few years ago we had an 8" or so snowfall followed by a short but steady rain. Overnight temps plummeted, real cold. Next few days I drove my 98 Pathfinder around my back yard and never broke through.

 

[4fire]

I mowed on Monday. A week before that I got the garden ready. I know it'll freeze again if I plant anything, so I'm holding back on that.

 

[TX-L]

Snirt = a combination of snow and dirt, typically seen when riding the snowmobile in March when the spring thaw has started

The "Snirt Run" is the biggest fundraising event of the year for the local snowmobile club. It's an ATV poker run in April -- most recent years have been almost all snow.

Grand prize each year is a Can-Am ATV!

 

[johneh]

Meanwhile- it was -10F when I got in my car this morning- so cold, I almost had to put on pants.

To much information

 

[Warm_in_NH]

Pic stolen from local news. People want their spring flowers!

 

[Dix]

I'd settle for not "Slip Sliding Away" in my mud ruckers walking the Murph, at this point.

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[Knots]

Posted in the break room at my office:

 

[hossthehermit]

We do not care.

We are not amused ..............

 

[begreen]

 

[BobUrban]

BG - We had a winter like that in 2010 I believe. strangest darn thing - really almost no winter tall and I started mowing in February and never stopped until the following fall. Warm winters do wonders for the 3+yr plan.

Of course they are offset by a winter like we had last year with 60 days in a row with below zero low temps and record snowfall - kind of reeks havoc on the 3yr plan.

 

[jatoxico]

Well its snowing here...again.

 

[begreen]

BG - We had a winter like that in 2010 I believe. strangest darn thing - really almost no winter tall and I started mowing in February and never stopped until the following fall. Warm winters do wonders for the 3+yr plan.

Of course they are offset by a winter like we had last year with 60 days in a row with below zero low temps and record snowfall - kind of reeks havoc on the 3yr plan.

Oh yeah, I am enjoying this one with full knowledge that the tide can turn on us. It was only awhile back that I spent 24 hrs in SeaTac airport due to 3 back to back snowstorms. In the meantime I just planted broccoli outdoors and will be transplanting cucumber and tomato starts in the greenhouse. I am ready for spring. I hope things warm up very soon back east too. Time for winter to move on.

 

[rwilly]

Ha!
I mowed my lawn today too. I keep the fire going on weekends, if it gets too hot I just open the front door for awhile.
I like to burn. It still gets cool at night.

The paper said this might be how winters are going to be in this region from here on out. I could get used to that.

 

[Ashful]

Right now, I'm trying to plan my morning, so I can get to work at a reasonable time. I'll be up and out at 6am, moving the 6 inches of white stuff we got this afternoon / evening, and the half inch of ice we're expected to receive overnight. Another two weeks, and I'll be itching to get mulch and fertilizer down, but alas... the lawn is going to be too soggy for tractors this spring!

Here we have snice. Four inches of snow, covered with eight inches of snow packed down to four inches of snice by all night sleet.

Yeah... what he said.

 

[Ashful]

Our next few days... more of Bart's "snice". I feel bad for Boston.

 

[begreen]

The sun is getting stronger and warmer. It won't be long now. Planted some broccoli and parsley outside. Plum trees are in full bloom. Lilacs have big fat buds, early daffodils are starting to fade.