Slightly Off Topic

Post by **marilyn morning** » Mon Mar 02, 2009 2:35 am

Carol do you own a snow shovel?

AP – An early March snowstorm dumped inches of snow across Alabama, including this red barn on the campus …

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090301/ap_ ... nter_storm

http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Snow-stor ... 6172271ca2

speleobat2 · Post by **speleobat2** » Mon Mar 02, 2009 2:45 am

Hi Marilyn,

I was thinking earlier that I should ask you the same question! Looks like you have 12-15 inches of snow headed your way.

We only got a trace. That low was centered right over us so all the snow wrapped around to the west and south of us. That's ok, the kids in Birmingham were thrilled! Has been cold all day though and the winds are howling.

I told my sister that we might get 3 inches and she said that was just heavy flurries!

Carol

Post by **marilyn morning** » Mon Mar 02, 2009 2:57 am

Carol wrote

I was thinking earlier that I should ask you the same question! Looks like you have 12-15 inches of snow headed your way.

Hi Carol,

The storm was predicted to hit RI abt 9:00 and its right on time

its been snowing for about 20 minutes and my car is covered with a blanket of white snow. I'm not looking forward to having to walk to my cleared off car in the morning, after mr. morning uses his snow blower to clear a path.

Hopefully, I'll have the day off and if not I only live a short distance away from the office.

Regards
Marilyn

Post by **SarahND** » Mon Mar 02, 2009 2:59 am

We'd be glad to lend out our snow shovel

Although we'll probably need it again soon! We got about 10 inches dumped the other day-- quite beautiful. And no chance of it turning to ugly slush here! It was ONE degree fahrenheit here this morning (that's MINUS 17 for you celsius folk). Keeps the snow clean

By Thursday, however, it's supposed to get warm enough to snow again

Keep warm!

Sarah

Post by **marilyn morning** » Mon Mar 02, 2009 3:13 am

Very nice of you to lend out those shovels Sarah....

This is a giant of a storm.....

http://www.weather.com/newscenter/storm ... om=hp_news

There goes my spring flowers

speleobat2 · Post by **speleobat2** » Mon Mar 02, 2009 3:32 am

=D> for Mr. Morning!

Just tried to send this to you a minute ago, but it must have vanished in the snow storm!

Carol

Post by **marilyn morning** » Mon Mar 02, 2009 3:41 am

=D> for Mr. Morning!

[-( don't let him know how much I appreciate him clearing the path down my icy driveway.

After all, he's retired and I'm not.

Regards
Marilyn

speleobat2 · Post by **speleobat2** » Mon Mar 02, 2009 9:06 pm

12 inches of snow + 38 mph wind gusts = snowdrifts!

Did you find your car this morning, Marilyn? More important--are you wearing something brightly colored so you can be found?

Carol

Post by **marilyn morning** » Tue Mar 03, 2009 3:00 am

Hi Carol,

13 1/2 inches of heavy wet snow

On the ski slope we call it "break your leg snow" or "heartattack snow"

Yup I found my car & my red parker and managed to get to the office an 1 1/2 late, when most people didn't show up at all.....

Oh well Spring is only a few weeks away, although abt 10 yrs ago it snowed in May

That's New England weather for ya....

Regards
Marilyn

speleobat2 · Post by **speleobat2** » Tue Mar 03, 2009 12:54 pm

Hey, you can build great snowmen out of that kind of snow!

I bet Jean up in Maine is digging out too!

Carol