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AlittleSalt · January 11, 2018

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Originally Posted by bower

Too late, Koala Doug!

Forgot to mention I slipped on the ice this morning. Wham flat on my back, my hat flew about 3 feet. Not hurt... but humiliated...yes.

There was a witness but luckily, no you tube video.

Canadians and Texans have some things in common. Ice is one of those things - one wrong step and hello frozen ground. As I age, I'm finding the ground to be farther down than it used to be.

We do tend to have more ice/freezing rain than snow here, and some years neither happens. If I were to pick between ice or snow - I would pick snow any day.

rxkeith · January 11, 2018

yesterday we got close to 40 degrees, a welcome break.

today, winter advisory. temperature plummeted, and we are getting 5 to 8 inches of blowing snow. my wife cleared the driveway twice while i was at work. when i got home, the drive was half blown in again. we will have a job opening it back up in the am.

keith

pmcgrady · January 11, 2018

What the heck...
It was 60 today, low of 19 tonight... really?

Cole_Robbie · January 12, 2018

Got a nice 2 or 3" of compacted sleet last night, and no temps above freezing in sight. Roads will be slick for a while.

jmsieglaff · January 12, 2018

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Originally Posted by Cole_Robbie

Got a nice 2 or 3" of compacted sleet last night, and no temps above freezing in sight. Roads will be slick for a while.

Ugh, that's no good.

We had near record warm temps yesterday AM, in the the low 50s. Had a lot of rain in the early afternoon, luckily it slid off to the east as the temperatures crashed into the 20s. So we escaped much freezing rain. Any puddles from the 1/3 of an inch of rain froze and like you, we should be below freezing for the next 7 days--if not below 20 for the next 5 or so.

jmsieglaff · January 12, 2018

At least with our last cold spell we had gotten a couple inches of snow before it hit. Now the ground is 100% bare with some sub zero nights ahead--bad for perennials, not to mention frozen standing water in fields--bad for winter cereal crops.

We should get a few inches Sunday night.

AlittleSalt · January 12, 2018

I has been below freezing and very windy here again, but no precipitation. The temperatures are actually what you would expect here. The thing that is different is that the past two winters were both way warmer than usual for here in this part of Texas. You start getting used to it being warmer than normal, and now this typical winter feels cold.

It could be a whole lot worse as many of you have shared.

Koala Doug · January 12, 2018

I feel like I'm the only person here who actually likes winter... lol.

Medbury Gardens · January 12, 2018

Its rare to get ground soaking rains in summer here but ive just had 3 days of light rain that's broken a three month dry period. Next three days is supposed to be around the 30degC 86F mark so growth!!, expect lots of growth.

jmsieglaff · January 12, 2018

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Originally Posted by Koala Doug

I feel like I'm the only person here who actually likes winter... lol.

I like winter, but this year winter has been terrible. Bitter cold and no snow.

Coastal South Carolina has had more snow than we have.

jmsieglaff · January 12, 2018

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Originally Posted by Medbury Gardens

Its rare to get ground soaking rains in summer here but ive just had 3 days of light rain that's broken a three month dry period. Next three days is supposed to be around the 30degC 86F mark so growth!!, expect lots of growth.

Enjoy that explosion of growth!

Koala Doug · January 12, 2018

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Originally Posted by jmsieglaff

I like winter, but this year winter has been terrible. Bitter cold and no snow.

I can see your point - I also hate snow-less winters.

I love snow... and lots of it. But if there isn't going to be any significant snow on the ground, then I'd just prefer it be a warm season so I could grow things.

Cole_Robbie · January 12, 2018

I just filled up bins of water in the back of my truck, totaling 70 gallons, which is 583 pounds. I have all-terrain tires on the back, so with weight, my 2wd truck is almost as good as 4wd. In fact, I'd prefer it over a lot of 4wd vehicles I see with worn-out street tires.

taboule · January 13, 2018

It's been warm here too, most of the snow is gone, expected to hit 60 F today before it goes back downhill. Single digits forecast for tonight, a more than 50 deg F swing.

wildcat62 · January 13, 2018

3-4 inches of fresh snow here this morning. And temps forecasted to be cold all week.

January 12, 2018	#1674
Medbury Gardens Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Medbury, New Zealand Posts: 1,881	Its rare to get ground soaking rains in summer here but ive just had 3 days of light rain that's broken a three month dry period. Next three days is supposed to be around the 30degC 86F mark so growth!!, expect lots of growth. __________________ Richard

January 13, 2018	#1680
wildcat62 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2014 Location: Zone 6 Northern Kentucky Posts: 1,094	3-4 inches of fresh snow here this morning. And temps forecasted to be cold all week. __________________ Mark

January 11, 2018	#1667
rxkeith Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Back in da U.P. Posts: 1,849	yesterday we got close to 40 degrees, a welcome break. today, winter advisory. temperature plummeted, and we are getting 5 to 8 inches of blowing snow. my wife cleared the driveway twice while i was at work. when i got home, the drive was half blown in again. we will have a job opening it back up in the am. keith

January 11, 2018	#1668
pmcgrady Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Central Illinois Posts: 1,836	What the heck... It was 60 today, low of 19 tonight... really?

January 12, 2018	#1669
Cole_Robbie Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Illinois, zone 6 Posts: 8,407	Got a nice 2 or 3" of compacted sleet last night, and no temps above freezing in sight. Roads will be slick for a while.

January 12, 2018	#1671
jmsieglaff Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Southern WI Posts: 2,742	At least with our last cold spell we had gotten a couple inches of snow before it hit. Now the ground is 100% bare with some sub zero nights ahead--bad for perennials, not to mention frozen standing water in fields--bad for winter cereal crops. We should get a few inches Sunday night.

January 12, 2018	#1672
AlittleSalt BANNED FOR LIFE Join Date: May 2014 Posts: 13,333	I has been below freezing and very windy here again, but no precipitation. The temperatures are actually what you would expect here. The thing that is different is that the past two winters were both way warmer than usual for here in this part of Texas. You start getting used to it being warmer than normal, and now this typical winter feels cold. It could be a whole lot worse as many of you have shared.

January 12, 2018	#1673
Koala Doug Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2017 Location: Detroit Posts: 688	I feel like I'm the only person here who actually likes winter... lol.

January 12, 2018	#1678
Cole_Robbie Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Illinois, zone 6 Posts: 8,407	I just filled up bins of water in the back of my truck, totaling 70 gallons, which is 583 pounds. I have all-terrain tires on the back, so with weight, my 2wd truck is almost as good as 4wd. In fact, I'd prefer it over a lot of 4wd vehicles I see with worn-out street tires.

January 13, 2018	#1679
taboule Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: MA Posts: 903	It's been warm here too, most of the snow is gone, expected to hit 60 F today before it goes back downhill. Single digits forecast for tonight, a more than 50 deg F swing.