It is snowing where I live....

[riptides]

I actually have firewood stacked, diesel fuel ready to go, generators ready, and the tractor up from the field near the driveway. I have beer in the fridge, food in the freezer, and all the kids are home.

Dang..... the only thing I forgot was to swap the rake out for the backblade...... oh well.....

Glad I am home and not on the roads, it looks frightful

 

[Craig Clayton]

Have fun playing in the fresh snow. Just think in some countries they do not even understand the concept of whiteouts and wind chill.
Craig Clayton

 

[Financegal]

I actually have firewood stacked, diesel fuel ready to go, generators ready, and the tractor up from the field near the driveway. I have beer in the fridge, food in the freezer, and all the kids are home.

Dang..... the only thing I forgot was to swap the rake out for the backblade...... oh well.....

Glad I am home and not on the roads, it looks frightful

NOVA. huh? Forty four years in the burbs of DC and how well I remember the nightmare that is I-95. Can't remember the year but stuck in Crystal City trying to get onto an exit to head south on 95. Seven hours later . . . we made it home. Retired now and moved 7 years ago out in the middle of nowhere near Sperryville. Last year's storm was murder but this year I am ready - during a half hour of no precip this morn, I rolled the generator down under the deck and it's hooked up to transfer switch and ready to go but I'd still rather keep power. I'd not go out this late to start it up - I'd wait till morning and use it more during the daytime hours. I'd read by lanterns instead tonight.

 

[Larry Caldwell]

It was 73 degrees yesterday at Brookings, on the Southern Oregon coast. They are calling it Juneuary. I just thought I would rub it in.

 

[Financegal]

I actually have firewood stacked, diesel fuel ready to go, generators ready, and the tractor up from the field near the driveway. I have beer in the fridge, food in the freezer, and all the kids are home.

Dang..... the only thing I forgot was to swap the rake out for the backblade...... oh well.....

Glad I am home and not on the roads, it looks frightful

Potential for something else to roll thru Tuesday/Wednesday. Enough already, I'm tired of this - don't know how those of you in parts north of here (VA) that get a lot of this deal with it.

 

[Sigarms]

Just think in some countries they do not even understand the concept of whiteouts and wind chill.

I'm guessing about 80% of the US population doesn't understand what a white out is.

Imagine not being able to see the hand in front of your face.

 

[outinthetalgrass]

WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...
A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
* TIMING... SNOW WILL INCREASE ACROSS CENTRAL ILLINOIS TUESDAY MORNING AND THEN BECOME HEAVY TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. A MIX OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WILL OCCUR ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS TUESDAY MORNING AND AGAIN TUESDAY EVENING... CHANGING TO ALL SNOW LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL OCCUR TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.
* ACCUMULATIONS... ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF INCH ARE POSSIBLE ALONG AND SOUTHEAST OF A LINE FROM JACKSONVILLE TO BLOOMINGTON. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 12 INCHES OR MORE ARE ALSO POSSIBLE NORTHWEST OF A LINE FROM JACKSONVILLE TO BLOOMINGTON.
* WINDS... NORTHEAST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL OCCUR TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH

AND THATS WHATS ITS SUPPOSED TO DO HERE.

 

[johnk]

I actually have firewood stacked, diesel fuel ready to go, generators ready, and the tractor up from the field near the driveway. I have beer in the fridge, food in the freezer, and all the kids are home.

Dang..... the only thing I forgot was to swap the rake out for the backblade...... oh well.....

Glad I am home and not on the roads, it looks frightful

You are starting to act like a Northerner........