I took this about 10 minutes ago. Last Friday, the temp hit 70. It started snowing on Sunday. I waded through snow up to my hips just before I took the pic. Ah, lake effect.
weather!
WOW, that's a lot of snow.
You should post your pic here too.
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Good Grief!! My condolences!!!!!!!
It was 25 degrees when I left Bridgeport this morning at 7:30. Guess there won't be fresh herbs for Thanksgiving this year.
Wow!! Sorry to see that Kathleen.
Ugh!
Snow!
I know it's not too far away for me either. I feel so sorry for you Kathleen. Did you lose power?
I'm not sure what is the appropriate thing to say here. I want to say, "Wow, that's awesome. Beautiful! Aren't you lucky?" I have a feeling that's not the right thing to say. We have been in the teens and twenties all week. No snow. We are freezing our tuchases off in what is mildly explained as a "jet stream of cooler air". On the other hand, I can't imagine what it must be like to get animals out to do their business, kids off to school, or off to work in that weather. I have never even negotiated anything like that in my life! Hope you melt soon.
Laurel
Hope you are safe and warm!! We have but a trace here north of you.
It does looks beautiful!
There will be plenty of skiing this weekend, for sure! All waxed up here and ready to go!
Fingers are crossed it remains manageable ...... and maybe moves a bit north for a day!
We did lose power for just a couple of hours in the middle of the night on Sunday. Otherwise, it has just been Stan keeping the driveways blown out so we can get all the necessary trucks in and out - feed trucks, milk trucks, salesmen who think they're going to catch the farmer home. It is beautiful, and not that uncommon, although going from the 70s to total lake effect whiteouts in the space of about 36 hours does make your head spin a bit.
Holy crap!!!! That IS a lot of snow!!! You poor thing!!!
I feel your pain! I am in Elbridge. We have been getting an abnormal amount of snow and cold these last 4 days! Not hip deep though. Enough to plow and shovel though. The animals do not want to go out and when they have to its real quick. We have not lost any power, but we have a warning (lakeeffect snow) til tomorrow morning. My plow guy will have me out in time for church. LOL He is my brother-in-law! Good luck to you Kathleen! Keep warm and drink coacoa! MMMM! Good!
MMMM! Hot chocolate! With whipped cream!
Yup, more snow over night last night. But the sun sure does shine all day. It actually feels nice. I dug out the chicken run and they are all out side. They enjoy it, maybe not as much as fall though! ;) This is looking off my back deck. Pretty vision of white.
Sure looks like winter to me.
We dont have nearly that much snow.
Oh, but you will. You are central NY as well as I am. We have just been getting steady stuff. But always a sunny day. Do you ski? I wish I did. But instead I drink coacoa. hehehe.
Never skied.Affraid of broken bones
Yup, me too! It does look like fun!
I made pottery for a living and couldn't risk being laid up for any amount of time.
It's sort of like being a farmer, who does the chores when he or she falls in the barn and breaks something that takes weeks to heal.
I hear ya there. I dont do pottery, I am a student (again) I am going back to school to be a High School teacher/Socail Studies with Masters in Special Ed. I still dont want to break anything...important! hehehe!
I skied once but the slopes were real icy and it was hard to stop, so I ended up having to fall down to stop before I took out the people at the bottom of the hill, spent the rest of the afternoon inside drinking cocoa, I love sledding/tubing though.
You poor people.... it's just freezing cold down here, not literally though I don't think. Not yet.
How r u Carrielamont? It will be coldera and snowy soon enough right?
Now calling for RAIN? Make up its mind!
We're in for rain, today, too!
Glad we got some skiing in this weekend while it was fresh! It was prime. No broken bones, but I don't remember being so stiff and sore the next day .... :-
We were almost down in Kathleen's backyard. Foot and a half of snow, I think. Hope you kept warm!
Sure is pretty. Makes me think of that corny Thanksgiving sleigh song about goin' to granma's ....
Over the hills and through the woods to Gramma's house we go...
Glad there were no broken bones! Stiffness can get worked out. :)
We have had, by unofficial measurement, 5 feet since last Sunday. The ground being warm yet, it is settling quite fast. At least two barns caved in in our neighborhood from the weight of snow on the roof. Stan did some shoveling on Saturday and is hoping it warms up enough for more to melt off before the rain makes it heavier.
No skiers here, although we do live about10 minutes from Peek'n Peak. Too much work to do on the farm!
Wow Kathleen! Thats alot of snow already, too bad about the barns.
Makes for a long winter starting this early doesn't it?
Oh yeah, I heard about the barn collapse in Sinclarville .... No fun, at all.
Didn't realize 5 foot had fallen by you! That's a snootful
We hit peekNpeak, holimont and holidayV
Oh that is just horrible. We have no were near that. Perhaps a couple but not 5!
Those poor people. Were any people or animals injured? I sure hope not.
The one in the news lost some cows .... but were able to save many more. tragic. Hard work by the fire crews in the dark snowy cold.
I was just doing dishes and had a thought! With 5 ft of snow...rain will make it heavier. I hope more people dont loose their barns! My DH was out yesterday pushing the snow off my coop. I dont have as much as you though!
my kids need new sleds! The blow up ones we got last year popped. They are fast but not very sturdy. This is good time to go. The snow will be slick! WEEEEEE!
That's bad-back-making snow! What I am trying to say is that heavy snow like that makes bad backs - it's not light and fluffy as you expect it will be from the looks of it. And heavy snow makes bad backs worse!
Good for business if you're an orthopedist, chiropractor or physical therapist, I guess. Kathleen, is Stan able enough to be able to do those kinds of jobs you describe?
By all means, new sleds all around!
Thats for sure Carrie!!! I am in the wrong business! LOL
X-country ski instead of downhill? That is a lot of snow at once, bit by bit seems more manageable. still working on leaves here, rain predicted.
I have thought about X-country. I hear its good exercise! Hummmmm! Maybe I will get a pair of skis for Christmas. ;)
Stan is Stan - hard man to keep down. His ankle has heeled quite well, but there will always be the barometer effect. The cold bothers it a good deal.
Ouch! Ray has the same problem with his back and the rain, and sounds like a similar personality, too!
Nice snow pic, Kathleen. Though I don't like winter much, I do like a good snowstorm. Something about it..... Don't like losing power, though. Wouldn't be bad for maybe a little while, a few hours maybe, or possibly a day, but not longer than that. I always like it when a blizzard keeps me home from work. I'm like a little kid hoping school will be canceled due to snow whenever I hear we are gonna got a good sized storm. In my line of work they do cancel for big storms, or we go home early, as we do a lot of driving.
When it comes to skiing, I'm afraid of broken bones, too. I do like drinking that hot cocoa, though. Yummy!
Karen
We would usually head up to Chestnut Ridge Park, here in Orchard Park, NY, so everyone can have the wintertime of their choice. Beautiful Lodge, with HUGE fireplaces and concessionary, Year-round camping, Cross-Country Skiing, Downhill Skiing, Sledding Hills, Snowmobiling, and up until about a year ago, Toboggan Chutes.
Tobogganing used to be a staple attraction for decades, but due to county "mismanagement" (it is a county maintained park), they didn't want to afford them any more, so no more tobogganing. The parks commissioner (a county exec. appointment position, I believe) estimates the repairs would now be over $100,000. So, what does the county exec. do .... gives ridiculous raises to his buddies, whom he put into various offices, instead of fixing the toboggans, and THEN raises property taxes to cover those raises he gave to his buddies.
I only mention the side story, as it is sad to see a fond tradition of several generations fall to the political machine called Erie County. I believe they installed the toboggan runs in the 40's. It is a place we ALL visit several times each winter to go tobogganing ..... or used to .......
I know we're not supposed to get political, or discuss current events, and I am not intending to, it s just that I am really sad to see the passing of one of our favorite local traditions just to grease the local political machine.