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    Cold rain and snow? Here comes sunshine? What's Mother Nature up to at your house?

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    25 below across the lake
    They just announced that is currently -25 in Saranac Lake at 10 pm. That's pretty righeous. Everything is really trippy when it gets this cold. Even the planes going over head sound really weird in extreme cold. I love it! It's gonna get colder, so let's get on with the show... And if you're up in the North Country, bring your pets in!!!!!
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    here in Oakland
    it is cold and socked in with fog, but nothing like what you guys are having!
  • johnman
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    with the rain and wind
    our snow here on the west side of the cascades has all but disappeared. at least in the south sound, and close to water. sorry to hear you guys are still buried, hal.....41 degrees with winds at 33 mph....70% chance of rain
  • Hal R
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    broke our records here too
    We have had 59.7 inches of snow this month. Mail delivery has been sporadic. I am walking just about everywhere, in the street, which I don't like because some people have not cleared the sidewalks. The piles of snow we have made from clearing the sidewalk and drive are over 6 or 7 feet tall. The roof of an electrical business at the end of our block fell in yesteday from the weight of the snow and one of my neighbors just fell off his roof clearing it. I usually like snow and winter but this is testing my patience. I am too tired from shovelling and walking in deep snow and pushing people out to have much time or energy to snowshoe or ski! And more is on its way. If the doors of perception were cleansed, everything would appear to man as it is, infinite. William Blake
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    White Christmas
    Just broke the all-time record for snowfall here in madison,wisconsin for the month of december. A beautiful sight really, nothing like christmas lights reflecting in the snow and fresh fallen snow hanging on the branches of all the trees. Reminds me of the days at lake tahoe. Have a warm and wonderful christmas eve all you beautiful people out there. Your spirit shines brightly on this planet we call home.
  • marye
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    looks like rain
    here in the OC, where I am for the family festivities.
  • rambelinbearis…
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    the temp went up today
    think it made it to 25 degrees wooohooo.I can feel the spring in the air allready!!!!!!looks like it is gona be a white Christmas
  • stuman
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    Temp dipped down
    to the mid 40`s last night , 60`s this afternoon .. think I`ll mow the yard today ..
  • johnman
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    snow melted JUST ENUF
    for me to find my shovel.....at least now i won't break my neck on the stairs. no snow today, a little sun......and it may snow again tonite.
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    BRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
    RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!Its only 14 degree in NJ! Ouch it hurts to go out! The wind is killer and makes it feel like 30 below BRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!
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No complaints from me, but I don't live in the flood zone either. Be careful out there!
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got about 6 inches in the mountains of NC, about a half inch of ice under the snow. Shoveled it up and dug out the car, roads are ok, but there will be ice. Still slightly snowing here but is winding down, not the 12 to 18 inches they had projected.
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if you can avoid driving in this, it's a good idea. I got a flat yesterday so had to go to Costco today to get a replacement, and the freeway was such a mess coming home that I was really glad to have the good tires. Even gladder to be home and not have to go out again. This rain does take me back to a whole lot of getting soaked outside the Henry J.
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At least I can say that. There has been a short stretch of sub-zero temps and even more frigid wind chills. Unfortunately, there has not been much in the way of snow again this winter. I essentially have to head north or to higher elevations if I want to experience any deep snow. We only have 5" of snow cover at the moment! We're also looking at the potential for mid-40 degree weather and rain for the latter part of next week which should essentially obliterate the little we currently have. I guess Punxatawny Phil was right... On a positive note, I was able to get one of my old snowshoes repaired for only $20. The crampon was broke. It's amazing how difficult those parts can be to track down! The snow shoe companies really have planned obsolescence down to a "t"! Thanks to my perseverance and stick-to-itiveness I have a real nice set for backup. And on another positive note, I have at the moment reservations for Sedgwick, CO and 2 nights in Denver for Spring Break. And, a little bit later I will set the reservation for 2 or 3 nights at Estes Park, which is just a stones throw from the Colorado Rockies wilderness and paradise for a snowshoer like me. There's not much I'd rather be doing on the first day of spring than snowshoeing in the Colorado Rockies.
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Snowshoed today and it was great! (if a little shallow on the snow) At least it was cold enough. Was able to spot a kingfisher, a screaming red-tailed hawk, a beaver den and various other mammal tracks...
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Funny, my nickname used to be 'ski-man' but I was never a skier. On another tangentially related note, I just supported the Rex Foundation! There is a t-shirt available over at Nancy's Yogurt and all proceeds benefit the Rex Foundation. It's thanks to you for including the website... :-) http://nancys-yogurt.myshopify.com/products/nancy-s-yogurt-sunshine-day… http://www.rexfoundation.org/support-rex/
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...on the button. It may have actually been colder at a point. Not to mention there's about a foot of fresh, light airy powder snow and nary a breeze. The weather conditions made for several wonderful snowshoe treks at some of my favorite haunts yesterday!
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Chilly start at the ski area yesterday: much more pleasant at +14 F this morning. Maybe I'll be able to change my long john's!
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snow to freezing rain...but a warmup is on the horizon, finally. Time for a summer tour...
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...what possessed me to go mtn biking in a blizzard yesterday, but I did. Did some snowshoeing too this past weekend. Colder than a witch's nipple, it was...
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Currently raining and sunny in STL...par for the course...Looking for the Rainbow, I know it's around here somewhere...
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WTF? At least Spring's a month away anyway. :-)

P.S. I'm not a robot.