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[Kaljaia]

5 degrees, five inches of snow at minimum, with drifts up to four feet on the road between me and town. We have a local snow plow and sanding truck, thank goodness, (the county would never come out this far) but even the UPS guy (who really will come out in any weather) was having trouble in his big box truck and said he'd landed in a deep drift trying to deliver somewhere yesterday. We're about to a month of snow on the ground, which is unheard-of in "our time" (the last 20 years) but not that unusual in the long-term records. Just very cold. No rocks for me, I can't see them, I can't find them, I can't cut them, can't polish them until all this clears up!
I found someone's autobiographical account of hauling freight through the valley 160+ years ago, about how everyone in the party lost something to frostbite when they camped along the creek. I can believe it now! Wind chills are down to -16.

[Stonemon]

Over the hill here in McKenzie Bridge,  we have 2 feet of snow in the yard. I have been plowing the old folks out with my tractor for a few days now. I think I wore out my suicide knob and my pecs are screaming.  My shop was 15 degrees this morning so no cutting for me either.
The house is warm, the fire is cheerful and the ache in my muscles will subside with time.
Happy new years all..... Lots of snow melt for the streams this year.
Bill

[lithicbeads]

Hopefully this cold will slow down the mountain pine bark bettle devastation out west . A similar plague has been working north on the east coast due to the rediculously warm winters of the last 20 years. good book time and good time to bundle up and watch the stars at night.

[55fossil]

  Breaking a 30 year record in Boise, Idaho.  We usually get snow, snow melts and we get more for a short period. Over 2 feet in my yard now and it has been here for a month. Now I remember why I do not live in South Dakota anymore.  No snow plows out here.

[Ranger_Dave]

Kind of wet here in California too. We're expecting 4 inches of rain this weekend. Yosemite NP is expecting major flooding. The big flood of 1997 reached 23 feet of water at the Pohono Bridge (West end of the Valley). Sunday they are expecting it to peak at 21 feet. The Park issued a warning to visitors; if you plan on coming this weekend make other plans.

[GoodEarth]

-10 on the thermometer last night, and we have about a foot of unmelted snow on the ground. More forecast for next week, but temps should rise. Thank goodness I put in a stock of seed for the birds and squirrels. I'm really ready for my visit to Quartzsite in a couple of weeks. 70 there today!

[Susan]

Oh my! Stay warm and safe all. It's  73° here in Florida right now and we're supposed to get down to  38° on Saturday night. 

[Kaljaia]

Got 8 more inches yesterday and it's stacked up to annoyingly above-snowboot-level. Still snowing!
Had a pipe break in a hotel/conference building last night, not from freezing, but from strain from being improperly installed 10+ years ago, so all my neighborhood and I got to go run around and make more ice as we bailed and shop-vaced and cut carpet. Have to wait for it to thaw before we'll know if there's damage to the siding, which is likely- pipe broke in an attic and water flowed between the attic and second floor outer walls, then down to the first floor and out to its walls. The building's got 2 foot icicles on its roof now and one back wall covered in ice! We theoretically thaw tomorrow, but it's a north-slope building and unlikely to get enough full sun for the few hours of 36 degree weather we've been promised.

A neighbor from Florida does not believe us when we tell her this never happens here! All the neighborhood kids have their pick of slopes for sledding and big field lights are turned on in the evenings for night sledding and tubing, and one family makes a bonfire on the hill. We're all making the best of it, but still- everyone's ready for some 'normal' winter weather again.

[hummingbirdstones]

I have to admit that I do not miss the Chicago winter weather.  Below zero with wind chills just stink!  I'm such a sissy now that I moan when we get below freezing.  We had around 4" of snow on Christmas Eve, which is pretty unusual where we are.  It's usually just a dusting or an inch or two.  Was happy when the sun melted the snow on the roads before we had to trek over to Vince's mom's house for Christmas.  Most people have no clue how to drive in snow around here.

[Stonemon]

We also got another 8" yesterday. Total well over 2' now. Turned to freezing rain this morning and we are holding our breath. We have a 11,000 sq. ft. riding arena on the property that has been converted to a ag. building and it is sagging badly this morning. If the temp continues to rise and we start to melt we may dodge a bullet. I put posts under the 60' trusses a couple years back but the trusses are kicking out laterally and who knows?
Here is a picture of our 20'x36' green house!
I am ready for some "normal" winter weather also. A nice 40 degree rain would be quite welcome. Hmmm, never thought I would say that!
Bill

[lithicbeads]

My 20 x 50 foot greenhouse was destroyed by two feet of snow followed by 90 mph winds 4 years ago. About half of my trees and shrubs were killed or badly broken that evening. All our hard work can be very inconsequential at times which is a good reminder  that we are just borrowing this place.

[Jhon P]

Snowing Saturday morning and cold, by noon it was raining and it hadn't stopped. This morning the snow is gone and it is 50 degree.  My side driveway and back lot is flooding. The ground is saturated and no more water will soak in. They are talking about rain up to 10,000' elevation and to expect the rivers to flood. I would rather have the snow.

[Jhon P]

It's the Pineapple Express wet warm air coming from Hawaii and I think we are dead center.
Good luck to everyone and stay warm.

[hummingbirdstones]

Everyone in the path of this nasty weather please stay safe and warm!

[GoodEarth]

I remember working downtown Reno during the big flood of 97. My father ran a hotel there, and we had windows in the restaurant overlooking the river. At the peak of the flood, you could sit in the restaurant and the water was about waist high on the windows. Crazy times. They say the flood might peak above that this time. Stay safe Jhon!