Serious ARCTIC blast

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In the northern hemisphere, we call it "arctic" blasts. In the southern hemisphere, do they call it "antarctic" blasts?

 

[Amish Heart]

I think we get two degrees above freezing tomorrow for an hr. That's it. Maybe the geese can get some fresh bathing water. So far their pools are still iceblocks.

 

[elkhound]

 

[Cabin Fever]

This is one of my favorite videos about southerners and cold/snow.

 

[Magus]

Nobody here knows how to react to more than an inch of snow, they act like it's Armageddon and drive like retarded kids on meth!

 

[sonya123]

well, it's snowing again here, got probably a few inches in the last hour or so, glad we got home before it started

 

[Morgan101]

We got about 2 more inches of snow today, and temps are still below freezing. I broke my own rule and shoveled the driveway because we are supposed to have friends over tomorrow night. Hoping it will warm up some so more will melt. Worst part is the barricade the snow plows leave in front of your driveway as they clean the streets. It is O.K. but I will have to fight with it again tomorrow so it is safer for guests.

 

[Mountain trapper]

It started snowing on the way home from town. Only a couple inches so far. We need the storms that drop a foot or two.

 

[Pearl]

So next week we will get back in the 50's, then mid 60's! THEN, around the 19th is another blast of artic cold coming on down!! No word on precipitation yet, just some horrible cold!! Not sure how much of the country will be affected!!

Looks like winter precip here again the 20th and 21st!! Time will tell!

 

[Amish Heart]

Around the 19th and 20th possibly for us, but it's too soon to tell. Showing 3 degrees and snow then. We hit above freezing around 4pm today for maybe an hr. First time in a long time.

 

[Cabin Fever]

We're forecast to get a total of 3 to 5" of snow throughout today and tonight.

 

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I got up this morning and saw several more inches of snow. It was 12° (warmest morning in the last several days) but I said my outside chores could wait until it got up to at least 20°.

When I did come out, tractor wouldn't start. After about 45 minutes of finessing it, I coaxed it to start/run. Just spent the last couple hours clearing snow.

Our USPS driver is very good but saw her bypassing deliveries since she couldn't get to the mailboxes due to the massive snow/slush piled high near the boxes from the town plow. I decided to go up and down the road with my tractor and clear everything out in front of mailboxes.

I noticed that a family nearby who has a very steep driveway didn't plow his driveway. Odd since he's normally on top of it. I thought his plow setup broke. I pulled in and spent about 45 minutes clearing out his driveway. Come to find out he's really sick. He texted me with his appreciation.

OK - I just stood at my computer doing 5 minutes of warm-up. Back to outside to get firewood.

 

[M0del_31]

For a few hours in east Texas, we were at risk of our mud drying out but we got a few inches of cold rain Thursday and now 50F so winter is in full swing, then 1st Spring will drop in a week or so.

 

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For a few hours in east Texas, we were at risk of our mud drying out but we got a few inches of cold rain Thursday and now 50F so winter is in full swing, then 1st Spring will drop in a week or so.

I don't know what that means. Please elaborate. Around here, we hate mud and look forward to it drying out.

 

[M0del_31]

I don't know what that means. Please elaborate. Around here, we hate mud and look forward to it drying out.

sarcasm....we have drought during the summer when stuff would grow...the ground literally cracks from dryness, burn bans, water conservation...ect. It mostly rains here in the winter its too cool to grow anything on purpose but occasionally our mud dries out.