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Monday, December 17, 2012

Snow for Christmas



Looks like we'll have a good ground cover of snow for Christmas. We are just north enough and high enough to get more snow than rain in our forecast. My shovels are standing by.

I finally got the last of my firewood under cover. The job should have been done ages ago, but something always came up that was more important -or fun. Let's be honest here. Come to think of it, there's lots of things more fun that piling wood. What's even less fun is digging firewood out of the snow, so the storm motivated me.

Another thing less fun that piling firewood is buying heating oil. I was talking to a friend of mine at a party the other night. He keeps his house at 60 degrees Fahrenheit and his workshop much colder than that. In fact the shop's been so cold paint won't dry. I don't know how Santa and the Elves manage up there in the North Pole.

I'd much rather have snow than freezing rain. Driving is better and it's much easier to remove snow than to deal with icy driveways. When I was a kid, freezing rain was a rarity. Now it's common and can happen any time during the winter.

Another weird winter weather effect has been thunder and lighting during snowstorms. That's just wrong. It's like god got drunk and thought he'd play a prank on us. Give me a plain old snowstorm any day. Save the special effects for the movies.

The grandkids will be able to go sledding in a winter wonderland during Christmas vacation. That's what childhood is all about.

-Sixbears


7 comments:

  1. Yep, the kids will have fun, while us older folks grump!

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    1. We should learn to see the world through their eyes and have fun again.

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  2. Playing in the snow and the rain is an art form that kids seem to have perfected!

    Not a bad idea to learn how to enjoy things again...from a child's perspective!

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    1. I've never been accused of being overly mature . . .

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  3. Thundersnow...thats just wrong!

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    1. Indeed it is. What's coming next for weird weather, I wonder?

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  4. We have snow on the ground this morning, but I think more rain is moving in upon us. Thus, I expect our holiday on Friday, the Solstice, to be snow free.

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