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Siwsan

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71. There was a time when I thought it was nice

Tue Dec 26, 2017, 08:46 AM

Dec 2017

But now heavy snow and ice pellets are a scary reminders our week long power outage, in 2013, and my brush with carbon monoxide poisoning. Storms now trigger me into rounding up flashlights, candles and lanterns and praying that no water is draining into the sump pump crock. I have a new, professionally installed generator that is wired into the house, but it won't get fired up unless the basement is in danger of flooding and/or food is in danger of spoiling.

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I'm on the hunt for those who wished for a White Christmas!!! [View all] Siwsan Dec 2017 OP

That would be me. Chemisse Dec 2017 #1

Some people say it is. Siwsan Dec 2017 #6

That's scary. What happened? Hassin Bin Sober Dec 2017 #16

I do, now Siwsan Dec 2017 #20

A cautionary tale for this season. Thank you for sharing. Hassin Bin Sober Dec 2017 #24

Wow! Siwsan Dec 2017 #27

I'm sorry that ruined winter for you. Too many people die from that each year. Chemisse Dec 2017 #40

Also me. GreenPartyVoter Dec 2017 #26

It would be if the "scenery" could be moved out on December 26 dflprincess Dec 2017 #69

Guilty as charged. nt Irish_Dem Dec 2017 #2

Guilty in NE OH.....Merry White Christmas! Cycle2016 Dec 2017 #3

NE Ohio weather sucks! we can do it Dec 2017 #4

Generalize much? JRT Dem Dec 2017 #59

NE Ohio weather sucks. I lived there for 56 years. we can do it Dec 2017 #63

Snow October to May? What?? JRT Dem Dec 2017 #81

It absolutely does snow sometimes in October and May. we can do it Dec 2017 #82

Actually that seemed like a pretty specific complaint! Chemisse Dec 2017 #78

Aaah ... my hometown, smack dab in the snow belt. Auggie Dec 2017 #44

My brother was in Chardin sab390 Dec 2017 #55

Chardon. Im from next door. We got the same. Auggie Dec 2017 #61

I feel your pain.....we had enough of that and got the hell out! we can do it Dec 2017 #5

At least I don't HAVE to be anywhere until Wednesday. Siwsan Dec 2017 #8

That's a good thing! we can do it Dec 2017 #12

When you catch up to them give them an xtra 50 lashes each from me. 3 days of snow here. OregonBlue Dec 2017 #7

It stopped snowing again, but I'm not falling for that a second time!! Siwsan Dec 2017 #9

We had one of those winters last year where it would snow, then rain then freeze, over and over, OregonBlue Dec 2017 #19

So do I, and I'm in Portland. potone Dec 2017 #50

It was so bad. I don't ever want another of those!! I keep thinking that if we OregonBlue Jan 2018 #94

So do I. potone Jan 2018 #95

Snow here yesterday Heartstrings Dec 2017 #10

There were ice pellets mixed in with the snowflakes being blown by wind Siwsan Dec 2017 #11

I'm done. Winter can go away now. mainer Dec 2017 #13

This was WA MFM008 Dec 2017 #14

I hate show. HATE it. Sorry. CousinIT Dec 2017 #15

I should hate it less, since I retired Siwsan Dec 2017 #17

Pfffft. A measley 8 inches. Tracer Dec 2017 #18

Our bad years were 2013-2015 Siwsan Dec 2017 #21

Massachusetts ? CentralMass Dec 2017 #30

That Reminds Me of Two Things Leith Dec 2017 #22

My nieces and nephews want me to head south Siwsan Dec 2017 #29

Yup. Igel Dec 2017 #32

A rare white Xmas in Western Washington... Wounded Bear Dec 2017 #23

pssst could u send some of that california way please. AllaN01Bear Dec 2017 #25

I wish I could!!! Siwsan Dec 2017 #48

Sure is pretty but...... mgardener Dec 2017 #28

No, not I. We had enuff up North. sprinkleeninow Dec 2017 #31

My neighbor came to my rescue Siwsan Dec 2017 #33

We'll be right over. Leave the porch lite on!😀 sprinkleeninow Dec 2017 #62

Thanks to lake MI elmac Dec 2017 #34

I'm of the same mind set Siwsan Dec 2017 #38

Snow is great, right up until it's time to deal with it:) Afromania Dec 2017 #35

Yup! Siwsan Dec 2017 #36

Me too. matt819 Dec 2017 #37

We're at 7", right now. Siwsan Dec 2017 #41

Not me! LeftInTX Dec 2017 #39

Are you offering a reward? Good iced cinnamon cookies work for me, I will rat anyone out Blue_true Dec 2017 #42

Me! We got a couple inches yesterday! Lovely! NT Adrahil Dec 2017 #43

The snow level here has reached wicked level sarge43 Dec 2017 #45

Greetings from Boston Sedona Dec 2017 #46

He looks like a deranged Easter bunny tymorial Dec 2017 #79

Not me. greatauntoftriplets Dec 2017 #47

HAHAHA!!! You WIN the thread!! Siwsan Dec 2017 #49

lol.. I remember Cha Dec 2017 #51

Merry Christmas to you, too, Cha! Siwsan Dec 2017 #52

Sounds cozy.. especially Cha Dec 2017 #53

Hi from snowy Vermont! janterry Dec 2017 #54

I did, but only because I wanted the freezing rain to stop. smirkymonkey Dec 2017 #56

We had a brief attack of ice pellets, during the heaviest snow Siwsan Dec 2017 #57

Have maybe an inch at my house Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Dec 2017 #58

that's perfect to me JI7 Dec 2017 #60

Several inches in the Grand Rapids area the past 36 hours or so. UrbScotty Dec 2017 #64

2-3 inches in the far northwest suburbs of Chicago fell yesterday, and I... 3catwoman3 Dec 2017 #65

We only got about 2 new inches, but it helped warm us up to 2 below! raven mad Dec 2017 #66

I'm sorry... but that is beautiful!! Texasgal Dec 2017 #67

There was a time when I thought it was nice Siwsan Dec 2017 #71

As I've often said, what did Bing Crosby know about a white Christmas? dflprincess Dec 2017 #68

I was wondering the other day where he grew up treestar Dec 2017 #73

You're welcome? Ninsianna Dec 2017 #70

I don't mind the white so much as the cold. It's a good 2 weeks until we go above freezing again. Vinca Dec 2017 #72

I'm not crazy about either, but heavy snow is my nemesis. Siwsan Dec 2017 #74

I wished for a white Christmas...and got a dusting here in Northern Ohio. Demsrule86 Dec 2017 #75

i love winter.. the more snow the better. we PLOWED..with a tractor twice in 1 day samnsara Dec 2017 #76

As long as I don't lose power, or have a family emergency, I can grin and bear it Siwsan Dec 2017 #77

I'm sure tRump is wishing for a white Christmas too... Joe941 Dec 2017 #80

It's beautiful malaise Dec 2017 #83

For the 2nd morning in a row, I woke up to a -6 air temperature Siwsan Dec 2017 #84

74 here malaise Dec 2017 #85

Our sky is a magnificent 'Ice Blue' in color Siwsan Dec 2017 #86

No, I no longer wish for snow. I wish, here in upstate NY, for everybody to remember ... planetc Dec 2017 #87

Part of the reason our outage was so extensive was a lack of maintenance/pruning by the power co Siwsan Dec 2017 #89

I went for a walk on the Beach Christmas Day GulfCoast66 Dec 2017 #88

I'm heading to Florida at the end of next month Siwsan Dec 2017 #90

We LWolf Dec 2017 #91

We had two horrible winters followed by two relatively mild ones Siwsan Dec 2017 #92

All of that. LWolf Dec 2017 #93