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Solly Mack

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15. We usually have one week of cold and I'm talking maybe freezing, mostly not.

Reply to niyad (Reply #12)

Sun Feb 14, 2021, 09:09 PM

Feb 2021

I can drive in the snow and ice, though I won't go out on ice unless it is an emergency.

Still, I'd rather not do either.

We kept our chains from living in snowy locales, good thing.

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OH GOLLY! elleng Feb 2021 #1

It won't be above 30 at night here until the weekend with the days improving some, in the low to Solly Mack Feb 2021 #3

LOL! elleng Feb 2021 #7

((Solly)) blm Feb 2021 #2

Thank you, blm. Solly Mack Feb 2021 #4

I think my cat ordered the weather so that I would have to stay in and cuddle with him. He does niyad Feb 2021 #13

My cats visit me at night, one after the other, for snuggles. After a few minutes the go their own Solly Mack Feb 2021 #16

It was 11 here in Idaho when I went out for my morning walk. The usual hour was a little more brewens Feb 2021 #5

Walking the dogs today was most unpleasant. They didn't like it either. Solly Mack Feb 2021 #8

I hear ya! Behind the Aegis Feb 2021 #6

My dogs didn't understand why they had to go out in the wet cold either. Solly Mack Feb 2021 #10

Oh dear, be glad MuseRider Feb 2021 #9

Yikes! -11. I had forgotten about temps like that. Last winter I lived there Solly Mack Feb 2021 #11

High today minus two. Low tonight minus 20. High tomorrow 18. I remind myself it IS winter. . niyad Feb 2021 #12

Those 3 words say everything."It is Winter."..."It is Winter"..."It is Winter"..."It is Winter".... Stuart G Feb 2021 #14

On the other hand a couple of weeks ago it was 65. Typical flips like that around here. niyad Feb 2021 #17

We usually have one week of cold and I'm talking maybe freezing, mostly not. Solly Mack Feb 2021 #15

I feel your pain. TomSlick Feb 2021 #18

By the weekend it will be back up in the high 60's/ low 70's. This cold is just plain wrong. Solly Mack Feb 2021 #19

We poor southerners ain't used to such. TomSlick Feb 2021 #20

I've lived in snow country before. I just like the warm better. Solly Mack Feb 2021 #24

An old fave. nocoincidences Feb 2021 #21

That sums it up nicely. Solly Mack Feb 2021 #25

I'm in North Texas, and it's currently 14 degrees colder here than it is in Bar Harbor, Maine. LudwigPastorius Feb 2021 #22

Gosh, that is distressing. Took a nap. Up to walk the dogs. Solly Mack Feb 2021 #23

Thanks, Mack LudwigPastorius Feb 2021 #26

I have boxes out around my yard and know 2 of them are with occupants. Solly Mack Feb 2021 #27

Two out of three survived the night and showed up this AM. LudwigPastorius Feb 2021 #30

Can't blame him. The cats came out for food and went right back to the boxes. Solly Mack Feb 2021 #32

Yeah, my bed is talking to me. LudwigPastorius Feb 2021 #33

Ice storm here. MissB Feb 2021 #28

We have a mixture of snow and ice on the ground this AM. Solly Mack Feb 2021 #29

Good lord. LudwigPastorius Feb 2021 #31

We have a new high efficiency MissB Feb 2021 #35

Good. Glad you aren't freezing. LudwigPastorius Feb 2021 #36

Brrrr.... mnhtnbb Feb 2021 #34

HI! You OK? elleng Feb 2021 #37

Yes. We've just had a lot of rain. mnhtnbb Feb 2021 #39

Similar here, but did have snow (and ICE!) elleng Feb 2021 #41

Your niece and kids OK? Lot of problems in Texas. Solly Mack Feb 2021 #38

Fine here. mnhtnbb Feb 2021 #40

I do hate that. It's colder than expected here, so I can only imagine what it is like in places Solly Mack Feb 2021 #42