Mid-winter thaw? in Midwest http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r21788541 en Sat, 28 Nov 2009 00:44:37 EDT Sat, 28 Nov 2009 00:44:37 EDT Re: Mid-winter thaw? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21905986 LadyL : Sally Fields doesn't like to be reminded about that tv series ;)
I did go out anyway. My CPA died on 1/31 (a shock to everyone - he was only 55)...family members called all customers to come and get all their old copies of tax returns - or else we could let them shred them. I decided to venture out. If my Hyundai was a Catamaran, it would have broken all the sailing records - gusts were really bad. At times the little green car was being moved to the berm - all by itself! Got there and back ok - but it was kind of scary/interesting to watch the semis doing the same 'dance' as me. :o
Just finished shredding returns going back to 1982 - that's equal to 1-1/2 reams of paper!
Now to relax and watch a few dvds. :D
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Lonnie]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21905986 Thu, 12 Feb 2009 13:52:38 EDT Re: Mid-winter thaw? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21905177 lotusracer :
said by LadyL See Profile :

It's sooo windy here right now. My little '99 Hyundai Accent doesn't like that wind, so I'll just stay inside and be warm and comfortable. ;)
Since all our snow and ice melted, I've been doing my 4.25 mile round trip walk route outside again, rather than on to boring treadmill in the basement.

With the winds fighting me, it's been pretty tough for me to push my 153 pounds on the return trip back home. If I had been a different kind of Nun, I'd be flying! :D

When I was a Nun
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Also, across the street, up the block, a tree had to be cut down - not an old one - maybe 5yrs old. With all the snow and rain, 3/4 of the roots were 'up'...making the tree lean towards other trees by the corner house. City crew - Asplunkh(sp?) was here. Watched the cherrypicker guy saw some of the upper small limbs. He then moved down about 3' - gave a shove to the trunk - entire tree went down on the lawn - just missing the corner tree (which should be removed also cuz the limbs are really ugly and are stretching across the street! - but the city won't do it :( ). Anyway, those roots have a diameter of about 3'. Crew chainsawed the trunk into pieces...they left...leaving the damned roots on the tree lawn! :o Now why didn't they take that thing? Allied (BFI) won't take it on p/u day. They also didn't take the sawdust from the trunk - 12' worth of sawdust in a line. :( Half-a**ed job...again!
It's too cold for me to even go anywhere and too windy...I want to be safe. My little '99 Hyundai Accent doesn't like that wind, so I'll just stay inside and be warm and comfortable. ;)
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Lonnie]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21904880 Thu, 12 Feb 2009 10:23:20 EDT Re: Mid-winter thaw? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21904444 CylonRed : That is most states in the mid-west.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21904444 Thu, 12 Feb 2009 08:35:12 EDT Re: Mid-winter thaw? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21904411 dslwanter : You believe this? A week ago we had anywhere from 8-10 inches or more on the ground throughout the whole area. Yesterday we talked severe weather. I LOVE Northeast Ohio!
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Plenty of sirens around here - police/fire, etc. Guess maybe some wind gusts got to some of the traffic lights on Rt57/Rt254. I really don't know.
Rain and wind have stopped for now.
Hope that upcoming storm really won't be too bad - granddaughter is due to have her baby anyday now (1st) :)
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Lonnie]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21902880 Wed, 11 Feb 2009 20:50:25 EDT Re: Mid-winter thaw? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21902862 CylonRed : Last bit of rain coming thru our area - moving basically ENE. We have had a lot of wind even now. A evergreen tree 2 houses behind up fell down - probably because of the soft soil.
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]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21902862 Wed, 11 Feb 2009 20:46:51 EDT Re: Mid-winter thaw? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21902623 CylonRed : Yep - they already blew thru our area this afternoon and evening - some areas had gusts of 70 mph.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21902623 Wed, 11 Feb 2009 20:05:03 EDT Re: Mid-winter thaw? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21902561 Pacrat : Just in the last ten minutes or so, it's started raining like a summer frog-strangler and the wind has picked up a whole bunch! Severe thunderstorm warning out for this evening.
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said by Pacrat See Profile :

Yeah... what are you? One of those "half empty kinda people? Trying to take away our brief moment of joy? Shame on you! Shame!
Unfortunately - I am a 'glass half empty' - I hate it but have yet to find a way to break out of it. Although I could blame it on SAD I think.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21902508 Wed, 11 Feb 2009 19:46:48 EDT Re: Mid-winter thaw? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21902387 lotusracer : Hey you guys... better get ready....

Mid-Winter thaw is done...... our forecast reads:

Rains are wrapping up this evening as showers push east. Skies will gradually clear overnight. West winds will be breezy tonight and tomorrow. Sunshine helps us back into the 40s tomorrow. But a storm system moving our way form the SW Friday will bring the potential for a winter storm Friday evening through early Saturday with heavy snow possible overnight Friday night. Right now, we're looking at a possibility of 4" to 8" of total accumulation by Saturday morning. We'll be able to zero in closer on snow totals by Thursday evening. Thunder snow and an accumulation of 1" per hour is possible.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21902387 Wed, 11 Feb 2009 19:27:10 EDT Re: Mid-winter thaw? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21901440 Pacrat : Yeah... what are you? One of those "half empty kinda people? Trying to take away our brief moment of joy? Shame on you! Shame!
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I was born at night... but not last night!]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21901440 Wed, 11 Feb 2009 16:40:20 EDT Re: Mid-winter thaw? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21901222 LadyL : *smacks you upside your head* :o Spoilsport!!!
Just when it got to 54 here and 97% of the lawns are visible and the streets are clear (except for the odd pieces of muddy, dirty snow).
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Lonnie]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21901222 Wed, 11 Feb 2009 16:01:30 EDT Re: Mid-winter thaw? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21900200 CylonRed : We are supposed to get some snow tonight and more on the weekend. After we have rain and 45-55 mph winds with gusts up to 60 mph....]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21900200 Wed, 11 Feb 2009 13:21:00 EDT Re: Mid-winter thaw? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21899521 Pacrat : Holy Cow!!!

I can see green grass (along with tree debris and brown mud) for the first time in, what seems like, ages. It's true about NE Ohio... don't like the weather? Wait a little bit... it'll change! :)
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I was born at night... but not last night!]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21899521 Wed, 11 Feb 2009 11:22:52 EDT Re: Mid-winter thaw? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21853088 BurntCricket : Yes, I was exaggerating, the snow storm you spoke of is one of those "Welcome to Ohio" deals. "Don't like the weather ? Hang around a couple days it will change".

Spring was always the best season, still is even though it is later and shorter.
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Just saw a streetplow drive by...scrapping whatever was there...no salt, of course! :(
Roof is nearly clear of snow, and icicles are melting very fast! I will have to watch when I leave the backdoor so I don't get any drops down my neck! Plan on going grocery shopping today, and checking out the price on HP60 printer cartridges.
Just checked the garage temp gauge thingy - 50 degrees...HEAT WAVE !!!!! :o :D
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Lonnie]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21843745 Sun, 01 Feb 2009 12:23:20 EDT Re: Mid-winter thaw? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21843734 Pacrat : I think the biggest change is that the seasons have shifted. I can remember nearly always having snow on the ground by early November. Now, it doesn't seem like we get much 'til Christmas. I can also remember getting home from school and going swimming in Lake Erie... well before June. You'd have to be a polar bear to do that now. I know, even now, that I can go to high school football games in a t-shirt and shorts, but I have to wear a snowmobile suit sometimes, to watch high school baseball. I'd say that the seasons have shifted about a month and a half over the last 50 years or so.
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I was born at night... but not last night!]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21843734 Sun, 01 Feb 2009 12:21:43 EDT Re: Mid-winter thaw? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21843026 CylonRed : I liked the Half Blood Prince more than the previous book and movie. Although all of the movies are good - the last one seemed darker than it needed to be.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21843026 Sun, 01 Feb 2009 09:15:12 EDT Re: Mid-winter thaw? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21843014 CylonRed :
said by BurntCricket See Profile :

As a child I can remember real winters, real springs, real summers, and real falls/autumns, now we have summer and winter and MAYBE a spring. Now it goes from 80 to -20 overnight.
Oh please - you are being overly dramatic - lived in Ohio since 1969 and we still have 4 seasons and I do not remember a time EVER that the temps went from 80 to -20 overnight.

Just like always - some seasons seem longer or shorter all thru my life. When I was a kid (3rd grade I think) I snowed on my b-day - April 24. Could not see across the school yard. It was gone the next say as expected.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21843014 Sun, 01 Feb 2009 09:12:53 EDT Re: Mid-winter thaw? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21841839 BurntCricket : As a child I can remember real winters, real springs, real summers, and real falls/autumns, now we have summer and winter and MAYBE a spring. Now it goes from 80 to -20 overnight.
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Of course, I've never read any of the Potter books, but since I collect dvds, I bought them all at ebay...2 days/nights worth of watching. I was pleasantly surprised. :) Never read any of the Lord of the Rings books either, but bought the dvds. I've yet to watch them...maybe when I've watched all the latest purchased dvds from ebay come in (28 of them :o ), then I'll give The Rings a watch. ;)
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Lonnie]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21841737 Sat, 31 Jan 2009 22:07:45 EDT Re: Mid-winter thaw? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21841714 LadyL : True.
I remember April 1, 1996. Opening Day for the Indians in Cleveland. Blizzard - snow plows everywhere. Nice April Fool's Day :o

As to the four seasons - I remember those. I still think that things got changed when we started to send rockets, etc up into space...made holes in those ozone layers...1957 or around that time. I was only 10. :o
IMHO, of course.
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Lonnie]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21841714 Sat, 31 Jan 2009 21:59:04 EDT Re: Mid-winter thaw? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21841617 BurntCricket : I think a lot of the problem is we haven't had a real winter is so long we get shocked when one comes along.
Fellow old timers will remember when it would start snowing around Christmas and that same snow would be on the ground(with several additional inches) until sometime in late February when we would have a short thaw, then more snow until March or April, then it would start raining until May, May, June, and July would be beautiful, then August is a sauna.

For the young ones, in the Mid-west we used to have FOUR seasons, not two or three.
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New Harry Potter? Continuation of the series???
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Lonnie]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21841219 Sat, 31 Jan 2009 20:03:12 EDT Re: Mid-winter thaw? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21840970 CylonRed : It was ok - InkHeart - Wendi had to go and get the book - before we saw the movie. A bit hard to follow at times though. Saw a trailer for the new Harry Potter movie - looks good.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21840970 Sat, 31 Jan 2009 18:54:31 EDT Re: Mid-winter thaw? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21840944 LadyL : The same here as to temps.
Snow plow? What's that? There hasn't been a city street plow for the past couple of days...Thursday maybe? Or was it Wednesday? I can't remember.
How was the movie? :)
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Lonnie]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21840944 Sat, 31 Jan 2009 18:49:55 EDT Re: Mid-winter thaw? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21840858 CylonRed : I am not sure what our high was but it was not very high and it was a bit windy as well. Anything that melted s now freezing over in a nice glaze.

Still have not had a plow come thru our neighborhood.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21840858 Sat, 31 Jan 2009 18:28:28 EDT Re: Mid-winter thaw? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21840748 lotusracer :
said by LadyL See Profile :

Well, it's almost 30 here :o ;)
Still too cold for me.
Some of those housecicles are falling...too many 'thumps' and dents on my siding. :(
Neighbor next door just left for 4PM Mass - she's 81+. I could hear her slowly backing out her garage...*crunch crunch crunch*...that's ice and packed snow.
It got up to 47 here today, almost inspiring enough to get me working on my tan! ;)

No *crunch, crunch, crunch* here. I take my snow blower and clear the alley and drives for most of my neighbors. It gets the alley clear sooner and doesn't turn into icy ruts that way.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21840748 Sat, 31 Jan 2009 17:59:27 EDT Re: Mid-winter thaw? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21840212 LadyL : Well, it's almost 30 here :o ;)
Still too cold for me.
Some of those housecicles are falling...too many 'thumps' and dents on my siding. :(
Neighbor next door just left for 4PM Mass - she's 81+. I could hear her slowly backing out her garage...*crunch crunch crunch*...that's ice and packed snow.
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Lonnie]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21840212 Sat, 31 Jan 2009 15:32:00 EDT Re: Mid-winter thaw? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21840159 Pacrat : Warm?!?! That's almost balmy! :p]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21840159 Sat, 31 Jan 2009 15:18:32 EDT Re: Mid-winter thaw? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21840017 lotusracer :
said by LadyL See Profile :

According to the round garage temp gauge, it is now 20 degrees! Heat Wave!!! ;)

Enjoy!!!
Ha, yes... it's a bit scary when we think of 20 as warm! :D]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21840017 Sat, 31 Jan 2009 14:34:13 EDT Re: Mid-winter thaw? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21839424 LadyL : According to the round garage temp gauge, it is now 20 degrees! Heat Wave!!! ;)

Enjoy!!!
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Lonnie]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21839424 Sat, 31 Jan 2009 11:38:27 EDT Re: Mid-winter thaw? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21839206 CylonRed : We have not hit double digits yet - going out to a movie and late lunch without the kids...]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21839206 Sat, 31 Jan 2009 10:41:11 EDT Re: Mid-winter thaw? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21839091 LadyL : It's been steady at 4-6 degrees for the past 3 hours or so. :( And that's NOT with the windchill factor either. :o
I see the tops of some of the trees moving slightly, but not too bad.
I'm still staying indoors...for the 3rd day in a row. :(
At least I have heat, food, my pc and my 2900 dvds to watch. ;)
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Lonnie]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21839091 Sat, 31 Jan 2009 10:14:12 EDT Re: Mid-winter thaw? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21838900 CylonRed : In SW Ohio we had plenty of heat last summer and no rain after July 4 till mid fall. GW is not proved nor disproved over a winter weather. Southern CA has seen unusually warm weather . What happens in one part of one state does not disprove anything.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21838900 Sat, 31 Jan 2009 09:36:15 EDT Re: Mid-winter thaw? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21838699 dslwanter :
said by MacThrasher See Profile :

You know how it is in Northeast Ohio... Spring doesn't arrive until mid May.
Amen to that! We didn't even have a summer last year and I do remember snow in May. We had highs in the 60's for a good chunk of June. Global warming my ass. Seems as if the winters are getting longer and summers are getting shorter around this neck of the woods. Thankfully Lake Erie is iced over or else with all this cold air coming over the lake even the secondary snow belt would be getting blitzed.

We'll see close to 40 tomorrow then it's back below freezing for all of next week.
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There are some things about Ohio that I miss, and other things I don't! :D
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A short lived warm up.... by Saturday, it's a high of 9 and low of 0.

I'd rather have rain than snow, but rather have snow than ice.

I too am tired of this.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21789370 Thu, 22 Jan 2009 17:21:54 EDT Re: Mid-winter thaw? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21789214 LadyL : 40 here, sun is out also, driveways are visible, most streets still have slushy on them.
The piles of snow near my garage are still 4-5' high. :(
I've got 16" of snow on my lawn - I know how high it is cuz I went out and stood in the backyard and the white crap is just at knee level.
I was playing a game at pogo.com...heard this loud 'thump'...went out to see what it was (birds tend to hit my diningroom window - wasn't the case this time)...a HUGE section of icicle from the roof eave had come down and hit the side of the house. Dumb thing was 4' in length and about 27" wide :o Just missed the BBQ grill, but left a 'dent' in the siding. I expect to hear more *thumps* as the rest come crashing down.
Just glad nobody is around when they do fall.
I still prefer rain to snow.
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Lonnie]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21789214 Thu, 22 Jan 2009 16:53:06 EDT Re: Mid-winter thaw? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21788605 MacThrasher : You know how it is in Northeast Ohio... Spring doesn't arrive until mid May.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21788605 Thu, 22 Jan 2009 15:13:14 EDT Mid-winter thaw? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21788541 Pacrat : It's all the way up to 33ºF here today. :)
The sun is out, the driveways are clearing, the roads just have a few patches of slush left on them here and there... and it's supposed to get to 37ºF tomorrow.

Even the icicles on my eaves are melting... although having them drip down the back of my neck as I go out the door is a real bummer. I keep forgetting to time my exits between the drops! :uhh:

As much as I do like winter, I'm ready for a change! Bring on green! :D
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