Bad Weather

[Sue]

Hope all you North Easterner's and Canadians are keeping warm and that everything is okay in your neighborhood.  Of course, if you are without power, we won't hear from you for awhile.  The Arctic Air is heading in our direction, and even though it's going to be cold and a bit snowy, I don't anticipate major problems here.  I hope. 

Bundle up!

Sue in Vancouver USA

[yardtick]

Actually today it is quite balmy here in Southern Ontario at 3c.  It is very windy in my neck of the woods.  I have a Santa outside on one of my brick arches, who might just blow away.  When I look out my front window I see his beard blowing in the wind.  Long term forecast 11c on Friday.  Who knows weather people and politicians attend the same college anyway.....College of LIES 

I'm dreaming of a white Christmas anyway!

Anne Marie

[Sue]

The weather forecast for the week here, looks very interesting.  Cold (but Ontario has us beat), windy and then more snow later in the week and something ominous for Sunday as a wetter system moves in.  Don't know what that will do!  Glad I don't have a job to get to.  The city streets in Portland are an ice rink, so my hubby will be staying home tomorrow.  Our son is recovering from is ACL surgery, so he's not working.  Our only concern is getting the dog out to do his doggy thing!  Brrrrr, is right.

And to keep this AN related, the cold wind bothers my facial numbness and makes my drippy nose all the worse. 

Sue in Vancouver USA

[Sue]

Well, I tell ya, if I were homeless, I'd think I'd be hopping a rail for someplace warm!  But, yeah, it's tough.  Lots of people watching out for the homeless around here too.  And their pets.  We just saw that story on the news and my son asked....if you are homeless how can you take care of a pet?  Don't know the answer to that one.

Sue in Vancouver USA

[lacey7]

Glad I live in southeast Michigan.  That is the furthest north I would ever want to be!!!  Right now, we are a balmy 52 degrees....but will go down to 26 by morning, with a very big cold front coming thru, with 50 mile an hour winds.  Tues., the weatherman said 2-4 inches of snow.  Yuck.
My daughter lives in Florida, and my son near Atlanta.......why the heck are we still living here?     ha.
This summer, my daughter and I were going across to Windsor (to the casino), and was stopped at the border.  The guy said "wait a minute, the mother lives in Michigan, and the DAUGHTER lives in Florida???  Isn't it supposed to be the other way around?  ha.
Donnalynn.....that is soooo nice of you and your family to go help the homelessness!!!!  How sweet.
Keep warm, everyone!
Lacey

[ppearl214]

I may try phoning KBonner (Katie) as she is in the middle of the declared emergency area.  Need to check on her.  There are others I know just north of us (we are approx 5 miles south of where the ice storm line hit) that I need to check on.  Will keep an eye on things. News is fugly and the destruction brutal. Here where I am, we lucked out as we are on the "line' of foul weather... we either get hit or don't.

Phyl

[Kaybo]

It is just COLD here (not as cold as Canada) - really COLD for TEXAS.  It is 9F with a windchill -7F!!!  BRRRR!!  I was digging out coats & gloves trying to get the girlies out the door.  There's chances of snow but they are very minimal...Hope everyone is OK & staying warm!

K

[Cheryl R]

Here in Iowa yesterday we were 45 in the AM and down to 0 by early evening with the winds too.     BRRR!                   There is talk of snow Thurs which is when our Michigan daughter is flying home so just hope it holds off.                               I hope Katie is not too bad off with their damage.
Yesterday we went to spaghetti dinner and then auction benefit for my husbands uncle who has cancer.          His ins will not let him get his chemo in the central Iowa area where we live but has to go 150 miles to Iowa City for it.       A CT scan showed some help from it.   He has colon and lung cancer.   Maybe liver too.     Looked pretty good though.     
                                                Cheryl R

[lori67]

Well, if it makes any of you feel better (or warmer), we had 3 inches of snow in Nashville last Thursday!  Yes, growing up in the Northeast, I realize 3 inches is no big deal, but you should see what happens when it falls down here in the South!   

I couldn't even get out of my driveway because so many cars couldn't make it up the hill I live on, so they just parked right in the street and walked home!  it was quite enteraining to watch from the warmth and safety of my own home!   

Stay safe everyone!
Lori

[Sue]

Okay, you guys have got to see this  youtube video.  This was on our news last winter I think when we had some snow/ice in Portland.  This made youtube and it's great!  Not so great for the people involved, however.  If this had happened to me, with an AN, I'd have been spinning in my head for a week!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zMzeiMJQrvk

And then, if you haven't seen Bailey the Unknown Reindeer, please see this because it's hilarious. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0sUL0KCIc48

Sue in Vancouver  (Snows comin' on Wednesday!)

[yardtick]

Well in my neck of the woods in Ontario Canada, they are predicting "A STORMAGETIN" for tomorrow.  I live about 45 minutes from Niagara Falls and we are going to get clobbered with lake effect snow and gust up to 75 kilometres.  Snow fall could result in half a metre.  I can't convert that to the imperial system, but I can tell you it is a lot of SNOW. 

I'm nice and toasty did some Christmas baking today and I am venturing outside tomorrow, only to get the mail and advertisement flyers.  I do not walk all that great in the snow.  It really messes me up!  My oldest son went to get me some more baking supplies to keep me busy.  I've got Bing in the back ground singing, can anyone guess that tune? .......hehehe 

Anne Marie

[yardtick]

Oops,

Trish and Ann, I hope your commute in the morning isn't too bad. 

Anne Marie

[Debbi]

Yep, I've "battened down the hatches" here in Northwestern NJ, too.  We are just starting to get the threat of the first few flakes of what promises to be a "pile-o-snow".  I think we are supposed to get a break tomorrow then more bad weather on Sunday - which is when my parents are flying in from AZ! 

Anne Marie, I like your idea of staying inside and baking.  I have some office work this morning then think I'll bake a loaf of bread and put on some beef barley soup for dinner.  And something red.

Debbi, poised with snow shovel

[yardtick]

WOW is snowing and blowing here!!!!  There was even thunder and lightening.  I opened my front door to get the mail and from the drifting a wall of snow fell in on my feet.  I only had slippers on and was it cold.  Unbelievable how cold the back of my house is.  I know its from the wind blowing out of the north east.

I guess we in the north east are going to have a White Christmas with more snow to fall on Sunday.  The long range forecast is predicting another blast on Christmas Eve. 

Stay safe everyone,
Anne Marie

[lori67]

I'm happy to report that it's 73 degrees and sunny in Nashville today.  I think this is the first time we've seen the sun in about 2 weeks.

I'm enjoying it now, because tomorrow it will probably be below freezing again.

Lori