OT : SNOWBOUND ??

[Babyblue]

Its 74 here and i have a AC on.I want some more cool weather.I hear it will be 65 on Christmas day.

[Deb]

Is this the correct thread for me to smugly talk about my lazy days of skin diving in crystal clear warm water, followed by the delights of sitting in my garden, eating fresh seasonal fruit (mmm! Peach season started this week!) and then maybe settling into the hammock to read a book by sunlight til around 9pm?

That's lovely.....now get stuffed! I had a very profitable business day booked, which is now shifted to Sunday, and we are supposed to get a 3rd storm then. Ontario, Canada, (where we live in igloos) is getting slammed. Here is link for some of you warm weather folks. Just click on a camera and it will show you the weather there.
http://www.theweathernetwork.com/traffic_cameras/
Unhappy cheekymonkey

Out west, here in Alberta is not fairing much better, we've had a couple good snow storms blow through here the last couple weeks. Brrrrr!

[Ehwmatt]

I'd miss the seasons a bit if I lived in Florida, but nothing pisses me off more than people who run around gleeful, saying they "love" winter and can't wait for snow. Ok, maybe the first big snow fall is exciting. It's pretty passe by the third or fourth fuckin time around, let alone by April when it still sometimes is fucking snowing! People that run around telling me how I should be excited for snow are liable to get their fuckin nose broken if they get too close, especially if it's after New Year's.

You want to break my nose????? (pouting and batting eyelashes)

If you are one of those described above, well... you reap what you sow

[Angel]

I'd miss the seasons a bit if I lived in Florida, but nothing pisses me off more than people who run around gleeful, saying they "love" winter and can't wait for snow. Ok, maybe the first big snow fall is exciting. It's pretty passe by the third or fourth fuckin time around, let alone by April when it still sometimes is fucking snowing! People that run around telling me how I should be excited for snow are liable to get their fuckin nose broken if they get too close, especially if it's after New Year's.

You want to break my nose????? (pouting and batting eyelashes)

If you are one of those described above, well... you reap what you sow

In that case.....BRING IT ON BITCH I'm not scared of you.

[Gin and Tonic Sky]

Totally agree with your post. Although I love the snow, you can keep the bitterly cold wind chill days. But saying that, I DO love having 4 distinct seasons though.

You do miss snow when you dont have it. I used to hate it when I grew up in Minnesota, now that I live in a place that gets about a inch a year , I miss it. Im sure someday when Im back in Minneapolis, I 'll hate the stuff.

[Ehwmatt]

I'd miss the seasons a bit if I lived in Florida, but nothing pisses me off more than people who run around gleeful, saying they "love" winter and can't wait for snow. Ok, maybe the first big snow fall is exciting. It's pretty passe by the third or fourth fuckin time around, let alone by April when it still sometimes is fucking snowing! People that run around telling me how I should be excited for snow are liable to get their fuckin nose broken if they get too close, especially if it's after New Year's.

You want to break my nose????? (pouting and batting eyelashes)

If you are one of those described above, well... you reap what you sow

In that case.....BRING IT ON BITCH I'm not scared of you.

It's on

[S2M]

I'd miss the seasons a bit if I lived in Florida, but nothing pisses me off more than people who run around gleeful, saying they "love" winter and can't wait for snow. Ok, maybe the first big snow fall is exciting. It's pretty passe by the third or fourth fuckin time around, let alone by April when it still sometimes is fucking snowing! People that run around telling me how I should be excited for snow are liable to get their fuckin nose broken if they get too close, especially if it's after New Year's.

You want to break my nose????? (pouting and batting eyelashes)

If you are one of those described above, well... you reap what you sow

In that case.....BRING IT ON BITCH I'm not scared of you.

It's on

I'm sure you may remember the Blizzard of '78?

Now THAT drop a few flakes.....dumped 27.1 inches in less than 48 hours.....

[Ehwmatt]

I'd miss the seasons a bit if I lived in Florida, but nothing pisses me off more than people who run around gleeful, saying they "love" winter and can't wait for snow. Ok, maybe the first big snow fall is exciting. It's pretty passe by the third or fourth fuckin time around, let alone by April when it still sometimes is fucking snowing! People that run around telling me how I should be excited for snow are liable to get their fuckin nose broken if they get too close, especially if it's after New Year's.

You want to break my nose????? (pouting and batting eyelashes)

If you are one of those described above, well... you reap what you sow

In that case.....BRING IT ON BITCH I'm not scared of you.

It's on

I'm sure you may remember the Blizzard of '78?

Now THAT drop a few flakes.....dumped 27.1 inches in less than 48 hours.....

I sure as shit don't. I was eight years away still

Seen footage/read about it and shit tho...

[Michigan Girl]

I'd miss the seasons a bit if I lived in Florida, but nothing pisses me off more than people who run around gleeful, saying they "love" winter and can't wait for snow. Ok, maybe the first big snow fall is exciting. It's pretty passe by the third or fourth fuckin time around, let alone by April when it still sometimes is fucking snowing! People that run around telling me how I should be excited for snow are liable to get their fuckin nose broken if they get too close, especially if it's after New Year's.

You want to break my nose????? (pouting and batting eyelashes)

If you are one of those described above, well... you reap what you sow

In that case.....BRING IT ON BITCH I'm not scared of you.

It's on

I'm sure you may remember the Blizzard of '78?

Now THAT drop a few flakes.....dumped 27.1 inches in less than 48 hours.....

I sure as shit don't. I was eight years away still

Seen footage/read about it and shit tho...

I do~ and at the time it was still FUN!!! Matt, FUN!!!!

[brywool]

Its bullshit drama. Fuck the news.

YUP!
This is my thought. I'm near Seattle and we got about 4" (that's what she said!)- and the local news makes it out to be this hysterical drama of which we all may not live to see another day. I'm SO sick of the news blowing shit so far out of proportion. We got snow. We got ice. Drive carefully. If you don't have to drive, hang out at home. But to just roll the same footage of the one idiot that can't drive in it and making it like EVERYONE is that brain dead... ugh...

Also, not sure how it is around the country (or the world I guess), but WHY is everything now referred to as "A Storm"? If there's a weather system, no matter how severe, Seattle weather people call it a friggin' "Storm". Knock it off! While you're at it, why don't you wait to put up the "SNOW DEATH 2008" graphic behind you until there actually IS a storm??

They closed the Seattle schools the other day because the forecast called for snow. Funny, didn't snow in the Seattle districts that day at all. IDIOTS.

It's just snow. Personally, I like it. Breaks the monotony of Seattle rain.

[Ratgirl]

I'd miss the seasons a bit if I lived in Florida, but nothing pisses me off more than people who run around gleeful, saying they "love" winter and can't wait for snow. Ok, maybe the first big snow fall is exciting. It's pretty passe by the third or fourth fuckin time around, let alone by April when it still sometimes is fucking snowing! People that run around telling me how I should be excited for snow are liable to get their fuckin nose broken if they get too close, especially if it's after New Year's.

Totally agree with your post. Although I love the snow, you can keep the bitterly cold wind chill days. But saying that, I DO love having 4 distinct seasons though.

I have lived in FL all my life and I dont even know what the seasons are... we have summer all year round and an occasional cold spell here and there. Oh wait we do have hurricane season.. LOL! So that's 3 seasons we have.. summer, kinda sorta summer and hurricane.

I've only been in snow once and that was in Michigan back in 2002. I think I was wearing all the warm clothes I had in my closed, It was frigid..

[Ehwmatt]

I do~ and at the time it was still FUN!!! Matt, FUN!!!!

As fun or less fun than Wolverine Football under Dick Rodriguez?

[Angel]

I'd miss the seasons a bit if I lived in Florida, but nothing pisses me off more than people who run around gleeful, saying they "love" winter and can't wait for snow. Ok, maybe the first big snow fall is exciting. It's pretty passe by the third or fourth fuckin time around, let alone by April when it still sometimes is fucking snowing! People that run around telling me how I should be excited for snow are liable to get their fuckin nose broken if they get too close, especially if it's after New Year's.

You want to break my nose????? (pouting and batting eyelashes)

If you are one of those described above, well... you reap what you sow

In that case.....BRING IT ON BITCH I'm not scared of you.

It's on

[Rhiannon]

I'd miss the seasons a bit if I lived in Florida, but nothing pisses me off more than people who run around gleeful, saying they "love" winter and can't wait for snow. Ok, maybe the first big snow fall is exciting. It's pretty passe by the third or fourth fuckin time around, let alone by April when it still sometimes is fucking snowing! People that run around telling me how I should be excited for snow are liable to get their fuckin nose broken if they get too close, especially if it's after New Year's.

WHAT about those of us who lived 23 years of our lives in an area where snow is a frickin rarity? One or two storms per winter maybe... so by default we're excited to see it and have no idea what it's really like living in snow climate until we up and move to Chicago? What about those people? I was super-gay-excited about snow. Here came the first storm... oh, pretty yay! Second one... "I gotta clean my car off before work, fuck I'm already running late!" Third storm, are you serious? I haven't seen grass since November! Fourth storm, ok, I submit. This stuff is a pain in the ass. And it's not even technically winter yet.

I still love looking at it, as long as it's off the roads. Don't punch me in the face over it.

[Ehwmatt]

I'd miss the seasons a bit if I lived in Florida, but nothing pisses me off more than people who run around gleeful, saying they "love" winter and can't wait for snow. Ok, maybe the first big snow fall is exciting. It's pretty passe by the third or fourth fuckin time around, let alone by April when it still sometimes is fucking snowing! People that run around telling me how I should be excited for snow are liable to get their fuckin nose broken if they get too close, especially if it's after New Year's.

WHAT about those of us who lived 23 years of our lives in an area where snow is a frickin rarity? One or two storms per winter maybe... so by default we're excited to see it and have no idea what it's really like living in snow climate until we up and move to Chicago? What about those people? I was super-gay-excited about snow. Here came the first storm... oh, pretty yay! Second one... "I gotta clean my car off before work, fuck I'm already running late!" Third storm, are you serious? I haven't seen grass since November! Fourth storm, ok, I submit. This stuff is a pain in the ass. And it's not even technically winter yet.

I still love looking at it, as long as it's off the roads. Don't punch me in the face over it.

Just don't run around telling me cold weather and snow is the best thing to ever happen to me

It makes my car dirty, hard to get going, dangerous to drive
Makes the tendinitis in my knee flare up
Fucks my guitars up
Fucks with my immune system

Hard to appreciate it for too long given all that

[bluejeangirl76]

I heard its snowing to beat hell over there in much of the US today. Any there planning to sit at home in their pajamas all day on MR .com cause they cant move outside their front door?

Its bullshit drama. Fuck the news.

It normally takes me 30 minutes to get to work - today it took 45 because the roads are horrible and I needed to drop it down to 30 to 40 mph. No big deal.

The news LOVES to run in drama queen mode the minute a snowflake falls. Yes, its very bad out there, but seriously, its the midwest - its not like its the first or worst storm we've had. You just dig your car out, accept the fact that you are probably going to need to leave early or might be late to work, slow your stupid ass down, pop in a CD, relax and watch the road. Freaking out doesn't help a damn thing.

I take it the CD in question will NOT be Disc 2 of Revelation?

Correct.

[Rhiannon]

Just don't run around telling me cold weather and snow is the best thing to ever happen to me

Don't tell me what to do!

It makes my car dirty, hard to get going, dangerous to drive
Makes the tendinitis in my knee flare up
Fucks my guitars up
Fucks with my immune system

Hard to appreciate it for too long given all that

You're whiney.

[Ehwmatt]

Just don't run around telling me cold weather and snow is the best thing to ever happen to me

Don't tell me what to do!

It makes my car dirty, hard to get going, dangerous to drive
Makes the tendinitis in my knee flare up
Fucks my guitars up
Fucks with my immune system

Hard to appreciate it for too long given all that

You're whiney.

And damn proud of it

[Don]

Just don't run around telling me cold weather and snow is the best thing to ever happen to me

Don't tell me what to do!

It makes my car dirty, hard to get going, dangerous to drive
Makes the tendinitis in my knee flare up
Fucks my guitars up
Fucks with my immune system

Hard to appreciate it for too long given all that

You're whiney.

Some people say Glen Campbell is whiney also. Is there a possible connection? Have you ever beaten anything Ehwmatt (besides eggs and meat)?

[Ehwmatt]

Just don't run around telling me cold weather and snow is the best thing to ever happen to me

Don't tell me what to do!

It makes my car dirty, hard to get going, dangerous to drive
Makes the tendinitis in my knee flare up
Fucks my guitars up
Fucks with my immune system

Hard to appreciate it for too long given all that

You're whiney.

Some people say Glen Campbell is whiney also. Is there a possible connection? Have you ever beaten anything Ehwmatt (besides eggs and meat)?

I prefer to be linked to Patrick Bateman:



Do you like Phil Collins? I've been a big Genesis fan ever since the release of their 1980 album, Duke. Before that, I really didn't understand any of their work. Too artsy, too intellectual. It was on Duke where Phil Collins' presence became more apparent. I think Invisible Touch was the group's undisputed masterpiece. It's an epic meditation on intangibility. At the same time, it deepens and enriches the meaning of the preceding three albums. Christy, take off your robe. Listen to the brilliant ensemble playing of Banks, Collins and Rutherford. You can practically hear every nuance of every instrument. Sabrina, remove your dress. In terms of lyrical craftsmanship, the sheer songwriting, this album hits a new peak of professionalism. Sabrina, why don't you, uh, dance a little. Take the lyrics to Land of Confusion. In this song, Phil Collins addresses the problems of abusive political authority. In Too Deep is the most moving pop song of the 1980s, about monogamy and commitment. The song is extremely uplifting. Their lyrics are as positive and affirmative as anything I've heard in rock. Christy, get down on your knees so Sabrina can see your asshole. Phil Collins' solo career seems to be more commercial and therefore more satisfying, in a narrower way. Especially songs like In the Air Tonight and Against All Odds. Sabrina, don't just stare at it, eat it. But I also think Phil Collins works best within the confines of the group, than as a solo artist, and I stress the word artist. This is Sussudio, a great, great song, a personal favorite.

[jrnychick]

I heard its snowing to beat hell over there in much of the US today. Any there planning to sit at home in their pajamas all day on MR .com cause they cant move outside their front door?

Its bullshit drama. Fuck the news.

It normally takes me 30 minutes to get to work - today it took 45 because the roads are horrible and I needed to drop it down to 30 to 40 mph. No big deal.

The news LOVES to run in drama queen mode the minute a snowflake falls. Yes, its very bad out there, but seriously, its the midwest - its not like its the first or worst storm we've had. You just dig your car out, accept the fact that you are probably going to need to leave early or might be late to work, slow your stupid ass down, pop in a CD, relax and watch the road. Freaking out doesn't help a damn thing.

I take it the CD in question will NOT be Disc 2 of Revelation?

Correct.

I work 3 miles from home, and yet here I am at home because my daughter doesn't have school. I would not have wanted her (or the other kids) out there before 9am this morning driving around in the bus, walking to the bus stop, or walking to school. I think the big issue is that the school busses can't get down the unplowed residential streets. My husband shoveled part of the driveway this morning, and I need to finish it after work so I can get my car out of the garage. Even though the media goes overboard, it's still a PITA.

[(Crazy)Dulce Lady]

I heard its snowing to beat hell over there in much of the US today. Any there planning to sit at home in their pajamas all day on MR .com cause they cant move outside their front door?

dude--It was 82 degrees here yesterday.

come down to MY city by the bay and warm up!!

[Moon Beam]

Its in the 80's here....

I outta smack you silly Sir!

[S2M]

Its in the 80's here....

That's your problem, SG....you're still living in the 80s....

[Rhiannon]

I prefer to be linked to Patrick Bateman

So you're in mergers & acquisitions?

[Michigan Girl]

I do~ and at the time it was still FUN!!! Matt, FUN!!!!

As fun or less fun than Wolverine Football under Dick Rodriguez?

lol.....
ANYTHING is more fun than that...

[G.I.Jim]

Its in the 80's here....

I outta smack you silly Sir!

THAT should be the quote of the week! I'm right there with him though...around 80 here today. I'd give it up for snow anyday! I really miss snow, and hardly EVER get any here.

[Rhiannon]

I'm right there with him though...around 80 here today. I'd give it up for snow anyday! I really miss snow, and hardly EVER get any here. [/b]

Go fork yourself. I had my South Carolina winter last year and it stayed frigging cold for weeks in Jan/Feb. But I also was working nights too, so no wonder... right?

Listen, if you miss it that bad, I'll mail you a jar full of the stuff. Believe me, we have plenty!

[bluejeangirl76]

Listen, if you miss it that bad, I'll mail you a jar full of the stuff. Believe me, we have plenty!

Who wants all the shit I nearly killed myself pushing off my car this morning? Anyone? Bueller?

[AlteredDNA]

We had snow here in Baton Rouge last Thursday - pretty rare - and it even stuck around for a few days...

It was very pretty, and fun to play in with my daughter, but I'm glad it's not common...