Re: UGH- snow, my least favorite

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It's pretty articy here today. All the snow that Tim shoveled got blown

back. Serves him right for shoveling snow on me yesterday. I went to the

store and had to back out in a snow drift. When I came back, you could not

tell where I left - had to make 4 attempts to pull up close to the garage

door (where half is full of junk and the other half with the corvette -it's

days like this that I wish TJ didn't have that thing--URGHH!). The store

was pretty empty - pretty unusual for Sunday afternoon. The clerks said

everyone was in on Friday and Saturday - including Krispy Kremes which did

not make a delivery today (explain that one to !). I did pass Oliver

North on my way out - I'm pretty sure that was him.

It's a good day for Shepards Pie - I have a super easy recipe if anyone is

interested.

Re: UGH- snow, my least favorite

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> Here in Philly we got about 10-12 " . Gusty winds made the shoveling

unbearable.

> Stay warm

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Please share, . It is quite cold in SC but no snow to show for it; even

the ice & sleet missed us for which I am very glad.

Another easy recipe for warmth is always welcome.

mom to Bridget 11

wife to

in upstate SC

Re: UGH- snow, my least favorite

It's a good day for Shepards Pie - I have a super easy recipe if anyone is

interested.

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Please share, . It is quite cold in SC but no snow to show for it; even

the ice & sleet missed us for which I am very glad.

Another easy recipe for warmth is always welcome.

mom to Bridget 11

wife to

in upstate SC

Re: UGH- snow, my least favorite

It's a good day for Shepards Pie - I have a super easy recipe if anyone is

interested.

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In a message dated 1/23/2005 4:57:19 PM Eastern Standard Time,

janmarie21@... writes:

> Received several photos this morning of the recent snow falls in New Jersey

> and Buffalo, don't know what you are complaining about - looks so lovely

> and white.

Lovely and white until you have to shovel it in subzero wind chills! I know

we supposedly only got 13 inches, but I was shoveling drifts up above my knees

& I'm 5'8. " In NYC you have 4 hours to shovel your sidewalk after a storm

stops or pay hundreds in fines.

Liam refused to step outside. He was spooked by the snow which he usually

loves. That warm beach sounds great!

Kathy, Liam's Mom (6)

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In a message dated 1/23/2005 4:57:19 PM Eastern Standard Time,

janmarie21@... writes:

> Received several photos this morning of the recent snow falls in New Jersey

> and Buffalo, don't know what you are complaining about - looks so lovely

> and white.

Lovely and white until you have to shovel it in subzero wind chills! I know

we supposedly only got 13 inches, but I was shoveling drifts up above my knees

& I'm 5'8. " In NYC you have 4 hours to shovel your sidewalk after a storm

stops or pay hundreds in fines.

Liam refused to step outside. He was spooked by the snow which he usually

loves. That warm beach sounds great!

Kathy, Liam's Mom (6)

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Received several photos this morning of the recent snow falls in New Jersey and

Buffalo, don't know what you are complaining about - looks so lovely and white.

Also gives the kids something to do, my friends sons busy building a snow ramp -

which apparently they keep adding to all winter long.

Kathy we have lots of warm beaches - need to pack up and come over for a

holiday - Shannen is heading there today probably come home fried.

Sue - the south end of Oz. isn't always warm - yes I know it is summer at the

moment - but we still don't like a week of hot hot weather especially the week

the kids go back to school, poor little angels don't know what has hit them -

hot stuffy class rooms, warm sandwiches ugh!

Keep smiling all,

Jan, mother of Trent 20yo w/DS - from the Land DownUnder

[Guest guest]

Received several photos this morning of the recent snow falls in New Jersey and

Buffalo, don't know what you are complaining about - looks so lovely and white.

Also gives the kids something to do, my friends sons busy building a snow ramp -

which apparently they keep adding to all winter long.

Kathy we have lots of warm beaches - need to pack up and come over for a

holiday - Shannen is heading there today probably come home fried.

Sue - the south end of Oz. isn't always warm - yes I know it is summer at the

moment - but we still don't like a week of hot hot weather especially the week

the kids go back to school, poor little angels don't know what has hit them -

hot stuffy class rooms, warm sandwiches ugh!

Keep smiling all,

Jan, mother of Trent 20yo w/DS - from the Land DownUnder

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> Lovely and white until you have to shovel it in subzero wind chills! I

know

> we supposedly only got 13 inches, but I was shoveling drifts up above my

knees

> & I'm 5'8. " In NYC you have 4 hours to shovel your sidewalk after a storm

> stops or pay hundreds in fines.

Ahhh, the benefits of living out of from a city. We don't have side walks -

just the driveway which could hold 6-8 parked cars, but we keep four cars

parked in the driveway. Tim likes to compete with the neighbors when it

comes to shoveling snow. The older woman living next door beat him

yesterday - and the women across the street didnt' even bother (probably

because they knew the wind would blow it right back) until today (but in his

eyes, he beat them).

Kathy - do you have to get someone to watch Liam while you shovel? I know

the District charges people as well and they tow cars when a snow emergency

has been called (which costs 250.00). I watched a news story about NY suing

a 90 something woman who didn't shovel her walk - God bless her - she's

going to fight city hall!

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> Lovely and white until you have to shovel it in subzero wind chills! I

know

> we supposedly only got 13 inches, but I was shoveling drifts up above my

knees

> & I'm 5'8. " In NYC you have 4 hours to shovel your sidewalk after a storm

> stops or pay hundreds in fines.

Ahhh, the benefits of living out of from a city. We don't have side walks -

just the driveway which could hold 6-8 parked cars, but we keep four cars

parked in the driveway. Tim likes to compete with the neighbors when it

comes to shoveling snow. The older woman living next door beat him

yesterday - and the women across the street didnt' even bother (probably

because they knew the wind would blow it right back) until today (but in his

eyes, he beat them).

Kathy - do you have to get someone to watch Liam while you shovel? I know

the District charges people as well and they tow cars when a snow emergency

has been called (which costs 250.00). I watched a news story about NY suing

a 90 something woman who didn't shovel her walk - God bless her - she's

going to fight city hall!

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ahhh snow, very pretty out today, this is what winter is all about, shoveling

the driveway and a snowmobile ride in the afternoon it was great.

john

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In a message dated 1/23/2005 4:57:19 PM Eastern Standard Time,

janmarie21@... writes:

> Received several photos this morning of the recent snow falls in New Jersey

> and Buffalo, don't know what you are complaining about - looks so lovely

> and white.

Lovely and white until you have to shovel it in subzero wind chills! I know

we supposedly only got 13 inches, but I was shoveling drifts up above my knees

& I'm 5'8. " In NYC you have 4 hours to shovel your sidewalk after a storm

stops or pay hundreds in fines.

Liam refused to step outside. He was spooked by the snow which he usually

loves. That warm beach sounds great!

Kathy, Liam's Mom (6)

[Guest guest]

ahhh snow, very pretty out today, this is what winter is all about, shoveling

the driveway and a snowmobile ride in the afternoon it was great.

john

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In a message dated 1/23/2005 4:57:19 PM Eastern Standard Time,

janmarie21@... writes:

> Received several photos this morning of the recent snow falls in New Jersey

> and Buffalo, don't know what you are complaining about - looks so lovely

> and white.

Lovely and white until you have to shovel it in subzero wind chills! I know

we supposedly only got 13 inches, but I was shoveling drifts up above my knees

& I'm 5'8. " In NYC you have 4 hours to shovel your sidewalk after a storm

stops or pay hundreds in fines.

Liam refused to step outside. He was spooked by the snow which he usually

loves. That warm beach sounds great!

Kathy, Liam's Mom (6)

[Guest guest]

We usually use the " Wait for it to melt " method. We don't have

sidewalks either and no one tells us we have to clear it. We don't usually have

those real big snowfalls here, altho it has happened. We had about 9 inches at

once in Dec. and then in early Jan. we had an ice storm with a little snow on

top. That was hard on trees and wires. Our electricity was off for 25 hours

and of course that included overnight so we had one miserable night with no

heat. A lot of people have been worse off though. I grew up in Northern

Minnesota and that was COLD sometimes. Sometimes we would have 3 or 4 feet of

snow

on the ground . (Of, course we had to walk 5 miles to school, uphill both

ways). So winters now don't seem too bad.

Actually, I did walk either a half mile or a mile, depending on the bus

route, and then ride a rickety bus 25 miles to school. This was in high

school. Jessie

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We usually use the " Wait for it to melt " method. We don't have

sidewalks either and no one tells us we have to clear it. We don't usually have

those real big snowfalls here, altho it has happened. We had about 9 inches at

once in Dec. and then in early Jan. we had an ice storm with a little snow on

top. That was hard on trees and wires. Our electricity was off for 25 hours

and of course that included overnight so we had one miserable night with no

heat. A lot of people have been worse off though. I grew up in Northern

Minnesota and that was COLD sometimes. Sometimes we would have 3 or 4 feet of

snow

on the ground . (Of, course we had to walk 5 miles to school, uphill both

ways). So winters now don't seem too bad.

Actually, I did walk either a half mile or a mile, depending on the bus

route, and then ride a rickety bus 25 miles to school. This was in high

school. Jessie

[Guest guest]

Now ladies stop complaining about the shovelling - think of all the calories

you are burning and the muscles that are being tightened - so by summer those

figures will be just right for the bikinis!

Must admit if I had to go outside and spend some time shovelling - Trent would

think it was great - he could easily 'play' on the phone without my knowledge.

Keep smiling

Jan, mother of Trent 20yo w/DS from the Land Down Under

[Guest guest]

Now ladies stop complaining about the shovelling - think of all the calories

you are burning and the muscles that are being tightened - so by summer those

figures will be just right for the bikinis!

Must admit if I had to go outside and spend some time shovelling - Trent would

think it was great - he could easily 'play' on the phone without my knowledge.

Keep smiling

Jan, mother of Trent 20yo w/DS from the Land Down Under

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 1/23/2005 8:21:14 PM Eastern Standard Time,

cindysue@... writes:

> Kathy - do you have to get someone to watch Liam while you shovel? I know

> the District charges people as well and they tow cars when a snow emergency

> has been called (which costs 250.00). I watched a news story about NY suing

> a 90 something woman who didn't shovel her walk - God bless her - she's

> going to fight city hall!

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No and you know he needs it! I try and do it when he's asleep. I did a

little yesterday (front steps & a little of my walk), popping in every few

minutes

to watch him. Barney was on so he was pretty engrossed. I left the door

open to my tenant's downstairs and asked him to keep an ear open. I flagged

down

a few guys and paid them to do the majority of it. It's much cheaper than

fines. Plus I live on a block with a church and think some little old lady's

going to fall on my walk. Usually my brother and nephew come over, but they got

hit with the flu.

Kathy, Liam's Mom (6)

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In a message dated 1/23/2005 8:21:14 PM Eastern Standard Time,

cindysue@... writes:

> Kathy - do you have to get someone to watch Liam while you shovel? I know

> the District charges people as well and they tow cars when a snow emergency

> has been called (which costs 250.00). I watched a news story about NY suing

> a 90 something woman who didn't shovel her walk - God bless her - she's

> going to fight city hall!

>

No and you know he needs it! I try and do it when he's asleep. I did a

little yesterday (front steps & a little of my walk), popping in every few

minutes

to watch him. Barney was on so he was pretty engrossed. I left the door

open to my tenant's downstairs and asked him to keep an ear open. I flagged

down

a few guys and paid them to do the majority of it. It's much cheaper than

fines. Plus I live on a block with a church and think some little old lady's

going to fall on my walk. Usually my brother and nephew come over, but they got

hit with the flu.

Kathy, Liam's Mom (6)

[Guest guest]

Hi

Down here in Southwest Mo., about 100 miles south of Jessie, people think

we have awful winters but they've never lived to or been to the Dakotas,

Minnesota, Wisconsin, or the Northeast.

Actually we have pretty mild winters down here. Once in a while we get the

effects of an Arctic high and it is cold for a week or so. We don't get

that much snow. Usually when it snows, it snows less than an inch. We get

1 or 2 big snows (4 or more inches a year) and usually one ice or sleet

storm. This month our big highlight has been thunderstorms. We had four

inches of rain one on day about two weeks ago. The creeks came out of their

banks like it was spring.

There is an old saying thunder in January, frost in May. So it might frost

in May. It frosted May 15 one time. But usually after March 21, all danger

of snow is past and after April 1, all danger of frost is past. of course,

there are exceptions.

Re: UGH- snow, my least favorite

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> We usually use the " Wait for it to melt " method. We don't have

> sidewalks either and no one tells us we have to clear it. We don't

usually have

> those real big snowfalls here, altho it has happened. We had about 9

inches at

> once in Dec. and then in early Jan. we had an ice storm with a little snow

on

> top. That was hard on trees and wires. Our electricity was off for 25

hours

> and of course that included overnight so we had one miserable night with

no

> heat. A lot of people have been worse off though. I grew up in Northern

> Minnesota and that was COLD sometimes. Sometimes we would have 3 or 4

feet of snow

> on the ground . (Of, course we had to walk 5 miles to school, uphill both

> ways). So winters now don't seem too bad.

> Actually, I did walk either a half mile or a mile, depending on the

bus

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Hi

Down here in Southwest Mo., about 100 miles south of Jessie, people think

we have awful winters but they've never lived to or been to the Dakotas,

Minnesota, Wisconsin, or the Northeast.

Actually we have pretty mild winters down here. Once in a while we get the

effects of an Arctic high and it is cold for a week or so. We don't get

that much snow. Usually when it snows, it snows less than an inch. We get

1 or 2 big snows (4 or more inches a year) and usually one ice or sleet

storm. This month our big highlight has been thunderstorms. We had four

inches of rain one on day about two weeks ago. The creeks came out of their

banks like it was spring.

There is an old saying thunder in January, frost in May. So it might frost

in May. It frosted May 15 one time. But usually after March 21, all danger

of snow is past and after April 1, all danger of frost is past. of course,

there are exceptions.

Re: UGH- snow, my least favorite

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> We usually use the " Wait for it to melt " method. We don't have

> sidewalks either and no one tells us we have to clear it. We don't

usually have

> those real big snowfalls here, altho it has happened. We had about 9

inches at

> once in Dec. and then in early Jan. we had an ice storm with a little snow

on

> top. That was hard on trees and wires. Our electricity was off for 25

hours

> and of course that included overnight so we had one miserable night with

no

> heat. A lot of people have been worse off though. I grew up in Northern

> Minnesota and that was COLD sometimes. Sometimes we would have 3 or 4

feet of snow

> on the ground . (Of, course we had to walk 5 miles to school, uphill both

> ways). So winters now don't seem too bad.

> Actually, I did walk either a half mile or a mile, depending on the

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