Rant; Winter 2013/14

[jim]

Winter sucks.

[cardsfansince82]

I can see my grass again.

[StL Dan]

Everything is brown, and we are one day closer to green grass and lawn mowing/baseball season. YES!

[jim]

5" of new snow on the driveway just shoveled. And to dreamer who said we would get this crap melted soon - there is no way in hell this stuff is melting anytime soon. We have well over a foot on the ground, 4-6' mounds at each driveway, and this aint' going to cut it:

Tonight Periods of flurries before 9pm. Cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 17. West wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday Mostly sunny, with a high near 37. Breezy, with a southwest wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 25. Breezy, with a southwest wind 15 to 20 mph becoming west northwest after midnight.
Wednesday Mostly sunny, with a high near 36. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night Rain or freezing rain likely after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. South southwest wind 5 to 15 mph becoming east southeast after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Thursday Rain and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 43. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Thursday Night A chance of rain showers before midnight, then a chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Friday Mostly sunny, with a high near 32. Breezy.
Friday Night A slight chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18.
Saturday A slight chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 28.
Saturday Night A slight chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 12.
Sunday A slight chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 24.
Sunday Night A slight chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 9.
Monday Partly sunny, with a high near 20.

When exactly is all of this going to melt with that forecast?

[jim]

[expletive] I just went out to get some tacos and the Mexicans must have said "Chingalo". Closed.

[jim]

Today was our 58th day of snow this year. Midway airport is at a bit over 6 feet, O'Hare a bit under 6 feet.

We get 36 Wed. and 40's Thursday and rain and then WHAM - another cold blast. 20 for a high Saturday.

[Radbird]

The good: 68 yesterday, 60 today.

The bad: 70+ MPH wind gusts.

Windows were rattling last night. At least the snow is gone for now.

[lukethedrifter]

I hear birds

[jim]

All of our birds our dead. They froze to death.

[Fat_Bulldog]

High of about 60 today in STL. Sunny too.