Rant; Winter 2013/14

[stlouie_lipp]

I hardly slept at all last night. 40mph sustained winds and gusting to 60mph. The howling kept waking me up.

This post shall not be construed as me playing the victim or in any way not taking responsibility for the wind.

[AWvsCBsteeeerike3]

I consider winds to be spring time annoyances so unless you're taking responsibility for the spring storms as well, you're probably off the hook for it.

[stlouie_lipp]

I would be AW, but it is below freezing here again and will be for (at least) the next 10 days. The rain/snow melt from yesterday has turned back to ice. Spring seems like a dream right now.

[jim]

Just another lovely winter day:

[SHOW]

Look close and you will see a car in that guys yard, about 15 feet from the front door. (blue house on the other side of the street as the school sign, but the arrow is almost pointing to it). Behind the firetrucks is what used to be a newer model Chevy Silverado. 100 yards beyond this were four cars locked bumper to bumper.

[jim]

I consider winds to be spring time annoyances so unless you're taking responsibility for the spring storms as well, you're probably off the hook for it.

Spring storms! Ha! That's funny.

[jim]

18.9 is our average temperature for the winter - 3rd coldest in history. Our average will go down over the next week. Tue/Wed/Thurs lows all below 0. And dreamer - the snow is still half a foot deep. It didn't go away like you promised. It's going to be here until April.

[Donnie Ebert]

Snow-Covered Great Lakes (spoildered for size):

[SHOW]

[StL Dan]

Beautiful! Thanks for posting.

[jim]

The only cool thing I've seen this winter are some of those caves up in the Apostle Islands up in Lake Superior.

http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/media/ ... 0118c1.jpg

Here is our [expletive] [expletive] forecast:

Today Mostly sunny, with a high near 20. Wind chill values as low as -1. West northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tonight Partly cloudy, with a low around -4. Wind chill values as low as -21. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Wednesday Mostly sunny, with a high near 13. Wind chill values as low as -21. Breezy, with a southwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Wednesday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 2. Wind chill values as low as -9. Breezy, with a southwest wind 15 to 20 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
Thursday Sunny, with a high near 12. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Thursday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around -4.
Friday A 30 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 15.
Friday Night A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 6.
Saturday A slight chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 15.
Saturday Night A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 5.
Sunday A chance of snow. Cloudy, with a high near 18.
Sunday Night A chance of snow. Cloudy, with a low around 11.
Monday A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 24.

No end in sight. In fact I go to the Accuweather long range forecast which I know is [expletive], but the next day where the forecast high is above freezing is March 8.

[jim]

Yipee, more snow! A little tonight/tomorrow morning, a heavier bout of 2-4" on Saturday, and then again Sunday. Models are saying anywhere from a couple of inches to a foot.

There is so snow on the ground here, my front yard it has to be 6-8" deep still. Back yard is less but still completely snow covered. I just wonder when all this [expletive] will melt.