Up to 4' of snow fell in some foothills south of us. But the storm stayed south, highways are closed for a quarter of the state. I don't know where this monster storm is heading.?ÿ
We've gotten 3+ inches here in Pierre, SD. Drive in was a hoot and woke me right up. Job is closed today after the crew cleared off the barges.
T. Nelson - SAM
Honestly, I haven't seen that many. The ones I have seen were off in the trees just hanging out our out in the middle of a field. I've seen quite a few pheasants and turkeys though.
Luckily I've remembered to scan the ditches while driving.?ÿ
T. Nelson - SAM
Watching Weather channel and Cheyenne is going to take 2 days to dig out the roads. At 11:10am its 79 here with a high of 85 and sunny. Never will understand how someone can survive the cold just as you eskimos wonder about us in 99% humidity and 96 degrees. ?????ÿ
@flga-2-2
I'm already dreading summer, and it was 8 deg this morning
Never will understand how someone can survive the cold
Put some cloths on, duh...
Saw 2 people walking down the street yesterday; downtown Puyallup. One, I think, was from south of the boarder. She had a heavy coat on, with the hood up, and her arms were folded in front of her, like she was trying to hold in the heat. The guy walking behind her, had on a t-shirt, shorts and flip flops; he was probably drunk, and from Ireland.
My grandmother would walk all over town. It didn't matter what time of year she would be wearing her wool coat and hat. 85 degrees, sun shining, in her wool coat.?ÿ
She would always chew me out for not wearing enough protective clothes.?ÿ
TO: Dude from Pullupyerpants WA.
FROM:?ÿ The Tropical South
For the 278th time the only clothes we wear are shorts and t-shirts unless we are going to a Wedding or Funeral, then we wear flip-flops as a formal accessory. ?????ÿ
@flga-2-2 Or if you're Marcel Ledbetter (see Jerry Clower) you do button the top button on the side of your overalls for a formal occasion.?ÿ It was 85 here yesterday will really low humidity.?ÿ It was NICE.
Andy
I have 4'+ of snow on the ground in the yard right now and it'll be around for another six weeks or so and it can be 10F when I need to run out and grab a load of firewood and I'm usually wearing shower sandals and a t-shirt and shorts. In another couple months it'll be up to 50 in the afternoons and half the people at the supermarket will be wearing shorts and sandals. You can tell the California people right off by their sweaters and down jackets in July. Anything under 70 and the Floridians are catatonic.?ÿ
Just because I'm paranoid, doesn't mean they aren't out to get me.
That's got to be rough on rancher's livestock. Made me think of this:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winter_of_1886%E2%80%931887
Just because I'm paranoid, doesn't mean they aren't out to get me.
@williwaw Several years ago we were at the NASCAR race in Daytona.?ÿ We parked next to a couple and were making a sandwich out of our cooler in the back of the truck.?ÿ They were complaining about the heat.?ÿ This was February and the temperature was almost 70.?ÿ It turns out they were from Alaska.?ÿ I would love to see them in Daytona for the July race where the LOW temps at night are in the 70s.
Andy
I've seen a lot of the western and southern CONUS and the weather definitely differs from region to region.?ÿ Florida is up there on the list of places that I might consider "uncomfortable" at times, but you could usually find a breeze.?ÿ I never made it to Daytona.?ÿ
But a place that really sticks in my mind was east TX and w LA in August.?ÿ It never got under 90 at night and the humidity would rot a T-shirt off your back by noon.?ÿ I can remember hotel rooms that were so uncomfortable (they were supposed to have AC) I opted to go out to the parking lot and lay on the tail-gate of the truck.?ÿ There was just no breeze to be had.?ÿ
Not too far from my abode is a stream known as Wolf Pen Creek.?ÿ During the Civil War (or uncivil, depending on your viewpoint) some Union soldiers were camped for a week or so in an area that grows rocks faster than grass with some relatively steep bluffs.?ÿ The coyotes viewed them as a new kind of dietary delicacy.?ÿ The howling tended to keep the poor soldiers up most of the night, especially as one coyote can sound like ten.?ÿ The soldiers felt as though they were penned in by bluffs and thought of the coyotes as wolves.?ÿ Hence the name of the creek.
Anyone here familiar with southeastern Colorado??ÿ Baca, Prowers, Bent and Las Animas counties??ÿ The ASPCA has a special unit operating there.?ÿ They are looking to find anyone who takes a cow out on the open range and turns it loose to fend for itself during the best growing season of the year.?ÿ They know it will die of starvation within a week or so.?ÿ Sooner, if it doesn't happen to find open water somewhere.