I remember why I left it now

[U-96]

Bah two fracking inches of the stuff and the country is paralysed. I love the UK.

Naturally, if it gets warm enough to sunbathe, we have water rationing too...

U-96

[Wiz]

2 inches? i wish that is all michigan got! its bad when you cant open the door to your house for fear that snow will dump in.

[codybear]

where in michigan??

I grew up in Greenville

[Nascar]

That was great codybear! I live in the northeast and know exactly what that's like. My best friend is from Newport, MI and he is always telling me snow stories. (walking to the nearest town uphill bothways...my normal reply is find a better route!)
http://www.sysopt.com/forum/smile.gif

[brandon184]

Geez! This place must be heaven! I need some place to burst through some drifts with my new 2000 Yamaha! Sure ain't any around here. **** global warming.

[Wiz]

i live in Warren, Mi. North of Detroit. well, we have not gotten any this year, so far. Its really strange, tomorrow its supposed to be 43 degrees F, and yester day it hit 19 degrees, i love michigan, if you dont like the weather, wait a minute.

[arn]

Oh Boy, that's good. I know exactly what he's talking about. We live near Duluth, Mn. And we get enough snow sometimes that if you don't shovel your roof, it will cave in.

We have a steel roof so it slides off fairly easy just for that reason.

Snow so deep you can't run your snowmobile without getting stuck, have to wait for the trail groomer.

[codybear]

this was sent to me by Grandslammer and like it says...I do miss the change of seasons but I can always visit...


DIARY OF A SNOW SHOVELER:

December 8: 6:00 PM. It started to snow. The first snow of the season and
the wife and I took our cocktails and sat for hours by the window watching
the huge soft flakes drift down from heaven. It looked like a Grandma Moses
Print. So romantic we felt like newlyweds again. I love snow!
December 9: We woke to a beautiful blanket of crystal white snow covering
every inch of the landscape. What a fantastic sight! Can there be a more
lovely place in the Whole World? Moving here was the best idea I've ever
had. Shoveled for the first time in years and felt like a boy again. I
did both our driveway and the sidewalks. This afternoon the snow plow came
along and covered up the sidewalks and closed in the driveway, so I got to
shovel again. What a perfect life.
December 12: The sun has melted all our lovely snow. Such a disappointment
.My neighbor tells me not to worry, we'll definitely have a white
Christmas. No snow on Christmas would be awful! Bob says we'll have so
much snow by the end of winter, that I'll never want to see snow again. I
don't think that's possible. Bob is such a nice man. I'm glad he's our
neighbor.
December 14: Snow, lovely snow! 8" last night. The temperature dropped to
-20. The cold makes everything sparkle so. The wind took my breath away,
but I warmed up by shoveling the driveway and sidewalks. This is the life!
The snowplow came back this afternoon and buried everything again. I didn't
realize I would have to do quite this much shoveling, but I'll certainly
get back in shape this way. I wish I wouldn't huff and puff so.
December 15: 20 inches forecast. Sold my van and bought a 4x4 Blazer.
Bought snow tires for the wife's car and 2 extra shovels. Stocked the
freezer. The wife wants a wood stove in case the electricity goes out. I
think that's silly. We aren't in Alaska, after all.
December 16: Ice storm this morning. Fell on my *** on the ice in the
driveway putting down salt. Hurt like hell. The wife laughed for an hour,
which I think was very cruel.
December 17: Still way below freezing. Roads are too icy to go anywhere.
Electricity was off for 5 hours. I had to pile the blankets on to stay
warm. Nothing to do but stare at the wife and try not to irritate her.
Guess I should've bought a wood stove, but won't admit it to her. God I
hate it when she's right. I can't believe I'm freezing to death in my own
living room.
December 20: Electricity's back on, but had another 14" of the **** stuff
last night. More shoveling. Took all day. Goddamn snowplow came by twice.
Tried to find a neighbor kid to shovel, but they said they're too busy
playing hockey. I think they're lying. Called the only hardware store
around to see about buying a snow blower and they're out. Might have
another shipment in March. I think they're lying. Bob says I have to shovel
or the city will have it done and bill me. I think he's lying.
December 22: Bob was right about a white Christmas because 13 more inches
of the white **** fell today, and it's so cold it probably won't melt till
August. Took me 45 minutes to get all dressed up to go out to shovel and
then I had to ****. By the time I got undressed, pissed and dressed again.
I was too tired to shovel. Tried to hire Bob who has a plow on his truck
for the rest of the winter; but he says he's too busy. I think the *******
is lying.
December 23: Only 2" of snow today. And it warmed up to 0. The wife wanted
me to decorate the front of the house this morning. What is she...nuts???
Why didn't she tell me to do that a month ago? She says she did but I
think she's **** well lying.
December 24: 6". Snow packed so hard by snowplow, l broke the shovel.
Thought I was having a heart attack. If I ever catch the son of a *****
who drives that snowplow, I'll drag him through the snow by his balls. I
know he hides around the corner and waits for me to finish shoveling and
then he comes down the street at a 100 miles an hour and throws snow all
over where I've just been! Tonight the wife wanted me to sing Christmas
carols with her and open our presents, but I was busy watching for the
goddamn snowplow.
December 25: Merry Christmas. 20 more inches of the !=3D@x@!x!x1 slop
tonight. Snowed in. The idea of shoveling makes my blood boil. God I hate
the snow! Then the snowplow driver came by asking for a donation and I hit
him over the head with my shovel. The wife says I have a bad attitude. I
think she's an idiot. If I have to watch "It's a Wonderful Life" one more
time, I'm going to kill her.
December 26: Still snowed in. Why the hell did I ever move here? It was all
HER idea. She's really getting on my nerves.
December 27: Temperature dropped to -30 and the pipes froze.
December 28: Warmed up to above -50. Still snowed in. THE ***** is driving
me crazy!!!
December 29: 10 more inches. Bob says I have to shovel the roof or it could
cavein. That's the silliest thing I ever heard. How dumb does he think I
am?
December 30: Roof caved in. The snow plow driver is suing me for a million
dollars for the bump on his head. The wife went home to her mother . 9"
predicted.
December 31: Set fire to what's left of the house. No more shoveling.
January 8: I feel so good. I just love those little white pills they keep
giving me.
Why am I tied to the bed?

[Mntsnow]

Hey...Where is this place? I'm dieing for more snow http://www.sysopt.com/forum/biggrin.gif

Mntsnow

ps. I DO have a 4x4 blazer AND a snowblower! ROFLMAO

[codybear]

I knew you of all people would reply to this one..I owned 2 ski doos when I was in Michigan and there wasnt a spare minute I wasnt on them and out in the woods...I miss some of it but perfer to be barefoot all year and shirtless..well most all year...

[Mntsnow]

Arn,

Kinda like this? ROFLMAO

http://www.aros.net/~mntsnow/Help!.JPG

Mntsnow

Edited because of fat fingers!

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[socalgal]

LOL Mntsnow... http://www.sysopt.com/forum/biggrin.gif

Dang! keyboard... http://www.sysopt.com/forum/smile.gif

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[Mntsnow]

Axel,
We get to do this usually a couple of times a year. http://www.sysopt.com/forum/smile.gif

http://www.aros.net/~mntsnow/Shovelin'%20Cabin.JPG

This is the WORK before the FUN http://www.sysopt.com/forum/biggrin.gif

Mntsnow


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[arn]

Hey Mntsnow, that looks like me, climbing out of the drift. And the house pic, Been there, done that. Great pics.

[socalgal]

Wow! Will you look at that clear sky? Awesome! http://www.sysopt.com/forum/wink.gif

[Axel]

Hey!! - Is there a house under there??

Bet there's a snow blower on top of the house! LOL!!

Guess it's all subjective - I'd trade a summer with more than 45 days over 100 degrees for a winter like that - once, just to see what it's like. - by the way - I've got a cord of wood and a fire place down here - get to use it about 4 days a year.

The wood pile is mostly for critters to have a dry place to live most of the year http://www.sysopt.com/forum/wink.gif

[BBA]

Hehehehe....

I lived in Saratoga Springs for about 9 months once...I remember the average mild temperature being somewhere around 28 degrees (I shiver just thinking about that damned place, lol)

Forget it...You can not convince me that snow is worth the freezing!