You Snowbirds

[MIMF]

Are so lucky right now!!

Here in Elkhart and across Northern IN/Southern MI, we've gotten up to a foot of fresh snow. And that has been since just yesterday morning!

Trying to get up the gonads to go out and clean some of it off!

Will spring ever get here?

[Mrs. CountryGuy]

Dale,

We got a dusting, only about 3 inches,

temp currently 1372 degrees according to the outside thermometer, yep, that is what it says, gotta figure, it broke from the cold temps??

Wind chills down around 0 (from the telie forecasters this AM, so that is probably right.)

Believe this is how you spell MISERY. SIGHH

[Emmel]

Dale and Carol, I'll be nice and at least say we miss you guys!!!!!!!

[Trailer Trash 2]

It's nice here I Collyfornya Dale, but I bet you have a Kodac moment in your area. Keep warm.

[Mrs. CountryGuy]

White is NOT a Kodac moment. I am tired of white, it is a NON color! I have seen all the white I care to, unless it is attached to SANDY WARM BEACHES!!

[richfaa]

It has been chilly here in Florida this winter due to the cold air you guys have been sending down. It was in the 40's last night and may only hit the low 70's today. There was ICE on the Honda windshield a couple of mornings ago..

[wswebster]

We put the plow back on the truck so we can make a path for the camper to leave the barn. Florida here we come (Friday), hope March is a warm, sunny month. We are heading to the Lakeland area for the month. We've had enough of the white stuff!!

Bill & Stacy

[Glenn and Lorraine]

quote:Originally posted by richfaa

It has been chilly here in Florida this winter due to the cold air you guys have been sending down. It was in the 40's last night and may only hit the low 70's today. There was ICE on the Honda windshield a couple of mornings ago..

Yeah, Rich ain't lying either. We darn near froze to death over here on the Gulf coast. Temps got any colder and I was ready to get the snow shovel, ole insulated long underwear and winter coat and boots. One morning we dang near got down to freezing and hardly got out of the 50s during the day. This has been one brutally cold winter down here. BBBBBBBBBRRRRRRRRRrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr, man it's cold out there!!

[sgtpp214]

Thanks MIMF for reminding me why DW and I come down to the RGV for the winter. Of course, it did get rather cold (according to local weather person) last night. Forecast 34-39 even though we only had 44 this morning in Mission.

[adelmoll]

We even had one of our palm trees freeze but the only thing we will use our shovel for is putting in a new one.

[Wiarton William]

Will spend this week in the high 80's and low 90's...have freinds coming down from Ontario on Friday...will need to pack them in ice for a day or two..

[Wschep]

You snowbirds - even w/40's and 50's are lucky. However - we just got back from three weeks in the south--South Beach for one of those (70's and 80's) and can I say absolutely wonderful!!! One week on a cruise (w/80's in the norms) and then on to NC with it dipping into the 60's -- and that was still good! Our 10th grandchild was born at Fort Bragg on the 22nd of Feb so we endured the 60 degree weather there without even noticing it. We have decided though that after Thanksgiving 2009 we ARE taking the Montana down to Florida for the winter. Enough of this cold, cold, and colder weather. We just got in the house after our 3 weeks away and burrrrrr - this is miserable!!! By the way we seen LOTS of Montana's going to and fro in Florida. What a wonderful site!!!! Cyndie

[sgtpp214]

Hot 104 in Mission today

[Wiarton William]

We were at PEPE's for lunch...got back in the truck at about 3 oclock,,,temp of 113* went over too the riverside club and the thermometer settled at 109....tooooo hot for me....my beer just seemed to evaporate in my hand..

[MIMF]

Well, here it is. A week later, we had a warm up for a couple days and now the snow is gone. Below freezing for today and tomorrow, but then thru next week, it is suppose to warm up into the low 40's.

Anyway, camping starts at Twin Mills in 6 weeks. Starting to get stuff around for the couple of projects I want to do before I dewinterize the coach. Such as put in a new stainless steel galley sink for Mrs. "B".

[Rondo]

Just got back from Ohio and the ice and snow back there three weeks ago and it is now 10 degrees here in Omaha and we have about 4-6 inches of the pretty white stuff all over! What happened to the 60-70's we had earlier this week! As they say here in Nebraska--" If you don't like the weather just wait a day or two and it will change!!"

[Mrs. CountryGuy]

Dale, lucky you, it ALL melted??

We have had some snow, piles or drifts, but, still snow, in the yard since about Turkey Day.

I do not remember, ever, having this much snow, this long.

[MIMF]

Carol, that's what I have been hearing.

I was talking yesterday to one of our dealers up in Petosky. He said that he can't remember when the last time was he saw bare ground. He thought it was around the first part of November.

So, I guess that would make sense. He is further north than you and you ar further north than me.

I'd give anything for 65 to 70 degree weather right now.

[Mrs. CountryGuy]

Dale,

I am guessing you are within 25 miles (south)of the southern border of Michigan??

I am about 30 miles north of the southern border of Michigan

Add em up, that is about 55 to 60 miles difference, tain't a lot.

Must be enough tho, eh??

Now, there is not a lot of white frozen ice/snow on my lot, but, Thursday we were in Ann Arbor, and the parking lot mountains of snow and yucky ice/black stuff, gross stuff, were probably close to 20 feet tall. Al and I are guessing it could take till May ???? 2009 for those monster ski hills to melt.

[Charlie]

"Dale, lucky you, it ALL melted??

We have had some snow, piles or drifts, but, still snow, in the yard since about Turkey Day.

I do not remember, ever, having this much snow, this long."

Carol-
How many winters has it been since you stayed home?