That's what my thermometer said at my house yesterday morning.
WTF?!
At this point, I'm counting the days until I move back down south.
WTF?!
At this point, I'm counting the days until I move back down south.
-2.9 degrees
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I love winter!! It was 20 this morning and I took an early walk along the Uncompahgre River. Saw 2 Bald eagles, hundreds of Canada geese, and lots of mallards. Some days I see porcupines sleeping up in the trees. What's not to like about winter! The last 2 weekends our local wheeling club has taken 2 nice adventures in the snow. One into Utah and one locally along the Gunnison River Gorge. Winter keeps most people indoors and so when you get out you have most things to yourself. No bugs, no lawn to mow. At least around western Colorado and eastern Utah everything is beautiful in the snow. I guess it depends where you live.
Roverrocks said:
True. A couple miles away from you, upstream on the Uncompahgre, there were 3,000 people packed into the canyon for the Ouray Ice Festival. Having been there a couple times and competed in the climbing comp, I think your kind of walk is more my speed now.
The Ouray Ice Festival is a really big event. Draws climbers from all over. I'm too gutless to ever have been a climber but I sure admire the people who do. I used to X-C ski a lot around here until my feet got bad. A lot depends on where you live. If I lived in a large metro area I would probably hate winter.
Winter weather issues a southerner doesn't contemplate before moving north:
[just off the cuff, I know there is plenty more]
1. Not all snow is white, see the brown and black shit on the side of the road right now
2. Sometimes it takes more than 1hr for all the snow to melt. WTF?
3. You can't just drive over the snow in your driveway a few times so it's packed down and then call it good. Well... you can unless you want to exit the vehicle while it's parked on the driveway. (took me 1 storm to figure out)
4. The guy who delivers your home heating oil will refuse delivery until you shovel a path for him from the driveway through the yard around the back of the house to the fill tube. (happened to me this week)
5. What 30" of snow looks like. (2 weeks ago- most I had ever seen)
[just off the cuff, I know there is plenty more]
1. Not all snow is white, see the brown and black shit on the side of the road right now
2. Sometimes it takes more than 1hr for all the snow to melt. WTF?
3. You can't just drive over the snow in your driveway a few times so it's packed down and then call it good. Well... you can unless you want to exit the vehicle while it's parked on the driveway. (took me 1 storm to figure out)
4. The guy who delivers your home heating oil will refuse delivery until you shovel a path for him from the driveway through the yard around the back of the house to the fill tube. (happened to me this week)
5. What 30" of snow looks like. (2 weeks ago- most I had ever seen)
whatroad said:
Yea... way to hot. Actually it has been pretty warm all winter long for my taste and I hope I can move away from the gulf coast when I am done with school.
Mongo said:
Hey Frank. You wouln't happen to have a pic of the sun that you could post laying around would ya? I haven't really seen it since October and I kinda miss it.
