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Oh My Gosh, Winter Has Arrived

Ursa Major

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Here I am sitting at my computer, and the phone rings (the church secretary, wanting to talk to my husband, who works from home twice a week). And she says, Ursula, have you looked outside recently? It's snowing! And sure enough, it's REALLY coming down, in big flakes. Yikes!

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IrishKelly Contributor
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Here I am sitting at my computer, and the phone rings (the church secretary, wanting to talk to my husband, who works from home twice a week). And she says, Ursula, have you looked outside recently? It's snowing! And sure enough, it's REALLY coming down, in big flakes. Yikes!

Yep, same here in the southeast Chicago suburbs :D

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I love the snow!! I wish it would hurry and get cold enough to snow here :angry::D

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I saw the snow this morning on Good Morning America! We're having a nice, sunny mild day today--but it's going to be much colder here by the weekend. No snow, though :D

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Well, thankfully, it has stopped already. The problem with a lot of snow this early is, that the leaves are still on the trees. If the snow is wet, it clings to the leaves, and many trees will break. About ten years ago we got a ton of snow before the leaves had fallen off the trees, and all through the night and day it was like shots were being fired. But it was the trees, which were splitting, or their branches were all breaking off. It was pretty bad. The next day it looked terrible, a lot of devastation.

But I love the first snow that stays, which will probably come in November (when the trees are ready for it and are suitably bare :) ).

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elye Community Regular
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Where in Ontario are you, Ursula? Were you devastated by the '98 ice storm like we were?

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linds Apprentice
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I woke up yesteday to a snow covered ground and then it melted only for me to wake up again this morning to another snow covered ground except today it hasn't melted yet!!! But I'm not complaining... I LOVE SNOW!!!

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Guhlia Rising Star
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Wow... Snow... It's warm here today. Well, it hit 70 degrees anyway. I was roasting in my lightweight longsleeve top.

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Jeez, I wish, it was 78 here today, summer can go away anytime now!!!

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And there I was thinking today that autumn's just arrived cos, despite it being really sunny, the washing didn't dry on the line. I'm so jealous of your snow! I'm a big kid when it comes to snow :D Not that we get much here :(

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It's snowing (lightly) here today, too. It did just a tiny bit yesterday but it was about 10 degrees warmer.

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elye Community Regular
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Ya want snow, come to Ottawa...there's just far too much of the stuff for me in our winters. Snowbanks that are taller than I am, snowtires that just can't get through the drifts, constant back-breaking shovelling (our snow seems so much HEAVIER than anyone else's!)...and yet, we have the BEST toboggan hills. And snowball-fights. And cross-country ski trails..... :)

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wow, snow! and i thought i was having trouble going from pretty mild virginia beach (where its still kind of summer!) to northern virginia (where the leaves are changing and its cold at night)! stay warm!

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We had snow here in Minneapolis today, too! It makes me so excited about the upcoming snowboarding season! Most of my coworkers were all grumpy about the snow, but I love it.

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I love snow! The only time I've ever seen it in October was in Siberia though. It was 70 here today too. We rarely get enough snow to play in here - we have to drive to the mountains usually.

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mamaw Community Regular
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Cold & windy In southwestern Pa. Snow flurries too!!!!!!

love it......

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Emily, I am about 50 miles north of Toronto. And even though we were affected by the ice storm, we didn't have major damage like the Ottawa area and Quebec.

Well, it was like a blizzard for a bit, and it's snowing on and off. Temperatures have gone down to freezing now. I just hope that it won't snow enough for our beautiful maple tree to be wrecked by the heavy snow sticking to the leaves and breaking it apart.

I do love snow as well, I just don't want the trees all to break.

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Snow??? what is snow??? :P it has snowed perhaps three times in Central CA in my lifetime.....and it was just a freak dusting that went away...must be so nice there!

Actually, I am no stranger to snow......and on clear days, all winter, we can see it on the tips of the glorious Sierra Nevada (which means Snowy Range).....on some days it's as if you could reach out and touch it. So....all I have to do is drive one hour to be in the snow. Hoping to ski this year....been a while!

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Snow must be so lovely!! I live in salem, oregon it rains here almost as much here as it does in seattle. Too much rain and no snow! I've lived here my whole life, someday I want to build an actual snow man!! I'm so jealous!

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I just spent 20 minutes walking around outside and I'm sweating! It's 34C/93F here! :wacko:

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I'm in between Liz and Julie, just north of Vancouver WA. We don't see much snow if any either. It is so pretty to look at though.

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elye Community Regular
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It's amazing...the Inuit up in the Northwest Territories and Nunavut have more than forty words for snow, depending on its consistency and weight. Talk about being a central part of your life! :)

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Rusla Enthusiast
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Better you guys than me getting snow. I loath snow, I hate the cold I want to see green grass and pretty flowers all year.

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Better you guys than me getting snow. I loath snow, I hate the cold I want to see green grass and pretty flowers all year.

Well, what are you doing living in Calgary, then, of all places?! :ph34r::blink::wacko:

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Just saw the news....14" in Buffalo, NY Wow, a little early isn't it :unsure:

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