My daughter is a cashier at Walmart. She typically handles 150 customers per shift. Yesterday she saw 350. Said it was the craziest day she had ever seen. It was a perfect storm of Friday, the students returning and dire weather warnings.
Snowmageddon!!!!
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doublesharp
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Winters of 77 and 78 were proof positive that the ice age was back. Ohio River froze over enough to walk across in 77 and 78 the snow wouldn't quit.
I'd just bought a rural house and moved in in Oct so 78 was my first winter there. Long downhill driveway, probably 100 yds and I had no equipment to move snow. My neighbors helped and I had a Kubota by the next year.
Started snowing on Sunday morning early January and had about 20" by Monday morning. Temp stayed near zero for days and snow continued to fall. I had a 1969 Ford F600 w/14' box produce truck and I got around by being careful and cautious.
Louisville has had some bad winters but those 2 were extreme. Often it barely gets cold enough to kill the bugs but sometimes we get hammered. Last night we got about 3" and it's going up to 37 today w rain so it will be soon gone.
Be careful what you ask for. We still have another 8-10 hours worth forecast for us here in sw Iowa. Looks like we have 7-9" already.....and its headed your wayAll I can say is BRING IT!
500SNW
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Here in Cincinnati the weather folk were predicting 3"-5"...then it changed to 4" - 6"...then they presented a couple of "models"...one of which said we might not get anything at all...while the other model said we could get over 6." I decided at that point to adopt a "wait-and-see" model 
I was right, there were no parking spots left at the grocery store, had to pick up a prescription, and thought I would get milk while I was there, about 2:30pm. drugs weren't ready told to wait 10 minutes, (25 min later got the drugs). Went to the milk shelf and there was only 3 gal jugs of white milk on the shelves. Never saw them so bare. Check out lines were 5-6 deep. Next time I'll just skip the drugs and stay home.
I went out this morning and hit the Food Lion store. Almost no one there. I got the obligatory bread, milk, and TP, but we really did NEED all three.
First time I've been in a grocery store in at least a year. I normally order mine online, stop by the Wal-Mart the next day and they load them in my car for me, but when there's a storm coming or a big holiday they use all their employees to stock the shelves in the brick/mortar store.
Really inconvenient for me.
First time I've been in a grocery store in at least a year. I normally order mine online, stop by the Wal-Mart the next day and they load them in my car for me, but when there's a storm coming or a big holiday they use all their employees to stock the shelves in the brick/mortar store.
Really inconvenient for me.
IIRC, it was Mike Royer who made the "partly cloudy" prediction.
At home in NW Iowa, no snow.
Where I am, Nashville, no snow.
Everywhere in between, snow.
Should be under control by the time I head home on Monday
Where I am, Nashville, no snow.
Everywhere in between, snow.
Should be under control by the time I head home on Monday
I honestly just got finished mowing my lawn.
70 and sunny today.
70 and sunny today.
Yep I woke up to 12 inches this Moring. Didn't even bother shoveling it just put the truck in 4 wheel drive and went over the top of it.
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I went to the store this morning and there was only one other person there, with the 12 inches we got if you didn't have a 4X4 you probably weren't going anywhere.
We got less than 2". The kids have set up a bread and milk stand out front for an "over-stocked" sale.
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We got 4-5" average. Supposed to start up again late afternoon/overnight. It stopped all together earlier.
TomkinsSP
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Been to.the 'Lou, must be building arks at the local houses of worship. 12 real inches. Global warming.
I live about 60 miles north of Fenton from what I saw we got about 2 more inches then the metro area.
Bob, Ruthie is headed to work on I-75N. If you see a mired Honda Fit with eight white knuckles and a grey top knot sticking up over the steering wheel let me know.
You're a pal.
You're a pal.
LVSteve
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Just saw shots of Arrowhead stadium. Should make the game interesting.
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Ole Joe Clark
Absent Comrade
It's raining here.
Have a blessed day,
Leon
Have a blessed day,
Leon
Most fun I have had in Utah was snowmobiling at Daniels Summit lodge. We have a work facility out there and had a half day meeting then half day team building snowmobile trip. That was really fun. I grew up riding dirt bikes in southeaster Ohio so I found it great fun. Some others had a hard time riding the switchback trails with sheer drop offs on either side. One guy was freaking out on the road in since there were no guard rails and the road was pretty snow covered. We have had about 4 inches so far here in Licking county Ohio. Wife and I are all snuggled in. She made a crock pot of chili and we are binge watching Net Flix. Unfortunately not retired yet like some got about 5 - 10 years to go .
I for one love winter and pray for snow. We are in dire need for snow again this year.
Grooming snowmobile trails is my winter job, last year we never ever fired up the snowcat and so far this year its not looking very promising.
Targets Guy
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Our local wx experts told us we would get 2-5" and the storm was moving so fast we might not even see it go by. Of course it snowed all day and we have about a foot. Wet and heavy stuff.
OP
I surveyed 12 places in the back yard looking for 3-5". This is what I found. Still snowing as I type this... 
Ruthie, stay home!
Ruthie, stay home!
My daughter lives in Cincinnati...well Fairfield, a few miles north. She's ready to move to FL.
500SNW
Member
I saw a neighbor shoveling snow off of his car. Thankfully, it looked like a plastic shovel.
I watched Ruthie scrape her car off for 15 minutes. I felt so bad for her that I finally had to draw the blinds.
webley green
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Just getting a cup of coffee, sidewalks done, cars nearly done (no garage), snowplow came by, rear deck and walks to do later on. Our little Gordon setter mix, she is not happy, 10" deep hard to get comfortable to pee. Otherwise she's okay with the snow. Lost power for about 4 hours, fire in the fireplace, oil lamps burning, listening to the Chiefs on the radio. Interesting day yesterday. Wonder when the snowplow is coming back. Guess I'll just put in all wheel drive.
We got about 6" here. Nothing an 18 year old snowblower couldn't handle.
--and I do mean a snowblower, not an 18 year old...
--and I do mean a snowblower, not an 18 year old...
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