Snow on the way to the Great Lakes area tomorrow evening onward.

[saltpoint]

Make way for Frosty.

[Catchawave]

1. Have a safe trip :)

:hi:

[saltpoint]

3. Thank you.

:hi:

[Mari333]

2. I, for one, am sick of it in Michigan.

its been a snowy winter so far. lake effect lake effect lake effect. thank you god for 4 wheel drive.

[blue_onyx]

4. I don't mind the cold but I not a fan of snow

It's not too bad if I don't have to go anywhere...I just hate driving in it. I hope this winter isn't like last year. Last winter, it seemed like every few days we would get snow. It wasn't tons (a few inches each time) but enough to make the roads messy again. We just got snow last night but it was only about 2 inches. This storm it suppose to bring six inches or more...not fun.

[Mari333]

5. yes , last year was on and on and on and no breaks

this yr is just a lot of snow, early...felt like xmas a month ago.

[saltpoint]

6. Yes. Last winter was only survivable by the heartiest of souls.

I'll join you in hoping this one isn't as bad.

[Canuckistanian]

7. I'm the opposite

I can live with a lot of snow ( I just got a new snowthrower and I have good winter tires), but the cold is a downer.

Last week, we got down to -28C (-18 Fahrenheit).

This ain't normal for December.

[TahitiNut]

8. We had 2" on the ground this AM ... and they're predicting up to 8" by Friday night.

I. Hate. Snow. :grr:

[Mari333]

9. I hate it too!!!

I have friends who love it. they dont understand why I hate it. I am glad to see someone else hates it. lol.

[saltpoint]

10. Hi there. December's getting dwn to busines in a big way.

Big snows, big slush. You know the story.

[TahitiNut]

11. I have sciatica. Shoveling that sjit takes me half a day ... and the rest of it to recover.

I have to take 4-6 ibuprofen just to shovel through the pain. :grr: :grr:

[saltpoint]

12. I used to bolster my allowance by shoveling snow as a kid.

Aren't there any neighborhood younguns who might be enterprising enough to earn a little movie money?

[TahitiNut]

15. For some reason, I don't see teens doing that these days.

I have a neighbor who's had sporadic employment and long periods of being out of work. He's in his late 40s and a carpenter/woodworker and he has a snow blower. When he's available, I'm happy as hell to give him $20-25 to do it. I wouldn't have made it through last winter (at least a dozen snowfalls of over 2") without him. I still have to give it the "fine touches" so my mother (she's 89 and uses a walker) can get to and from the car safely. (Such is life for an 'assisted living' caregiver.)

[saltpoint]

18. I don't know how it is where you are, but one option might be

to phone up the local Unitarian Church Youth Minister and ask if two young folks might not be contracted to handle your snow emergencies.

Doesn't have to be Unitarian, of course. The last two churches I went to were Catholic and Unitarian. (don't ask!)

Anyway, those youth ministers tend to be pretty good motivators most of the time, and by and large their young folks are fairly mature and reasonable to talk with. And they'd be a lot cheaper than snow contractors.

Might be worth a phone call.

[TahitiNut]

21. Well, there's a UU church just 2 blocks away.

I stopped by once and chatted casually with the minister for a few minutes ... seemed like a decent guy. Most of the folks there are older and (cough) a bit rotund (like me) .... and I've not seen any teens around there. I could check, though. Good tip. Thanks!
:hi:

[tritsofme]

13. Big storm is supposed to hit Chicago just in time for the PM rush hour tomorrow

For the second time this week.

Thank god for the iPhone!

[saltpoint]

14. Hi, tritsofme. Hell, be careful out there on the roads.

Maybe duck into one of those blues clubs and don't come out til the snow stops.

[tritsofme]

16. Its easy to be careful when you move 5 miles in two hours.

I think I'll just stay late and get some work done.

I don't know if I can do two drives like that in a row.

[saltpoint]

17. I don't blame ya one bit.

Maybe bring along some holiday cards and get those done.

Stay warm.

[TankLV]

19. Snow is NORMAL there - it's SNOWING here in VEGAS! Over a FOOT!

I had to shovel my driveway BEFORE I could get in!

Just like my Grandmother's place in the Black Rock/Riverside section of Buffalo for chrissake!

With ruts in the street and mounds at the intersections and everything!

THIS IS NOT SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN HERE!!!

[saltpoint]

20. Hi, Tank. I heard on the news you all are getting snowed on.

Pretty wild when it's snowing there.

I mean, what are the uh, odds?

Take 'er easy shoveling that driveway and be careful. Happy winter!

[TahitiNut]

22. Snow in Vegas? Over a foot? WHAT'RE THE ODDS???

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: Yeah ... I like puns.