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Ocelot II

(130,015 posts) Thu Jan 1, 2026, 10:01 AM Jan 1

Oh bloody hell, it's snowing again.

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Oh bloody hell, it's snowing again. (Original Post) Ocelot II Jan 1 OP

Getcher sled out! marble falls Jan 1 #1

The temperature is up to 13 degrees at O'Hare. mahatmakanejeeves Jan 1 #2

Heat wave... SheltieLover Jan 1 #4

Stopped overnight here in Michigan MiHale Jan 1 #3

Suzy Snowflake - Rosemaryy Clooney cbabe Jan 1 #5

never heard this, its cute. witty lyric. nice double meaning "the ride's on me" msongs Jan 1 #9

Glad you enjoyed it. A childhood classic singalong. cbabe Jan 1 #10

"Oh, the weather outside is frightful!" Polly Hennessey Jan 1 #6

More snow this morning here in northeast PA. I've had enough of winter. Borogove Jan 1 #7

Farmers need the snow for free nitrogen for crops, it also recharges ground water reserves ........ marble falls Jan 1 #8

Several days ago, during the blizzard we were told that we were done with snow for the next 10 days question everything Jan 1 #11

What is this snow you speak of? PCB66 Jan 2 #12

I've been to Florida. I'd rather have snow. Ocelot II Jan 2 #13

The sky teased snow all day yesterday and finally committed by late afternoon. betsuni Jan 3 #14

marble falls

(71,502 posts)

1. Getcher sled out!

Reply to Ocelot II (Original post)

Thu Jan 1, 2026, 10:03 AM

Jan 1

mahatmakanejeeves

(69,022 posts)

2. The temperature is up to 13 degrees at O'Hare.

Reply to Ocelot II (Original post)

Thu Jan 1, 2026, 10:05 AM

Jan 1

Hat tip, WFMT

Happy New Year.

SheltieLover

(79,210 posts)

4. Heat wave...

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Reply #2)

Thu Jan 1, 2026, 10:15 AM

Jan 1

MiHale

(12,861 posts)

3. Stopped overnight here in Michigan

Reply to Ocelot II (Original post)

Thu Jan 1, 2026, 10:08 AM

Jan 1

Too cold to snow… finally up to 6 degrees. Radar had some flurries approaching.

cbabe

(6,513 posts)

5. Suzy Snowflake - Rosemaryy Clooney

Reply to Ocelot II (Original post)

Thu Jan 1, 2026, 10:32 AM

Jan 1

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msongs

(73,411 posts)

9. never heard this, its cute. witty lyric. nice double meaning "the ride's on me"

Reply to cbabe (Reply #5)

Thu Jan 1, 2026, 06:04 PM

Jan 1

cbabe

(6,513 posts)

10. Glad you enjoyed it. A childhood classic singalong.

Reply to msongs (Reply #9)

Thu Jan 1, 2026, 08:55 PM

Jan 1

Polly Hennessey

(8,743 posts)

6. "Oh, the weather outside is frightful!"

Reply to Ocelot II (Original post)

Thu Jan 1, 2026, 10:37 AM

Jan 1

“Good golly, Miss Molly!”
“It’s a winter wonderland!”

A little song talk to get you started on your snow day.

Borogove

(592 posts)

7. More snow this morning here in northeast PA. I've had enough of winter.

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Thu Jan 1, 2026, 12:06 PM

Jan 1

marble falls

(71,502 posts)

8. Farmers need the snow for free nitrogen for crops, it also recharges ground water reserves ........

Reply to Borogove (Reply #7)

Thu Jan 1, 2026, 12:24 PM

Jan 1

question everything

(51,947 posts)

11. Several days ago, during the blizzard we were told that we were done with snow for the next 10 days

Reply to Ocelot II (Original post)

Thu Jan 1, 2026, 11:55 PM

Jan 1

Ha! Just a little bit here and a little bit there and i was shovelling yesterday and today.

PCB66

(100 posts)

12. What is this snow you speak of?

Reply to Ocelot II (Original post)

Fri Jan 2, 2026, 09:54 AM

Jan 2

We don't see much of it here in Tampa

Ocelot II

(130,015 posts)

13. I've been to Florida. I'd rather have snow.

Reply to PCB66 (Reply #12)

Fri Jan 2, 2026, 10:16 AM

Jan 2

We have snow. You have palmetto bugs, iguanas that fall out of trees, chiggers, alligators, water moccasins, pythons, Donald Trump, and Ron DeSantis. QED.

betsuni

(28,937 posts)

14. The sky teased snow all day yesterday and finally committed by late afternoon.

Reply to Ocelot II (Original post)

Sat Jan 3, 2026, 01:38 AM

Jan 3

Just enough to make everything glow luminously under the moon. I love snow!

We used to sightsee during the New Year's holiday, fewer tourists. Now people walk around places filming and put it on YouTube which is very convenient, don't have to worry about cold or finding a place to pee or where to get something to eat when cozy at home.

One of my favorites is UNESCO world heritage site Shirakawa Village in Gifu prefecture where residents still live in the preserved thatched roof farmhouses that were used for silk production, beautiful in the deep snow:

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