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Ocelot II

(131,276 posts) Thu Jan 1, 2026, 11:01 AM Jan 2026

Oh bloody hell, it's snowing again.

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Oh bloody hell, it's snowing again. (Original Post) Ocelot II Jan 2026 OP

Getcher sled out! marble falls Jan 2026 #1

The temperature is up to 13 degrees at O'Hare. mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2026 #2

Heat wave... SheltieLover Jan 2026 #4

Stopped overnight here in Michigan MiHale Jan 2026 #3

Suzy Snowflake - Rosemaryy Clooney cbabe Jan 2026 #5

never heard this, its cute. witty lyric. nice double meaning "the ride's on me" msongs Jan 2026 #9

Glad you enjoyed it. A childhood classic singalong. cbabe Jan 2026 #10

"Oh, the weather outside is frightful!" Polly Hennessey Jan 2026 #6

More snow this morning here in northeast PA. I've had enough of winter. Borogove Jan 2026 #7

Farmers need the snow for free nitrogen for crops, it also recharges ground water reserves ........ marble falls Jan 2026 #8

Several days ago, during the blizzard we were told that we were done with snow for the next 10 days question everything Jan 2026 #11

What is this snow you speak of? PCB66 Jan 2026 #12

I've been to Florida. I'd rather have snow. Ocelot II Jan 2026 #13

The sky teased snow all day yesterday and finally committed by late afternoon. betsuni Jan 2026 #14

marble falls

(72,566 posts)

1. Getcher sled out!

Reply to Ocelot II (Original post)

Thu Jan 1, 2026, 11:03 AM

Jan 2026

mahatmakanejeeves

(70,848 posts)

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

Reply to Ocelot II (Original post)

Thu Jan 1, 2026, 11:05 AM

Jan 2026

Hat tip, WFMT

Happy New Year.

SheltieLover

(81,778 posts)

4. Heat wave...

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Reply #2)

Thu Jan 1, 2026, 11:15 AM

Jan 2026

MiHale

(13,188 posts)

3. Stopped overnight here in Michigan

Reply to Ocelot II (Original post)

Thu Jan 1, 2026, 11:08 AM

Jan 2026

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

cbabe

(6,834 posts)

5. Suzy Snowflake - Rosemaryy Clooney

Reply to Ocelot II (Original post)

Thu Jan 1, 2026, 11:32 AM

Jan 2026

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msongs

(74,230 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, 07:04 PM

Jan 2026

cbabe

(6,834 posts)

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

Reply to msongs (Reply #9)

Thu Jan 1, 2026, 09:55 PM

Jan 2026

Polly Hennessey

(8,976 posts)

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

Reply to Ocelot II (Original post)

Thu Jan 1, 2026, 11:37 AM

Jan 2026

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

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

Borogove

(636 posts)

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

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Thu Jan 1, 2026, 01:06 PM

Jan 2026

marble falls

(72,566 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, 01:24 PM

Jan 2026

question everything

(52,425 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)

Fri Jan 2, 2026, 12:55 AM

Jan 2026

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

PCB66

(184 posts)

12. What is this snow you speak of?

Reply to Ocelot II (Original post)

Fri Jan 2, 2026, 10:54 AM

Jan 2026

We don't see much of it here in Tampa

Ocelot II

(131,276 posts)

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

Reply to PCB66 (Reply #12)

Fri Jan 2, 2026, 11:16 AM

Jan 2026

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

(29,314 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, 02:38 AM

Jan 2026

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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