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First Snow of Winter...absurd..
jimbrae

Member Since: April 23, 2003
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Posted: Friday, November 25, 2005 - 09:40 PM UTC
We've just had our first snowfall. It's also snowing as I write this.. 26th November is  VERY unusual indeed - welcome to Sunny Bloody Spain...Jim 
 
 matt

Member Since: February 28, 2002
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Posted: Friday, November 25, 2005 - 11:16 PM UTC
Parts around here have 2 feet or more over the last 2 or 3 days.......
Halfyank

Member Since: February 01, 2003
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Posted: Saturday, November 26, 2005 - 06:07 AM UTC
Here in Colorado Springs, where the first question I normally get asked is, "how do you handle all that snow", we've gotten two VERY light dustings of snow. Pikes Peak, at 14000 feet, is nearly bare of snow. That's also VERY unusual. You guys can send some of that white stuff out here, I don't mind.
Marty

Member Since: June 16, 2002
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Posted: Saturday, November 26, 2005 - 06:22 AM UTC
I've heard in the news that parts of Europe got completely buried these few days.  It sure seems like snow came way early this year.  What is going on?
Uruk-Hai

Member Since: January 31, 2003
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Posted: Saturday, November 26, 2005 - 06:51 AM UTC
Dont talk to me about snow............ 
 
Although weve only had a little snow so far, it tend to snow a lot here in scandinavia. Funny I lost all my interest in wintersports and snow after my military service when I from time to time were stationed inside the artic circle. Brrrrrrrr.........
 Although weve only had a little snow so far, it tend to snow a lot here in scandinavia. Funny I lost all my interest in wintersports and snow after my military service when I from time to time were stationed inside the artic circle. Brrrrrrrr.........
kiwibelg

Member Since: August 09, 2005
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Posted: Saturday, November 26, 2005 - 07:03 AM UTC
Hi all,
Belgium just got it's first snowfall last night.It was great to wake up in the morning and open the curtains and see everything white!!After living here for five years i can never get enough of snow.For some of you its probably a pain in the arse,but for me coming out of Auckland in New Zealand (where it never snows) it is a big deal!!Still waiting for a white Christmas!!
Cheers,Shay
Belgium just got it's first snowfall last night.It was great to wake up in the morning and open the curtains and see everything white!!After living here for five years i can never get enough of snow.For some of you its probably a pain in the arse,but for me coming out of Auckland in New Zealand (where it never snows) it is a big deal!!Still waiting for a white Christmas!!
Cheers,Shay
tankysgal1

Member Since: January 28, 2004
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Posted: Saturday, November 26, 2005 - 07:05 AM UTC
I love the snow..here in Nebraska we had our first taste of snow about two weeks ago...Its all gone but a memory now...here are a couple of pictures of what our area looked like.


The pictures are a little fuzzy...but..what can you expect at 6 am freezing your hiney off.. :-)


The pictures are a little fuzzy...but..what can you expect at 6 am freezing your hiney off.. :-)
AJLaFleche

Member Since: May 05, 2002
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Posted: Saturday, November 26, 2005 - 08:49 AM UTC
Mary, in New England we call that  a heavy frost. 
We had 4 inches by noon on Thanksgiving. Got that cleared away and the streest got cleaned up. The we got another half inch about 9:00 pm which turned the roads to skating rinks for the Friday commute. Driving on that with high performance summer tires was not at all fun. Anti Lock Brakes arrea godsend! The rear end stared to swing out at least three times in my three mile commute to work.I have my Blizzaks on now.
We had 4 inches by noon on Thanksgiving. Got that cleared away and the streest got cleaned up. The we got another half inch about 9:00 pm which turned the roads to skating rinks for the Friday commute. Driving on that with high performance summer tires was not at all fun. Anti Lock Brakes arrea godsend! The rear end stared to swing out at least three times in my three mile commute to work.I have my Blizzaks on now.
E23C

Member Since: January 23, 2002
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Posted: Sunday, November 27, 2005 - 03:44 PM UTC
We have around 15cm on the ground,had to use the snowblower last week when the snow arrived.At the moment we have freezing rain coming down,everything is just one big block of ice outside now.
DT61

Member Since: September 18, 2005
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Posted: Monday, November 28, 2005 - 01:26 PM UTC
I live just north of Barrie by the ski resorts and we had over 30 cm of snow over the last few days. Today is it +10c and raining heavily!!!
Darryl
Darryl
Posted: Monday, November 28, 2005 - 03:52 PM UTC
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I live just north of Barrie by the ski resorts and we had over 30 cm of snow over the last few days. Today is it +10c and raining heavily!!!
Darryl
Hey we are practically neighbours then! I live in the same area.
We got a ton of snow here last Friday. I went outside to check and it was well over my knees and was still falling heavily.
But as Darryl said its raining and +10 now.
 Gotta love living in the snow belt
DT61

Member Since: September 18, 2005
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Posted: Tuesday, November 29, 2005 - 11:36 AM UTC
Jeff,
Hey nice to see another so close by. Do you have any interest in attending our club meetings we have? We meet the last Thursday of each month in the community room at the Zehr's on Big Bay Point road and Young St in Barrie. It is a very informal group
 
Darryl
Hey nice to see another so close by. Do you have any interest in attending our club meetings we have? We meet the last Thursday of each month in the community room at the Zehr's on Big Bay Point road and Young St in Barrie. It is a very informal group
 Darryl
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