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8" of snow!!

Post in 'The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces' started by syd3006, Apr 26, 2008.

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  1. syd3006 Member

    joined: Jan 20, 2008
    74 posts
    Northwestern Ontario
    Woke up this morning to 8" of fresh snow!!! Have been trying to post a picture but can't get it to work so am giving up. Filled the woodbox to overflowing when I heard it was coming. Got a nice fire going. Don't have to work till Monday. Birds are busy trying to empty their feeders outside my living room window. Church is just a 5 minute walk in the morning. Snow will be gone soon. Like an old freind once told me "might as well laugh as cry". Life ain't so bad...
    syd3006, Apr 26, 2008
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  2. Todd Minister of Fire

    joined: Nov 19, 2005
    8,832 posts
    Lake Wissota
    No 8" here but the wind is whipping with snow showers. Just fired up the stove since the furnace has been kicking on since last night.
    Todd, Apr 26, 2008
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  3. northwinds Minister of Fire

    joined: Jul 9, 2006
    1,089 posts
    south central WI
    I'll be firing up the stove again here too. Furnace has been turned off, but it's definitely chilly and windy.

    For the next few days, I'll need the stove to take the chill off.
    northwinds, Apr 26, 2008
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  4. fossil Super Moderator

    joined: Sep 30, 2007
    9,277 posts
    Bend, Oregon
    Well, maybe...just maybe...our winter here is finally starting to give up. Should be in the mid-60's this weekend, though it's still below freezing every night, and will be for a while yet. Burning both stoves for a few hours every morning. Chance of snow/rain showers coming next week, with lower temps. I'm pretty tired of it, although I guess I can't complain too loudly, as there was no new snow on the ground this morning. Stay warm! Rick
    fossil, Apr 26, 2008
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  5. WoodMann Minister of Fire

    joined: Feb 9, 2008
    649 posts
    New Mexico
    OOFA! [IMG] So much for global warming, eh.............
    WoodMann, Apr 26, 2008
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  6. begreen Super Moderator

    joined: Nov 18, 2005
    36,457 posts
    South Puget Sound, WA
    The longer trend is what needs to be looked at, not a couple year aberration. This large la nina event is quite the opposite of the huge la nino event of ten years ago. That year our bees swarmed, in late February! Never experienced that before. Now we are getting the opposite swing of the pendulum with a very strong la nina. These are related ocean cycles and not necessarily directly linked to atmospheric accumulations.
    begreen, Apr 26, 2008
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  7. SlyFerret Minister of Fire

    joined: Feb 12, 2007
    1,410 posts
    Delaware, Ohio
    Honestly, I'm still a little jealous of your snow.

    It's beautiful here... blue skies and mid 60's... AND MY ALLERGIES ARE MAKING ME MISERABLE!!!

    I think I'm going to be renting a splitter next weekend if the weather holds. Have a couple cords of wood in my driveway to get split and stacked.

    -SF
    SlyFerret, Apr 26, 2008
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  8. iceman Minister of Fire

    joined: Nov 18, 2006
    2,365 posts
    Springfield Ma (western mass)
    i am with you
    iceman, Apr 27, 2008
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  9. RedRanger New Member

    joined: Nov 19, 2007
    1,428 posts
    British Columbia
    Syd: I have a sister in Ft.St James in the north of this province. only went to visit her once during the winter once in the past 30 years... too damn cold for me. When you have to walk slowly instead of running cause your lungs might freeze,that ain`t my kind of planet :blank: And just like you, they recently had more snow.

    Therefore, my condolences.........
    RedRanger, Apr 27, 2008
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  10. Backwoods Savage Minister of Fire

    joined: Feb 14, 2007
    24,520 posts
    Michigan
    I also see where parts of South Dakota got up to 20" of the albino rain... We had plenty this winter and need no more. But, our stove is cooking again too. Still, that is normal as we usually have to heat well into May. Glad I could get out and ride the bike during our recent warm spell. Now I can rest a few more day before hitting it again.
    Backwoods Savage, Apr 27, 2008
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