Wisconsin in state of emergency

[K9KJM]

Well over 14 inches of snow here, Along with cat. 2 hurricane force winds. Power is still out for thousands in this area. And now the wind chill is well below zero, And still dropping fast.

While that type of snowstorm is not all that unusual here, It sure is this EARLY in the year! It is not even winter yet!

Just where is AlGore and his "warming" B.S. I have several huge snowdrifts for him to sit in while he ponders his warming B.S.

[KC9ECI]

It is a balmy 1 degree here this morning. Winds are out of the West at 11 Mph. I'm thinking it would be a good day to walk to work. Not quite harsh enough for the heavy winter coat yet though, the windbreaker should be enough.

[AF6LJ]

It gets plenty dark here in my neighborhood where the only street lights seem to be about equivalent to 7 Watt night lights.

I see plenty of stars every night -- in the sky, not the local restaurants.

Well enjoy the rain, it doesn't happen nearly often enough.

[WB3JLA]

Well enjoy the rain, it doesn't happen nearly often enough.

The only problem is when it rains the houses fall off the cliffs

[AF6LJ]

The only problem is when it rains the houses fall off the cliffs

That even happens out here when it doesn't rain.
Come to think of it;
We are due for another earthquake.

[AF9J]

Come to the UP of Mi in the Lake Superior watershead-snowbelt
How about 27in and stil coming down.Get the Arens Blower out-No Problems
and 1/2 mile to clear.GL

Ummmmm, I grew up in Northeast Wisconsin (where many people speak a variation of the yooper dialect [ex.: <spoken in a rapid fire manner> "yah! goin by gramma's der hey!" ), along Lake Michigan. When the lake effect snow kicks in, that area gets dumped on too. Ditto for the Milwaukee area (where I live now). One of the weirder things in life, is to be shoveling in subzero temps, while lake effect snow is falling!

[AF9J]

It is a balmy 1 degree here this morning. Winds are out of the West at 11 Mph. I'm thinking it would be a good day to walk to work. Not quite harsh enough for the heavy winter coat yet though, the windbreaker should be enough.

That's all?! It was a toasty 0 degrees, when I left for work this morning. I found a short sleeved short to be more than adequate!

[K8MHZ]

Ummmmm, I grew up in Northeast Wisconsin (where many people speak a variation of the yooper dialect [ex.: <spoken in a rapid fire manner> "yah! goin by gramma's der hey!" ), along Lake Michigan. When the lake effect snow kicks in, that area gets dumped on too. Ditto for the Milwaukee area (where I live now). One of the weirder things in life, is to be shoveling in subzero temps, while lake effect snow is falling!

Lake effect rules the weather where I live. While we see it all the time, few get to see white out snow conditions come from a clear blue sky. The worst is driving west toward the Lake Michigan in the winter. One second the sun is so bright you have to squint, the next second it's snowing so hard you can't see the car ahead of you. Literally.

[WB2WIK]

Well enjoy the rain, it doesn't happen nearly often enough.

I don't enjoy rain at all, and wish it would never rain. We're supposed to get some tonight or tomorrow.

However I do enjoy the reduction in my water bill when it does rain! If I can shut off the sprinkler systems for even one week, that saves about $75. Two weeks, $150.

If I can leave them shut off for a couple of months (this has never happened yet), I could save enough money for another tower...

[N2RJ]

They should cut taxes and privatize all snow removal. Then if a state of emergency exists they can say they did all they could and blame President Obama.

Actually, snow removal out here is done by private companies. They do a pretty good job too. And to boot it's cheaper than the $80-$100k+ plus overtime that they pay in the city to union NYC sanitation workers, even though we get more snow.