We got real snow for the first time in 10 years. We get snow from time to time but never over an inch. Up on this mountain I measured 4.5 inches in my front yard. More depending on where it was in the yard. Now you yankees are rolling your eyes but for here that's a whole lot of snow. We don't have plows or snow shovels or any of that. We were stuck at home for 4 days and all the roads were closed. Even now there are some closed. My driveway is a solid sheet of ice. I managed to get out bug had a hard time getting in. I slid and spun and finally gave up and just got out. It probably wouldn't be so bad except it warms up everyday just enough to melt the surface then at night 12 degree weather ensures for inches of ice. You could ice skate on my driveway right now.
My shoes and feet get wet and I hate it. But the plus is sledding is awesome. Tonight me and aidan were doing some griswald kind of sledding we were going so fast his face got windburn. Once we crashed and I slid on my face. Not fun. Today I went to my moms and got my dads real sled and almost flew into the ditch. The sled path is so slick it looks like.glass. the only other time I have ever got to use that sled was 1993 when we actually got several FEET of snow and the power was out and the road in front of my parents house was about 4 inches of solid ice.
What a rush. But I can say that I am officially over the snow and ready for 50 degrees and sun. Its not in a southerns nature to drive in This crap.
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6 Comments:
You're right. Up here in the north, we're better equipped for snow and ice because it's the standard. But it kind of sucks too because no matter how many feet of snow or how much ice, we're expected to be at work or in school, on time, as usual.
I'm getting sick of it too. We still have a ton of snow on the ground from the blizzard we had last month, but now the cold temperatures are setting in. I'm ready for spring.
I am not a snow person either. Ireally hate cold weather. We thought Alabama would be warmer than this.
Years ago we had a rainy winter day that turned into a typical winter night followed by more winter. The rain froze leaving the roads looking like ice rinks. Five days after the rain I was driving to the nearest big city (I lived in the boondocks at the time) and saw kids ice skating on their driveways.
This year we're getting a bit more snow than usual, but nothing that's caused more than one or two days of school being closed.
I can't say much I didn't stick around this year :)
After last year I can understand completely!
Wolf
PS. stop by Friday and join us for TST
Hey iSnowManPoop
Happy Easter :)
Wolf
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