SNOW DAY

I had 75 degrees and the stucco guy here repairing the wall from the solar system install and electric  panel upgrade. I sat at the work bench all day working on F units with all the doors open lol

You Dog you!

 

Well it is supposed to be 64 degrees here early next week. Maybe this winter will be over.

 

RG

That looks idyllic!  building a Korber kit on a snow day with a nice cup of coffee watching the snow fall sounds nice. 

 

My wife and I would pay for a day like that here in san diego.  But helk, if it doesn't start raining more we may have to start drinking the water from our pool .

We got about a foot here in Schrewsbury Pa.. I don't mind the snow or cold, I also don't mind hot weather so I'm good no matter what. Beach in the summer and the slopes in the winter.

 

Jerry

Join the club, Richard. We may have bear ground by Memorial Day.

Wow!

Thanks for posting pictures of real snow!

 

I do not see how you guys up north can put up with snow all winter long. Down here we shut down for a day or two.  It will all be gone by Saturday or Sunday.

 

Richard

SNOW KIDDING, ITS  REAL MESS ON LONG ISLAND AS WELL. THE WHITE STUFF WILL BE HERE A WHILE LONGER

Very lucky things close down at 5 inches.  When we get a foot that's when some places close down.

We got LOTS of snow here in NJ!! Hopefully no more !! haha

These photos make me laugh a bit. You know what we call that here in Cleveland? Just another winter day

Well when it is 103 in August I might be envying you guys, but right now I am loving it right where I am...a brisk 50 right now and no snow in sight, again. 

Here in New York it can snow 20 inches or more and everything is opened. We had 10 plus inches yesterday and everything was opened even all schools. All other states understand when to shut things down, except Here.

 

Alex

Well, No new snow here last night or today, but it was a balmy 20°F outside at lunch...

Spring is a ways off yet.

No snow in my part of Alaska.  Storm on the way tonight.  The weather people say more rain.

Richard Gonzales i can tell you how we put up with snow in the north. its called summer last summer when i was in Martin Tn the temp 1 day was 106 and the feel like was 119 degrees with a humidity level of 90% higher than unbearable with over a week of over 100 degrees. when i moved to Martin in 1990 the snow removal equipment consisted of 2 city workers in the back of a pickup spreading salt with a shovel at intersections. here in Lordstown Oh the city clears the highways almost immediately and then the side streets. when you have the proper equipment snow becomes a minor issue not a world stopper!

 

69nickeycama,

 

So what were you doing up in Martin? My alma Marta - 1973 - 1977. I had some great times there in college. I learned to drink beer and .. The first Wal-Mart in Martin opened when I was there, and a Sonic Drive in. Up until then I we only had a Dairy Queen, the T Room, and Tony's Pizza. The Hour Glass and the pool hall on Main street were our only drinking hang outs. Weakley County was dry back then, ( and may still be), so we hade to drive up to Fulton KY to get the good stuff- back then we were legal at 18

 

Martin was an old train town also, the IC and L&N crossed there. I explored what was left of the old railroad structures, but girls soon became the object of my free time.

 

But if I could have made a living in Martin I would have gone back to live there when I left active duty in the Army.

 

And since most of us lived in the dorms I do not recall any Snow Days, and we really had a big snow my senior year.

 

Take care,

 

Richard.

my wife now x was from tn and  we moved from Chicago to there. what a culture shock for a yankee moving there. Martin at least had businesses then but with the progressive mayor they have now everything has closed only major employer is MTD, and that may be leaving from what i heard as over 100 people arrested on a drug bust last fall. sonic, dairy queen still open they now have a McD's, Burger King, Dominos,Subway  and a Huddle House. KFC Hardee's tony's t room are gone.

they now have liquor by the drink so now the DUI busts makes the courthouse the richest business in the county. drug and alcohol judge has been to rehab multiple times in last few years.

you are lucky you didn't try to earn a living there as Weakley County has the highest unemployment rate in the state. i couldn't take it anymore closed my business and moved north.

on a railroad matter they still have the old PENNSY caboose painted Illinois Central by the post office.

my Alma mater: University of Illinois class of '72

WOW 69nickeycama,

 

Chicago to Martin TN, Now that was indeed a substantial chance in life style. I hate to hear the old college town has hit on hard times. What kind of  business did you have there, and what years were you there?

 

For me leaving home in  Memphis and going off to college 150 miles away at Martin was my introduction to the real world and learning how to be responsible for myself.

 

I will be in the Chicago area next weekend for the O Scale show.

 

Take care,

Richrd

I'm not sure what Luis and Doug are talking about,we get lots of the "white stuff" here in San Diego. Only here it's called surf.

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Lots of snow days, these days.  Seems to me, Snow Days never existed when I was growing up.  It was called winter, and you did your very best to cope with it, and go about your business, whether going to school, by walking, or to work, probably by driving, or perhaps walking, but you went when there was snow, cold or whatever.  It's was life, and we made it the best we could.  We coped.  

 

Bob S.