Mild Winter! I can remember using my snow blower just twice this winter, with 8" being the deepest snowfall. The past two days, we set a record for high temperature. It was 58° at my...

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

I can remember using my snow blower just twice this winter, with 8" being the deepest snowfall. The past two days, we set a record for high temperature. It was 58° at my house. Today, we're back to a mild winter, with temperatures in the 30s. I put my snow tires on right before we were supposedly going to get 12" of snow. We got about 2", instead. I'm hoping that March brings us mild weather.

Red6

jerryc41 wrote:

I can remember using my snow blower just twice this winter, with 8" being the deepest snowfall. The past two days, we set a record for high temperature. It was 58° at my house. Today, we're back to a mild winter, with temperatures in the 30s. I put my snow tires on right before we were supposedly going to get 12" of snow. We got about 2", instead. I'm hoping that March brings us mild weather.

Our winter has been a little more severe than usual. I think it got down to the low 50s a few weeks ago and we had a few days in JAN that did not make it any higher than 65.

I actually had to wear long pants and a sweater.

Oh, quick question what is a "snowblower"?

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

Red6 wrote:

Our winter has been a little more severe than usual. I think it got down to the low 50s a few weeks ago and we had a few days in JAN that did not make it any higher than 65.

I actually had to wear long pants and a sweater.

Oh, quick question what is a "snowblower"?

Red6

That is great!!

I actually lived in Omaha, NE for a couple of years and lived in a rented townhouse. We were required to shovel the sidewalks in front of our apartments when it snowed. I started shoveling in OCT when the first snow hit. The temps never got high enough to melt any of the snow for the rest of the winter. By the time APR and MAY rolled around the snow I had shoveled to the sides of the sidewalk was at least four to five feet high.

A snowblower would have come in handy. One good thing from that winter though was that I came out of it in the best shape of my life. Snow shoveling is a great exercise if it does not kill you first.

That was around 45 years ago and I enjoyed cold weather then. Not so much today.

Stash Loc: South Central Massachusetts

50 degrees when I got up yesterday and 22 when I got up this morning. I'll be glad when things warm up and the temperature remain stable.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

Red6 wrote:

That was around 45 years ago and I enjoyed cold weather then. Not so much today.

I like the change of seasons - hot and cold.

bwana Loc: Bergen, Alberta, Canada

jerryc41 wrote:

I can remember using my snow blower just twice this winter, with 8" being the deepest snowfall. The past two days, we set a record for high temperature. It was 58° at my house. Today, we're back to a mild winter, with temperatures in the 30s. I put my snow tires on right before we were supposedly going to get 12" of snow. We got about 2", instead. I'm hoping that March brings us mild weather.

We've had more snow than usual this winter; plowed the driveways four time so far with probably more snow before the end of winter, normally around the end of May. A couple of cold spells at or below -40, so winter pretty much as normal.

bwa

Manglesphoto Loc: 70 miles south of St.Louis

jerryc41 wrote:

I can remember using my snow blower just twice this winter, with 8" being the deepest snowfall. The past two days, we set a record for high temperature. It was 58° at my house. Today, we're back to a mild winter, with temperatures in the 30s. I put my snow tires on right before we were supposedly going to get 12" of snow. We got about 2", instead. I'm hoping that March brings us mild weather.

While mild winters are nice they create problems!! the water tables get lower , ticks are worse, and some plants that require a hard freeze may not come back.
We need a hard freeze here the ticks were bad last summer and will be worse this summer.

ken_stern Loc: Yorba Linda, Ca

Always wanted to have a good reason to own a Snow Blower

Fredrick Loc: Former NYC, now San Francisco Bay Area

Red6 wrote:

Our winter has been a little more severe than usual. I think it got down to the low 50s a few weeks ago and we had a few days in JAN that did not make it any higher than 65.

I actually had to wear long pants and a sweater.

Oh, quick question what is a "snowblower"?

I know what you mean. Yesterday it was 70 degrees and sunny. I actually had to take my long sleeve shirt off on my walk. So annoying.

jim quist Loc: Missouri

I can remove snow here with a weed blower. Sometimes living in Missouri has its benefits.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

bwana wrote:

We've had more snow than usual this winter; plowed the driveways four time so far with probably more snow before the end of winter, normally around the end of May. A couple of cold spells at or below -40, so winter pretty much as normal.

bwa

Our winters can vary greatly. I remember back in about 1972, we had a big storm every Thursday for several weeks. I was plowing with a Jeep then, so I kept busy. I feel sorry for the guys around here who bought new vehicles or plows this winter.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

ken_stern wrote:

Always wanted to have a good reason to own a Snow Blower

Move north!

sippyjug104 Loc: Missouri

I chuckle when I hear folks complaining about "Climate Change". Our design outdoor temperatures are -2F in the winter and 98F in the summer. That's a 100-degree change in our climate. The only folks that have very little change are those located close to the equator. 😁

SnoShuSam Loc: Texas, (ex Virginian)

Yeah, watching Mizzou beat Ohio State was terrific!
My sisters husband is from Columbus Ohio.