OT snow

sorry, i dont do snow at sea level this far north in the south pacific. j.

"Polly Esther" wrote ... I wish somebody would unearth that precious tale about the guy who had just moved into snow country and did a daily journal of how he was weathering. And, in the next couple of weeks I suppose I could entertain the newbies with my truly awful annual Christmas joke if anybody insists, or we can just let that event pass on by. Polly

Well, Jeanne, I was hoping you could locate that funny. It's about this guy who thinks the first few days of snow are wonderful and it goes through some great laughs as the snow gets er, ummm.... more of a challenge. Polly

"J*" sorry, i dont do snow at sea level this far north in the south pacific.

Com'mon, Polly!! On with the joke! It IS a tradition now, is it not? I mean PLEASE??

Nana ............. All ready suffered through snow on Saturday.

Not tonight. I have a headache. Polly

"NanaWilson" Com'mon, Polly!! On with the joke! It IS a tradition now, is it not? I

I have that funny one tucked away, and will try to get it posted to the group as OT Snow Diary.

Thank you, Mary. We don't 'do' snow much here in the Swamp and that story always tickles us. We look forward to it. Polly

"Mary" I have that funny one tucked away, and will try to get it posted to

Oh please do tell it, Polly. Otherwise it will seem as if Christmas has been cancelled this year. It's a bit like Santa Claus, too ... . In message , Polly Esther writes

Hey Polly did you get any snow last Friday night. I got a blizzard over here. It started at 10:24 pm and ended at 10:49 pm.

Kate T. South Mississippi

I agree -- we MUST have the Traditional Polly Joke!!! As for

**suffering** through snow?!?!? Bite your tongue :-). DH and I were in Pigeon Forge, TN last weekend for our annual anniversary trip and I was absolutely, totally, completely thrilled that the snow was falling almost the entire day. We didn't end up with much more than a few inches and roads were fine, etc. It wasn't terribly cold and it was absolutely beautiful -- seeing all of the holiday decorations and beautiful trees covered with a bit of snow. Didn't have to worry about shoveling snow or driving on icy roads either so I'm sure that has something to do with my attitude, too :-). Of course, you have to remember that this attitude is a result of growing up in LA LA Land (AKA Los Angeles, CA), moving to Lizard Land (AKA Phoenix, AZ) when I was 18 and living there for thirty-five years. I never saw snow actually falling out of the sky until I was 49 years old!!!!!!!!! Now that I am in Magnoliaville (AKA Atlanta, GA area) I get to see a bit of snow falling almost every winter but usually only a dusting. Every few years there will be several inches and I am out there with my camera taking photos, etc. DH says I am like a kid in a candy shop -- but only because I don't have to shovel the stuff, etc. :-))) CiaoMeow >^;;^<

PAX, Tia Mary >^;;^< (RCTQ Queen of Kitties) Angels can't show their wings on earth but nothing was ever said about their whiskers! Visit my Photo albums at

Polly, if you hurry, you can get up here in time to experience it for yourself! We're expecting up to 8 inches over the next 24 hours or so (some areas will get more).

Louise > I wish somebody would unearth that precious tale about the guy who had

The nice man on our tv weather channel was just showing us Iowa. We have to keep the sound turned off because Yogi understands what that beep-beep piercing alarm means but it does indeed look like you are fixing to get some snow big time. Polly

"Louise in Iowa" Polly, if you hurry, you can get up here in time to experience it for

Let's see... what was that phrase? Oh, yeah... "For which we are profoundly grateful." Doc.

Now, now, Doc. That's just like telling a 2 year-old not to stomp in a mud puddle. Polly

"Dr. Zachary Smith" Let's see... what was that phrase? Oh, yeah... "For which we are profoundly grateful." Doc.

Absolutely! It just wouldn't be Christmas without Polly's joke!

We had a dust of snow on Friday. It's still there. Temp is 0 F this morning. We really need snow this winter. We're one of the counties named as a disaster area because of drought -- and almost all of our dependable moisture here comes in the form of winter snow. Mountains typically "store" it for us and let it go early summer, late spring, just in time for the orchards and farmers. The problem is something changed. For the past few years, the first week of January brings a hard, warm Chinook wind over the mountains from the West. No matter how much snow has accumulated, it all goes in the face of 40 mph (and more) winds blowing 65 F temps across our beautiful valley. The result is early winter floods (which do no good and ruin the salmon habitat so carefully mitigated) and summer shortages. Not to mention that the kayaking crowd loses their season. And also the snow bunny types. So the town here loses lots of revenue from hotels and the like because people don't just come here to stay and watch the hills turn brown.

The West is dry and we need big snow this winter and cold temps all the way through to March. After that, we can handle a good thaw. But for now we're just dry and cold and dark. Somebody send us some snow!!

Sunny

Howdy!

*snicker*

R/Sandy

Something? Come on... Is there anyone (by now) who doesn't see the

800 lb. gorilla in the middle of the room?

Doc

I remember that one Polly. Hysterical! Unfortunately, I don't have a copy.

Michelle in Nevada