So, I just drove home in a freak snowstorm... (in Off-topic)

What is normally a 10-15 minute drive home from my mother-in-law's house took well over an hour. There's trees and power lines falling everywhere, must be at least a foot of snow since 3 this afternoon... It's only October, right?

How's the weather where you are ? :P

35 degrees celsius, we're burning down under!

sorry to hear your trip took so long, i feel for you man, i really do :P

we got snow for the first time this morning, not as much as you (didn't even stick) but still snow nonetheless :-P

The craziest part is that yesterday it was 65 Fahrenheit (18 Celsius) and sunny, and today it's 32 Fahrenheit (1 Celsius) and snowing like mad...

well thats the result of <insert big geographical term> and its effect with the atmosphere :P

i know global warming! see such a big drop :P

I made it snow yesterday! Happy snowstorm, Mr. Monkey, I'm jealous! :)

I must say, Regan The WonderDog absolutely adores the snow, so we did have a lot of fun playing "catch the snowballs" this evening :)

It's unusually warm today: +15C. And rainy most of the day. Normally, it'd be closer to 8C this time of year. Not usually any snow, though. That comes in November ;)

Snow knocking down power lines in October? Crazy.

100,000 customers without power in the area is the latest word - it's a really heavy, wet snow, and since most of the trees still have their leaves, it's pulling down huge tree limbs all over, and the tree limbs are pulling down the power lines... It sounds like shotguns going off when the trees crack...

I keep checking the calendar to make sure I didn't sleep through November, and it's actually December 12th today :P

Well, we're up to 2 feet now, and the weather services are showing a narrow band of continued snow coming off of Lake Erie, right over my town... I'm in one of the only neighborhoods in the area that still has power right now. There's a state of emergency, driving bans, my work is closed... It must be a Friday the 13th thing :P

And people say I am nuts for living in Florida. I'll take the occasional hurricane instead of blizzards, thank you. ;)

I miss snow. I love snow but I never around it. Bloody Georgia and its lameness!

Nah, blizzards are fun. You get roads closed, work and school cancelled, and piles of snow to play in, all without much damage, and for the most part only unsafe drivers get hurt.

Mael... you forgot something. Blizzards mean COLD! That trumps all the so-called plusses you listed in my view. :P

Where are you Barzoo? I'm in Central Scotland and the weather today is foggy and an usually high 17 degrees.

Ha! In the winter here in Canada, we look forward to snowstorms and blizzards because it means that it gets <i>warmer</i> out! The coldest days (-40C) are when there hasn't been snow in days!

And I'll be at the beach, sipping a Daiqiri all the while, Maelstrom. Living on the tundra just ain't fer me. ;)

And I'll go out snowshoeing though the woods, build a nice fire, and have a hot cup of coffee and Baileys ;)

News story says Buffalo has had the first snowstorm of the season, so I guess that's you?

Yep, that's me, Buffalo, NY. :P

Now it's warmed up already and turned to rain, and it's starting to melt already. We'll have flooding by the end of the day.

So many trees have either split or come down or lost major limbs from the weight of the snow on their leaves, that they're saying it could take 2 weeks to clean it all up.

Even with that, I'll take snow over a hurricane or tornado or earthquake or mudslides or wildfires or tsunamis anytime. A couple of days with no power and a couple of weeks clean-up is nothing compared to New Orleans or Biloxi after Katrina, or Indonesia after the tsunami, and I'm really thankful for that :)

I like playing lotto with my life, I'll take earthquakes any day (I live within 15 miles of no less than 5-6 faultlines here in California)
Truth be told, I'm actually a big hurricane fan, at least sitting happily safe on Maui where they never ever ever do any damage. Random storms tear more roofs off than hurricanes on Maui. Best thing ever though was a wee little 3.3 that happened during my time in school in Hawaii, every other kid bolted terrified under desks and tabled, I sat there and was just starting to have some fun when it ended.

I'll take the hurricanes over all of that. =)

It's only 85 degrees (Fahrenheit, of course) here. Brrrr. I don't envy you New Yorkers.

And I'll go out snowshoeing though the woods, build a nice fire, and have a hot cup of coffee and Baileys ;)

-What, no Jameson?

It's only 85 degrees (Fahrenheit, of course) here. Brrrr. I don't envy you New Yorkers.

-Snow is wonderful, Mem. I hope you'll realize that one day.

<i>What, no Jameson?</i><P>

Baileys goes well with coffee. Whiskey must be consumed neat. But yes, we'd often bring a flask of something ;)

I had over 20 years to realize how much I dislike snow, IA. I don't think I'll be changing my mind any time soon...

Barzoo is in Buffalo? I could have sworn he was one of those weird Europeans... Nice to know he's at least in the same state

well the weather outside is frightful... and my dear...something something.. ightful.... something something do do do doe... let it snow let it snow let it snow!!!

Snow is nature telling me to freeze to death. =P
Glad I don't have to deal with much of that in New Mexico. ^^;;

I have grown up in michigan, so I have always hated snow, and even now that I am a driver for papa john's I still thought I hated it. But there is something magical about snow... Since it has rained almost everyday for almost 3 months snow is a welcome change of pace. Not that we have been getting snow like buffulo NY. I heard at one point last year that they got 18 feet overnight last year! That is crazy!!! But not too outrageous considering that 12" of snow is 1" of rain, and buffalo ny is notorious for snowstorms. The most I have ever seen is 39' overnight. BTW did they pay you for time lost at your job?

"they got 18 feet overnight last year!"

I highly doubt it. We don't get anything like that even here in Canada, and you know we all live in igloos in the arctic.

The most I've heard of in a single storm is 1-2 meters. Take a look at some google images

You may be thinking of Christmas Eve, 2003 - we got 7.5 feet in 24 hours, which broke all kinds of records, including Thanksgiving 2001, which was the last really early "freak" Lake Effect Snowstorm we've had.

Last winter was actually very mild, and we broke our own record for least snowfall...

Today, the temperatures are in the mid 60s (Fahrenheit), and there is no sign that snow ever happened. However, at least 50% of the trees in Buffalo and the surrounding suburbs are heavily damaged, and tens of thousands are still without power. I've got some pictures I'm going to upload when I get a chance...