Whatever happened to SPRING?!

[Karen]

As bad as you all may feel, picture the poor runners Monday for the Boston Marathon (which goes right by the end of my little street. We are getting that storm Sunday night into Monday, so they will likely be running in rain, sleet, snow, or some combination thereof. Most marathons people worry about folks dehydrating or overheating - this one they are worried about hypothermia!

And, despite the title of "Global Warming," that doesn't mean everywhere in the world gets warmer, it does mean changing weather patterns, and more xtremes of weather, floods and droughts. Mind you, I remember a year when I was a kid and it snowed May 9th in Massachusetts ...

[JenBKR]

Mind you, I remember a year when I was a kid and it snowed May 9th in Massachusetts ...

NOOO don't say that!

[Karen]

NOOO don't say that!

That's okay, Jen - before I was born, a now-friend of mine was stationed at Ft. Drum, NY (North of Lady's Human, and where he was stationed for two years) and it snowed on June 6th! The date was forever burned into the consciousness of this Missouri-raised boy, that's for sure, so the ocassional snow in May, now that he's been a Massachusetts resident for 30-something years, doesn't even phase him!

[davidpizzica]

NOOO don't say that!

Jen, I agree NOOO! Pittsburgh drivers are crazy enough on dry roads, let alone putting them on snowy roads!

[Lady's Human]

I've seen snow in Fort Drum in August, nothing is out of the question in that lovely spot of land.

[KittyGurl]

This weather is crazy! On Christmas it was warm out (probably in the 60s) Okay, the 60s is warm to me And on Easter it is 40 degrees and snowing!?
I need spring! I wanna go outside without a jacket!!!!! I wanna see the birds again! LOL The birds are probably going crazy! It's warm so they come back up north...then it gets cold! LOL Are they gonna go back south or freeze? Poor birds

[Karen]

Update in our Marathon-forecast - they've changed it to rain, heavy at times, temperature about 40-44 degrees. Those poor Kenyans! My neighbors usually run a hose down from their yard to the race so we can all hand out cups of cold water - which half the runner drink, the other often dump over their heads. I wonder if we should be handing out something hot instead - tea or soup!

[cyber-sibes]

Mind you, I remember a year when I was a kid and it snowed May 9th in Massachusetts ...

I wore my winter coat to go to the hospital on May 22nd, when my son was born. I'll never forget that!
Talked to my brother in Maine a few days ago, right before Easter...he shoveled 10" of snow off his deck that morning!

[Crazy-Cat-Lover]

I was hoping for some nicer weather this weekend! We are expecting 40-50 MM of rain and a high of 9°C. We did have some really nice weather last week, highs of 22°C. Where are you Spring...

[Laura's Babies]

I thought about you when I saw the weather today.. We are suppose to get some pretty bad storms tonight, possiable tornados.