Anywhere else having a mild winter?

**happylabs** · 01-27-2011, 03:26 PM

It hasn't been horrible here in central Pennsylvania as far as snow goes but it has been colder than normal I think. We have had snow on the ground continually since December probably but not a huge amount. My big problem is I have a full thickness tear of my right rotator cuff and shoveling and cleaning off my car are difficult at best but I am plugging along. Having surgery in May hopefully.

**Freedom** · 01-27-2011, 03:48 PM

I'm with Donna - she is in CT and I am next door in RI. We are closing in on this being the snowiest winter EVER! That record was set in 1948, so this is quite something.

In the past, the cities would haul the snow off and dump it in the rivers. But last year, the DEM announced they can not longer do that; all the sand, salt etc is bad for the river creatures. Their instructions advise the cities to pile it in parks and parking lots.

Sight lines at intersections are just non existent at this point.

**caseysmom** · 01-27-2011, 03:53 PM

Its been absolutely gorgeous here. It has been pretty foggy in the mornings though. We did start out with a lot of rain early in the season but now its wonderful.

**Karen** · 01-27-2011, 03:54 PM

I have not yet finished shoveling this last storm, I am an hour north of Sandra, and we got another foot of dense, powdery snow last night into this morning. All our snowbanks are taller than me, pretty much! It gets tricky figuring out where to add more so that it doesn't just avalanche down on top of me!

**caseysmom** · 01-27-2011, 03:55 PM

Originally Posted by Karen

I have not yet finished shoveling this last storm, I am an hour north of Sandra, and we got another foot of dense, powdery snow last night into this morning. All our snowbanks are taller than me, pretty much! It gets tricky figuring out where to add more so that it doesn't just avalanche down on top of me!

I can't even begin to imagine that, knowing me I would fall down and break something...be careful! Do you have something to help like a snowblower?

**Karen** · 01-27-2011, 07:14 PM

Originally Posted by caseysmom

I can't even begin to imagine that, knowing me I would fall down and break something...be careful! Do you have something to help like a snowblower?

No, just a shovel. I figure when I am old, I'll buy a snowblower, for now it's just me and a shovel - and Paul with his shovel, too if necessary!

All the shoveling is done so I DON'T end up falling down, when ice forms, I, with my limited sense of balance, tend to be really bad at staying upright!

**pomtzu** · 01-27-2011, 03:58 PM

We've been spared this year with only relatively small amounts of snow at a time (6" or so), but it has been quite cold. Last year is when we broke all the old record snowfall amounts, so Mother Nature has given us a break this year.......so far anyway! February is always a bad snow month for this area tho.

**Alysser** · 01-27-2011, 04:10 PM

Back in December we had one huge storm, got about 26 inches of snow. The huge piles are still here. It's been snowing ridiculously since then. A few weeks ago it snowed about 3 inches. Last week we got 1" and these past two days we got about 8 - 10". I didn't go to school yesterday even though we had a full day because my mom didn't want me driving and today we had off. I used to like snow and snow days, BEFORE I could drive and before those days started messing with my Graduation.

We've moved back midterms twice already to.

**phesina** · 01-27-2011, 07:49 PM

Originally Posted by happylabs

It hasn't been horrible here in central Pennsylvania as far as snow goes but it has been colder than normal I think. We have had snow on the ground continually since December probably but not a huge amount. My big problem is I have a full thickness tear of my right rotator cuff and shoveling and cleaning off my car are difficult at best but I am plugging along. Having surgery in May hopefully.

It's been pretty much like that here in SE Michigan too.

I'm sorry about your rotator cuff tear.. That sounds like an awful complication in this weather. I hope you are able to have the surgery in May.

**K9karen** · 01-27-2011, 09:41 PM

Ick. We had a snow storm yesterday morning, a few hours lull, then tons more. Total here, in Glenside, 18 inches. Not counting drifts. Had to get my brother to shovel out a spot for Mz Logan. It took 4 kids 2 hours to shovel out my property. Ick. Ick. Ick.