snowball fight!!

“whooohooo, is it snowing or what?!?

What a great weatherman we have here(he's cute and all, but...)
quote: 1 to 4 inches expected
reality: 6+ and still falling

awesome snow too...fluffy and light, packs well...the great snowball fight kind. The trees are blanketed, evergreen branches drooping and it is like a winter wonderland out there. Goood times!

Anybody else gittin' any?
;o)”

“No we ain't got anythin' significant since December. And we're gettin' grumpy.”

“I live north of you Amy, so you bet I got a whole crap load of it. It is so high that I can jump out of my bedroom window and snow board down the hill to the garage. LOL”

“It's been snowing here for a while. I think we're expecting about a foot or so with rumors of more.
Wahoo!”

“it's a beautiful, sunny day, here.

i think i might ride home with the top down!

mooWAHAHAHAHAHAAAAaaaaaa!!!!!!!!!!”

“I ain't gittin' any!”

“I live right near Ice-Tea..homeslice is right, we're getting slammed...again.

This transplanted Floridian is having a blast with all the snow! :-)”

“Oh, the weather?!?

It's snizzling in northern OH.”

“Started with rain, then around 11:30 switched over to snow. Flakes the size of a book of matches. Heavy, slushy stuff. Commute promises to be a nightmare. High temps forecasted for next few days, so the schtuff will disappear before I get a chance to play in it.
Thats Philly, center city.”

“It's 72 an not a cloud in the sky here Gee I sure wish it would snow .......NOT!!!!!!!!”

“fly,
that snow will kill those warm temperature outlooks. It would take a helluvalota warm gulf air to rais the temp to a point that will melt that much snow that fast.”

“I have 6 inches in my yard in Northeast PA. I think I'll go x-country skiing tomorrow.”

“13 inches now!!! EEEEK =:0”

“Three feet of powdery stuff. Been coming down at 3" an hour since 1300. Off to the fire station - state of emergency in town due to winds and drifting. T-shirt art's getting mailed off to screeners in a day or two. Happy snowshoeing to all!”

“Partly sunny & 48 degrees in Seattle. Relatives in Northeastern PA have 12" & still snowing.”

“I live in the Southern Poconos. (Northeastern PA) We got 15 inches and we aren't going anywhere!”

“I was hiking in Tahoe on Saturday (w/o snowshoes) and every once in a while a stray step would break through and sink all the way to my crotch. Mind, the snow was deeper than crotch level. So the only thing stopping me from falling deeper was...my crotch.

I'm back in the sunshine and warmth now. Huddled away 'til spring.”

“I just got aenough to cover the ground this morning whil I slept!! Too bad there's a layer of shallow warm air that's meting it on the way down now. So it's raining sludge.”

“I don't know what our official count is, about 2 feet I'd say. I get to work, and not only am I early but waayyy early - we didn't have to come in until 10am. :(”

“All we got is a lousey inch! It's all melting and it's getting sloppy. I guess it really doesn't matter because I'm not allowed outside yet anyways:^( Just haveta make the pupps wipe their feet a bit better when they come in. (Yep, they really wipe their feet when told to!) I wish we'd get another foot! Somehow it would make being cooped up inside more tolerable.”

“So how's the new mom and the little Hyper doing?”

“We gopt 15 inches. Headed to Maine this weekend (Kezar Lake, Lovell, near Fryeburg . . . where Stephen King got hit). Just spoke to my sister who lives on Sebago, they also got +/- 16 inches.

SHould be good snow shoing/skiing this weekend.

AmyG -- made two of your sleds for an upcoming trip. 1/2 inch PVC etc. On the downhill, although the sled doesn't run up my heels, it did move to the side and come up beside me.

Working on getting the poles as tight as possible to the sled so there will be less play. Have the rope threaded through with a snap clip/caribener at the end to clip into my waist belt.

Hey!!??? what where you gonna use for a waist belt??? My friend's wife may sew us up something with D-rings for the clips. My backpack belt is not removeable (I was gonna use that), any other ideas?”

“I use a surplus pistol belt. Nice and wide to distribute the load. A pad can be had for them if needed.”

“cool lee! I just used a fanny-pack as my waist belt...attached carabiners to it, like you.
You can buy extra hip-belts at gear stores, but I think they are pricey. Le Subtil has a good idea about the pistol belt.

let me know how it works out(pics?!)
:o)


yeeehaw, no school today!! lotsa snow to frolick in!! (and shovel, arrggh)”

“PPPPFFFFFFFTTTTTTT to all of you snow bunnies! I want to see some of the white stuff! 60 degrees and sunny here:-( I want my fair share of winter before summer hits!”

“FANNY PACK!!!!

I have a large one with a padded belt!!!! You da bomb!”

“Snow sled belt: I bought a utility belt at a lumberyard. Its very sturdy and comfortable,and has both a velcro closure and a plastic snap buckle. I put D rings on the sides to tie into.

I was up snow camping by Warm Lake over the weekend, and we had only 24" of snow, where in past years we have had from 48" to 70". Major snow shortage here in Idaho, although there is more snow than usual on the ground in Boise. We have an inch or so left in shady places, but its been around for a month, which is unusual.”

“T shirt weather here - ya gotta love California!!”

“We got snew in the freezerator that was in the back of the truck when we got back from Pencil Vanna next New Year that my daddy put in a backpack baggy and saved it for a snewball fight but we ain't used it yet. Mebbe soon. I hope so! I like catching snewballs but they break when I get them in my mouf.
/o:3”

“sarabelle, my Max wants me to ask you if you like to rub your face, chin and ears in the snow, too. He likes to plow the backyard, at least when he's not gobbling up rabbit pellets.”

“thanks for asking buddur; we're adjusting to life "outside" okay. nothing is as we expected but it's still wonderful.”

“Some snowpics from last week-

a href="http://albums.photopoint.com/j/AlbumIndex?u=110976&a=11480484"> PA winter wonderland ”

“ooops!

Try again! D'oh ”

“Great pictures AmyG, thanks for sharing them with us! It sure does look like fun!”

“Oh, to live in good old PA again where they have real winters. Nice pictures!”

“AmyG, wow, look at all that snow. You just stay where you are, and I'll ask SARboy to rescue you. He may not be a cabana boy anymore, but he still has to rescue people :{}”

“Amy, thanks for making our state appear so lovely. Bucks County? Ralph Stover? Lots of covered bridges which make for lovely snowscapes (real Currier & Ives schtuff). Keep up the good work.”

“Lips, I think our SARboy has got his hands full these days. wink wink

baume - are you a former quaker stater?!?

Hey Fly, you are right on - Bucks/Stover! You must have hiked this area? The nature preserve borders stover on the far side. Such a wonderful place to live and explore.
I almost forgot that you are a PA-boy! You know, rumor has it that there is an awesome catskills hike planned for president's day weekend...
hint hint ”

“Amy,

Where are you from? The snow looks wonderful!!!!! We have been at 60 degrees for two days here in Indianapolis, IN. Tonight it is suppose to go back down to 20... Back to winter. Oh well.”

“Hi Jackie! I am in Eastern PA for now...I do love it here. Come June though, I don't know where the current will carry me...I'ma gonna go exploring a bit.

The weather has been fickle here too lately...the warm spell the past two days has really slushed up the snow. The pics I posted are from just after a good snowstorm...big fluffy white stuff.

Overcast skies now are hinting at some rain tomorrow...alas, no full moon imerges to guide my ski-clad fumblings tonight.

cheers!
;o)”

“Amy G be doin the Black n White pic thing. Looks good Amy! I wish we had some snow down here.”

“thanks Dude...hey comin' play on icq? we've got quite the group thang goin' :o)

come on, bring friends!”

“Dangit Amy! No wonder I can't find ya.”

“Yeah AmyG, I grew up in Bradford County. Moved away in 95'(job). Wish I could break free and get to the Catskills but no luck. I've been there skiing a few times (Hunter Mountain) but never got any hiking in.”

“Police: Snowball fight led to girl's shooting
LINK NAME”

“Indiana John nails BB in the back of the head as he leaves TT! Come back and fight you #&%!$!”

“Blindsided by dhutch in a sprint by ambush, IJ is nailed with a 4" 60 mph slushball!”

“While dutch is preoccupied with IJ Nigal sneaks one accorss the border from Ohio. Because we have no snow he is forced to throw a rock. BANG!”

“Lobs one "cross-country" and plunks Scorchfire in the back of the head!


PLUNK!”

“Indiana John is busy jumping up and down on one foot, head tilted, trying in vain to get the slush out of his ear. As he bends his knees to jump up again a rock sails over his head, clipping the pom-pom on his hat and hitting Dhutch square in the arse.

Sassafras rolls on the ground laughing and making snow angels as Dhutch curses Nigal.”