Acorn Posted December 20, 2022 Share Posted December 20, 2022 It’s not a good week for a Great Lakes holiday tour. I don’t know how to decide where we should go, but I guess we are leaving sooner than later if we go anywhere at all. I wish I had been born somewhere warm. 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommyoffive Posted December 20, 2022 Share Posted December 20, 2022 2 minutes ago, Acorn said: It’s not a good week for a Great Lakes holiday tour. I don’t know how to decide where we should go, but I guess we are leaving sooner than later if we go anywhere at all. I wish I had been born somewhere warm. Me too. Every year I want to move. Florida is my dream place right now. Stinks that it is happening right around all the big travel days. My kids are super excited so there is that. A very White Christmas this year. Stay safe and warm everyone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faith-manor Posted December 20, 2022 Share Posted December 20, 2022 Michigander here, and in general, I absolutely love four seasons and the drop dead gorgeous beauty of this state. But dang it! 8-9" snow preceded by rain and then a temperature drop of 30° with 30-60mph winds causing white outs of zero visibility right before Christmas is a drinking' bridge too far! -13 wind chill Thursday night and Friday in our grown sons area, and we will see -5. I worry because both regions have a HIGH percentage of low income families and poverty. Many folks cannot afford the kind of winter gear that makes those temps not dangerous. This year the coats and boots at the thrift stores were wretched pieces of junk that weren't water proof, and only had thin poly fiberfil. Mittens were nothing more than dollar store knit gloves. I really hope people stay home. Just don't go out. We have LLBean, Columbia, and Carhart here, and it can still be uncomfortable being out when the wind chill gets below zero plus those wind speeds. My coat lane rated as low as Mark's and I can get dangerously cold in less than 45 minutes. My old coat for winter rocketry which kept me warm no matter the snowmaggedon gave up the ghost a couple years ago. I should probably replace it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ottakee Posted December 20, 2022 Share Posted December 20, 2022 (edited) @Faith-manor I am on the west coast of Michigan and we are facing 2 feet of snow and blizzard conditions Friday to Saturday. Rethinking a lot of our plans. Yes, affording proper warm and dry winter gear is a huge challenge for many families. My friends church buys all of the head start preschoolers in her rural northern Michigan area warm coats, boots and snow pants each year. Update: Some models are now showing up to 48” of snow by Sunday morning for my area. Makes 24” seem like a dusting. Maybe the high winds will blow it all to the east side of the state……or maybe they are wrong. Edited December 20, 2022 by Ottakee 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScoutTN Posted December 20, 2022 Share Posted December 20, 2022 Ugh! No snow here. Maybe ice or icy mix. But I detest the cold and dark winter days and would LOVE to be a snowbird when our kids are out. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acorn Posted December 21, 2022 Author Share Posted December 21, 2022 We are driving north. There were zero good choices. Family members are ill in WI and MI and too long between previous visits. 400 more miles today. Going to be a long one. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spy Car Posted December 21, 2022 Share Posted December 21, 2022 You all who live in winter wonderlands are so lucky. It is going to be 80 here in Los Angeles on Christmas. What a rook. Bill 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fraidycat Posted December 21, 2022 Share Posted December 21, 2022 (edited) 14 minutes ago, Spy Car said: You all who live in winter wonderlands are so lucky. It is going to be 80 here in Los Angeles on Christmas. What a rook. Bill Here's some winter wonderland for you. I took the photo from inside my house since the current "feels like" temperature is -42c or -43.6f. ETA: The cold does make pretty designs on the glass. Edited December 21, 2022 by fraidycat 9 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spy Car Posted December 21, 2022 Share Posted December 21, 2022 Just now, fraidycat said: Here's some winter wonderland for you. I took the photo from inside my house since the current "feels like" temperature is -42c or -43.6f. That is so beautiful. All we have are stupid palm trees. Bill 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fraidycat Posted December 21, 2022 Share Posted December 21, 2022 1 minute ago, Spy Car said: That is so beautiful. All we have are stupid palm trees. Bill BTDT, lived in San Diego for a few years. 🤷🏻♀️ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spy Car Posted December 21, 2022 Share Posted December 21, 2022 (edited) 15 minutes ago, fraidycat said: BTDT, lived in San Diego for a few years. 🤷🏻♀️ So you know precisely how boring that can be. *Sigh* How are you able to resist making snow-angels off your back porch? So tempting. Edited December 21, 2022 by Spy Car 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fraidycat Posted December 21, 2022 Share Posted December 21, 2022 2 minutes ago, Spy Car said: So you know precisely how boring that can be. *Sigh* How are you able to resist making snow-angels off your back porch? So tempting. I do know. It was depressingly boring, IMO. Re: snow angels... do you see that higher part of the snow in the center if the deck? That is the sledding mound - DH has built a sled track from the center of the deck, down the stairs and it ends back by those trees. 😂 We call it the luge track. 😂 It's hard to tell from the photo, so I'll try to find a photo from the other side that shows the stairs so you can get a better idea of the track. Found a video and took a screenshot of the beginning stages. It has been built up and extended out since then. It's bitterly cold right now, so it hasn't been groomed since the last snowfall, yet. 5 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spy Car Posted December 21, 2022 Share Posted December 21, 2022 16 minutes ago, fraidycat said: I do know. It was depressingly boring, IMO. Re: snow angels... do you see that higher part of the snow in the center if the deck? That is the sledding mound - DH has built a sled track from the center of the deck, down the stairs and it ends back by those trees. 😂 We call it the luge track. 😂 It's hard to tell from the photo, so I'll try to find a photo from the other side that shows the stairs so you can get a better idea of the track. Found a video and took a screenshot of the beginning stages. It has been built up and extended out since then. It's bitterly cold right now, so it hasn't been groomed since the last snowfall, yet. Nice! My son would be cold, but he'd be so happy. A backyard luge track would be epic! Bill 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starr Posted December 21, 2022 Share Posted December 21, 2022 We made all our connections , long layovers, packed planes and pray we get to Newfoundland tonight! It will be warmer there than most of the country. Lol I don’t miss paying for oil when the temperatures drop in our former home. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faith-manor Posted December 21, 2022 Share Posted December 21, 2022 (edited) We are expecting about 10" so when it stops and Mark can snowblow his mom's driveway (after the road is plowed), we are going to play with the sled on her little hill in the back yard. 54 and 58 years old, and sledding. Empty nesting might be causing us to regress! 😂😂😂 Edited December 21, 2022 by Faith-manor 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ottakee Posted December 22, 2022 Share Posted December 22, 2022 Our school where I work has cancelled classes for Friday and turned tomorrow into a half day as we are now under a blizzard warning. 1-3 ft of snow expected with 55mph winds is going to make for terrible blowing and drifting. i have 3 that have to work Friday and Saturday but 2 live across the road from work and I am making my son spend the night there tomorrow night too just so they can get to work 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faith-manor Posted December 22, 2022 Share Posted December 22, 2022 23 minutes ago, Ottakee said: Our school where I work has cancelled classes for Friday and turned tomorrow into a half day as we are now under a blizzard warning. 1-3 ft of snow expected with 55mph winds is going to make for terrible blowing and drifting. i have 3 that have to work Friday and Saturday but 2 live across the road from work and I am making my son spend the night there tomorrow night too just so they can get to work I hope all of you stay safe! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ottakee Posted December 22, 2022 Share Posted December 22, 2022 2 hours ago, Faith-manor said: I hope all of you stay safe! Thanks. As long as we keep power we will be good. Kids can walk across the road to work and the super store building will block most of the wind by them. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longtime Lurker Posted December 23, 2022 Share Posted December 23, 2022 West Michigan here, too. My school changed to a half day and bumped the last final exam to after break, which is tough on the students but understandable from a safety perspective. Tomorrow's trash pickup already cancelled in advance and my son's caregiver also cancelled due to weather. So far the actual weather has been underwhelming but that could change overnight. The weather reports say that tomorrow will be the worst day here. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScoutTN Posted December 23, 2022 Share Posted December 23, 2022 (edited) Still rain here in middle TN, but it is snow an hour north of us and supposed to turn to snow/ice here within the hour. I think we are gonna be iced in for the weekend. As long as the power stays on and no pipes freeze, that is ok with me. eta: Windy and the precip is frozen now. Temperature dropped 16 degrees in less than 30 minutes. Edited December 23, 2022 by ScoutTN 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmandaVT Posted December 23, 2022 Share Posted December 23, 2022 We have lovely, gentle flurries right now that will be turning into a driving rain apparently overnight with winds over 30 mph and possible gusts over 60 mph. Followed by a flash freeze down to the single digits. It sounds most unpleasant and I am hoping we don't lose power because it's going to be cold!! 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlsdMama Posted December 23, 2022 Share Posted December 23, 2022 24” or 48”? I can’t imagine! How long does that impact, like days until roads are clear? Wicked cold tonight, currently -43 but we didn’t get nearly the snow expected, only about 4”. It will be brief. Next weekend’s forecast is nearly 40! Then it will be sledding weather! 😉 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starr Posted December 23, 2022 Share Posted December 23, 2022 On 12/21/2022 at 5:28 PM, Starr said: We made all our connections , long layovers, packed planes and pray we get to Newfoundland tonight! It will be warmer there than most of the country. Lol I don’t miss paying for oil when the temperatures drop in our former home. Well not for trying to get out it’s Toronto for Christmas. I’m exhausted from all the calls, texting, waiting trying to find a flight out. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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