[Ania]

If anyone's from Britain here, the weather is bizarre, cos I was just here writing an essay with sun outside and now it's snowing! How wierd is our weather? Nearly March as well! hehe

[RoxieRxChicago]

There's a say in Ohio that goes, "If you don't like the weather, wait 10 minutes." So I know exactly what you mean. Yesterday morning when I walked to work it was about 25 degrees (farenheit) and windy. When I left for lunch It was about 50 and the sign was shining bright. When I left my apartment later in the evening to go teach a Pilates class, it was raining on my side of town, but when I got 6 blocks up the street where my Pilates studio is, it was dry as a bone I personally hate snow and wouldn't care if I never saw it again in my life. And since we didn't have any in January (which is where we usually get most of it) we'll probably have two feet of it in April I've thought of moving to Southern California, but I I really have no desire to have my house slide down a hill every time it rains for more than two days, and then there's those pesky earthquakes... I've also thought of South Florida, but there you have those annoying hurricanes (at least with those you have prior warning and can get yourself out). So I guess I'll just stay here in Ohio and put up with the crazy weather. At least here I'm relatively safe (knock on wood) from natural disasters...

[Ania]

Yeah, so much has been going wrong recently that I wouldn't be surprised if Britain gets hit by something....

[vladazhael]

[Vilwarin]

We have snow as well here. Buh, I hate the cold weather, escecially when I go riding. (I think it is the cold feet).
Yesterday it wascloudy and windy (went into the woods, where the air is still and the horse easier to control hehe) , and today we have the prettiest sunshine and snow. Yes, I know, it took a day... but I have encountered a local cloud as well some time ago. Bizarre as well, *lol*

~Vil

[NancyBrooke]

Here in the states we had the warmest January for a century, or so Carl Kassell told me this morning, and though February has been chilly Spring is definately on the move now. I can see that reddish haze around the trees that means leafbuds are swelling, daffodils and crocus bulbs are starting to show their shoots, and robins are returning.

Still, considering we've only had one significant snowfall - even though we typically have more slush than snow - I think no one in the Mid-Atlantic US would be suprised if there were a blizzard this April.

[krazykataave]

You're right Nancy, it wouldn't surprise me if we didn't get a big blizzard around the middle of April. It's happened several times before in my memory. It gets warm enough for things to bud out and plants to come up then - BOOM! We are dumped with 4 feet of snow.


Kat

[ghettoelleth]

[RoxieRxChicago]

We have the same problem here when it rains. They either do the 5mph thing, or, and this is usually the case, they start slamming on their breaks for no reason and swearving off the road. It's even worse when it snows. Every time there is even the rumor of snow traffic backs up halfway to Lexington in one direction and Dayton in the other direction. And our news people around here have a field day with it. About two days before it's supposed to snow they start going on and on about said snow and speculating on how much we're going to get. They usually tell us we'll get two to six inches. And we either get none or a foot. When it actually does snow, they stand around along side I-75 with their cameras (causing an even bigger traffic jam) and film it. They measure it, they play with it, they make snow angels in the berm... Occasionally they call it the "white death" (I'm not kidding...) When I was in college we invented a drinking game where every time they mention the amount of snow fall you take a shot. When they're outside standing in it, you get a double a shot. Measuring it is a worth a triple. Snow angels in the berm are worth a keg stand. Fortunately, it doesn't snow that much. Which is probably why when it does, people lose their minds. You can't even get near a grocery store or a bank. They also repave the streets and sidewalks in salt. It's completely ridiculous.

[Rous]

Well, I love Cincinnati. We do not have snow, we have a "SNOW EVENT"! It is the stupidest thing I have ever heard. And, while we got snow in SE Indiana Sunday afternoon, 10 miles south of us, my cousin said they had nothing. She was disappointed. My daughter, who lives ten miles to the west was crying, she hates snow so bad.

Hmm, SoCal, I am with the mud people: I would rather have snow than mud. As for Florida, been there, done that. The hurrican we sat out was very mild, but we had better than a week's warning. And, if it had been worse, we would have gotten out. And, the midwest had to deal with tornadoes. Just goes to show, no matter where you live, it is always worse somewhere else. I will just stay here.