Winter 2023-2024

[MN Fisher]

4 hours ago, gimruis said:

Its gonna be butt cold for a few days though.

Welcome to Minnesota

 

And of course, Alaska is warmer than us.

Anchorage, Merrill Field Airport (PAMR)

[TnRiver46]

We have lows of 5, 6, and 11 in the upcoming forecast. Might be some rare ice fishing available 😂 

[MN Fisher]

Just now, TnRiver46 said:

We have lows of 5, 6, and 11 in the upcoming forecast 

At least it's positive numbers.

 

You stocked up on firewood, bread, milk and whiskey to get through your deep-freeze?

[TnRiver46]

@MN Fisher, nah I can walk to grocery stores 😂 

[12poundbass]

Woke up to another 3-4” and it’s still coming down pretty good. It’s supposed to stop around noon then lake effect every day for the next week. The thing with lake effect, it does what it wants. They can predict an inch and we get six or they predict six inches and we get an inch so it’s a wait and see. 

[TnRiver46]

@12poundbass, that happens with river effect too 😂. They rarely predict anything correctly with snow. Christmas 2020 flurries/dusting turned into 8” 

[MN Fisher]

Just now, 12poundbass said:

They can predict an inch and we get six or they predict six inches and we get an inch so it’s a wait and see. 

At least it's not like our blizzard of '91

First they predicted 2"-4"

Then it went to 5"-9"

Then it was 12"-15"

Then they finally said "We don't know when it'll stop."

We ended up with 28" in the Twin Cities.

[DitchPanda]

8 minutes ago, MN Fisher said:

At least it's not like our blizzard of '91

First they predicted 2"-4"

Then it went to 5"-9"

Then it was 12"-15"

Then they finally said "We don't know when it'll stop."

We ended up with 28" in the Twin Cities.

Oh meteorologists ....what a ridiculous job. The only job where you an be wrong 100% of the time and that's perfectly acceptable. Ok we are gonna get 4-6, oh we already have over  6 ok well then it'll be 6-12....oh now its over 12.....well lets say up to 18......oh it stopped at 15, see I said it would be less than 18. What a joke. That's like betting on a football game after its been played....you can't change your predictions after it happens and say your right.

[12poundbass]

Here’s our snow total from Wednesday to this morning.

 

 

[gim]

6 hours ago, DitchPanda said:

Oh meteorologists ....what a ridiculous job.

We've discussed this at length on this forum many times lol.  Its criminal what they do on a daily basis.  Only job I know of that lies more than a politician.

 

A few days ago they said a couple inches here, then 2-4, then 4-8.  We ended up with nothing.  Just admit that it's mostly a guess and I'd be more willing to accept when they're wrong.

[Jar11591]

Just had a crazy squall roll through. Dumped about 3 unexpected inches in an hour. Intense wind, total whiteout conditions. 

[Koz]

No snow here in the south, but it has been cold-cold-cold! Night time and morning temperatures have been in the 20's and we'll be down into the teens later this week.

 

We had a lot of wind and rain last week and Lake Sinclair went from being clear to dark chocolate milk. Water visibility is now less than an inch or two. To make matters worse I've also been sick for the better part of a week now.

[MN Fisher]

6 minutes ago, Koz said:

but it has been cold-cold-cold!

Dude - come spend a winter...or just a couple weeks in February...up here. Then you'll KNOW what cold is.

[Koz]

1 hour ago, MN Fisher said:

Dude - come spend a winter...or just a couple weeks in February...up here. Then you'll KNOW what cold is.

I went to college in Erie, PA and at one time lived in Maine. Plus, my family is BC and Ontario,

 

I know cold. That's why I'm now here in the south 😀

 

And when I go fishing later this week my lures won't bounce 🤣🤣🤣

[TnRiver46]

We’ve got a decent bit of snow on the ground and it’s still falling . Looks like I won’t have to work much today, ladders and snow don’t mix 

[gim]

10 hours ago, MN Fisher said:

Then you'll KNOW what cold is

Being cold is a mindset. You only get cold because your brain says so. Your body will still function perfectly fine in colder temps. I walk around bare handed when it’s 30 degrees outside.

[A-Jay]

39 minutes ago, gimruis said:

Being cold is a mindset. You only get cold because your brain says so. Your body will still function perfectly fine in colder temps. I walk around bare handed when it’s 30 degrees outside.

Enjoy all that while you're young.

There's a reason why folks buy white shoes and move south.  

A-Jay 

[TnRiver46]

Cori found herself a critter under the snow and started digging a hole haha. 

[gim]

4 hours ago, A-Jay said:

There's a reason why folks buy white shoes and move south.  

Haha.  Its true.  I always wondered why retired people went south for 4 months in the winter, and then came back in May.  It's pretty obvious now.

[A-Jay]

A-Jay

[TOXIC]

2 to 4 for us today.  2 weeks before I’m Florida bound.  

[A-Jay]

Cold Paw will be ramped !

A-Jay

 

[TnRiver46]

I think we are at about 8” and still dumping , I cleaned off all the vehicles and they were buried again by the time I was done 😂 

[12poundbass]

5 hours ago, A-Jay said:

Cold Paw will be ramped !

A-Jay

 

Our pug was doing the frozen paw dance this morning.

 

Squeaky snow and beams of light projecting upward….those of us up north know what I’m saying. 

[TnRiver46]

I think it may have finally stopped snowing, we might have a foot