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snow again

catter70 — Mon, 22 Feb 2021 12:05:19 GMT

Yesterday the local weather (east central Pa.) was calling for about an inch of snow followed by rain. Now, 2-4 inches of snow or possibly up to 5" and no rain. This will put us up around 55" for the season. Average is 32" and spring is a month away so plenty of time for more. I'm tired of it.

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songbird — Mon, 22 Feb 2021 12:28:12 GMT

@catter70 Yes Same here. I saw two snow bulletins on my phone this morning. It's a weekly Nor'easter with an ice layer and occasional freezing rain.

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CalminHeart — Mon, 22 Feb 2021 12:34:54 GMT

I feel your pain. I'm in the midwest and we've received twice our usual snow this year. Yesterday's snow put us over 53" this year. Our normal is 27". I am ready for spring!

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CrazyKittyLvr2 — Mon, 22 Feb 2021 12:43:52 GMT

I am crying uncle regarding this winter weather. I went out yesterday for the first time in a month. Even after plowing, shoveling and ice melt there is ice under what snow is there so DD spotted me going to the car.

If I don't get out for another month so be it.

Maybe by April I will be able to walk outside without risking going backside over tincup.

Mother Nature, have at it, I don't care anymore.

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songbird — Mon, 22 Feb 2021 15:23:05 GMT

We're in for 3" today. I wasn't expecting this. All roads are covered again. Layer of ice underneath and later today on top. As temp are going to stay at 32F.

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haddon9 — Mon, 22 Feb 2021 15:27:02 GMT

@catter70 wrote:
Yesterday the local weather (east central Pa.) was calling for about an inch of snow followed by rain. Now, 2-4 inches of snow or possibly up to 5" and no rain. This will put us up around 55" for the season. Average is 32" and spring is a month away so plenty of time for more. I'm tired of it.

UGH! I'm in SE PA (near the Jersey border) and I just looked outside and yes it's snowing again! I also thought that we're supposed to get just rain but those are big fat snowflakes coming down.

I'm getting so tired of it....can't wait for spring!

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ID2 — Mon, 22 Feb 2021 16:05:49 GMT

It's silly to complain about being tired of snow when its still only February! I don't breathe a sigh of relief until mid April. We had one heck of a snowfall in April a few years ago.

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Latonya — Mon, 22 Feb 2021 16:31:44 GMT

@catter70 We are neighbors (waving). I live in Harrisburg PA. We've received at least 4 inches since it started at 8am and it doesn't look like it's going to end any time soon.

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threecees — Mon, 22 Feb 2021 17:15:25 GMT

It is constant and never ever ends.

Absolutely hate winter!!!

We are getting blasted heavier than expected here in PA.

Weather casually says a fast moving storm, oh about 1-3 inches.

Think we have 4 or 5 inches added to our mounds already, just a

nightmare.

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catter70 — Mon, 22 Feb 2021 17:35:33 GMT

@Latonya ,I'm waving back at ya from north east of you. It started here around 10 a.m. The local weather guy says we're to get 2-4 inches, but could go to six. I look on line and that says 1-3 inches. Another on line says might mix with rain later. Geez. Anyhow, take care and hope you don't have to be on the road, 78 is a big mess according to the traffic map.

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Latonya — Mon, 22 Feb 2021 18:06:02 GMT

@catter70 Are you close to Allentown? I was out and about before the snow began. It started while I was wrapping it up. They called for rain before we received the under forecasted snow so I'm not sure we will get it. Be safe!

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grandma r — Mon, 22 Feb 2021 18:18:54 GMT

@catter70. I so agree with you. February seems to be making up for the past 2 winters. It's been coming down fast and furiously for several hours. We have about 4 inches now. Reminds me of the winter of '96. Not sure we'll see grass by April at this rate. Now the weatherman is saying we could get more tomorrow. I am so over this weather!

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queendiva — Mon, 22 Feb 2021 18:54:33 GMT

I am near Easton, PA. Ran out just after 9 this morning for a quick errand. Right after I returned home an hour later the snow started. We were also not supposed to get much accumulation, but It looks like several inches so far. Roads look slippery and it's still coming down pretty hard.

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beckyb1012 — Mon, 22 Feb 2021 19:02:42 GMT

I am in North East Texas and there is something terribly wrong when a Texan in this part of the State as to brush off 9 inches of snow from their car. I was home from Sat. the 13th until Sat. the 20th. I got sick of my self!! At least I did not loose power, water and I was being paid while watching television day in and day out. Today we are in the 60's!!

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insomniac2 — Mon, 22 Feb 2021 19:08:20 GMT

ID2 and I know that it's only February. We get snow all winter--get used to it or move. (For Texans, it's different--except for El Paso, the one spot of genius in the state.)

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hckynut — Mon, 22 Feb 2021 19:22:30 GMT

@catter70

Yesterday 1" dusting was predicted. When I woke up Sunday morning there was more than 4" on our patio porch, and still snowing. Ended up with a total of 8" in our part of the County.

Not only snow, but wet and heavy snow, the worst to shovel and even snow blow. And another fun experience for me was this.

Our Satellite Dish sits on our roof, and because of our many trees, it has to be recessed to an area of our roof that has to clear to the Southwest. Thus is is set way back from ground level.

Wet snow does not go well with trees/powerlines, or Satellite Dishes. To be able to get my reception, the snow had to be removed from the dish.

When it needed to be moved the very 1st winter I realized I needed something that could reach it, without me climbing on a slick roof. I bought an 18' roof snow aluminum pole roof shovel to hope to make it easier.

So yesterday I had to get out a ladder, first to be able to see the dish from our deck level. There was already over a foot of snow on our deck, and still snowing. So ladder perched in a foot of snow, me on the 3rd step of a ladder(my wife was pet sitting, so just me) trying to extend this 18' pole/shovel to remove snow from a dish!

Ever try to lift 10lbs. on the very end of an 18' aluminum pole, using only your wrists, holding the opposite end of the pole? Had I not done specific weight exercises to strengthen my wrists and forearms to shoot hockey pucks? Ain't happening. And even worse, Sunday is my 2 hour ice skating day.

Your title "Snow Again "? No way I was gonna pass on my story. =^..^=

hckynut 🏒

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catter70 — Mon, 22 Feb 2021 19:49:09 GMT

@Latonya , Yes., I'm in the Lehigh Valley.

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catter70 — Mon, 22 Feb 2021 19:53:53 GMT

@queendiva , you're in my neck of the woods. I just was talking to my friend in Wind Gap and they are detouring the traffic off 33 because of an accident. Don't know if it was N or S bound.

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appm — Mon, 22 Feb 2021 23:20:21 GMT

I'm in NE PA and I think that in the first hour of the first snowfall of this season we got more snow than the whole winter last year. I'm so tired of shoveling.

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september — Mon, 22 Feb 2021 23:25:44 GMT

We are getting more, too, in New England. I think it's harder to take this year, since our indoor activities are restricted and we can't travel anywhere to get away from it.