tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3490660904698632519.post5056185437650839899..comments2023-10-20T02:52:21.390-07:00Comments on The Grey-Beard Loon: Oh, no … not snowThe Loonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03275282264449143615noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3490660904698632519.post-26484824667613429282009-12-02T11:20:47.225-08:002009-12-02T11:20:47.225-08:00Snow to a weather freak, is much like a hurricane....Snow to a weather freak, is much like a hurricane.....you may hope for it, for the excitement and adrenaline, and yes, a little dusting is a treat for some of us overgrown kids. But in truth when the big one hits, it's a mess and causes a real headache and it separates the men from the boys. While the boys are dragging out cardboard boxes or inner tubes to slide on anywhere they can find something remotely resembling a slope, the men are looking for chains, jumper cables, and chainsaws.........<br />That said.......let it snow! This old boy no longer owns a chainsaw, and while I wouldn't want to scratch up my beautiful K2 El Caminos, I do have my old Atomic "rock" skis, that should work just fine on a freeway off ramp, and I have snow chains for my truck to get me up there........Pilothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14139056766491113145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3490660904698632519.post-82537006124951236072009-12-02T09:05:58.948-08:002009-12-02T09:05:58.948-08:00Jeannie – I was thinking more like a huge wrecking...Jeannie – I was thinking more like a huge wrecking yard, given that I've seen those people driving 60 in rain so heavy you couldn't see more than 30 or 40 yards down the road.<br />Kari – Klara gets all atwitter at the faintest prospect of snow. Kid purports to love cold weather and gray skies and lives in Austin. What's to say to that approach? My sun is out and my dogs are well walked, and I have half a pot of good soup to eat. Could be worse.The Loonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03275282264449143615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3490660904698632519.post-12961505500894418092009-12-02T08:58:07.633-08:002009-12-02T08:58:07.633-08:00Come to Austin instead! It hasn't snowed here ...Come to Austin instead! It hasn't snowed here in years and years (although I do keep hoping for just one snow every year). xo KariKarihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01368231735599407928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3490660904698632519.post-18030108517836559052009-12-02T07:20:41.240-08:002009-12-02T07:20:41.240-08:00That percentage of snow on Friday in Evilopolis ha...That percentage of snow on Friday in Evilopolis has been raised to 40%. Actually looking forward to it since I'm an Adirondacker by birth, but if it actually sticks, it'll be a huge parking lot up here in Houston.Jeannienoreply@blogger.com