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well , it warmed here today to +17 , but tomorrow its going back to single digits and down over the next couple days  - this is subnormal here , we generally get this in jan/feb not now , im not looking forward to the first of the year if this is to be the trend , 



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I'm envious.  We're having uncomfortable heat here in NZ (the hottest in recorded history I think).  I had a bad hot day at work (which I am now recovering from with copious amounts of light beer - three cheers for beer!Beer)  
Auckland has pretty awesome winter weather, never going over 15°C (and seldom going down to frost levels - in fact, never in my part).  Bring back winter!LOL
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..been cooling off here, as well.Temps made it to 19F Wed-not a cloud in the sky - beautiful! Yesterday only got to 17F by 2:30(not incl. windchill) so last night was "cold" (Brass monkeys & all that) Looks like we're gonna get snow this weekend.Already readied the snow-blower.Get it ready every year, but haven't used it in almost 3 years.
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no blowable snow in three years ??? that's just crazy talk , i didn't run mine either , but my wife did - she loves power tools , 
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..well when I got up @ 0500, I noted it was getting warmer..oh-oh, that aint good. Well-I was right. The snow warnings started..& we bin getting clobberated for last couple hours! Truck is in 4X just to get around, & when its all over -I WILL hafta use that infernal machine!! Dang it!
Could be worse..Colden NY-just south of Buffalo where I used to ski 3-4X per week, got 36 INCHES yesterday!! THATS INSANE! Better them than me! Well-I'm off to the beer store..gonna hunker down fer the night..deal with this crap in the morning!
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We've had a bit of a break the last few days, temps just above freezing to the old snow is melting pretty well. But now we have a winter storm warning from 5:00 am to morrow through the weekend. Supposedly blowing snow & freezing rain/sleet.
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oh=oh..gonna get 15cm (6") tomorrow again. Good thing I bought a lot of beer! I just may stay in bed a while tomorrow...then again - maybe get up & get outta Dodge before "THEY" know I'm available
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Remember to carry a big stick, Hoadie!
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..got one of those, Canuck.
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More snow...........
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Snowed all night...still snowing...now we're being told it will continue till Monday! (This system came up from the States! Damn Yankees! ...& the stuff is still too light to use a snow blower! Supposed to turn windy this afternoon...AAARRRGGH!! Back to the beer store!
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For very light snow Hoadie you can use a leaf blower to move it.
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Originally posted by hoadie hoadie wrote:

Snowed all night...still snowing...now we're being told it will continue till Monday! (This system came up from the States! Damn Yankees! ...& the stuff is still too light to use a snow blower! Supposed to turn windy this afternoon...AAARRRGGH!! Back to the beer store!
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Well you wont have a problem keeping your BEER cold !!!!!  I remember doing that when I lived in Germany !!!  Many times I had to stand before the CSM and get my but chewed for sitting my Beer out on the ledge of our barracks window in the snow that had accumulated there !!!

I would try that down here , but the cans get all muddy !!!!
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You know guys reading all of your posts about snow really makes me chuckle and think "What the heck is wrong with us guys back here in the UK?" If we get 2 inches of snow we think we are having a terrible winter and are reverting back to the ice age, and if it gets to 4 inches deep then all he!! and sheer panick breaks loose and the whole country seems to grind to a halt!
Me, I like a couple of inches of virgin snow - It gives me the perfect opportunity to see exactly what is moving about on the land where I shoot -  Fur, Feather or Human!
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ARGH! Snowed all night..Still snowing!(This is like MD weather! )Most things were cancelled last nite (ie: Legion bar)
Your right Rhino-God is keeping my beer warm..only problem is, the back deck is drifted in..every time I want a beer, its "hide & seek"!! Using a snowshovel to find yer beer aint fun! Snowmobiles runnin up & down the streets last nite..makes me wanna string wire across the road, bout chest high! (Buncha rotters!) & they'll be the first to complain when I go outside @0630 with the snowblower..makin too much noise while they sleep, U see..
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almost finished the blowing...got frostbite on right hand. Thaw out is a KILLER! Gonna hafta get kids to finish it off
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