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#1 ·
We are supposed to get some here in Dixieland. I believe it when I see it. I know a lot of you already have it and probably are tired of it.

I know this sounds - and I don't like the term but can't think of anything else- redneckish, but I melt snow and ice to get out using a propane bbq tank hooked to what you find listed as grass burner. I got mine at harbor freight but think Tractor Supply has them. Basically a flame thrower. A hose attached to a wand that has a burner on the end looks like a tomato soup can. Kinda fun.
 
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Lol, Aubie, now you have to post a picture of your redneck snow melter. :clap::clap:

I'm sure hoping we get some snow here, last year all we got was a spits worth. Got my fingers crossed, maybe 1 measly inch coming, maybe 6.....all depends on where the LP system parks off our coast


PS. You know that stuff refreezes to ice after you've melted it, right?.
 
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Knock on wood but we haven't had a ground covering snow yet this winter. It's actually been pretty mild all the way around but are in a below freezing snap right now. We were supposed to get 3/4 of an inch between last night and this morning but it didn't come.

Aubie my stepdaughter and her family live in Cummins, GA and there was a message on the recorder when we got home today saying they were freezing. LOL She doesn't do well when it gets under 70 degrees.
 
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I am not to far from there and go from time to time. The Pizza Hut there still does the lunch buffet ( not all do anymore kinda hard to find) They also have a Costco that my dad likes to go to so I do that sometimes. And if she hasn't been they have a Sprouts- really like them

And speaking of pizza there is a place in the little downtown area called Sal's. Very good.
 
#15 ·
Just got the latest forecast update for my area: between 5 to 8 inches of snow. ANY thing over 2 inches here pretty much shuts down highways, schools, and businesses. Yeah, folks here are pretty wimpy, lol.

Should be fun for my dog to play in, she's never seen snow. I wonder if I can rig some kind of mini snow plow to her harness to plow a path to the barn 😆😆
 
#16 ·
Just got the latest forecast update for my area: between 5 to 8 inches of snow. ANY thing over 2 inches here pretty much shuts down highways, schools, and businesses. Yeah, folks here are pretty wimpy, lol.
I wish more were "wimpy" here. Every trip to and from town for the last 3 days, I've seen vehicles fly off the interstate and into the median or ditch. They just go too fast on ice-covered roads.

They've got me pretty jumpy. Meanwhile, I just putt along at 40 or 45 mph and hope I don't get taken out.
 
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We're supposed to get snow tonight, not much 4" MAX in the far west and panhandle, an inch or less where I am. Windchills down to -25 F tomorrow morning and a high (without windchill) in the single digits. Yesterday I was out wearing a thermal shirt with a long sleeve flannel shirt over it and jeans. Tomorrow will be a Carhartt kinda day. Then by Tues, back up to 66 F......gotta love OK weather.
 
#21 ·
@aubbie. . No snow yet BUT, there were TWO sun dogs in the sky, yesterday around 3:45 PM, in southern Middle Tennessee, lollol

There are already school closings in various counties this AM and it isn't even snowing yet:shock::shock:

In all fairness, some roads in various counties do not have winter maintenance; I live on one of them in my county! :)

Friday's high is supposed to be in the 20's (F).

The last time my little area had appreciable snow was early March, 2008, when we had 8". Being a Yankee, I was so excited, I plowed the whole driveway the turnarounds, down by the barn and the closest neighbor's drive, lollol. Up home 8" of snow is left to its own and all one does is sweep the porch steps, so we don't go flying on our beehinds, lollol
 
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Well, we've had a foot fall twice so far, with it basically melting in between. And lots of days with a few inches at a time. The ground is covered in most places, but in the spots that get the most sun, you can see the ground again right now. Strange winter.

This was the middle of the week last week, before any plows came through:


Snow ponies:


Our trail:
 
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I do make jokes, having spent the first 50 years of my life on OH/PA border, but the safety part is no joke. The school buses do not come on my road at any time of the year. It is 1.8 miles down hill from my farm to the county road. On a good day in July it takes 8 minutes in the car and 12 minutes pulling the horse trailer to get to the bottom, lol

This road has two nasty hills that have iced over for several days at a time. That's what I hate --- all the ice and we have to wait until the sun melts it. Even with a county deputy living just thru the woods, we still don't get salted, we have to wait for nature to melt the ice, lol
 
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So best I can tell where I am looks to be pro dang ok. More snow above us, with winter mix, sleet, and ice towards downtown and below. Nothing supposed to start till Friday evening and be gone by Monday. Yes a bummer weekend but sure could be worse. Look for Aubie to be burning up the off topic discussion.

Speaking of which I see a return appearance of Friday night conversations in the forecast.
 
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