view from my porch

I know you like the cold, so that's why it's easy for me to say....
Better you than me.
Glad you got to work safely Audie.

Oh wow Audie. That is pretty. Glad you got home safe also. Thanks for the pics.

:clap_1: Thanks Audie! Is very pretty....but I am one of those that HATES the cold and snow. This is the best way to enjoy it...through pictures!:clap_1:

It snowed here too.

why don't people stay home when it snows so bad - what part of the concept of saying 'be safe in the really bad snowstorm' don't employers have to get (and pay for through the nose with civil 'wrongful death' lawsuits) - unless you are in a 'necessary' public services job, such as a nurse, police, fire, ambulance, you shouldnt be made to report to work with a gun to your head - unless you just have to get away from your wife and screaming kids or you'll possibly do something worse

Looks like Christmas there Audie. Thanks for sharing, it's very pretty.

:clap_1: Thanks Audie! Is very pretty....but I am one of those that HATES the cold and snow. This is the best way to enjoy it...through pictures!:clap_1:

Beachbummett!!!!
Glad you got your cold weather Audie!

why don't people stay home when it snows so bad - what part of the concept of saying 'be safe in the really bad snowstorm' don't employers have to get (and pay for through the nose with civil 'wrongful death' lawsuits) - unless you are in a 'necessary' public services job, such as a nurse, police, fire, ambulance, you shouldnt be made to report to work with a gun to your head - unless you just have to get away from your wife and screaming kids or you'll possibly do something worse

I think that in Audie's neck of the woods, they are quite capable of braving the snowy streets without fear of trouble. Now, here in SC...one snow flake constitutes a major traffic dilemma :roll:

why don't people stay home when it snows so bad - what part of the concept of saying 'be safe in the really bad snowstorm' don't employers have to get (and pay for through the nose with civil 'wrongful death' lawsuits) - unless you are in a 'necessary' public services job, such as a nurse, police, fire, ambulance, you shouldnt be made to report to work with a gun to your head - unless you just have to get away from your wife and screaming kids or you'll possibly do something worse

Our boss lives in Georgia at Sea Island. When we get inclement weather she expects us at work no matter what is on the ground. We have 5 people in our office, we have no walk-in business. All our business is handled through internet requests for information and internet orders and phone calls. We are a small non-profit office. She bases the decision of our having to be at work on what the printing company does that prints our books and other materials we sell. If they can make it into work we have to be there at our work. We do not get daily delivery from them, we only have deliveries when we do an online order to restock stuff we are low on. And that is about once every week or two. She doesn't care if we risk being in a wreck trying to drive on the black ice and snow to work. It's expected.

why don't people stay home when it snows so bad - what part of the concept of saying 'be safe in the really bad snowstorm' don't employers have to get...

bad is relative, DC seems to come to a standstill with 3" of snow, whereas is in the mountains, 3" is seen as meltoff. if everyone took time off, i'm thinking that christmas presents wouldn't arrive in time, gas stations wouldn't have enough gas for those that are driving elsewhere, etc. is a plow driver included in your necessary job list, or plumber for burst pipes, wrecker driver, milkman and food delivery driver, newpaper delivery person, bus driver, airplane pilot, switch operator at the nuclear plant, barge captain, subway operator...??

Very pretty, Audie. There is something very special about the first snowstorms of the season up north. They are magical. (they do get old by late February though when we want to see some green and some flowers).

Mango: Don't you get hit by Northeasterners' big time where you live?

Aquabiotic: A few inches of snow, unless it's really fresh or has ice under it, is not much for us to worry about. But staying home is a great idea when it is worse.

Kurt: Very bad! Bad bad.

Audie, we woke up to a nice little dusting of snow as well and I'll agree that it looks very pretty. Perfect for me, since today I'm going to a Christmas luncheon at the country club and now I'm in the holiday spirit! Now if I could only find some Christmassy green/red clothing in my wardrobe, I'd be all set. (Not a color combo I'm particularly fond of so it's hard. )

Mermy do you have any cream/ivory and gold to wear for your Christmas luncheon. That's festive and you will look great in those colors. Have funn! I'm sure you will look stunning whatever you wear.

bad is relative, DC seems to come to a standstill with 3" of snow, whereas is in the mountains, 3" is seen as meltoff. if everyone took time off, i'm thinking that christmas presents wouldn't arrive in time, gas stations wouldn't have enough gas for those that are driving elsewhere, etc. is a plow driver included in your necessary job list, or plumber for burst pipes, wrecker driver, milkman and food delivery driver, newpaper delivery person, bus driver, airplane pilot, switch operator at the nuclear plant, barge captain, subway operator...??

...and any snow falling in Atlanta means traffic comes to a standstill, everyone takes off work for a couple of days, saying that their power is out or their car cannot make it out of the driveway.

It snowed here too.

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It snowed here too.

So unfair...I do not get Audie's kind or yours! ;-) Glad both of you get to enjoy the white stuff. I am just freezing my *** off! Winds chills this afternoon in the teens and temps tonight in the teens.

why don't people stay home when it snows so bad - what part of the concept of saying 'be safe in the really bad snowstorm' don't employers have to get (and pay for through the nose with civil 'wrongful death' lawsuits) - unless you are in a 'necessary' public services job, such as a nurse, police, fire, ambulance, you shouldnt be made to report to work with a gun to your head - unless you just have to get away from your wife and screaming kids or you'll possibly do something worse

Well, last Friday when we got 12 inches of snow, high school was not canceled. And believe me, there was plenty of notice in the previous 24 hrs that the snow was coming. When we got up that a.m., about 6" had already fallen and we thought surely, school would be canceled. But it wasn't. So we got our son up, Mr. JR went out and shoveled/snowblowed just to get out of the driveway to take him to school. Niether one of us drove into work but worked from home computers. At 10:00, our son calls and said it was mass exodus with eveyone going back home - - none of his teachers were even there!!!!!! So the driveway had to be re-shoveled to be able to get out again. A real pain and we should've kept him home.

But the kicker to all this is last night we received an automated phone call from the school superintendent apologizing for his poor decision, the inconvenience and the risk that most took to try to get their kids to school.

This is an area that can easily handle a foot of snow and most do try to get to work but it can be treacherous. Not to mention, it can happen many times during a season so life goes on.

So unfair...I do not get Audie's kind or yours! ;-) Glad both of you get to enjoy the white stuff. I am just freezing my *** off! Winds chills this afternoon in the teens and temps tonight in the teens.

Our temps in Memphis are going to be falling throughout the afternoon. Showing 33 for around midday and around 28 for early evening. Lows in the morning 15-20. The front is coming through as we speak. They say we could see a few flurries.

Audie, we woke up to a nice little dusting of snow as well and I'll agree that it looks very pretty. Perfect for me, since today I'm going to a Christmas luncheon at the country club and now I'm in the holiday spirit! Now if I could only find some Christmassy green/red clothing in my wardrobe, I'd be all set. (Not a color combo I'm particularly fond of so it's hard. )

Wear green- you have lots of green! With red lipstick.

See? All set!

Well, last Friday when we got 12 inches of snow, high school was not canceled. And believe me, there was plenty of notice in the previous 24 hrs that the snow was coming. When we got up that a.m., about 6" had already fallen and we thought surely, school would be canceled. But it wasn't. So we got our son up, Mr. JR went out and shoveled/snowblowed just to get out of the driveway to take him to school. Niether one of us drove into work but worked from home computers. At 10:00, our son calls and said it was mass exodus with eveyone going back home - - none of his teachers were even there!!!!!! So the driveway had to be re-shoveled to be able to get out again. A real pain and we should've kept him home....

That is what I call a "no-brainer," but I have a feeling that 12" of snow and ice in Chicago is just another fall day.

That is what I call a "no-brainer," but I have a feeling that 12" of snow and ice in Chicago is just another fall day.

Well it was a no brainer for us too, but no one else seemed to agree.

I should explain tho that we don't know where a lot of these teachers live, how far they have to drive, etc. The school is only about 1 mile away for us so we could make the trip. You don't know until it all unfolds what's going to happen, who's going to show, etc.

Well, last Friday when we got 12 inches of snow, high school was not canceled. And believe me, there was plenty of notice in the previous 24 hrs that the snow was coming. When we got up that a.m., about 6" had already fallen and we thought surely, school would be canceled. But it wasn't. So we got our son up, Mr. JR went out and shoveled/snowblowed just to get out of the driveway to take him to school. Niether one of us drove into work but worked from home computers. At 10:00, our son calls and said it was mass exodus with eveyone going back home - - none of his teachers were even there!!!!!! So the driveway had to be re-shoveled to be able to get out again. A real pain and we should've kept him home.

But the kicker to all this is last night we received an automated phone call from the school superintendent apologizing for his poor decision, the inconvenience and the risk that most took to try to get their kids to school.

This is an area that can easily handle a foot of snow and most do try to get to work but it can be treacherous. Not to mention, it can happen many times during a season so life goes on.

UGH, unbelievable.

UGH, unbelievable.

Yes, and we live and learn. We'll have him stay home the next time 12" is in the forecast!! :roll:

(Luckily, we didn't have the ice like MO. That's definately the worst and most dangerous. We wouldn't have left the house in those conditions.)

It snowed here too.

That's my kind of snow!!!!!

Excellent ! ! ! ! ! ! :clap_1:

Mango: Don't you get hit by Northeasterners' big time where you live?

Aquabiotic: A few inches of snow, unless it's really fresh or has ice under it, is not much for us to worry about. But staying home is a great idea when it is worse.

Kurt: Very bad! Bad bad.

Paula, my Aunt calls them North Easterns!
I think you meant Nor'easters! Occasionally we get them. One year, we had one late April when my tulips were halfway up. My County is also a series of peaks and valleys, so the snow accumulation varies from one town to the next. One school may be open and another closed.

When I first moved here, I thought I needed a closet for Paarmalat milk, but we know how to drive here in the snow, and everyone has at least front wheel drive or all wheel.

I would rather drive in snow than an ice storm. Black ice scares the bejeebers out of me.

I wish I could scan well to show pictures, because 13 years ago, when I first built my house, there was one major snow storm after another. I had a mountain, literally, about 15 ft high at the end of my driveway. The ice did not fully melt until mid May. I am serious.