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So summer is almost over. How has your summer been, weather-wise?
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<blockquote data-quote="GoingNorth" data-source="post: 666990" data-attributes="member: 1963"><p>WO, yes. The Old Farmer's Almanac is calling for more snow and cold than normal, and the NOAA is calling for the typical El Nino winter.</p><p></p><p>I'm inclined to go with the NOAA myself, LOL! One thing to get used to is that it apparently rains quite a bit during the winter this far south these days, which is something I'm no longer used to.</p><p></p><p>Climate change and all of that. Raining during the winter is catastrophic up where I spent the last 11 years as it means we are in the 20s and will shortly be encased in ice.</p><p></p><p>And snow down here is usually that heavy, wet stuff that we only dealt with at the beginning and end of the "season". Other than that it was the light, fluffy stuff that was fairly easy to move, though still exhausting when you consider that last year our first "real" snowfall was 14" and that was in October.</p><p></p><p>I supposed one nice thing is that one actually sees the GROUND in the winter down here. I'm used to once you get that first real snowfall, you don't see the ground again until mid-Spring when it all melts off.</p><p></p><p>Lots of stuff to get used to. My winter coat is a convertible Columbia Expedition parka that is rated to -25, and large enough to layer beneath, which I've had to do. I may have to get a LIGHTER winter coat as I suspect I'll melt in that thing down here.</p><p></p><p>I did bring the long underwear and thermal socks and all that stuff down with me. One never knows...<g></p><p></p><p>I'm not concerned about the winters other than the amount of ice we seem to get down here, but the summers hoover. I'm far enough from the Lake to not get the cooling effect and with it all being developed around here, you get the additional heating effect from that as well.</p><p></p><p>It's amazing the difference 285 miles can make.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="GoingNorth, post: 666990, member: 1963"] WO, yes. The Old Farmer's Almanac is calling for more snow and cold than normal, and the NOAA is calling for the typical El Nino winter. I'm inclined to go with the NOAA myself, LOL! One thing to get used to is that it apparently rains quite a bit during the winter this far south these days, which is something I'm no longer used to. Climate change and all of that. Raining during the winter is catastrophic up where I spent the last 11 years as it means we are in the 20s and will shortly be encased in ice. And snow down here is usually that heavy, wet stuff that we only dealt with at the beginning and end of the "season". Other than that it was the light, fluffy stuff that was fairly easy to move, though still exhausting when you consider that last year our first "real" snowfall was 14" and that was in October. I supposed one nice thing is that one actually sees the GROUND in the winter down here. I'm used to once you get that first real snowfall, you don't see the ground again until mid-Spring when it all melts off. Lots of stuff to get used to. My winter coat is a convertible Columbia Expedition parka that is rated to -25, and large enough to layer beneath, which I've had to do. I may have to get a LIGHTER winter coat as I suspect I'll melt in that thing down here. I did bring the long underwear and thermal socks and all that stuff down with me. One never knows...<g> I'm not concerned about the winters other than the amount of ice we seem to get down here, but the summers hoover. I'm far enough from the Lake to not get the cooling effect and with it all being developed around here, you get the additional heating effect from that as well. It's amazing the difference 285 miles can make. [/QUOTE]
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