Going down to 10 below, tonight.

[Condem]

How's everybody else doing? Oh yeah. Windchill -35.

[emilyg]

1. Atlanta - 70 today (ugh)

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

25. Minneapolis: -6, windchill -28.

70 sounds pretty good right now. There is a slight chance my job might transfer me to Atlanta, and I really don't want to do that, but a few more days like today and I could change my mind...

[dflprincess]

39. Winter doesn't start until tomorrow

and I'm already sick of it.

[Condem]

41. Good times, ahead, dfl

Bear with it.

[Hansel]

66. No sh*t. I've shoveled my driveway more this month

than all of last winter. Three times today. And what's with the sub-zero temps? It's like February already.

[saltpoint]

2. Throw on those longjohns and fire up the hot chocolate, Condem.

It's mandatory to keep good people warm.

[Condem]

6. How are ya, Crusoe?

The wind is howlin, I say. Damn cold. Merry Christmas you old dog. We'll have 14 cats on the bed, tonight.

[saltpoint]

7. I'm hanging in there. Snow and ice thisaway, and more of it than ordered

or needed, IMO.

14 cats? Sounds like a good plan.

[Condem]

9. Indeed, Crusoe

Enough pussy to knit a bedspread. No pun intended.

[saltpoint]

14. Ok, now you're going to get us both in trouble. I mean, what if

Anita Bryant is lurking here on Du tonight? You know how volatile she is.

But to be series, you folks hunker down and I'll try to send some higher-temp vibes over to the Hawkeye State.

The Solstice is up and running right now.

And only one damn month before Monkey Boy loads the U-Haul and high-tails it out of town.

[Jackpine Radical]

16. Jeez, that would be a helluva name for a band--

Fourteen Cat Night!

[saltpoint]

24. LOL!

[Condem]

27. Hunker down, boys.

I'm looking forward to a long winter's night!

[emilyg]

3. Atlanta 70 today - yuck.

[emilyg]

5. sorry for double yuck

[Condem]

8. emily

I'll send some of our shit your way.

[emilyg]

20. Thank you - I so want a white Xmas.

Gonna hold you to it.

[Condem]

22. We're guaraneteed, emilyg

You folks will probably be a little chilled. But not white.

[BlueJazz]

4. I understand....I'm here in St.Petersburg, Florida and it's Freezing.

Must be around 15-20 degrees.

[lonestarnot]

10. Oh burrrrrrrr! And my kid is wanting to go New York. I'm say'n hugh ugh.

Everyone is out of soup. :cry:

[Condem]

12. help is on the way. lonestar

What are we down to? 30 days?

[lonestarnot]

33. 33 isn't it? I didn't make a count today yet,

as I attended a funeral today on the other side of the world. They laughed more at that funeral than any other I've ever attended. It left me feeling somewhat strange and depressed about how quickly life fades away and continues on at the same furious pace, with or without soup. :cry:

[Condem]

40. All I can say, lonestar

Enjoy it. I'm a year from fifty, and can't tell you where it's gone. I have such good faith in Pres Obama. My best years are still ahead. Of this, I am sure.

[lonestarnot]

42. I hope mine are too!

:D

[Condem]

43. They are, lonestar

They are.

[lonestarnot]

49. But I'm not a lonestar you know.

:evilgrin:

[Condem]

52. So what.

You are what you are.

[lonestarnot]

60. lonestarnot, not so what.

[lonestarnot]

53. 31, 31 days, and the longest night is tomorrow night or is that tonight?

[Condem]

55. Sunday, lonestar.

Then it's all downhill.

[lonestarnot]

61. Nope, still nightness.

[scarletwoman]

11. Foot of snow, so far. Still snowing, wind picking up. Temp expected to drop below zero tonight.

It's winter! No bugs! No guilt about staying inside posting on DU! Catch up on reading and watching movies!

Tomorrow I'll shovel the steps, dig out the car, and go to my friends' annual Solstice party, eat food, drink a little wine, and smoke some righteous weed.

It's winter! :bounce:

sw

[Condem]

15. Merry Christmas, scarlet!

I'm getting in the spirit. DU has been a godsend. Obama on 09 is something else, altogether.

[scarletwoman]

44. Merry Happy Solstice Christmas to you, too!

I actually LOVE winter. Six years in Alaska totally changed my attitude about cold and snow and dark and all. It's become my favorite season.

Yeah, it can be a little rough -- I don't have running water, so the outhouse gets a bit uncomfortable in the cold. On the other hand, I don't have to worry about frozen pipes! :D

But absolutely NOTHING beats walking out on a moonlit night with the snow glowing and sparkling like a gazillion diamonds, and the sky so clear and full of stars you swear you can see all the way to the center of the universe. The snow-frosted pine boughs -- all dark green and brilliant white. I live in a perfect Christmas card picture world, it never ceases to delight me!

Bon nuit! Stay warm!
sw

[Condem]

47. scarlet

You know how to live life. Good times are ahead. I am so pumped for Obama. It keeps me going. If you got shots from Alaska...Luv to see em. Show the world!

[scarletwoman]

56. Just old printed photos, and I don't have a scanner -- sorry.

I lived there from 1989 to 1995, I didn't get a computer until 1999. I still don't have a digital camera (or any camera right now, actually).

I have lots of brilliant memories of Alaska, though. It was quite an adventure living there.

sw

[Condem]

58. Damn, scarlet

I would love to see them. I'll take your word.

[TahitiNut]

13. Looking at windchill of 15 below tomorrow afternoon ... blowing snow.

Southeast Michigan ...


SHIAWASSEE-GENESEE-LAPEER-ST. CLAIR-LIVINGSTON-OAKLAND-MACOMB-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OWOSSO...FLINT...LAPEER...PORT HURON...
HOWELL...PONTIAC...WARREN
908 PM EST SAT DEC 20 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC HAS ISSUED A
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EST SUNDAY.

SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO THE REGION TONIGHT AND ACCUMULATE TO 1 TO 3
INCHES BY DAYBREAK. AN ADDITIONAL INCH OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE ON
SUNDAY. WESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH ON
SUNDAY...WITH FREQUENT GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH EXPECTED. THIS WILL
CREATE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF BOTH THE NEW SNOW THAT
HAS FALLEN AND SNOW ALREADY ON THE GROUND. VISIBILITIES WILL FALL
BELOW A MILE AT TIMES IN THE BLOWING SNOW. THE STRONG
WINDS...REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND DRIFTING WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS
DRIVING CONDITIONS.

TEMPERATURES WILL ALSO FALL TO 10 TO 15 DEGREES BY EARLY
AFTERNOON. THESE TEMPERATURES COMBINED WITH THE WINDS WILL CREATE
WIND CHILLS OF 5 TO 15 DEGREES BELOW ZERO.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
AREAS.

[Condem]

18. What we got today, Tahiti

It was wild. One minute. All of a sudden the wind was there and you couldn't see anything. A complete whiteout.

[TahitiNut]

32. Yup..... I hate it. I've paid my snow and cold dues in my life. I deserve to be in Tahiti. (sigh)

:cry:

[Condem]

45. Damn, Tahiti

Somehow, someway, I love this shit. I feel alive!

[Bluzmann57]

17. Temp going down fast. Windy, cold.

You are in Iowa too so you know what I'm saying. I HATE WINTER! Philippines are sounding better all the time. Sigh. Hope I can get out tomorrow, at least for a little while. Cabin fever, lunacy, nuttiness setting in. And it's only December.

[Condem]

19. I'll tell you something, Bluz

When you can walk out into 25 degrees just in a sweater, you've been living in the cold too long. It's all relative.

[shanti]

21. pretty cold in Sacramento too!

(i hate the cold)

[Condem]

23. How cold, shanti?

[MazeRat7]

26. Your cold will be all the way down here tomorrow, so they say. Stay warm! n/t

[Condem]

28. We will be warm, Maze.

That is for certain.

[MazeRat7]

51. As it should be....

And if you have a SO and/or pet(s), hold them close, cherish the safety, and send your good wishes to those that are not as lucky.

Peace,
MZr7

[Condem]

57. Lots of pets, Maze

17 of them. Yes, they'll keep us warm. And happy.

[MazeRat7]

59. Nice.

Peace and comfort to you and yours....

MZr7

[BlooInBloo]

29. 24 and light snow here in Seattle! woot!

[Condem]

31. Damn, Bloo.

Thats a rightous cold for you, this time of year. Is it not?

[BlooInBloo]

35. Yuppers - was 15 earlier today. The town has been mostly shutdown for about 3 days now. :)

[Condem]

37. Nice for the holidays, Bloo

Lay low and relax. Thats all I'm doing. Til Monday. Then I'm back out into the shit, again.

[BlooInBloo]

46. I'm all good - there's a kwikeemart 2 doors down, football and basketball games, video games...

Me and my workmates have been remoting in and skyping...

Pretty much all set here. :)

Here's what I'm missing (from my friend's phone):

[Condem]

50. Saw that in my paper, today.

I'm happy. Nobody died.

[carlyhippy]

30. N Minn.....-11 f, wind chill -38 f

lots of snow

[Condem]

34. Isn't it beautiful, carly?

[carlyhippy]

48. actually the snow is kinda pretty, but it's too cold to go out and enjoy the view

3 more months of this......I would love to win the lottery so I could move to the Virgin Islands....where the only ice I will have to deal with is the ice in my glass of tea....:)

[Condem]

54. Nah, carly.

I take the winters. So, I love the summers.

[riderinthestorm]

36. No Illinois with the same forecast. Think of me tomorrow as I stand

solitary in our riding arena, hosing down - with water! - the arena to ensure it isn't too dusty for my clients.

This process will take 1.5 hours and probably several pairs of gloves. I am not a happy camper!

[Condem]

38. Man, rider.

That absolutely sucks. Aren't the Bears playing Monday Night? I'll watch that to see the people.

[Peacetrain]

62. Going down to -17 here.. brrrrrrrr...

I do not even want to know what the wind chill is

[silverojo]

63. Same here...are you living in the central Plains?

Because that's what's going to be happening in our area, too. Needless to say, I'm staying indoors. I might not even dump the trash until tomorrow afternoon. ;)

[aikoaiko]

64. Not here. I'm running the AC in south GA.

kind of muggy.

[JimWis]

65. About the same here later tonight and tomorrow. Below zero and

way below wind chill. Plus snow up the rear end today, more tomorrow with high winds. I stayed in all day today - I will dig out tomorrow when it is done. Fun Fun Fun. Hate winter!!