FINALLY! some friggin snow for Philly - Page 2

MaggieL · 02-12-2006, 04:34 PM

Not spectacular here, but I'm glad we can afford to pay someone to plow the driveway...

wolf · 02-12-2006, 04:34 PM

Glatt, you live in Narnia? Way cool!

(this made better sense before maggie posted because it was going to immediately follow his snowy lamppost and trees pic. Timing really is everything in comedy ...)

wolf · 02-12-2006, 04:35 PM

You want snow pics? Well, I got snow pics.

First, it's a longstanding tradition that I am lazy about taking snow pics, so one of the first I always get is the view out my bedroom window.

The view out my bedroom window is obscured by a very large cedar tree. I like my cedar tree. It helps to keep the sun out of my face while I'm sleeping.

The dragon is doing his best to melt some of it, but he's not making much headway.

Important safety tip: If you are going to buy an outdoor thermometer, pay more than $2 for it. This one is clearly not working. It's cold, but not THAT cold.

The view through my back door. The windows are cleaner than I thought they would be.

The needles of the cedar tree seem placed perfectly for catching snow in a photogenic manner. Because of this I cannot see the birdseed bell that I hung last night in preparation for the storm in hopes of getting pics of some of the chickadees and cardinals that I'm supporting with bird welfare. Because of the snow I am perfectly not able to see the bell from my recliner.

The birds were up earlier than I was. As you can see they were out with their tiny little shovels and cleared off the birdfeeder. This is a $2 plastic feeder from Walmart. It has been attached to it's hook by a thin piece of string since I bought it two years or so ago. The previous feeder was one of those $45 squirrel proof feeders. It was made of metal and very sturdy lexan. The Squirrels somehow managed to steal it.

My only real order of business for today was to get the car cleaned off. I have finally learned not to leave this until I actually need the car, as it becomes much more difficult to chip out of the ice and partially melted snow.

In a move Tom Sawyer would be proud of, I made it look like I was having so much fun shovelling that my apartment complex's maintenance man, Little Dave (Big Dave is a foot taller than he), decided to help me out.

So I'm out and ready to go.

Some other wintry goodness shots.

Kitsune · 02-12-2006, 05:06 PM

I'm completely dumbfounded, here. They've told us we might see flurries in Tampa, tonight.

Man, late winter this year.

Elspode · 02-12-2006, 09:53 PM

Congratulations, Wolf, on being able to use the words "wintry" and "goodness" in the same sentence without the slightest hint of sarcasm...

FloridaDragon · 02-12-2006, 10:01 PM

You are making me jealous!! I miss the snow!! Suppose to be 34 here in Palm City tonight but certainly no mention of snow!

richlevy · 02-12-2006, 10:24 PM

Ok, I messed up and opened a thread in the quality images. BTW, Wolf, I'd feel really smug about owning a wireless outdoor thermometer if the damn batteries hadn't run out on it and it lost it's link. Now I have to tread through the snow to reboot the ****ing thing if I want it to register.

http://www.cellar.org/attachment.php...tid=7849&stc=1

wolf · 02-12-2006, 11:15 PM

You didn't mess up at all, Rich. You chose not to follow along with the herd. Good for you, man, good for you.

Happy Monkey · 02-12-2006, 11:20 PM

Here's the view outside my window:

Night...

...and day.

bluecuracao · 02-13-2006, 12:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by marichiko

OK

Mari, stop teasing us with Telluride pics.

LabRat · 02-13-2006, 12:42 PM

Man, I am totally jealous. We had a white Christmas, and basically nothing since. Georgeous pics.

Granola Goddess · 02-13-2006, 01:27 PM

Man, those pics remind me of when I was a little kid living in Chicago. The snow used to be up to the windows and my Dad would build snow forts for me.
We used to skate in the street.

Here in BC you could be riding your bike one moment...then the next moment..shovelling you car out of the driveway.

wolf · 02-13-2006, 10:07 PM

I have a very similar not-quite-in-Chicago childhood (Glen Ellyn, DuPage County). Snow up to the eaves, and I would typically risk my life burrowing in piles like that. Never did the skating in the street thing, we had a lake.

FallenFairy · 02-14-2006, 05:56 AM

12 inches in Stafford, Virginia!!

12 INCHES!!!
YEAH!
now if I can just figure out how to load the pics.....

Kitsune · 02-14-2006, 08:35 AM

We, uh, we had frost here this morning. First frost I've seen since 2001. The whole office is buzzing about it. Umm...

Nngh. I miss snow.

02-12-2006, 04:34 PM	#16
MaggieL in the Hour of Scampering Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Jeffersonville PA (15 mi NW of Philadelphia) Posts: 4,060	Not spectacular here, but I'm glad we can afford to pay someone to plow the driveway... __________________ "Neither can his Mind be thought to be in Tune,whose words do jarre; nor his reason In frame, whose sentence is preposterous..."

02-12-2006, 04:34 PM	#17
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Glatt, you live in Narnia? Way cool! (this made better sense before maggie posted because it was going to immediately follow his snowy lamppost and trees pic. Timing really is everything in comedy ...) __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

02-12-2006, 04:35 PM	#18
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	You want snow pics? Well, I got snow pics. First, it's a longstanding tradition that I am lazy about taking snow pics, so one of the first I always get is the view out my bedroom window. The view out my bedroom window is obscured by a very large cedar tree. I like my cedar tree. It helps to keep the sun out of my face while I'm sleeping. The dragon is doing his best to melt some of it, but he's not making much headway. Important safety tip: If you are going to buy an outdoor thermometer, pay more than $2 for it. This one is clearly not working. It's cold, but not THAT cold. The view through my back door. The windows are cleaner than I thought they would be. The needles of the cedar tree seem placed perfectly for catching snow in a photogenic manner. Because of this I cannot see the birdseed bell that I hung last night in preparation for the storm in hopes of getting pics of some of the chickadees and cardinals that I'm supporting with bird welfare. Because of the snow I am perfectly not able to see the bell from my recliner. The birds were up earlier than I was. As you can see they were out with their tiny little shovels and cleared off the birdfeeder. This is a $2 plastic feeder from Walmart. It has been attached to it's hook by a thin piece of string since I bought it two years or so ago. The previous feeder was one of those $45 squirrel proof feeders. It was made of metal and very sturdy lexan. The Squirrels somehow managed to steal it. My only real order of business for today was to get the car cleaned off. I have finally learned not to leave this until I actually need the car, as it becomes much more difficult to chip out of the ice and partially melted snow. In a move Tom Sawyer would be proud of, I made it look like I was having so much fun shovelling that my apartment complex's maintenance man, Little Dave (Big Dave is a foot taller than he), decided to help me out. So I'm out and ready to go. Some other wintry goodness shots. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

02-12-2006, 09:53 PM	#20
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	Congratulations, Wolf, on being able to use the words "wintry" and "goodness" in the same sentence without the slightest hint of sarcasm... __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

02-12-2006, 10:24 PM	#22
richlevy King Of Wishful Thinking Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Philadelphia Suburbs Posts: 6,669	Cross-link! Ok, I messed up and opened a thread in the quality images. BTW, Wolf, I'd feel really smug about owning a wireless outdoor thermometer if the damn batteries hadn't run out on it and it lost it's link. Now I have to tread through the snow to reboot the **ing thing if I want it to register. http://www.cellar.org/attachment.php...tid=7849&stc=1 __________________ Exercise your rights and remember your obligations - VOTE! I have always believed that hope is that stubborn thing inside us that insists, despite all the evidence to the contrary, that something better awaits us so long as we have the courage to keep reaching, to keep working, to keep fighting. -- Barack Hussein Obama**

02-12-2006, 05:06 PM	#19
Kitsune still eats dirt Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 3,031	I'm completely dumbfounded, here. They've told us we might see flurries in Tampa, tonight. Man, late winter this year.

02-12-2006, 10:01 PM	#21
FloridaDragon ... Maintaining .... Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: FireAnt Hell Posts: 196	You are making me jealous!! I miss the snow!! Suppose to be 34 here in Palm City tonight but certainly no mention of snow!

02-12-2006, 11:15 PM	#23
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	You didn't mess up at all, Rich. You chose not to follow along with the herd. Good for you, man, good for you. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

02-12-2006, 11:20 PM	#24
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	Here's the view outside my window: Night... ...and day. __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

02-13-2006, 12:42 PM	#26
LabRat twatfaced two legged bumhole Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 3,143	Man, I am totally jealous. We had a white Christmas, and basically nothing since. Georgeous pics. __________________ Strength does not come from how much weight you can lift, or how many miles you can run. It comes from knowing that you set a goal, and rose to the challenge. Strength comes from within.

02-13-2006, 01:27 PM	#27
Granola Goddess I'll Have Sprouts With That Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: North of You Guyz Posts: 61	Man, those pics remind me of when I was a little kid living in Chicago. The snow used to be up to the windows and my Dad would build snow forts for me. We used to skate in the street. Here in BC you could be riding your bike one moment...then the next moment..shovelling you car out of the driveway. __________________ Don't sweat the petty things, and don't pet the sweaty things...

02-13-2006, 10:07 PM	#28
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	I have a very similar not-quite-in-Chicago childhood (Glen Ellyn, DuPage County). Snow up to the eaves, and I would typically risk my life burrowing in piles like that. Never did the skating in the street thing, we had a lake. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

02-14-2006, 05:56 AM	#29
FallenFairy nope Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 322	12 inches in Stafford, Virginia!! 12 INCHES!!! YEAH! now if I can just figure out how to load the pics..... __________________ ~going, going... gone now

02-14-2006, 08:35 AM	#30
Kitsune still eats dirt Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 3,031	We, uh, we had frost here this morning. First frost I've seen since 2001. The whole office is buzzing about it. Umm... Nngh. I miss snow.

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