Don't worry GB, 75% chance the snow will be gone by August.The Dreaded Marco said:My daughter is moving to Northfield in August to start college. I just told her about this thread. She’s rethinking her decision.
It’s the 15” of snow in mid-April that caught her attention.Don't worry GB, 75% chance the snow will be gone by August.
Much easier to endure in Northfield than the Cities. Easier to find an Intramural Cafeteria Tray Sledding team.The Dreaded Marco said:My daughter is moving to Northfield in August to start college. I just told her about this thread. She’s rethinking her decision.
still ... Most of us up here lost our sanity MANY years ago..FBG26 said:I've seen pictures on social media of people grilling and drinking beer in shorts. Apparently 18 inches of snow on April 15 is causing our neighbors to lose it. Everyone in this area still sane?
I got the Icicles removed from my roof back in March when we had a brief reprieve from the cold.. But still have Deer's stuck in the frozen ground.BigJim® said:My Xmas lights are still frozen to ice in the gutters. I might plug them in again tonight.
don't forget fishing... Wisconsin Fishing opener is May 5th and the lakes up here still have close to 2 feet of ice..... Looks like it might be a "Ice Fishing" opener this year.It’s not even really the snowfall or necessarily the amount. It’s that the snowfall will push back spring about 3 to 4 weeks. Which means we may not have grass growing and golf courses and baseball diamonds fully open until the middle of May.
Wow, yeah I didn’t even think of that. And to think that last year they had to cancel pond hockey tournaments and ice fishing tournaments because the lakes never froze hard enough.don't forget fishing... Wisconsin Fishing opener is May 5th and the lakes up here still have close to 2 feet of ice..... Looks like it might be a "Ice Fishing" opener this year.
I went out in 20 minute increments. Worked like a charm.After moving the 18 inches from the sidewalk and digging out the plowed-in driveway, I am sore in my core. It hurts to stand up straight.
It's better than being over in Club West. They didn't start plowing the side streets there until about 7 pm last night. My street literally had cars that got stuck and the owners just left them there in the stuck position. It was like a frozen graveyard for cars, and those that weren't stuck were running their own little obstacle course around them. Club West Parkway is a city street and was plowed right away, but 1/2 block away in our neighborhood you were trapped in your own little hell, with few able to get out to the plowed street.Made it home safe... to find over 2 feet of snow in my driveway.
The City of Blaine was nice enough to plow over 2 feet of compacted snow at the end of it.
It was 83 in NC yesterday. Been a rainy spring and March was colder than February, but it was a gorgeous weekend. Should be 70s most of the week.bagger said:High of 88 today checking in.
Just you wait. There will be three or four days this summer where we'll be able to say "See? THIS is why we live in Minnesota!"It was 83 in NC yesterday. Been a rainy spring and March was colder than February, but it was a gorgeous weekend. Should be 70s most of the week.
Yep, always laugh at my wife’s family/friends that line in upstate NY. We usually go there in July for a long weekend and it can be really nice. They always mention how nice July and sometimes August are. I don’t have the heart to tell them that weather is usually Spring and Fall for us here in NC. I don’t mind the heat in the summer. Hanging out with air conditioning, cold drinks in shorts and a T-shirt isn’t exactly shoveling 20 inches bad. Plus the summer nights and mornings are nice. I hated the weather up there, no chance I’d ever live there. You guys are nuts!Just you wait. There will be three or four days where this summer were we'll be able to say "See? THIS is why we live in Minnesota!"
October is beautiful with the leaves changing. Might want to look into a St Croix River or Lake Minnetonka tour.Okay. For those of you who survived last winter/spring and despite the fact that the snow seems to want to last until NFL preseason, I'm planning a family trip to see the Vikes vs Iggles this October. Probably looking at a whirlwind in on Friday out On Monday time frame. One of our must do's is a stadium tour, but other than that we're flexible. I'm totally in planning stage so I'm open to any suggestions /ideas /hints/help from local FBGs.
Fast forward to 3 years later. Available vacation time, school schedules, COVID, Riots-R-Us, money all put the kabash on the trip. So now because of the perils of social media it's looking like if I'm going to be able to do this this year it'd be a solo trip.Okay. For those of you who survived last winter/spring and despite the fact that the snow seems to want to last until NFL preseason, I'm planning a family trip to see the Vikes vs Iggles this October. Probably looking at a whirlwind in on Friday out On Monday time frame. One of our must do's is a stadium tour, but other than that we're flexible. I'm totally in planning stage so I'm open to any suggestions /ideas /hints/help from local FBGs.
I think the locals are just mad at you for bumping a thread reminding them of getting 15+inches of snow in the middle of April a few years back.