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Kilbey · Jan 22, 2005, 09:06 PM

We got hit again by another big storm. Have I mentioned I love snow? Oh, and it's about 8 F here right now too.

Periodically someone I know who lives around here will say "Don't you wish you lived in Arizona or somewhere that you'll never have to put up with all this snow?" My only response is "NO!"

That window from the other side.

My boy loves it too!

The grill.

The grill a few minutes ago.

Spliff · Jan 22, 2005, 09:08 PM

Is that a lawn ornament?

Sherwin · Jan 22, 2005, 09:11 PM

Originally posted by Spliff:
Is that a lawn ornament?

Baby swing hanging off next door's tree?

Oh, and... ...Yay!! Snow rocks.

Spliff · Jan 22, 2005, 09:17 PM

Originally posted by Sherwin:
Baby swing hanging off next door's tree?

No, the dog. Like those pink lawn flamingoes.

Agasthya · Jan 22, 2005, 09:21 PM

lucky bastards.

we always miss the snow here in St. Louis.

TheBadgerHunter · Jan 22, 2005, 09:29 PM

Why do I feel like I've already seen those pictures.

lavar78 · Jan 22, 2005, 09:34 PM

This calls for yet another Ella Fitzgerald link.

ManOfSteal · Jan 22, 2005, 09:38 PM

Hell yeah, I got 10"-11" worth of powder today as well.

Kilbey · Jan 22, 2005, 09:41 PM

Originally posted by Spliff:
No, the dog. Like those pink lawn flamingoes.

That is Pete. Pete, meet Spliff. Spliff, Pete.

Pete is the best dog on the planet. Bar none. He's a mixture of Grey Hound and Labrador Retriever. The kind of dog that will curl up at your feet while you post in the lounge and look at you longingly when you get up to get a beer. I would clone this dog if personalities were cloned also. Well, probably not, but I will miss him when he's gone.

Originally posted by TheBadgerHunter:
Why do I feel like I've already seen those pictures.

Cause I love snow. But you saw last year's snow. This is 2005 snow. Oh, and I did a lot of work on that room so the pictures were brought up last Fall.

Mr Kino · Jan 22, 2005, 09:42 PM

Nice dog there, whats his/her name?

Spliff · Jan 22, 2005, 09:44 PM

Originally posted by Kilbey:
Pete is the best dog on the planet. Bar none. He's a mixture of Grey Hound and Labrador Retriever.

That sounds like a great mix. And he's very photogenic.

Kilbey · Jan 22, 2005, 09:48 PM

Originally posted by Spliff:
That sounds like a great mix. And he's very photogenic.

Here's a couple more:

lavar78 · Jan 22, 2005, 09:51 PM

Originally posted by Kilbey:
Pete is the best dog on the planet. Bar none.

My friend begs to differ.

Kilbey · Jan 22, 2005, 10:00 PM

Originally posted by lavar78:
My friend begs to differ.

Eh. He's a druggy. "Scooby snacks"?!?

lavar78 · Jan 22, 2005, 10:12 PM

Originally posted by Kilbey:
Eh. He's a druggy.

That's part of his charm.

Mastrap · Jan 22, 2005, 10:47 PM

Originally posted by lavar78:
This calls for yet another Ella Fitzgerald link.

There can never be too many of those.

The blizzard's been and gone here. We're going tobogganing tomorrow.

again.

Lancer409 · Jan 22, 2005, 11:58 PM

why dogs? what's with this dog fetish?

i'd prefer a tiger .. not the mac variety...

of the bill watterson variety...

someone post up a pic of hobbes... the coolest friend one can have (short of hugh heffner)

demograph68 · Jan 23, 2005, 12:24 AM

Snow sucks.

lavar78 · Jan 23, 2005, 01:04 AM

Originally posted by Lancer409:
someone post up a pic of hobbes...

I'd love to help you out, but the world's greatest cat isn't Hobbes. It's this guy:

They both break the law of conservation of mass, but Ravage does it with more style. Since he's also a cassette tape, Ella might say this to him.

Ji Eun · Jan 23, 2005, 02:12 AM

taken last week. we got over 2 meters in 3 or 4 days.
niigata, japan.

MallyMal · Jan 23, 2005, 02:20 AM

Originally posted by lavar78:
I'd love to help you out, but the world's greatest cat isn't Hobbes. It's this guy:

They both break the law of conservation of mass, but Ravage does it with more style. Since he's also a cassette tape, Ella might say this
to him.

I think Ravage needs to be upgraded to a CD or MP3 file or something.

RobOnTheCape · Jan 23, 2005, 09:23 AM

Yes I do wish I were in Arizona at this moment. Snow here on Cape Cod is coming down at an amazing rate. Expected up to 40" before it's done tonight. Sustained winds are about 40 with gusts up to 80. The power has been going on and off every half hour it seems.

My Concern? I'm well stocked on food, water, wood, and I've got plenty of rechargeables for flashlights, but what I forgot, and what could be most important is D sized batteries. They are what I need should the power be off, which it probably will, when the Patriots take on the Steelers, and I'm looking at my big worthless radio.

Go Pats!

Eriamjh · Jan 23, 2005, 10:24 AM

Originally posted by Ji Eun:
taken last week. we got over 2 meters in 3 or 4 days.
niigata, japan.

<image snipped>

Holy $#!t!

demograph68 · Jan 23, 2005, 10:42 AM

Originally posted by Ji Eun:
taken last week. we got over 2 meters in 3 or 4 days.
niigata, japan.

http://www.pixelpolice.com/upd1/urasa_12_jan copy.jpg

I would have loved it if I was still a kid. I'd make the coolest snow fort EVER!

wdlove · Jan 23, 2005, 12:03 PM

Nice pictures Kilbey, thank you for sharing.

Were having the "Blizzard to 2005" here in New England. In the Boston area 24" + of snow.

I love snow also, makes for a beautiful landscape.

MaxPower2k3 · Jan 23, 2005, 12:17 PM

We got about a foot here in suburban new jersey:

Unlike Kilbey's dog, my dog prefers being warm and comfortable (i.e. lazy

)

Kilbey · Jan 23, 2005, 12:24 PM

Originally posted by MaxPower2k3:
We got about a foot here in suburban new jersey:

[img]http://www.ud-n.com/max/snow/table.jpg[img]

[img]http://www.ud-n.com/max/snow/yard.jpg[img]

Unlike Kilbey's dog, my dog prefers being warm and comfortable (i.e. lazy )

Nice looking dog. That is where my other dog was located. She's a collie and hates the cold and to get her feet wet.

Originally posted by wdlove::
I love snow also, makes for a beautiful landscape

And quiet. I love the way it dampens the outdoor noises.

Albert Pujols · Jan 23, 2005, 12:26 PM

Fricken Boston..I got 30 inches of snow in my drive way, and it doesn't help that there was already 4 inches on the ground.

Kilbey · Jan 23, 2005, 12:28 PM

Originally posted by Ji Eun:
taken last week. we got over 2 meters in 3 or 4 days.
niigata, japan.

[IMG]http://www.pixelpolice.com/upd1/urasa_12_jan copy.jpg[IMG]

I would LOVE that. I'd be smiling for days.

I heard Denver got 9' of snow recently. Can anyone confirm?

ManOfSteal · Jan 23, 2005, 12:31 PM

Originally posted by Ji Eun:
taken last week. we got over 2 meters in 3 or 4 days.
niigata, japan.

I bet school was cancelled.

ThinkInsane · Jan 23, 2005, 12:47 PM

Originally posted by Ji Eun:
taken last week. we got over 2 meters in 3 or 4 days.
niigata, japan.

*snip*

In my neck of the woods, it's not uncommon to get more than 2 meters in 24 hours. I posted pics last winter of a storm where we got 84 inches in 24 hours. And it sucked.

ThinkInsane · Jan 23, 2005, 12:51 PM

Originally posted by lavar78:
I'd love to help you out, but the world's greatest cat isn't Hobbes. It's this guy:

They both break the law of conservation of mass, but Ravage does it with more style. Since he's also a cassette tape, Ella might say this to him.

Looks like the kitty version of the 'rat thing' in Snow Crash

Love Calm Quiet · Jan 23, 2005, 12:59 PM

re: Denver...

ummm... 9' - no way. Maybe 9" during one of this winter's storms.

Now further west in the Rockies, maybe.

stevesnj · Jan 23, 2005, 01:25 PM

Originally posted by Ji Eun:
taken last week. we got over 2 meters in 3 or 4 days.
niigata, japan.

Albert Pujols · Jan 23, 2005, 01:32 PM

Originally posted by Ji Eun:
taken last week. we got over 2 meters in 3 or 4 days.
niigata, japan.

That guy is a giant!!! If the snow is 2 meters high, then he must be around 7 feet tall!

mac-kerouac · Jan 23, 2005, 01:37 PM

We got about 15 inches here in central New Jersey. My dog Kodi loves playing in the snow. However, she does sleep quite well on the couch when she comes back inside.

Yeah Snow-Dog!!

m a d r a · Jan 23, 2005, 02:32 PM

yay! i love snow too. unfortunately here in manchester, UK we havenae had any for over a year.

my theory:

people who like snow [and stuff like thunderstorms and nature 'red in tooth and claw'] = kids at heart.

people who hate snow and adverse weather = grown-ups at heart

me = big kid!

PS nice dog. made me think about my wee buddy [who's dead now] - he used to love running through the snow wi his nose to the ground leaving a trench, like a canine snowplough <sniff!>

Mafia · Jan 23, 2005, 02:33 PM

Originally posted by Albert Pujols:
That guy is a giant!!! If the snow is 2 meters high, then he must be around 7 feet tall!

lol, 6.6 feet!!!

Judge_Fire · Jan 23, 2005, 03:45 PM

Nice pics

Let's see if we can catch any remnants of the blizzard as it heads east over the Atlantic.

Over here, we've had maybe 10" snow this winter, most of the time it's been remotely green. I'm all for it, though, no pause in the boating season if the seas don't freeze.

J

the_glassman · Jan 23, 2005, 03:52 PM

Dog taste like chicken! Yum

Albert Pujols · Jan 23, 2005, 08:38 PM

Originally posted by Mafia:
lol, 6.6 feet!!!

ya but his head is a little above the snow line.

Mafia · Jan 23, 2005, 08:51 PM

either way that guy is huge....

ThisGuy · Jan 23, 2005, 10:39 PM

The Mick · Jan 23, 2005, 11:02 PM

My back still hurts from digging out of the blizzard we had in March of 2003. I think officially it was a little over 3 feet of snow in a day and a half, but I had to dig out of a 6 foot tall drift in front of our garage. Snowplows did not make it into our neighborhood for 3 more days, so it took me about 14 hours of shoveling to get out to the street. Luckily some dude had driven through the streets with a Caterpillar front-end loader so there was a kind of tunnel in the road. After 2 days of digging out, and 4 days of missed work, my wife and I just drove to the grocery store. We didn't need anything there, we just wanted to go someplace.

Drakino · Jan 24, 2005, 07:34 PM

Originally posted by Love Calm Quiet:
re: Denver...

ummm... 9' - no way. Maybe 9" during one of this winter's storms.

Now further west in the Rockies, maybe.

Yeah, didn't see any snow here in Colorado Springs either (60 miles south of Denver). I was out in near 70 degree F weather last week.

Looking at the forecast this week, we might see rain on Thursday.