[GRRRRR]

Oh yeah, I grew up in the north of Chicago area. As a kid in the 70’s there, we used to get 100” or more snow every winter and the ponds and lakes froze solid.

Blame it all on Mount Pinatubo blowing up!

Now, in Colorado where I presently reside, we are having a dearth of precip, only about 50% of the required snow pack.

[Nepeta]

Oh yeah, I grew up in the north of Chicago area. As a kid in the 70’s there, we used to get 100” or more snow every winter and the ponds and lakes froze solid.

Yep, it's normal in some parts of the country. I do not miss the snow drifts up to the gutters of houses, or lake effect snow, or getting up at 5.30 to dig out the 2' barrier of snow at the end of the driveway heaped up by the town plows. Or finding the nearest fire hydrant, marked by an 8 foot yellow stake, and digging it out, just in case it would be needed.

Things were a lot scarier before cell phones. Local land lines used to go down from overuse--no dial tone.

[ican'tbelieveit]

Funny, last year had a lot of snow early. Been pretty depressing since, even an overly dry summer. It is so dry my lungs are hurting. Moved the humidifier right next to me for tonight, see if I get some relief overnight.