Beautiful thread, Kathy.
Happy Birthday Scouts!
Thank goodness for boys who are trained up to be REAL men...
by men who started where the current boys are now!
Evening, Kathy!
& Happy B-Day, BSA!
God Bless you all for all you do. I love you all!
Stamps will be available this summer.
(Might be more than 44¢ by then?)
Good morning, Everyone. Good morning to our
AWESOME
Military, our Allies, and their families.
THANK YOU for all you do.
Thank you, Ma, for preparing the Canteen for todays activities.
p.s. I know I'm late but you guyz leave MA ALONE! She's a hard worker at the Canteen. She's allowed to make a few boo boos!
DC Metroland weather report
~ Today...Sunny. High 36F. Winds WNW at 10 to 15 mph.
~ Tonight...A few passing clouds. Low 16F. Winds WNW at 5 to 10 mph.
I can't believe my eyes. I'm watching our local forecast and they're talking about another system coming in Tues afternoon. It appears I'll have enough time to get to the office tomorrow, catch up on some work, pack up the rest and bring it home before we get another round.
Lucky for my homestead, we shouldn't get much. Not so lucky for DC and north, they may get 6-10.
I know we sound like wimps around here but we are not used to getting this much snow in one year. I hope never to see this much again.
Hubby and I shoveled snow off and on all weekend. We got about 18-20 inches and it was a wet snow, so pretty heavy. I ache all over. Today, I rest!
There are still a lot of people without power in the area. If you live in VA, MD, DC or other areas hit by the storm, and you are reading this, please try to help someone who is without power. Make sure they have food, water, enough blankets to keep warm.
One other thing - Major KUDOs to the road crews who have worked all weekend to get roads passable and keep them so. KUDOS to the power guyz who have worked in bitter cold to restore power as much as they can.
At least they had a break in the weather yesterday and will again today to try get to the rest.
Right now I need to make my rounds and catch up and check up.
Now remember, the Canteen is ALWAYS
Come on in and sit for a while.
There's always plenty of coffee, pancakes, conversation, silliness,
and plain old BS
REMEMBER THEM
DEFENDERS OF FREEDOM
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Chicagoland WEATHER
Wind Chill: 17°F |
Humidity: 71% |
Dew Point: 15°F |
So Far Today |
Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
High: 29 °F Low: 25 °F |
High: 27 °F Low: 24 °F |
High: 27 °F Low: 16 °F |
High: 28 °F Low: 17 °F |
High: 32 °F Low: 22 °F |
WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM CST WEDNESDAY
UNTIL 12:00PM CST
Urgent - Winter Weather Message
National Weather Service Chicago IL
353 AM CST Mon Feb 8 2010
...Long Duration Winter Storm To Impact The Region Tonight Into
Early Wednesday Morning...
Mchenry-Lake IL-Kane-Dupage-Cook-Will-
Including The Cities Of...Woodstock...Waukegan...Aurora...
Wheaton...Chicago...Joliet
353 AM CST Mon Feb 8 2010
...Winter Storm Warning In Effect From 9 PM This Evening To 4 Am
Cst Wednesday...
The National Weather Service In Chicago Has Issued A Winter Storm
Warning For Heavy Snow...Which Is In Effect From 9 PM This Evening To
4 AM CST Wednesday. The Winter Storm Watch Is No Longer In Effect.
* Timing...Accumulating Snowfall Is Expected To Develop This
Evening And Continue Through Tuesday Evening. The Heaviest
Snowfall Is Expected Tuesday Afternoon And Early Evening.
Blowing And Drifting Snow With Near Blizzard Conditions In Open
Areas Can Be Expected Tuesday Night.
* Accumulations...Storm Total Snowfall By Tuesday Night Will
Generally Be In The 6 To 12 Inch Range...With Locally Higher
Totals Possible...Especially Near Lake Michigan.
* Hazards...Accumulating Snowfall Will Result In Travel Becoming
Difficult By Late Tonight. In Addition To The Falling
Snow...Northwest Winds Will Increase To 20 To 30 Mph With Gusts
To 40 Mph Tuesday Night Into Early Wednesday Morning...Resulting
In Severe Blowing And Drifting Snow In Open Areas. The Potential
Exists For Ground Blizzard And Near White Out Conditions To
Develop In Outlying Areas Late Tuesday Night Into Wednesday
Morning.
* Impacts...Snow Is Likely To Result In Deteriorating Road
Conditions Tonight...With Snowfall Likely Making Travel Very
Difficult And Potentially Dangerous Tuesday And Tuesday Night.
Both Morning And Evening Rush Hours Tuesday Are Likely To Be
Impacted By This Storm. After The Snow Ends Tuesday
Night...Blowing And Drifting Snow Will Result In Blizzard Or
Near Ground Blizzard Conditions In Outlying Areas Making Travel
Extremely Dangerous. The Blowing And Drifting Snow Will Also
Make It Difficult For Road Crews To Keep Roads Clear Of Snow.
Persons Flying Into Or Out Of Chicago Airports Can Also Expect
Significant Delays And Probably Some Cancellations Tuesday.
Precautionary/Preparedness Actions...
A Winter Storm Warning For Heavy Snow Is Issued When 8 Or More
Inches Of Snow Is Forecast To Occur In A 24 Hour Period. The
Heavy Snow Will Make Travel Dangerous. If You Must Travel...Keep
An Extra Flashlight...Food.......Many Burkas......Mucho BEER.....And Water In Your Vehicle In Case Of
An Emergency.
Happy Birthday to my old club! I had some great memories as a Boy Scout, including a bus trip to the International Boy Scout Jamboree in Idaho back in 1973. Got to see Bob Hope live in person there! What an amazing time that was!
Proud to be a Scout mom,
Just received this message from Txradioguy on Facebook:
“We have arrived!!!”
Just so everyone knows, they are now in Germany. Lucky dogs! LOL! They flew out of DC in spite of the blizzard and I am sure have a huge case of jet lag right now!
Proud former Cub Scout and Boy Scout checking in.