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December 12th 2010 Blizzard Photos from Wisconsin
My camera | 12-12-10 | Indy Pendance

Posted on 12/12/2010 1:11:47 PM PST by Indy Pendance

Here are some photos of our yard after last night's storm. We got about a foot or so of snow. Perhaps 15 when it's all done. The winds up have gusts to and sometimes exceeding 50 miles an hour today. Post your photos and stories. Luckily no trees fell on wires or our house! And we didn't lose power.


Our driveway.


Looking at the road from our driveway.


Another shot of our driveway.


East side of driveway.


West side of our house.


Backyard.


Back yard.


Front of house.


Front yard.


Front yard.


Back yard/


View from our front window.


Driveway view from our front window.


TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: Wisconsin
KEYWORDS: blizzard; midwest
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To: Indy Pendance

Snowmobile Heaven!!!!


161 posted on 12/13/2010 10:40:10 AM PST by geege
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To: momtothree

You need to make a page!

It’ll be hard work, but, that’s ok.


162 posted on 12/13/2010 10:49:17 AM PST by Indy Pendance
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To: geege

They’ll be out, I’m sure my son-in-law will be here shortly with his machine. There are trails everywhere. Beyond our 4 car garage, at the back of our lot line, is a HUGE hill. It’s a ‘suicide’ hill. It’s perfect for tubing. All my kids (29, 28, 27, 24) and their husbands get together for sledding days. They build jumps and barrel down that hill. Little kids aren’t allowed to do it. They use the ‘baby hill’ most parents wouldn’t allow, to dangerous you know.....

Beyond the hill, the farmers next door do their truck mudding off-road thing. This area is really fun for all kinds of ‘red-neck’ fun stuff. Beats drinking white whine in DC.


163 posted on 12/13/2010 11:00:19 AM PST by Indy Pendance
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To: Indy Pendance
That’s the best blizzard shot ever!

LOL - here's a shot more appropriate to the thread, though it is from a snowstorm in March of 2008 when I still lived in Ohio. We totalled about 24 inches in 36 hours in that one. If you look closely, you can see the taillights of my car in the garage...

Although we had around 6-8 inches total here in southeastern Tennessee, I'm happy to be away from those big 12+ inch snowstorms that we got in Northern Ohio every year.

164 posted on 12/13/2010 11:08:53 AM PST by meyer (Hey Obama - It's the end of the world as you know it.... ..... and I feel fine!)
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To: meyer

My daughter lives in Oak Grove, KY, a suburb of Clarksville, TN. She was visiting last winter, and I was going back with her. We brought a shovel (she doesn’t own one), there had been reports of a big snow storm in her area. It was less than 2 inches. Not worth shoveling.

We all LOL at people in the south when we hear 3 inches shut down the city. And that’s just it, having fun. But we also know, we have the equipment, and are ready every year. Down south, it doesn’t happen frequently, and it’s really not worth the expense to buy plows and equip trucks with salt and the whole nine yards. In a day or two, it’ll just melt. Nature is free, government is EXPENSIVE.

I see your lights. It had to be snowing really heavy. I’ve heard, cameras don’t capture the real extent of a storm.


165 posted on 12/13/2010 11:18:38 AM PST by Indy Pendance
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To: gorush

Having had a Corgi in the past I remember how they liked the snow despite the ground clearance issues and how their trouser fur got matted up with ice.

Do you raise them?


166 posted on 12/13/2010 11:56:07 AM PST by KC Burke
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To: KC Burke

Dagny is our second, Jake passed this year at 14 1/2. It sounds like Dagny will be getting a playmate next spring. (I may be the Captain but my wife is the Admiral) We are enamored with Corgis after the two that we have had.


167 posted on 12/13/2010 2:22:08 PM PST by gorush (History repeats itself because human nature is static)
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To: gorush

If I ever consent to having a dog again, I would like to again have a PM Corgi. Their temperment and character is superior to any other breed I have ever spent time around.

I must add a word of caution to others reading this — they shed their fur. THEY REALLY REALLY REALLY SHED. LOTS. ALL YEAR. EVERYWHERE.


168 posted on 12/13/2010 2:32:01 PM PST by KC Burke
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To: KC Burke; gorush

My sister finally came and got her 300lb English Mastiff I’d been ‘babysitting’ a few years. Add 1/2 lb slobber per day hurled over every surface on TOP of the non-stop shedding. Great dog, I miss him already.

I’ve ran, hunted, swam, everything with just about every breed except a Corgi and I’ve noticed a number of them catching my eye lately. The qualities that allure me are: independent, self-secure, noble, behaved, intelligent, assessing. Which ones am I missing? I’ve never had a small dog before but this is looking like the one.


169 posted on 12/13/2010 3:41:40 PM PST by txhurl
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To: txhurl
Of course I am biased...I was a first time dog owner, I read through the AKC dog bible and we decided upon the Corgi for all the reasons you listed. We couldn't be happier. We thought we'd never be able to replace Jake, but Dagny... Here, just look at this album showing her life from 10 wks to her first birthday. ps, play the sideshow

http://picasaweb.google.com/jimro1951/Dagny#

170 posted on 12/13/2010 3:48:29 PM PST by gorush (History repeats itself because human nature is static)
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To: gorush

Adorable! I see attributes of both fox and wolf, which resonate because my wolf was my favorite dog I ever had.

I really admire dogs that aren't extensions of their owners' personalities, but their own 'person' in their own right.

171 posted on 12/13/2010 4:06:57 PM PST by txhurl
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To: Indy Pendance

Beautiful!


172 posted on 12/13/2010 4:08:41 PM PST by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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To: txhurl

She’s a real sweetheart...which just happens to destroy your theory about her not being an extension of her owners personalities. :{)


173 posted on 12/13/2010 4:14:22 PM PST by gorush (History repeats itself because human nature is static)
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To: gorush
As per her photo I posted: most Corgis don't have her 'wolf' eye/face paintings... I'm looking for those that do.. is Dagny of a specific line? Most of them have the clear/blocked facial fur:


174 posted on 12/13/2010 4:30:27 PM PST by txhurl
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To: txhurl

Dagny is a product of Encore Corgis, a nearby breeder for whom we have the utmost respect. She is actually a pupsickle. Her father’s seed was shipped from Ireland and inseminated. Craigycor Pembroke Corgis. The mother had a litter of 8, 3 of which were fluffys, probably to the breeders disappointment but our enchantment.


175 posted on 12/13/2010 4:39:07 PM PST by gorush (History repeats itself because human nature is static)
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To: mlizzy

LOL! The Bears didn’t go to the game, either!


176 posted on 12/13/2010 5:00:24 PM PST by ought-six ( Multiculturalism is national suicide, and political correctness is the cyanide capsule.)
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To: ought-six

Yes, that was pretty sad alright. Tough to watch. Geez, what happened?


177 posted on 12/13/2010 5:37:04 PM PST by mlizzy (Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee ...)
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To: mlizzy

The Bears’ record is actually a gift: The Bears are mediocre, and the fact they’re 9-4 is not a good picture of what kind of team they really are. In all candor, they should be 6-7, or, at best, 7-6. They will go to the playoffs, but will get knocked out the first week.


178 posted on 12/13/2010 5:52:22 PM PST by ought-six ( Multiculturalism is national suicide, and political correctness is the cyanide capsule.)
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To: txhurl

In addition to traits you mention, Corgis bond to their Owners as attentive dogs without being too fearful of outsiders.

When you sit by the fire, they will too. When visitors come they may announce but rarely are they overly agressive. They may herd toddlers but not by nipping or other offensive conduct. They love to play fetch.


179 posted on 12/14/2010 3:13:09 AM PST by KC Burke
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To: KC Burke
I know this is an old thread, but we got at least 5 chords of wood from this storm. We're cleaning up, burning the junk, saving the savable. It's sad some of our trees will struggle, but they gave us fuel.

Those trees will survive. Thank you trees. We're not environs, we use what God gave us.

Isn't it amazing the difference between conservationists and environmentists?

I hate liberals.

180 posted on 05/10/2011 6:44:40 PM PDT by Indy Pendance
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