Yes Tom, Same here, Had to ruin one to find out leaving rainfall in the inner tube, Having it freeze solid and had a bulge expand in it was the last time in winter here as well.
We will take all the cold and frozen ground nobody wants up here, All day, All winter, Already have had a couple fatalities with people falling thru the ice.
Yeah, Looks like some back door action late week if the timing is right, I'm pretty skeptical though as luck for much of anything hasn't been on our side.
It developed, But once again it didn't produce for many in the region, Jury is out on the upcoming, That's where the can kicking comes in, We will be getting into mid Jan territory.