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51 Aprils up here and 51 Aprils it has snowed.

I don’t want this.

As Journey sang: So here I am with open arms Hoping you'll see what your dews mean to me Open arms

Yeah, I guess I didn't pay attention because I was not expecting that. Only a dusting at my place but nothing here at the office in Waterbury.

Yeah, just effin’ shoot me if that comes to pass.

Luckily, Auriema handled the loss with class.

This winter was rough on the roads. Just torn up.

wow. I got up to 47°. Edit: I just read past your temp. Sorry to hear about your grandpa.

Give it a bit and you’ll be able to grow oranges and lemons.

The wind was nasty too.

When we lost Wilbur (my profile pic) we waited almost 2 years before we got another dog. We wanted and enjoyed the freedom that came along with not having to be home by a certain time to let one out and being able to go somewhere at the drop of a hat. But then we got Bella the beagle and I don't miss that freedom at all. She has been a great addition to the household and we are so happy to have her.

@WinterWolf @dryslot @Lava Rock Quick update on my sled saga. As I mentioned before, the RCMP found one but the other one never turned up. I went up the weekend of the 14th to pick up the recovered after the insurance company declared the other one a total loss. State Farm reimbursed me for the gas, hotel and storage fees related to me having to go up and get it. The money hit my account within a matter of hours after I submitted receipts. This past Saturday, I took the recovered sled to a Ski Doo dealer to have them go through it. The estimate to replace the front bumper, belly pan and the stolen LinQ gas caddy and tunnel bag is $1,361. The parts will be in this week so that should be done next week. Now I just wait for the settlement for the second sled.

From what I've heard, leave now so you can get through the lines on time to make your flight.

So sorry Wiz. It never is easy. I'm glad you were able give a good life and were there for him in the end.

Do you even drink water?

Ended up with 3" at home. This 3" seemingly has the same amount of qpf as the other 80"+ that fell over the course of winter combined.

Temps dropped quickly after the flip here and accumulation picked up quickly.

Couple of inches here at home. Started in Waterbury around noon. And just to annoy @ORH_wxman, I’ve included a picture of the heated walkway hard at work.

My dad did HVAC for 30+years and always said baseboard hot water was the best until radiant in-floor technology advances made that more practical but hot water is still the most comfortable.

I get it, we can't change it so enjoy what you can with what we get but it just highlights my entire disdain for the two months of mud season. Maybe it will mean that I won't have to go in to the office for work Monday.

Hope and pray for what? That it misses? That is what I would be hoping for. I really don't want 22" and yes, I know it wouldn't play out like that but now that I've melted out, I want the progression towards the warm season to continue unabated.

I get his point though. It’s a subjective combination of multiple factors. Losing a month has to negatively impact the overall score.

I drove home from northern Maine towing a snowmobile trailer yesterday. We delayed leaving Presque Isle due to poor road conditions and wind. Finally got on the road around 2:00. Everything was smooth sailing all the way through Bangor so I decided to go through the White Mtns. on Rt. 2. Worked fine all the way to Gorham, NH. At Gorham the wind was absolutely ripping and it was snowing and even though we saw a couple of state trucks coming down the mountain, I knew it was going to be sketchy. And I was correct. The wind was howling and it was near white out conditions. The snow was starting to accumulate on the road and combined with the salt made it pretty slushy. It was a white knuckle drive all the way to Twin Mountain. The road was fine most of the rest of the way until a mini repeat through Groton, Topsham and Orange. Pulling the big trailer in the wind was worse thing. It made me feel like I would get pushed around on the slippery road surface. o was pretty happy to get home.

Snowing up here in Presque Isle. Delaying my drive home.

@tamarackI took Rt.2 to Bangor today. Thought of you as I drove through New Sharon