Lady Di

FLAKES!!!! KSQ 35F

Shower, 39F.  Blinds are closed.  Can't take much more of the damp and dreary.  I'm in the suicidal scenes of Groundhog Day.

Pretty soon they will have to change the seasons to the months they actually happen.  To further my depression, just ordered heating oil @ $3.999 per gal.  UGH!  Going to use the electric heat more for now.  Rather pay the higher electric bill and covet the oil for next winter.

Happy New Year Philly forum!

I'm glad I saved this pic.  By my beach cottage on the Elk River (Earleville MD).  12.27.  I'm still holding onto hope for a snow shower this weekend.

Truly sad at the number of deaths.  The ones found in cars were preventable as there was a driving ban issued.  There still is.   To me, I am sorry for a place known for snow they should have known better.  Linking an article with the nationwide numbers of lives lost over 12 states.

Southwest is an absolute disaster.  Heads should roll for this one.  Feel bad for stranded people.  Reading they didn't have planes and or crews staged to weather this storm.  

https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/at-least-63-killed-in-deadly-blizzard-wreaking-havoc-across-u-s/ar-AA15HLTw?ocid=entnewsntp&cvid=187332b02f4844b29b6f6373e7e7bb59

The 40-45 mph winds should help dry things up a bit before the artic front passes.  I hope anyway.

House temp is at 76.  Outside 66.  Opened a few windows for a bit.  Broke a sweat!  Moon looks great.  I’ll probably miss the eclipse.  What a nice stretch of weather with baseball!   Nice while it lasted.   Headed to FL for Thanksgiving hoping I don’t have to deal with weather- Fort Lauderdale.  Late storm with no big surprises in store for them this week.  Had a colorful fall this year.  

Devastating.  I wanna know how you move 50 ton boats off land?   Cranes I suppose? But then where do they go? Do they make trucks big enough to haul them?  Is there also boat salvage/graveyards?
 

At work today I did get a work order for a JC Penney’s store in Fort Myers requesting an electrician to turn off the main switch gear. I was able to get in touch with someone to get it done.  I thought it would be days.   Floridians are good folks.  I could never live there though. It’s too humid and I love my four seasons here in SE PA.  
 

Best wishes going out to all here that are effected.  

I had to shut a few windows I had open for days.  It's chilly out!

Here's the link for the Fox news local station (pic above) for anyone wanting to watch their coverage.

https://www.fox4now.com/live

There will be fatalities on Sanibel.  Especially if the causeway failed early there was no way for anyone to get out or to survive that surge.  I heard the water was up to roofs. Watched the Gov. presser and he said he knows of 2 deaths but didn't say where.  He tried to walk back what Lee county sheriff said, but Gov said the first responders went out before they were suppose to, so that statement was a bit telling.  It's going to be a very long and sad day,  I fear.

Hoping for some more pop ups around sundown.  Had a brief shower earlier.  Feels like it's gonna, but will it?

I'm under a warning here, nothing falling yet................

Was down to the bay cottage yesterday-lots of damage on the way down.  Chesapeake City got rocked.  Lots of trees down on the power lines.  Corn blown over.  They were still working last night.  At the cottage there was some tree damage, lots of chairs and stuff blown over.  Thankfully my cousin was there as she said my front door blew open.  I'll make sure to dead bolt it from now on.

Hard to believe all that happened there compared to our 60 drops.

72 degrees, I have a sweater on.  Thanks for posting the long range outlook too.  May not need AC for a few more weeks.  Haven't had it on yet.......

I hate these set ups.  I'm moving from office to home work around 1:30.  We just had a passing shower.

This is why I prefer the fall to spring. Fall you anticipate colder weather with a hot day thrown in.  Spring in the evil step child teasing you with warm.

I do recall having to re plant tomatoes once in May after a frost killed about 8 or 10 plants.  My Easter flowers I planted on Saturday were dead by Monday am.

Getting dark out there.  Out like a lion. 

Seeing some flashes an hearing rumbles  to my south/west.  I hate early spring storms.  
 

Had a bat removed from my burner motor yesterday

Hard to believe we had blowing snow last Saturday. 

I've always been more of a snow fan.   A snowstorm is not as damaging as an ice storm, tornados, hurricanes, tropical storms, and flooding events.  You hunker down during the storm, then go out when it's over,  move it out of the way and get on with life.  

I do read the tropical section when there is a threat of a US landfall.  

Right after my husband passed we had Ida and I had to refill and start a generator for 2 days after my son set it up.  Not fun.  Hoping I don't have to do that again.  

Most intense rates of the day.   Still going nuts.  Visibility an issue I can see the traffic has slowed.  I was supposed to out tonight. 

32 now.  Snow is small flakes and blowing sideways. Walk and driveway starting to get covered.  Lost power for a few minutes.  I’d say best storm of the winter.  

Nice! 
Down to 33.  All snow is sticking to grass/cars. 

Snow!  That was quick. 

Down to 35 it’s trying to flip. Got some ice pellets