RDM

Just came in from outside. Just a few flakes, but it is sn- - Could almost count them, but they were there.

Can relate to what you mean about the synoptics of weather. Have relatives who live in Pecos, TX who comment about having more or less 2 seasons in the year. I lived in India and Thailand during a couple of stints overseas in my career. In both locations it is either very warm or unbearably hot, and not much else. India had a touch of winter for a few weeks each year when we'd get frost at night. In Thailand, the only hint of "winter" was when the day-time highs were in the 70's. The Thai were freezing with winter coats on while I was for once not sweating like a pig. In both locations the lack of having 4 seasons left the constant feeling that something was missing. Nice to visit areas with out the full effects of all 4 seasons, but want nothing to do with living there permanently.

A far wiser investment and one that would be the gift that keeps on giving, year after year. And the giving part would likely be more than just snow. Can think of a slower pace of life, lower cost of living,... probably a longer list than meets the eye. Have a couple colleagues who are from Maine and a couple more who either have cabins there or have retired there. They love the peace and solitude.

Was watching some Tim Conway and Harvey Norman on Youtube and got to thinking... (and there's no correlation to this at all other than idle thoughts). If we could pay for snow, how much would we be willing to pay? For say... a foot? 2? 3? or more? I'd pay $1000 for 2 feet and not think twice about it. Probably pay $5k for 4' Of course I'd have to hide the Visa bill from my wife. Any other "bids" out there?

Been 34 here the last several hours and now down to 33, and of course... rain... sigh...

PSU - that's hilarious and very coincidental as our exchange student (Luis) asked the same thing. Well, he didn't say it outright because his limited English prevent getting anything close to a complex thought out. What he did was point to a picture of Santa and asked if Santa is here - in Ohio. He was shaking so much from the combination of jet lag, fright, cold and sheer terror we thought he was going to pass out. And that was just from the walk off the plane into the terminal. When we walked outside the terminal to the parking lot he almost went into convulsions. Don't remember how cold it was at the time, maybe teens or 20's, which was normal for Ohio back then.

That about says it all for our cursed affliction.

FWIW - https://www.yahoo.com/news/accuweathers-2020-2021-us-winter-162219383.html

That was a great storm for us for many reasons. The 18th of Dec is my birthday for one. That aside, it was the best welcome home present our family could have hoped for. We'd just returned to the US that Fall from a few years in Thailand, where I may point out it don't snow... ever! (except inside the snow house at the Dreamworld amusement park). We'd just bought a new house on 30 Nov and moved in the first week of Dec 09. Also bought a small Kubota tractor with a front end loader the week before the storm to go along with my two Gravely walk behinds (our driveway is 500 feet long). The Kubota with loader, a blade on one Gravely and a blower on the other Gravely saved us and the neighbors. What a Dec that was, only to be followed by the back to back fun in Feb 2010. No snow this year for my b-day - darn it.