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Yes, it is a heavy, wet snow

dezcom — Sun, 12 Feb 2006 14:48:46 -0800

Yes, it is a heavy, wet snow and just under 30 degrees F here. Probably a warm Summer day for you in Finland :-)

ChrisL

I just saw a report on the

mili — Sun, 12 Feb 2006 12:11:29 -0800

I just saw a report on the US snowstorm, and wondered about the temperature. Looks pretty wet, so I’d say not below -2 °C?

Last week we had a nice layer of new snow and it was -14 °C or so, just warmer than the border for the kids not to go skiing/skating at the school PE lesson.

I moved to Virginia from

dezcom — Sun, 12 Feb 2006 11:35:51 -0800

I moved to Virginia from Pittsburgh 30 years ago partly to get away from Winter. We definitely have wuss Winters here for sure but the place gets crippled at the prediction of a flake falling. They close schools here if snow becomes a category on the Jeopardy TV show! This was actually the first snow of the season here and it is mid February!
You guys can have it all and ski your brains out :-)

ChrisL

What a wuss, Chris ;-) North

Norbert Florendo — Sun, 12 Feb 2006 10:42:40 -0800

What a wuss, Chris ;-)

North of Boston we’re getting 18+ inches and snow drifts halfway up the car!

time to break out the x

gorilla — Sun, 12 Feb 2006 09:57:58 -0800

time to break out the x country skis!

it’s been like that here in manitoba since november. welcome to winter.

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Yes Virginia, it snows in Virgina.

dezcom — Sun, 12 Feb 2006 09:12:32 -0800

First snow of the Winter and 10 inches to boot :-) ChrisL [img:snow2-12-06.jpg]