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From: Sewhappie
Date: 01-02-2006, 06:28 PM (1 of 25)
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I'm sitting here and it's 45*s outside and there is Thunder and Lightning right outside my window!! We are suppose to be having cold temps and Blizzards this time of year!!! They have just names a Storm out in the Atlantic, California is having downpours and Severe Storms around Los Angles!!!!! Oh yeah and Tornado's in Kentucky today along with the Southeast parts of the Country. What gives with the weather? Do you ever remember it being this crazy any other time in your life this time of year? Lets not forget the Fires in Texas and Oklahoma!!!! |
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From: Bama
Date: 01-02-2006, 06:47 PM (2 of 25)
We had thunder and lightening along with a heavy down pour very early this morning. Then late morning the sun came out and the temp got near 80 F.  It felt like an early summer day here.  Living in the south I am used used to having crazy weather. I remember alot of years in the spring when we would have temps in the 80's and a few days later it would snow. |
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From: Jayde877
Date: 01-02-2006, 08:08 PM (3 of 25)
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I am in Texas and my kids were running around outside in shorts Christmas day. The town Cross Plains that was nearly burned to the ground last week is about an hour from where I live. I have heard any number of reasons for the fires from cigarettes to arson. I wonder if they'll ever figure it out. My husband heard that they are about to ban all smoking in cars. I guess to keep people from throwing their cigarettes outside and possibly start a fire. This bothers me just a tad as I do smoke and I don't use the ashtray in my car. I guess I will either have to not smoke or get an ashtray to put into my car since the built in one is full of junk. Charity |
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From: Chrysantha
Date: 01-02-2006, 09:41 PM (4 of 25)
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WE had to turn the a/c back on today...it was 78 outside and H U M I D. (usually in Jan we have at least MOST of the month with the furnace on and cool weather outside.).....my in-laws and sister live on the west coast and are having heavier than normal rains. Oh dear...and those poor people in OK and TX....hope you're all Ok... Chrys
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From: SummersEchos
Date: 01-02-2006, 10:29 PM (5 of 25)
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We have had warmer than usual weather here in Mich too. But I remember a year when we had warm weather throught a year. I remember cause on Christmas day is was in the 60's and I was out on the Harley along with a bunch of other people. That year we never put the Harleys away, could ride them a couple of times during the months of winter. But I agree the weather has been strange, but I would rather have the snow instead of this rain we keep getting. Just my choice now, I know many people do not like that 4 letter word.
Summer
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From: paroper
Date: 01-02-2006, 10:59 PM (6 of 25)
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It is so unseasonably warm here. We have everygreen bushes across the front of our yard. Yesterday, the wind was gusting so violently they were almost bending in half. In all my 53 years, I've never seen those bushes blow like that! Wow! Along with the terrible wind was a dust storm and that is when the fires really started. The big one last night that was in Oklahoma City is thought to have been started by a lady doing Bar B Q chicken in her back yard. We were pretty well surrounded (but not closely) by fires and that just added smoke to the dust. The fires never seem to die down and some have been going for several days now. Over the last 4 decades, cenral Oklahoma has started having a problem with red cedars. When a fire gets within several feet of them, they explode into flames. It can trap a fireman in seconds. Last week we lost several homes within a mile and a half of our home, we were very fortunate that the fire didn't come this far, but I feel so bad for those people. The sad thing is that most of rural Oklahoma is guarded by VOLUNTEER fire departments who operate on a budget of $3500 a YEAR (state funds) anything else comes from fund raisers. The state had offered additional money this year but most of the departments turned it down because it had been a quiet season. Their equipment is old and it is breaking down. Many of those departments have been working almost 24 hours a day for the last 2 months. The volunteers can't stay away from their jobs all that long so who knows what will happen next. Fortunately, we are starting to get help from out of state firemen, but I'm sure that they are needed at home too. We appreciate all the help ya'll are sending. Thank you and thank you for your concern! I hope that this drought doesn't extend into the rest of the plains states. Many of our farmers are loosing their livestock, hay, feed, barns, and equipment. Some of them are not fully insured and it will drive many out of business...men who have been farmers and ranchers all their lives! pam
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From: Chrysantha
Date: 01-02-2006, 11:20 PM (7 of 25)
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I think it's weird weather and TOO many weather disasters in 2005. FL has lost most of it's oranges and grapefruit. If the rains keep up in CA and OR, we're gonna be LOOKING for veggies, berries, wild salmon, and CA wine in the stores and we're not gonna find it. (of it we do it'll be from other countries....like we don't have that already  )I'm just glad each state sends each other help..I can't imagine what it's like to live in another country and NOT have that kind of help. Lets hope 2006 is better for all of us...(I'm counting what's going on now as 2005 still, cause thats when it started...all the fires and rain.) [[[ ]]] Chrys
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From: bridesmom
Date: 01-04-2006, 12:58 AM (8 of 25)
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I went out today to spray my apple tree, and my roses are budding out, plus I have three huge buds on my David Austin ready to open. My apple is thinking about budding out as well. And my crocuses are coming up, silly things, its still winter!
Laura
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From: Dustbunny01
Date: 01-04-2006, 02:00 AM (9 of 25)
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Fires are a big thing here also,b ut lucky they havnet' been close to us yet.. One day I did smell smoke in the wind.. We are under a water ban here, NO outside watering at all. paroper, your right when you said that rural Oklahoma is guarded by VOLUNTEER fire departments, So true, but the sad fact is, if you live in rural oK, the town would burn to the ground before they get to you.. ( in town) because all of the volunteers work out of town! It bone dry here, and nothing is bring us in rain, dust bowl here we go again, if things dont' change. DB
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From: paroper
Date: 01-04-2006, 08:16 AM (10 of 25)
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When I was a kid in school, the volunteer fire house burned to the ground with the trucks inside. It is so hard to get those guys together when they are at work all over the place Laura, they'll get their little noses bit off! (As a dear friend used to say about the flowers/trees coming out too early.) pam
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User: paroper
Member since: 02-03-2004 Total posts: 3775 |
From: DorothyL
Date: 01-04-2006, 08:53 AM (11 of 25)
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It's not just Oklahoma, Pam and Dust Bunny -- I've been working on a series of stories about our area volunteer fire departments and everyone of them says their greatest need is for volunteers that are around in the day time. Everyone works out of town. I have a great deal of respect for these guys that donate so much time away from their families and risk their lives for their community. They all expect volunteer departments to have a few paid employees by the end of the decade. Dorothy |
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From: MaryW
Date: 01-09-2006, 10:39 AM (12 of 25)
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It's snowing!!! We usually have a foot or two of the stuff by now. Nothing but green grass until two hrs. ago.
MaryW
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From: HeyJudee
Date: 01-09-2006, 10:43 AM (13 of 25)
Yep its snowed here every day since Friday...my back is hurting from all the shovelling I've had to do. It started again overnight, traffic was very slow during rush hour and they are saying we are to get ice pellets and/or freezing rain added in the mix...hope it blows itself out before it gets to you guys down east 
TTFN from
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From: paroper
Date: 01-09-2006, 11:03 AM (14 of 25)
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We awoke to day to 40 degree temps and 60% humidity. Maybe things are changing a bit. We may get a little rain or snow today but they are expecting extreme fire dangers to exist three of seven days this week (let's hope they are wrong.)
pam
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User: paroper
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From: Hogmami
Date: 01-09-2006, 11:09 AM (15 of 25)
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We have very little snow. Just covers the ground. Not that I'm complaining.
Carolyn
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From: DorothyL
Date: 01-09-2006, 11:13 AM (16 of 25)
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It's warm here. This is not a complaint. Dorothy |
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From: Mom of Six
Date: 01-09-2006, 01:42 PM (17 of 25)
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No snow here. It has rained almost everyday & Sat morning the roads were covered in black ice. A lot of traffic accidents. I wouldn't mind a few more days of snow so the kids can use their new sleds they got for Christmas. But just enough for that then it can become spring. I am tired of this crazy weather. I get sinus headaches with all the changes & I am using up my supply of Sudafed.
Barb
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User: Mom of Six
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From: DorothyL
Date: 01-09-2006, 03:17 PM (18 of 25)
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The damp gets into my joints and I can hardly walk. And my sinuses are so packed it feels like someone blew up a balloon in my head. But I'm still not complaining. It beats snow. Dorothy |
User: DorothyL
Member since: 12-09-2002 Total posts: 3883 |
From: Magot
Date: 01-09-2006, 03:20 PM (19 of 25)
Guess what, it's raining! 
love and kisses, Jan
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From: paroper
Date: 01-09-2006, 04:59 PM (20 of 25)
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Now the National Weather Service is telling us to expect SNOW SHOWERS. With the ground as dry as it is, we don't need anything in the form of lightening. I'd just prefer to have straight snow, thank you. However, we need the wet no matter how it comes.
pam
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From: mamahoogie
Date: 01-09-2006, 06:18 PM (21 of 25)
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No snow here and very mild. Strange for 2nd week of January in Ontario. I bet we pay for it later. Violet I've decided to live forever - so far, so good.
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User: mamahoogie
Member since: 12-25-2002 Total posts: 461 |
From: vickki
Date: 01-09-2006, 09:28 PM (22 of 25)
| No snow in Eastern Newfoundland'but it is bitter cold that's why there's no snow it's to cold......... |
User: vickki
Member since: 08-21-2005 Total posts: 374 |
From: plrlegal
Date: 01-10-2006, 02:26 PM (23 of 25)
The weather here in Oklahoma is totally whacked out!!! We went from almost 80 degress on Saturday with half of Oklahoma burned or burning to snow last night and a high today of 41 degrees. Geesshhh!!! Are we supposed to be wearing winter clothes, springs clothes or no clothes???  Patsy Patsy
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From: pretnichols
Date: 01-10-2006, 03:39 PM (24 of 25)
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Snow? Rain? What are those? Oh yeah, it's winter in Chicagoland, but someone forgot to tell Mother Nature! I didn't like the rain, and I truly don't mind the warmer weather....the heating bill for December will most likely give me cardiac arrest. My parents bill for December only was $400 and they have a smaller house than we do. So I'll take the warmer weather. However, for the kids sake, if we could get one more really good snowstorm, so they can make a snowman and go sledding one more time, that would be fine. Then bring on the 40's again! I cannot ever remember a winter like this. It is truly crazy. And Magot....I have an aunt who is arriving from Kent tomorrow and she can't wait to leave the rain behind! I'll tell her to bring you some dry weather back in her suitcase!  Peggy Peggy
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User: pretnichols
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From: Magot
Date: 01-10-2006, 04:47 PM (25 of 25)
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Good move Peggy, we are expecting horizontal rain here tonight - makes a change! I used to live in Folkestone in Kent so say Hi for me.
love and kisses, Jan
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User: Magot
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