Call it the season of no-show snow. Despite storms to the north and south, a measly 2.8 inches has fallen in the Twin Cities, a whopping 20.2 inches below normal. That's the least measured here at this time in 114 years.This is also one of the longest waits on record for a metro snowfall of 1 inch or more. If none falls before Sunday -- the forecast says some clouds, maybe flurries -- that 60-year-old record is toast, too. {...}
Better yet...
{...}Will snowfall return to normal later this winter?Bad news for snowmobilers and skiers. Weather records indicate that if there's little snow by this point, odds are there won't be much more. Three of the least snowy years on record started out exactly this way.{...}
Hot Damn!
Omaha currently has more snow than we do here in the Great (Not So) White North. Just ask my father---he's shoveled four times in the past couple of days.
We haven't even put gas in our snowblower yet, let alone been required to shovel.
I can so easily deal with this. I have no issues with this. The move to Minnesota wasn't my idea---it was the husband's. I would have no problem with moving to a warmer climate, alas, that isn't going to happen. I don't like winter. Particularly Minnesota winters. We've had some lame ones in recent years, but they can be harsh, unforgiving things. The first winter we lived here we had a total of 80 inches of snow between November and March. Ten of it had fallen before we even hit Thanksgiving that year. Spring didn't happen until late April, early May and then it occurred in a two-week span of time and then, as is usual, BLAMMO! it was summer. So, the less snow there is, the easier the winter. Less thaw time is involved. Less time is spent having that snow reflect the sun right back into the atmosphere, and it will get warmer sooner. This makes me happy.
Now, if we can make it through the winter without some idiot snowmobiler racing across one of the lakes, dumping their sled through thin ice, and having to be expensively rescued, I'll be a really happy girl. If the jerks are stupid enough to race across one of the lakes at 60 MPH and then attempt to jump patches of water, they deserve what they get.
I'm sure this sounds silly to the southerners (or foreigners) amongst you, but, amazingly enough, this is a serious problem here. It costs about $50K every time some dolt who has fallen prey to the idea that they have big balls has to be rescued. And it's a big pet peeve of mine. Nature has taken its course, it has claimed an idiot, and I am perfectly happy to have that idiot's seed removed from the gene pool. Why mess with Nature? But, noooo. People have to be all kind and considerate and have to rescue these dumb fucks. For some strange reason, people feel compelled to save the lives of these morons. Why, I don't know and probably never will, but they do it anyway.
Anyway, this lack of snow is good news. For me at least. Those of you who like snow are screwed. And I really don't feel all that sorry for you.
Posted by Kathy at January 7, 2005 12:11 AM