Weather or not

[Milwaukee Midget]

Ultra-deluxe, Slim.  Bobcats - they're not just for landscaping anymore.

Jimmy and Crow can hoot all they want, but there's nothing that gives a fellow a sense of accomplishment as great as the one you get when you've dug yourself out from under Mother Nature's icy grasp.  AND, no better reward than to grab a hot Tom and Jerry when you're done.

Both Kate and I agree - It's nice living somewhere where the bugs die once a year.

[Seldom Seen Slim]

Unh, each has his own preferences.  Me?  I'd much rather grab a hot Nancy when I'm done working outside.  But I guess I know what you mean.  And as for the satisfaction -- yes, I think of that often.  The weather here, like so many other bits of living way out, helps a man test his mettle.  I wouldn't like living where it's so easy, so mellow, that there's nothing much to do that'll make me feel that I've accomplished something worthwhile.  Rearranging the rocks in a desert garden doesn't make it happen for me.

[Dr Goggles]

Sub-freezing temps at Christmas? I'm hearing you......there is definitely something about it......I mean , I could have a whole bunch of ice cube trays just sitting on the the doorstep instead of crowding the freezer, making it hard to fit a second bottle in there, sheesh we've been running a chilly bin in the kitchen because the fridge is so full....and as for "sense of achievement" well, records have been tumbling, four drinks at once on Christmas day? hmmmmmm.................made some hollandaise this morning, had to, had poached eggs and leftover grilled salmon.......so much food my arm is getting tired stuffing it all in, and I've sprained my drinking elbow........got swimming weather coming up, dunno if I'll make it through

Sun
Partly Cloudy
27°C | 14°C
Mon
Sunny
27°C | 14°C
Tue
Sunny
27°C | 14°C
Wed
Sunny
32°C | 15°C

[Milwaukee Midget]

Sun
Partly Cloudy
27°C | 14°C
Mon
Sunny
27°C | 14°C
Tue
Sunny
27°C | 14°C
Wed
Sunny
32°C | 15°C

Change the "C" to an "F", remove the word "Sunny", and we've got the same forecast! 

[jimmy six]

Nothing like riding you bicycle down the strand to the pier and have a tall cool one on the day after Christmas... ..JD

[Seldom Seen Slim]

Suum cuique.

[theazoldcrow]

   Slim, we don't re-arrange the rocks in the desert garden!   We wait for them to move themselves!  Talk about kicked back life!   I spent most of my life manageing a vineyard in Talent Ore, also a stretch in Adak, Alaska.  Don't care toooo much for cold weather any more!  If ya can't ride your bike 364 days out of the year it's just no fun!    Crow.

[doug odom]

Here we just drive down the beach. Yes, you can still drive on the beach here. Of course you drive slow so you don't get sand on any of the bikini girls. Gotta love it. Beats the hell out of shoveling snow, or shoveling anything for that matter.

[Seldom Seen Slim]

I'll say it again -- Suum Cuique.  That's Latin for "To each his own".

[Glen]

California=traffic=crowds etc. Riding a bike to the beach use to be cool but now they get ripped off.
I miss the people & friends but not the other. We have two lakes near by, a bunch of state and national parks, miles of really neat and beautiful bike trails,both paved and dirt. Oh, did I mention no crowds. 

[saltwheels262]

the climate here sucks, but it's home and family.

have a safe and happy new year.

have fun, go fast, stop safe (courtesy d.m.) in '10.

franey

[Seldom Seen Slim]

Okay, folks -- read it and weep.  If you lived here this could be in your future:


Lake Effect Snow Advisory

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI
355 PM EST SUN DEC 27 2009

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY LATE TONIGHT AND
LAST THROUGH MONDAY...

.A GLANCING BLOW OF ARCTIC AIR COMING ACROSS LAKE SUPERIOR LATE
TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING WILL PRODUCE MODERATE TO HEAVY LAKE
EFFECT SNOW IN LAKE SUPERIOR SNOW BELTS FAVORED BY A NORTH WIND.

MIZ004-005-280500-
/O.NEW.KMQT.LE.Y.0025.091228T0600Z-091229T0000Z/
BARAGA-MARQUETTE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...L`ANSE...GWINN...MARQUETTE
355 PM EST SUN DEC 27 2009

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM EST
MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MARQUETTE HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT
SNOW ADVISORY FOR LAKE EFFECT SNOW...AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS
IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM EST MONDAY.

* LIGHT SNOW WILL GIVE WAY TO MODERATE TO HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW
  SHOWERS LATE TONIGHT AND THESE WILL LAST THROUGH MONDAY
  AFTERNOON. A NORTHWEST WIND OF 20 TO 35 MPH LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
  MONDAY WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW.
  THE HIGHEST WINDS WILL BE NEAR THE LAKE SUPERIOR SHORELINE.

* TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 7 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED
  FROM TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL WILL FALL
  ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR AND THE LIGHTEST
  SNOWFALL WILL FALL SOUTH OF A LINE FROM WITCH LAKE TO MCFARLAND.

* ROADS WILL CONTINUE TO BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. WITH WINDS
  INCREASING LATE TONIGHT...VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY FALL
  BELOW ONE QUARTER OF A MILE ON MONDAY WITH SOME NEAR WHITEOUT
  CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY MEANS LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS FORECAST
THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT IN SOME AREAS. LAKE EFFECT SNOW
SHOWERS TYPICALLY ALIGN THEMSELVES IN BANDS AND WILL LIKELY BE
INTENSE ENOUGH TO DROP SEVERAL INCHES IN LOCALIZED AREAS. USE
CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING.

&&

$$



Hazardous Weather Outlook

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI
444 PM EST SUN DEC 27 2009

MIZ001>007-009-014-084-085-281300-
KEWEENAW-ONTONAGON-NORTHERN HOUGHTON-BARAGA-MARQUETTE-ALGER-LUCE-
GOGEBIC-SOUTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT-SOUTHERN HOUGHTON-
NORTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT-
444 PM EST SUN DEC 27 2009 /344 PM CST SUN DEC 27 2009/

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN UPPER
MICHIGAN AND CENTRAL UPPER MICHIGAN.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS OFF LAKE SUPERIOR WILL PRODUCE 1 TO 5 INCHES
OF SNOW IN NORTH WIND FAVORED SNOW BELTS TONIGHT. WINDS WILL ALSO
INCREASE LATE TONIGHT WITH SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW
EXPECTED WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES. SEE THE LATEST WINTER WEATHER
STATEMENT FOR FURTHER DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY EVENING IN
NORTH WIND FAVORED LAKE EFFECT SNOW BELTS...AND NORTH WINDS WILL
CONTINUE GUSTING UP TO 25 TO 45 MPH WITH THE HIGHEST WIND GUSTS
NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR. MODERATE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 5 INCHES
ARE POSSIBLE. WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH
VISIBILITIES GREATLY REDUCED CAN BE EXPECTED MONDAY BEFORE THE
WIND DECREASES IN THE EVENING. SEE THE LATEST WINTER WEATHER
STATEMENT FOR FURTHER DETAILS.

[vette#128]

Wow Jon! That thing goes so fast you need a chute to stop it!!??     I hope it has a good heater.....
Ed

[Stainless1]

Jon, last time I was headed to your neighborhood one of the guys called me and said "dress warm, we have 4 feet of fresh snow on the ground".... when I got there I found out how much you guys up north exaggerate about your snow... they only had 47 inches of fresh on the base.  Another couple of feet arrived while I was working....  it was like driving in tunnels, show piled 8 feet high almost straight up from the curb.