Right now, 5:43 PM, we've got a little freezing rain, but the radar
shows lotsa snow coming our way and actually, it looks it is snowing in
LaPlata, MD, south and west of here maybe 30 miles.


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Sarah Palin is watching the Sochi Olympic Games from the front porch of
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Yup.
That storm is scheduled to hit us late tomorrow afternoon or early evening.
At least it will warm up the air temp drawing all that hot air from the deep South.

On 2/12/14, 5:53 PM, True North wrote:
Yup.
That storm is scheduled to hit us late tomorrow afternoon or early evening.
At least it will warm up the air temp drawing all that hot air from the deep South.



Might turn into a "five day weekend" here if the feds shut down the
government here Thursday and Friday, since Monday is President's Day
(Washington & Lincoln).

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Sarah Palin is watching the Sochi Olympic Games from the front porch of
her house.

On 2/12/2014 5:45 PM, F.O.A.D. wrote:
Right now, 5:43 PM, we've got a little freezing rain, but the radar
shows lotsa snow coming our way and actually, it looks it is snowing in
LaPlata, MD, south and west of here maybe 30 miles.




I am hoping the weather forecasters up here have it right and enough
warm air is pulled in from the ocean to keep it mostly rain.

I *am not* putting the plow back on the truck !

On 2/12/14, 6:00 PM, Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 2/12/2014 5:45 PM, F.O.A.D. wrote:
Right now, 5:43 PM, we've got a little freezing rain, but the radar
shows lotsa snow coming our way and actually, it looks it is snowing in
LaPlata, MD, south and west of here maybe 30 miles.




I am hoping the weather forecasters up here have it right and enough
warm air is pulled in from the ocean to keep it mostly rain.

I *am not* putting the plow back on the truck !



If it is really heavy, I'll call the guy who plows around here and pay
for a plow-out. Otherwise, it can sit on the driveway until it melts
enough for me to four-wheel drive out. At the moment, though, at 6:07
pm, we just have a little freezing rain.

--
Sarah Palin is watching the Sochi Olympic Games from the front porch of
her house.

On 2/12/14, 3:00 PM, Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 2/12/2014 5:45 PM, F.O.A.D. wrote:
Right now, 5:43 PM, we've got a little freezing rain, but the radar
shows lotsa snow coming our way and actually, it looks it is snowing in
LaPlata, MD, south and west of here maybe 30 miles.




I am hoping the weather forecasters up here have it right and enough
warm air is pulled in from the ocean to keep it mostly rain.

I *am not* putting the plow back on the truck !


YOu could actually get in an airplane. Go see Gregg for a few days. or
boat with Wayne. Leave the wife with the pets and snow. ;)

On 2/12/14, 6:07 PM, Bill McKee wrote:
On 2/12/14, 3:00 PM, Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 2/12/2014 5:45 PM, F.O.A.D. wrote:
Right now, 5:43 PM, we've got a little freezing rain, but the radar
shows lotsa snow coming our way and actually, it looks it is snowing in
LaPlata, MD, south and west of here maybe 30 miles.




I am hoping the weather forecasters up here have it right and enough
warm air is pulled in from the ocean to keep it mostly rain.

I *am not* putting the plow back on the truck !


YOu could actually get in an airplane. Go see Gregg for a few days. or
boat with Wayne. Leave the wife with the pets and snow. ;)


News is reporting most flights along the Eastern Seaboard at least down
to Savannah have been canceled. One of my Connecticut friends got an
early flight this morning out of La Guardia to Savannah, but another's
flight to Ft. Lauderdale was cancelled. Combination of bad weather and
inability to get crews and equipment where needed for scheduled flights.


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Sarah Palin is watching the Sochi Olympic Games from the front porch of
her house.

On Wednesday, February 12, 2014 4:45:17 PM UTC-6, F.O.A.D. wrote:
Right now, 5:43 PM, we've got a little freezing rain, but the radar

shows lotsa snow coming our way and actually, it looks it is snowing in

LaPlata, MD, south and west of here maybe 30 miles.



I'm wore out with it. It the local temp was 40 today and will be in the mid 40s to mid 50's the next few days. that means snow melting quickly which is great, however yards and fields will turn to soupy mud quickly.

Not so good.

On 2/12/2014 6:12 PM, F.O.A.D. wrote:
On 2/12/14, 6:07 PM, Bill McKee wrote:
On 2/12/14, 3:00 PM, Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 2/12/2014 5:45 PM, F.O.A.D. wrote:
Right now, 5:43 PM, we've got a little freezing rain, but the radar
shows lotsa snow coming our way and actually, it looks it is snowing in
LaPlata, MD, south and west of here maybe 30 miles.




I am hoping the weather forecasters up here have it right and enough
warm air is pulled in from the ocean to keep it mostly rain.

I *am not* putting the plow back on the truck !


YOu could actually get in an airplane. Go see Gregg for a few days. or
boat with Wayne. Leave the wife with the pets and snow. ;)


News is reporting most flights along the Eastern Seaboard at least down
to Savannah have been canceled. One of my Connecticut friends got an
early flight this morning out of La Guardia to Savannah, but another's
flight to Ft. Lauderdale was cancelled. Combination of bad weather and
inability to get crews and equipment where needed for scheduled flights.




Unrelated to weather but mentioning cancellations reminded me of a news
article I read today.

Apparently the small regional airlines that are contracted by the large
airlines to handle the short hops are scaling back on flights and
aircraft due to a lack of qualified pilots. There's a couple of
reasons. The first is that in 2010 Congress mandated that regional
pilots hold an ATP certificate that requires a minimum of 1,500 hours of
logged flying hours before qualifying as a commercial, passenger
carrying pilot. Previously the requirement was 250 hours and a
commercial pilot certificate only. The second (related to the first)
is pay. The regional pilots have starting wages that are close to
minimum wage. A pilot for Piedmont starts at about $21K a year and the
cost to get enough prerequisite hours has become prohibitive.

The change in requirements became effective last August.

On Wed, 12 Feb 2014 17:45:17 -0500, "F.O.A.D." wrote:

Right now, 5:43 PM, we've got a little freezing rain, but the radar
shows lotsa snow coming our way and actually, it looks it is snowing in
LaPlata, MD, south and west of here maybe 30 miles.

It is snowing. Patio got covered in about 15 minutes. Just left WalMart. Got a couple bottles of
propane and two boxes of .45 ammo. Now I can guard my propane.