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Terri wrote: "Better get on that lounge and watch some Netflix girl. :)"Girlllllll I had to charge my tablet three times :D
Margaret wrote: "Allie wrote: "happy wrote: "Our January thaw has been ridiculous-we have been having early March temps (mid to high 50s) What snow we have is beginning to come down."Here too, Happy. Absolutely b..."
LOL.
The only kind of Netflix and chilling I’m doing, I can assure you!!
I see in the news the Long Island area got 8 inches of snow. Is that a lot more than the norm?
I'm a little down at the moment.Just got the news that one of our clients has been diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leaukemia.
He's a nice old man and AML is a nasty disease.
Margaret, I’m so sorry. Sending hugs 🤗
Thanks May. I've known this man about 14 years. He's always so sprightly and healthy.
Cancer is evil. Do you work in a medical practice Margaret?
No Adrian. I work for an accountant. We're a small firm, and most of our clients have been with us for donkey's years. Clients are like family. When my mum died a couple of years ago, I received a stack of cards from clients, not to mention the hugs.
So sorry to hear that Margaret. You and he are in my thoughts and prayersI've been fighting a bad chest cold that has developed into bronchitous (SP). I'll be glad to finally get rid of it!!
On a lighter note, winter finally made an appearance in Norther Utah last Sunday and Monday. Over two feet (.6m) of snow in the mountains and some areas in the valley had more than a foot.
The Highway Patrol reported 458 accidents along the 150 miles of the Wasatch front. It's funny how people who drive in snow EVERY winter forget how until after the first major storm :)
We are supposed to have more snow this weekend.
Happy, Was this the first snow this winter?
We had flurries and the mountains have had some, but yes this was the first major storm in the valleys. We had about 4 inches on the greass at my home, but the concrete was so warm it didn't stick to the driveway, so I didn't have to shovel :) It was worse the further south one went.
We have had a reasonably mild winter, but we have had 3 major storms, which, I believe have added up to nearly 2’ of snow. That said we had record warm temps yesterday: 68 degrees
Well we are supposed to have a major snow on its way over the next week. So we shall see what we get.
Mark wrote: "Well we are supposed to have a major snow on its way over the next week. So we shall see what we get."Siberian Blizzards & -22 Deg on the way so say the press..... hahahaha it'll be like -3 or summit, perhaps if everyone turned down their stats & wore jumpers again it wouldn't be such an issue when they went outside in winter.
They say the next decade its due to get cold again in Britain & come 2030 you'll be able to skate on the Thames??
Andy wrote: "Mark wrote: "Well we are supposed to have a major snow on its way over the next week. So we shall see what we get."Siberian Blizzards & -22 Deg on the way so say the press..... hahahaha it'll be ..."
We will end up with 1 to 2 inches of snow and everything will be in meltdown as normal.
Here it seems winter has finally arrived - snow flurries and sub-zero temperatures in the forecast! Yuck! I had thought that winter was ending :(
Andy wrote: "Mark wrote: "Well we are supposed to have a major snow on its way over the next week. So we shall see what we get."Siberian Blizzards & -22 Deg on the way so say the press..... hahahaha it'll be ..."
Meh!
How's this for irony...actually irony probably isn't quite the word but something like that...Besides being a comparatively obscure novelist, I also write for Australia's biggest football mag and website (442). This morning - first time ever - I was approached by a Peruvian TV producer to be interviewed by skype on their show about the Australian team who will play Peru in the World Cup in June.
A perfect chance to push my profile and wares in a whole new country, you'd think...except that my face is currently covered in bandages after major plastic surgery to remove BCCs.
Life...don't talk to me about life...
And how do you think the Australian Team will go in Peru, Adrian? Bummer about the interview, that would suck! And the BCC. Sorry to hear it. Hope they get it all.
I heard in the news about the snow about to hit the UK. Looks serious.
Here's to a successful recovery Adrian.
Alice wrote: "Here it seems winter has finally arrived - snow flurries and sub-zero temperatures in the forecast! Yuck! I had thought that winter was ending :("I'm cold just reading about all this snow everyone is getting.
the storm has arrived early - it's snowing right now :( : I have t drive home in it - I hope all the crazys are home in bed when I leave work :)
Thanks guys. Fingers crossed.And for the record, I think Australia will do quite well against Peru, in Russia.
Adrian wrote: "Thanks guys. Fingers crossed.And for the record, I think Australia will do quite well against Peru, in Russia."
Does Timmy Cahill still play for you? was one of the stars for the Toffees under Moyes, showed real passion & commitment always when he put on a blue shirt
Cahill is 38 and back playing for Millwall. He'll probably be in the squad for Russia. We've never been blessed with a lot of strikers.
What has happened to Goodreads? I am wiped out. No books read, to-read or currently reading. Anyone out there who can help me?
Linda wrote: "What has happened to Goodreads? I am wiped out. No books read, to-read or currently reading. Anyone out there who can help me?"There's a known issue Linda, the GR team are working on it.
Linda wrote: "What has happened to Goodreads? I am wiped out. No books read, to-read or currently reading. Anyone out there who can help me?"Its not happening to me but apparently if you click on your shelf your books should still be there.
Britain in Snow Chaos! Siberian Storms hit Britain! Railways, schools & Public buildings shut/cancel ahead of snow threat AND it didnt even snow hahahahha & the temperatures like about Zero Deg C & not -25 like Russia currently :)
Jus the THREAT of snow now grinds Britain to a halt..... how sad have we become..... where's that sense of adventure got to.....
We've had our Yellow warning upgraded to Amber :) for Thursday/Friday lols still no snow in sight mind...... everywhere will start lock down tomorrow night!!
Andy wrote: "We've had our Yellow warning upgraded to Amber :) for Thursday/Friday lols still no snow in sight mind...... everywhere will start lock down tomorrow night!!"At least you get the day off to read.
Weather makes people crazier than normal, just stay away from everyone lol.
Ace wrote: "Andy wrote: "We've had our Yellow warning upgraded to Amber :) for Thursday/Friday lols still no snow in sight mind...... everywhere will start lock down tomorrow night!!"At least you get the day..."
March is coming too! :D Double jeopardy
Snow! I get so bored with my beautiful warm surf rolling onto golden sands.Why can't I be snowed in a few days of the year?
Adrian wrote: "Snow! I get so bored with my beautiful warm surf rolling onto golden sands.Why can't I be snowed in a few days of the year?"
Congratulations Adrian, you win the Sarcasm of the Day Award. :D
Ace wrote: "Linda wrote: "What has happened to Goodreads? I am wiped out. No books read, to-read or currently reading. Anyone out there who can help me?"Its not happening to me but apparently if you click on..."
That happened to me, but after several days I got them back.
Were in a cycle of a snow storm every 3 or 4 days. Some of been pretty good, and other just a skiff. Our next one is scheduled for Thursday/Friday and is supposed to drop 3 to 6 inches in the valleys and upwards of 2+ feet in the mountains.The last one (yesterday/today) is hardly worth mentioning :)
Margaret wrote: "Adrian wrote: "Snow! I get so bored with my beautiful warm surf rolling onto golden sands.Why can't I be snowed in a few days of the year?"
Congratulations Adrian, you win the Sarcasm of the Day..."
I really would like it to snow in Avoca though...
We had snow one day last week and all the roads and grounds were covered in a thick layer. Then the next day, it was all gone.
Adrian wrote: "Cahill is 38 and back playing for Millwall. He'll probably be in the squad for Russia. We've never been blessed with a lot of strikers."Isn't that the truth.
The strikers we do have don't seem to realise it has to go INSIDE the box. Nothing deflates the Aussie supporter more than shots, one after the other, going over the top, off the side..exhausting. At least make the keeper work to keep the ball out.
I never used to get what people saw in players like former Aussie midfielder, Bresciano. A whole lot of swing and a miss.
sorry, prob shouldn't say 'inside the box', I was a hockey player. :)
You played hockey inside a box???
Huh. Nah. The Goal box. Inside the box. Inside the square. Hockey terms and similar to Soccer terms.
I tried to get to work this morning and failed spectacularly, only managed to reach my local bus station which is a mile from my house. So I having my first ever snow day. Roads are blocked by accidents and snow so the police have closed and blocked them off.
Terri wrote: "sorry, prob shouldn't say 'inside the box', I was a hockey player. :)"I coach my wife's team and a couple of years ago before their grand final, the girls were getting changed and vaguely watching the GF before theirs.
One of the goalkeepers had a real mouth on her and never stopped shrieking at her team. After a particularly effusive outburst I shuddered and said to the girls: Jeez, imagine being next door on her wedding night.
No sooner had I said it, she absolutely screamed at her team: Get in the box! Get in the box!
The Avoca girls still talk about that...
Update on Snow Storms :DSchools closing..... buses cancelled.... still no slow seen..... pmsl
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Here too, Happy. Absolutely beautiful (and ..."
Send some of that snow my way :)
We did have a couple of storms last week, but nothing to really write about. The Ski resorts should be pushing 100 inches (3 meters) of snow by now - they are barely half that and the really low ones are starting to close.