Not Going Anywhere for a Bit
They say this will keep up for another 24 hours or so. I live in the nice little town of Golden, Colorado, just West of Denver. These pictures were taken from my back and front doors, respectively 2 hours ago. How's the snow coming up in your neck of the woods, mrnoodle?
Ah, so that's where the snow went.
We had another t-shirt-weather day up here in Michigan. thanks for keeping it all under control :lol:
(Actually, the guaranteed white Christmas is one of the really cool things about living in Michigan, feeling like I might get cheated this year.....):violin:
Wow, great special effects, very scary.... not buyin' it!
One of my girls suggested we take half...
Wow, great special effects, very scary.... not buyin' it!
Yeah, it was prolly photoshopped. :p
I gotta say, I hope we avoid the snow this year. Is it spring yet?
Great pics.
Case...you poor bastards are getting *bombed* out there. I hope you laid in plenty of whiskey and eggnog before it hit.
First one to say "White Christmas" to Case gets their face slapped, I'll bet.
if the UK had that much snow in a single season the entire country would come to a standstill.
im jealous; i like snow.
Actually, we are loving it. Getting snowed in is a great excuse to "work from home".
Spode, the liquor store is a block away. Dakota walked there last night and they were miraculously open. We are set now.
We managed to keep up with the shovelling, so now we have a sidwalk between 3 ft walls of snow. today we walked downtown (2 blocks) and had some nice hot coffee and hot chocolate. It was surreal, but very relaxing.
I wish I were that good with photoshop. :)
One of my girls suggested we take half...
We have plenty of extra...have at it! :D
So how much actual snow depth do you have, Case?
Well, The National Weather Service which recorded 52 inches of snow west of Fort Collins, but that is north of us, where we lived 6 months ago. We are in Golden, now, which is West of Denver and got a bit more than Denver did. Denver got around 21-26 inches all over. I am really not sure what our number is because of the drifts caused by yesterday's winds. I am guessing close to 30 inches in Golden. We are almost in the mountains here, so we typically get more snow than Denver.
You have got to send some our way. All were getting today is rain [SIZE="3"]rain[/SIZE] [SIZE="4"]rain[/SIZE]. :mad: Dammit. We bought the kidlet a sled for Christmas, but I am thinking it should have been a snorkle set instead.
Actually, we are loving it. Getting snowed in is a great excuse to "work from home".
Spode, the liquor store is a block away. Dakota walked there last night and they were miraculously open. We are set now.
We managed to keep up with the shovelling, so now we have a sidwalk between 3 ft walls of snow. today we walked downtown (2 blocks) and had some nice hot coffee and hot chocolate. It was surreal, but very relaxing.
I wish I were that good with photoshop. :)
Of course you are... snow is a myth meant to scare southerners. It works.
Ok, I'll play... why is snow scary, rk?
Because he's from Florida.
Of course you are... snow is a myth meant to scare southerners. It works.
Whew.
There are many things in the south that scare me. Pecans...grits..."sweet" tea. I will keep my snow away from you if you keep those things away from me. :D
There are many things in the south that scare me. Pecans...grits..."sweet" tea.
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Those are some of the finer things of life .
There are many things in the south that scare me. Pecans...grits..."sweet" tea.
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Those are some of the finer things of life .
As is being snowed in. It's actually kind of depressing when it all starts to melt and cars are able to actually make it down the block without sliding all over.
Called my mom today, she lives in Lakewood, JeffCo. She and my brother have been digging out for the past two-three days. She promises me pics, saying the house is duly frosted three feet deep at the eaves. They are just getting out and getting supplies, though the stores aren't getting very complete resupply yet.
Golden is most famous for lager beer -- Coors seems to taste better there than it does anywhere else.
And pecans go in pie mighty fine. They have all the good parts about walnuts, to which they are related, and none of the nasty bitterness.
Golden is most famous for lager beer -- Coors seems to taste better there than it does anywhere else.
Dude, a palette like yours should not suffer Curs.
Well, The National Weather Service which recorded 52 inches of snow west of Fort Collins, but that is north of us, where we lived 6 months ago. We are in Golden, now, which is West of Denver and got a bit more than Denver did. Denver got around 21-26 inches all over. I am really not sure what our number is because of the drifts caused by yesterday's winds. I am guessing close to 30 inches in Golden. We are almost in the mountains here, so we typically get more snow than Denver.
Oh, well...only 30" or so. Pffft. No big deal. :worried:
Yeah, really, els. Actually, it is about down to 10" and the streets are dry. That's kind of how it works in CO. It might dump on us, but it will be gone in a few days.
Golden is in Jeffco and right next to Lakewood. I think everyone in the Denver metro area was digging out. Yes, Golden is most famous for the Coors beer. I live a couple of blocks away from the plant and smell the hops about every other day. Not being a beer drinker, I wouldn't really know the difference between "fresh" Golden Coors and other Coors. I like the hops smell, though. If I were forced to drink beer, it would have to be one of the New Belgium varieties from Fort Collins.
Dude, a palette like yours should not suffer Curs.
I'm trying to imagine balancing a Coors on an artist's palette... my imagination fails.:cool: Where the eF do you put the paintbrushes...?
You don't balance the Coors. You stick it to the pallette with one of the thicker colors, probably the white.
You then stick the paintbrushes in the can, because it's barely suitable for cleaning them.
I should try that. Much cheaper than real turpentine.
Originally Posted by case
Yeah, really, els. Actually, it is about down to 10" and the streets are dry. That's kind of how it works in CO. It might dump on us, but it will be gone in a few days.
That's when Denver gets flash flooding. I lived there for a half year (winter-spring) while attending a joint service school at Lowry AFB. Following a blizzard and rapid thaw, there was a flash flood while driving to the base. From the high road I was on, I saw a helmeted head seemingly floating out in the middle of an intersection. It was a motorcyclist who didn't know that the roads dipped steeply down several feet at their crossing. The biker probably thought he was going to plow through the water and just get his boots wet. A neighborhood man went to the biker's assistance
in a canoe!
In better weather, I used to bicycle from Denver up past the Coors factory, through Golden, and further up into the foothills. It was a lot of work getting there (used some low gear ratios); but, what a blast coming back down! Passing through, I found Golden to be quaint. :)
I see that there's a hands waving in the air, run screaming weather forecast for the Front Range yet again...
"o/~ Snow had fallen, snow on snow/Snow on snow..."
Yes, we are being buried again. And yet again, the predictions were *modest* compared to current reality. Yay, another snow day! Wait, I took a vacation day tomorrow. Damn.
I will post another picture tomorrow.
Yes, Golden is sort of quaint. Very expensive. We were lucky to find our little 19th century duplex, but we sacrifice a few modern luxuries...like a central heating/ventilation system in our house. I wouldn't trade it for anything right now, though.
I don't think it has ever stormed like this back to back since I have lived in Colorado. Parts of Denver are still recovering from last week's dump.
No central heat? What, do you have to huddle around the fireplace?
No, we have a gas heater on the wall downstairs. We use space heaters for a couple of the rooms.
It looks like the snow was really not as bad as they thought. It still looks pretty cool, though. No blizzarding today, so we might be able to get out and about afterall.
My Cousin's son it going to the School of Mines. He got out just before the last storm to fly home. Hopefully it'll be cleared up before he has to go back. :cool: