Arlo and Janis by Jimmy Johnson for February 04, 2024

Big flakes. Little accumulation.

Hmm similar theme to Doonsbury…

That’s what this winter has been like. Brief, horrible blasts followed by not much.

Still 25 degrees colder?

Snow in the gulf region tends to only last until the daily punchline, heh.

Arlo buried his snow shovel?

It’s 26 degrees here. A warm evening after a fairly warm day. The windows are open to catch any bit of breeze. No snow.

These two really are quite adorable.

One November about 15 years ago I bought a non-vented gas space heater from Tractor Supply just in case we had a winter power failure. Just to be on the safe side I also bought a gas detector alarm that checks for all applicable gases. Just a week after I bought the heater my furnace went out, so I turned it on to use until I could save up for a new one. It did such a good job keeping my large house warm that I didn’t bother replacing the furnace until spring, even though we had several sub-zero days. I use it some every winter, just to warm the house quickly in the mornings. This year there was an extended power failure not far away, and one man froze to death. The people who want to outlaw natural gas in all new houses are going to get more people killed.

Arlo has a snow shovel? Really? How many people in Mississippi own a snow shovel?

Nothing like a big snow storm for relaxation, if you don’t have to go out in it.

Misery loves . .

I would love to get snowed in. Fat chance of it happening in Eastern NC though.

One thing I never understand. Every year when it is going to snow, stores run out of snow shovels. Why? I’ve owned my snow shovels for 20 years. Do other people throw them away each spring?

We got iced in again this year, but only for five days; then First False Spring hit. Record high temperatures. And back to freezing.

Here in Ohio we had below freezing conditions for about a week in January. Since then, it’s been in the 50s.

From the look of the edge of the roof, it needs repair REAL soon…unless it is it does not look like. lol

I may be different than most, but I will NEVER complain that it’s stopped snowing!

Ahhh, to live in Alabama

Been there, done that ROFLOL

This reminds me of my days as a schoolchild – always hoping for a snow day.

Looking for snow days? I always wanted one as a kid. We never had one. However we did get off in the event of a hurricane and flooding.

Early spring.

They were in a panic mood for naught….

So nice to look at the snow. Beautiful. But I hated living in it and the slush afterwards.

JJ seems to be fantasizing about snow which almost never happens on the balmy gulf coast where he lives.

Lucky for you that the ground was too warm to accumulate. Losing power is what I always think about first when a winter storm advisory is issued!!! Food I can do without for a while.

“Dig out the snow shovel.” Nice turn of phrase.

Just like every kid during a snow the day before a school day! LOL!

Yep just about like the winter here in Minnesota this year.

They stuck a university on a (small) mountaintop and I worked there all my life. Could count on a few snow days every year!

Never satisfied.

If you think they’re disappointed, you should see the TV weather reporters!

“Oh, no! It’s stopping!!” said no one ever.