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Rhonda 01-23-2011 07:19 AM


Originally Posted by emsgranny

Originally Posted by Rhonda

Originally Posted by Naturalmama
Wow! It takes a special stock to survive weather like this!

LOL He grew up on a farm in IOWA! That qualifies you for living in any winter climate! LOL We(in Iowa) get lots of snow and ice most years.

He must be a glutten for punishment - Iowa is bad too lol. So glad he takes it so well. It looks like he did some pretty hard work just digging out his driveway!!! We had eight inches last week and are expecting 3-5 more today - My DH got me out for about an hour the other day-I dont walk well on regular pavement less alone snow. I was so proud of him for taking time to dig a path and help me to the car!! He actually took all my packages to po and did grocery shopping while I spent time in JoAnns lol Like I really needed more fabric lol He definitely gets a gold star cheryl :-D

Sounds like you have a wonderful guy there!!

drivingsusan 01-23-2011 07:41 AM

What a lot of snow!!!
I really like it here.....to see snow most of the time we have to drive about a half hour away!! Maybe once a year we will get maybe 4 inches!!!

Pat P 01-23-2011 07:48 AM

The people in Minnesota, are not only a hardy group of folks but they surely have some pioneer spirit in them to brave all the snow and cold!

dungeonquilts 01-23-2011 07:54 AM


Originally Posted by MinnieKat
That looks familiar!

Doesn't that look familiar :)....What makes it more interesting is "our" mailbox in a snow bank and the door is open...it then becomes "Where is my mail" (yes, come spring everyone reading this would be surprised where we find that lost envelope)

Rhonda 01-23-2011 08:21 AM

I'll take Iowa over Minnesota in the winter any time!! We may have deep snow from time to time but rarely that deep. Tho it has been known to happen. I do remember one winter when the snow banks on each side of the highways was higher than a bus. But it isn't usually that bad. I hate the ice storms more as that is when we lose power usually. Snow you can drive on but ice is much more dangerous especially black ice. One winter we had to walk on about 8" of packed snow all winter. I had to walk up town to pay the bills because it was easier than trying to get the car out.

I don't mind driving on the ice here in town but I won't get out on the roads on it.

Ditter43 01-23-2011 08:27 AM

It was 26 here this morning, but NO SNOW!!! My DH said"That's why the Yankees won the war....they are tough" :lol: :lol:

amandasgramma 01-23-2011 08:34 AM

Now that's deep, I don't care where you are!!!!!!! :mrgreen:

Rhonda 01-23-2011 08:40 AM


Originally Posted by Ditter43
It was 26 here this morning, but NO SNOW!!! My DH said"That's why the Yankees won the war....they are tough" :lol: :lol:

It's 10 above at the moment in SE Iowa and it is 10:30am here now. I don't know what it got down to but it has been below 0 at night many times lately. Just as long as it isn't 20 below in the day time. I can't wait for spring!!!

craftymatt2 01-23-2011 08:44 AM

OMG and i'm compaining about the weather in Illinois

Abby'smom 01-23-2011 09:23 AM

Love seeing the pix -- don't want any ever -- I can't even deal with pine and oak leaves, so what would I do if we had snow? I'm tired of cold -- 2 times of nights in the upper 20's and days in the high 40's and 50's -- now we are to have a few days in the 60's -- of course, I will complain again when the temp is high 90's or more and the humidity is 80% -- we have 2 seasons, cold and wet and hot and humid with few really pleasant days -- oh well, we could have snow and ice -- people around here can't even drive in the rain -- keep warm!


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