[Djoser]

I've heard there has been bad weather but in the US and Europe in the last few days. I hope things don't get worse than they are already.

[pedonbio]

I dunno about "bad" weather. In Seattle it's raining, but that's normal from October to June.

It's snowing in the East, but they always get at least one snowstorm per winter.

[Djoser]

maybe the guys of the news overreacted 

[Shara]

snowy here too... I love it

[homevintner]

We had 16 inches of snow in one 30 hour stretch last week, and we're in line for another 6-12 inches starting wednesday.

[Shara]

I love a good 6 to 12 inches

[100ProofBE]

I love a good 6 to 12 inches

That much snow is never... oh wait, you're talking about something else.

[RandomX]

NC got hit pretty hard. We had a full on blizzard. Perhaps 2 dozen flakes! Wooooooee!

[ThisIsNotMyName]

That much snow is never... oh wait, you're talking about something else.

I was about to say that the storm petered out before it got here . . .

But I think I'll just let y'all catch my drift instead.

[Hiram]

Snowy here too.

[3deroticer]

We have so much Rain for christmas! One of the reason why here, the Raindeers are called that instead of Snowdeers!

[gOOber]

Global warming etc. etc. etc.

[onion_writer]

Thanks for your kind concern. Here in the U.S. Great Lakes region, we have snow and sleet forecast. The danger is that it will turn to ice during heavy holiday travel.

Generally, what would be a light snow storm here is THE END OF THE WORLD when it hits the media center of New York. So take news of our outrageous weather pattern with a grain of salt.

Network television is to weather reporting what Chelsea Charms is to A-cups.
Without the pleasure.

[TheHerald]

While I know to drive more cautiously, after 30 years of driving in Wisconsin, I think nothing of driving in 3-6 inchs (about 7.5-15cm) of unplowed snow on the roads. At least at speeds below 30mph (or so). Highway speeds and snow/ice just don't mix very well. 

It always cracks me up when I hear of cities below the "snow belt" becoming **88** because they got one inch of snow.

But I spent Basic Army Training in South Carolina one winter and was impressed at the ice storm we got once. Imagine rain falling on tree limbs, power lines and roads, then freezing on contact. You can get a pretty thick (and heavy) layer of clear ice under the right (..er, wrong) conditions.  

[pedonbio]

But I spent Basic Army Training in South Carolina one winter and was impressed at the ice storm we got once. Imagine rain falling on tree limbs, power lines and roads, then freezing on contact. You can get a pretty thick (and heavy) layer of clear ice under the right (..er, wrong) conditions.  

That happens a lot on both coasts. In Seattle we get a lot of crap from new transplants from snowy areas who think that snow here is like it was back East. The problem is that the temperatures here can wiggle back and forth in a range from 30 to 35 for weeks, meaning snow melts a bit during the day, then freezes at night. So we don't really get "snow", we get ice.