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catbyte

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14. No kidding. That's one of the things I love about retirement. I don't have to go out in winter

Reply to MiHale (Reply #10)

Wed Nov 16, 2022, 09:11 AM

Nov 2022

if I don't wanna. Memories of scraping the windows and brushing off several inches of snow in the dark then slip-sliding to work make me want to just snuggle on the couch with the cats and smile, grateful I could retire at 59.

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First measurable snow here... [View all] MiHale Nov 2022 OP

We got a 'dusting' in the Flint area Siwsan Nov 2022 #1

By next Tuesday we're supposed to get up to 38... MiHale Nov 2022 #7

We got sleet last night in Springfield, MA Better Days Ahoy Nov 2022 #2

That last picture is so beautiful! secondwind Nov 2022 #3

We call it our "Petra" tree... MiHale Nov 2022 #9

Gorgeous shots! It was a winter wonderland here in catbyte Nov 2022 #4

It's still coming down, lightly but... MiHale Nov 2022 #10

No kidding. That's one of the things I love about retirement. I don't have to go out in winter catbyte Nov 2022 #14

I'm in Cheboygan James48 Nov 2022 #5

Winter survival is all about the gear... MiHale Nov 2022 #11

Ohhhh, you get the double whammy. Depending on wind directon, you catch the lake effect from catbyte Nov 2022 #15

What is this stuff you call snow? GreenWave Nov 2022 #6

There are many names for it... MiHale Nov 2022 #12

About the same in centra pennsavainya. twodogsbarking Nov 2022 #8

Over here it's kinda washing the "red" stink away. MiHale Nov 2022 #13

We had about 1" on the ground yesterday WestMichRad Nov 2022 #16