I don't want to be a Whiner but...

[Ross]

Originally Posted by Paul

Good lord, man! Are you STILL whining?!? LOL!!!

The rain yesterday really devastated the snow -- lost over 1/2 of it. Even saw some grass trying to poke through in spots. Nearly all if not all of the snow on my folks' roof came down. It was rather entertaining really ... you could actually watch the snow pack slide over the side of the roof. Once a foot or two would extend beyond the roof's edge, only then would it break off and plummet to the ground. (What can I say, we northerners can be easily entertained sometimes. )

How did you like the wind last night, Ross? It was truckin' through up here. Glad I was indoors. It's now icy as all get out. Dad said that the walk was a layer of icy snow over a layer of slush when he went out for the paper this morning. (For those not of northern persuasion, that can actually make for more trecherous footing that solid ice.) Imagine it will freeze all the way down by later today.

Paul, the Channel 10 Weather person (who has been reporting for over 20 years - I think) went through the events of the weekend and then said (I am paraphrasing, here ) "I have been doing the weather for XX years and I have seen this weather mix, well, never!" That's my feelings. I have been here since 1977 and have seen one winter snowfall dump over 4 feet overnight then slowly leave. But to have this slop - well - never!

Now the end of our driveway has 6-8" of water with a slush covering. We must not drive over it for fear of leaving ruts I can't shovel or snow-blow across. We lost a lot of snow but no grass here! Snow was so deep it remained frozen at bottom even with 50 degree weather. This just keeps getting better. Hear you guys are under flood watch on Pere Marquette and Little Manistee?