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A Little Seasonal Color

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A Little Seasonal Color

Postby Dave R » 11 Dec 2016, 16:43

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This was a little while ago from the front step. Now it's snowing hard again. We might have a white Christmas.
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Re: A Little Seasonal Color

Postby Malc2098 » 11 Dec 2016, 18:01

Very seasonal, Dave.

It's been wall to wall sunshine here in Devon this afternoon!
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Re: A Little Seasonal Color

Postby Dave R » 11 Dec 2016, 18:03

Thank you, Malcolm. Notice the festive red fire hydrant right in the middle. :)

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Re: A Little Seasonal Color

Postby Malc2098 » 11 Dec 2016, 18:05

Hydrant?! I thought it was a mini FC trying to outdo the neighbours' decorations!
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Re: A Little Seasonal Color

Postby Dave R » 11 Dec 2016, 18:10

I guess it does look like a little guy in a red coat and hat with a white vest. :D
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Re: A Little Seasonal Color

Postby Robert » 11 Dec 2016, 18:12

That's already enough snow to bring the UK to a standstill :)

I looked at the large version - is that just snow making the hydrants 'shirt' ?
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Re: A Little Seasonal Color

Postby Dave R » 11 Dec 2016, 18:13

Yeah, Robert. Just a little snow on the hydrant. I'll clean it off and dig out around it when I got out again. I'd like the fire department to find it if they need to use it.

I went for a drive around the neighborhood earlier today. It was a little greasy (pronounced greee-zeee) but not terrible. That was before the plow came by. I expect they got some sand and chemical down at the intersections so it'll be better. On the bright side, the high on Wednesday is forecast to be up around -15°C.
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Re: A Little Seasonal Color

Postby Rod » 11 Dec 2016, 19:13

I've fitted my winter tyres so it will not snow here
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Re: A Little Seasonal Color

Postby Dave R » 11 Dec 2016, 19:45

Rod wrote:I've fitted my winter tyres so it will not snow here
Nice photo

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Brilliant! A few years ago I got a new winter coat, new boots, and my father's nearly new snow blower (which he'd bought about 3 months before he passed away). I didn't end up using any of them that winter. Wish I'd saved up and spread the purchases out over a few years. I could use another warm and snowless winter.
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Re: A Little Seasonal Color

Postby Mike G » 11 Dec 2016, 22:02

Dave R wrote:....This was a little while ago from the front step.....


Where are you Dave?
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Re: A Little Seasonal Color

Postby Dave R » 11 Dec 2016, 22:04

Mike G wrote:
Dave R wrote:....This was a little while ago from the front step.....


Where are you Dave?


At my computer desk in the basement. :D



In southeast Minnesota in the US.
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Re: A Little Seasonal Color

Postby Mike G » 11 Dec 2016, 22:27

Ah, right. So that's just a little light dusting for you guys. It's normally piled about 20 feet deep, isn't it?
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Re: A Little Seasonal Color

Postby kirkpoore1 » 11 Dec 2016, 22:55

Mike G wrote:Ah, right. So that's just a little light dusting for you guys. It's normally piled about 20 feet deep, isn't it?


Where he is it only gets that deep in the snowdrifts on the downwind side of the houses. :)

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Re: A Little Seasonal Color

Postby Dave R » 11 Dec 2016, 22:57

Yeah. It's just a minor annoyance.

The 20 foot deep drifts are common in places like the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.

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Re: A Little Seasonal Color

Postby Pinch » 11 Dec 2016, 23:51

The above picture reminds me of when I was trade-plate driving a few years back and I often did the Scotland run. Mid winter, I travelled up near Inverness to collect a car from a dealership and the snow was so deep, the rear parking lot was a huge deep blanket of snow with uniform blobs throughout the lot. The blobs were the cars under the snow. It took me a few hours before leaving the dealership with the car. :|
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Re: A Little Seasonal Color

Postby Phil » 12 Dec 2016, 06:37

Looks nice. 8-)

But I think I would rather stick with our 30c+
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Re: A Little Seasonal Color

Postby Andyp » 12 Dec 2016, 07:45

Dave R wrote:Image
This was a little while ago from the front step. Now it's snowing hard again. We might have a white Christmas.


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