# Winter is very mild **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 23, 2015, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/winter-is-very-mild/710678 "2015-01-23T15:18:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Morgyn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morgyn/32/3041_2.png) [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2015, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/winter-is-very-mild/710678/21 "2015-01-25T16:14:55Z")
You definitely jinxed it, says this East Coast resident. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2015, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/winter-is-very-mild/710678/22 "2015-01-25T16:21:56Z")
-15 F in the central Colorado Rockies 3 days ago. At elevation. That’s not unusual and what we expect at night for a few days or a week. It’s not really an event unless it gets to -25 or -30. Odd place to live. We may get up to +25F or so today. It’s kinda weird that it has been overcast for 3 days straight. But no snow. I’d like the sun to come out and melt some ice off the deck. Or snow or something. Just overcast is strange. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2015, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/winter-is-very-mild/710678/23 "2015-01-25T16:43:35Z")
> [@Thudlow\_Boink](#): > > Shut up! Shut up! You’ll jinx it! > [@Morgyn](#): > > You definitely jinxed it, says this East Coast resident. Nope. Still quite warm where the Old Farmer said it would be! ---
**Author:** ![Lochdale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/edb3f5/32.png) [@Lochdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lochdale)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2015, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/winter-is-very-mild/710678/24 "2015-01-25T17:40:04Z")
Very mild in the North Shore of Chicago. Had some snow last night but it’s minimal. Of course, in 2011 we had that massive blizzard on January 31/February 1 so who knows but so far it’s been mild. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2015, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/winter-is-very-mild/710678/25 "2015-01-25T19:43:07Z")
I wish someone would jinx us! ☹ > [@snowthx](#): > > It’s getting ridiculous… The ski resorts at Tahoe have mud. Mild sucks. Yeah, this is Pure Uncut Shit Weather. I want some snow, Goddammit! :mad: ---
**Author:** ![Morgenstern](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2015, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/winter-is-very-mild/710678/26 "2015-01-25T19:56:13Z")
76 and slightly overcast here. No sign of snow anywhere. But, there’s a 50% chance of rain tomorrow. ---
**Author:** ![FXMastermind](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fxmastermind/32/7289_2.png) [@FXMastermind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FXMastermind)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2015, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/winter-is-very-mild/710678/27 "2015-01-25T20:17:02Z")
> [@snowthx](#): > > The ski resorts at Tahoe have mud. Mild sucks. What a bunch of liars those ski operators are! This is what the [SIERRA-AT-TAHOE NEWS & EVENTS](http://www.onthesnow.com/california/sierra-at-tahoe/webcams.html) says right now. > [@](#): > > Sierra Resort accumulated 15 inches over the past 24 hours, which brings the total season snowfall to 40 inches. The National Weather Service forecast calls for another cold storm to move through the region early next week. As conditions permit, Sierra Resort will continue to open additional terrain. Can you believe that? They also have a live webcam showing people skiing and snowboarding, crowds at their lifts. The “play entire day” on the webcam shows snow, and people enjoying it. That sort of fraud should be criminal. The date stamp on the webcam shows toaday as the day it is showing. They also report it is 23 degrees F there right now. [Screen capture for evidence](http://snag.gy/WCqgv.jpg) If they are making snow they should say that. Obviously there isn’t any actual snow falling there. (it even says that on the page!) ---
**Author:** ![Count\_Blucher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2015, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/winter-is-very-mild/710678/28 "2015-01-25T20:43:10Z")
> [@GrumpyBunny](#): > > Please tell that to winter storm Juno. 18-24" predicted for my area. Ok, you’ve got me beat. Just 1-2 feet expected [here](http://www.nj.com/weather-guy/index.ssf/2015/01/blizzard_watch_potentially_historic_storm_could_dr.html#incart_m-rpt-2). They are still saying “Historic”. Right about now, if people have vacation & enjoy skiing, they are likely arranging it remotely on lap tops through their HR and driving to the ski slopes in PA, NY, VT & NH. Other people will be packing change-of-clothes bags and booking hotel rooms near where they work. Me? I’m happy staying home, getting the shoveling done, cleaning off the cars, and (if I’m fast enough) taking the kids and their sleds for a few runs down a local sledding hill. By me, our first tap of snow was yesterday; it made everyone think about where their shovels were, if they had salt, where they have to park due to plows, and the annual starting of the snow blowers. (Better snowblowers than chainsaws…) People should be ready for the second tap coming on Monday night. ---
**Author:** ![LavenderBlue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e95f7d/32.png) [@LavenderBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LavenderBlue)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2015, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/winter-is-very-mild/710678/29 "2015-01-25T23:38:06Z")
We are in the at least two feet of snow zone now. EEK. I have diapers, filled water jugs, canned goods, flashlights and shovels outside the house. ---
**Author:** ![Morgyn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morgyn/32/3041_2.png) [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2015, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/winter-is-very-mild/710678/30 "2015-01-26T01:41:51Z")
8 to 14 inches for me, but I’m a bit west of you. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2015, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/winter-is-very-mild/710678/31 "2015-01-26T02:20:35Z")
It’s supposed to be sunny and 58º here tomorrow. In January. Almost in Canada. (Of course, I was surprised by a – what was it? Twenty-degree drop in just a couple of days a couple of months ago.) ---
**Author:** ![Spiderman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiderman/32/230_2.png) [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2015, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/winter-is-very-mild/710678/32 "2015-01-26T02:23:16Z")
Hey, **Count Blucher** , **LavBlue** , **Morgyn** , **SurlyRabbit** & our fellow East Coasters, let’s grab a few things & pay **Johnny L.A.** a visit. You know, pitchforks, flaming torches, & shovels. Lots of shovels. :mad: (14" - 24" coming my way.) I _used_ to think **Johnny L.A.** was a good guy. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2015, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/winter-is-very-mild/710678/33 "2015-01-26T02:26:11Z")
> [@Spiderman](#): > > & shovels. Lots of shovels. We’re known for our clam-digging. ---
**Author:** ![Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e4f/32.png) [@Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Digital_is_the_new_Analog)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2015, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/winter-is-very-mild/710678/34 "2015-01-26T03:05:16Z")
> [@Spiderman](#): > > Hey, **Count Blucher** , **LavBlue** , **Morgyn** , **SurlyRabbit** & our fellow East Coasters, let’s grab a few things & pay **Johnny L.A.** a visit. You know, pitchforks, flaming torches, & shovels. Lots of shovels. :mad: > (14" - 24" coming my way.) You guys could just come to my part of the east coast…we were in the 70s today in S. Florida. ---
**Author:** ![RandMcnally](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b782af/32.png) [@RandMcnally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RandMcnally)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2015, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/winter-is-very-mild/710678/35 "2015-01-26T03:22:26Z")
Today is my normal grocery shopping day. It was so packed everywhere I went. ---
**Author:** ![FXMastermind](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fxmastermind/32/7289_2.png) [@FXMastermind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FXMastermind)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2015, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/winter-is-very-mild/710678/36 "2015-01-26T03:31:18Z")
> [@Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](#): > > You guys could just come to my part of the east coast…we were in the 70s today in S. Florida. Yeah but now it’s like 50 degrees F, it’s horrible. ---
**Author:** ![Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e4f/32.png) [@Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Digital_is_the_new_Analog)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2015, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/winter-is-very-mild/710678/37 "2015-01-26T04:26:31Z")
> [@FXMastermind](#): > > Yeah but now it’s like 50 degrees F, it’s horrible. A friend over in Hollywood (FL) says it’s 48 by her. I’m showing 56 near me. It’ll be fine by the time I hit the road in the morning, though. I’ll have the top down for the drive in 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Lamar\_Mundane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/85f322/32.png) [@Lamar\_Mundane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamar_Mundane)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2015, 9:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/winter-is-very-mild/710678/38 "2015-01-26T09:01:57Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > The Oregon coast is supposed to get up near 70 on Sunday. Weird. It’s forecast to be 70° in _Denver_ tomorrow. 25° above normal. ---
**Author:** ![Spiderman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiderman/32/230_2.png) [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2015, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/winter-is-very-mild/710678/39 "2015-01-26T13:06:24Z")
> [@Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](#): > > It’ll be fine by the time I hit the road in the morning, though. I’ll have the top down for the drive in 🙂 Let’s split up, those w/ pitchforks head towards **Johnny L.A.** & those w/ torches visit **D/A** & help ensure its warm enough for him to go topless! :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Count\_Blucher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2015, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/winter-is-very-mild/710678/40 "2015-01-26T13:31:55Z")
> [@LavenderBlue](#): > > We are in the at least two feet of snow zone now. EEK. I have diapers, filled water jugs, canned goods, flashlights and shovels outside the house. **LavenderBlue** , please consider keeping at least One shovel Inside? Doors open outwards & if your door gets snowed shut, you’ll have to dig under/around it to get it to open. If your snow shovels are outside, you won’t be able to get to them to do this. Also, snow shovels are cool, but flat head garden shovels and maybe a pick from your garden tools will be useful for those gigantic boulders of ice the plows will put in your driveway apron. * * * PS …and my neighbors who sat on their hands & laughed while I chopped firewood? Gee, I wonder what THEY’RE going to slow-burn? 😃😃😃 “Oh look, Mr GQ is chopping firewood.” Yes. Yes I did. 😃 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/winter-is-very-mild/710678.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/winter-is-very-mild/710678.md?page=3)