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Believe it or not we had the warehouse doors open and were working in tee-shirts the other day in South Central Wisconsin. I was in the loft digging out some of my favorite freight cars to run in this weekend's Schaumber show with the Independent Mid-West Hi-Rail group. I am a newbie there, but they are friendly, funny and knowledgeable group. The best model railroaders that I have met in a long time.

So comes the dawn this AM in Madison, WI, bringing with it stinging wind and snow. No worries, we can manage this. Afterall, we are Wisconsinites. But an unexpected delay from an account wanting service from the family business. OK, the customer is always right.

Now it is noon and blowing snow and nary a snowplow in sight. Windchill pretty darn cold.

On to Schaumberg! After the fifth car in the ditch and frantic phone calls from loved ones suggesting I need mental help for driving a GMC van in a winter storm watch, I turn back, headed west on 90.

White knuckle driving home.

I barely got the van up the hill to my house.

Snow, snow, go away. Come again some other day!

I waited since TrainFest in Milwaukee to have fun with this group and see some new things in Schaumberg and here I am getting ready to snowblow for the third time today.

Sun, please come out tomorrow.

ROB M
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It's mid-January here in Virginia.Temps went down into the twenties which is about normal for us .Then it went to almost 70 and we had thunderstorms and tornado warnings and now they're talking about 50 mile an hour winds and snow.

We didn't have weather like this when I was a kid . It was just cold and snow but at least it was weather you could depend on.

David
It's all in your imagination. There is no such thing as climate change.

Here in N. California you would think it is spring already. No rain since October, the trees didn't loose their leaves until Christmas and now it's in the 70s during the day with nary a cloud in the sky. Couple more days like this and the trees will start to bud.

Richard
I heard on the radio today that one of the ski resorts in Pennsylvania paid to have an Indian Snow Dance performed.
We have been having some very warm weather here in the North East the past couple of months. It's snowing tonight but it is suppose to melt by mid morning.

I guess the dance worked because up in the northren counties it was reported that they will get a few inches, but it will be plenty cold enough for them to make snow. So I guess alls well that ends well and a little fath goes a long way.
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Originally posted by SantaFeJim:
Com'on guys, without snow you couldn't have this kind of FUN. Eek



I feel sorry for the poor folks in Seatle, they never get any snow and have very little equipment or staff to deal with it.
I remember more then ten years ago when Atlanta got hit with an ice storm. It was only an inch thick but because they had no rock salt or trucks to spread it the city was crippled for a day or two.
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