Weather Turning Ugly Here

[Kathianne]

Accuweather: "Hail likely to start in 15 minutes." Sky is green. Cable is out, power probably will follow.

[michiganFats]

Green sky is never a good thing.

[Kathianne]

Green sky is never a good thing.

I agree. It's pouring, not sure about hail, I'm not going out and I don't have my hearing aids in. We're sitting in the midst of red on radar.

[Kathianne]

9 minutes to hail. LOL!

The thing about weather here, all the sudden it just goes away. The other day I was driving south, watching the clouds build up, not moving at all, just growing and growing. 15 minutes later, gone.

Right now though, a real lightening, thunder, and rain show.

[Kathianne]

We got hail, maybe quarter size, less than golf ball.

[michiganFats]

We got hail, maybe quarter size, less than golf ball.

At least you got something. I was supposed to be out on the water this weekend but we had weather warnings so I stayed in. We ended up getting nothing serious so I could have gone out.

[Kathianne]

At least you got something. I was supposed to be out on the water this weekend but we had weather warnings so I stayed in. We ended up getting nothing serious so I could have gone out.

Well all afternoon they kept putting up 'rain in 15 or 25 or 1 hour.' Then I noticed the sky getting all weird, ran out to close my windows all the way. Hopefully I can get the car washed again before road trip on Monday. ;)

[michiganFats]

Well all afternoon they kept putting up 'rain in 15 or 25 or 1 hour.' Then I noticed the sky getting all weird, ran out to close my windows all the way. Hopefully I can get the car washed again before road trip on Monday. ;)

That's why I never wash my car. :laugh:

Better than a rain dance.

[Kathianne]

That's why I never wash my car. :laugh:

Better than a rain dance.

Wow! Biggest lightening bolt I've ever seen! Bazoom!

The blowing sand is pretty gross. It sticks inside and out.

[michiganFats]

Wow! Biggest lightening bolt I've ever seen! Bazoom!

The blowing sand is pretty gross. It sticks inside and out.

Are you one of those people who likes storms or hates them?

[Kathianne]

Are you one of those people who likes storms or hates them?

I'm fine with them, as long as it's not snow trapping me. I have claustrophobia. It got ugly the last couple years in Chicago area. LOL!

[michiganFats]

I'm fine with them, as long as it's not snow trapping me. I have claustrophobia. It got ugly the last couple years in Chicago area. LOL!

One word: snowmobile.

One of the main reasons I moved back to Michigan is because I missed the winter.

[Kathianne]

One word: snowmobile.

One of the main reasons I moved back to Michigan is because I missed the winter.

Abbey and I've been over this 100 times. I used to love winter, then I didn't. Now I'm in AZ. :)

[michiganFats]

Abbey and I've been over this 100 times. I used to love winter, then I didn't. Now I'm in AZ. :)

Was it the just the weather or did you get to that point where the cold crept into your bones and you could never get rid of it? I've got a few friends and family who moved south once they got the bone chill.

[Kathianne]

Was it the just the weather or did you get to that point where the cold crept into your bones and you could never get rid of it? I've got a few friends and family who moved south once they got the bone chill.

I just got so tired of it. The start of really hating it came I thing in 2014, when the snow piled so high at the doors, they wouldn't open. At the sliding doors, it was at least 5', which is about what I am. Same with the garage, I grabbed a shovel and started attacking from the garage, I was lucky it didn't fall on me! Luckily neighbor's son got me out with plow on his truck. LOL! I was in a serious panic. My kids were like, just relax, no one is going anywhere. I was like, "I gotta be able to get out of here!'

Then the last winter I was there, it was below 0 for like 35 days, while still snowing a lot for most days. The cold started in October, didn't end until seriously like late June. The 30 something days were from like Dec-Feb. It was horrible. That's like not Chicago-like. It's warm, like 15-32F, it snows. It's subzero, no way. Except that year, way. Walking down sidewalks was treacherous, salt doesn't work that cold. People did move most of the snow off, making it a slippery maze. Just horrible!

[michiganFats]

I just got so tired of it. The start of really hating it came I thing in 2014, when the snow piled so high at the doors, they wouldn't open. At the sliding doors, it was at least 5', which is about what I am. Same with the garage, I grabbed a shovel and started attacking from the garage, I was lucky it didn't fall on me! Luckily neighbor's son got me out with plow on his truck. LOL! I was in a serious panic. My kids were like, just relax, no one is going anywhere. I was like, "I gotta be able to get out of here!'

Then the last winter I was there, it was below 0 for like 35 days, while still snowing a lot for most days. The cold started in October, didn't end until seriously like late June. The 30 something days were from like Dec-Feb. It was horrible. That's like not Chicago-like. It's warm, like 15-32F, it snows. It's subzero, no way. Except that year, way. Walking down sidewalks was treacherous, salt doesn't work that cold. People did move most of the snow off, making it a slippery maze. Just horrible!

I remember the winters you're talking about. I was also amazed that it snowed as much as it did when it was that cold.

[Kathianne]

I remember the winters you're talking about. I was also amazed that it snowed as much as it did when it was that cold.


Since I left, mostly there hasn't been those kinds of winters. :laugh:

[michiganFats]

Since I left, mostly there hasn't been those kinds of winters. :laugh:

Thanks for moving away:laugh:

[Kathianne]

Thanks for moving away:laugh:

My kids say that every time I'm home. ;)