snowing in Texas in March

[Skittles]

I'm pretty sure that's a first for me

[texas1928]

1. *Points and laughs...

You can get snow in April in Texas.


Deepest snowfall San Angelo Tx, has ever had. Was April 9th. I saw it happen.

[Skittles]

2. what about the DFW metroplex

?

[Haole Girl]

12. It was snowing when I drove home a minute ago...

Near DFW. It was an amazing sight... to see snow falling in the light, on top of blossoms! Absolutely crazy!!

[Skittles]

14. now get this, KC2

I work all night - when the day shift guy left he told me he wasn't sure he'd make it back in the morning (meaning I would have to work 24 hours) - I told him I will personally drive to his house and bring his sorry ass to work - f*** that! F***ing wuss.

[Haole Girl]

17. ROFL!

You tell 'em Skittles!!

:D

[Skittles]

20. the guy is a Afghanistan war veteran and he can't take a bit of inclement weather

I CALL TOTAL BULL SHIT!!!!!! :D

[Haole Girl]

21. Total bullshit!

:rofl:


edit: spelling and caps

[Skittles]

24. aw I rubbed it in good, KC2

shouting loudly, "HOW'S THAT GONNA LOOK? A 50 YEAR OLD GAL PICKING YOUR ASS UP?" I can guaranTEE you he'll be here on time tomorrow. :D

[Haole Girl]

26. lol!

Check out my reply below. Funny, that both of us had parents who worked in weather (USAF, too)!!

:hi:

[Skittles]

34. yes - unusual!!!

not a lot of meteorologists around! My dad got upset with people trashing weathermen - he would yell, " YOU GO UP AGAINST MOTHER NATURE - SEE HOW YOU DO!!!" :D

[Haole Girl]

35. My father takes the jokes in stride... but he has a funny comeback about doctors...

and, how when doctors make mistakes you die... or something like that. Ok, it's funnier when he says it!! lol

[texas1928]

39. So, did he make it to work.

I don't like to drive in the D/FW area when it snows, those people go nuts.

[texas1928]

38. Yep, even in Dallas Fort Worth.

San Angelo is in Central Texas. We usually got snow on the first few days of Spring Break.

[av8rdave]

40. I flew back from Atlanta late last night and drove home in snow!

I live near the DFW airport. Still have some in my front yard, although it's melting off almost as soon as the sun hits it.

Being from western NY state originally, I have some experience driving in winter weather. Most people here don't, so you can imagine what it does to traffic!

[texas1928]

42. Yep, it is escapades on ice...

A Thrill a second. You should see San Antonio when it gets icy. :scared:

[av8rdave]

43. I did once in the early 80s. Fascinating!

[lost-in-nj]

3. KICK ITS ASS!!!!!!!!!!!

Just make sure you don't fall on yours


:hi:



lost

[GOPisEvil]

4. Man - screwed out of snow AGAIN.

x(

[Skittles]

6. one of my favorite days ever in Austin

ooh it would have been early eighties maybe - they put us up in the Driscoll at work because of the snow and ice and I sat in the window high up, watching cars slide into each other like bumper cars below. Fender benders mind you, no injuries or anything - it was really something to watch. I had a sparrow hawk resting in the room with me that I had scooped off the sidewalk and sneaked into the hotel (I took him the next day to the Nature Center - they said he had smacked into the building during the snow storm and had a concussion; he recovered). :)

[matcom]

5. that's INSANE!

oh wait. you LIVE in 'INSANE' :rofl:

:hide:

[Skittles]

7. you have never seen bigger wusses than Texans in snow and ice

it is truly pitiful to behold :D

[matcom]

8. I'm waiting for them all to be raptured

:rofl:

[Skittles]

9. let's hope they vote first

:rofl:

[Ishoutandscream2]

29. Disagree. Yankees complaining when the temp hits 90

Nothing worse than a northern transplant complaining about the heat. IN MAY.

[Scooter24]

10. Pretty sure the schools will close

and it'll be a fucking mess on the roads going to work tomorrow x(

Ah well, I'll just sleep in since I have really have nothing to do tomorrow.

[redqueen]

41. Schools opening late... no mess for me on my way in.

:shrug:

[DemoTex]

11. Hey Skittles! Dr. D. is at a meeting in Dallas this week.

Somewhere near Irving. She was raising hell about the weather a few hours ago when we talked. I TOLD her it would snow in Dallas today. She just doesn't listen to her weatherman. Maybe I should have married an Air Force gal!

[Skittles]

15. a USAF gal who is the daughter of a USAF meteorologist

yes INDEED!!!! :hi:

[Haole Girl]

22. Hey, my Dad was a USAF meteorologist too!

Small world!! :hi:

[DemoTex]

27. Sorry, KC2. Skittles and I have a long-running DU "affair" going.

But I dig the part about your dad! Maybe he briefed me on the upper Barrel-Roll weather before one of those hell-hops into northern Laos in 1970-71.

[Skittles]

31. he did do briefings for guys in Vietnam

he served from '52 - '72 :D

[Haole Girl]

32. He was in Udorn (sp?) Thailand during Vietnam...

Weather reconnaissance.

:patriot:

[Skittles]

30. WOW!!!!!!

it is INDEED a small world! :hi:

[Haole Girl]

33. Indeed!

KW lives on the same street as my younger sister, too! We are all just one big family! lol :hi:

[Maestro]

19. Tell'em I say hi.

I work in Irving.

[tigereye]

13. well it was 65 here in Pa today

we seem to have our weather reversed, Skittles

[DuckBurp]

16. It had been such a mild winter - no snow or ice until now.

And we made it thru December, January, and February, all the way to March. Yesterday it was, what, 74 degrees here. Who woulda thunk it.

[Skittles]

23. yes - that's another thing

THE FIRST SNOWFALL of the season - in March - YEE HAW!! Yes I had the A/C on in my car YESTERDAY

[Maestro]

18. Watching it now.

Hilarity will ensue to tomorrow as idiots forget how to drive with white stuff on the ground. :eyes: My kids are getting a kick out of it though.

[tammywammy]

25. I shut off my heater a few days ago

Tonight it went right back on when I got home from work.

The crappy driving is the worst. I know I need to leave earlier than usual in the morning, cause everyone's going to be going like 30 on 183. :eyes:

[mzteris]

28. so who does it help

Obama or Clinton???

Who does g*d love more??????????


(ooops, should this go in GD-P?)

[Kat45]

36. I didn't know it ever snowed in Texas. n/t

[DuckBurp]

37. You might notice that Texas is a big state.

The Panhandle gets a lot of winter weather. It hardly ever snows in South Texas. The Dallas area is usually good for one or two snows each winter, plus maybe an ice storm or two.

[LanternWaste]

44. I stood on the balcony of my apartment last night watching it...

I stood on the balcony of my apartment drinking hot chocolate and smoking my last (down to four a day) cigarette of the day-- it was truly a beautiful image. Very peaceful, very clean.

The odd contrast being that on Sunday, I was tempted to turn the air conditioner on... crazy stuff sometimes.