First snowfall of the year, boys and girls

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Covered the grass here in DaBurgh.

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Flurries here now. 

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We had hard rain now it's a rain/flurry mix if you will .........no big whup.

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angus' neck of the woods is going to get slammed

http://www.post-gazette.com/news/state/2014/11/26/Snow-storm-shuts-down-Pennsylvania-government-offices-schools-to-the-east/stories/201411260233

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angus' neck of the woods is going to get slammed

http://www.post-gazette.com/news/state/2014/11/26/Snow-storm-shuts-down-Pennsylvania-government-offices-schools-to-the-east/stories/201411260233

Not too bad yet.  My son and I walked to the gym after lunch.  I played for about an hour on the equipment (mostly core and leg stuff) while he played in the Kidmazium, then we spent an hour in the pool.  (Well, when I say "I was in the pool for an hour," you can interpret that as "I was in the jacuzzi for 20 minutes, got out and did a couple of laps, then got back into the jacuzzi for 20 minutes again.")  Anyway, it was dead there.  We had the place all to ourselves, pretty much.  I was surprised since it's a school holiday.  Normally it's crawling with children on days like this.  Probably the weather keeping everyone home.

Afterward we walked home, him pelting me with heavy wet snowballs all the way back, and we got his toboggan and his body board out and did some races down the little hill behind our house.  Didn't stay out long, though.  It's not dreadfully cold.  Steady 33 or 34 all day, but it's a constant wet heavy snow.  Uncomfortable.  I expect that we'll get a few inches, but it'll mostly melt over the next couple of days.  It's expected to be near 40 and mostly sunny on Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.  With any luck I won't have to touch a shovel.  None of us has to work till Monday, and we stock up with food and, more importantly, liquor and wine, yesterday.  And I have good snowboots and there's enough small emergency shopping within walking distance (read:  liquor store), that we shouldn't have to drive for a few days.

Farther north they're gonna get it worse.  The Poconos and Adirondacks, and especially the Berkshires and White Mountains will get hit hard.  Here there will be a few traffic accidents like there always are on the first really good snowfall of the season, but it should be gone by the weekend.

Now I'm cozy at home with a fresh margarita, and getting smaller by the sip.  One part white tequila, one part Cointreau, and a squeeze of lime.  On the rocks, of course, with coarse salt on the rim.  We have a roaring fire.  (It's one of those where you flip a switch and--voila!--a fire starts, very Quagmire but it works for us.)  Our snowpants and coats and gloves are hanging in front of it.  I'm starting to catch a vague whiff of the scent of melting nylon so I should get up off my ass and move them away from the fire.  

Classic, angus.  Enjoy with your family, my friend.  And we have the same kind of roaring fire place.....remote controlled. 

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We never get as cold as Chicago but muon2's city is sending that cold mass our way.