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Ocelot II

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4. It was predicted to be apocalyptic by some of the TV weather gurus.

Reply to MineralMan (Reply #3)

Mon Mar 16, 2026, 11:38 AM

13 hrs ago

It was inconvenient, to be sure, and you didn't want to be out on a country road where the visibility was terrible, but it definitely didn't live up to the hype. The Halloween blizzard of '91 was spectacular, though. I got around on cross-country skis for a couple of days because you couldn't drive anywhere, even in the city.

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OK, it's a funny joke. You can turn the snow off now. [View all] House of Roberts 13 hrs ago OP

I'll take your snow...if you take my ice..🤣 MiHale 13 hrs ago #1

We're fine with snow here, but please take our ICE. Ocelot II 13 hrs ago #2

We used to take big snowstorms more in stride that we do now. MineralMan 13 hrs ago #3

It was predicted to be apocalyptic by some of the TV weather gurus. Ocelot II 13 hrs ago #4

Yeah, the TV hype was really annoying. MineralMan 12 hrs ago #7

We like to joke here in the North Johnny2X2X 13 hrs ago #5

Seems like every year Mother Winter blows us a final good-bye kiss. Midnight Writer 12 hrs ago #6

Thats crazy. And here inSoCal there's a heat alert. maveric 12 hrs ago #8

We have rain in Ottawa. The weather is backwards. applegrove 9 hrs ago #9