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Global Warming just hit South Texas.......LOL
This usually happens about once every 125 years but it snowed here in 2004 on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day....Got flurries last year and now this:

Tonight: Cloudy, with a low around 26. North wind between 14 and 23 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

Thursday: A chance of snow, freezing rain, and sleet, mainly after noon. Cloudy, with a high near 32. North wind between 17 and 23 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Thursday Night: Freezing rain and sleet likely before midnight, then a chance of snow and sleet. Cloudy, with a low around 27. North northwest wind between 17 and 21 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New ice accumulation of 0.2 to 0.4 of an inch possible. New snow and sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Friday: A 50 percent chance of snow before noon. Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 38. North northwest wind between 14 and 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 30. North northwest wind 8 to 14 mph becoming west southwest
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John Lassiter
Poor planning and procrastination on your part does not constitute an emergency on my part...

THATS GREAT!

So now you can properly brumate your snakes so they will breed for you this year. LOL!
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>>THATS GREAT!
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>>So now you can properly brumate your snakes so they will breed for you this year. LOL!

Ha...for four whole days.......They are still in the air conditioned room
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John Lassiter
Poor planning and procrastination on your part does not constitute an emergency on my part...

We got down to -3 last night without windchill; windchill factor hit us to -20 or so.

*&*( This! It's supposed to get below 0 again tonight (like 6 below I think).
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We wouldn't have 6 and a half billion people if you had to be beautiful to get laid.
6.6 African House snakes
3.2 reticulated pythons
.1 corn snake
4.2 Florida Kings
1.2 speckled kings
1.2 ball pythons
0.0.1 Argentine boa

Heck with you, it's 4pm and I am not sure it hit 40F as a high.

Two days ago, I observed snakes out and gilas and torts, and now. Its the friggin north pole. Wheres Santa? hot chocolate anyone.

>>Heck with you, it's 4pm and I am not sure it hit 40F as a high.
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>> Two days ago, I observed snakes out and gilas and torts, and now. Its the friggin north pole. Wheres Santa? hot chocolate anyone.

It hit 31 as a high today........Very UNLLIKE the Southern Coast of Texas.
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John Lassiter
Poor planning and procrastination on your part does not constitute an emergency on my part...

John,

My friend, you have just recited every forcast, for every week that I've experienced here in good 'ole Buffalo, since Dec 1st.

However, I choose to live in this madness. I can see how these weather conditions could stress you southern boys out. We had a day off of school today (6th grade teacher, snow day) with just the simple threat of the tail end of that storm that you folks have been fighting with for the last couple of days...and we are used to this stuff. It must have really been a monster. Stay warm.

Will

hey will,

they closed school here in the 'cuse area as well. we were tabbed to get 18", i think we were lucky if we got 18 micrometers. no direspect to anyone out there, but it is amazing how this type of storm screws up so much of the country, but when you live in it year in and out, 18" of snow in a storm ... i just kind of shrug my shoulders and keep movin'...
i did choose this over hurricanes and tornadoes, lol. i don't want too many of those.

hope everyone and their collection are doing OK with the weather

daveb
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Hi Dave,

We had the exact same forecast...and result. All of our local school districts (including mine) called off the night before in expectation of a massive storm, but all we received was a dusting. Man, those superintendants must have been pi$$ed off...LOL! Stay warm buddy.

Will

There was a Global Warming summit in Mexico late last year, and the temperature that weekend was an all-time recorded low for that region. Not great advertising for that cause, I tell you. Great for a chuckle though.
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Mark

was in Copenhagan and the had they had a snow storm that made Pelosi and congressional leaders leave hours early....Where is it next year? Maybe they should had said "the New Ice Age" is coming and people would think differently.
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Jimmy Tintle

As poor human slobs, we just have to make the best of the cold winter. I've had to move my brumation tanks in the basement closer the the heater to avoid freezing my thayeri collection.

The term global warming really does lead to confusion.

The fact is that the observed average annual temperature of Earth's atmosphere and oceans continues to increase, hence global warming is occurring. However it does not necessarily follow that the planet is warming evenly. The jet stream, which steers our weather in the U.S., typically moves generally from west to east. But due to unusually warm winter temperatures at high latitudes (e.g., 25 F instead of -25 F), the jet stream has been developing large meanders, which in turn allow masses of polar air to sag down way farther than usual (they usually stay farther north, "hemmed in" by the jet stream). The result is record colder winter temperatures in much of the lower 48, esp. the south and southeast. The same effect has made this winter colder than usual throughout much of Europe. Thus, in a seeming paradox, global WARMING leads to local changes in weather that can be COLDER than usual. A better term for the whole phenomenon is global climate change, because that is what we see happening. Global warming, as described above, is just part of it.

Nice post, Tgcorley. I think it should have been "Extreme Weather" Basically it all boils down to the age old question of " Is the glass half full or half empty?" or "What came first the snake or the egg?"

Science is just fun, listening to both sides battle it out while goverments make new laws, and businesses make money. It's just a cycle and it will shift again, maybe not in my lifetime but it will.

Hope everyone is staying warm, and this summer I will be saying hope no one has any heat strokes.
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Jimmy Tintle

Sorry about your luck John but we had that cold weather here in FL in November and December. The low this year at my house was 16F. Good luck and stay warm!
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Jimmy Tintle

Why California is over populated...
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Bob/Chris
Pyromaniac AKA Greatballzofire

yeah its freeezin ace in Htown, would be nice to see some snow enjoy it while you can i say. kids are hopin they cut schools but they havnt yet, all my yard plants froze means landscapin in a few weeks ahwell funstuff,,,,,,,,,thomas
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Morphs... just like baseball cards BUT ALIVE, how cool is that???

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LOL I woke up this morning to -3 and today's hi is supposed to hit a whopping 15 then back down to 0 or below tonight.

Got up to this yesterday morning and I don't live in Syracuse or Buffalo. LOL I'm in central Illinois.

Out my front door and front yard. The wife and I spent most of Tuesday afternoon and off and on all night shoveling to try to stay ahead of the snow. 2"/hour on average. Where was my neighbor with his tractor while we were shoveling? LOL

Ooh ooh ooh looking out my back door.

Had to keep areas clear for the dogs.

Barbecue anyone? LOL

Something to keep on topic. It's not a king but a recent acquisition.

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BigT
There is a difference between ignorance and stupidity. The ignorant can be taught, stupidity is beyond our control.
1.2 P. m. melanoleucus B/W N. J. Northern Pines
1.2 P. d. deppei Mexican Pines
2.2 P. l. lineaticollis Linis or Lined Pines
1.2 P. m. lodingi Black Pines
0.3 P. c. sayi Kingsville X Stillwater red bulls
1.1 Drymarchon melenurus Blacktail Cribo
1.2 D. corais Yellowtail Cribos
1.2 M. s. cheynei Jungle Carpet
2.6 L. p. pyromelana Arizona Mt. Kings
1.1 L. g. californiae B/W Cali kings
0.0.3 M. f. flagellum Eastern Coachwhips
1.2 G. m. bottegoi Western Plated lizards

Yep...but that is normal for there....
I was in Canton in Janurary of 2009 and saw/felt -23F.
I thought to myself....."Why do folks live here?".....hahahaha

It its freezing here on the Southern Gulf Coast about one day a year or every other year normally.......

We had snow in 2004 and some flurries last year now this......I'm thinking about moving south some more.....LOL
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John Lassiter
Poor planning and procrastination on your part does not constitute an emergency on my part...

Yep...but that is normal for there....
I was in Canton in Janurary of 2009 and saw/felt -23F.

Well not quite normal, blizzards like this only happen every 7-8 years. It's true we do get some cold snaps every winter.

I thought to myself....."Why do folks live here?".....hahahaha

I ask myself this everyday and it has nothing to do with the weather. LOL

It its freezing here on the Southern Gulf Coast about one day a year or every other year normally.......

We had snow in 2004 and some flurries last year now this......I'm thinking about moving south some more.....LOL

Yep sounds pretty cold for you south Texans. Last time I was in the area was '79 when my band played at the Hilton on South Padre Island. That was right after a hurricane had gone through. But at least it was warm. LOL

I've also spent some time in Laredo during the heat of the summer. I no longer have to imagine what hell might be like. LOL

Stay warm JL.
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BigT
There is a difference between ignorance and stupidity. The ignorant can be taught, stupidity is beyond our control.
1.2 P. m. melanoleucus B/W N. J. Northern Pines
1.2 P. d. deppei Mexican Pines
2.2 P. l. lineaticollis Linis or Lined Pines
1.2 P. m. lodingi Black Pines
0.3 P. c. sayi Kingsville X Stillwater red bulls
1.1 Drymarchon melenurus Blacktail Cribo
1.2 D. corais Yellowtail Cribos
1.2 M. s. cheynei Jungle Carpet
2.6 L. p. pyromelana Arizona Mt. Kings
1.1 L. g. californiae B/W Cali kings
0.0.3 M. f. flagellum Eastern Coachwhips
1.2 G. m. bottegoi Western Plated lizards

Honestly I will take the 20s and 30s over 100F and High Humidity any day.......LOL
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John Lassiter
Poor planning and procrastination on your part does not constitute an emergency on my part...

I used to think that way John, but I will take a "good ol' summa day heya in Luziana" over the cold anytime. Must be age creeping in. At least I feel I can unfold my limbs long enough to get something accomplished in the heat!!!

>>I used to think that way John, but I will take a "good ol' summa day heya in Luziana" over the cold anytime. Must be age creeping in. At least I feel I can unfold my limbs long enough to get something accomplished in the heat!!!

LOL....I think those 8 months in Cheyenne, Wyoming changed me....
You can always put on more clothes....There's only so much you can take off before you are arrested......LOL
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John Lassiter
Poor planning and procrastination on your part does not constitute an emergency on my part...

Wow!,....yeah, that is some insane snow to deal with!

Hah!, I've only seen snow a few times in my entire life.......

Yes a 100% pure "Florida cracker"..LOL!

Is that bottom pic a "Garden phase ATB"?, ...it looks to be from what I can see there.

~Doug
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"a snake in the grass is a GOOD thing"

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I know John. We currently have 5 foot drifts in our front and side yards. This morning it was -1. We have had enough, we are leaving for 2 weeks in florida tomorrow.

Are your snakes going to Florida with you?
I lived in Southwest Michigan for a decade, but it was too long of winters and the summers were plagued by every biting insect native to the Northern Hemisphere.
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Bob/Chris
Pyromaniac AKA Greatballzofire