LGBTQ+ Poultry Keepers

[JacinLarkwell]

Do you get a lot of snow up there?

I know we always had Snowdays built into the calender in Michigan. We don't here

 

[TwoCrows]

At times. We can have memorable blizzards, and then diddly piddly. I remember more snow in winter when I was a kid.

I think snow is diminishing everywhere in winter now.

 

[TwoCrows]

I know we always had Snowdays built into the calender in Michigan. We don't here

You would think Montana would need plenty of snow days?!

 

[fluffycrow]

I think snow is diminishing everywhere in winter now.

I beg to differ. There were a lot of years where our capital, and by extention quite a few places in Central Greece didn't get any snow at all. For the past few years, those areas have been getting a good amount of snow for a week or so

 

[JacinLarkwell]

You would think Montana would need plenty of snow days?!

I know a lot of the bigger or really small and rural communities will. My town had 1 in 30 years.

 

[Sally PB]

I think snow is diminishing everywhere in winter now.

Yeah. Another problem with climate change.

Another issue here is, if it is just a few degrees warmer, we could get freezing rain. That is MUCH worse than 5-6 inches of snow. It doesn't take much ice on the roads to lead to total undrivability. Or on the trees to lead to massive power outages.
This is from a few years ago:

The tree did straighten, thank goodness. We got a lot of "volunteer" firewood out of that storm. Yup, the power was out for about 3 days with that storm.

 

[TwoCrows]

I beg to differ. There were a lot of years where our capital, and by extention quite a few places in Central Greece didn't get any snow at all. For the past few years, those areas have been getting a good amount of snow for a week or so

I guess all our snow is falling on your part of the world? The US is seeing a lot less snow, ski areas have permanently closed, winters are much warmer than they used to be. Send that snow back over here!!

 

[fluffycrow]

I guess all our snow is falling on your part of the world? The US is seeing a lot less snow, ski areas have permanently closed, winters are much warmer than they used to be. Send that snow back over here!!

Granted, our snowy areas are experiencing the same thing, just less noticeably. Climate change is a weird thing

 

[TwoCrows]

Yeah. Another problem with climate change.

Another issue here is, if it is just a few degrees warmer, we could get freezing rain. That is MUCH worse than 5-6 inches of snow. It doesn't take much ice on the roads to lead to total undrivability. Or on the trees to lead to massive power outages.
This is from a few years ago:
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The tree did straighten, thank goodness. We got a lot of "volunteer" firewood out of that storm. Yup, the power was out for about 3 days with that storm.

Yes lots more ice storms across the country instead of snow now. Hopefully you don't have to deal with a 3 day power outage again!

 

[Sally PB]

Yes lots more ice storms across the country instead of snow now. Hopefully you don't have to deal with a 3 day power outage again!

Just had a 4 day one a couple weeks ago, due to straight line winds. We have a generator, thank goodness.

More weather geek: Straight line winds are like a tornado, without the spinning. We had 70 mph winds that snapped 6" diameter trees off 15-20 feet above the ground. I saw a 12"+ diameter tree that was pushed over.

All in all, I'd rather have a power outage when it's warm out than when it's winter.

Actually, I would just rather NOT have a power outage.