The Old Folks Home

[LaurenRitz]

I am a fifth generation Californian on my Mom's side....We do not have fancy slang works for snow...We do use Sleet though!

How about snog? Or rice?

 

[CapricornFarm]

Snain is snow/rain. Row is rain/snow. Depends on how well you can see it. Snain is a bit more visible.

I supposed it could be called sleet.

I raise my bottle of kombucha in a toast! I drink one every day.

Sounds like making up names for "designer" dogs! Let's just call it precipitation, and we are covered.

 

[LaurenRitz]

Sounds like making up names for "designer" dogs! Let's just call it precipitation, and we are covered.

But that doesn't tell anyone whether they need ice cleats (rice, rain and ice) or sunglasses (slow, or snow glow), or wading boots and a heavy coat (snain). Besides, it wouldn't be as much fun getting confused looks.

 

[pennyJo1960]

Penny, how are the new boys doing?

Boys are doing great pretty calm now.
Afternoon Old Folks rare time to sleep in was sewing late night till late.

 

[ronott1]

How about snog? Or rice?

No!

Where I live, we get a bit of snow every 10 years or so. It does not stick and is usually gone within a couple of hours. The last time it snowed, we barely had enough to make a snow man!

I can go visit snow in the mountains though. It is about the same distance to get to snow as it is to get to the Pacific Ocean.

 

[Debbie292d]

Good afternoon, OF! Lots of rain the past 2 days but I see (gasp!) blue sky peeking out of the clouds now, so time to get outside, run the dogs and tend the chooks. Still need to undecorate the tree so I can drag it out to the street for the local goat guy to pick up as treat food for his pet goats.

Got summoned for jury duty on 1/22 (sigh), will report without fuss since I deferred & deferred during the worst of last year's local COVID surge; too old, too many health risk factors. (I've done jury duty SO MANY times in my life, I was not going to die of COVID after living as hermits for so long to prevent that.) My last case was a gang-related murder...THAT was fun. Glad I wasn't the foreman on that one, as I have been for several other cases...domestic violence, etc.

I've only gotten jury duty once, and it was ironic I got selected as I worked for a police department.

This was the DNR suing a sign company for cutting down trees along an interstate highway that were not marked by DNR for cutting.

The sign company proved the DNR had the wrong blueprints. That company was spot on and made the DNR look pretty stupid. I love the DNR, but sorry, couldn't side with them that time!

 

[ShrekDawg]

I’ve never gotten jury duty and I never will now thankfully

 

[Debbie292d]

What is snain? Have you been drinking again?

I knew exactly what she meant I suppose because I'm from where nicknames for weather are common, as in snirt being snow mixed with dirt which is about every single snowstorm in ND.

 

[Debbie292d]

No!

Where I live, we get a bit of snow every 10 years or so. It does not stick and is usually gone within a couple of hours. The last time it snowed, we barely had enough to make a snow man!

I can go visit snow in the mountains though. It is about the same distance to get to snow as it is to get to the Pacific Ocean.

Don't yall in California just call it "white stuff"? As in, look mom, what's that white stuff?

 

[Debbie292d]

Oh Lordy, I got busy typing my work, checking in on BYC, that I forgot to lock up the chickens. Hubby just asked.

Say goodnight to them for me, thanks! Oh, and check for eggs while you're there.