-=> Quoting Mark Hofmann to Nancy Backus on 01-17-13  07:35 <=-   
      
    NB>> When I was growing up, we lived in Mississipi for 4 years... and while   
    NB>> we were there, it snowed exactly once.  My sisters and I rolled all the   
    NB>> snow (about 1" or so) in the yard into three large snowballs, to make a   
    NB>> snowman... since we couldn't lift the smaller balls onto the larger, we   
    NB>> just turned them into snow chairs...  They lasted for weeks...  ;)   
      
    MH> A few winters ago when we had the (3) blizzards, there were piles of   
    MH> snow that  lasted into late May.  Areas that had northern exposure with   
    MH> little sunlight  and at one time were huge piles several stories high.    
    MH> The good old days.. :)    
      
   The plowed up piles do last far into the warmer weather...  :)    
   Especially when they get added to multiple times... :)   
      
    NB>> For your sake, I hope you get lots more this season...  ;)  Maybe   
    NB>> you'll get lucky and get enough to build your igloo... ;)   
      
    MH> So far, we have not had much of anything.  Just like last year.   
      
   Almost all of our snow melted during this recent thaw... but now, the   
   temps are back in the teens, and it snowed about an inch overnight...   
   with (a little) more supposedly in the forecast for the weekend...   
      
   But, just like last year, we are being forecast the see-saw temps...   
   tomorrow is supposed to be almost 50, and then back to the teens and   
   20s... We shall see...  :)   
      
   ttyl        neb   
      
   ... I haven't lost my mind...it's backed-up somewhere!   
      
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