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post #1 of 26
10/2/11 at 11:26am
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Ebensburg, PA (about 2,000 feet above sea level) received enough snow last night to whiten the ground.

We closed the pool a couple of weeks ago. We just took out the AC units. And I put flannel sheets on the bed this morning. The electric blanket is on High on both sides and the kids are all zonked out in various spots, soaking up the heat.

We still have to go outside and put the garden and flower beds to bed for the winter. But it won't stop raining again.

The only thing to look forward to now is cold and snow. With ice mixed in for good measure. I am not amused.
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post #2 of 26
10/2/11 at 11:33am
You know where you have a standing invitation! The guest room is ready and the kitties want company

It's in the high 80's this afternoon. This morning was in the high 60's and low humidity. Went for a nice walk after breakfast.
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post #3 of 26
10/2/11 at 11:37am
They have given out snow here for later this month but today its been 27 celcius and yesterday was 30.x
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post #4 of 26
10/2/11 at 12:05pm
We've got just about the same weather as Britain, but it's supposed to cool down to the teens (Celsius= 60s Fahrenheit) by Wednesday. I put most of my summer clothes in storage today and got out the winter stuff. It's getting cold at night, so the winter duvets will be the next thing to bring down from the attic.
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post #5 of 26
10/2/11 at 12:12pm
Boooooooooooooo winter!
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post #6 of 26
10/2/11 at 12:57pm
I just ran into town and my car said it was 49 degrees F (so, that's what, around 20 degrees C?) but it feels colder than that because of the wind. The trees haven't started changing here, but they have at work (1/2 hr drive west and higher elevation), plus I heard they had snow Friday night! Fall came early this year, but I LOVE fall! Now, I want to make pumpkin pies and chili and all that good stuff!

Winter I could do without.
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post #7 of 26
10/2/11 at 1:12pm
49°F = 9.4°C. The trees in Europe are starting to change color, but this has been the warmest late September/ early October in memory. July was cooler here this year. It's been great for the Oktoberfest and Cannstatter Volksfest.
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post #8 of 26
10/2/11 at 4:26pm
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Boooooooooooooo winter!
I ditto that!!!
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post #9 of 26
10/2/11 at 4:31pm
We just went boating yesterday and swimming in the river.
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post #10 of 26
10/2/11 at 5:08pm
Boston Ma. Its just getting to the point where we dont need the AC. Its nice to have the open windows. But that never seems to last that long... Hi Peoples!
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post #11 of 26
10/2/11 at 5:22pm


The only time I really enjoyed winter as an adult was when we were in the RV in Big Bear. We drove down to work every day - and so it was 60 or 70 during the day, but we had the cold and snow at night. And we had a driver, so we didn't have to deal with the chains when it was bad on the way to work or home!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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post #12 of 26
10/2/11 at 6:35pm
We had two days in a row with frosts. I covered all container plants and the basil in the veg garden. But we have indian summer this week with temps going up to low 70's by the end of the week.
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post #13 of 26
10/2/11 at 7:57pm
Feel free to send the cold and snow here! I'm sick of the warm weather, and I'm very sick of the humidity!
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post #14 of 26
10/2/11 at 8:23pm
We turned our heat on tonight. Supposed to get down to the 40s. I probably would have held off if I didn't have a small child. I was sad when I put an undershirt on her with her jammies tonight. That makes it really seem real!

Now that DH is in bed I'm thinking we should have pulled out a quilt for ourselves! We might have to snuggle!

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49°F = 9.4°C. The trees in Europe are starting to change color, but this has been the warmest late September/ early October in memory. July was cooler here this year. It's been great for the Oktoberfest and Cannstatter Volksfest.
A friend of mine was stationed in Germany till last month. She and her girls were not amused by the cool summer! Or the cold winter last year! They are back state side now though; back to our crazy weather!!
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post #15 of 26
10/3/11 at 5:40am
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Feel free to send the cold and snow here! I'm sick of the warm weather, and I'm very sick of the humidity!
Ohhhh, honey....I wish I could!

Me? I'm going to Lana's for the winter! I could handle a few months of Florida!
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post #16 of 26
10/3/11 at 3:31pm
You know you're always welcome. Angel, Tony & Tippy are anxious to meet you. Only problem - you don't fly -- will Clarence make it down here?
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post #17 of 26
10/3/11 at 3:39pm
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I don't know about Clarence, but the Tundra would!
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post #18 of 26
10/3/11 at 3:55pm
Its only suppose to get to mid - high 40s for us by late week. I don't mind though. It hasn't been hot here all summer, just kinda humid.

It's put a damper on my nail art because I don't have a dehumidifier, so when the air is too moist, I get bubbles in my polish.
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post #19 of 26
10/3/11 at 5:57pm
I don't know if it is the cooler nights, all the rain we have had recently or what but last night I went down to the garden to get any decent sized tomatoes off our plants that were still green so they could ripen on the window sills, and harvested almost 2 dozen green peppers! There are still more that should be ready by the end of the week! I was thrilled considering our 2 green pepper plants really didn't do anything all summer. It seems like as soon as one started either the bugs got to it or it just stopped developing and rotted on the plant.

I was planning on making spaghetti this weekend of company, but I may make some stuffed green peppers as well and freeze them for quick dinners later in the winter.

Does the change in the seasons cause this?
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post #20 of 26
10/3/11 at 9:02pm
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Originally Posted by Winchester View Post
Ohhhh, honey....I wish I could!

Me? I'm going to Lana's for the winter! I could handle a few months of Florida!
Me too! My feet are not happy to be confined in real shoes again!

The family of my Mother's God-daughter moved down there a few years ago and they have a guest house. Sounds perfect!!
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post #21 of 26
10/4/11 at 12:21am
They have forcast snow by the end of the week here, trees have nearly finished turning and you can feel the chill in the air it went from being roasting hot in Saturday to raining nd food on Sunday
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post #22 of 26
10/4/11 at 3:22am
Words cannot describe the jealousy I have for all you notherners. (Yes, I am one of the strange few that prefer cold weather to hot!) Friday was the first day here since about February that it wasn't god-awful hot. I kid you not, yesterday was the first time I could reasonably wear jeans this school year and not die of heat stroke while hoofing it around campus.

It's amazing how much different the weather is down here than in the Panhandle. It gets to really be winter there -- well, Florida winter, anyway, with temps in the 30s or 40s for at least two weeks solid -- while down here if we get into the 40s at night everyone practically calls a snow day. It's pathetic, I saw people walking around in winter boots and sweatshirts this morning just because it got into the 60s overnight.

You know your perspective on weather is skewed when you think, "85F today? Man, that isn't so hot after all."

And the idea of not having central A/C, just window units, is absolutely mind-boggling to someone born and raised in Florida. LOL
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post #23 of 26
10/4/11 at 3:41am
I came off my cruise last week hoping for some cooler weather but it was so warm back home!. It's cooling down nicely now though

The poor plants and trees don't know what's going on
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post #24 of 26
10/4/11 at 5:24am
I can handle the cold, I'm used to standing out on the football field in 40 degrees, but at this point it the never ending rain that is driving me absolutely out of my gourd.

I suffer from SADD, and normally the fall is still a good season for me, enough daylight, and sun and the crisp air makes me feel alive. But the doom and gloom is killing me. I just want to sleeeeeeep.

Snow? I'm just saying no to snow.
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post #25 of 26
10/4/11 at 10:48am
Around here you can tell the tourists from the locals.

When the weather gets down to the high 70s for a high, the locals are in long pants, sleeves and jackets (though few of us wear anything but flip-flops).

The tourists and snow birds will be in shorts and shirt sleeves or sitting poolside all winter.

November 8th last year, back of a boat on Lake Mojave, 88 degrees
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post #26 of 26
10/4/11 at 12:27pm
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Originally Posted by calico2222 View Post
.. and harvested almost 2 dozen green peppers! There are still more that should be ready by the end of the week! I was thrilled considering our 2 green pepper plants really didn't do anything all summer. It seems like as soon as one started either the bugs got to it or it just stopped developing and rotted on the plant.
We've had the worst year ever for green peppers. The few we've gotten have been small and shriveled; usually we have tons of big ones.

Our pears, on the other hand, are monsters. Everybody at school has been teasing me about bringing in "GM pears" because you can make a meal of one. It's a good year for apples, too. DH picked 515 kilograms of them this week (1,135 lbs.). He sold them to a juice company, since we've already got more than enough stored to get us through the winter, and the trees are still pretty full.
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