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Topic: Bad Snow Storm Here in CO
Jeanniebean Joined Wed 01/30/08 Posts: 40028	Tue 12/20/11 04:01 AM Edited by Jeanniebean on Tue 12/20/11 04:06 AM
We here in SE Colorado (Baca County) have about 15 inches of snow, but the wind has caused snow drifts up to ten feet according to the News. I'm going to have a lot of snow shoveling to do tomorrow. There is a huge drift at my Mom's back door. I will have to use my snow shoes to get into the house to tend to Mom and Dad today. All roads here into town have been closed.

Seakolony Joined Fri 11/07/08 Posts: 11968	Tue 12/20/11 04:16 AM
We here in SE Colorado (Baca County) have about 15 inches of snow, but the wind has caused snow drifts up to ten feet according to the News. I'm going to have a lot of snow shoveling to do tomorrow. There is a huge drift at my Mom's back door. I will have to use my snow shoes to get into the house to tend to Mom and Dad today. All roads here into town have been closed. Hope all is well Jeannie and no power outages....

justme659 Joined Wed 10/03/07 Posts: 6144	Tue 12/20/11 04:28 AM
Stay warm and safe. I hear that the same storm is heading across the country my way.

sweetestgirl11 Joined Fri 09/12/08 Posts: 30087	Tue 12/20/11 06:43 AM
We here in SE Colorado (Baca County) have about 15 inches of snow, but the wind has caused snow drifts up to ten feet according to the News. I'm going to have a lot of snow shoveling to do tomorrow. There is a huge drift at my Mom's back door. I will have to use my snow shoes to get into the house to tend to Mom and Dad today. All roads here into town have been closed. sounds awesome - wish I was there!! our snow sprinkle turned into nuthin on Sunday

mssilverfox Joined Sat 12/08/07 Posts: 10529	Tue 12/20/11 06:54 AM Edited by mssilverfox on Tue 12/20/11 06:55 AM
My granddaughter is flying today from Washington, DC to Denver to spend Xmas with her mom (my dau).. She has a direct flight so maybe not get out of DC... Be careful Jeanniebean and keep warm...

tazzops Joined Sat 12/20/08 Posts: 33333	Tue 12/20/11 08:00 AM
Have four inches here in Colorado Springs. It is beautiful just a few days early.

Jeanniebean Joined Wed 01/30/08 Posts: 40028	Tue 12/20/11 08:25 AM Edited by Jeanniebean on Tue 12/20/11 08:28 AM
Today, of all days, I saw my Dad attempting to get out of bed at 5:30 a.m. (from the camera I have in his room) and had to put on my snow shoes and walk over a 4 foot drift to get to the back porch. I bought these snow shoes in 2006 after we got 4 feet of snow (all over not just drifts)... I have had these snow shoes for 5 years. I was thinking I would never have to use them. They worked nicely. They are modern lightweight shoes and cost $170.00. I bet I could sell them now here for $300.00 LOL. Today I will dig a path across the driveway to get to my mom's back door. Here is a picture of the storm in 2006 and the path I dug. It me took two days to reach the bottom of the steps. 2006 storm: This time we have a roof over the porch so I did not have to dig to get to the door, and we don't have as much snow. But the drift is just about as deep.

Jeanniebean Joined Wed 01/30/08 Posts: 40028	Tue 12/20/11 08:27 AM Edited by Jeanniebean on Tue 12/20/11 08:27 AM
Here is a link to my website article about this 2011 storm. http://www.springfieldcolorado.com/december2011storm.html I will probably take more pictures later. The weather report says another snow storm is coming in on Thursday. Oh goody.

Jeanniebean Joined Wed 01/30/08 Posts: 40028	Tue 12/20/11 08:57 AM Edited by Jeanniebean on Tue 12/20/11 08:58 AM
We here in SE Colorado (Baca County) have about 15 inches of snow, but the wind has caused snow drifts up to ten feet according to the News. I'm going to have a lot of snow shoveling to do tomorrow. There is a huge drift at my Mom's back door. I will have to use my snow shoes to get into the house to tend to Mom and Dad today. All roads here into town have been closed. Hope all is well Jeannie and no power outages.... So far no power outages. We usually get those in thunderstorms. All our heat is electric, so if we lose power we will get cold. Worst of all.... no Internet!!

Kleisto Joined Tue 05/13/08 Posts: 5704	Tue 12/20/11 09:01 AM
Least you won't have to be exposed to some of the head spinning arguments around here lol. So it may not be ALL bad. In seriousness though, be safe and stay warm.

Optomistic69 Joined Mon 10/10/11 Posts: 5173	Tue 12/20/11 09:11 AM
Least you won't have to be exposed to some of the head spinning arguments around here lol. So it may not be ALL bad. In seriousness though, be safe and stay warm. Don't let those oldies get you down with their outmoded ideas Kleisto .... Stay warm JB

Tribbles Joined Tue 11/17/09 Posts: 7349	Tue 12/20/11 09:20 AM
Ha! It's 80° and not a cloud in the sky here today. Which kinda worries me because if we keep getting inundated with all this sunshine, I'm afraid I'm gonna have to spend Christmas in shorts and flip-flops.

Jeanniebean Joined Wed 01/30/08 Posts: 40028	Tue 12/20/11 09:51 AM Edited by Jeanniebean on Tue 12/20/11 09:52 AM
CBS4 Denver News reporter emailed me to see if I could send him some pictures of some of the ten foot drifts that people were reporting. I told him my first priority is to dig a path from my door across the driveway to my mom's door. The guy with the equipment said he would be there "soon." He ain't here yet. I'm digging a narrow path. As they say: I'm too old for this ****.

skywisper Joined Mon 03/21/11 Posts: 1213	Tue 12/20/11 11:40 AM
No elect you will freez to death in that little box with no elect & what if the snow covers your house and you cant get out?.

oldhippie1952 Joined Mon 03/14/11 Posts: 22693	Tue 12/20/11 11:44 AM
Been watching the snow on the news in Dallas. Everyone in it be safe.

Jeanniebean Joined Wed 01/30/08 Posts: 40028	Tue 12/20/11 07:34 PM
My cats and dogs are happy I finally got a path dug.