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Tender Branson
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« on: October 20, 2014, 09:53:46 AM »

Wed/Thu and Fri here.

Temps will be down from 18-25°C (64-77°F) right now to -5 to +5°C (23-41°F).

Some areas to get 50cm (1-2 feet) of fresh snow, glaciers will get 100-150cm (3-5 feet).

Ironically, the mandatory winter-tire rule in Austria only starts on November 1 - but it virtually always snows in October already for the first time.

And then there's the people on the streets with their summer tires who drive no more than 20 mph and block the whole traffic.

I changed my tires yesterday already ( => reads the weather report).
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« Reply #1 on: October 20, 2014, 10:12:36 AM »

Yep, I'm definitely aware that winter is coming here. I'm home sick with flu-like symptoms.
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« Reply #2 on: October 20, 2014, 10:25:50 AM »

Yep, I'm definitely aware that winter is coming here. I'm home sick with flu-like symptoms.

We had our first frost of the season last night.  This morning there was a bit of ice still on the rooftops as I drove to work.  Yesterday I got all the plastic shovels and pails out of the sandbox and brought them into the basement.  We had already harvested our garden and brought a few plants in side.

I got a flu vaccination a couple of weeks ago.  You should consider doing it.
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« Reply #3 on: October 20, 2014, 10:28:04 AM »


I got a flu vaccination a couple of weeks ago.  You should consider doing it.


Got the flu and pneumonia vaccines.  Old people need to be well medicated.  Wink
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« Reply #4 on: October 20, 2014, 10:37:21 AM »

Shingles too, for you.  Smiley
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« Reply #5 on: October 20, 2014, 10:59:31 AM »


Ouch. You prick!
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« Reply #6 on: October 20, 2014, 11:45:58 AM »

We just started getting autumn weather. I haven't used the heat yet and the leaves haven't changed colors or fallen or anything. Winter is a long time off.
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« Reply #7 on: October 20, 2014, 01:34:53 PM »

Going down to -2 as well here.
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« Reply #8 on: October 20, 2014, 03:39:59 PM »

You got my hopes up Angry  I saw this and thought they'd announced when The Winds of Winter will be finished Sad
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« Reply #9 on: October 20, 2014, 03:51:22 PM »

We hit 18°F last month. Wyoming in a nutshell.
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« Reply #10 on: October 20, 2014, 09:04:30 PM »

I don't think I could ever live where you guys do.  If it gets below 70 it's basically for freezing for me, below 60 and I don't want to live anymore. 
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« Reply #11 on: October 20, 2014, 10:47:06 PM »

I don't think I could ever live where you guys do.  If it gets below 70 it's basically for freezing for me, below 60 and I don't want to live anymore. 

Heh. I think I've found the one poster that hates the cold more than me. After all, I don't consider the 60s freezing... Although it is light jacket weather. Wink
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« Reply #12 on: October 21, 2014, 10:47:28 AM »

Here's the snow map:



The weather report now says 20-60 cm (8 inches to 2 feet) of snow where I live (much more on the mountains) until Friday.

I guess the snow will be gone quickly though, because it's still too wet and temps will pick up again next week. But trees might break down because of all the snow on them, since they still have many leaves on them.

Will post pictures later (now it's still nice outside with semi-blue sky).
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« Reply #13 on: October 21, 2014, 12:35:56 PM »

It is quite ironic that we always get just one short onset of winter some time in October, Tender!
But anyway, let's get ready for the snow! :/
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« Reply #14 on: October 21, 2014, 10:24:14 PM »

I don't think I could ever live where you guys do.  If it gets below 70 it's basically for freezing for me, below 60 and I don't want to live anymore. 

Heh. I think I've found the one poster that hates the cold more than me. After all, I don't consider the 60s freezing... Although it is light jacket weather. Wink

I may be exaggerating slightly, but I really really hate the cold.  How can you stand living in Washington if you hate the cold? 
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« Reply #15 on: October 21, 2014, 10:37:20 PM »

No, unfortunately it hasn't gotten any colder than 3 or 4 degrees C here, and the first snow is usually not until early November. Even then we don't get consistent freezing temperatures until the end of the month Sad
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« Reply #16 on: October 21, 2014, 10:46:52 PM »

I don't think I could ever live where you guys do.  If it gets below 70 it's basically for freezing for me, below 60 and I don't want to live anymore. 

Heh. I think I've found the one poster that hates the cold more than me. After all, I don't consider the 60s freezing... Although it is light jacket weather. Wink

I may be exaggerating slightly, but I really really hate the cold.  How can you stand living in Washington if you hate the cold? 

Who said I could stand living here? Wink
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« Reply #17 on: October 23, 2014, 01:43:28 AM »

My place a few days ago (live webcam):



Now:

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« Reply #18 on: October 23, 2014, 02:33:30 PM »

I have never seen that much snow in my life.   

Here it snows usually once MAYBE twice a year.  Last year I don't even think it snowed at all. 

I haven't actually been below 0 degrees Fahrenheit before. 
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Tender Branson
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« Reply #19 on: October 24, 2014, 01:44:17 AM »

I have never seen that much snow in my life.  

Here it snows usually once MAYBE twice a year.  Last year I don't even think it snowed at all.  

I haven't actually been below 0 degrees Fahrenheit before.  

Sure, because you are from SC.

But in fact, it's not really that much snow. Yet. Usually we get 1 feet on the ground in Dec. to Feb.

In the city, there's no snow at all on the streets and on the fields nearby there's only 1 or 2 inches or so, which was already gone yesterday after a few hours - because it's still way too wet and the temps have risen again.

The picture above with the snowy hills at the bottom of the picture is actually taken at an altitude of 1000 meters, whereas the city is only on 750 meters.

It got ca. 5-10 inches on that altitude.

On the mountains (which you can see on the earlier picture), about 1-2 feet of snow fell. But you can only see this when the mist and clouds are gone later.

On the Kitzsteinhorn glacier (that pyramid-like mountain in the distance on the upper left side of the earlier picture), it got about 3-4 feet of snow (but that's between 2500-3000 meters altitude).

I post pictures later when all the clouds are gone (which should produce a great snowy fall panorama).
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