We have a beautiful blanket of white everywhere! This is a gift for us, because we never get snow this early. But it is so pretty! Just wanted to share with everyone!

-- Debbie T in N.C. (rdtyner@mindspring.com), November 19, 2000

Answers

We got about 2 inches but this is normal for us .Actually we should have had more than this already , I will gladly let you have ALL of ares this year .Enjoy.

-- Patty (fodfarms@slic.com), November 19, 2000.

We have over a foot and the wood is half way gone. Bitter cold the last three nights. O-10 degrees. I think this year will make up for last year. My neighbor, behind me, spend most of yesterday on their sleigh. They just kept changing the horses. It was a beautiful site! So peaceful, no wind (for once) so even though it was cold, it was okay. The snow is sliding off the roof and is begining to insulate at least the basement. I'm very grateful for this as my furnace is running way too often despite the wood stove. I won't be able to pay the bill. We are grateful for the snow. We haven't had near enough the last few years. Enjoy the beauty of winter and be grateful for the moisture.

-- Cheryl (bramblecottage@hotmail.com), November 19, 2000.

Hi Debbie,

We got snow here too, but not too much. Didn't even stick to the ground. Was enough to make a cold muddy mess! Was hoping for a snow day tomorrow so i could get a head start on cooking for Thanksgiving! But then its a pain to make up those snow days later. sort of reminded me of the winters back home in western NYS. I like to see the snow fall, but sure don't miss it that much, especially lugging buckets of hot water to the barn and not being able to let the animals out for months on end cause it was so cold and lots of snow, like 15+ feet worth in some places where it drifted.

I made a pot of chili and bread in my bread machine and cleaned a little bit. hope you enjoyed it, might be the last we see for awhile. Then again, maybe not. been a weird summer hasn't been? No dry spells and no hurricanes, no ticks after June and no whiperwills either this yr. so makes me wonder what winter will bring. the goats were shedding in the summer, about early July, thought that was weird too.

-- Bernice (geminigoats@yahoo.com), November 19, 2000.

We had flurries this morning in North Alabama. Enough for my tastes.

-- Jay Blair in N. AL (jayblair678@yahoo.com), November 19, 2000.

Hi folks. Just thought I would let everyone know that Western NY got its usual share of lake effect snow last night. We have a foot on he ground with more forcasted through out the week. This looks like it should be a normal winter with the snow arriving Thanksgiving week. The winters are usually long when snow starts this early but there is no use in complaining. There's a lot of things to do indoors and a good time to catch up on my reading list. Take care.

-- Gerald S. Rozanski (Grozanski56@cs.com), November 19, 2000.

SNOW! I want it NOW! Went muzleloading with my dad on Wednesday and saw a few "white knats." Top of the mountain was white. I killed a button buck(was 2pm and had not seen a deer!) and a spike after that. best shots I have ever fired. Both were shot in the heart. Had no phone or electric for nine days in 1998. Great! Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow!

-- Terri Perry (stuperry@stargate.net), November 19, 2000.

Debbie: A snow storm, snapping wood stove, coffee and a good book!! I'm with you. Doesn't get any better!! Thanks....Kirk

-- Kirk Davis (kirkay@yahoo.com), November 19, 2000.

I want some, too! We're just a little south of KY/VA, and were forecast to get a little, but no luck. Guess it hopped over the mountain and dropped snow east of here.

-- Teresa in TN (otgonz@bellsouth.net), November 20, 2000.

Hi Gerald in Western NY, .

Your right. The Lake Erie / Ontario snow machines are revving up for the winter. A foot got dumped on Erie's south shore here in northeastern Ohio. About time. I was getting tired of the mud winters of the past few years.

(:raig

-- Craig (CMiller@ssd.com), November 20, 2000.

Frankly, I have rather enjoyed the last two winters -- fairly mild, and low snow (despite the fact that I believe all the anomalous weather is due to global warming). Of course, this is from someone who has spent all but 2 (near St. Louis) of her 48 winters in Wisconsin, where we experienced extreme snow in the '95-'96 and '96- '97 winters. In northern Wisconsin, on April 15, there was still 2 feet of snow on the ground, and it was snowing again! There were several snowfalls that dumped 18" or more at a time that winter. I took a yardstick out to the driveway (in March in southern Wisconsin) and measured 20" of snow, piled up to 36" by the snowplow. Digging THAT out was no fun.

Here's one cheering for moderate winters. I don't mind a normal amount of snow, but no more, thank you!

-- Joy Froelich (dragnfly@chorus.net), November 20, 2000.

Snowing again today with up to 10 inches and snow everyday for the next 5-6 .Ow well its winter .

-- Patty (fodfarms@slic.com), November 20, 2000.

Gerald, you must be near Buffalo. I'm nearer Ellicottville and we only have a couple of inches, and the ski slopes are due to open Fri. Hope we get our share, you guys up there look in a bad way though, just saw the news, kids stuck on buses for 3 hours, it's a mess.

Carol

-- Carol Koller (ckoller@eznet.net), November 20, 2000.

Hey.... all you western NY folks, do you remember the blizzard of '77 and if so what were you doing or where were you? I was stranded in town for a few days, our volkswagon bug was frozen solid, couldn't drive it.

-- Bernice (geminigoats@yahoo.com), November 20, 2000.

The snow has all but melted away. Except for the little snow families that are waving to the cars rushing to and fore. I hope we'll have more for Christmas. Just send any unwanted snow to me!!! Debbie!

-- Debbie T in N.C. (rdtyner@mindspring.com), November 20, 2000.

Well..... DAG!!! just heard on the news our friends in western NYS just got 2 feet of snow dumped on them. Kids were stranded and the mayor declred a st of ER.... haven't heard that since the blizzard of '77! To all our western NYS friends... heres hoping you shovel out fast or melt.

-- Bernice (geminigoats@yahoo.com), November 21, 2000.

All this talk is making me colder! It's cold down here in Kentucky, no snow, and don't want any, you all can have it, I'd be more'n happy to send it up that a way! We're gettin up to 50's again this weekend, oh boy oh boy. I don't do the cold well, I am a sissy.

There are people driving to my house from Deleware, leaving tomorrow. Are they going to be able to make it? I saw on the news this morning about the blizzards up north. You all stay warm now. I am going to keep praying for a warm winter down here, OK?

-- Cindy in Ky (solidrockranch@msn.com), November 21, 2000.

I remember in '77 I was only thirteen, my mom was on the phone telling my grandma we were alright she had kids to get to the store. Sheesh! But it was fun at that age. I had to shovel a 10' square area for my dog to relieve himself as he was a Schnauzer, and the snow was up to my waist.( We didn't get it as bad as some places.) I work at Clark Craft on the Niagara River and yesterday the owner came in from getting the mail and said Abandon Ship! Don't know if he made it home. Many, many didn't. My wife was two hours late on a twenty minute drive. The people she works with called this morning from work. They had to go back and sleep there. This raises many problems. Her girlfriend was in tears because her son was stuck on a bus and is handicapped. He has to be catherized every couple of hours. Her other friend called us in tears because her dog is home alone, undoubtedly out of food and drink. We couldn't get there to help. There are other mini-disasters so pray for these folks. I thank God that He was kind to my family!

-- Edward G. Weaver (edzreal@postmaster.co.uk), November 21, 2000.

Wow!! I don't hear about these things, since we don't have TV and I hardly ever listen to the radio. Sometimes I check the weather on the computer, but usually forget. We had a snow flurry last night, and it was about twenty-two degrees this morning. I think we are supposed to get more snow later this week, but we are in a spot in central NH that often gets missed by the big snow storms -- for which I'm usually thankful!! Sometimes there will be heavy snow both north and south of us, but only a few inches here. And once in a while we get dumped on, too! I hope not right away, though, as we just got a new puppy (American Working Farmcollie -- he's wonderful -- housebroken already at 8 1/2 weeks!!) and I don't want to have to start walking him on snow shoes for a little while yet!! Now I think I will go check the weather!!

-- Kathleen Sanderson (stonycft@worldpath.net), November 21, 2000.

I take it all back!! We now have almost 2 ft of snow and are in white out conditions, with more expected. Buffalo got 2 ft, declared a state of emergency, and closed the whole city down. It didn't seem to be the amount of snow, but that it came at rush hour? People just abandoned their cars if they could walk to a warm place. You'd think that they would be used to it by now, and that the mayor and his crews could have had a little more organisation. TV coverage has been non stop,some kids still stuck at school and some kids never got home on the school bus. Its awful. We plowed this morning,and it needs doing again, but its very heavy snow and I'm more worried about the amount on the roof!! Carol

-- Carol (ckoller@eznet.net), November 21, 2000.

In a suburb east of Buffalo. Can't see cars coming down the street pulling out of my driveway because the snow piles are too high . Let me see, it's only January 4th!!!

-- Paul (pjd35@buffnet.net), January 04, 2001.

As of today. 1/18/01 we have 110"+ of snow on the ground. Lake Erie has not frozen over at our end, setting us up for a storm similar to the Blizzard of '77. That happened on 1/28 so we are not out of the woods by any means. No amount of planning or organization can help when a storm springs up such as the November, 2000 storm or the Blizzard. It's an "act of nature" which is unpredictable with any amount of accuracy. We have run out of salt & are now using sand for road traction. Since Buffalo has a winter season that stretches from October thru May, we have a very long way to go. I am talking measurable accumulations - 1 May morning there was about a 6" accumulation of heavy, wet slush that came out of nowhere. I arrived home form work & was unable to put my car in Park or Neutral as the slush had built up around the transmission linkage & prevented it from moving. After much struggling I eased it into Neutral just to be able to remove the key. I have also seen flurries as late as May 18 (my birthday) so I know I am quite correct on the date. I do not mean to offend anyone from Buffalo when I say that this is the worst area for winter storms. I have to be honest - the weather is horrible. I endure the winters - I certainly don't find anything funny or amusing about them. God Bless anyone who can find something positive in lost wages from driving bans or even lost lives. I just fail to see anything positive about our weather.

-- Angela (Cowlady18@cs.com), January 18, 2001.

Greetings: I survived '77 and wrote the book about The Blizzard of '77 called White Death, the only blizzard ever declared a major national disaster in American history by President Jimmy Carter in 1977. I'm putting together a video about it and would appreciate any good photos or ideas. Photos will be returned. If I use one of your photos then you get a free video. Beware of snowflakes! Erno Rossi http://www.whitedeath.com

-- Erno Rossi (erossi3@home.com), June 01, 2001.