blueyes29
|
posted on January 17, 2007 03:44:52 PM new
YUK...after being covered in 6 inches of ice/packed snow...with many roads still treacherous and slick...predictions are for 5-10 inches of snow this weekend! Luckily, my eBay customers appear to understand the shipping delay and I'm hoping for a "window of opportunity" to get the many packages piled high in my living room mailed out tomorrow. Unfortunately, I don't live on one of the snow-route streets (and not even all of those have been cleared yet!) so it will probably be a slipping and sliding trip...but temps are supposed to be 40 tomorrow so hopefully there will be some melting. At least we still have power which many in Oklahoma haven't had for 5 days now!
[ edited by blueyes29 on Jan 17, 2007 03:45 PM ]
|
cblev65252
|
posted on January 17, 2007 04:27:02 PM new
I've been reading about that. What a mess. We have been so lucky this winter in NE Ohio. We've had higher than normal temps and very little snow. We got our first taste of cold weather yesterday. It snowed like the dickens thanks to lake effect and the temps are only going to be in the 20's during the day for the "foreseeable future" (whatever that means). Up to now, it's been in the 40's and 50's and my plants were still growing outside. Odd.
The weather has been wacky all over the place. Be careful mailing those packages!!
Cheryl
|
paloma91
|
posted on January 17, 2007 05:01:35 PM new
San francisco bay area had snow in some areas and black ice. My car window was FROZEN shut this morning. I don't know how you all do it year after year. This last week of cold temps has really been an eye opener to the rest of the country's woes
|
bjboswell
|
posted on January 17, 2007 07:24:39 PM new
Its 10:30 pm ....our HIGH temp today was 1 above right now its 18 below. This is NOT fun! Where are you in OK?...one of my favorite places.
|
blueyes29
|
posted on January 17, 2007 08:34:27 PM new
I'm in Oklahoma City and, until about 2 weeks ago, was complaining about the "unseasonably warm November weather"...temps in the 70's...Never again! Ice storms like these aren't all that common...this is about the 3rd in the past 8 years but when they do hit, it's with a vengeance. Because they don't come that often, the city doesn't do all that good a job clearing the roads...schools are out for the 3rd day tomorrow...On a positive note, though, all the moisture is VERY welcome (and much-needed) for the farmers and ranchers as the droughts the past few summers have really taken a toll. So...some good will come of it all. In spite of it all, Oklahoma really IS a great place to live...it will be even better when all the ice melts!
|
jackswebb
|
posted on January 17, 2007 08:53:43 PM new
I thought I saw SNOW here in So. cal. No. sorry, I was cutting some styrofoam and saw dust blew around like white snow.....Believe me it's COLD here, a real two Cat night....prrrrrrrr. prrrrrrrr.....
No sig. on file.
|
bjboswell
|
posted on January 18, 2007 06:24:36 AM new
Blue eyes when I lived in Colorado and we did get rain,snow or ice... I would always remind myself it was free water from God that I didn't have to pay the city for! We were in the 50s last week I felt like I was in Denver (years past, not this year!) Winter has come here with a vengence also. This morning 9 am its -7. We are warming up 
off to get my auctions ready to launch tonight. ebay gave me ..us.. a gift cheaper listings worked right into my game plan for the week.
|
neglus
|
posted on January 18, 2007 08:59:17 AM new
Jack - the news here said that there was snow at Malibu yesterday. Is that true or are they trying to make us Northerners feel better?
-------------------------------------
http://stores.ebay.com/Moody-Mommys-Marvelous-Postcards?refid=store
|
jackswebb
|
posted on January 18, 2007 09:06:35 AM new
I just got the News flash myself, crawled out of the bunker to take a L@@K see....left, right, uP, down,,,,nope. clear skies here but COLD....Back inside to re check my ammo. Clunk!
No sig. on file.
|
blueyes29
|
posted on January 18, 2007 12:42:04 PM new
Roads are clear...the sun is shining...my packages are mailed...all's right with the world! Now that the layer of ice/packed snow is cleared off, guess the hard-working road crews can get geared up for the predicted snowfall for this weekend. Snow is, I think, a bit easier to manage than ice but am all "provisioned" for another weekend inside...May even get caught up on doing eBay listings. My sympathies are with the southern California folks who are having to deal with the loss of their fruit trees. Weird weather to be sure...
|
irked
|
posted on January 18, 2007 01:25:27 PM new
Blueyes if you print your postage at home and send USPS and the mail man comes to your house they wil pick up those packages next time you get snowed in ---MAYBE
I print at home and can have my regular mail man pick them up as he comes in his little truck to deliver so has room for them. On plus side he always scans the DC also so there is record of them being mailed that is a plus the PPL in post office don't like to have to scan them.
**************
 I married my wife for her looks, but Not the one she gives me lately!
$$$$$$$$$$$$$
 Check it out
And Feebay stuff at This link
|
blueyes29
|
posted on January 18, 2007 03:52:22 PM new
I thought of that, "irked"...and was wondering why I hadn't considered that option! I will definitely explore that. Do you have to print on special labels/stamps or will regular printer paper do?
|
