Oh brother, snow, brother!
- Thread starter Doc B
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Josh and I managed to make it into the office today, though it involved unintentional hitchhiking...
And I went to collge in Rochester and once snow fell in October or november, we usually didn't see the ground again until late march.
Watertown was my stopping point on the drive back home from summer hockey leages in Northern Ontario so that would have been 75 and 76. Can't say I saw anything much more than the HoJo motel though.
-- Jim
Watertown was my stopping point on the drive back home from summer hockey leages in Northern Ontario so that would have been 75 and 76. Can't say I saw anything much more than the HoJo motel though.
-- Jim
debk
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I've lived in Watertown for around 16 years, and the winters seem to be getting milder and milder every years. I used to have 5 to 6 feet of snow in my yard most of the winter. Last year I had more bare ground than snow cover, and this year is starting off the same.
If anyone is ever up this way contact me. We can drink some wine and play with Bottlehead stuff
Deb
If anyone is ever up this way contact me. We can drink some wine and play with Bottlehead stuff
Deb
When I was studying at the Royal Military College in Kingston, Ontario, in the mid-80s, we got tons of snow. I remember cross country skiing from December through late March all over the Kingston area. When I went back for grad studies in '89, we only had skiable snow once in the two years I was there.
I live in the Ottawa area now and we are a hard core cross country ski family (son is on the Ontario team this year), so we are acutely aware of changing snow conditions. Our season is getting shorter and shorter. (Although we did get a good dump on Monday and more is on the way.). Not to get all political or anything, but those who deny we are experiencing some form of climate change aren't paying attention!
To Doc and the gang - stay safe!
SteveH
I live in the Ottawa area now and we are a hard core cross country ski family (son is on the Ontario team this year), so we are acutely aware of changing snow conditions. Our season is getting shorter and shorter. (Although we did get a good dump on Monday and more is on the way.). Not to get all political or anything, but those who deny we are experiencing some form of climate change aren't paying attention!
To Doc and the gang - stay safe!
SteveH
Steve,
Yes, when I was in Rochester -- late 70s/early 80s, I lived several miles off campus in an area that was mostly farm fileds, and cross country skiing became my favorite workout/decompression pastime. I would go out at late night and sometimes just ski aimlessly for hours. The genesee river also ran about 100 yards behind my apartment, and ehen it froze, I would also ski up and down the river. Good times -- back then when I could not only handle it, but actually enjoyed the cold and vigorous workout.
-- Jim
Yes, when I was in Rochester -- late 70s/early 80s, I lived several miles off campus in an area that was mostly farm fileds, and cross country skiing became my favorite workout/decompression pastime. I would go out at late night and sometimes just ski aimlessly for hours. The genesee river also ran about 100 yards behind my apartment, and ehen it froze, I would also ski up and down the river. Good times -- back then when I could not only handle it, but actually enjoyed the cold and vigorous workout.
-- Jim
denti alligator
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7 years in Ithaca, not far from Rochester. Loved the snow.
After 4 years in South Carolina, I'm happy to be back in snow country in PA. Except that my driveway is REALLY long, and I don't have a snow blower :'(
After 4 years in South Carolina, I'm happy to be back in snow country in PA. Except that my driveway is REALLY long, and I don't have a snow blower :'(
Jim
What I always liked about skiing on a frozen river,or rails-to-trails path, was the fact that you can just "go" without paying too much attention to what you're doing. Here in Ottawa we have a National Park in which the roadways are closed in the winter and groomed for skiing. I'll be there in about 6 hours for practice with the racers in our club. A great way to decompress from the headlong charge into Christmas ...
Interestingly, a friend of my son's is on his first year of a cross country ski scholarship at St. Lawrence U in Canton, NY. Guess where they do all their training these days...? Ottawa!
SteveH
What I always liked about skiing on a frozen river,or rails-to-trails path, was the fact that you can just "go" without paying too much attention to what you're doing. Here in Ottawa we have a National Park in which the roadways are closed in the winter and groomed for skiing. I'll be there in about 6 hours for practice with the racers in our club. A great way to decompress from the headlong charge into Christmas ...
Interestingly, a friend of my son's is on his first year of a cross country ski scholarship at St. Lawrence U in Canton, NY. Guess where they do all their training these days...? Ottawa!
SteveH
Gerry E.
Member
I too have a Rochester and Watertown connection. I went to SUNY Brockport 1973 - 1977. I actually made it through my 1st semester without a hat or gloves (Looking back, how is that possible?). The coldest day I ever remember was one January during that time period.
The wind-chill was something like -45 degrees. It was in-between semesters and we went out for beer and donuts. I remember taking a glove off for like 5 seconds to get a newspaper out of one of those old-style vending machines. My hand almost froze off!
One of my friends was from Watertown - Antwerp to be exact. I believe his father worked at the nearby Canadian border crossing.
Gerry
The wind-chill was something like -45 degrees. It was in-between semesters and we went out for beer and donuts. I remember taking a glove off for like 5 seconds to get a newspaper out of one of those old-style vending machines. My hand almost froze off!
One of my friends was from Watertown - Antwerp to be exact. I believe his father worked at the nearby Canadian border crossing.
Gerry
