Here in New York I have not once had to turn my heating on so far this winter. In fact I fully intend to leave it off (hate the stuff). I hope it doesn't snow though (hate the stuff). 

I am the biggest Scrooge in existence. Have not "done Christmas" since about 1991 or so. Something about it just rubs me the wrong way. Being bombarded with Christmas songs in every store from November doesn't help. People who know me have come to accept that although I wish them the very best for the holidays, I will not be joining them for the magical day of overeating, watching crap TV and resolving family tensions with raised voices. Yes, I know I'm a freak 

I've been getting flurries off and on since Saturday night. Forecast is for a change to rain today.

Regards,

In Carolina.... we don't often get a White Christmas. 

And last year was really not a good winter if you like snow. The ski resorts opened late and closed early....

It was either last year or the year before that we did get a few good snows, but they never stick around in NC for very long. One of them, we just happened to live in the small area that actually got about 14" of the white stuff..... just a few miles in either direction and you were lucky to get 2"..... 




This was on the back deck railing..and the snow was still falling. 



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Guitarhacker

This was on the back deck railing..and the snow was still falling. 



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Would that be considered a Baker's foot of snow?
 
(See what I did there JB?)

Starting off like another warm one here in PA.Since snow really throws a wrench into my commute I don't care to see much of it.It is pretty to watch if you don't need to go out or clean it up.......and that ain't me.

my backyard this past sunday.....

Truth is, I only miss snow as part of the whole Christmas thing. For the rest, I'm pretty happy to take a break from it all. 

I've also seen a couple of friends back home reminding me via Facebook of all those times when you have to wake up 2 hours earlier to dig out your car from under the snow and clear the driveway.

And then spend 20 minutes w/ that shovel again after work - that and getting rid of the ice in the windshield and all before you can leave the office and go back home. 

And how the traffic gets slow and it takes you twice as long to get back home.

And then you'll probably need to spend another hour or two w/ that shovel at night, just so you can park your car. It's insane man.

So it's alright w/ me to juts get a few days to take it all in in January and then come back here.

It's definitely getting cooler here at night. I wouldn't spend the evening outside w/o a jacket. But that's like late September back home.