Words I do not like to see in front of the word SNOW: "accumulating" and "another round of."

January has supposedly been warmer than usual this year, since daily high temps have been a couple degrees higher than average. But strong winds have kept the "feels like" temperature in the teens, and we have had a lot of days with 100% cloud cover and are far below the normal amount of sun. The few days we had bright sun were also the lowest high temperatures.

As of a week ago we were well below the average snow for the month of January, but the 6" last Tuesday (officially at O'Hare - we got more than that here) and the 10"+ last night and today put us well over the January average. The low temps and lack of sun prevented any of Tuesday's 6" snowfall from melting and the current 10"+ has just piled on top of it. It is still snowing as I type this (the winter storm warning for our area won't expire until 6 PM today). Picture from my front window:
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Did you use a cell phone camera, or did you use a standard camera with Fuji film?

Last weekend's snowstorm in the Chicago area was the biggest in more than five years. The mounds of snow at the side of the road from plowing will hang around until April. More snow due Thursday and Saturday mornings then a big drop in temperature for the weekend (and beyond) as the polar vortex brings highs near zero, lows below zero, and -30 to -40 wind chills by Monday AM.

The sun is out (but isn't melting anything). Here's a view out my front door. Our front walk should be between the two bushes.
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The mound at the end of the drive was too high for my snowblower after the snowplows came through. Had to shovel it out in chunks. The mailman is going to have a hard time reaching my mailbox surrounded by the piled up snow.
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I see you're in Texas. You must work for deeproot. They seem to try to over-engineer everything.
Was the third pic one taken of their new rolling leg assembly, the PinWheel™?

We're in the middle of a 20 day stretch with daily high temperatures around twenty degrees (or more) below the historical average high temps for this time of year. During this period the daily highs (around 15 degrees) have all been below the normal daily lows (around 17 degrees). And with measurable snow every day except one over the last two weeks we have had more than 28 inches of snow during that time. The low temps prevent any from melting, so it just keeps piling up. Between now and Tuesday morning another 6 to 10 inches of snow is forecast. As I type this the temp at O'Hare is 2 degrees with minus twelve wind chill (and heading down from there). Today set the coldest high temperature (4 degrees official at O'Hare) ever on Valentine's Day for Chicago.

A different Wild Turkey is frequently sighted in the more urban areas.
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I'm pretty sure those mushrooms aren't poisonous.

Did you cross over into the Twilight Zone during that walk?

Several guys post pics of cold temps and freshly fallen snow and you follow with a view poolside?
I can't believe you didn't get any down votes for rubbing it in.

We just finished playing the board game CLUE and identified the killer.
Turns out that JayDee did it in the Game Room with a Golf Club.

So . . . will you be getting Hobbit Smaug Edition or Game of Thrones?

If it also walks like a duck and quacks like a duck . . . then it's a duck.
But I see that LTG has already verified it is a duck.

But shouldn't a Golden Eye look more like this?
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I expected to see a photo of someone walking in the aisle at a crowded pinball show.
I guess I was picturing a different kind of crop dusting than what you saw.

Those are very realistic looking lawn ornaments.

Wishing all the best for you.

So part of your own house went against you and sided with your neighbor ?

I'd trade you a buck for him, but why bother? We'd just come out even.

Makes me wish I was there...

...but glad I'm not stuck in that.

You say you're excited, but you only gave it a "C" grade?

The tape on the broken window pane looks like a track of the path of hurricane Ida.

Yang Ming? I thought everyone was supposed to Wang Chung tonight?

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Which one is Tom Brady? I've heard he is the GOAT.

The green stuff was in the ladle thingy, but it must have leaked out.

I'd heard that London was going down the tubes lately, but I didn't think that you Brits would admit to it.

Now that's kickin' it old school style!

Three right foot selfies. I'll bet your left foot is getting jealous.

There is a famous quote that goes "when one door shuts another opens."
In this case the door that opened must be the door to the emergency room.

I saw that on the news. It happened at Riverdale High.
He was looking for Archie and Betty and Veronica.

Interesting fact: Seth Boyden of New Jersey invented patent leather shoes in 1818 but never patented it. Ironic?

I once followed a rainbow and found this at the end of it:
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I don't see any pictures attached to your post.
Or are you talking about the good booze you had?

Not me. I don't like being railroaded into anything.

I don't even know what I'm looking at in that picture.
I thought gelato was supposed to be like ice cream?

Channel 7 weather girl said she was expecting 7" tonight. She said it might snow, too.

That's because it's the busy time of year for coal.
Santa needs a lot of it for kids on his "naughty" list.

Remember a series of signs like these when you used to drive along country roads?
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-32 Celsius = -25.6 degrees Fahrenheit
-38 Celsius = -36.4 degrees Fahrenheit

Yep. My mistake. It was after midnight and I was tired.
I remembered the equation, but divided by 1.8 (instead of multiplying by 1.8).
I am suitably mortified for making this basic error.
For punishment I guess I get to shovel the heavy snow that is falling here today.

Snow plow destroyed our nice cedar mailbox and post a few years ago. I had seen where the community in which we live would replace such damage with a basic $25 box if you filed a claim. Not wanting to miss mail deliveries while waiting for their basic box, I replaced it with a more sturdy metal box and mounting post and filed a claim hoping to get $25 to offset part of the cost. A public works truck came by and the guy saw the new box already in place and informed me that their policy was to supply a new box only and no monetary payment, and since I had already purchased a new mailbox I no longer qualified for their cheap replacement. What a great policy.

From those photos it looks like you did a pretty poor job of building your own pizza.

I had a similar sighting when I found this in our liquor cabinet:
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A woodpecker? I believe Pinocchio had one of those.

If anyone disagrees, then I'm siding with you on this.

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Is the deer in that drawing about to get behind the wheel?
Maybe next time you'll think twice when someone offers you a buck to drive your car.

Why? Were you buzzed when you tried to take the pics?

Cramps from the thought of 10,000 crimps?

Misread the sign as saying BIGGEST RACK IN HISTORY.
Looked at the model in the pic and thought I've seen bigger.

At least the cycle oil barrels are light and should be easier to load than heavier oil.

So no pinball for you! Nice pic you posted of the blackout, though.

I hear Mirco is being blamed for the finish on the guard rail not holding up.

Didn't ring a bell with me, but Pepperidge Farm remembers.
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That reminds me, I need to call my Aunt Rusty.

Nice pics. Tanks for posting them.

Look closer. He's standing right behind Waldo in that picture.

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Doesn't that pic belong in the NFL thread?

Hood coming into Chicago.
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Nah. Those two caps are just a flash in the pan.

So you looked out the front door and spotted that fawn?

That's kid stuff. Next time try catching it in a bottle.
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Why do I have the sudden urge to listen to Smoke on the Water by Deep Purple?

Using that first photo, can you spot your arch enemy in the crowd below ?