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#195366 12/29/10 03:13 AM
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No, not another hogwash. I'm just interested in y'all's definition of blizzard.

Faldage #195368 12/29/10 03:49 AM
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lots of snow (more than a foot, at least), lots of wind. big drifts. might last several hours, or even days.


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And, if you live in the Plains, not melt for months.


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"Never seen one. Never been in one," she says happy with her sleeveless shirts. Snow pictures are fascinating though. So black and white! (Bran's too) I don't know why they fascinate. I wonder whether real life is as terrific and terrifying as the picture. Strangely, I don't want to find out.

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at least 15" with 20mph winds - you really gotta stop traffic until the plows get out.

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...and don't forget the thousands of travelers trying to get home when the planes, buses and trains stop.

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Originally Posted By: Avy
"Never seen one. Never been in one," she says happy with her sleeveless shirts. Snow pictures are fascinating though. So black and white! (Bran's too) I don't know why they fascinate. I wonder whether real life is as terrific and terrifying as the picture. Strangely, I don't want to find out.



No, you don't.
It may be pretty, but try shoveling, you'll have a different
song.


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Blizzard; snowstorm of a fine type of snowflake that blinds eyesight and buries everything under mountains of snow in no time.

Faldage #195389 12/30/10 01:39 AM
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Ohh...three inches or more, with some wind. There has to be wind; if the flakes just fall straight down it's not a blizzard.

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>three inches

3 inches?? we don't even bother shoveling 3 inches - just leave it for the next time.

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