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41,173 2,080 January 17, 2013 at 09:19 AM in News
Rain should be changing to snow in a few hours...first snow of the season. woot

They're expecting around 3" (twss Frown )...maybe more, maybe less.
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VorlonFrog
01-25-2013 at 08:01 AM.
01-25-2013 at 08:01 AM.
Quote from emelvee :
Good timing on the bump. We're supposed to get a small amount of snow, mixed with ice and sleet tomorrow. Whee
Just finished a round of sleet here in Charlotte. What's next??
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Zoe Moon
01-25-2013 at 08:05 AM.
01-25-2013 at 08:05 AM.
Quote from emelvee :
I sometimes miss my Mt. Hood view on nice days from our house in Tigard. But not enough that I think I'll ever live in the PNW again.
It's not for everyone but it works for us. When I'm feeling a bit glum due to too many days in a row of rain during the worst part of winter, I'll go out for a drive and the scenery (even in the rain) reminds me why we put up with the winters. The rain during most of the year though doesn't bother me, probably a side effect of growing up in an area that never had enough rain. Although I do miss certain things about Texas I don't have any regrets.
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emelvee
01-25-2013 at 08:28 AM.
01-25-2013 at 08:28 AM.
Quote from VorlonFrog :
Just finished a round of sleet here in Charlotte. What's next??
Must be

or
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kratzy
01-25-2013 at 08:33 AM.
01-25-2013 at 08:33 AM.
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Must be

or
well we got graupel, I guess not that common a word to make it into popular "culture"
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emelvee
01-25-2013 at 09:07 AM.
01-25-2013 at 09:07 AM.
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well we got graupel, I guess not that common a word to make it into popular "culture"
We got that too...but had to Google - hadn't never heard "graupel." before. Just called it sleet, but apparently there is a difference.
*themoreyouknow*
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The.Walrus
01-25-2013 at 09:15 AM.
01-25-2013 at 09:15 AM.
So last night they delayed schools by two-three hours this morning on the threat of freezing rain and ice on the roads. What did we get?

Not a damn thing. It was nice to sleep in this morning, but I didn't want to have to take a couple hours of vacation time to do it. Annoyed
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Frogstar
01-25-2013 at 09:24 AM.
01-25-2013 at 09:24 AM.
Quote from emelvee :
We got that too...but had to Google - hadn't never heard "graupel." before. Just called it sleet, but apparently there is a difference.
*themoreyouknow*
Never heard the term before either, but we've also gotten that from time to time.
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kratzy
01-25-2013 at 09:39 AM.
01-25-2013 at 09:39 AM.
Quote from Frogstar :
Never heard the term before either, but we've also gotten that from time to time.

Well, I cheated on graupel. It is a term we use in German, where we do not pun, but only use extreme precision to describe winter weather (no wintry mix in the forecast on German TV ever!) and the same term happens to apply in English.
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01-25-2013 at 09:44 AM.
01-25-2013 at 09:44 AM.
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Well, I cheated on graupel. It is a term we use in German, where we do not pun, but only use extreme precision to describe winter weather (no wintry mix in the forecast on German TV ever!) and the same term happens to apply in English.
I always wondered why have this deep-seated hatred for Germans.
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kratzy
01-25-2013 at 09:46 AM.
01-25-2013 at 09:46 AM.
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I always wondered why have this deep-seated hatred for Germans.
join the club Wink Why do you think I have been living in the states for so long?
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Zoe Moon
01-25-2013 at 09:48 AM.
01-25-2013 at 09:48 AM.
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Well, I cheated on graupel. It is a term we use in German, where we do not pun, but only use extreme precision to describe winter weather (no wintry mix in the forecast on German TV ever!) and the same term happens to apply in English.
So did you grow up in Germany?
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kratzy
01-25-2013 at 09:51 AM.
01-25-2013 at 09:51 AM.
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So did you grow up in Germany?
yes, I came into the USA to attend college. But was born and raised in Germany.
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01-25-2013 at 09:56 AM.
01-25-2013 at 09:56 AM.
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So did you grow up in Germany?
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yes, I came into the USA to attend college. But was born and raised in Germany.
Sorry that you grew up. I've resisted it for 47 years. Comfort
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kratzy
01-25-2013 at 09:58 AM.
01-25-2013 at 09:58 AM.
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Sorry that you grew up. I've resisted it for 47 years. Comfort
I refer to the German years Wink The USA has not done much for me in terms of additional maturity Embarrassment

I still remember bringing itching powder to a church camp in Germany and the church ladies for some reason were not amused. I thought it was hilarious. Maybe a whoopie cushion would have gone over better Wink
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VorlonFrog
01-25-2013 at 10:03 AM.
01-25-2013 at 10:03 AM.
Geeze, but Wikipedia [wikipedia.org] doesn't really even give sleet a page, while graupel gets one. Sadwalk
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