Coloradans, check in!

**Missy** · 12-20-2006, 01:30 PM

another bitter storm has moved in on us and I wanted to check our co members make sure we're all ok...

temp at my house...23
windchill 4
accumulation minimal
visibility < 2 blocks
winds 37 mph

not warm at all out there, even the dogs are protesting the temps by laying on our heater vents!!

gonna have hot chicken and rice soup for lunch

**EmilyD** · 12-20-2006, 01:34 PM

31 degrees here
blowing snow
turned the heat up in the house a little

**pinetree** · 12-20-2006, 03:29 PM

Hi, everything OK here, wow, guess we're having a white Christmas. Things are all shut down here, we have drifts over 2 feet, have about 8 inches, its just nasty out. The wind is horrible!.

temp....28
windchill...11
accumulation.. 8
visibility..0
wind. steady...30mph..NNW

Guess this is the start? We can't keep up with the snowblower ..keeping the driveway cleaned off.

Hopefully the electric will stay on. We turned up the heat incase,,

Everyone stay safe & warm.

**Missy** · 12-20-2006, 08:46 PM

We've got some mini drifts here now. Nothing to write home about. But the regular snow is level with the bottom steps on each side of the house. No mail came today. Maybe tomorrow. Hopefully the plows and chemical sand trucks can get the roads safe again. They had to shut down the interstate from Denver to new mexico. and from denver to kansas *I believe* is shut down (anyone else that knows the condition of I-70 might know for sure about that). Denver and Colorado Springs Airports are closed for incomming and outgoing flights as well. Nothing in or out till Christmas Eve!!

it's 21 degrees here (windchill is 4), we have between 1 and 9 inches depending on where you are in our yard.

**MarshHen** · 12-21-2006, 02:09 AM

I watched a little about your storms on CNN and the Weather Channel yesterday and last night. Ya'll stay warm and safe.

**mommymath** · 12-21-2006, 08:16 AM

Looks like we have drifts at least 4 feet tall here in the Front Range/Foothills!! I think that ds will spend a chunk of the day tunneling through the snow, which will be useful to get from our door to our mailbox, :rofl2:

We do have power and heat, and haven't heard of any widespread outages.

**mommymath** · 12-21-2006, 08:16 AM

Looks like we have drifts at least 4 feet tall here in the Front Range/Foothills north of Denver!! I think that ds will spend a chunk of the day tunneling through the snow, which will be useful to get from our door to our mailbox

We do have power and heat, and haven't heard of any widespread outages.

**ellebee** · 12-21-2006, 11:05 AM

Hi Everyone - we are in the mountains near Pikes Peak and have about 18 inches - it is still snowing but the skies seem brighter than yesterday. Everyone is home for a second day so I'm content with everyone safe - Wednesday was my shopping day so we are out of milk and eggs but still have plenty of food and thankfully the electricity has not gone out. I hope we are able to get out tomorrow - the girls have Christmas parties at school and really want to go. Hope everyone keeps warm and safe!

**Missy** · 12-21-2006, 11:26 AM

Glad to see everyone has power, and that we're all safe!

**MOMMYDEAREST** · 12-21-2006, 02:28 PM

stay safe & warm everyone. i wish we would get some snow (but not 18 inches lol)!!!! see its times like this when its great to have a stockpile!!!

**frugalfriend** · 12-21-2006, 02:38 PM

Oh my gosh Missy, I'm trying not to freak out watching what is happening there one the news! ha! I have lived in NY and NE, until I was 9, and know what its like, but 30 years in California and it is looking a tad bit intimidating there! My sister and her family flew home from Denver on Monday, so made it just in time before they closed the airport. YIKES! Glad to hear that you are doing well inspite of it. I guess you just learn to adjust, plan ahead with shopping when you have warning, etc. Hang in there! Wishing you warm thoughts!

**pinetree** · 12-21-2006, 03:15 PM

Hi, well we have a mess here, snow measure is about 30 in, drifts are 5-6 feet,

Our decorations outside are completely gone. We have one deer that has his antlers sticking out of the snow.

Have tunnels going everywhere. Our neighbor has a bobcat, so he's doing the street.

Everyone is home safe and we have electric, we still have snow falling but not like it was!!

I'm still out digging, am still missing 4 of my wild cats outside. The snow is so deep there's no way they can get up to where we feed them. Holding my breath that they are ok & aren't buried somewhere.

Glad to hear every one ok safe and warm.