The recent snow reminded me of a time that it snowed in Raleigh when our friends Barb and Lou still lived there. We had been to dinner at the Irregardless Cafe (awesome restaurant - go there if you ever visit the Triangle NC area) and as we left, the snow started to fall. Back at Barb and Lou's house, I remember that we watched the snow accumulate on a toilet that they had on their back dick.
I sent an email to Barb, asking if my memory was correct and, if so, why was there a toilet on the dick? She answered that yes, I remembered correctly: "Our brand new house's brand new toilet leaked and ruined our brand new vinyl bathroom floor. That was Lou's very first home project. As he replaced the vinyl, the bowl was banished to the dick. It looked cute with the snow on it. I should look for those pictures. I made a tiny snowman with a carrot sliver for a nose and sent the picture home (to Florida). Everyone assumed it was full size. When I told them if was 5" tall they couldn't believe it!"
And, no, "dick" is not a typo...that is always what we called the deck on Barb and Lou's house. The builder of the house had a very thick southern accent and when he said deck, it sounded like "dick". We had great fun talking about their big dick, what a lovely dick it was, yada yada yada.
Monday, January 21, 2008
Sunday, January 20, 2008
Snow in Georgia
I honestly never thought I would see snow here in Green Acres, Georgia. Ice, maybe, but not snow. So to have snow twice in one week is really amazing.
We woke up to rain yesterday morning and by 10 am or so, it turned to snow. The temperature stayed in the 32-34 range most of the day, so the snow coming down was very wet. Here is what our deck looked like at 11 am:
It snowed most of the day and at 3 pm, we all went outside to play in it. The ground was not completely covered and since the precipitation had started as rain, the ground was very soggy. You can see the big wet patches in the back yard.
A had a great time running and slipping, making snowballs and generally shrieking with glee (or perhaps cold).
The snow stopped by late afternoon and already we could hear the snow dripping off the trees. The temperatures fell overnight into the teens, so the snow that is left this morning is hard and crunchy. The driveway and road look dry, and with the sun shining brightly and temperatures expected to get above freezing, the snow won't be here for long. That's my kind of snow!
We woke up to rain yesterday morning and by 10 am or so, it turned to snow. The temperature stayed in the 32-34 range most of the day, so the snow coming down was very wet. Here is what our deck looked like at 11 am:
It snowed most of the day and at 3 pm, we all went outside to play in it. The ground was not completely covered and since the precipitation had started as rain, the ground was very soggy. You can see the big wet patches in the back yard.
A had a great time running and slipping, making snowballs and generally shrieking with glee (or perhaps cold).
The snow stopped by late afternoon and already we could hear the snow dripping off the trees. The temperatures fell overnight into the teens, so the snow that is left this morning is hard and crunchy. The driveway and road look dry, and with the sun shining brightly and temperatures expected to get above freezing, the snow won't be here for long. That's my kind of snow!
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