Snow in New Orleans...

[msbae]

So, I wake up with a sore throat and go into the Kitchen for some Chloroseptic. (sp?) I notice my parents and younger sister in the living room and Mom says 'Hey msbae, it's snowing!' I respond by saying 'Well that explains why it's so damn cold.' (Temps here in New Orleans don't normally stay really cold during the day unless there's lots of cloud cover and rain, even in December.)

We took a few pics with the digital camera and I'll upload them later. Surprisingly, it's not even really that cold. The temperatures are still above freezing here. Too bad this didn't happen 2 weeks from now...

 

[msbae]

Uploading the pics as we speak... and they're huge at 2592x1944 in size...

 

[msbae]

The snow starts falling...

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My sister lets the Dog check out a snowball she made...

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More to come...

 

[Data Holmes]

That's nice... not a lot though. We call that a dusting up here in Jersey.

 

[msbae]

I'm not through yet...

My sister's car...

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The neighbor across the street's POS Eclipse...

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A view down the street, just as things started to pick up...

http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g52/msbae001/Snow%20in%20NOLA/20.jpg

 

[Data Holmes]

They wouldn't even delay schools for that up here.

 

[msbae]

The dog gets curious...

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The trellis over the deck in the front yard...

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A few poor plants on that deck...

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Snow-covered Rearview Mirror...

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The dog is even more curious...

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The dilapidated fence door on the side of the house...

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The woodpile in the backyard...

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The dog running around in the backyard like an idiot when the snow really started coming down...

http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g52/msbae001/Snow%20in%20NOLA/28.jpg

 

[msbae]

They wouldn't even delay schools for that up here.

Like I said, I'm not done. Most area schools have closed for this one because no one around here is well-versed in driving over ice-covered roads. We obviously don't have any salt trucks, either.

 

[ria 75]

http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g52/msbae001/Snow%20in%20NOLA/08.jpg

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Very pretty. Especially #8.
#9 would fit right in the "Photographic supplement to beautiful things" thread. Maybe #22. I like #29, #34 and #36 too.
#12 is not straight.
#24 looks quite funny.

My sister lets the Dog check out a snowball she made...

http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g52/msbae001/Snow%20in%20NOLA/15.jpg

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The first of the two is interesting. A little surreal.
For some reason, I like the #28 picture of the dog, too.

The first time my parents' dog saw a blanket of snow on the ground, she just lay donw in it and literally froze. My dad had to pick her up.


msbae, I stopped at #38 because that's a bit too many. It would help to narrow down the selection a little.

 

[msbae]

Now the snow really starts to come down and make it look like Christmas is just 2 weeks away...

The wood pile out back...

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The alley behind the backyard...

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Mom's POS vehicle partly covered in snow...

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The Boston Ferns that constitute a jungle in my front yard...

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More front yard pics...

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Across the street...

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My sister's car again...

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Looking down the block... (My neighbor has an Oak Tree in his yard, which kept part of it from getting covered in snow.)

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Nature disrespecting Ol' Glory by covering the flagpole in Snow...

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Plants on the deck in the front yard...

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The house across the street again...

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The wood pile in the backyard again...

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The brick patio out back, largely protected from the snow by an Oak Tree...

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Okay, I'm out of pics. There might be more later.

 

[msbae]

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Very pretty. Especially #8.
#9 would fit right in the "Photographic supplement to beautiful things" thread. And #22.
#24 looks quite funny.

And they will be there shortly...

My sister lets the Dog check out a snowball she made...

http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g52/msbae001/Snow%20in%20NOLA/15.jpg

http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g52/msbae001/Snow in NOLA/16.jpg

The first of the two is interesting. A little surreal.
For some reason, I like the #28 picture of the dog, too.

That dog is a weird one, much like her masters...

 

[msbae]

msbae, I stopped at #38 because that's a bit too many. It would help to narrow down the selection a little.

But, #41 is my favorite...

 

[Brent]

That is freaking nice!

My sister called me from Texas (Dallas area) and told me it was sleeting there! Texas also doesn't get that much snow, and when it does, it is wet and ugly, that's where I grew up. Looks like you got a very wet snow too, it is very messy stuff. The best kind is the real dry powdery kind. That is also what we would call a "dusting" up here, doesn't really affect anything except make a mess.

Here where I live now though, Boone, NC we are expecting 5" of powder snow tonight

 

[ria 75]

msbae, I stopped at #38 because that's a bit too many. It would help to narrow down the selection a little.

But, #41 is my favorite...

Yeah, well... Not having the American patriotic fiber, that leaves me a little cold. Is the flag bent down by the weight of the snow, though? Which spreads it out. It is a nice picture. Just not my favourite.
I am a bit intrigued by the snow sticking underneath the pole. I suppose it slid down, and maybe froze?

 

[IJD GAF]

Holy crap, that is so not the New Orleans I know.

 

[msbae]

Holy crap, that is so not the New Orleans I know.

Well, it's all melting away now...

 

[Brent]

Holy crap, that is so not the New Orleans I know.

Well, it's all melting away now...

That's what would happen in Texas as well when I lived there, it might snow, but it'd be gone in the same day.

Up where I live now though this stuff is persistent, it stays around a long time

 

[Mr. B]

Nice pics. I snapped a few photos myself, although I wish I had been downtown with my camera... could have got more interesting stuff.

 

[apostle83]

I sold a lexus engine to a gal yesterday just north of N.O. Couldn't get ahold of her mechanic, so I left a message. Today, called him back and didn't even get voicemail. Then, I couldn't get the customer to let her know. I texted her in desperation and she texted back. She's without power, as is her mechanic!

 

[Canadave]

That's nice... not a lot though. We call that a dusting up here in Jersey.

And what you call a blizzard in Jersey we call "light flurries" in Ottawa.

This is what it looks like here right now.