There are so many great threads going now, I didn't want to cover any so put this here. It is SNOWING like crazy here in Las Vegas right now, and we have a couple inches on the ground. I never thought I would see this day. Oh, we've had flurries but nothing ever stayed on the warm ground but a minute or two.

It has been snowing an hour now and it is sticking to everything. The Casinos look so strange and the palm trees all covered with snow.

Dancing Dolphin posted elsewere in here that California is blanketed as well with the cold, wet, white stuff. Now let me see, where did I put my boots 23 years ago, when I moved here to the desert???? LOL!

That's mind-boggling, Chatty! It's normal for us, but to hear that your corner of the world is also getting it is unbelievable! If we could get out of our driveway, I'd go right to the post office and send you a pair of long johns!

chatty, what's the temp? Make sure you take photos of the palm trees with snow. I bet that's quite a site.

Eagle, are you getting snow too?

I think I'll start a post about the weather in our towns. It's neat to hear how we're all experiencing different temps and weather conditions.

chatty, do they even sell snow boots in Vegas?

Sure they do, don't forget just 40 miles up and out of town are two gorgeous ski resorts. I just haven't taken my boots out for literally years. The temperature is 44* right now and still snowing, at 5:15 p.m. and its going down to 35* tonight according to the weather people. My furnace is running nonstop and I have it set for 65*...

Doesn't it make you feel Christmasy Chatty?

Well I have to admit Chickadee, it does kind of but these desert drivers out here act like they never saw wet roads before even when it just rains, let alone ice or snow, so imagine the mess out here already. Many fender benders and many more to come, I fear. Me, I'm sticking close to home. I'll admire the white wonderland from inside where is dry, safe and warm

That is wild Chatty - I read back in August the Farmer's Almanac Predictions, and the almanac which gives 08 and 09 predictions of weather, said we will have a colder than normal winter this year for the whole country, and they say the almanac is usually 80 to 85% accurate, so I guess we should all pull out the long johns - LOL - even me here in Florida and I have experienced more than 7 days with below freezing temps at late night lows, and that's more than all last winter and winter hasn't even really started - can't wait to see what it will be like in mid-January...

Jackie, I am a firm believer of The Farmers Almanac predictions, they are usually 95% accurate. Whoa is me, or whoa for us all actually, yet to see what the winter has in store for us all.
Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!

Could this be "The Day After Tomorrow"????? Here in Colorado we are experiencing extremely cold temps! I know that each year is different. On Monday we had a HIGH of 8! Definitely not normal. This coming weekend will be extremely COLD! We may reach a high of 22 on Saturday and a high of 8 on Sunday! Needless to say we will be hibernating and spending the weekend in. Housecleaning.
Our DD and SIL will be coming in for the Holidays on Wed. They didn't come home for the holidays last year so we are so excited this year! I want wonderful weather while they are here. I get so nervous when they travel. Yes I know THEY ARE ADULTS! I just get the Mommy Lion Syndrome.
I hope if you are expecting incoming guests they all arrive safely.

Did you see the Vegas snow storm on the nightly news? This is the worst storm for over a century according to the weather people. Its still snowing and the ground is blanketed with the wet, white stuff as well as anything else it hits. Looking for even more tomorrow too. They closed route 95 the major highway between California and Nevada and also some pass in the mountains, so there are trucks all over the place waitring to be able to get through. All planes were grounded and there are over 800 people stranded at the airport here, not to mention the ones who drove in. Will keep you posted...