Comments on: It’s Beginning To Snow

By: PurplePenny

PurplePenny — Sat, 21 Oct 2006 22:37:58 +0000

Ben: here around Oxford we get wonderful thunderstorms that go on all night long! Something to do with being stuck between two ranges of hills. (We’ve also had three tornados.)

Sadly we don’t get snow anymore :-( (Global warming is ruining our lovely cold winters.)

Eric: you have a wonderful way with words: have you ever considered writing fiction?

By: Steve Murphy

Steve Murphy — Thu, 19 Oct 2006 02:58:16 +0000

I live in Buffalo. Man has it been a weird week. We are coming back strong and will need to plant lots of trees. Eric, if you are ever in the area let me know I would be honored to have a beer or two and give you a tour of a great American city. And for those of you who haven’t visited Western New York, it’s not just snow and poor performing NFL teams. Go Sabres!

By: Eric Meyer

Eric Meyer — Tue, 17 Oct 2006 14:26:19 +0000

Kevin: sorry, no picture. That was from ten years ago, and I didn't have my (large 35mm film) camera on me when I saw it. It's a shame, as that's an image I'd really like to have to show others. It's very clear in my memory, but that doesn't help anyone else, I suppose.

By: Ben Darlow

Ben Darlow — Tue, 17 Oct 2006 08:24:00 +0000

Thunderstorms of any kind of noteworthy intensity are relatively rare here in the UK, and I suspect that lends to my fascination with them. Earlier in the summer whilst I still lived in Cambridge we had a tremendous storm, lightning every five seconds or so for about five minutes. The rain lashed down and the road became a torrent.

Now, you may know that us Brits just love talking about the weather, but I suspect that’s because it’s usually so mundane. When it finally does become more ‘extreme’ it’s quite worth enjoying, if it can be. One thing I’ve never seen, though, is lightning within a snowstorm. That is something I’d just love to experience one day.

By: Kevin

Kevin — Tue, 17 Oct 2006 05:27:26 +0000

I saw a maple tree the other day with brilliant red leaves peeking through a heavy blanket of snow. Weird. But very pretty, and more than a little fascinating.

Picture? Or perhaps, your hands were too frozen to pull out the camera?

By: James Asher

James Asher — Mon, 16 Oct 2006 21:50:08 +0000

I live in Kansas, I too know how weird it is to have a snowing thunderstorm…