tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post3639798240121603308..comments2023-12-28T21:22:10.935-07:00Comments on Jill Outside: One week of spring, and already I miss winterJill Homerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02983065990450931943noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-61065697668756301662010-02-20T21:22:33.932-07:002010-02-20T21:22:33.932-07:00Woot!Woot!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-77546372663829019922010-02-15T11:29:43.763-07:002010-02-15T11:29:43.763-07:00Just went up to one of our PA "peaks". T...Just went up to one of our PA "peaks". The snow was up to mid thigh. Cool!<br />Seems you have angered Phil up there. Cast out your false idol and bow to The Groundhog.Craig, The Flanders Fat Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07440903092957497625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-77657851226345163062010-02-14T18:41:21.319-07:002010-02-14T18:41:21.319-07:00How in God's name is Alaska warmer than Centra...How in God's name is Alaska warmer than Central NY?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-45441417667894574112010-02-13T19:33:28.864-07:002010-02-13T19:33:28.864-07:00Hi from DC Jill. In the past 2 weeks I've dis...Hi from DC Jill. In the past 2 weeks I've discovered snow biking and I can't get enough of it. I've biked in powder, in heavy wet slippery snow and in gusting whiteouts. Oddly enough (or maybe not) the harshest conditions have been the most fun and challenging. I couldn't help but think of your snow biking adventures while pedaling though the blizzards. I can't believe how much snow adds to a workout. I'm hoping for more of the white suff here in DC so that my snow biking opportunities don't melt away. I'll make sure to include Alaska in my snow dance wishes!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04270430198375815965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-28114030659837296042010-02-12T18:32:42.238-07:002010-02-12T18:32:42.238-07:00Great writing Jill. I loved it! And I'm enjo...Great writing Jill. I loved it! And I'm enjoying reading your book while it's snowing in Florida today - seriously.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-49522658464260992502010-02-12T17:48:10.930-07:002010-02-12T17:48:10.930-07:00Dear Jill:
Never fear, it will come!! It will pro...Dear Jill:<br /><br />Never fear, it will come!! It will probably be in March & April, possibly May, but it will come. It always does!! And when it doesn't hit in actual winter it hits in spring when I'm trying to garden.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-8315633680761862522010-02-12T14:03:07.053-07:002010-02-12T14:03:07.053-07:00Greetings from DC! Jill, I thought of you many tim...Greetings from DC! Jill, I thought of you many times over the past week. Many times wishing I had your puglsey. It's supposed to snow again on Monday :)Cycle Jerkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16110525076034840977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-73337196440774314962010-02-12T10:17:48.725-07:002010-02-12T10:17:48.725-07:00Great post Jill! LMAO!!! Marmot day...are you seri...Great post Jill! LMAO!!! Marmot day...are you serious? <br /><br />We're having a crazy winter here too (the Calif. Central Coast)...cold, snow down to 2500' a couple of times, lots of rain...just crazy! I'm going to have to actually find full shoe-covers or something for my road bike rides...the toasties are only good to mid 50's...I've had frozen toes a couple of times now (not REALLY frozen..but pretty darn cold for a CA guy). <br /><br />Here's hoping your Marmot will open a disalog w/ P.Phil and get this nonsense sorted out. Surely the entire East coast will glady donate their remaining winter storms to the Great North West. It's going to be rather dismal in Vancouver unless they get a REAL storm SOON! Like TONIGHT!<br /><br />MattCAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-87522213914223911102010-02-12T08:35:54.145-07:002010-02-12T08:35:54.145-07:00One of your funniest posts - I almost spit coffee ...One of your funniest posts - I almost spit coffee all over my monitor! <br /><br />I'm live in DC and this place is beautiful right now. Granted, everything, and I mean everythig has shut down. But we're not used to 36" of snow in less than a week. Right now is about the time I wish I had purchased those cross-country skiis I was eyeing a few months ago. But I thought better of it as I'd never need them in the DC area.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18214836804403122911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-67395706641976064002010-02-11T22:52:01.273-07:002010-02-11T22:52:01.273-07:00I always know to come for a visit to your blog if ...I always know to come for a visit to your blog if I need a good laugh. You have such a way of writing that I truly feel like I'm there with you. I have felt totally jipped this winter and we have had no snow here. We live "outside", but we dream of being "inside" very soon! Thanks for making me laugh.Aprilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16262340430455935676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-609504620537905472010-02-11T21:34:35.974-07:002010-02-11T21:34:35.974-07:00This is just further proof that all such state-spo...This is just further proof that all such state-sponsored rodentia hastily put forth to try to steal the spotlight from my day, are in fact shallow imposters. Don't forget, Jill, that it is I--the Prognosticator of Prognosticators--that came through with your desired prediction. That's one of the services I provide, because I'm a fan of Up In Alaska. It is just unfortunate for both of us that the AK legislators have boxed me out of the state, giving me no choice but to shower the winter love upon my loyal supporters in the mid-Atlantic and East.<br /><br />One more thing: instead of wasting time trudging up the mountain looking for Mr. Fake-ass Marmot, come see me instead in Punxsutawney. You're a woman of letters, and I live in the town library 364 days of the year. Plus since the 2nd, I have a lot of free time on my hands, er, paws.<br /><br />PPhilPunxsutawney Philhttp://www.groundhog.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-85318879685450651612010-02-11T15:39:12.828-07:002010-02-11T15:39:12.828-07:00from my seat on the east coast, i'm jealous fo...from my seat on the east coast, i'm jealous for you too- its been great. :)<br />nykoleAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-355578524587992662010-02-11T14:07:07.458-07:002010-02-11T14:07:07.458-07:00As an aside, I envy you -- for your legislature. T...As an aside, I envy you -- for your legislature. The only legislators better than inactive ones are the ones that are safely buried.Felix Kaszahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16632822169351276667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-65644771578712554062010-02-11T14:02:50.024-07:002010-02-11T14:02:50.024-07:00You are hilarious. And I like a bit of politics i...You are hilarious. And I like a bit of politics in a bike blog :)Jennoithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03200703483030319387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-14856368123949590822010-02-11T13:00:25.799-07:002010-02-11T13:00:25.799-07:00We drive into snow country every Christmas when my...We drive into snow country every Christmas when my car automatically becomes a ditch magnet. You can have my share of the snow and the white Christmas to go along with it.Sandybeenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-9434003482865066602010-02-11T12:13:50.964-07:002010-02-11T12:13:50.964-07:00Even us slow-drawl southerners in NC got snow this...Even us slow-drawl southerners in NC got snow this year. We don't much like the stuff, but about once a decade we get the kind of know that packs down on the streets and allows the use of bladed sleds. People were pulling ancient relics from their garages! It was great fun, and lasted exactly 2 days. That was the best part... hope it's another 10 yrs. before it snows again. You can have it back!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05564635813275076522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-66689631835091467222010-02-11T09:24:20.873-07:002010-02-11T09:24:20.873-07:00They are trucking snow into Vancouver for the Olym...They are trucking snow into Vancouver for the Olympics. I bet they are wishing for snow harder than you are!Loranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17888794632630265411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-19439738909806358882010-02-11T09:11:01.930-07:002010-02-11T09:11:01.930-07:00Great stuff Jill...Did you hear they had to bus an...Great stuff Jill...Did you hear they had to bus and chopper in snow for the Olympics due to unseasonably warm weather? I was cracing up when I read about that, but this, Marmot Day, takes the cake! You continue to mix it up, just when you need to. Keep up the great blog!Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04915562771127454400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-87575596247643189082010-02-11T08:47:02.117-07:002010-02-11T08:47:02.117-07:00I thoroughly enjoyed your post today. I'm fro...I thoroughly enjoyed your post today. I'm from Colorado and I love mountain and road biking. I also get to do more road biking this year. It seems the snow in the front range went on vacation this year.<br /><br />Hope you get your snow....dinglearmnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-77880463513792106852010-02-11T08:35:59.684-07:002010-02-11T08:35:59.684-07:00Yup, here in NW Montana it's awful - above fre...Yup, here in NW Montana it's awful - above freezing, little to no new snow and patches of grass appearing. . . it makes me so sad.Dannihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02201053516148787578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-87800098500370140222010-02-11T08:28:21.731-07:002010-02-11T08:28:21.731-07:00...and Happy Beaver Day to you from Canad-ia!...and Happy Beaver Day to you from Canad-ia!Lesliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01150418063632737685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-19713037664472759822010-02-11T08:09:36.089-07:002010-02-11T08:09:36.089-07:00Very funny, we too have been experiencing a harsh ...Very funny, we too have been experiencing a harsh winter with long periods below 70*.Oldmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06291832786518815306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-37733711754261836242010-02-11T07:30:04.725-07:002010-02-11T07:30:04.725-07:00i feel the same way. i'm from southwestern ont...i feel the same way. i'm from southwestern ontario and this winter has been soooo disappointing, not even one memorable blizzard (hopefully i'm speaking too soon and march will go out like a lion). but we've hardly had any snow to even sneeze at and i'm doing a lot of sneezing right now. you tell him, Jill! great post.nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11413772615235003332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-45490408741499835492010-02-11T07:13:25.649-07:002010-02-11T07:13:25.649-07:00Here in PA Ground Hog Day has been, sort of, sanit...Here in PA Ground Hog Day has been, sort of, sanitized (no beer, kielbasa, tail gating, ancient pagan rituals, etc). Ground Hog day was often a comical rite of passage for all types of Pennsylvanians and a way to give old man winter the "salute". However, like most things it has fell victim to corporate interest, politicians, and the like. <br /><br />On a different note, since we are experiencing a real winter in PA. I have been struggling with tire choice for my 29er, Any suggestions? ThanksAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-1812732455039714722010-02-11T06:12:28.683-07:002010-02-11T06:12:28.683-07:00That's awesome! If I was more into snow relat...That's awesome! If I was more into snow related sports and less into I-can't-wait-for-the-snow-to-melt sports, I would be right there with you. As it is, I'm a bit jealous! Fun post!Cyclin' Missyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12055590629075632638noreply@blogger.com