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When is the last time you had a WHITE CHRISTMAS?

Posted: Dec 18, 2009

We have been warned that we will be getting 1 foot of snow here in southwest Virginia this weekend. I wouldn't mind except we always lose our power. They also said to expect snow on Christmas Eve next week. Yippeee! I have not had a white Christmas in a long time!!!

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probabably over 40 years ago, maybe more nm - Snow Bunny

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White Christmas - LinK

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Every year, and a lot of times too much. I live in the snow capital of NYS. We usually have feet and feet of snow. So far we haven't had much and that's fine with me. I say it every year, I don't know why I live here. I hate snow!

Ah! Chataqua Co., NY. Love the place in the SUMMER! - Backwards Typist

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We had to go there for a funeral one November and woke up the next morning with a sleet/snow storm. No way could we stay extra long 'cause they were calling for another foot of snow of later in the day.

Instead of taking 6 hours to get home, it took us 6 hours just on the Southern Tier Highway.Thank goodness we had a front wheel drive diesel car, older that still had some metal in the body.

It took 2 days for my hand (that held onto the thingie on the door that you use to close it) to open and close without pain. Thought I'd forever have a claw hand. LOL

Where are you from in NY? - sm

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I'm from Western NY, south of Buffalo. We had about 2 feet of snow about 1-1/2 weeks ago, but now most of it is gone.

Upstate NY - LinK

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I live in Upstate NY just outside of Syracuse. We're on the lake so we always get lake effect snow. Right now we just have about an inch or two. Yep, Buffalo gets at lot of snow.

Never I think, in PA, MD or now VA - Laura E.

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I am in SE VA, near Richmond. We are just outside the dump belt of snow in King William County from what I can tell, usually the west side gets nailed while the east not so much because they have the mountains over there. But they are still calling for 6-10 inches of snow and sleet here, ought to be intesting, going out later to get 3 things I forgot at the store this morning and gas for the generator just in case. We rarely lose power here but would like to be prepared. DH is home today and about to start gathering wood for the wood stove (first winter using one, we love it!) to put on the front porch. So it certainly looks like it might be white this year which is unusual for this area, our winters here are pretty snowless and fairly mild, only one month of super coldness usually. Guess we will both find out!

actually that is 6-20 inches of snow - nm - Laura E.

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Woo hoo, it is snowing now....started about 5pm - sm - Laura E.

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Got the SUV tarped and ready to go if necessary, usually don't go out unless we have too though don't have any trouble driving in it since I lived in PA until I was almost 30, got plenty of experience driving in snow, sleet, ice and muck up there. But a lot of the people here in VA totally panic when they hear the word snow. Kids are thrilled and looking outside every 5 minutes, coming down quite steady, icy snow, sounds beautiful, so quiet out there. Love it!

White Christmas in PA - Stella-JRG

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I lost track of time, but maybe 5 or 6 years ago we actually had a white Christmas when it snowed on the 25th...actually dumped on us to the point where we were worried about traveling.

Here in the south, heard we might have White Christmas - So happy!

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Living in the south we very seldom have the white stuff but really cold and rainy today and hearing might have some for Christmas Day. That would be great for us, but just that day alone would be okay.

1989.....eastern NC. nm - sigh

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If this snow doesn't melt, we'll have a white Christmas this year. - Let it snow in Philly!

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It started snowing around daybreak today and it's still going strong. We might get about a foot out of this storm. It it doesn't melt, we'll have some white on the ground this year.

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