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fadinglucidity t1_jdcaemd wrote

Put my shit away yesterday including heavy coats. If I’m wrong oh well but I think this is it.

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elkb0y t1_jdcai0b wrote

Don’t jinx it bro

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NKevros t1_jdcbvtb wrote

Please do put your stuff away, nice and tight, before the rest of us... that way when the inevitable spring blizzard hits we'll still be OK. Consider this "taking one for the team"

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Jets237 t1_jdccate wrote

once you bring it in it'll snow again. So be like everyone else and navigate around that stuff until summer

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sfa7x t1_jdcctpy wrote

Ah shit, we're doomed now

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sjsmac t1_jdcd67t wrote

We are supposed to get another couple of inches of snow next Tuesday.

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fastnsx21 t1_jdcdh41 wrote

24" next week now. Thanks to you

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djln491 t1_jdcdmqx wrote

Never really needed to take it out in the first place

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noonan1371 t1_jdcej0z wrote

Hold off till Memorial day weekend. This is New England and you never know what will happen.

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TimeTraveler3056 t1_jdcfq0r wrote

Im getting ready for spring HOWEVER I am not putting the snow shovels away. We know what that will do.

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sgtpepper220 t1_jdcg6yp wrote

I don't think there is a certification process, but I doubt it. We'll probably get some April slush

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daveashaw t1_jdcgo2o wrote

I keep the scraper/brush in the trunk of the car 365.

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Rickybobby3rd t1_jdci2ea wrote

Last year we got snow in spring so i would not be surprised.

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WhaleyWino235 t1_jdci4vb wrote

May 9th, 2020 we had a huge squall that dumped almost an inch of snow. I recorded and was really pissed off about it.

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solomons-marbles t1_jdcjhaj wrote

Hush! Never mock March & April in New England. Just quietly go about your business and if you happen to be enjoying springlike weather, soak it in calmly in solitude.

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brownstone79 t1_jdcjsn8 wrote

I don’t give up on snow until after my birthday in early April. Not that I’m advocating for it, but it wouldn’t surprise me.

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Blastoid84 t1_jdck1w3 wrote

I took the orange markers down but that may just have asked for trouble so who knows. When it's late April I'll put the snowblower in the shed.

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thedude_CT t1_jdcmcpa wrote

No joke, snow forecasted in Bristol 3/29 and 4/3 according to Accuweather

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rsjem79 t1_jdcmy9x wrote

Whenever someone brings this up, I'm reminded of the April Fools Day storm of 1997. The reason I remember it is that it began the night of March 31, and my house in northern Westchester County lost power 5 minutes before the NCAA college basketball championship game was about to start so I listened to the game on my Walkman.

We got a lot of heavy snow and ice in Westchester and along the CT coast, areas more to the north got upwards of 1-2 feet of snow.

So, no, we're not officially done with snow. I won't run the gas out of my snow blower until May.

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Ds87878 t1_jdco63v wrote

I got two feet at my house accumulated this month alone.

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darthduder666 t1_jdcp8ah wrote

Never forget April 1st 1997. Unless you we not alive. Just know nature has a way of getting us every so often.

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blaze1234 t1_jdcpj3v wrote

it happens, power out for a week in 2016

not predictable

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NotoriousCFR t1_jdcqbo5 wrote

As Prince sang, Sometimes It Snows in April...

Anyone who's been around long enough to remember 1997 knows you can't really claim victory over winter until at least April 1. Snow is absolutely still possible later in April (here in the hills of Putnam/Dutchess Counties NY, I remember that we actually had a dusting on the ground in May of 2020...) but by that point overall temperatures/ground temperature is usually high enough that it all melts away pretty quickly if it even accumulates at all.

The two major snow dumps this month were already uncharacteristically late in the season. Winter started out mild mainly due to La Niña. La Niña is over now, hence a more "normal" winter rolling in at the eleventh hour. I wouldn't be surprised if Mother Nature has one more left in her.

Geographically dependent as well. If you're along the coast, honestly you're probably in the clear. In the mountains of NWCT I wouldn't be packing up snow gear until after Easter.

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mkt853 t1_jdcqkv6 wrote

Replying to Due_Kaleidoscope7066 (#2,316,165)

This winter was 3.7 and 5.1 degrees above normal at Bridgeport and Hartford respectively. In this part of the country where the weather and climate are about as stable as you can get, those kinds of departures from normal are pretty crazy for an entire season.

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Due_Kaleidoscope7066 t1_jdcrkx5 wrote

Replying to mkt853 (#2,317,384)

Of course, I didn't mean to imply that it was a normal winter or that the temperatures were completely normal. On days we normally would have gotten snow we got rain because it was like 37.

I was only meaning I would have preferred to get some snow days rather than just cold rainy days.

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thebatfan5194 t1_jdctdz8 wrote

Not likely but I remember years where we had a random storm the first week or two of April

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Miles_vel_Day t1_jdctt9a wrote

I mean we're probably okay, but just be ready for anything until tax day. Just three more weeks.

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Miles_vel_Day t1_jdcukxq wrote

Replying to WhaleyWino235 (#2,316,456)

That was the day after my then-girlfriend's birthday, and I worked with her friends and family to set up a whole treasure hunt around Middlesex and New London counties, ending with a proposal (which she accepted and we have now been married for six months!)

I certainly remember being very surprised that I ended up having to do this event in a heavy coat, and I remember the flurries. Thanks for the nice memory. ☺️

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Hppycmpr1 t1_jdcwlq7 wrote

We have had some big snow storms in April. I usually figure we're safe from snow after April 15th (tax day), but it can still snow after that. Fortunately the snow melts quickly this time of year.

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the-crotch t1_jdcy9cd wrote

"Officially"? Who do you believe is in charge of this?

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GrammarLyfe t1_jdcz5x9 wrote

yeah let me check my snow radar machine. What kind of question is this

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magica12 t1_jdd55h5 wrote

didnt we get a bit of snowfall in may like a year or so ago in hartford county?

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BananaPants430 t1_jdd7p8x wrote

Replying to noonan1371 (#2,316,055)

If we keep the snowblower in front of the mower in the shed until we need to start mowing the lawn, it will ensure that we don't get more snow this winter.

Putting that shit away NOW is just asking for an Easter snow squall.

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Stuanchy_Kookabeara t1_jddc6pk wrote

I put the snowblower out in the shed the other day so I can guarantee a snowstorm in April

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marjorymackintosh t1_jddctik wrote

The average last frost date for coastal CT is around April 15 and last frost date for rest of the state is April 30, so that means snow is possible through April for most of the state.

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metallusman t1_jddnjvv wrote

They are already talking about potential snow for Wednesday.

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FitReputation9331 t1_jdduodq wrote

They'll change the weather again and it will be -20° outside next week. I'd wait til the first week of April.

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midmodmad t1_jde3l7d wrote

I put everything away on Tuesday. My fault now if it snows. If we do get snow it won’t be much and it will melt quickly. You heard it here first. Lol

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Sai_Faqiren t1_jde4jt9 wrote

Snow was fun as a kid. Exciting even. Hell, I even enjoyed shoveling out my parents cars.

Not anymore. About a month ago was the first time frost nearly fucked me over. I was already running late and I get to my car and the glass was just completely frozen, looked like an ice cube.

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Lyanroar t1_jde79zc wrote

I remember a couple of snowy Easters when I was growing up

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_typhoid_mary t1_jdee38m wrote

The second you do put it away, it will snow. So for the love of fucking god dont touch your shovel or i will blame u for it

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scupking83 t1_jdefp96 wrote

I didn't use my snowblower once this season...

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USAroAce t1_jdemzk2 wrote

I’m waiting for the inevitable 48” April Fools blizzard we will get to make up for all the lost snow

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AlmeidaMoney t1_jdeovco wrote

Yes I am god.. I know.. we are officially done.. you can tuck away the long Johns lol 😂

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CiforDayZServer t1_jdewei2 wrote

Bruh, end of April is pretty much the only time we can say ‘winter is done’ mid May if you never want to be wrong… and I live on the sound where we d” barely even got the last two storms.

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Funny_stuff554 OP t1_jdf1qz8 wrote

Replying to madnessdanz (#2,325,616)

I am a loser for not wanting to shovel in a 20 degree weather at 05:00 in the morning? 💀 like I am sorry if your crops didn’t grow but I will take this winter over whatever shithole winter we had in 2012-13 where we had 10-15 inches of snow storms. Like my bad but it is what it is 🤷‍♂️

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painterlyjeans t1_jdf6gqi wrote

My dad always waited until the end of May. Hell I remember hitting wintery condition during in Boston one year.

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