It is snowing with thunder and lightning.

[Klukie]

It is freaky. I'm in the snowbelt of Lake Erie and this is our first snowfall this year.

[MadHound]

1. Thundersnow is so cool,

I haven't experienced that for fifteen-twenty years. Enjoy this, it's something you can tell your grandkids. Just hope you don't get a tornado that can come with it.

[SoCalDem]

2. I was guessing you might be near the Great Lakes..before i even clicked

We lived in Michigan City, Indiana, and it would lightning & thunder and snow..all at the same time :)

[murielm99]

3. That does happen once in awhile.

It is strange, but not that uncommon.

Enjoy your winter. We are finally getting some cold weather in Northern Illinois, too. We may have flurries mid-week. It certainly took long enough. Weather in the high seventies or even eighties was the occurring here, even a week ago.

[rodeodance]

4. i am over here in WI-----this happened last year here.

[Squatch]

5. Classic sign of global warming.

Everybody panic!!!

[Tesha]

6. Do you deliberately stir the pot or does it just come naturally to you? (NT)

[Squatch]

7. Are those my only two options?

[Tesha]

8. Well, you do seem to routinely post deliberately offensive and/or provocative stuff.

Generally speaking, 1) Democrats and other sensible people
believe that human efforts are responsible for a large
portion of global warming, and 2) no one here until you
made any connectionbetween thundersnows and global warming.

Tesha

[Squatch]

10. I do, do I?

That is ridiculously funny.

What makes it really funny, is the fact that I have a Master's in Physical Oceanography from ODU and I will be the last person to deny the mechanisms (human and otherwise) that drive global warming. My posting record on that topic here on this forum indicates the same.

So, in short, you seem to have a hard time reading sarcasm when it's staring you right in the face and you can take your armchair assessment of my history on DU and cram it right up your fourth point of contact.

[Tesha]

12. Ah, the classic "but *I'M* the aggrieved party!" defense.

Used by <redacted> everywhere when they're called on
their actions.

Tesha

[Squatch]

15. Ah, the classic "I'm a snotty asshole" gambit.

Used by <redacted> everywhere when they're told to stuff it.

Had enough, yet, sweetheart?

[Tesha]

17. Since you've now fallen to invoking sexism, why yes, I think you've proved my point.

Feel free to take the last word.

Tesha

[Squatch]

Well, gollee. I'm a sexist, non-sensible, aggrieved, global-warming denying provocateur.

I don't know how I can live with myself anymore.

:rofl:

[michreject]

29. Yep. That's what it is

I could use a few extra degree's about right now.:evilgrin:

[Captain Hilts]

9. LOVE thunder storms that have snow. nt

[ProdigalJunkMail]

11. well, I love snowstorms that have thunder...

so there :-)

sP

[Rockholm]

13. Loving the catfight with Tesha and Squatch.

:popcorn:

[Squatch]

16. Seriously, how the hell did that start?

...deleted sub-thread in 5...4...3...2...1...

:popcorn:

[AspenRose]

18. Next time, put the sarcasm thingy in there....that's what it's for, sheesh

You provocateur, you. ;-)

[Tesha]

19. You decided to take a shot at global warming, where no one had even mentioned that.

I decided to call you on it and you then claimed "sarcasm".
In fact, it's just the way you routinely behave here.

Tesha

[Marrah_G]

22. You took his post the wrong way.

He forgot to add emoticons.

I believe you are overreacting.

Have some :donuts:

:hi:

[Tesha]

24. I've read enough "Squatch" to know his politics.

> You took his post the wrong way.

I've read enough "Squatch" to know his politics.
I didn't take his post wrongly, athough he now
claims that is so.

Tesha

[Marrah_G]

26. Well okay then....

:crazy:

[Squatch]

27. Oh really? Please, do tell.

What, exactly, are my "politics"?

Let's start with my position on global warming, since you seem to know so much about how I feel on the subject.

[Marrah_G]

25. Pipe down you sexist !

:rofl:

[Squatch]

28. Bwahahaha...

this thread got ugly, real fast, didn't it?

[Marrah_G]

20. It just keeps getting better!

:popcorn:

[AspenRose]

21. Popcorn...it's what's for breakfast

Can I have some? :popcorn:

[Marrah_G]

23. Actually

I really have cool ranch doritos..why? because I didn't have time for breakfast and I found them in my desk!

Want some :donut: ?

[Squatch]

30. I need some of that.

For some reason, it feels like Monday.

How are you doing, BTW?

[Marrah_G]

33. I'll email you some coffee!

It totally feels like Monday. Between the Sox, the Pats and daylight savings my internal clock is ALL messed up.

I'm doing just terrific this morning! ( by terrific I mean half asleep at my desk praying the phone doesn't ring for a while)

:donut:

:hug:

How about you? Life treating you okay these days?

[Squatch]

35. Yeah...I can't complain.

Housework is starting to pile up. My wife is 4-months into her second pregnancy, so she's starting to milk that for everything it's worth. lol

But, we're both looking forward to the holiday season and we're also planning a 3-week caravan trip out to Montana next summer. That'll be the first vacation either of us have had in over 3 years.

[Marrah_G]

37. Hey now she's ALLOWED to milk that!

I was at total whiny baby when I was pregnant.

Vacations are important. Make sure you take some without the kids once in a while too. It's important!

I remember visiting Montana when I was a kid. It has to be one of the most beautiful places on earth.

[Squatch]

38. I went to school out in Eastern Washington and considered

Western Montana and northern Idaho my second home. I make custom fly rods, and next year I'm turning one for my then-to-be 3.5 year old son so I can teach him on those absolutely beautiful rivers.

[Marrah_G]

39. awwww now that is gonna be so cute

I have to say, kids are just so damned cute at that age. Especially when they are learning something new!

[Habibi]

36. Me, too!

I'd like to hire them for my next dinner party!

[OzarkDem]

14. Wow,

looks like there's some headed our way. Stay warm, its pretty cold today!

[Bitwit1234]

31. Minnesota got the flurries. But for three days gusts of wind to 40 M.

[LanternWaste]

32. I would seriously trade you three of your snow belt winters...

I would seriously trade you three of your snow belt winters for just one of my north Texas summers.

I can barely imagine a snow and lightning at the same time.

[Marrah_G]

34. Snow, lightening and thunder that sounds like explosions

Also the snow tends to be extreme white out snow. The kind your wipers can't keep up with. Nasty stuff.

2 Years ago I experienced it for the first time ( that I could remember) and I seriously thought something VERY bad was happening. It was frightening until I found out what it was.