Winter Depression Thread

[mcanadiens]

As @Ernest Jones said, Tabernac.

[iacas]

I guess I should enjoy a 60+ degree day in mid November when you can get them.

DUH!

Plus the Woolly Bear said it was going to be a mild winter. :)

[saevel25]

DUH!

Plus the Woolly Bear said it was going to be a mild winter. :)

That was an incident of how long does it takes for someone to pull out their cellphone to find out the real answer to that question.

[iacas]

That was an incident of how long does it takes for someone to pull out their cellphone to find out the real answer to that question.

Eight seconds.

Plus the 34 seconds before that spent not remembering that we have the Internet in our pockets.

[Yukari]

Snowing already.  Suppose to be cold all week!!!

So much for my tee time on Saturday.

Tonight Nov 10

64 °F Observed High 9:45 am

15 °F

Light Snow Early

CHANCE OF SNOW:

80%

WIND:

E at 12 mph

Details

Tue Nov 11

23 °

10 °

Partly Cloudy

CHANCE OF SNOW:

20%

WIND:

ENE at 10 mph

Details

Wed Nov 12

13 °

7 °

Light Snow

CHANCE OF SNOW:

80%

WIND:

NE at 10 mph

SNOWFALL

1-3 in

Details

Thu Nov 13

26 °

23 °

PM Snow Showers

CHANCE OF SNOW:

30%

WIND:

E at 7 mph

Details

Fri Nov 14

42 °

28 °

Mostly Sunny

CHANCE OF RAIN:

0%

WIND:

SW at 7 mph

Details

Sat Nov 15

33 °

15 °

Partly Cloudy

CHANCE OF PRECIP:

20%

WIND:

N at 10 mph

Details

Sun Nov 16

38 °

24 °

Partly Cloudy

CHANCE OF PRECIP:

10%

WIND:

W at 8 mph

Details

Mon Nov 17

45 °

26 °

Mostly Sunny

CHANCE OF RAIN:

0%

WIND:

WNW at 9 mph

Details

Tue Nov 18

38 °

26 °

Partly Cloudy

CHANCE OF PRECIP:

20%

WIND:

WNW at 7 mph

Details

Wed Nov 19

39 °

24 °

Partly Cloudy

CHANCE OF PRECIP:

20%

WIND:

WSW at 7 mph

Details

[smellysell]

Updated: Nov 10, 2014, 6:21pm MST

TonightNov 10

25°FObserved High2:05 pm

4°F

Snow Showers Early

CHANCE OF SNOW:

50%

WIND:

N at 15 mph

Details

TueNov 11

12°

0°

Partly Cloudy

CHANCE OF SNOW:

20%

WIND:

N at 11 mph

Details

WedNov 12

17°

3°

Sunny

CHANCE OF SNOW:

0%

WIND:

SE at 7 mph

Details

ThuNov 13

27°

18°

Mostly Sunny

CHANCE OF PRECIP:

10%

WIND:

S at 7 mph

Details

FriNov 14

28°

9°

Snow Shower

CHANCE OF SNOW:

40%

WIND:

NNW at 10 mph

Details

10 Day Forecast

[Pretzel]

My golf season is officially done, at least outdoors. The first snow of the year has come today.

[boogielicious]

Quote:

Originally Posted by 14ledo81

And so it is here for good now.  Supposed to get 8-16 inches of snow.  The temps are dropping as well, so I don't think I will see the ground again until next spring....

Tabernac!

Had a light flurry for 15mins last night but it didn't even dust the pavement. Temps are definitely dropping though, icicle on my gazebo yesterday.

Keep that snow in Quebec my friend!!!

[Ernest Jones]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ernest Jones

Quote:

Originally Posted by 14ledo81

And so it is here for good now.  Supposed to get 8-16 inches of snow.  The temps are dropping as well, so I don't think I will see the ground again until next spring....

Tabernac!

Had a light flurry for 15mins last night but it didn't even dust the pavement. Temps are definitely dropping though, icicle on my gazebo yesterday.

Keep that snow in Quebec my friend!!!

We usually do keep most of it.

[14ledo81]

Quote:

Originally Posted by boogielicious

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ernest Jones

Quote:

Originally Posted by 14ledo81

And so it is here for good now.  Supposed to get 8-16 inches of snow.  The temps are dropping as well, so I don't think I will see the ground again until next spring....

Tabernac!

Had a light flurry for 15mins last night but it didn't even dust the pavement. Temps are definitely dropping though, icicle on my gazebo yesterday.

Keep that snow in Quebec my friend!!!

We usually do keep most of it.

We seem to keep our fair share as well.....

[Yukari]

On a brighter note, I will be in Hawaii for at least next week to escape this white powder and will be playing Turtle Bay, Royal Hawaiian Club and Kapalua Plantation course.

When I return, hopefully there will be a lot of snow on the slopes for snowboarding.

[dfreuter415]

Plus the Woolly Bear said it was going to be a mild winter. :)

According to folk wisdom, when the brown bands on fall woolly bears are narrow, it means a harsh winter is coming. The wider the brown band, the milder the winter will be. Some towns hold annual woolly worm festivals in the fall, complete with caterpillar races and an official declaration of the woolly worm's prediction for that winter. (http://insects.about.com/od/insectfolklore/f/woolly-bears-winter.htm)

I got out today and walked a quick (2 hrs. 45 min.) 18 holes, because the predicted high temperatures for the next week in Pittsburgh...

Wed-46°

Thu-39°

Fri-39°

Sat-41°

Sun-38°

Mon-35°

Tue-32°

The average high temps around Pittsburgh in November are 60° at the beginning of the month and the high 40°'s at the end. It looks like our wooly bear caterpillars aren't very good weather prognosticators.

[Dave2512]

16 here now low will be 3 and all the way down to -2 tomorrow. Takes a while to get back into winter I was very cold the little time I was outside. I haven't golfed since 10/10 despite very mild weather before yesterday. Moved and it has consumed all my time and then some. The forecast says it be too cold for golf until maybe the week of Thanksgiving.

[DocWu1948]

So why does a Wooly Bear cross the green? Beats me. I move them to the other side when I see them. I learned that they, like Illinois golfers,  hibernate all winter too, I played yesterday though when we hit 60F. The next ten days say too cold for golf.

[Pretzel]

16 here now low will be 3 and all the way down to -2 tomorrow. Takes a while to get back into winter I was very cold the little time I was outside. I haven't golfed since 10/10 despite very mild weather before yesterday. Moved and it has consumed all my time and then some. The forecast says it be too cold for golf until maybe the week of Thanksgiving.

Even then, prepare for the greens to play like cartpaths. Now that the ground has gotten a good freeze with yesterday, today, and tomorrow (high of 7 degrees tomorrow with a high of only 37 for the entire week) I imagine everything will be rock hard on the course.

[smellysell]

Note the top left corner...

[CarlSpackler]

I found an indoor facility not too far that looks like a similar setup to Golf Evolution. I'll have to check it out. There may be hope for my swing this winter after all.

[Dave2512]

Even then, prepare for the greens to play like cartpaths. Now that the ground has gotten a good freeze with yesterday, today, and tomorrow (high of 7 degrees tomorrow with a high of only 37 for the entire week) I imagine everything will be rock hard on the course.

Yeah it's different for sure. Last year I had a decent winter season. Riverdale was actually open on Thanksgiving and I played that day. I remember it being around 30 when I started at 7:30 but it warmed up to around 50 by the time I finished. I've been here my entire life and with the overly rainy summer my gut says winter will be extreme this year. Last year was mild, I don't think I wore a heavy jacket more than 5 times. It was so cold in my office yesterday I never took it off. It was -18 at my house last night and my old blind dog has a tough time getting back into the house without considerable wandering and sniffing. I let them out at 2:30 and had to go out and grab him wearing just basketball shorts, t-shirt and a pair of Vans I use as slippers. Can't remember ever feeling that cold.