Past-E-Mail: Cam Notes - 2007: February: Feb 14-07: Valentine's Day-What'sUP
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![]() ![]() By Dean Woodbeck (Dwoodbeck) on Wednesday, February 14, 2007 - 07:02 am:
From the PastyCam archives: this photo of downtown Houghton taken eight years ago. It looks much the same today -- snow on the streets and visibility leaving a little to be desired. By Smfwixom (Trollperson) on Wednesday, February 14, 2007 - 07:03 am: By Michael Du Long (Mikie) on Wednesday, February 14, 2007 - 07:03 am: By Dean Woodbeck (Dwoodbeck) on Wednesday, February 14, 2007 - 07:05 am: In honor of Valentine's Day, we declare a tie in the Early Bird competition this morning. By Marianne Y (Marianne) on Wednesday, February 14, 2007 - 07:04 am: Good Morning! Happy Valentine's Day, you all! By Michael Du Long (Mikie) on Wednesday, February 14, 2007 - 07:07 am: Tried to be first and then spelt morning wrong. Lot of snow here in Berkley, had to clear the driveway so Precious could get to work, she woke me up to clean her car so I decided to clean the driveway so she could get out. Good decision it was deep. My fault the snow came here, I finally had the snow blower fixed. Since I normally don't get up this early, is it possible to get the second place award today? By Michael Du Long (Mikie) on Wednesday, February 14, 2007 - 07:10 am: Thanks Dean, I really need this award, Precious made it to work and is by herself. Kenny my sil went by with the snow plow, likes these days, overtime for the snow plowers. By Marianne Y (Marianne) on Wednesday, February 14, 2007 - 07:23 am:
Congratulations, Trollperson & Mikie on your Early Birds on Valentine's Day! By Deb S. (Usedtobeayooper) on Wednesday, February 14, 2007 - 07:24 am: Happy Valenetine's Day everybody! Congrats Mikie!!! By Charlotte, Mishawaka, IN (Charlotte61) on Wednesday, February 14, 2007 - 07:43 am:
Happy Valentine's Day from Mishawaka, IN. By Deb S. (Usedtobeayooper) on Wednesday, February 14, 2007 - 07:53 am:
A little bird told me somebody turns 50 today. Happy Birthday to her. By Laurie B. (Ratherberiding) on Wednesday, February 14, 2007 - 07:59 am:
Happy 50th birthday to the best sister!! If anyone sees her today at St. Joseph's church in Lake Linden, make sure to say "Happy Birthday"!! By Cindy Pihlaja Russell (Gone2long) on Wednesday, February 14, 2007 - 08:27 am: What's up with the two cars on the left? Does the car on the left need a jump? I hope it wasn't a fender bender. By Capt. Paul (Eclogite) on Wednesday, February 14, 2007 - 08:41 am:
Morning one and all, By JH (Thumbgardener) on Wednesday, February 14, 2007 - 08:42 am: Good morning and Happy Valentine's Day. I thought I was seeing double when I checked out the "What's UP" page and there were 2 early birds. Congratulations to Mikie and Trollperson. By Gonna be a Yooper (Joanie) on Wednesday, February 14, 2007 - 08:48 am:
Happy Valentine's Day everyone. By Deb S. (Usedtobeayooper) on Wednesday, February 14, 2007 - 08:49 am: Sorry Trollperson, Didn't mean to exclude you in the congrats on the early bird. I was just so surprised to see Mikie with it that I overlooked you. I'm used to seeing you with it. SORRY!!!!! By JH (Thumbgardener) on Wednesday, February 14, 2007 - 08:54 am: Sounds like a good plan Joanie. By Janet Boatman (Janetnwohio) on Wednesday, February 14, 2007 - 08:54 am: Good Morning from a cold very snowy Ohio it looks like the UP weather and I would rather it was up there thank you I know you all like this kind of weather. Happy Valentine's Day By Paul A Rose (Whitewaves) on Wednesday, February 14, 2007 - 09:09 am: WEll...the sun is shining here on Bay DE NOc this Morning! Happy Valentines Day. the old temperature reading -3 degrees here in Fayette! The old hernia operation is taking a lot longer to heal........more than I expected.....way longer. But i can finally sit in a chair...That makes for a great day! By Ozzie W. (10330) on Wednesday, February 14, 2007 - 11:06 am: The annual yooper picnic will be March 15th at the Twin Lakes Park in Sarasoata.Fl. Take exit 205 East {Clark Road} off of I-75 and the park is 6/10 mile on the right.Time 11.00am-3.00pm By Marianne Y (Marianne) on Wednesday, February 14, 2007 - 12:17 pm:
Paul Rose--Best Wishes for a speedy recovery! I think that they sometimes only give you a minimum time for recovery from surgery beforehand because they are afraid that you will get scared off & not have the surgery if they gave you a more realistic recuperation time. Hang in there! By Margaret, Amarillo TX (Margaret) on Wednesday, February 14, 2007 - 01:25 pm: By Marianne Y (Marianne) on Wednesday, February 14, 2007 - 01:42 pm:
So, the plot thickens here in our town. As I mentioned earlier today, we got just under 4" of snow overnight. The residential streets are, of course not plowed. We have never had a snow day, that I can think of, with less than 5" snow. I believe that we had blowing snow conditions, though. And, the snow is powedery, so it will blow and drift more. By Paul A Rose (Whitewaves) on Wednesday, February 14, 2007 - 02:05 pm: Any Yooper get togthers happening in AZ or New Mexico....I am heading that way FRIDAY.....for several weeks.great picture! By Gonna be a Yooper (Joanie) on Wednesday, February 14, 2007 - 02:19 pm:
Yikes Marianne! You would think that the "middle of the mitten" would be prepared for the "S" word. Even here, in the little towns of Coal City and Morris the streets and salting are very well kept up. There is one little catch though, the taxes are high. But still, we rarely get snowfalls that amount to anything and I can honestly say I'm very proud of Grundy County. By Marianne Y (Marianne) on Wednesday, February 14, 2007 - 02:58 pm:
Well, our town has the equipment and, at least the last time I heard, more than enough road salt, to last for a bad winter. My only guess is that they did not call out the snow plow drivers overnight because they did not anticipate the amount of lake effect snow that we got? That is just a guess, but.. By Marianne Y (Marianne) on Wednesday, February 14, 2007 - 03:02 pm:
PS Our taxes here are high. The property taxes on our house here were much higher, per $1,000 of property value, than my brother's were on his house when he lived in Pleasanton, CA (suburban San Francisco, east of the bay). That was as of about 7 years ago. I don't have a current comparison. By Gonna be a Yooper (Joanie) on Wednesday, February 14, 2007 - 03:59 pm:
When we first moved here our taxes were $200.00 a year. There was hardly anyone in the Goose Lake area. Now we are paying a little over $3,000.00 a year and they keep going up. I would say Grundy County taxes are a little less than Cook County but, it depends on where in Cook County you live. By Happy to be in the U.P. (Lahelo) on Wednesday, February 14, 2007 - 05:05 pm: Gonna be a Yooper (Joanie) It's no wonder you want to move to the Upper Peninsula! wow they sure are outrageous, money money is all the govt.'s know anymore! By Marianne Y (Marianne) on Wednesday, February 14, 2007 - 05:37 pm:
Joanie, do you have anymore of your great Valentine's Day puns? Those would be fun to read. By Gonna be a Yooper (Joanie) on Wednesday, February 14, 2007 - 05:43 pm:
Lahelo, ain't dat da truth! There's no way that we can retire in Illinois, yuck, we'd be stuck with monthly tax payments on our, ha, ha, paid for property! By Gonna be a Yooper (Joanie) on Wednesday, February 14, 2007 - 05:57 pm:
Oh boy Marianne, you're gonna get me in trouble now! By Gonna be a Yooper (Joanie) on Wednesday, February 14, 2007 - 06:00 pm: Hope everyone has a chocolate-filled Valentine's Day. I know "Pooh" will, sigh! By Brooke (Lovethekeweenaw) on Wednesday, February 14, 2007 - 07:44 pm: Hi everyone, looks like we all got some snow. We didn't get much but school was cancelled anyway. They were expecting the snow but didn't see a plow all night and I live on Main Street! It was slick this morning but we have all seen worse. By Marianne Y (Marianne) on Wednesday, February 14, 2007 - 08:15 pm:
You know, the cheapest way to get roses or other flowers for Valentine's Day, or whatever, is to buy silk (artificial) flowers, instead of real ones. They are cheaper than real ones to begin with, especially for Valentine's Day, and they don't wilt! Some places to go to buy them might be JoAnn's & Michaels, etc. By Brooke (Lovethekeweenaw) on Wednesday, February 14, 2007 - 09:16 pm: My neighbor puts out fake flowers too, you don't have to worry about weeds as much and if you don't like where they are they are easy to move. She still gets really annoyed when the boys run through them so they aren't perfect in all applications. They are sometimes scattered all over the yard. By Mary Drew at Pasty Central (Mdrew) on Wednesday, February 14, 2007 - 10:13 pm: I didn't get to post anything until now and I'm kind of late, but I want to wish Laurie B. (Ratherberiding)'s sister a happy BIG 5 - 0 Birthday too! She's finally joined us on the other side of the hill!!! Happy Birthday Mickey! :-> By Marianne Y (Marianne) on Wednesday, February 14, 2007 - 10:18 pm:
Brooke, one of our neighbors is a master gardener. He gets mad if our kids run through or even near his beds of real flowers and other plants. I guess it doesn't matter if the flowers are real or fake, if the neighbors are grumpy about kids playing. By Michael Du Long (Mikie) on Wednesday, February 14, 2007 - 11:28 pm: I have a huge lot and I let the neighbors kids play here. I am to old to worry about how the grass looks, I think it looks nicer with a few kids on it not just perfect like some of the neighbors yards. No weeds, no brown spots, the kids can't hurt the grass. By Betty Paull Colborn,AZ (Betty) on Thursday, February 15, 2007 - 12:31 am: Hey Mikie, Congratulations AGAIN. You are a 'star' again. Just wondering from here in AZ how much snow do you have now. Mom is here from R.O. and keeps asking what you have there. |
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