Comments on: The Great Snow of 2006 http://www.erik-rasmussen.com/blog/2007/01/28/the-great-snow-of-2006/ Thoughts and photos from an American living in Spain. Fri, 05 Dec 2008 11:45:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: Uncle Steve http://www.erik-rasmussen.com/blog/2007/01/28/the-great-snow-of-2006/#comment-360 Uncle Steve Sat, 03 Feb 2007 01:32:39 +0000 http://www.erik-rasmussen.com/blog/2007/01/28/the-great-snow-of-2006/#comment-360 Oh it isn't that simple. There's a word for light snow, medium snow, lotsa snow, dry fluffy nice snow, heavy icy (a.k.a. Ohio) snow, snow that is falling, snow that is drifting, snow that must be shoveled, and of course a nicer word for snow that others must shovel. Kind of like the 17 words for rain in the Ferengui language, if you're a Trekkie. Oh it isn’t that simple. There’s a word for light snow, medium snow, lotsa snow, dry fluffy nice snow, heavy icy (a.k.a. Ohio) snow, snow that is falling, snow that is drifting, snow that must be shoveled, and of course a nicer word for snow that others must shovel.

Kind of like the 17 words for rain in the Ferengui language, if you’re a Trekkie.

]]> By: erik http://www.erik-rasmussen.com/blog/2007/01/28/the-great-snow-of-2006/#comment-357 erik Fri, 02 Feb 2007 07:54:48 +0000 http://www.erik-rasmussen.com/blog/2007/01/28/the-great-snow-of-2006/#comment-357 I knew Uncle Alaska wouldn't be able to resist a "You call that snow?" comment. :-) Have you learned any of the Eskimo words for snow yet? I knew Uncle Alaska wouldn’t be able to resist a “You call that snow?” comment. :-)

Have you learned any of the Eskimo words for snow yet?

]]> By: Uncle Steve http://www.erik-rasmussen.com/blog/2007/01/28/the-great-snow-of-2006/#comment-343 Uncle Steve Sun, 28 Jan 2007 22:31:06 +0000 http://www.erik-rasmussen.com/blog/2007/01/28/the-great-snow-of-2006/#comment-343 You call that snow? Twice this year we've gotten double digits deep snow in one day, for a total so far this winter of over 75 inches; and still have two snow months to go.... Read more: http://www.adn.com/news/alaska/story/8591486p-8484361c.html You call that snow?

Twice this year we’ve gotten double digits deep snow in one day, for a total so far this winter of over 75 inches; and still have two snow months to go….

Read more: http://www.adn.com/news/alaska/story/8591486p-8484361c.html

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