Spring has arrived in Minnesota.

[MineralMan]

At 4:58 PM, CDT, exactly. Now the show will melt.

Huzzah!

[Chin music]

1. Hows that sump pipe?

[MineralMan]

5. Working fine, now.

[CatWoman]

2. I remember when Amy Kloubichar attended an outdoor rally there a month or so ago

and she was coatless.



people had to be reminded that she is Minnesota born and bred.

[Hong Kong Cavalier]

3. Finally, the massive (a good 9 inches or more) rut in the alley where I park is melting.

Cars are still getting stuck further down the alley though.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

4. Don't worry, we're likely to get more.

[IADEMO2004]

6. Be Careful what you wish. Nebraska Iowa and now Missouri fast melting FUBAR.

[MineralMan]

7. Our flooding is about to begin.

Nevertheless, winter is over.

[CentralMass]

8. Wow. I see 45 in Cottage Grove.

[MineralMan]

9. Yes! It was 46 in St. Paul.

50s this weekend. Time to break out the Hawaiian shirts and shorts.

[CentralMass]

10. :-)

[Leith]

11. Yeah... You go with that

Do your remember April 2018?

Good luck. I hope you see cherry blossoms soon.

[MineralMan]

12. Oh, yes I do remember last April.

My wife came back from a trip to California to visit my parents, only to find 16" of snow in our driveway. Fortunately St. Paul had plowed the street, so we had somewhere to park. Otherwise, I'd have had to get the snowblower out and make room at night.

It was fortunate, too, that a neighbor had used his snowblower to make a path from the street to our side door.

[Polybius]

13. Is it hard living in such a frigid, cold state?

To me, living in NYC is cold enough. I'm pissed that it's only 45 today.

[MineralMan]

14. Hard? Well, there are additional things a guy has to do to live here.

It's not what I would call hard, though. It's a little different from living in California, which I did for almost 60 years before moving here. some preparation is required. Some additional equipment is needed to deal with snow when it falls. You also need additional clothing that is designed to keep you warm, regardless of the temperature. Things like keeping your heating system in good order are important.

But, it's not really hard to live here. It's just different.