Did I forget to post about my Very Cool Birthday Present?
By The Horse
@TheHorse (206469)
Walnut Creek, California
September 23, 2020 11:48am CST
I mentioned in a previous post that I received a really cool birthday present, but I think I forgot to "reveal" what that present was. Some of you guessed it.
It snowed all day on my birthday (September 7) up at the cabin in Montana. The snow varied across the day from delicate flurries to a light blizzard.
It was cold enough that the snow stuck through the next day. Needless to say, my wood stove was busy.
My waterproof boots proved not to be, so I gave up on wearing socks on my birthday. Have you gotten birthday presents from Mother Nature? Do you have "early snows" where you live?
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A white birthday! In my part of Los Angeles, you know we're never going to have any snow (though apparently it used to snow . . . I've seen old black and white pics of the Valley with snow . . . bizarre!!).
@1creekgirl (40615)
• United States
23 Sep 20
That really was a "cool" surprise. Some winters we don't even get snow.
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@1creekgirl (40615)
• United States
23 Sep 20
@TheHorse You never know what the weather's going to do. We seldom have snow, but we've actually had snow in April before.
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@TheHorse (206469)
• Walnut Creek, California
23 Sep 20
@1creekgirl I wish we had snow at my elevation. But we can hike to it on a handful of Winter days. I'll see if I can find a picture of me and one of my buddies (a client, technically) up in the snow on Mt. Diablo.
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@TheHorse (206469)
• Walnut Creek, California
24 Sep 20
Thanks, Judy. Do you have ANY snows there? I sense that your latitude and climate are about like mine (Montana is Northeast of California, but you probably knew that.) Here in almost-Coastal California, we have snow on Mt. Diablo above maybe 2500 ft a couple of times per Winter. But I live in the "valley." Are there mountains near where you live?
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@JudyEv (326127)
• Rockingham, Australia
24 Sep 20
@TheHorse We have very few mountains. The highest peak is Mount Meharry in Karijini National Park where we're going in a few weeks. It is 1,249 metres (4,098 ft) . Bluff Knoll is 1,099 metres (3,606 ft) above sea level and well south of us. It occasionally gets snow which is rare enough to be newsworthy.
As a country, Australia gets more snow than Switzerland which always amazes me. We have snowfields, etc but they are all in the eastern states.
At school, we were taught we had a Mediterranean climate and generally similar to California - mild, wet winters and hot, dry summers.
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@Hannihar (129540)
• Israel
25 Sep 20
@TheHorse
That is right, you do not have snow in California, yes or no? I bet that was a treat for you. I grew up with so much snow and we had snow in winter at times in Jerusalem and I hated it. The only time here it was ok was when I had my dog and she loved to play in it.
@BarBaraPrz (45586)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
23 Sep 20
Not usually, but we did last year.
What is the elvation there at the cabin?
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@BarBaraPrz (45586)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
24 Sep 20
@TheHorse When I lived in Richmond, BC (an island in the Fraser River immediately south of Vancouver) we were actually below sea level. Snow was a one day a year occurance.
@ricki_911 (21625)
• Toronto, Ontario
24 Sep 20
I think this hesr we will get early snow after all its 2020.
HAPPY belated Birthday! 
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@wolfgirl569 (95700)
• Marion, Ohio
24 Sep 20
Glad you enjoyed it. I dont like snow anymore.
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@wolfgirl569 (95700)
• Marion, Ohio
24 Sep 20
@TheHorse If they are some type of leather use neats foot oil on them.
@moffittjc (118556)
• Gainesville, Florida
23 Sep 20
We have a lot of snow here in Florida, but you more affectionately know it as "beach sand." haha
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@moffittjc (118556)
• Gainesville, Florida
27 Sep 20
@TheHorse You certainly wouldn't want to touch your bare feet on our dry beach sand, that sh*t is hot as a mo-fo.
@kobesbuddy (74767)
• East Tawas, Michigan
23 Sep 20
Happy Belated Birthday, to You! Sockless feet on your Birthday? Yah, I guess that acceptable:) We usually get snow, around the first week of November. This year, it will probably be here earlier! We're cold
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@kobesbuddy (74767)
• East Tawas, Michigan
24 Sep 20
@TheHorse I've seen that happen lots of times. We've had 90 degree weather, in October! lol
@LindaOHio (157161)
• United States
24 Sep 20
Happy Belated Birthday. I'm glad you liked your present. I hate s**w and would have returned it! :-) We have been having glorious weather the past couple of weeks. 60s and 70s, low humidity and no rain. The earliest we get s**w is usually around the first week in November. Brrrrr!
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@snowy22315 (170473)
• United States
23 Sep 20
No, we don't. It will snow here the earliest November...and sometimes not at all.
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@allen0187 (58444)
• Philippines
23 Sep 20
No snow here in Manila.
Glad you enjoyed your 'cool birthday present'.
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@Tampa_girl7 (49130)
• United States
23 Sep 20
Some years we don’t have snow at all. 
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@TheHorse (206469)
• Walnut Creek, California
23 Sep 20
We don't have it at my elevation in Coastal California. But our Mt. Diablo gets some occasionally. When I'm up in Montana (usually in August) I always wonder what it would like to be up there in Winter, so this was a perfect birthday present for me.
@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
23 Sep 20
NO! thank God. I like the snow as long as its not here.
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