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Most surreal thing you experienced from this winter storm
Posted on 1/31/26 at 4:17 pm
Posted on 1/31/26 at 4:17 pm
It came in early Sunday morning for us and i was outside shoveling the front & back (we have steps and house built into a hill so i absolutely cant just let it go or we wouldn't even be able to get to our cars) in the freezing rain and hearing and seeing never-ending tree branches crack and fall.
But the real surreal moment was standing and watching..with my mouth open..as not one..but TWO trees fell. Slow motion train wreck. I watched one slowly descend on my neighbor's house knowing there was absolutely nothing that could be done.
When the second one fell I decided my little snow removal adventure was over and i went inside.
Never in my life thought I would catch the moment when a massive tree fell but I watched 2 come down in the space of an hour.
But the real surreal moment was standing and watching..with my mouth open..as not one..but TWO trees fell. Slow motion train wreck. I watched one slowly descend on my neighbor's house knowing there was absolutely nothing that could be done.
When the second one fell I decided my little snow removal adventure was over and i went inside.
Never in my life thought I would catch the moment when a massive tree fell but I watched 2 come down in the space of an hour.
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Posted on 1/31/26 at 4:23 pm to CAD703X
The realization that I don’t like my wife, kids, and dog as much as I thought I did.
This post was edited on 1/31/26 at 4:26 pm
Posted on 1/31/26 at 4:24 pm to CAD703X
Trees exploding. Sounded like a rifle
Posted on 1/31/26 at 4:25 pm to CAD703X
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not one..but TWO trees fell
I’ve seen this a few times while hunting. I was in camo so the tree didn’t know I was there, made a pretty big noise.
Posted on 1/31/26 at 4:31 pm to Zap Rowsdower
So, it does make a sound. I knew it!
Posted on 1/31/26 at 4:35 pm to CAD703X
Not seeing any wildlife. All the usual critters are in hiding from the cold.
Posted on 1/31/26 at 4:35 pm to CAD703X
Bourbon just does not freeze.
2nd law of Bourbo-dynamics
Surreal
2nd law of Bourbo-dynamics
Surreal
Posted on 1/31/26 at 4:40 pm to Ricardo
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Not seeing any wildlife. All the usual critters are in hiding from the cold.
It is a little different in ice, but after a good snow my favorite thing is how quiet everything gets. Nothing is stirring and there is no traffic noise in the background. It is just......quiet and the snow insulates any sounds that do happen.
With ice you have that quiet but with the background of the creaking and cracking of trees and plants, and it is just a whole lot more nerve racking.
This post was edited on 1/31/26 at 4:41 pm
Posted on 1/31/26 at 4:40 pm to CAD703X
Not necessarily this winter, but when you get into pine forest and experience silence because the pine needles absorb so much sound.
Posted on 1/31/26 at 4:41 pm to CAD703X
Nothing other than it’s colder than a witch’s titty in a brass bra.
Posted on 1/31/26 at 4:42 pm to Zap Rowsdower
Reindeer in spring bayou
Posted on 1/31/26 at 4:44 pm to S
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Reindeer in spring bayou
Did you start a roux or get the deep fryer ready?
Posted on 1/31/26 at 4:46 pm to Ricardo
quote:I feed about a dozen raccoons every afternoon. They come scurrying out of the woods to eat immediately when I whistle for them.
Not seeing any wildlife.
Today? Not a single one showed up for dinner.
Posted on 1/31/26 at 4:57 pm to LSURussian
quote:Just curious, what's dinner for those raccoons?
Not a single one showed up for dinner
Way-back-on-the-list girlfriend convinced me to fund her thing of buying cheap dollar-store cookies for the raccoon krewe at NOLA City Park. Yes, we were some of the folks feeding them, and I was thankful when the City made the raccoons go away..
Interesting creatures. As were the raccoons, too.
Posted on 1/31/26 at 5:02 pm to DoctorTechnical
My dad used to feed coons that came to the house from the woods behind us. He just put out dry dog food for them. They must have liked it because at one time there were 14 of them that would show up every evening.
Posted on 2/4/26 at 3:22 pm to DoctorTechnical
quote:The cheapest dry dog food I can find...
Just curious, what's dinner for those raccoons?
Posted on 2/4/26 at 3:55 pm to CAD703X
The sound of trees exploding in the woods behind my house. Awesome.
Posted on 2/4/26 at 4:03 pm to jeffsdad
Predawn Sunday morning, refueling the generator, with trees cracking and limbs falling in the back yard along with thunder roared lightening all while sleet and freezing rain poured down.
Posted on 2/4/26 at 4:05 pm to Zap Rowsdower
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The realization that I don’t like my wife, kids, and dog as much as I thought I did.
What's crazy is almost everyday everyone's been going stir crazy and the one day we make it over to a neighborhood party with other kids and parents drinking, it was amazing and the whole family went right back to our usual groove
This post was edited on 2/4/26 at 4:06 pm
Posted on 2/4/26 at 4:08 pm to Zap Rowsdower
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The realization that I don’t like my wife, kids, and dog as much as I thought I did.
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