Need to know about the snow in Colorado Springs.

[ryanek9freak]

I'm not afforded the option to just stay home if it snows. I'll get fired if I don't show up for work. They don't give a damn what the weather is outside.

[Amery523]

I am with ryanek9freak.....my friggin mother-in-law gets the 'luxury' of not driving outside because she doesn't like the way the roads look. NOT FAIR.

[TheBeach]

Originally Posted by patricia rose

Hi. I'm in california and i'm thinking of moving to Colorado Springs. How much does it really snow? Some people say it snows and melts the next day, and others say it snowed so much they were snowed in! So whats the truth ?

The recent snowstorm was a good example of what it's like out here. You MAY get a lot of snow where you live, or you MAY NOT get a lot snow. This is a wild area to guess what will happen next. The forecast might say to expect 1 inch of snow, but depending on where you live, the alignment of the sun and stars, you might get nothing but sunshine, or you may get 2 feet of snow, 50 MPH winds, and cows flying by. I look at the forecasts and laugh because I know they can be 200% wrong.

When I lived in Santa Clara County, my biggest worry was if I had a light jacket in the car in case the weather was so horrible that it might rain or be in the high 40's. Usually I had a week's notice of the "bad" weather.

Out here in Peyton, I have a "Cold Weather Kit" in case the car breaks down in a -20 (F) degree blizzard. You can die out here if you are not prepared.

[treedonkey]

This is pretty much exactly the same as the other active thread right now: 'How do you live with the snow?"

Bottom line + if you're afraid of weather, then CO is not for you. But, then neither is 80% of the rest of the country.