We are almost neighbors. Last year was SOOOO COLD, I think we needed a break. According to my friend whose daughter lives in Columbus, they don't get the snow amounts that we do over to your East. It's supposed to snow the whole darn day today. I'm from the south and hate to cold and snow!

We had a record winter in Columbus last year as we NEVER went below zero the whole season!!

Some outlaying cities did, but Columbus only hit zero once. And we haven't hit zero yet this winter.

Here in Southern NY we are having the same mild winter. Last winter was the same and a big disappointment for my fruit trees. Because of the mild winter they came out of dormancy early and flowered. While in flower cold snap came in killing all the flowers on trees. No flowers no fruit later, hoping this spring will not be the same.

We are having a mild winter too. We've had a bit of snow and ice, a bit of cold days and a bit of very mild temps...like yesterday and today (71 yesterday 61 today).

Southern CA finally got rain this year. After all those El Nino promises last year, it is quite a relief.

Are the fires out now?

Yes. It is really nice to go to the Cal Fire site and see No Current Incidents and that the incident map is from 2016. We don't usually have that luxury.

I don't like this warm winter at all. It's just another example of the mess we have done to this planet. In our coldest week in January where the high would be 35 it was 55 for two weeks!! We have yet to get one inch of snow which breaks a record. Twenty degrees above normal is NOT normal and when it's 20 degrees above when the normal is 86 this summer it will be over 100. We have had the hottest year EVER and are in a drought.

I have Marilyn's winter. I have to say the winters here are one of the things I love about living here. Winter feels like a warm spring. I already have dandelions in my yard and I saw new leaves on the crepe myrtles already.

Detroit tonight snow and about 2-3"...still have a couple of upstairs windows cracked for air...but still heat on...hope it goes away as dh has an outside appt tomorrow...

Well,we STILL have 4 feet of snow,and ice hidden in lots of places.

We are just coming out of freezing temps,averaging 5 below 0 F.....really cold,but also really sunny.

We hadn't seen much of the sun for the better part of 3 weeks.....but snow-we've had plenty!!

Fences are being built ALL over the place and trees hauled off from the 101mph winds. I actually like the cold. I get to use the fireplace next to the jetted bath tub. A cup of hot tea. Lifes small pleasures. No yard work. Yeah....winter is rather nice.