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OnlinePoker

(5,722 posts)
Thu Feb 9, 2017, 05:17 PM Feb 2017

This Accidental Snow Guardian Tracked Snowfall for 40 Winters

Billy Barr lives a simple life. He enjoys tea, sitting by the fire and reading. He lives alone in a house he helped build in a remote Rocky Mountain location. But what really gets him going is the weather, and more specifically, the snowfall in his neck of the woods. So he started taking notes about it: every winter, twice a day for 40 years. These detailed snowfall notes have become a treasure trove for scientists studying climate change.

http://www.greatbigstory.com/stories/one-man-measuring-daily-snow-fall-for-40-winters/?iid=ob_homepage_deskrecommended_pool

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This Accidental Snow Guardian Tracked Snowfall for 40 Winters (Original Post) OnlinePoker Feb 2017 OP
That was really nice. Delphinus Feb 2017 #1
I did it for 7 years and it was wonderful. dixiegrrrrl Feb 2017 #2
K&R! Fascinating story! Rhiannon12866 Feb 2017 #3

Delphinus

(11,831 posts)
1. That was really nice.
Thu Feb 9, 2017, 05:41 PM
Feb 2017

Would *I* like to do that ... sometimes I think it would be perfect to be holed up, away from most of humanity.

dixiegrrrrl

(60,010 posts)
2. I did it for 7 years and it was wonderful.
Fri Feb 10, 2017, 03:24 PM
Feb 2017

Had no idea how much of an introvert I am/was then, worked for me just fine, until I had to go back to work for money.

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