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"2022" sounds kinda futuristic, doesn't it? Even more than "2021". I've read a lot of science fiction... :P

And I paid the same price in Ft Lauderdale today as I did in Naples yesterday. Different brands and city. In my cross-country wanders in the last couple of years it seems like there's a lot more variation, bigger range of prices, on the West Coast -- I mean even in the same town. In the...

A chilly few days coming up in Bend. High temps below freezing. But it's an improvement over an earlier forecast showing single-digit lows.

I paid $3.199/gal for regular in Naples, Florida this morning.

Wintery in Central Oregon! Most of the fun will be at elevations higher than Bend, but that's a good thing. Besides just being less of a pain, lack of snow on city streets puts less strain on city budget...for plowing overtime, etc. Auto body shops, however, LOVE snowy slippery roads --...

Merry Christmas to all. ❄️☃️

... Where you can wander in a winter wonderland without having to plow or shovel or even wear real boots. Of course, I still want there to be an uncivilized amount of snow in the mountains. Several feet of barbarity would be great! :D

My next door neighbor sent me a 'postcard' from home this afternoon: his deck and my car and house. This looks like just as forecast by AccuWeather yesterday: "a coating to an inch". A nice, civilized, high-desert amount of snow. :D

Nice to see a forecast for more heavy snow after such a poor fall. In central Oregon the main ski area finally opened this past weekend -- the latest opening in 13 (15?) years. Even with snow-marking ability, it's been too warm.

I wish snow forecasts (and rain, too) were always shown as in this from AccuWeather: I'm not used to seeing snow-depth predictions presented as a probability distribution, but I like it! I'm sure this isn't new, but what I usually get is something like "... up to 10 inches overnight... "...

I knew that Mr 3pin's Crosby reference was to "White Christmas" -- anticipating that in California's mountains. But what came to mind was a Crosby Christmas album that our family had about a million years ago. This one: And while that album included "WC" and other Christmas standards, the song...

Good idea! Here in the subtropics of Florida, where I'm camped, I bet I'd get a premium price for genuine Western snow -- High Desert snow at that!

My next door neighbor (home in Bend) texted me: "A little snow on the ground this morning...will be gone soon though"

They've upped it from 'Watch' to 'Warning' -- yeah!

Snow -- wet snow...or rain with structure, at least, is forecast for my home, too. I'll be missing that event, but glad for the much-needed moisture at home.

Here in northern Florida -- Suwannee River State Park -- it's December and raining... But the locals are out in shorts and short sleeves. So am I. I see why the cold-intolerant live here.

I paid $3.039/gal for Regular in Waycross, Georgia today. "Waycross" because back in the day, once upon a time, multiple railroads crossed at that town. Highways still do.

I spent the afternoon in my kayak in T-shirt and shorts...but that's to be expected here in southern Georgia. So what the hey is going on with that crazy West Coast weather?!...including the flood-making "atmospheric river" in the PNW..? That ain't right!

Hey, fall is over, it's winter.

Yep, today is the day when meteorologists around Earth's Northern Hemisphere celebrate (reservedly -- they're scientists) the first day of winter. I'm winter wandering where it's warmer.

This is more than a little atypical: late fall and central Oregon has the same weather (forecast) as coastal southern Georgia?? It's Bend's weather that's atypical -- unseasonably warm. I'm camped in Crooked River State Park, GA -- not far from the Florida border.

The lowest prices I've found, so far, are in the Carolinas. But unless you happen to be in the area, probably not worth a cross-country drive to save a few dollars. ;-) Today I paid $3.189/gal for regular in Swainsboro, Georgia.

I paid almost exactly half that in Summerville, SC yesterday. The cheapest gas stations here have regular <$3.

This afternoon, driving down US 17 near Charleston South Carolina, I turned on the a/c in my truck. Yes, for real. The temperature outside was about 80F and the humidity was about 70%. I could NEVER survive summer down here! :P I'm staying with some friends in the area, and, fortunately, they...