The SNOWpocalypse

[Toddzilla]

Snowpocalypse, Snowmageddon, whatever.

How are my DC Metro peeps doing? It's seemed to be pretty tame snow for the most part, but it's really picked up in the last hour or so. Probably 6-8 inches on the ground now.

[Apathetic Lurker]

A snowpocalypse with 6-8 inches? Bwahahahahahaha!!!!!!!

[SackAttack]

Somebody up here was saying DC was supposed to get around 30" by the time all is said and done.

[QuikSand]

forecast here is for 20-30 inches...i usually scoff at the "weather" here but this looks serious

[Toddzilla]

Snowtorious B.I.G. is my new favorite name for the storm.

And I imagine ApL will scoff at 30 inches, too. In Buffalo thats called "a dusting"

[Eaglesfan27]

I'm worried about my mom. She is expecting about 24 inches in Southern New Jersey.

[claphamsa]

its supposed to start snowing hard around midnight... I have 17 full kegs! im ready :D

[Chubby]

even 20-30 inches = pfft. Let me know when you are talking feet and not inches.

[claphamsa]

ijsut went out an shoveled :D

[JPhillips]

A snowpocalypse with 6-8 inches

Sounds like a Rick James post-concert party.

[Sun Tzu]

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[Young Drachma]

Snowtorious B.I.G. is my new favorite name for the storm.



I LOLed.

[cuervo72]

http://www.weather.com/weather/alerts/localalerts/21702?phenomena=TSL&significance=S&areaid=MDZ004&office=KLWX&etn=667ec2db07c4758de18083de065b37e796c8f4f0

Issued by The National Weather Service
Baltimore/Washington, MD
9:30 pm EST, Fri., Feb. 5, 2010

... RECORD SNOWFALL FORECAST IN THE BALTIMORE-WASHINGTON DC REGION...

... EXTREMELY DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS OVERNIGHT...

GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH VISIBILITIES FREQUENTLY FALLING BELOW ONE-QUARTER MILE DUE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL OCCUR OVERNIGHT... PRODUCING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EAST OF INTERSTATE 95 BETWEEN BALTIMORE AND WASHINGTON. ELSEWHERE AROUND THE REGION... NEAR-BLIZZARD WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR OVERNIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. TRAVEL IS HIGHLY DISCOURAGED OVERNIGHT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING AND WILL BE VERY DANGEROUS.

LOOKING BACK AT THE BIGGEST STORM OF RECORD FOR WASHINGTON DC... THE JANUARY 1922 KNICKERBOCKER STORM... 28.0 INCHES OF SNOW WAS PRODUCED FROM 3.02 INCHES OF LIQUID WATER. CURRENT FORECASTS FOR THIS EVENT HAVE TOTAL LIQUID FALLING FROM THIS STORM APPROACHING 3 INCHES... WHICH ACCORDINGLY WOULD CREATE A SNOWFALL THAT WILL RIVAL THE KNICKERBOCKER STORM TOTAL. GENERALLY ACROSS THE REGION... 20 TO 30 INCHES OF SNOW WILL FALL BY SATURDAY EVENING.

BALTIMORE'S RECORD OF 26.8 INCHES FROM THE PRESIDENTS DAY FEBRUARY 2003 STORM WILL ALSO BE THREATENED.

[Galaxy]

A snowpocalypse with 6-8 inches? Bwahahahahahaha!!!!!!!

They're pussies. :)

[cuervo72]

A couple of quick snapshots from the porch taken about five minutes ago. Only had a t-shirt on, so I didn't take a lot of time to work on composition. The snow plow was by about a half hour ago. Driveway across the way was shoveled about two hours ago.

[Lathum]

I am so jealous

[Edward64]

A couple of quick snapshots from the porch taken about five minutes ago. Only had a t-shirt on, so I didn't take a lot of time to work on composition. The snow plow was by about a half hour ago. Driveway across the way was shoveled about two hours ago.
Lots of snow and pretty. Be safe.

[lighthousekeeper]

Hey, National Weather Service:
http://opera.oslocity.org/caps/capslock.jpg

[Subby]

Completely beautiful here. 30" would be awesome.

[DeToxRox]

Actually envious. Haven't been hit hard at all here. I love a good snow storm.

[Subby]

Ack. Just lost power for a split second. With another foot of snow on the way I guess it's inevitable.

[gkb]

I'm envious as well. I hope you guys don't lose power though...that always sucks.

[Peregrine]

Any minute now Kent Brockman will start reporting on this Class 3 kill-storm - bearing down like a shotgun full of snow.

[Ironhead]

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[Toddzilla]

We just hit 20" here in Burke and they're telling us 2-3" per hour for the next 8 hours.

At least i'm not this guy

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[claphamsa]

WE have about 14 inches here......

[Suburban Rhythm]

Took these from my phone as I attempted to shovel the driveway.

First opening the garage, second after getting a path 1/2 way down the driveway.

[DeToxRox]

Took these from my phone as I attempted to shovel the driveway.

First opening the garage, second after getting a path 1/2 way down the driveway.

You gettin' ready to settle your war with Sak with a little trench warfare?

[mauchow]

I would love to take my new snowblower and just plow through that in 20 minutes.

[Suburban Rhythm]

You gettin' ready to settle your war with Sak with a little trench warfare?

The area Sak is in has been declared a disaster, so right now I've got the upperhand

More importantly-- Pens play in Montreal this afternoon, then scheduled to be in Washinton tomorrow afternoon.

WBS Baby Pens- Hershey Bears have already postponed their game tonight in Hershey.

I am sure Uncle Gary will do the right thing and spare the Penguins.

[claphamsa]

were starting to have trees collapse under the weight of the snow...

[Logan]

Originally projected to get 18-24 inches in NYC a few days ago, I think it's more like 18-24 flakes on the roof of the building next to me.

[terpkristin]

were starting to have trees collapse under the weight of the snow...

Here too. Actually, some branches did fall at my neighbor's house. Shoveling the driveway is tough with the branches hanging so low, trying to duck under or avoid them.

I shoveled about 3 hours ago:
http://kristin.seidelmann-owners.com/snow2010/20100206_Snowmageddon_001_small.jpg

Another one, taken from the other side of the car and from a squat position (note the plow drift near the Xterra on the right side of the image):
http://kristin.seidelmann-owners.com/snow2010/20100206_Snowmageddon_002_small.jpg


My back deck, which needs to be shoveled, taken from a standing position:
http://kristin.seidelmann-owners.com/snow2010/20100206_Snowmageddon_003_small.jpg

My back deck again, taken while seated on the floor:
http://kristin.seidelmann-owners.com/snow2010/20100206_Snowmageddon_004_small.jpg

/tk

[M GO BLUE!!!]

That's pretty... :)

Not a flake here in the Bronx. :(

[EagleFan]

Probably around 16-18 inches here so far. Hard to tell for certain in the area as we have so much wind that we have areas with a couple inches and other areas with 3+ feet. Just shoveling the walkway from the door to the driveway showed that as one half of the walkway had easily over 2 feet of snow but it tapered down to about 5 inches on the other side.

It's much heavier snow than we got in December thanks to the temperature being much higher. Imagine how much higher the snow would be if it was 10 degrees colder like it was in December. As it is we're probably going to beat that storm.

[Thomkal]

Just heard from my twin brother in NE West Virginia. They got nailed, sent a picture of his wife standing in a 39 inch snow drift this morning.

Hope all of you in the storm's path are warm and safe right now.

[EagleFan]

Watching a movie with the kids and seeing the snow continue out the windows. Nice relaxing day.

[Pumpy Tudors]

This shit may be pretty and all, but I can't reasonably get out of my house. I am not happy!

[claphamsa]

i installed 4 celing fans :D

making bread now...ill maybe post some pics... me and my roomate jsut went out, an insignifigant 18 inches of snow.

[Marc Vaughan]

It was a little nippy here in florida about 8am ... quite nice out now ;)

[QuikSand]

Pretend I added some redundant pictures and reports here. I'll spare you the details. Still coming down more than an inch an hour, though.

[sterlingice]

I've got 4.5" in front of my apartment so nothing crazy. We had 11.5" last weekend.

Here are the "official" snow totals:

National Weather Service Text Product Display (http://forecast.weather.gov/product.php?site=nws&issuedby=lwx&product=pns&format=ci&version=1&glossary=0&highlight=off)

36" in the aptly name Frostburg, MD tops the list but some of those totals are old.

SI

[stevew]

So I went out last night to do my normal delivery. They were calling for something like 6 inches.

After several attempts to make a couple turns, and/or climb a few hills, I ended up spending all night in a Wal Mart. Waiting for the weather to break enough to get home.

[Dr. Sak]

I am sure Uncle Gary will do the right thing and spare the Penguins.

I figured once he realized his mistake of having the Pens play back to back games he would cancel it.

Took me about 6 hrs to shovel my driveway. Not including the 2 hrs last night i spent out there getting the first bit off.

[Subby]

The amount of snow I shoveled today can be measured in the tons.

Made a kickass snow fort for the kids with underground passageway action. So it wasn't a total loss. :)

[RainMaker]

Are you guys having to clean off your roofs to avoid a collapse? I remember a huge storm as a kid where we could walk on the roof without a ladder if we piled the snow up right.

[Dr. Sak]

This shit may be pretty and all, but I can't reasonably get out of my house. I am not happy!

Toto you aint in Kansas anymore

[SackAttack]

I've got 4.5" in front of my apartment so nothing crazy. We had 11.5" last weekend.

Here are the "official" snow totals:

National Weather Service Text Product Display (http://forecast.weather.gov/product.php?site=nws&issuedby=lwx&product=pns&format=ci&version=1&glossary=0&highlight=off)

36" in the aptly name Frostburg, MD tops the list but some of those totals are old.

SI

That list has Colesville with 40".

[Pumpy Tudors]

So the official report from Greensburg, PA, is that I want to die.

[sterlingice]

That list has Colesville with 40".

They keep updating the list with newer reports.

SI

[claphamsa]

they've upped 4 corners to 25 inches... but i think it was dead at 18-19.

its wierd, my block is one of the few with power left.....

[cuervo72]

The amount of snow I shoveled today can be measured in the tons.

Made a kickass snow fort for the kids with underground passageway action. So it wasn't a total loss. :)

Yes...tons. I shoveled most of the driveway yesterday. I just now finished shoveling again - probably about 8' from the end of our double-wide driveway to where it is actually plowed in the street (plow did one lane, and it was not our side). So I don't know, something like 8' x 15' x 30"? Probably close to a metric f---ton.


Nice pics, tk. Our grill looked just like that too. :)

[claphamsa]

well its 25 and melting FAST... not sure how ill get to work tomorrow... but itll be fun to seeeee.

[Dr. Sak]

I just did a little calc...

Conservatively estimating...my driveway is 7 yds wide x 35 yds long with 2 feet deep of snow. So I shoveled 4410 cubic feet of snow. The density of snow is about 40% of water so thats 24.7 lbs/cubic foot. So in total I shoveled 108,927 lbs of snow or 54.46 tons.

[terpkristin]

well its 25 and melting FAST... not sure how ill get to work tomorrow... but itll be fun to seeeee.

I'm still not sure I have work tomorrow. My company's published policy, the last I saw, followed the Fairfax County government. If the government is closed, so is my company. Fairfax County government has been closed all weekend and according to their website, is closed tomorrow, too.

However, on a whim, I called my company's weather line this morning and they said they're open today (which doesn't agree with Fairfax County). So, I guess I'll see tomorrow morning if I actually have to go to work (even if I have to, might work from home via VPN instead of driving).

/tk

[claphamsa]

WTOP.com (http://wtopnews.com/?nid=228&a=1)

all schools are closed.... everything is closed except the feds.... too bad so is metro, no idea how ill get to work. Ive shoveled my driveway, but its not like i could drive to work....

[Logan]

I just did a little calc...

Conservatively estimating...my driveway is 7 yds wide x 35 yds long with 2 feet deep of snow. So I shoveled 4410 cubic feet of snow. The density of snow is about 40% of water so thats 24.7 lbs/cubic foot. So in total I shoveled 108,927 lbs of snow or 54.46 tons.

That's more math than I thought you were capable of.

[Ironhead]

Think we got about 18 to 20 inches down here in the Pineys.

[Dr. Sak]

That's more math than I thought you were capable of.

I was more surprised I was able to keep my units straight.

[sterlingice]

You know that would have been a lot easier with the metric system ;)

SI

[Apathetic Lurker]

WTOP.com (http://wtopnews.com/?nid=228&a=1)

all schools are closed.... everything is closed except the feds.... too bad so is metro, no idea how ill get to work. Ive shoveled my driveway, but its not like i could drive to work....

They call them feet......

Use Them.....

Honestly, a light dusting and everything is shut down?

[cuervo72]

Light dusting. 30" is a lot even for Buffalo.

ABC 33/40 Weather Blog » Buffalo Snow Blitz… (http://www.alabamawx.com/?p=25634)

Incredible. Unprecedented. Historic. Astounding. These are adjectives used to describe an unbelieveable five day lake effect snow blitz that started in Buffalo NY on Christmas Eve in 2001. After an unprecedented November in which no snow fell in the city, December made up for it. On the 24th, 25.2 inches of snow fell in 24 hours, making it the third highest 24 hour snowfall total for the city and just one tenth of an inch from second place.

[terpkristin]

SWEET.
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A
WINTER STORM WATCH...IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

* PRECIPITATION TYPE...SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...POTENTIAL FOR 5 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW.

* TIMING...MID TO LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON.

/tk

[Apathetic Lurker]

Light dusting. 30" is a lot even for Buffalo.

ABC 33/40 Weather Blog » Buffalo Snow Blitz… (http://www.alabamawx.com/?p=25634)

Okay..I concede that point...but at least we dont start bawling and crying and wringing our hands and calling it a "snowpocalypse". Too many people down that way break down when the first flake hits.We get our mittens on and go shovel

[sterlingice]

We're expected to get the icy, crappy part of that storm, tk

SI

[tarcone]

Well I went to start cooking my pizza and my wife has frozen the bacon. The 1st setback of the evening :(

[claphamsa]

Okay..I concede that point...but at least we dont start bawling and crying and wringing our hands and calling it a "snowpocalypse". Too many people down that way break down when the first flake hits.We get our mittens on and go shovel
the difference here is u live in buffalo... we live in civilization! that and DC hasn't plowed a single street its disgraceful!

also no work tomorrow!

[terpkristin]

also no work tomorrow!

No work for me tomorrow, either. :)

Of course, this just means I have time to shovel my deck before the next snow event comes Tuesday...

/tk

[sabotai]

<--- is working tomorrow (as far as I know - I might get a call in the morning if the condition of the parking lot is bad, but I'm not counting on it.)

[Pumpy Tudors]

I'm working from home tomorrow. So at least I get to wake up at 9:00 and go straight to the computer, as opposed to waking up at 7:00, digging my car out from the snow, and then driving for an hour. Whew!

[Apathetic Lurker]

the difference here is u live in buffalo... we live in civilization! that and DC hasn't plowed a single street its disgraceful!

also no work tomorrow!


Lol...the words civilization and DC used in the same post......

[tarcone]

HOLY COW! We just go the no school because of snow call. Oh, we have about 1/2 inch on the ground with another 1/2 to 1 inch expected by the time school is out. Then it gets bad tonight. Total snowfall-- 4-6 inches.

I love living in Missouri.

[Apathetic Lurker]

HOLY COW! We just go the no school because of snow call. Oh, we have about 1/2 inch on the ground with another 1/2 to 1 inch expected by the time school is out. Then it gets bad tonight. Total snowfall-- 4-6 inches.

I love living in Missouri.


Hehehe....sorry

[DaddyTorgo]

HOLY COW! We just go the no school because of snow call. Oh, we have about 1/2 inch on the ground with another 1/2 to 1 inch expected by the time school is out. Then it gets bad tonight. Total snowfall-- 4-6 inches.

I love living in Missouri.

:lol:

that's pathetic

[Warhammer]

We weren't supposed to get any last night, I wake up and we have 2-3 inches on the ground in Memphis....

I blame the Saints winning the Super Bowl.

[Dr. Sak]

We weren't supposed to get any last night, I wake up and we have 2-3 inches on the ground in Memphis....

I blame the Saints winning the Super Bowl.

Yep hell is starting to freeze over.

[wade moore]

The ridiculous asshattery from the Buffalo contingent is ridiculous.

A place like DC is just not setup to handle 20"+ snowfall, let alone twice in a winter. Just like you asshats wouldn't be able to handle 2 weeks of 90 degrees and 85% humidity, and that's standard for us.

Get over yourselves - the DC area doesn't have the infrastructure, driver experience, etc. to handle this - that's why it's a big deal.

[Chubby]

last time I checked Buffalo hasn't won a Golden Snowball in a long time :) Syracuse usually wins it for the most snowfall in NY and I think Rochester took it last time we didn't win it.

I totally get the not having the infrastructure after living in pennsyltucky for a year and seeing the town shut down for 3 inches of snow.

BUT it's not a fucking snowpocalypse or snowmaggedon just because you're unprepapred.

[Coffee Warlord]

* ACCUMULATIONS... STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL BY TUESDAY NIGHT WILL GENERALLY BE IN THE 6 TO 12 INCH RANGE... WITH LOCALLY HIGHER TOTALS POSSIBLE... ESPECIALLY NEAR LAKE MICHIGAN.

Of course, this usually means we get zero snow. It's when they say 'flurries, accumulation of < 1"', you better watch out.

[Apathetic Lurker]

The ridiculous asshattery from the Buffalo contingent is ridiculous.

A place like DC is just not setup to handle 20"+ snowfall, let alone twice in a winter. Just like you asshats wouldn't be able to handle 2 weeks of 90 degrees and 85% humidity, and that's standard for us.

Get over yourselves - the DC area doesn't have the infrastructure, driver experience, etc. to handle this - that's why it's a big deal.


pfft...bite me asshat.....90/85 is nothing in a lot of places in the states, even Buffalo. What, you think it snows all the time here?

I'm sick and tired of idiots making fun of us for our blizzard of '77 but when we come out and have a little fun at someone elses expense their thin skin cracks.......

[JonInMiddleGA]

I'm sick and tired of idiots making fun of us for our blizzard of '77

I think you can trust me on this one, whatever happened to Buffalo in '77 (1977? 1877?) is not the only reason people make fun of you.



:D

[Logan]

December 2006 I believe, I was in DC when it completely shut down from 2 inches of snow.

Pick your battles carefully.

[wade moore]

I'm sick and tired of idiots making fun of us for our blizzard of '77 but when we come out and have a little fun at someone elses expense their thin skin cracks.......

Yeah, I hear blizzard of '77 jokes ALL OF THE TIME.

wtf are you even talking about?

[Apathetic Lurker]

Yeah, I hear blizzard of '77 jokes ALL OF THE TIME.

wtf are you even talking about?


they are out there......shit, every time someone finds out I live in Buffalo I get that knowing look and "snows a lot there, dont it?" or some variation of that and the inevitable questions about That Blizzard...


and sorry ..I usually dont get so pissed off.. you got me at a bad time...Some douchebag keeps calling me from a collection agency and threatening my wife and me with blacklisting our ssn's..I know he cant but the thought of it pisses me off. Cant get a read on his number but I really want to fuck him over really really badly. Funny thing is it was a previous owner of that number that ran up mucho debt....

[sterlingice]

December 2006 I believe, I was in DC when it completely shut down from 2 inches of snow.

Pick your battles carefully.

I find this highly unlikely. Unless the 2 inches of snow fell on top of an inch of ice. Can't do anything with ice no matter who or where you are.

SI

[Chubby]

I find this highly unlikely. Unless the 2 inches of snow fell on top of an inch of ice. Can't do anything with ice no matter who or where you are.

SI

It happened when I lived in State College for a year and there was no ice so I believe it.

[wade moore]

they are out there......shit, every time someone finds out I live in Buffalo I get that knowing look and "snows a lot there, dont it?" or some variation of that and the inevitable questions about That Blizzard...

Still not buying it.

Maybe from other New Yorkers or something, but I still have no idea what you're talking about.

"snows a lot there" is completely different. Because, well - it does snow a lot there compared to most other places.

[GoldenEagle]

Its snowing its ass off right now. We got 2.5 inches on the ground. I am pretty sure I am going to see more than 4 inches, which is the most I have ever seen.

[Apathetic Lurker]

Still not buying it.

Maybe from other New Yorkers or something, but I still have no idea what you're talking about.

"snows a lot there" is completely different. Because, well - it does snow a lot there compared to most other places.


J Carson and his ilk used to make fun of us from 77 to about 85.... A lot of people have heard of the Blizzard of '77. Surprised you havent. Over the last 20 years or so other places have been hit with more snow yet Buffalo still gets hammered about our snow problem. Last few years we havent been really slammed..I think it was 99 or thereabouts since we were heavily hit. Thats not counting our ice storm of a few years ago.

And yet when someone hears(beside you it seems) the name Buffalo, usually its snow related and sometimes the Bills or wings...

[wade moore]

I bet if you took a silent poll at FOFC on "what happened in Buffalo in 1977?" less than 1/2 would be able to guess blizzard.

[Apathetic Lurker]

I bet if you took a silent poll at FOFC on "what happened in Buffalo in 1977?" less than 1/2 would be able to guess blizzard.
very possible....anybody younger than 30 most likey wont know unless they are from here. The older one might or might not...This place might not be a perfect place for it... Now they all know.lol..Plus there are a few Buffalonians here. But even a quarter would be a significant number. 30 or so years from now ask how many remember the so called snowpocalypse of '10.....

I think a area outside of the forums would be a better gauge of it.

[Passacaglia]

Results 1 - 10 of about 2,950,000 for buffalo blizzard 1977 steroids. (0.39 seconds)

That blizzard was roided up!!!

[sabotai]

My town is going to get hit tomorrow night with somewhere between 6 to 18 inches of snow to add to the 28.5 that we just got.

[cuervo72]

Issued by The National Weather Service
Baltimore/Washington, MD
3:04 pm EST, Mon., Feb. 8, 2010

... WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* PRECIPITATION TYPE... SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS... 10 TO 20 INCHES.

* TIMING... MID-AFTERNOON TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

http://www.weather.com/weather/alerts/localalerts/21702?phenomena=WS&significance=W&areaid=MDZ004&office=KLWX&etn=0007

[Chubby]

OH NO 10 INCHES OF SNOW!!!!!!!!!!!!

[cuervo72]

Well, we have 30" already, and are in a band that projects maybe 15" more. Not exactly typical for the area.

[Pumpy Tudors]

I hate all of you.

[molson]

I'm supposed to fly into D.C. late Wednesday night, arriving after the latest "WINTER STORM WARNING" is set to end. We'll see how that works out. I wouldn't mind a night in my layover city (Chicago), but hopefully the whole 5 day trip isn't wiped out.

[lighthousekeeper]

OH NO 10 INCHES OF SNOW!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hey Syracuse: why don't you and your gay lover Buffalo just secede and join Canada already.

[tarcone]

Well it didnt snow until about 4 pm. The roads were dry as can be. Whoops. It is snowing now and we are in the average of 3-4 inches. No school tomorrow I imagine.

[lighthousekeeper]

Well it didnt snow until about 4 pm. The roads were dry as can be. Whoops. It is snowing now and we are in the average of 3-4 inches. No school tomorrow I imagine.

It's not snowing - you are just high and scratching your scalp.

[Apathetic Lurker]

Hey Syracuse: why don't you and your gay lover Buffalo just secede and join Canada already.

We would love too just for the Better Beer !!

But the rest of the pansy ass state wont let us..Downstate hasnt finished raping us yet !!

[claphamsa]

well OPM has called it... DC is shut down!

[terpkristin]

Despite roads still being pretty crappy, I think Fairfax County gov will be open tomorrow, meaning I'll end up at work. C'est la vie. Meanwhile, check out this wicked cool snow pack melting on my deck:
http://kristin.seidelmann-owners.com/snow2010/20100208_Snowmageddon_002_small.jpg

Other photos in my Snowmageddon 2010 set, starting at 20100208 Snowmageddon 001 on Flickr - Photo Sharing! (http://www.flickr.com/photos/terpkristin/4342172920/in/set-72157623364962408/)

/tk

[GoldenEagle]

We got six inches today. I know the folks in the northeast are laughing at me, but its the most I have ever seen.

[Apathetic Lurker]

We got six inches today. I know the folks in the northeast are laughing at me, but its the most I have ever seen.

You guys in Ark I dont laugh at ...... At least you are way south.
Plus we have friends living a little ways north of Conway. They arent having too much fun in them hills.

[Chief Rum]

well OPM has called it... DC is shut down!

OPM? I didn't think I was in the K2 thread.

[claphamsa]

office of personal management.

[claphamsa]

i hope the post office makes it through..... no more netflix!

[Logan]

Personnel

[chesapeake]

office of personal management.

No, he's right. The Democrats are in charge and taking over your life.

[Pumpy Tudors]

I worked from home yesterday and spent about an hour digging snow and ice from around my car. I have to park on the street, so I figured that as long as I dug a couple of feet around my car, I'd be able to pull into the street in the morning and I'd be fine. Well, leave it to the Louisiana boy. I apparently did a horrible job with it because I had to spend another hour and a half this morning getting out. By the time I finally got out, it wasn't worth the 30-mile drive to work, so I'm working from home again. And now we've got another 6-14 inches of snow coming.

Glorious.

Maybe I can just die now.

[George]

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[claphamsa]

thats awesome George! I finally got mail... no netflix :(

[George]

thats awesome George! I finally got mail... no netflix :(

Yeah, I saw it posted somewhere else, and I figured it would be appropriate for this thread.

Sorry you didn't get your Netflix. :(

[claphamsa]

its ok! there is streaming....

[Honolulu_Blue]

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Pfffft!

I have a time lapse of video of a real bear being covered by snow.

Very Truly Yours,

Your friends in Buffalo and Syracuse

[Dr. Sak]

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Pfffft!

I have a time lapse of video of a real bear being covered by snow.

Very Truly Yours,

Your friends in Buffalo and Syracuse

NO ONE CARES ABOUT YOUR FUCKING BLIZZARD FROM THE 70S!!!

[Honolulu_Blue]

Pfffft!

I have a time lapse of video of a real bear being covered by snow.

Very Truly Yours,

Your friends in Buffalo and Syracuse

NO ONE CARES ABOUT YOUR FUCKING BLIZZARD FROM THE 70S!!!

Actually, I just checked and my video wasn't even time lapsed. It was snowing so hard back during that blizzard in '77 that it covered a real, live brown bear in just under 30 seconds.

Pffft! To George's video above. A dusting.

Kindest Regards,

Your friends in Buffalo and Syracuse

[claphamsa]

lulz!

[Toddzilla]

snowlapse sounds too much like prolapse for my liking...

[SirFozzie]

And here comes round two.. this one will cause problems up here too.

[claphamsa]

nothign yet...... 4 hours late!

[Logan]

My NYC federal office has been shut down for tomorrow already.

[molson]

Looks like my flight tomorrow night to D.C. is cancelled. I don't think there's any way I can get there by Friday AM, where my girlfriend has a foreign service oral assessment scheduled. Hopefully they have some kind of backup plan for that.

Damn, I was excited to check out D.C. I've always been down on that city (even though I've only been there once), but after researching/preparing for this trip, I was pretty fired up. There's a lot going on there. It's like, the capital of the whole country or something.

[fantom1979]

We got six inches today. I know the folks in the northeast are laughing at me, but its the most I have ever seen.

I am going to take a guess that Arkansas doesn't exactly have a massive amount of snow removal equipment. I don't care where you live, 6 inches without any type of removal is quite a bit.

[Toddzilla]

Looks like my flight tomorrow night to D.C. is cancelled. I don't think there's any way I can get there by Friday AM, where my girlfriend has a foreign service oral assessment scheduled. Hopefully they have some kind of backup plan for that.

Damn, I was excited to check out D.C. I've always been down on that city (even though I've only been there once), but after researching/preparing for this trip, I was pretty fired up. There's a lot going on there. It's like, the capital of the whole country or something.Whoo! FOFC DC Happy Hour - whenever molson gets here.

[claphamsa]

no word yet here.. it started snowing (lightly) about an hour ago...

[claphamsa]

Whoo! FOFC DC Happy Hour - whenever molson gets here.
i could be down, but im sure molson doesnt want to meet me....

[Apathetic Lurker]

I am going to take a guess that Arkansas doesn't exactly have a massive amount of snow removal equipment. I don't care where you live, 6 inches without any type of removal is quite a bit.

Fine, I can sort of give them a break, even if I think six inches of snow is baby stuff...but if you live even in the proximity of an area that gets snow you should have some kind of contingency plan..Your friendly neigborhood gub'mint blows through enough pork that they should have skimmed off the 11 fucking bucks to buy a snow fucking shovel at the local Home Depot !

[molson]

It looks like I'll only be able to get boozed up at home this weekend....ah well.....

[molson]

i could be down, but im sure molson doesnt want to meet me....

I don't remember any reason why not - except maybe that your name sounds like an STD.

[claphamsa]

I don't remember any reason why not - except maybe that your name sounds like an STD.
BIAS!!!! :'(

[terpkristin]

Well, Fairfax County Gov is closed tomorrow so in theory so is my office, though I'm waiting for the Inclement Weather line to be updated to confirm. Yay?

/tk

[claphamsa]

yeah im off.... i told myself i would brew every day im out of work.... not sure i have enough fermenters :D

[Greyroofoo]

We got six inches today. I know the folks in the northeast are laughing at me, but its the most I have ever seen.

I have to ask,

Was I the only one that read this post in a dirty way?

[MrDNA]

Schools closed already around Philly. I'm 31 and I might be MORE excited for a snowday than when I was a kid.

[Neon_Chaos]

Ok. FOX Chicago is now calling it "Snowverkill".

[GoldenEagle]

I have to ask,

Was I the only one that read this post in a dirty way?

Just don't ask how I know the snow was precisely 6 inches.

[SirFozzie]

Looks like we're going to get around a foot of snow here in MA where I am.

[lighthousekeeper]

Schools closed already around Philly. I'm 31 and I might be MORE excited for a snowday than when I was a kid.

+1

My pre-K daughter, upon hearing that school was cancelled tomorrow: "aww noo!"

I, on the other hand, am already drawing up plans for a Snowlarium addition onto the snowfort started during last week's storm.

[lighthousekeeper]

my work is closed today, but i'm hoping i can get more work done at home than i get done at work.

[DaddyTorgo]

Looks like we're going to get around a foot of snow here in MA where I am.

Yep. A foot. Heh...that's nothing.

I'm just lucky I work like...2 miles from home. Already in the office with the extreme weather gear ready to hike home later.

[Kodos]

12 inches. Not impressive!

[claphamsa]

im done with the snwo now thank you.... im actually ready to go back to work!

[wade moore]

Pretty Impressive - even for the '77 blizzardites.

D.C. Has 2nd Highest Snowfall of Any U.S. City This Season - DCist (http://dcist.com/2010/02/dc_area_now_claims_second_highest_s.php)

(for those that don't want to click, DC has the 2nd highest snow total thus far this year. They have 63.5 inches - normally they have 13.4 at this point - Syracuse is #1 - 73.7 with normally 75.3 at this point. Oh, and Buffalo 61.3 with normally 68.5)

[Samdari]

Pretty Impressive - even for the '77 blizzardites.

D.C. Has 2nd Highest Snowfall of Any U.S. City This Season - DCist (http://dcist.com/2010/02/dc_area_now_claims_second_highest_s.php)

(for those that don't want to click, DC has the 2nd highest snow total thus far this year. They have 63.5 inches - normally they have 13.4 at this point - Syracuse is #1 - 73.7 with normally 75.3 at this point. Oh, and Buffalo 61.3 with normally 68.5)


Yeah! Oh wait.

[molson]

I can't imagine what the airline/travel companies' support staff goes through at times like this. The nice lady I talked to on the phone just now sounded like she was going to off herself.....but I got everything refunded.

[Lathum]

There are going to be a shit ton of babies born in DC early November.

[sterlingice]

+1

My pre-K daughter, upon hearing that school was cancelled tomorrow: "aww noo!"

I, on the other hand, am already drawing up plans for a Snowlarium addition onto the snowfort started during last week's storm.

That's a dad :D

SI

[Chubby]

We would love too just for the Better Beer !!

But the rest of the pansy ass state wont let us..Downstate hasnt finished raping us yet !!
and the better health insurance...

i actually wouldn't mind splitting NY into 2 states (NYC up to Albany vs the rest) even withmy part being a repub state

[cuervo72]

Here there's no point in going out at all. The wind has been whipping snow around all day. Shoveling would do little good, and you'd just get a lot of snow blown in your face.

Snow in the back yard is almost up to the level of our pool, which is a 42" pool (structure probably a little higher). Some of that might be drift, but not a lot.

[terpkristin]

So....
My company has a published policy that when Fairfax County Government is closed, they will be closed.

Except, it seems, for tomorrow, when they decided to "deviate" from their policy and open the campus. Employees are encouraged to drive safely. If they can, they may work from home, or they may use composite leave or leave without pay if they do not have composite leave.

On the one hand, I'm sick of being in my house, and I can easily work from home. On the other hand, I'm completely disgusted with my company from "deviating" from published policy and forcing people to make a potentially unsafe decision. I know (from all the training they make us do) that if I deviated from a published policy, my arse would be handed to me. What's the point in having a policy if you don't follow it?

/tk

[claphamsa]

to piss you off :)

[JonInMiddleGA]

to piss you off :)

You beat me to the answer.

[stevew]

I will be so happy when this snow is gone. I ordered new furniture, but it's not like there's any way to get it into the house for delivery. I guess this shit needs to melt first.

[JeeberD]

It's snowing here in DFW right now...we must have a half inch on the ground already and it's supposed to snow until tonight. Knowing how badly folks around here drive in the white stuff, this could get a little ugly.

[Mizzou B-ball fan]

It's snowing here in DFW right now...we must have a half inch on the ground already and it's supposed to snow until tonight. Knowing how badly folks around here drive in the white stuff, this could get a little ugly.

Bill Harris is actually covering the Texas Blizzard of 2010 on his blog........

Dubious Quality: The Impending Winter Disaster (http://dubiousquality.blogspot.com/2010/02/impending-winter-disaster.html)

[claphamsa]

its 35 and sunnny now... snow is melting fast! especially on my roof...where I have 6 inches of ice, yay rain inside :(

[Kodos]

Our predicted 18 inches of snow turned out to be more like 3.

[Passacaglia]

So....
My company has a published policy that when Fairfax County Government is closed, they will be closed.

Except, it seems, for tomorrow, when they decided to "deviate" from their policy and open the campus. Employees are encouraged to drive safely. If they can, they may work from home, or they may use composite leave or leave without pay if they do not have composite leave.

On the one hand, I'm sick of being in my house, and I can easily work from home. On the other hand, I'm completely disgusted with my company from "deviating" from published policy and forcing people to make a potentially unsafe decision. I know (from all the training they make us do) that if I deviated from a published policy, my arse would be handed to me. What's the point in having a policy if you don't follow it?

/tk

Ram your car into a snowbank, then sue the company.

[JeeberD]

Yesterday was the snowiest day in (recorded) DFW history. The northerners are going to laugh, but the old record was 7.8 inches and we got 11.2...

[JonInMiddleGA]

School cancellations here in NE Georgia in advance of the snow en route. About half around us are closed, the others are closing anywhere from 1130a to 1p.

I just wish we'd known about it before Will was ready to walk out the door this morning :(

[Mizzou B-ball fan]

School cancellations here in NE Georgia in advance of the snow en route. About half around us are closed, the others are closing anywhere from 1130a to 1p.

I just wish we'd known about it before Will was ready to walk out the door this morning :(

Seems like a positive to me. He's up and ready to start cleaning the house.

[DaddyTorgo]

Seems like a positive to me. He's up and ready to start cleaning the house.

+1.

Put the kid to work!!

[Eaglesfan27]

Huge thick snow flakes falling outside of my home near Baton Rouge. Expecting several inches of accumulation north of the city. Schools all over the state and my work are canceled today as a result.

[Mizzou B-ball fan]

Huge thick snow flakes falling outside of my home near Baton Rouge. Expecting several inches of accumulation north of the city. Schools all over the state and my work are canceled today as a result.

That's got to be a wet and heavy snow down south. Messy stuff.

[JonInMiddleGA]

Put the kid to work!!

Yeah, he's working.

Working on raising his Bioshock 2 multi-player level

[sterlingice]

Yesterday was the snowiest day in (recorded) DFW history. The northerners are going to laugh, but the old record was 7.8 inches and we got 11.2...

Nothing to hang your head about. 11.2 is a good snow anywhere. Except maybe Buffalo ;)

SI

[lighthousekeeper]

Nothing to hang your head about. 11.2 is a good snow anywhere. Except maybe Buffalo ;)

SI

No shit. Did you hear about that blizzard they got back in '77?

[Recoil]

Love living in Georgia. These people don't even need to see snow to cancel classes.

[Passacaglia]

I gotta admit....77 feet is a lot of snow.

[Pumpy Tudors]

Has anyone heard if they're having snow in the Lowcountry yet? I saw something on the news, but there's no mention of it in this thread.

[Mizzou B-ball fan]

Has anyone heard if they're having snow in the Lowcountry yet? I saw something on the news, but there's no mention of it in this thread.

I think you're talking about Vancouver. That's another thread altogether.

[Toddzilla]

I gotta admit....77 feet is a lot of snow.77 feet? Bah. People in Buffalo laugh at such a puny dusting...