The SNOWpocalypse - Page 4

Chubby · 02-10-2010, 01:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Apathetic Lurker

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 · 02-10-2010, 04:29 PM

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 · 02-10-2010, 08:52 PM

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 · 02-10-2010, 09:50 PM

to piss you off

JonInMiddleGA · 02-10-2010, 09:54 PM

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Originally Posted by claphamsa

to piss you off

You beat me to the answer.

stevew · 02-11-2010, 02:49 AM

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 · 02-11-2010, 08:56 AM

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 · 02-11-2010, 09:00 AM

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Originally Posted by 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.

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

Dubious Quality: The Impending Winter Disaster

claphamsa · 02-11-2010, 10:01 AM

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

Kodos · 02-11-2010, 10:29 AM

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

Passacaglia · 02-11-2010, 10:41 AM

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Originally Posted by 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

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

JeeberD · 02-12-2010, 09:07 AM

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 · 02-12-2010, 09:16 AM

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 · 02-12-2010, 09:18 AM

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Originally Posted by 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

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

DaddyTorgo · 02-12-2010, 09:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Mizzou B-ball fan

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

+1.

Put the kid to work!!

Eaglesfan27 · 02-12-2010, 09:43 AM

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 · 02-12-2010, 10:18 AM

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Originally Posted by 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.

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

JonInMiddleGA · 02-12-2010, 10:59 AM

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Originally Posted by DaddyTorgo

Put the kid to work!!

Yeah, he's working.

Working on raising his Bioshock 2 multi-player level

sterlingice · 02-12-2010, 01:00 PM

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Originally Posted by 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...

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

SI

lighthousekeeper · 02-12-2010, 01:11 PM

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Originally Posted by sterlingice

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 · 02-12-2010, 01:15 PM

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

Passacaglia · 02-12-2010, 01:18 PM

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

Pumpy Tudors · 02-12-2010, 02:46 PM

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 · 02-12-2010, 03:19 PM

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Originally Posted by 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.

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

Toddzilla · 02-12-2010, 04:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Passacaglia

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

77 feet? Bah. People in Buffalo laugh at such a puny dusting...

02-10-2010, 04:29 PM	#152
cuervo72 Head Coach Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Maryland	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. __________________ null Last edited by cuervo72 : 02-10-2010 at 04:30 PM.

02-10-2010, 08:52 PM	#153
terpkristin Grizzled Veteran Join Date: May 2003 Location: Ashburn, VA	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 __________________ GO TERPS! https://www.flickr.com/photos/terpkristin https://twitter.com/terpkristin

02-10-2010, 09:50 PM	#154
claphamsa Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: non white trash MD	to piss you off __________________ Dominating Warewolf for 0 games! GIT R DUN!!!

02-11-2010, 08:56 AM	#157
JeeberD General Manager Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The Town of Flower Mound	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. __________________ UTEP Miners!!! I solemnly swear to never cheer for TO

02-11-2010, 10:01 AM	#159
claphamsa Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: non white trash MD	its 35 and sunnny now... snow is melting fast! especially on my roof...where I have 6 inches of ice, yay rain inside __________________ Dominating Warewolf for 0 games! GIT R DUN!!!

02-11-2010, 02:49 AM	#156
stevew Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: the yo'	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.

02-11-2010, 10:29 AM	#160
Kodos Resident Alien Join Date: Jun 2001	Our predicted 18 inches of snow turned out to be more like 3. __________________ Author of The Bill Gates Challenge, as well as other groundbreaking dynasties.

02-12-2010, 09:07 AM	#162
JeeberD General Manager Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The Town of Flower Mound	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... __________________ UTEP Miners!!! I solemnly swear to never cheer for TO

02-12-2010, 09:16 AM	#163
JonInMiddleGA Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Behind Enemy Lines in Athens, GA	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 __________________ "I lit another cigarette. Unless I specifically inform you to the contrary, I am always lighting another cigarette." - from a novel by Martin Amis

02-12-2010, 09:43 AM	#166
Eaglesfan27 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: New Jersey	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. __________________ Retired GM of the eNFL 2007 Super Bowl Champion Philadelphia Eagles (19-0 record.) GM of the WOOF 2006 Doggie Bowl Champion Atlantic City Gamblers. GM of the IHOF 2019 and 2022 IHOF Bowl Champion Asheville Axemen.

02-12-2010, 01:15 PM	#171
Recoil High School Varsity Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: GA	Love living in Georgia. These people don't even need to see snow to cancel classes.

02-12-2010, 01:18 PM	#172
Passacaglia Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Big Ten Country	I gotta admit....77 feet is a lot of snow.

02-12-2010, 02:46 PM	#173
Pumpy Tudors Bounty Hunter Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Pittsburgh, PA	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. __________________ No, I am not Batman, and I will not repair your food processor.

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