3" OF SNOW!!!! WE'RE ALL GONNA DIE!!!!

[PCIntern]

Really...the media here in Philly has been working this latest "Snowmegeddon" for all it was worth: Live Reports!, Breaking News!, Storm Headed Our Way!, and MORE!!!!!

It's good business for the bread, eggs, and milk companies, since much French Toast will be made in the ensuing days when these folks have four loaves, three dozen eggs, and gallons of milk. People pushing and shoving to get into the cashier's line so's they don't get stuck in the snarling traffic and become part of the tens of thousands of dead in the charnel house that would become the streets near the shopping centers.

...and SHOVELS! (What happened to last year's shovel? Do people throw it out in the spring?) and SALT or HALIDE! for the sidewalks and driveways which will be covered by meters of snow!

...but...not a flake on the major thoroughfares and while the side streets are slippery, I doubt if this is going to be the next Pompeii here.

[Happyhippychick]

1. Lol! We're dying in DC too!!

[Dawson Leery]

2. 2 inches in southern CT. UPS and the USPS are delivering on schedule.

[dipsydoodle]

3. We still getting repeats of the video of that infamous football match

on UK TV news.

French toast - I'd forgotten that expression.

[MindMover]

4. Yawn, 3" in Chicago area ... big frickin deal .... yawn

[truebrit71]

7. Tell that to the frickin' yoyos that seemed to forget how to drive in it yesterday morning...

...took me two and a half hours to get to work

[anokaflash]

16. A Highway in Wisconsin this past weekend . . . . the Domino effect

6 and a half minutes of car sized dominoes. There is a lull in the middle, then the real idiots come barreling through.

http://www.wisn.com/news/south-east-wisconsin/waukesha/germantown-hwy-4145-pileup-captured-on-camera/-/10150328/23398136/-/d6wy9ez/-/index.html

[Kber]

24. Amen Brothers and Sisters!

It took me 2 hours to drive 11 miles to day.

Honesty people, if you can't drive in the snow, DON'T.

If you are too afraid to go over 10 miles an hour, or you don't trust your car to make it up and down the hills, or your tires aren't up to the task, stay home, at least until the rush hour traffic clears.

If you're that bad off, there's nothing worth risking your life over and, incidentally, making ME late for work when I could have perfectly well been there with plenty of time to spare if all I had to contend with was the snow covered roads.

I think we got less than 4 inches where I live.

[MindMover]

40. Put a suggestion into that box ... it could read something like this ...

Dear Employer ... this is the 21st century and a new millenium, I use a computer to figure out how to get to work, I can surely use that same computer to work from home when weather or some other God driven emergency gives way to utter mayhem and chaos all around me ... and thank you for joining the 21st century ...

[dionysus]

5. i never got the surge in shovel sales. a good shovel lasts years...

you really have to wonder if people throw the damn things out!

[UncleYoder]

15. That's only if

you buy a real shovel. You know, with metal and stuff. You hit one of those plastic ones on the side to clean the snow off and it cracks real easy. Then you gotta buy another one cause you'll be more careful this year. Rinse and repeat. Rinse and repeat.

[darkangel218]

56. I see...

Now that explains it.

The only shovels I know are made of metal and wood

[spanone]

6. andrea mitchell just went to an outside 'weather' reporter and the sun was shining and snow melting

she asked 'is it getting warmer out there or is the snow just melting?' he said 'both'

and this is national news why?

[Orrex]

8. Pittsburgh's SEVERE WEATHER CENTER lives for these disasters

Of course, the SEVERE WEATHER CENTER also reports when it's 68° and sunny, so those noble souls are super-busy.

[Turbineguy]

9. In the Pacific Northwest too!

I actually had a cold and wet droplet hit me on the forehead on my way back from the mailbox.

[hrmjustin]

10. It never stuck to the ground here in NYC.

[leftynyc]

17. No - but just outside

Manhattan, it is sticking to the cars and sidewalks. Up in Westchester it's sticking to the roads also (but not the highways).

[MineralMan]

11. The first snowstorm of the season always means "TEAM COVERAGE!!11!!" on

the local news. That and local people re-learning their winter driving skills. A guy blew past me on a 35 MPH street, covered with ice and snow, going 50. Last I saw him, he was out of his SUV looking at the utility pole he slid into. I drove on by, going the same 20 MPH I was going when he flew by. Bet I beat him to wherever he was going.

EMERGENCY! EMERGENCY! EVERYBODY TO GET FROM STREET!

[Mariana]

64. ...

[louis-t]

12. Weather Channel had some nitwit in a parking lot

showing off 1" of new snow. 3 minutes talking about 1" of snow.

[KurtNYC]

41. I love it when they take the measurement from a snow bank

Once they nearly got hit by the plow while they were putting a yard stick into the berm at the side of road just to say how deep it was "in some spots."

[Behind the Aegis]

13. That's about the reaction here in NE OK.

We got about three inches last night and the streets are a mess. Of course, it snowed on Friday, and the streets were still a mess after three days. Thankfully, I already did my shopping.

[Aerows]

25. My sister lives in OK City, OK

I visited her one year and was greeted by -5 F below, and a lot of snow. I think I nearly got hypothermia because I couldn't smoke in their house and got this eerie feeling of well-being and almost hallucinations (no, it was tobacco, just a Marlboro Light) and then when I came inside, I slept for like 3 hours. It was a combo hit of rapid elevation (was living in New Orleans which is below sea level), it was so much colder and drier than I was used to, and just a weird experience.

I've since been to places where it gets far colder, but I've never had a weird experience like I did in OK, feeling like I was freezing my behind off. I swear the rattling in my boots wasn't a rock, it was my toes. Horrifyingly cold.

[Behind the Aegis]

26. When we moved back from NOLA we had similar reactions for about a month.

It is definitely drier here, which is preventing a build-up of ice. I was surprised how much the snow stayed like snow after a few days as opposed to turning into ice. Last night was supposed to be the last of this mess for awhile. Still, it makes for going up and down hills a real treat.

[Aerows]

32. Keep warm and safe up there :)

My cat was already affectionate, but with the recently cold weather here on the Gulf Coast, she wants to sleep in my lap and pack up so far with me, that it's gotten hilarious. I nearly need a crowbar to get her off of me just to go to work, and the second I'm home, she is right there with me.

[Behind the Aegis]

34. The funniest reaction....the puppies!

One refuses to go outside, the others stick to the edge of the house with no snow. When it was snowing, they all just stared at it for a minute, then looked at us as if to say, ! I keep hoping they will run through the snow so I can get pictures, but they ain't having it.

[Aerows]

39. My cat wants to go out, but the second she feels that wet, nasty wind and rain

She's huddled up on the outdoor rug wanting to be let right back in.

Our pets aren't fools "I'm not going out in THAT!"

They leave that to us !

What kind of puppies? Mine is just a plain tabby with a personality that is amazing, but she's short-haired. Wet doesn't bother her, but she's my rescued baby from feral and starving that I've had for 5 years, so she is probably afraid I'll get rid of her (as if I would ever part from her).

[Behind the Aegis]

42. We have four chihuahuas.

You can see them here: http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1161&pid=1193

Mine don't care for cold at all. The baby, Zatanna, really doesn't like it and refuses to go outside. Thankfully, she is paper trained.

[Aerows]

44. OMG what a precious collection!

Love the conures, the chihuahaus (the on with the handkerchief is precious), the rooster and the finches!

Wonderfully diverse group of pets. Thanks for sharing those with me, they all look like they are well taken care of and LOVED. Just beautiful

I've had fish, birds, cats and dogs over the years. It is such a treasure to have other beings with their own personalities around you, and it really helps you appreciate individuality. Not to mention you just end up loving them. That is a reward in itself.

[HappyMe]

14. I'll miss you all.

It seems the end is near!!1

[darkangel218]

57. LoL!!!

[hlthe2b]

18. well, after 8 solid days of subzero temperatures (and moderate snow)... I say count your lucky stars

I love the snow and am generally please it has hung around--given the cold, but some of our wind chills...WHOAH!

We sort of earned our Siberian express designation... Which, will soon be BROKENPIPEgeddon.

My old neighbor is panicking as they live next door (and share a wall) with a vacant patio home in foreclosure and for which there has been no electricity or gas on since the former tenant moved out and the asshole former owner threw up his hands.. Given the foreclosure sale has been delayed twice, there is absolutely nothing that can be done... The owner would be the only one with legal access and he is long gone. So it is likely that there is a pipe about to burst or will have before the foreclosure sale may well impact the neighbor's basement or elsewhere. Something I don't think many have considered, but may well be damage for which neighbors are "stuck"

[kaiden]

55. Hi, hlthe2b!

Woke up to -26 at Cat Crap Hill (our property) in Conifer on Friday morning. Last night it was -12 when I went out to put up the goats for the night and lo! we must have had a heat wave because this morning, it was -2! Today in Denver it was 40 and it was lovely. I agree with you -- snow and cold are fine -- but the Arctic temps for a week take a toll.

[LibertyLover]

19. No, not the next Pompeii

Because there is no volcano erupting. Having said that, I hear you. I live in Anne ArundelCounty and work in DC. I'm home today because the federal government is closed and my company adheres to. Right now it's sunny out, the storm having past. We got maybe two inches of snow. This means the next time a storm is predicted, we won't be off, it will be a huge, nasty one and people will have long nasty commutes. As a friend of mine said, DC--always prepared for the last storm. Oh, now the birds are tweeting.

[PCIntern]

20. Yes..OK...

I suppose I was alluding to the frozen-in-time bodies trapped for all eternity in the paroxysm of their deaths...

[LibertyLover]

66. Those are freakin' weird, let me tell you.

The dead dog freaked me out when I saw it. Of course I was only 12.

[Kahuna]

21. 2" Northeast, NJ. No biggie. nt

[Coyotl]

22. Just in to thaw my feet in PNW. Was out working on frozen/broken water supply pipe.

Previous owner laid a water main section on the ground and just piled some dirt on it!
Looks like that was to avoid cutting tree roots. The thaw has begun, fortunately.
Hope to have the spring water system flowing by sunset.

[SammyWinstonJack]

23. heh.

[Lint Head]

27. OMG!!! Inches?!?! Wow. Who would a thunk it?

[deaniac21]

28. It snowed in Pompeii?

[PCIntern]

35. See Post 20 above...nt

[liberal N proud]

29. I call the media hype either stormgams or snowgasms

Either way they are getting off on these storms and want the viewers to know it.

[KurtNYC]

43. They want us to know ALL about it...perhaps too much...

[Blue_In_AK]

30. Lower 48ers in the winter

amuse us.

[yellowcanine]

47. Eh. Come to DC and drive in one of our "wintry mixes" sometime.

Freezing rain, wet snow and sleet and sharing the road with 18 wheelers jack knifing and sliding around as well as yahoos from all over in SUVs with 4WD who "know how to drive in snow" (but not how to stop and the 4WD doesn't help them with that) flying along on the Beltway at the posted speed limit. Maybe you would not be so amused - or so smug.

[Blue_In_AK]

49. We've had freezing rain ourselves over the past week or so

AND jack-knifing semis and school buses going in the ditch. What saves us, though, is there aren't as many of us on the road, and people are a little bit more accustomed to winter driving.

I just like to poke fun every now and then because we get teased so much about She Who Shall Not Be Named. Turnabout is fair play.


And on the serious side, be careful out there.

[yellowcanine]

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[Blue_In_AK]

61. Aaaaaaaaaauuuuuuuuuuggggghhhhhh...

MY EYES!!!

[nadinbrzezinski]

63. You should try my neck of the woods

I stay off roads if at all possible.

My neighbors are idiots...hydro planing, weeeee!!!!

[Behind the Aegis]

31. It's a CLASS THREE Kill Storm!! I seen it on the news!

[WilliamPitt]

33. Sounds like DC

One flake hits that town and the whole place stops.

[SummerSnow]

36. Look , Snowmaggedon is real and scary...

that's when the zombie snowmen emerge.




I'm going to look for image of zombie snowmen




?v=34906

[HappyMe]

37. I'll bet you are the ring leader of the

vast and horrible conspiracy, SummerSNOW!!11

[SummerSnow]

46. I confess, busted.lol

[progressoid]

38. Weather porn.

[yellowcanine]

45. Actually there are probably more road deaths from 3" than from 12 inches.

particularly what is euphemistically known as a "wintry mix" - wet snow, freezing rain, and sleet - can be a lot more dangerous to drive in than a whole bunch of snow. A whole bunch of snow keeps many drivers off the road or at least slows them down.

[mnhtnbb]

52. True. And in areas where people aren't used to driving in snow, it can be quite dangerous.

[Warpy]

48. "Hey, let's jump in the car, make a traffic jam, and sit in it for three hours!"

was apparently the big tourist thing on Cape Cod whenever it got a little cloudy.

People are weird.

[Earth_First]

50. 20" + expected over portions of the eastern shores of Lake Ontario in New York...

3" is what we call "morning commute" in Western, New York.

[Warren DeMontague]

51. Well, to be fair, odds are pretty good that we are, in fact, all going to die.

It's really just a matter of when.

[democrank]

53. At least this "Snowmegeddon" crap

gives us a break from the....."It`s raining so remember to use you windshield wipers."

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

54. "HEY, IT'S NOT THE SIZE THAT MATTERS!!!"..... Said the storm. nt

[etherealtruth]

58. I moved from Michigan to the DC area and then to Newark Delaware

"you people" really do believe "3" OF SNOW!!!! WE'RE ALL GONNA DIE!!!!"

I was sure my oldest child was lying to me when he told me school was closed because of the snow (3&quot

[Corruption Inc]

59. The MSMedia is propaganda, turn it off.

The MSMedia is selling anything they can as they lost all credibility years ago.

[A HERETIC I AM]

62. Pic of some extremely hazardous driving conditions.....

On Interstate 10 in Florida today;





The horror. I may just stop for ice cream.

[LWolf]

65. 3-4 inches wasn't the big deal here.

It's common in this area.

The big deal was the record lows and all the broken pipes. Mine among them. A plumber will be out to LOOK at them tomorrow, and then let me know if I can afford to repair them or just do without water until I can.

In this area of normally cold winters, there was a 2-day waiting list just to get a call back, and every plumber is working overtime.