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merrily

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10. Stay safe and warm.

Reply to bobGandolf (Reply #9)

Tue Jan 27, 2015, 02:38 AM

Jan 2015

I doubt our new Republican Governor (yuck) was eager to tell people to stay home from work. The forecast must have required it.

(My review of his delivering the news yesterday is in the Mass Group).

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Wow! We were expected to have up to 23" of snow in Philly. Now... 2 Inches! [View all] onehandle Jan 2015 OP

Thanks Obama! postulater Jan 2015 #1

If they don't stop with the sky is falling (almost literally) forecasts, people are going to merrily Jan 2015 #2

it's a f*cking blizzard. I am in the worst of it. Just cause it veered off from PA doesn't mean KittyWampus Jan 2015 #4

Meaning, OBVIOUSLY, it was a false alarm for this particular DUer. "Glad you escaped hardship." merrily Jan 2015 #5

a false alarm means nothing happens. Near miss would be the term. KittyWampus Jan 2015 #6

Nothing did happen to that DUer. Hence the OP of this thread. merrily Jan 2015 #7

There's a lot of us who have been pissed off by people calling storms a bust when they pounded us. NutmegYankee Jan 2015 #8

Of course, I didn't call any storm a bust. merrily Jan 2015 #14

Much as people who want to minimize what others go through usually will do so. LanternWaste Jan 2015 #21

I didn't minimize a thing anyone suffered. And I am in Boston, with plenty of snow, merrily Jan 2015 #23

Haven't looked outside lately.... bobGandolf Jan 2015 #9

Stay safe and warm. merrily Jan 2015 #10

Ha, ha, didn't think of that. n/t bobGandolf Jan 2015 #11

You do realize... Atman Jan 2015 #15

Jeeshhh.. bobGandolf Jan 2015 #27

I bet a lot of folks were looking forward to school being cancelled. lovemydog Jan 2015 #3

RI here, 1:45am and six inches of snow and howling winds. blackcrow Jan 2015 #12

It's my understanding... Oilwellian Jan 2015 #13

From the safety and warmth of my southern home cwydro Jan 2015 #16

Just walked to my office from my hotel... PCIntern Jan 2015 #17

Weather forecasting is notoriously hard. Adrahil Jan 2015 #18

Yeah I know... PCIntern Jan 2015 #19

LOL.... I love the closing line! Adrahil Jan 2015 #20

For every major misprediction the crying wolf syndrome kicks in next time! Nt Logical Jan 2015 #28

our media is comical spanone Jan 2015 #22

It's interesting how major weather systems are experienced kentauros Jan 2015 #24

You must be so relieved! etherealtruth Jan 2015 #25

Somebody sprayed the chemtrails in the wrong place. Atman Jan 2015 #26