Death By Snow! Jan 2014 Edition

[bayonetbrant]

So far here we've got about 1-1/2 inches of very dry powder.  Good sledding snow, or a good layer over a base on the slopes if this were the mountains.  Still coming down though and will probably double by morning.

They closed schools here b/c they expected the storm in much earlier today and didn't want to have to mess with early releases (all our busses run 2 routes / day here), but the snow didn't come in until right around dinnertime.  They've already closed for tomorrow, too, since the storm came in later and won't leave 'til later.

I'll probably get to work late tomorrow, but I expect my 6pm class at Peace will still be on with no problem.

They've showed some traffic cams on the 11 o'clock news and there's no one out there at all.  Not even the plow trucks  :-\

[GDS_Starfury]

the last time I saw 1.5 inches of dry powder I was up for 4 days.  ::)

[MetalDog]

That snow must have addled your brains or sent you back in time, Brant. 

[bayonetbrant]

That snow must have addled your brains or sent you back in time, Brant. 

Whatever do you mean, oh Dog of Metal?  ;)

[GDS_Starfury]

IMHO most of you are suffering from frostbite.

[MetalDog]

That snow must have addled your brains or sent you back in time, Brant. 

Whatever do you mean, oh Dog of Metal?  ;)

It's good to be the mod :)

[Barthheart]

So far here we've got about 1-1/2 inches of very dry powder.  Good sledding snow, or a good layer over a base on the slopes if this were the mountains.  Still coming down though and will probably double by morning.

That's so cute.  :P

Bitch please, we've gotten about 2" of snow every other day since mid November. Plus freezing rain storms so the snow banks are nicely layered death traps if you walk on them. >:(

[TheCommandTent]

So far here we've got about 1-1/2 inches of very dry powder.  Good sledding snow, or a good layer over a base on the slopes if this were the mountains.  Still coming down though and will probably double by morning.

They closed schools here b/c they expected the storm in much earlier today and didn't want to have to mess with early releases (all our busses run 2 routes / day here), but the snow didn't come in until right around dinnertime.  They've already closed for tomorrow, too, since the storm came in later and won't leave 'til later.

I'll probably get to work late tomorrow, but I expect my 6pm class at Peace will still be on with no problem.

They've showed some traffic cams on the 11 o'clock news and there's no one out there at all.  Not even the plow trucks  :-\

Ahh I miss the days of living in NC when the mere mention of snow would shut the place down for a day or two.



Also I +1 Barthheart's sentiment.

[bayonetbrant]

I didn't say it was the worst of the worst.  Just that it's what we got. 
I lived through the White Hurricane of 2000.  We got 19 or so inches of snow in about 13 hours - in Columbia, SC.  Raleigh set a record that year by about 10 inches (they got 27 inches or so in a 24-hr period and at one point had over 3 inches come down in 1 hour).

It's nowhere near what you Canadiastanians are used to, but there's a reason we live below the 45th parallel! ;)


(and don't forget I lived in Germany for 8-1/2 years, too, including a few in the Alps.  I've done my snow time ;D)

[Gusington]

My sister lives in Roswell GA , outside Atlanta, and it took her 7 plus hours to drive the 7 miles home from work last night.

[Barthheart]

My sister lives in Roswell GA , outside Atlanta, and it took her 7 plus hours to drive the 7 miles home from work last night.

Well... that doesn't make yer sister sound too bright... why didn't she just dump the car and walk... could have been home in an hour?  ???

[GDS_Starfury]

this why:

http://www.businessinsider.com/atlanta-traffic-jam-pictures-2014-1

[mirth]

this why:

http://www.businessinsider.com/atlanta-traffic-jam-pictures-2014-1

hahahahahaha!

[airboy]

The University has (so far) cancelled 2 days of classes.  At most, there is some ice on the bridges.  Roads are clear and dry.  But nothing says "Panic!!" like snow in Alabama.

Having grown up with a lot of snow - it would be funny if it was not so sad.

[bayonetbrant]