Big winter storm on the way!

[mirth]

So, did I see this correctly on the news.  The environmental left is blaming on man made climate change.  Do to the very high amounts of snow, the city of Boston borrowed machines to melt the snow.  What is the GHG out of these machines.  Now, because of the new snow fall, they're thinking of dumping it into the ocean.  Why isn't this being done already.  Why do they need snow melting machines.  Is the snow being melted in the machines coming out cleaner than when it went in as snow.  If the snow naturally melts, will it go into the oceans cleaner than if they dumped it straight in.

They need an EPA waiver to dump in the ocean. The waiver apparently isn't difficult to obtain and, by all accounts, Boston has done a terrible job removing snow from city streets. Boston probably should have asked for an ocean dumping waiver sooner, but to be fair there is quite a bit of trash and debris in the removed snow that would be best not dumped into the ocean.

My understanding is that the melting machines catch the trash and what is left is melt water. I think that is all being done on large empty parcels of land that the city refers to as "snow farms".

[Gusington]

^Aka parking lots.

[mirth]

This was a near miss for Portland. Coastal towns 30 miles south of here got 2 feet of snow out of this storm. We got maybe 3 inches new snow. Granted we had several feet already, but I'm okay with not dealing with another 2-plus today. The wind is howling though.

[mirth]

^Aka parking lots.

I doubt Boston has them to spare for dumping snow.

They've been talking a lot about the snow in Boston on Dennis & Callahan (morning "sports talk"). I think it's being trucked to locations outside the city. D&C has been giving the MBTA a very hard time (the MBTA head resigned this week after a rather pathetic press confernence). Sounds like travel conditions in Boston have been atrocious (more than normal that is).

[Gusington]

^Was the former MBTA head a big-mouthed woman?

[Mr. Bigglesworth]

Stay warm people. Get snow pants.

[mirth]

^Was the former MBTA head a big-mouthed woman?

Good guess.

[GDS_Starfury]

Its below 60 degrees out!  Please send a rescue team equipped with Baileys and hot chocolate!

[Staggerwing]

Better send him some argyle mittens as well.

[bayonetbrant]

Better send him some argyle mittens as well.

What else would the Argyle Avenger wear?

[Staggerwing]

all he needs now is matching cape and utility belt.

[JasonPratt]

And an argyle mask.

And an Uncle Argyle greatsword.

"First, I'll teach you to use this. {tapping forehead}

"Then, I'll teach you to use... this. {cowchopping sword}"

[JasonPratt]

Also, West Tennessee now enters Snowpocalypse 2015. "WELCOME TO THE PARTY, PAL!"  O0

This no doubt is giving Star goosebumps.

[mirth]

all he needs now is matching cape and utility belt.

Which you just know he already owns.

[GDS_Starfury]

Mines red white and blue.