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friendfromlowry
Posts: 6,239
Jan 21, 2016 1:49am
http://www.cnn.com/2016/01/20/weather/northeast-snowstorm-weather/
First snowstorm of the season. Main reason I bring this up is it sounds like DC is about to get its shit rocked and I'm interested in the couple DC guys (like_that and Sleeper?) providing updates (assuming they live). As for Ohio, sounds like it'll be split who gets some vs who gets any. I'm right on that area where we'll likely get 3-5 inches, but go north a few miles and they'll get a dusting.
First snowstorm of the season. Main reason I bring this up is it sounds like DC is about to get its shit rocked and I'm interested in the couple DC guys (like_that and Sleeper?) providing updates (assuming they live). As for Ohio, sounds like it'll be split who gets some vs who gets any. I'm right on that area where we'll likely get 3-5 inches, but go north a few miles and they'll get a dusting.
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friendfromlowry
Posts: 6,239
Jan 21, 2016 1:49am
Also, thread title should be "yourselves"
#noob
#noob
ernest_t_bass
Posts: 24,984
Jan 21, 2016 8:32am
Yawn... NW Ohio won't get squat.
Ironman92
Posts: 49,363
Jan 21, 2016 8:38am
Supposed to get 12-16 inches here...we'll see
like_that
Posts: 26,625
Jan 21, 2016 8:39am
Living in DC, they tend to overreact and hype any chance of a snow storm. The hype for this snow storm is trending toward actually happening. If we get 20+ inches like they say we will, then this area will be shut down 3+ days EZ. It snowed an inch last night, and traffic is already chaotic. I will provide updates, as I am sure I will be stuck at home for the next few days starting Friday night.
SportsAndLady
Posts: 35,632
Jan 21, 2016 8:43am
At least you'll be able to stay home.like_that;1777156 wrote:Living in DC, they tend to overreact and hype any chance of a snow storm. The hype for this snow storm is trending toward actually happening. If we get 20+ inches like they say we will, then this area will be shut down 3+ days EZ. It snowed an inch last night, and traffic is already chaotic. I will provide updates, as I am sure I will be stuck at home for the next few days starting Friday night.
Adult snow days are the shit
Ironman92
Posts: 49,363
Jan 21, 2016 8:46am
The Day After Tomorrow is a good movie to watch in such storms.like_that;1777156 wrote:Living in DC, they tend to overreact and hype any chance of a snow storm. The hype for this snow storm is trending toward actually happening. If we get 20+ inches like they say we will, then this area will be shut down 3+ days EZ. It snowed an inch last night, and traffic is already chaotic. I will provide updates, as I am sure I will be stuck at home for the next few days starting Friday night.
Fab4Runner
Posts: 6,196
Jan 21, 2016 9:15am
I can't remember the last time I was snowed in or had an adult snow day. As long as I had plenty of booze and delicious food, I'd love it.
GoChiefs
Posts: 16,754
Jan 21, 2016 10:03am
This is a friend of mine's first winter in D.C, and he said the overreaction is already annoying as fuck. Said everyone on campus is acting like they've never seen snow before.like_that;1777156 wrote:Living in DC, they tend to overreact and hype any chance of a snow storm. The hype for this snow storm is trending toward actually happening. If we get 20+ inches like they say we will, then this area will be shut down 3+ days EZ. It snowed an inch last night, and traffic is already chaotic. I will provide updates, as I am sure I will be stuck at home for the next few days starting Friday night.
Automatik
Posts: 14,632
Jan 21, 2016 10:08am
Calling for a foot here.
I'm cool with it, just don't jump the gun and shut down all mass transit.
I'm cool with it, just don't jump the gun and shut down all mass transit.
sleeper
Posts: 27,879
Jan 21, 2016 10:26am
This. DC tends to overreact to the slightest snowfall and because of that the city tends to shutdown when any snow hits the ground. The reality is, the federal government has a bunch of useless workers who look for any reason possible to collect the taxpayers money to sit at home and do nothing rather than come to work and do nothing.like_that;1777156 wrote:Living in DC, they tend to overreact and hype any chance of a snow storm. The hype for this snow storm is trending toward actually happening. If we get 20+ inches like they say we will, then this area will be shut down 3+ days EZ. It snowed an inch last night, and traffic is already chaotic. I will provide updates, as I am sure I will be stuck at home for the next few days starting Friday night.
sleeper
Posts: 27,879
Jan 21, 2016 10:26am
Definitely from an Ohioan's perspective, DC is a bunch of wimps.GoChiefs;1777187 wrote:This is a friend of mine's first winter in D.C, and he said the overreaction is already annoying as fuck. Said everyone on campus is acting like they've never seen snow before.
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QuakerOats
Posts: 8,740
Jan 21, 2016 10:31am
sleeper;1777216 wrote:Definitely from an Ohioan's perspective, DC is a bunch of wimps.
Amen to that. If we could just get DC to shut down for a few years we might be able to climb out of the craters they have dug for us.
like_that
Posts: 26,625
Jan 21, 2016 10:32am
All fairfax schools are closed today LOL. Imagine what it's going to be like if we actually get the amount of snow people are predicting.sleeper;1777213 wrote:This. DC tends to overreact to the slightest snowfall and because of that the city tends to shutdown when any snow hits the ground. The reality is, the federal government has a bunch of useless workers who look for any reason possible to collect the taxpayers money to sit at home and do nothing rather than come to work and do nothing.
rrfan
Posts: 1,922
Jan 21, 2016 11:25am
Boy if D C gets that much snow the government won't get anything done...says nobody on earth ever!
NE Ohio not supposed to get much of anything and so far has been a very easy winter.
NE Ohio not supposed to get much of anything and so far has been a very easy winter.
MontyBrunswick
Posts: 846
Jan 21, 2016 1:17pm
Went to walgreens and stocked up on supplies!
ptown_trojans_1
Posts: 7,632
Jan 21, 2016 1:40pm
Last night was a complete and total disaster in the DC area. All the local Governments were caught flatfooted and were looking ahead. No pre treating the roads or trucks out.
I had an event last night near Arudel Mills, north of DC, that ended around 9pm. The roads were a complete mess. Buses and cars were spinning out, the roads were no plowed or salted. There was no traction and cars were spinning out left and right. I took some side roads back instead of the 95 and beltway. It took me 1.5 hours in what should have taken 30 minutes. I got lucky in that some people were on I-66 for hours.
I took off tomorrow as I had a previous engagement that is now canceled. I am looking forward to it actually. I was in DC for the 2010 and 2011 storms and loved those. They are predicting the same sort of levels, anywhere between 1-2.5 feet over the weekend.
I had an event last night near Arudel Mills, north of DC, that ended around 9pm. The roads were a complete mess. Buses and cars were spinning out, the roads were no plowed or salted. There was no traction and cars were spinning out left and right. I took some side roads back instead of the 95 and beltway. It took me 1.5 hours in what should have taken 30 minutes. I got lucky in that some people were on I-66 for hours.
I took off tomorrow as I had a previous engagement that is now canceled. I am looking forward to it actually. I was in DC for the 2010 and 2011 storms and loved those. They are predicting the same sort of levels, anywhere between 1-2.5 feet over the weekend.
like_that
Posts: 26,625
Jan 21, 2016 1:42pm
This is the latest update on the storm. As long as the power doesn't go out, I will be alright with this.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/capital-weather-gang/wp/2016/01/21/blizzard-warning-high-winds-around-two-feet-of-snow-forecast-for-d-c-area/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/capital-weather-gang/wp/2016/01/21/blizzard-warning-high-winds-around-two-feet-of-snow-forecast-for-d-c-area/
Ironman92
Posts: 49,363
Jan 21, 2016 1:48pm
Hopefully, not that wet and heavy stuff that takes down lines. Power being off is scary in some situations...a lot of idiots but also those that have no form of heat.like_that;1777310 wrote:This is the latest update on the storm. As long as the power doesn't go out, I will be alright with this.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/capital-weather-gang/wp/2016/01/21/blizzard-warning-high-winds-around-two-feet-of-snow-forecast-for-d-c-area/
I will say though that those crews that work to get everything back on have done a commendable job over the last several years.
Dr Winston O'Boogie
Posts: 1,799
Jan 21, 2016 2:19pm
We ain't got to worry here. But we do "lub the gubn'r".
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Zoltan
Posts: 1,003
Jan 21, 2016 3:49pm
I think people who haven't lived in areas that only occasionally get big snows really underestimate this, and just assume the locals are total whimps who cannot drive in the snow. I am from Ohio, and have lived in Minneapolis so I am no stranger to driving in show. Easily the most scared I have been driving on the roads was when North Carolina got snow. They were like ice sheets and very, very hard to drive on.ptown_trojans_1;1777308 wrote:Last night was a complete and total disaster in the DC area. All the local Governments were caught flatfooted and were looking ahead. No pre treating the roads or trucks out.
I had an event last night near Arudel Mills, north of DC, that ended around 9pm. The roads were a complete mess. Buses and cars were spinning out, the roads were no plowed or salted. There was no traction and cars were spinning out left and right. I took some side roads back instead of the 95 and beltway. It took me 1.5 hours in what should have taken 30 minutes. I got lucky in that some people were on I-66 for hours.
I took off tomorrow as I had a previous engagement that is now canceled. I am looking forward to it actually. I was in DC for the 2010 and 2011 storms and loved those. They are predicting the same sort of levels, anywhere between 1-2.5 feet over the weekend.
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QuakerOats
Posts: 8,740
Jan 21, 2016 3:57pm
Crimson streak
Posts: 9,002
Jan 21, 2016 4:12pm
I'm about 45 min to an hour north of baltimore in PA. We're supposed to get pretty hard 1-2 feet of snow. The stores were ridiculous even yesterday
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QuakerOats
Posts: 8,740
Jan 21, 2016 4:17pm
Enjoy the weekend! It is hard to beat getting snowed in and sitting by the fireplace sipping port and brandy watching a game, playing backgammon and listening to tunes. Maybe shovel every two hours etc... and fill the bird feeders.
like_that
Posts: 26,625
Jan 21, 2016 4:42pm
DC metro already closing the metro for the weekend