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muffy

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Jan 7, 2010 2:44 PM
Colleges and universities only close as a true last resort. Everyday they are closed they lose federal funding.

I'm at work, I see lots of people leaving early - not my division buddy! We're tough! We'll man (well, some of us will "woman" the fort) the fort... oh well, I came in early so my day is over shortly anyway!
Jan 7, 2010 2:44pm
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baseballstud24

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Jan 7, 2010 2:46 PM
Ughhh...I told my g/f before she left this morning to take my jeep (4wd)...but nooooo she takes her stupid CTS (rear wheel drive)...Now I have to go pick her ass up from work at 5:30 in the Arena District during rush hour! Fantastic!
Jan 7, 2010 2:46pm
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LJ

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Jan 7, 2010 2:50 PM
baseballstud24 wrote: Ughhh...I told my g/f before she left this morning to take my jeep (4wd)...but nooooo she takes her stupid CTS (rear wheel drive)...Now I have to go pick her ass up from work at 5:30 in the Arena District during rush hour! Fantastic!
My buddy drives a CTS. I called him at his office a bit ago and asked him how he felt due to the fact that his gf was going to have to come pick him up from work
Jan 7, 2010 2:50pm
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baseballstud24

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Jan 7, 2010 2:54 PM
They go absolutely nowhere in the snow.
Jan 7, 2010 2:54pm
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v_falcons

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Jan 7, 2010 2:56 PM
kinda like my firebird lol
Jan 7, 2010 2:56pm
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LJ

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Jan 7, 2010 2:57 PM
Word has it that 670 is at at dead stop right now.
Jan 7, 2010 2:57pm
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sej

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Jan 7, 2010 2:58 PM
My unit just took a break and had a snowball fight. Nice stress reliever!
Jan 7, 2010 2:58pm
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Mister Twister

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Jan 7, 2010 3:00 PM
Heh heh! She just said unit!!!
Jan 7, 2010 3:00pm
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RedRider1

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Jan 7, 2010 3:00 PM
Been snowing steady here in Wayne Co. for the past hour.

I think we might be on the high end of the 2-5" that the NWS is predicting.
Jan 7, 2010 3:00pm
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power i

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Jan 7, 2010 3:01 PM
Hubby's just got on 670. He's going about 20mph, bitching about the way people drive. :)

Edit: Totally stopped at Leonard Ave.
Jan 7, 2010 3:01pm
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LJ

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Jan 7, 2010 3:02 PM
power i wrote: Hubby's just got on 670. He's going about 20mph, bitching about the way people drive. :)
I was told it's backed up from 270 to the 5th ave curve
Jan 7, 2010 3:02pm
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baseballstud24

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Jan 7, 2010 3:05 PM
Oh my god!...I better leave now to get there by 5:30 (Should usually only take about 15 minutes)
Jan 7, 2010 3:05pm
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LJ

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Jan 7, 2010 3:07 PM
baseballstud24 wrote: Oh my god!...I better leave now to get there by 5:30 (Should usually only take about 15 minutes)
That's eastbound that's backed up. The traffic cams show 0 traffic westbound.
Jan 7, 2010 3:07pm
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Speedofsand

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Jan 7, 2010 3:08 PM
wow those pics are a blast from the past. I was 14 or 15 then. My dad was in the hospital in C'bus. the day before with his head and face destroyed from a semi truck accident. He had 12 hours in surgery to stay alive, later had 3 plastic surgeries and 8 permanent wires. He couldn't take the cold weather after that, the wires and nerves were painful. We lived so far out in the country the National Guard came in a jeep to get my sister and I, so we could get to Logan, then got a ride to the hospital. Could not recognize my dad, his face was 3 times normal size. I slept on waiting room chairs for 2 or 3 days.
Jan 7, 2010 3:08pm
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justcompete

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Jan 7, 2010 3:10 PM
370 West of 315 stopped dead
Jan 7, 2010 3:10pm
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sej

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Jan 7, 2010 3:15 PM
Mister Twister wrote: Heh heh! She just said unit!!!
I thought it went well with Power i's 8 inches ;)
Jan 7, 2010 3:15pm
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majorspark

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Jan 7, 2010 3:32 PM
I have fled work and just arrived at home. Roads are getting bad in Holmes county.
Jan 7, 2010 3:32pm
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Salmom

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Jan 7, 2010 3:33 PM
Drove to Akron, then Canton and back to Wayne County. It didn't start until I hit Wayne County about 2:45...went to S*** pretty damn quick!

BE CAREFUL OUT THERE PEOPLE!
Jan 7, 2010 3:33pm
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Go_Fast_Sports

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Jan 7, 2010 3:50 PM
Yea, it was clear here in New Phila, then as I went to leave, I looked out the window and the roads were covered totally... Here I am stuck again. Ugh...
Jan 7, 2010 3:50pm
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CenterBHSFan

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Jan 7, 2010 3:52 PM
Started snowing here about 3:00. My road is currently covered, and I'm glad that my stepfather is home from dialysis now, so I don't have to worry about him/driver being out on the road.

I also had a Kroger experience today. People lined up in the checkout lines about 1/2 way through the aisles. Glad I only had to pick up tomatoes!
Jan 7, 2010 3:52pm
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v_falcons

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Jan 7, 2010 3:55 PM
I just read in Springfield a tanker hit a special needs bus, and killed like 4 people..that's horrible.
Jan 7, 2010 3:55pm
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baseballstud24

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Jan 7, 2010 3:57 PM
I just read that too. Horrible news. Please be careful out there people!
Jan 7, 2010 3:57pm
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ts1227

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Jan 7, 2010 3:58 PM
muffy wrote: Colleges and universities only close as a true last resort. Everyday they are closed they lose federal funding.
At least main campuses won't close. Since branch campuses are commuter based, they do tend to close those.
(EDIT: All OU branches were closed for the evening as of 4:45 PM, Athens still open)

OU closed the Athens Campus one day in January 2009 because of an absurd amount of ice (everyone on the state closed pretty much), but that was the first and only time in my 5 1/2 years here (I graduated and came back for an MA, I'm not a career student :)). Apparently the last time before it was Feb. 2003. Either way, it's a rare event for a large state university to close.
CenterBHSFan wrote: They could have at least had a 1/2 day, seeing as schools only have 3 snow days now.
I don't get it.
FWIW, that doesn't kick in until next school year. They still have 5.
http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20100107/NEWS01/301070068/No+school+means+fewer+calamity+days
Jan 7, 2010 3:58pm
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Heretic

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Jan 7, 2010 4:01 PM
ts1227 wrote:
muffy wrote: Colleges and universities only close as a true last resort. Everyday they are closed they lose federal funding.
At least main campuses won't close. Since branch campuses are commuter based, they do tend to close those.

OU closed the Athens Campus one day in January 2009 because of an absurd amount of ice (everyone on the state closed pretty much), but that was the first and only time in my 5 1/2 years here (I graduated and came back for an MA, I'm not a career student :)). Apparently the last time before it was Feb. 2003.
During winter quarter of the 93-94 year when I was in Athens, we were shut down for a few days. That area just got BLASTED by a blizzard. A lot of partying went down during that time.
Jan 7, 2010 4:01pm
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Shane Falco

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Jan 7, 2010 4:05 PM
Drove over 300 miles today in this crap in a semi hauling petroleum, I wish you turds would either learn to drive or get off the roads!!!
Jan 7, 2010 4:05pm