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Jan 30, 2010 1:17 PM
I did not move to the South for this. Unlike Ohio there is zero infrastructure to deal with this. No salting, no plowing, nothing. This stuff will be on the streets all week.
Jan 30, 2010 1:17pm
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Jan 30, 2010 1:31 PM
Manhattan Buckeye wrote: I did not move to the South for this. Unlike Ohio there is zero infrastructure to deal with this. No salting, no plowing, nothing. This stuff will be on the streets all week.
I love Florida and do not miss that at all. BTW it's 75 degrees here right now. Stay warm and be safe driving.
Jan 30, 2010 1:31pm
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Jan 30, 2010 2:09 PM
Where in Va. are ya? I'm in DC and we have about an inch. I got a haircut today and it was an adventure. Plow trucks are now just getting to my street.
Jan 30, 2010 2:09pm
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Jan 30, 2010 2:09 PM
Agreed with original poster. We have 5-6 here in the Piedmont Triad area (Greensboro and surrounding) and the road outside of my apt. in the downtown is still not plowed. I drove home on a main highway last night that wasn't cleared at all. Looks like I will not be leaving my house today and possibly not tomorrow. They will probably cancel schools on Monday.
Jan 30, 2010 2:09pm
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Jan 30, 2010 2:16 PM
Richmond, believe it or not this might end up being worse than the December story. The airport is closed, the snow will turn to sleet tonight (low of 12 degrees) and my wife is trying to fly back from New Orleans. It sucks. And again, there is NO infrastructure, all plowing and shovelling is on the backs of the citizens of the Commonwealth. VDOT may take care of 64 and 95, but the streets in Richmond are a disaster.
Jan 30, 2010 2:16pm
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Jan 30, 2010 2:24 PM
Richmond, yeah I saw they are getting hammered, best of luck.
I just talked to a friend of mine who is in Fredrick, Maryland visiting his girlfriend. He was saying the roads there are awful and they have 4 inches already. He also says where he lives in Va (Fairfax) and says the roads are usually awful and never plowed. He spun out 3 times in the December storm.

In DC, the metro is still running on time, so far, but all my plans have been canceled tonight. So, I'm snowed in.
Jan 30, 2010 2:24pm
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Jan 30, 2010 2:42 PM
iclfan2 wrote: Agreed with original poster. We have 5-6 here in the Piedmont Triad area (Greensboro and surrounding) and the road outside of my apt. in the downtown is still not plowed. I drove home on a main highway last night that wasn't cleared at all. Looks like I will not be leaving my house today and possibly not tomorrow. They will probably cancel schools on Monday.
My sister said in Raleigh, they canceled their Winter Wonderland festival.. b/c of snow lol. I love irony.
Jan 30, 2010 2:42pm
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Jan 30, 2010 3:07 PM
I really don't consider Virginia the South....

but to each their own. Enjoy your 9'' and be happy you're not up around cleveland/Erie area during the winter time
Jan 30, 2010 3:07pm
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Jan 30, 2010 3:36 PM
It depends on what part of Virginia, many people don't consider NOVA/DC area to be the south, just Washingtonians taking advantage of Virginia's superior public college system (UVA, William & Mary, James Madison, George Mason, VPI) compared to Maryland which has, well Maryland.

From what I understand the unofficial start of the "South" is around Fredericksburg on I-95. Richmond is definitely the south, heck it was the capital of the Confederate states. Within 3/4 of a mile from me are monuments of Robert E. Lee, Stonewall Jackson, Jefferson Davis and Jeb Stuart. South of Richmond is REALLY the south.
Jan 30, 2010 3:36pm
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Jan 30, 2010 4:28 PM
I notice a huge difference between northern West Virginia and Southern West Virginia. When I'm in Weirton is seems about the same as Pittsburgh, when I'm in Beckley it seems like I'm in Alabama.
Jan 30, 2010 4:28pm
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Jan 30, 2010 4:30 PM
You got any pics?
Jan 30, 2010 4:30pm
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Jan 30, 2010 4:36 PM
Ernest I'll try it, hasn't worked for my browser recently.
Jan 30, 2010 4:36pm
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Jan 30, 2010 4:42 PM
ernest_t_bass wrote: You got any pics?
Ernest would love to see your 9 inches.

I live in the same part of the world as iclfan and we got about the same amount of snow. G'boro is a town of about 250K+ and during the last snow storm they reported they had about 50 snowplows working. I thought that number was exceedingly low.
Jan 30, 2010 4:42pm
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All of these pics were taken a couple hours ago, we've got 2-4 more inches of snow since.
Jan 30, 2010 4:42pm
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Jan 30, 2010 4:49 PM
osu99 wrote:
ernest_t_bass wrote: You got any pics?
Ernest would love to see your 9 inches.

I live in the same part of the world as iclfan and we got about the same amount of snow. G'boro is a town of about 250K+ and during the last snow storm they reported they had about 50 snowplows working. I thought that number was exceedingly low.
Burlington huh? I've been looking at some decent houses on Craigslist around there. Real Estate is cheap down here. Unfortunately it'd be too long a commute to work. And yea, my apt overlooks downtown and I haven't heard a plow since noon. Still can't see the road and it stopped snowing around noon too.
Jan 30, 2010 4:49pm
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Jan 30, 2010 5:32 PM
Yeah housing is cheap here and taxes are very low. We like the location and can to G'boro or Durham-Chapel Hill easily on 40.
Jan 30, 2010 5:32pm
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Jan 30, 2010 6:24 PM
Nice pics, looks like alot of fun.
Jan 30, 2010 6:24pm
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Jan 30, 2010 9:07 PM
We got 6+ inches here in Hampton Roads and still snowing, a little. If this would have happened during the week it would have been interesting.
Jan 30, 2010 9:07pm
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Jan 30, 2010 9:10 PM
Manhattan Buckeye wrote: It depends on what part of Virginia, many people don't consider NOVA/DC area to be the south, just Washingtonians taking advantage of Virginia's superior public college system (UVA, William & Mary, James Madison, George Mason, VPI) compared to Maryland which has, well Maryland.

From what I understand the unofficial start of the "South" is around Fredericksburg on I-95. Richmond is definitely the south, heck it was the capital of the Confederate states. Within 3/4 of a mile from me are monuments of Robert E. Lee, Stonewall Jackson, Jefferson Davis and Jeb Stuart. South of Richmond is REALLY the south.
what is VPI?
Jan 30, 2010 9:10pm
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Jan 30, 2010 9:14 PM
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. In other words, Virginia Tech.

The home of dog killers.
Jan 30, 2010 9:14pm
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Jan 30, 2010 9:41 PM
gotcha lol..you left out the great VMI
Jan 30, 2010 9:41pm
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Jan 30, 2010 9:51 PM
VMI is a great school, my bad. Being in Lexington in the SW portion of the Commonwealth it can be easily forgotten. Good school. Tough school. Not sure I could make it there.
Jan 30, 2010 9:51pm
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Jan 30, 2010 10:09 PM
i went there last year for the rat year and played lacrosse...it was miserable..worst year of my life...had to get out haha
Jan 30, 2010 10:09pm