It's SNOWING!

Post by **Ghost Rider** » 2002-12-05 01:24pm

yippee....

I still have to slogg through this crap to get to work and then back home...and once again my street is not PLOWED!!!!

Post by **Sea Skimmer** » 2002-12-05 01:30pm

Ghost Rider wrote:yippee....

I still have to slogg through this crap to get to work and then back home...and once again my street is not PLOWED!!!!

That's a problem in a lot of cities. For years over half the streets in Philadelphia could not be plowed because the heavy-duty plows the city used could not fit down them. The current mayor however get a bunch of smaller plows funded to do the job. Before that people used to bribe city trash truck drivers, all of which got plows in winter and do fit, to clear their streets.

Kelly Antilles · Post by **Kelly Antilles** » 2002-12-05 01:30pm

We had some snow yesterday. It was pretty until it turned all into sleet and freezing rain. The power went out at about 12:30am. I didn't sleep because litterally every 5 minutes we'd here *pop* *crash* as limbs fell everywhere. THose limbs ended up taking out the line to the house, which didn't matter since the transformer was out. However, as of 8am, they hadn't been to check yet. Then again, CP&L had over 500,000 cutomers without power.

I hate ice.

Zaku-chan · Post by **Zaku-chan** » 2002-12-05 01:33pm

Kelly Antilles wrote:We had some snow yesterday. It was pretty until it turned all into sleet and freezing rain. The power went out at about 12:30am. I didn't sleep because litterally every 5 minutes we'd here *pop* *crash* as limbs fell everywhere. THose limbs ended up taking out the line to the house, which didn't matter since the transformer was out. However, as of 8am, they hadn't been to check yet. Then again, CP&L had over 500,000 cutomers without power.

I hate ice.

Ugh, freezing rain. I hate freezing rain. Freezing rain has got to be one of the worst weather patterns my hometown gets.

Post by **Ghost Rider** » 2002-12-05 01:37pm

Kelly Antilles wrote:We had some snow yesterday. It was pretty until it turned all into sleet and freezing rain. The power went out at about 12:30am. I didn't sleep because litterally every 5 minutes we'd here *pop* *crash* as limbs fell everywhere. THose limbs ended up taking out the line to the house, which didn't matter since the transformer was out. However, as of 8am, they hadn't been to check yet. Then again, CP&L had over 500,000 cutomers without power.

I hate ice.

Okay that sucks more...and yeah skimmer...I would bribe a truck driver...well my neighbors would...I just don't use the car given DC traffic patterns(who is the fuck nut who though this city made sense?!)

Post by **Sea Skimmer** » 2002-12-05 01:56pm

Ghost Rider wrote:
Kelly Antilles wrote:We had some snow yesterday. It was pretty until it turned all into sleet and freezing rain. The power went out at about 12:30am. I didn't sleep because litterally every 5 minutes we'd here *pop* *crash* as limbs fell everywhere. THose limbs ended up taking out the line to the house, which didn't matter since the transformer was out. However, as of 8am, they hadn't been to check yet. Then again, CP&L had over 500,000 cutomers without power.

I hate ice.
Okay that sucks more...and yeah skimmer...I would bribe a truck driver...well my neighbors would...I just don't use the car given DC traffic patterns(who is the fuck nut who though this city made sense?!)

Going rate was around a 100 bucks per block. Someone would just go around and get maybe five bucks from everybody on the street and that would cover it. Most worth while. Though I live out in the suburbs. My street gets local and county plows, it stays clear enough to drive a normal car without tires or chains in all but the worst blizzards.

Some French guy 200 years ago thought it was a good design. A lot of streets where laid out with suppressing a revolution in mind. Ever wonder why there's are so many traffic circles? Idea was troops could emplace cannons on them to sweep the streets in all directions.

Post by **Ghost Rider** » 2002-12-05 02:02pm

Danken...and yeah I can see how...given that currently we're all confused

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ArmorPierce · Post by **ArmorPierce** » 2002-12-05 03:43pm

and I though that the weather forecasters would get it wrong again and it wouldn't of snowed, again. Looks like I was wrong

Post by **Zaia** » 2002-12-05 04:37pm

Evil Sadistic Bastard wrote:
Zaia wrote:Blah blah snow blah hot chocolate blah pretty blah blah
Sounds tasty. The chocolate, I mean.

It was, thank you. I went out and shovelled the driveway, came inside and had a lovely cup of hot chocolate, then drove to the store to get some baking supplies. Today is the perfect day to make chocolate chip cookies, since the Kristinmas decorations are going up and it's still snowing outside. The roads were shit--I think we've gotten about 8 inches. But damn it's pretty.

And Kelly, I totally agree about the ice. Snow is lovely, but ice can kiss my ass.

Zaku-chan · Post by **Zaku-chan** » 2002-12-05 04:39pm

Zaia wrote:And Kelly, I totally agree about the ice. Snow is lovely, but ice can kiss my ass.

Erg...I HATE ICE! I was walking to class this morning, slipped, and fell on my rear end. Ouch...

Howedar · Post by **Howedar** » 2002-12-05 04:52pm

Damnit, how come Oregon doesn't get cool weather?

spongyblue · Post by **spongyblue** » 2002-12-05 05:22pm

Damn, snow sucks when you aint ready for it. To bad I dont have any here. I think I'll go to the beach and look and the white sand and pretend its snow

IRG CommandoJoe · Post by **IRG CommandoJoe** » 2002-12-05 05:32pm

spongyblue wrote:Damn, snow sucks when you aint ready for it. To bad I dont have any here. I think I'll go to the beach and look and the white sand and pretend its snow

How is that evil? lol

Post by **Sea Skimmer** » 2002-12-05 05:52pm

Howedar wrote:Damnit, how come Oregon doesn't get cool weather?

I'd expect Washington State is glad, with the whole rainforest aspect combine with cold air life would be hell.

Cal Wright · Post by **Cal Wright** » 2002-12-05 07:48pm

We dont get shit here in Alabama. It might freeze over with some hella sleet and ice about Feb. for a day or two but that's usually it.