BS: Blizzard coming to DC area?

Subject: RE: BS: Blizzard coming to DC area?
From: GUEST,999
Date: 08 Feb 10 - 11:24 PM

You folks in the US have weather. We, in Canada, have climate.

Subject: RE: BS: Blizzard coming to DC area?
From: Sawzaw
Date: 08 Feb 10 - 09:11 PM

That dang El Niño starts right there in San Diego Caleefornia and causes all this crap to be blown all the way over here.

They say every trend starts on the left coast and spreads to the rest of the US.

Subject: RE: BS: Blizzard coming to DC area?
From: Bobert
Date: 08 Feb 10 - 08:54 PM

There, Amos... You heard it from the high chief-ess...

Better pack yer bags... Nevermind packing the shorts and flip-flops... You won't be in need of 'um in the tundra...

B~

Subject: RE: BS: Blizzard coming to DC area?
From: Amos
Date: 08 Feb 10 - 08:52 PM

Bobez:

Well, you'd have to unload that hotel first, so your credit looked good, but iffen you did that, I think Awhnoldt might jes' sell it to you. You do realize it's a turn-around operation, upside down and in the red, but maybe a nice advertising camapign or something would fix it up.

Don't ask me for help, though. Kick me out of California and I am likely to head for the Maldives or the ISlands of Kama Sutra or somp'n...


A

Subject: RE: BS: Blizzard coming to DC area?
From: Ebbie
Date: 08 Feb 10 - 08:44 PM

Beaubear, I think your change of plans is a good one. Buy California - one can always use a California. And I think a change of climate would do Amos a whole world of good. It's for your own good, Amos, so don't cry so.

Subject: RE: BS: Blizzard coming to DC area?
From: Amos
Date: 08 Feb 10 - 08:18 PM

Bill:

I am of the opinion you-all should move to Southern California, frankly. The photos demonstrate that this "winter" of which you speak is not healthy for you. Or that car, either, which I last saw looking much happier in the parking lot at Camp Getaway.



A

Subject: RE: BS: Blizzard coming to DC area?
From: Bill D
Date: 08 Feb 10 - 08:09 PM

"What's a guy to do???"

Be like those Jivaro indians...plan a-head.

Beer don't spoil if you buy several cases. Oh...you DID? Well, gee.....

We were lucky...went to Safeway which has an underground parking garage, and it was fine. No milk, bread or bananas, of course, be we have milk for a couple of days and bread for a week... got boneless chicken breasts on sale and various snacks. We'll survive up to a week or more if we don't get out at all.

Subject: RE: BS: Blizzard coming to DC area?
From: Rapparee
Date: 08 Feb 10 - 08:04 PM

I done told you to move to the tropical clime of Idaho, Bobert.

Subject: RE: BS: Blizzard coming to DC area?
From: Bobert
Date: 08 Feb 10 - 07:25 PM

Well, Bill, the shine is almost gone!!!

What's a guy to do??? Drink water??? lol... No, seriously, what's a guy to do???

That's what it is like here, too, Sawz... I have piled snow as high as my bucket goes which is.... Ahhhhh, high... Everywhere we go it's just like that... Sorry about havin' to kill ya' but that extra snow was uncalled for... Don't take it personal 'cause i'm gonna have to kill Amos, too...

B~

Subject: RE: BS: Blizzard coming to DC area?
From: Sawzaw
Date: 08 Feb 10 - 07:03 PM

The Wife and I went over to the Safeway and it was closed.

The roof fell in.

There is six foot banks of snow along all the highways. The turn lanes are not cleared.

People have to walk in street. Every place there is a place to walk is like a WW2 trench.

Half of the parking spaces are piled up 12' high with snow. Some piles look to be nearly 20' high.

There is no place to put it and maybe 20 more inches coming.

Snowmageddon is here.

Subject: RE: BS: Blizzard coming to DC area?
From: Bill D
Date: 08 Feb 10 - 06:48 PM

Man, I LIKE beer, but I hope I never think I NEED it that bad. ☺

Amos....blow HARDER.

Subject: RE: BS: Blizzard coming to DC area?
From: Bobert
Date: 08 Feb 10 - 06:42 PM

Okay, I have added two people to my "must kill" list...

Sniff, I loves Amos like he was my brother but after the sweeping sunshine off their driveway, I'm gonna have to kill him... Yeah, it's gonna a bad thing but, hey...

And ppor ol' Sawz... Just never knows when to leave things alone... Gotta order up more snow so killin him won't be a hard... I mean, I been out there for three whole days digin', diggin' and diggin' more and he goes and orders up some more of this... The boy gotta go...

Yeah, leeneia, we're on to that but, as per usaul, there are other things goin' on that are harder to get a hnadle on...

Now, here's the kicker... Every piece of equipement in the County has been commondeered by the governement... Yeah, make ya' wnat join the tea baggers (lol)... But my buddy, Ed, who works on one of the larger farms in the county and has the Rolls Royce of tractors... I mean, this baby has a heated cab with surround sound stereo and a bigass one yard bucket and bigass engine and tires and all the cool stuff that folks write country songs about... Well, he just called and he's gonna give it a try... Yup, night and everything... He's gonna drive that bigass tractor up into Pine Grove tonight and try to dig the rest of the hill out... Man, geeze oh Pete...

I mean, I don't care if he actually break thru-- Well, that's not true seein' as I was resolved to walkin' the heck out in 24 inches of snow tomorrow for beer-- but the thought that this guy is gonna do this fir me makes me humbled... Yeah, I do let him use some property I own and don't charge him no rent but, hey, this is a biggie... Maybe he will break thru and I'll be drivin' out to get my beer tomorrow... Then maybe I'll buy a winning lotta ticket at the beer joint and buy California... Yeah, that's what I'llo do... I'll buy California and throw Amos out... Then I won't have tyo kill him!!! That would be nice... Maybe Amos could live in a snow covered state without no beer... Hmmmmmmm???? I'm kinda likin' this...

Come on, Ed... Bust thru, Baby, Bust thru... (Kinda a Ms. Sarah ripoff...)

B~

Subject: RE: BS: Blizzard coming to DC area?
From: Ebbie
Date: 08 Feb 10 - 06:07 PM

I guess the Peps are tough or at least hard-headed- they don't seem to mind being inconvenienced themselves, just so long as they can have an impact on the good folks.

:)

Subject: RE: BS: Blizzard coming to DC area?
From: Amos
Date: 08 Feb 10 - 05:54 PM

Those darned Republicans will do anything to stop DC from working...



A

Subject: RE: BS: Blizzard coming to DC area?
From: Sawzaw
Date: 08 Feb 10 - 05:42 PM

Back by Popular Demand:

Mo Snow:

issued by the national weather service
baltimore/washington, md
3:04 pm est, mon., feb. 8, 2010
... winter storm warning in effect from noon tuesday to 7 pm est wednesday...
the national weather service in sterling virginia has issued a winter storm warning for... which is in effect from noon tuesday to 7 pm est wednesday. the winter storm watch is no longer in effect.
* precipitation type... snow.
* accumulations... 10 to 20 inches.
* timing... mid-afternoon tuesday through wednesday.
* temperatures... temperatures near freezing at the onset tuesday afternoon. temperatures will drop into the upper 20s tuesday night and wednesday.
* winds... light southeasterly winds tuesday becoming northwesterly 15 to 25 mph wednesday.
precautionary/preparedness actions...
a winter storm warning means significant amounts of snow are expected or occurring. the combination of snow and strong winds will make travel very hazardous.

Subject: RE: BS: Blizzard coming to DC area?
From: Bill D
Date: 08 Feb 10 - 03:22 PM

Ok, here are images from my last 36 hours

We are essentially there... we have one day before more snow...

(that last one is out of order)

Subject: RE: BS: Blizzard coming to DC area?
From: GUEST,leeneia
Date: 08 Feb 10 - 02:33 PM

Donuel, you said to find the dog in Photo 4.

Is it the quadruped-shaped object to the left of the tiki torch?

If so, isn't your dog getting a little too sedentary?

========
We have had light snow here in Missouri - just enough to be beautiful. I have five cardinals outside my window right now.

Subject: RE: BS: Blizzard coming to DC area?
From: GUEST,leeneia
Date: 08 Feb 10 - 02:30 PM

About that closing, Bobert...

It may be that with technology, you don't actually have to be there. If you expect it to go smoothly, you might be able to fax in your signed documents.

I believe that there are procedures in place to make facsimile signatures acceptable even in court documents.

Why don't you have a talk with the person in charge and see what can be done if you can't clear your driveway?

Subject: RE: BS: Blizzard coming to DC area?
From: Bill D
Date: 08 Feb 10 - 02:14 PM

(we could easily manage for another week before groceries become a problem, but we MUST keep up with the snow, because our driveway entrance gets buried by the plows, and I can't afford to wait until I do NEED to be out to start....and Darriel has these two days off to help. If he wasn't here, I'd be forced to pay someone.)

Subject: RE: BS: Blizzard coming to DC area?
From: Bill D
Date: 08 Feb 10 - 02:09 PM

nawww...I get out of my cabin every 2-3 hours...have only foot or so of icy snow and I'll be all the way to the street!

Subject: RE: BS: Blizzard coming to DC area?
From: SINSULL
Date: 08 Feb 10 - 02:02 PM

Cabin fever setting in, Bill? You rarely rise to the occasion.
We are supposed to get a dusting Wednesday - in Maine terms 4-6"

Subject: RE: BS: Blizzard coming to DC area?
From: Bill D
Date: 08 Feb 10 - 01:46 PM

Amos... face East and BLOW!

Subject: RE: BS: Blizzard coming to DC area?
From: Sawzaw
Date: 08 Feb 10 - 01:45 PM

Sorry. All I did was copy and paste what the weather channel had on their site Issued by The National Weather Service
Baltimore/Washington, MD
11:58 am EST, Mon., Feb. 8, 2010

Subject: RE: BS: Blizzard coming to DC area?
From: Bill D
Date: 08 Feb 10 - 01:45 PM

It seems we (DC area) are to be on the Southern edge of the new storm, which will hit PA and further north..(Sorry, Maine)

We could get from 4" to 8" or so. This one will be colder, so easier to shovel, but some blowing and dangerous for homeless and those outside.

*Sawz...make clear which area YOU are concerned with... Delaware?)

Subject: RE: BS: Blizzard coming to DC area?
From: Amos
Date: 08 Feb 10 - 01:36 PM

I sympathize. The temperature plummets here at night, ends up around an unliveable 50 degrees F., and barely creeps up to a lousy 65 F. by 9:00 in the morning. The trees, grounds and roads are all covered with piles of sunlight, which dazzles the drivers who forget how to drive during sunlight hours, and make all kinds of stupid mistakes. We have to sweep the stuff off our driveway in order to get out without being blinded....



A

Subject: RE: BS: Blizzard coming to DC area?
From: maeve
Date: 08 Feb 10 - 01:36 PM

Bill's correct. The National Weather Service /NOAA uses all caps in their online reports.

How are you all coping with the snow?

maeve

Subject: RE: BS: Blizzard coming to DC area?
From: SINSULL
Date: 08 Feb 10 - 01:34 PM

Big storm headed towards Chicago too. Yuk. Sorry folks.
SINS, still relatively snow free.

Subject: RE: BS: Blizzard coming to DC area?
From: Bill D
Date: 08 Feb 10 - 01:31 PM

It is probably that the place he copied the report from uses caps...

Subject: RE: BS: Blizzard coming to DC area?
From: Alice
Date: 08 Feb 10 - 01:29 PM

stop shouting

Subject: RE: BS: Blizzard coming to DC area?
From: Bobert
Date: 08 Feb 10 - 01:25 PM

Yeah, Eb... Just got off the phone with the closing attorney's para-legal... She's gonna talk with the purchaser's attorney and see what's what??? Then, if Thursday is still a "go" I reckon we could concievably walk down to the road tomorrow (before the next snow) morning, have someone pick us up... By the end of the day I'll be around 400 feet from the road (all downhill from there) so that wouldn't be terrible... Of course, delaying the closing a couple days would be the civilized thing but ol' hillbilly needs to get this spec house off his back so if it means walkin' thru a little snow then so be it...

Now as fir Raps snow mobile??? I think that thing would get stuck in a dry parkin' lot, ol' buddy... It ain't got any clearance... Ain't you see those snow machines they use where it really snows??? They got 10 feet of clearance and got chains that go down and turn a sprocket on the spindle... Ya' gotta climb a laddert to get in 'um... That's what I need!!! lol...

B~

Subject: RE: BS: Blizzard coming to DC area?
From: Sawzaw
Date: 08 Feb 10 - 01:18 PM

Blatt Blatt Blatt, It's up to 10 inches now:

* ACCUMULATIONS... POTENTIAL FOR 8 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW. THERE IS A GOOD LIKELIHOOD OF SNOW IN EXCESS OF 10 INCHES.

* TIMING... MID TO LATE AFTERNOON TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

* TEMPERATURES... TEMPERATURES NEAR FREEZING AT THE ONSET TUESDAY AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES WILL DROP INTO THE UPPER 20S TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.

Subject: RE: BS: Blizzard coming to DC area?
From: Rapparee
Date: 08 Feb 10 - 11:49 AM

Bobert, them ain't plows. Them things drive ON TOP of the snow. Now,this is a plow.

Subject: RE: BS: Blizzard coming to DC area?
From: Ebbie
Date: 08 Feb 10 - 11:20 AM

Beaubie, is it possible that the people you are to meet with for the 'signing' will also find it difficult to get there? Have you thought about postponing the ceremony?

Subject: RE: BS: Blizzard coming to DC area?
From: SINSULL
Date: 08 Feb 10 - 10:11 AM

Beautiful pictures but be very careful, guys. As the snow melts and weighs down the branches and wires, some will come down. Don't be standing under them when it happens.
It will melt eventually.
SINS

Subject: RE: BS: Blizzard coming to DC area?
From: Bobert
Date: 08 Feb 10 - 09:38 AM

Rap, ol' buddy... Neither of those things would get down my driveway... They would get about 30 or 40 feet and the front ends would plow up a wall of snow 10 feet tall in front of them...

I just got off the phone with a guy who has a backhoe to see if I could get him to come out and dig out the bottom 400 or so feet... Hahaha, was about all he had to say.... Apparently the Town of Luray has gone around and drafted every piece of large equipement that is in the area... Like conscription...

I'm waitin' until 10:00 when it up around 15-20 degrees before trying to get Mr. Kabuto outta bed... It was 3 degrees at 7:00... But goin' up to a balmy 34 degrees today so I should get another 500 fett done by the end of the day...

Snow sucks!!!

B~

Subject: RE: BS: Blizzard coming to DC area?
From: Rapparee
Date: 08 Feb 10 - 08:59 AM

Bobert, you need a snowmobile or, as they call them out her, a snow machine (also useful for other applications).

Subject: RE: BS: Blizzard coming to DC area?
From: Bobert
Date: 08 Feb 10 - 07:46 AM

I was just thinkin' that at the rate I am gettin' dug out that I might be out by Wedenesday...

Now Sawz goes and orders up another snow storm...

These danged Repbs are mean... *grin*...

B~

Subject: RE: BS: Blizzard coming to DC area?
From: katlaughing
Date: 07 Feb 10 - 11:14 PM

Donuel, beautiful photos, esp. the first one!

jeffp, I am glad your wife will be okay. It's a caution which bears repeating. Thanks for the reminder.

Subject: RE: BS: Blizzard coming to DC area?
From: Sawzaw
Date: 07 Feb 10 - 10:13 PM

Not a buzzard, a big lizzard.

Subject: RE: BS: Blizzard coming to DC area?
From: Sawzaw
Date: 07 Feb 10 - 10:09 PM

Blatt Blatt Blatt, Now Hear This:

Issued by The National Weather Service
Baltimore/Washington, MD
8:46 pm EST, Sun., Feb. 7, 2010

... WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

* PRECIPITATION TYPE... SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS... POTENTIAL FOR 5 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW.

* TIMING... MID TO LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

* TEMPERATURES... TEMPERATURES AT OR JUST ABOVE FREEZING AT THE ONSET TUESDAY AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES WILL DROP INTO THE MID TO UPPER 20S TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.

* WINDS... LIGHT SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS TUESDAY BECOMING NORTH- NORTHWESTERLY 15 TO 25 MPH WEDNESDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

Subject: RE: BS: Blizzard coming to DC area?
From: Little Hawk
Date: 07 Feb 10 - 09:01 PM

Horrors!!! Where did this rampaging buzzard that is menacing Washington DC come from? Is it a really big and fierce buzzard? Has it carried off children and dogs?

Oh, wait....um...

Sorry. Never mind.

Subject: RE: BS: Blizzard coming to DC area?
From: kendall
Date: 07 Feb 10 - 08:50 PM

Look at it this way, it will keep congress from doing anything.

Subject: RE: BS: Blizzard coming to DC area?
From: Donuel
Date: 07 Feb 10 - 06:39 PM

find the dog in pic blizzard 4

Subject: RE: BS: Blizzard coming to DC area?
From: maeve
Date: 07 Feb 10 - 06:39 PM

The snowfall you're dealing with is a bad one for your area. I've dug my way through enough snow storms to empathize with anyone who's struggling to deal with one.

I'd rather face ten blizzards than what my husband and I are facing now. Keep yourselves warm, Nancy and all.

maeve

Subject: RE: BS: Blizzard coming to DC area?
From: Nancy King
Date: 07 Feb 10 - 06:35 PM

Thanks, Maeve, but really this is just an inconvenience -- NOTHING like what you've had to deal with this winter!

Subject: RE: BS: Blizzard coming to DC area?
From: Donuel
Date: 07 Feb 10 - 06:35 PM

doot doot doo, lookin out my back door

http://usera.imagecave.com/donuel/blizzard1.jpg


http://usera.imagecave.com/donuel/blizzard2.jpg


http://usera.imagecave.com/donuel/blizzard3.jpg


http://usera.imagecave.com/donuel/blizzard4.jpg

Subject: RE: BS: Blizzard coming to DC area?
From: maeve
Date: 07 Feb 10 - 06:15 PM

I'm thinking of all of you dealing with the snow this week.

maeve

Subject: RE: BS: Blizzard coming to DC area?
From: Bill D
Date: 07 Feb 10 - 05:52 PM

Nancy... I'll swear by the trick of getting a roll of 6 mil plastic from Home Depot, and cutting off a chunk big enuf to cover 'most' of your car...then after you push most of the snow off, you just peel the plastic off and car is clear! No ice in the door...etc.

I have used that twice here to save cars from a predicted ice storm.

(heck, I'm due for a new roll for leaves next year....maybe I'll save you a chunk..)

Darriel & I got 'almost' to the street tonight...I guess we'll finish a path tomorrow....just in time to get out to the store too late to get anything before the NEXT round....

Subject: RE: BS: Blizzard coming to DC area?
From: Nancy King
Date: 07 Feb 10 - 05:38 PM

Your street is clearly higher on the plowing priority list than mine, Bill. Not surprising, actually. I'm just hoping they get here by Sometime Tuesday -- just in time for the next round!

I'm taking the digging-out slowly. I shoveled a pedestrian walkway to the street this morning (phase 1), and this afternoon I got MOST of phase 2 -- digging out the car -- done. Now you can see that it's a car, not an igloo. But my back's starting to hurt, so I'm quitting till tomorrow, when I hope to be able to clear the rest of the car with a snow brush (assuming I can get the door open to retrieve the brush...). Phase 3 is the hardest: digging out the driveway wide enough for the car to get through -- not to mention cutting through the plow-leavings. And it's getting harder to dispose of the stuff -- I'm having to lift it pretty high to toss it into a spot I'm not going to have to dig through later....   Ain't this FUN?!

Kendall, you can gloat all you want about how well you handle the snow in Maine, and how much of it you get. I spent four winters in Waterville, and I know Mainers take it in stride and deal with it matter-of-factly. But the fact is that this much snow is a real rarity here, and the municipalities can only justify allotting so much of their annual budgets for something that happens so rarely. Our December storm (15" here in Kensington) made it to eighth place in DC's ALL-TIME biggest snowstorms, and this one (25" here) was ranked 4th, thereby pushing the December one to 9th. Two such big storms in one winter is downright FREAKISH! Anyhow, I'm looking forward to seeing you next weekend, if I can get out of my street...

Subject: RE: BS: Blizzard coming to DC area?
From: Bobert
Date: 07 Feb 10 - 05:19 PM

I'm screwed...

The guy who was gonna work down at the bottom was a no-post... I'm gonna call him later tonight but if he can't posdt tomorrow, I'm gonna have to call in Plan B, Mr. Garnett... He'll post...

I finished right at 550 feet today but, geese, I ain't half way out... It wouldn't matter so much but we gotta make it out on Tuesday to sign papers... If it weren't for that I wouldn't care...

(But, Boberdz... Yer down to only 6 beers...)

Ahhhhh, I'm gonna have to get out on Tuesday if I have to walk out...

B~