Snow Yet? - Page 5

xoxoxoBruce · 02-08-2010, 01:55 AM

Yeah, it was pretty sticky. The power lines down the Jersey shore look like that, except it's not coming off and threatening to take the wires down.

Oh, and they're saying we'll get another foot on Tuesday night.

zippyt · 02-08-2010, 08:01 AM

Well we didnt get Thah much snow , but enough for my boss to call a snow day

glatt · 02-08-2010, 08:09 AM

No school for the kids, and no work for me today. If they hadn't given me the day off, I would have called in. Shoveling was freaking brutal, and I need a day off after all that.

We ended up hosting one neighborhood family because they had lost power and we still had ours. It was fun, but also a little tiring to play host to them with little notice. We stayed up late with the grownups playing euchre. That was fun.

And then another neighbor and I shoveled the driveway of the little old lady behind us. She has a long driveway, and to make it harder, the neighbor next to the old lady asked us nicely not pile pile any snow on their property as we were shoveling. So we had to carry all the snow to the one side and throw it up onto a hill. If you didn't throw it far enough, it would roll back down into the driveway. This neighbor was afraid of huge piles of melting snow flooding their basement. So I see their point, but it sucked.

The county did a great job (by our standards down here) clearing the snow. Within 24 hours of the snow ending, you could see the pavement on our little residential street. Much better than in years past, where they never plowed and we just had to wait for it to melt.

Trilby · 02-08-2010, 08:13 AM

blessings on your head, glatt. Piling jewels up in heaven, you are.

We're supposed to get more snow tuesday with winds up to 35 mph. THAT should be fun.

glatt · 02-08-2010, 08:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Brianna

blessings on your head, glatt. Piling jewels up in heaven, you are..

Thanks, but I think for that to work, I'm not supposed to mention it or heaven forbid, bitch about it.

Trilby · 02-08-2010, 08:19 AM

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Originally Posted by glatt

Thanks, but I think for that to work, I'm not supposed to mention it or heaven forbid, bitch about it.

ah. You must be Catholic.

Undertoad · 02-08-2010, 10:40 AM

Somewhere between 6" and 18" starting tomorrow night, on top of the 20" already on the ground. This is already a record-breaking snow accum. for the Philly area, with over 500% of the normal snowfall totals by this date.

jinx · 02-08-2010, 10:56 AM

Just got my rental Expedition. It's big and sloppy but it'll do. Jim's gonna go try and find my jeep and get my cd's and crap out of it.

Pico and ME · 02-09-2010, 12:20 AM

Darn, wish I could have been there!

World largest snowball fight!

Griff · 02-09-2010, 06:40 AM

Next round commencing. We may be looking at worst case scenario, we get pounded but work/school being North of us stays open... I want a real storm up here!

glatt · 02-09-2010, 08:57 AM

Work is canceled again today, which is always nice, I suppose. But I know this is costing my firm a lot of money to pay all these people to stay home, and I want them to be profitable "in these difficult economic times," so I'm lukewarm about the days off. I bet we won't be back to work until Friday at the soonest.

Round two is coming tonight. We're wondering what we should be doing to prepare for a possible power outage. Decided to do some laundry, charge cell phones, and make sure to take showers today while we can. We have plenty of food.

classicman · 02-09-2010, 08:59 AM

Get some firewood, hot chocolate, mini marshmallows, chocolate bars and graham crackers. Have S'mores and hot chocolate by the fireplace, play games and tell stories with your kids.

Happy Monkey · 02-09-2010, 09:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by glatt

Work is canceled again today, which is always nice, I suppose. But I know this is costing my firm a lot of money to pay all these people to stay home, and I want them to be profitable "in these difficult economic times," so I'm lukewarm about the days off. I bet we won't be back to work until Friday at the soonest.

Why don't you suggest they go the route of my employer? I'm using vacation time.

glatt · 02-09-2010, 09:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Happy Monkey

Why don't you suggest they go the route of my employer? I'm using vacation time.

I'm not quite that lukewarm about it.

skysidhe · 02-09-2010, 09:44 AM

hey pico

Your link reminds me of this one I saw in December.

A bunch of strangers in NYC just having fun in the snow. It's great.

video
http://www.break.com/usercontent/200...re-nyc-1565653

still frames of the same

http://blog.ricecracker.net/2009/12/...-times-square/

02-08-2010, 01:55 AM	#61
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Yeah, it was pretty sticky. The power lines down the Jersey shore look like that, except it's not coming off and threatening to take the wires down. Oh, and they're saying we'll get another foot on Tuesday night. Attached Images __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

02-08-2010, 08:01 AM	#62
zippyt LONG LIVE KING ZIPPY! per Feetz Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Arkansas Posts: 7,661	Well we didnt get Thah much snow , but enough for my boss to call a snow day __________________ "Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get. " Brother Dave Gardner

02-08-2010, 08:13 AM	#64
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	blessings on your head, glatt. Piling jewels up in heaven, you are. We're supposed to get more snow tuesday with winds up to 35 mph. THAT should be fun. __________________ In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum

02-08-2010, 10:56 AM	#68
jinx Come on, cat. Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: general vicinity of Philadelphia area Posts: 7,013	Just got my rental Expedition. It's big and sloppy but it'll do. Jim's gonna go try and find my jeep and get my cd's and crap out of it. __________________ Crying won't help you, praying won't do you no good.

02-09-2010, 06:40 AM	#70
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Next round commencing. We may be looking at worst case scenario, we get pounded but work/school being North of us stays open... I want a real storm up here! __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

02-08-2010, 08:09 AM	#63
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	No school for the kids, and no work for me today. If they hadn't given me the day off, I would have called in. Shoveling was freaking brutal, and I need a day off after all that. We ended up hosting one neighborhood family because they had lost power and we still had ours. It was fun, but also a little tiring to play host to them with little notice. We stayed up late with the grownups playing euchre. That was fun. And then another neighbor and I shoveled the driveway of the little old lady behind us. She has a long driveway, and to make it harder, the neighbor next to the old lady asked us nicely not pile pile any snow on their property as we were shoveling. So we had to carry all the snow to the one side and throw it up onto a hill. If you didn't throw it far enough, it would roll back down into the driveway. This neighbor was afraid of huge piles of melting snow flooding their basement. So I see their point, but it sucked. The county did a great job (by our standards down here) clearing the snow. Within 24 hours of the snow ending, you could see the pavement on our little residential street. Much better than in years past, where they never plowed and we just had to wait for it to melt.

02-08-2010, 10:40 AM	#67
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	Somewhere between 6" and 18" starting tomorrow night, on top of the 20" already on the ground. This is already a record-breaking snow accum. for the Philly area, with over 500% of the normal snowfall totals by this date.

02-09-2010, 12:20 AM	#69
Pico and ME Are you knock-kneed? Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Middle Hoosierland Posts: 3,549	Darn, wish I could have been there! World largest snowball fight!

02-09-2010, 08:57 AM	#71
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Work is canceled again today, which is always nice, I suppose. But I know this is costing my firm a lot of money to pay all these people to stay home, and I want them to be profitable "in these difficult economic times," so I'm lukewarm about the days off. I bet we won't be back to work until Friday at the soonest. Round two is coming tonight. We're wondering what we should be doing to prepare for a possible power outage. Decided to do some laundry, charge cell phones, and make sure to take showers today while we can. We have plenty of food.

02-09-2010, 08:59 AM	#72
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	Get some firewood, hot chocolate, mini marshmallows, chocolate bars and graham crackers. Have S'mores and hot chocolate by the fireplace, play games and tell stories with your kids. __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

02-09-2010, 09:44 AM	#75
skysidhe ~~Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.~~ Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 6,828	hey pico Your link reminds me of this one I saw in December. A bunch of strangers in NYC just having fun in the snow. It's great. video http://www.break.com/usercontent/200...re-nyc-1565653 still frames of the same http://blog.ricecracker.net/2009/12/...-times-square/

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