Waiting For The Snow

*waits*

I kind of want to go into the office tomorrow out of spite

A snow emergency has been declared, effective from 5:00 PM on Friday, January 22 through 7:00 AM on Monday, January 25.

where

brooklyn forecast looks like it's back up over 12+ inches

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Snowing now in Commie Virginia. Ordinarily I'd be ritually mocking the ritual panic, and repeating the ritual clichés about how everybody sees flakes and forgets how to drive, etc. etc.

But after almost a week of talking about this, I've moved on to a meta-whiny state where I'm whining about the whining about the whining.

Because it is a political year we are already hearing lots about how Washington is not a real place, the people who live and work and raise families here are not real, because Politics. Kinda tired of hearing so much of the known universe talk about how much my home and my townspeople suck. Makes a contrary part of me wish to spring to their defense, and reflect instead on their humanity, diversity, and dignity (despite all the usual refrains about how our reactions to frozen water are insufficiently macho).

Great tips: http://www.theonion.com/graphic/blizzard-survival-tips-37853

brooklyn forecast looks like it's back up over 12+ inches

i've never believed any promises over 8"

take it to the gay thread morbs

anyone still waiting?

yes

lol morbius

there's a 20% chance of snow in southern NH, but people here are still freaking out about 'the blizzard' ('well, you never know, it might come farther north,' they say wistfully, not wanting to miss out on the hype)

all quiet in central vt :(

the "southern half" of NYC now assured 18-24"

transit still running

it's snowing i just went out for breakfast

definitely picked up in the last hr or so

The wind is occasionally gusting hard enough to make me hide my face

dear Jonas, thx for stopping by, you made your point, but I'll need to get to work on Monday

A travel ban in downstate New York, including New York City, will go into effect at 2:30 p.m., Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo announced.

Mayor Bill de Blasio said that any civilians found driving on the city’s streets after then would be “subject to arrest.”

you're under arrest, sir. come on, let's walk to jail

New York: Downstate travel ban, including city, starts at 2:30 p.m. Above-ground subways and regional railroads shut at 4 p.m. Buses shut. Up to 30 inches of snow expected, tapering tonight. Surfing ban in effect.
Washington: 24 to 30 inches, stopping tonight. Transit shut down.
Also: Coastal flooding in New Jersey. At least nine dead in car crashes. Transit shutdowns in New Jersey, Philadelphia and Baltimore. More than 150,000 without power in North Carolina. Over 34 inches near Tunnelton, W.V.

maybe a horse carriage

xp

wanna go surfing

de blasio will personally arrest anyone who is caught attempting to surf

people have been getting stuck and abandoning their cars here. it's getting in the way of snow plows lol. travel ban also in effect but i think surfing is still ok

be a rebel, drive down to Montauk in your F-150 and ride some waves

high temps in NYC on Mon-Wed are supposed to be around 40, just right for melting/ not too much flooding?

ha it's funny how differently normal people discuss severe weather. all my teacher friends are like, yeah, it'll get warm enough so that the snow starts to melt, but then the low temp will hit and everything will freeze! the roads will be impassable! no school till Wednesday!

Baltimore is pretty crazy today to be fair and has not traditionally handled snow well.

10" so far http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/01/22/us/east-coast-snow-storm.html?_r=0

in NYC, of course

30 inches of snow sounds like a lot! damn ⛄ 62 and sunny here in beautiful denver colorado 🌇

you'll get yours in may

lol, yah

email received from Ver1zon at 6:58 pm TONIGHT:

"Jonas is coming -- are you ready?"

Worst drive home in 20 years last night. It was more the timing than the amount of snow, which was bad but we've had worse. Two-and-a-half hours for a 35-minute drive. One kilometer-long stretch of highway took almost an hour, and not because of an accident in the immediate area.

GET DA BREAD & MILK, NYC

so excited!

^^^

it's snowing i just went out for breakfast

― 𝔠𝔞𝔢𝔨 (caek), Saturday, January 23, 2016 10:34 AM (one year ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

definitely picked up in the last hr or so

― 𝔠𝔞𝔢𝔨 (caek), Saturday, January 23, 2016 10:49 AM (one year ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

i can't believe how bored i am here. that was hands down the best day of 2016.

i remember i went to ft greene park the next day and all the young dads were losing their minds

so anywhere from 2" to 128" ?

1 league i think

somewhere between a quarter and half of a cubit

'bout so high

i love the 40-degree plunge

store owners that put down rock salt in front before the first flake falls, WTF?

btw I am NOT very excited bcz just before I left work, we all got a robo-call from Head Office saying "We are monitoring the storm, and we will be open tomorrow."

LOL at people who have to work. I cancelled my Pilates class

I fucking hate the rock salt though. All it does is discolor your shoes