02-06-2010, 08:10 PM | #51 | ||
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they've upped 4 corners to 25 inches... but i think it was dead at 18-19.
its wierd, my block is one of the few with power left.....
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02-07-2010, 11:42 AM | #52 | |
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Yes...tons. I shoveled most of the driveway yesterday. I just now finished shoveling again - probably about 8' from the end of our double-wide driveway to where it is actually plowed in the street (plow did one lane, and it was not our side). So I don't know, something like 8' x 15' x 30"? Probably close to a metric f---ton. Nice pics, tk. Our grill looked just like that too.
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02-07-2010, 12:01 PM | #53 |
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well its 25 and melting FAST... not sure how ill get to work tomorrow... but itll be fun to seeeee.
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02-07-2010, 12:01 PM | #54 |
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I just did a little calc...
Conservatively estimating...my driveway is 7 yds wide x 35 yds long with 2 feet deep of snow. So I shoveled 4410 cubic feet of snow. The density of snow is about 40% of water so thats 24.7 lbs/cubic foot. So in total I shoveled 108,927 lbs of snow or 54.46 tons. |
02-07-2010, 12:13 PM | #55 | |
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I'm still not sure I have work tomorrow. My company's published policy, the last I saw, followed the Fairfax County government. If the government is closed, so is my company. Fairfax County government has been closed all weekend and according to their website, is closed tomorrow, too. However, on a whim, I called my company's weather line this morning and they said they're open today (which doesn't agree with Fairfax County). So, I guess I'll see tomorrow morning if I actually have to go to work (even if I have to, might work from home via VPN instead of driving). /tk
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02-07-2010, 12:15 PM | #56 |
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WTOP.com
all schools are closed.... everything is closed except the feds.... too bad so is metro, no idea how ill get to work. Ive shoveled my driveway, but its not like i could drive to work....
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02-07-2010, 12:21 PM | #57 | |
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02-07-2010, 12:23 PM | #58 |
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Think we got about 18 to 20 inches down here in the Pineys.
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02-07-2010, 12:34 PM | #59 |
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02-07-2010, 12:48 PM | #60 |
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You know that would have been a lot easier with the metric system
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02-07-2010, 01:12 PM | #61 | |
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02-07-2010, 03:06 PM | #62 | |
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Light dusting. 30" is a lot even for Buffalo.
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02-07-2010, 03:11 PM | #63 |
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SWEET.
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...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. /tk
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02-07-2010, 05:10 PM | #64 | |
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Okay..I concede that point...but at least we dont start bawling and crying and wringing our hands and calling it a "snowpocalypse". Too many people down that way break down when the first flake hits.We get our mittens on and go shovel |
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02-07-2010, 05:12 PM | #65 |
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We're expected to get the icy, crappy part of that storm, tk
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02-07-2010, 05:14 PM | #66 |
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Well I went to start cooking my pizza and my wife has frozen the bacon. The 1st setback of the evening
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02-07-2010, 06:13 PM | #67 | |
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also no work tomorrow!
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02-07-2010, 06:15 PM | #68 |
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No work for me tomorrow, either. Of course, this just means I have time to shovel my deck before the next snow event comes Tuesday... /tk
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02-07-2010, 11:33 PM | #69 |
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<--- is working tomorrow (as far as I know - I might get a call in the morning if the condition of the parking lot is bad, but I'm not counting on it.)
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02-08-2010, 01:09 AM | #70 |
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I'm working from home tomorrow. So at least I get to wake up at 9:00 and go straight to the computer, as opposed to waking up at 7:00, digging my car out from the snow, and then driving for an hour. Whew!
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02-08-2010, 03:39 AM | #71 | |
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02-08-2010, 06:26 AM | #72 |
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HOLY COW! We just go the no school because of snow call. Oh, we have about 1/2 inch on the ground with another 1/2 to 1 inch expected by the time school is out. Then it gets bad tonight. Total snowfall-- 4-6 inches.
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02-08-2010, 06:43 AM | #73 |
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02-08-2010, 07:53 AM | #74 | |
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that's pathetic
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02-08-2010, 08:19 AM | #75 |
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We weren't supposed to get any last night, I wake up and we have 2-3 inches on the ground in Memphis....
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02-08-2010, 08:27 AM | #76 |
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02-08-2010, 10:15 AM | #77 | |
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The ridiculous asshattery from the Buffalo contingent is ridiculous.
A place like DC is just not setup to handle 20"+ snowfall, let alone twice in a winter. Just like you asshats wouldn't be able to handle 2 weeks of 90 degrees and 85% humidity, and that's standard for us. Get over yourselves - the DC area doesn't have the infrastructure, driver experience, etc. to handle this - that's why it's a big deal.
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02-08-2010, 10:20 AM | #78 |
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last time I checked Buffalo hasn't won a Golden Snowball in a long time Syracuse usually wins it for the most snowfall in NY and I think Rochester took it last time we didn't win it.
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02-08-2010, 10:26 AM | #79 |
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* ACCUMULATIONS... STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL BY TUESDAY NIGHT WILL GENERALLY BE IN THE 6 TO 12 INCH RANGE... WITH LOCALLY HIGHER TOTALS POSSIBLE... ESPECIALLY NEAR LAKE MICHIGAN.
Of course, this usually means we get zero snow. It's when they say 'flurries, accumulation of < 1"', you better watch out. |
02-08-2010, 10:28 AM | #80 | |
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pfft...bite me asshat.....90/85 is nothing in a lot of places in the states, even Buffalo. What, you think it snows all the time here? I'm sick and tired of idiots making fun of us for our blizzard of '77 but when we come out and have a little fun at someone elses expense their thin skin cracks....... |
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02-08-2010, 10:35 AM | #81 | |
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I think you can trust me on this one, whatever happened to Buffalo in '77 (1977? 1877?) is not the only reason people make fun of you.
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02-08-2010, 10:36 AM | #82 |
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December 2006 I believe, I was in DC when it completely shut down from 2 inches of snow.
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Yeah, I hear blizzard of '77 jokes ALL OF THE TIME. wtf are you even talking about?
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02-08-2010, 10:46 AM | #84 | |
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they are out there......shit, every time someone finds out I live in Buffalo I get that knowing look and "snows a lot there, dont it?" or some variation of that and the inevitable questions about That Blizzard... and sorry ..I usually dont get so pissed off.. you got me at a bad time...Some douchebag keeps calling me from a collection agency and threatening my wife and me with blacklisting our ssn's..I know he cant but the thought of it pisses me off. Cant get a read on his number but I really want to fuck him over really really badly. Funny thing is it was a previous owner of that number that ran up mucho debt.... Last edited by Apathetic Lurker : 02-08-2010 at 10:46 AM. |
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02-08-2010, 10:46 AM | #85 | |
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I find this highly unlikely. Unless the 2 inches of snow fell on top of an inch of ice. Can't do anything with ice no matter who or where you are. SI
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02-08-2010, 10:51 AM | #86 |
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Still not buying it. Maybe from other New Yorkers or something, but I still have no idea what you're talking about. "snows a lot there" is completely different. Because, well - it does snow a lot there compared to most other places.
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02-08-2010, 11:16 AM | #88 |
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Its snowing its ass off right now. We got 2.5 inches on the ground. I am pretty sure I am going to see more than 4 inches, which is the most I have ever seen.
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02-08-2010, 11:20 AM | #89 | |
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J Carson and his ilk used to make fun of us from 77 to about 85.... A lot of people have heard of the Blizzard of '77. Surprised you havent. Over the last 20 years or so other places have been hit with more snow yet Buffalo still gets hammered about our snow problem. Last few years we havent been really slammed..I think it was 99 or thereabouts since we were heavily hit. Thats not counting our ice storm of a few years ago. And yet when someone hears(beside you it seems) the name Buffalo, usually its snow related and sometimes the Bills or wings... |
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02-08-2010, 11:32 AM | #90 | |
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I bet if you took a silent poll at FOFC on "what happened in Buffalo in 1977?" less than 1/2 would be able to guess blizzard.
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02-08-2010, 11:45 AM | #91 | |
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02-08-2010, 11:52 AM | #92 | |
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That blizzard was roided up!!! |
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02-08-2010, 02:53 PM | #93 |
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My town is going to get hit tomorrow night with somewhere between 6 to 18 inches of snow to add to the 28.5 that we just got.
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02-08-2010, 03:26 PM | #94 | |
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02-08-2010, 04:04 PM | #95 |
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OH NO 10 INCHES OF SNOW!!!!!!!!!!!!
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02-08-2010, 04:35 PM | #96 |
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Well, we have 30" already, and are in a band that projects maybe 15" more. Not exactly typical for the area.
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I hate all of you.
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02-08-2010, 04:48 PM | #98 |
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I'm supposed to fly into D.C. late Wednesday night, arriving after the latest "WINTER STORM WARNING" is set to end. We'll see how that works out. I wouldn't mind a night in my layover city (Chicago), but hopefully the whole 5 day trip isn't wiped out.
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02-08-2010, 04:52 PM | #99 |
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Hey Syracuse: why don't you and your gay lover Buffalo just secede and join Canada already.
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02-08-2010, 05:46 PM | #100 |
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Well it didnt snow until about 4 pm. The roads were dry as can be. Whoops. It is snowing now and we are in the average of 3-4 inches. No school tomorrow I imagine.
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