East Coast Snowstorm '09!

DeToxRox · 12-18-2009, 03:53 PM

I am not gonna' lie I am a tad bit jealous as I am still waiting for the Detroit area to get pelted. Should make for some lovely football this weekend also which is always a plus.

So anyone getting hit yet?

DaddyTorgo · 12-18-2009, 04:07 PM

BRING IT ON!!!!!

expected Sunday here. Guess I better Xmas shop tomorrow...haha.

sabotai · 12-18-2009, 04:07 PM

This afternoon, they were saying 6-12 inches for my area of NJ (near Philly)

Comey · 12-18-2009, 04:13 PM

Looks like Hartford will miss it, largely...only 4-8 is being considered at the moment.

MrBug708 · 12-18-2009, 04:14 PM

It's like 75 here in Sunny LA

DaddyTorgo · 12-18-2009, 04:15 PM

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Originally Posted by MrBug708

It's like 75 here in Sunny LA

actually snowstorms are fun - as long as you don't have anywhere you absolutely need to be and stuff

MrBug708 · 12-18-2009, 04:19 PM

Warm weather has its advantages for sure. But I also like the chilly days. You can only wear shorts and flip flops so many times during the year.

Klinglerware · 12-18-2009, 04:19 PM

Flying back home tomorrow from a work trip to Germany. Hope I get in before the trouble starts.

DaddyTorgo · 12-18-2009, 04:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Klinglerware

Flying back home tomorrow from a work trip to Germany. Hope I get in before the trouble starts.

guessing you probably will? here's hoping.

DaddyTorgo · 12-18-2009, 04:21 PM

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Originally Posted by MrBug708

Warm weather has its advantages for sure. But I also like the chilly days. You can only wear shorts and flip flops so many times during the year.

you laugh, but i know plenty of cali-folk who love snow. we also don't have that pesky "ground shaking" issue that you all have (not that it bothers me). Or those yearly fires...

SackAttack · 12-18-2009, 04:27 PM

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Originally Posted by DaddyTorgo

you laugh, but i know plenty of cali-folk who love snow. we also don't have that pesky "ground shaking" issue that you all have (not that it bothers me). Or those yearly fires...

Earthquakes never bugged me.

The fires got old fast, though.

/ex-"Cali-folk" who loves snow

Klinglerware · 12-18-2009, 04:27 PM

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Originally Posted by DaddyTorgo

guessing you probably will? here's hoping.

I think I probably will be okay--I'm supposed to get into JFK around 11AM. The forecast still looks like the snow won't be a problem until a couple of hours later.

DaddyTorgo · 12-18-2009, 04:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Klinglerware

I think I probably will be okay--I'm supposed to get into JFK around 11AM. The forecast still looks like the snow won't be a problem until a couple of hours later.

that makes sense. just good you're getting in in the AM instead of the PM

Subby · 12-18-2009, 04:31 PM

10-20 inches in Northern Virginia/DC Metro.

MrBug708 · 12-18-2009, 04:46 PM

Eathrquakes arent really something people worry about here believe it or not.

DaddyTorgo · 12-18-2009, 04:47 PM

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Originally Posted by MrBug708

Eathrquakes arent really something people worry about here believe it or not.

oh i know...i lived out there a couple years. still...they could potentially have an effect much more costly than a snowstorm.

Alan T · 12-18-2009, 05:04 PM

Only 6-8 inches out in Central Mass it sounds like. For once Boston might actually get more snow than us.

JediKooter · 12-18-2009, 05:05 PM

Supposed to be in the mid to low 60s this weekend here. What is this 'snow' you speak of?

DanGarion · 12-18-2009, 06:22 PM

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Originally Posted by MrBug708

It's like 75 here in Sunny LA

They must be getting our storm from last week. Been there done that.

DanGarion · 12-18-2009, 06:25 PM

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Originally Posted by DaddyTorgo

oh i know...i lived out there a couple years. still...they could potentially have an effect much more costly than a snowstorm.

Or just about any other natural disaster that happens in the US.

MacroGuru · 12-18-2009, 06:29 PM

Well..I travel home Sunday morning at like 6 am through Philly...I hope I can make it home.

MrBug708 · 12-18-2009, 06:34 PM

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Originally Posted by DaddyTorgo

oh i know...i lived out there a couple years. still...they could potentially have an effect much more costly than a snowstorm.

I meant more in the sense of people fearing the "big one". The only people who seem to care are the news reporters who want us to care. Sure it could happen, but since there is no warning, what can you do? Just pray you arent on a freeway overpass when it happens.

stevew · 12-18-2009, 06:58 PM

Fuck snow. I got deliveries that need to be made. Going 30 or 40mph for extended periods of time is a buzzkill.

lighthousekeeper · 12-18-2009, 08:01 PM

is there a good site that displays a map of expected total snowfall accumulation? weather.com and wunderground.com always seem to failin this area.

lordscarlet · 12-18-2009, 09:08 PM

I am super excited. I moved to the city (from the suburbs in Virginia) 5 years ago. We have yet to have a significant snow since then. The last was in February of 2003, a year and a half before I moved. I think being in the city during a "crippling" snow storm will be a lot of fun. As Subby said, some predictions are over 20". The conservative ones seem to be 10-15".

Wolfpack · 12-18-2009, 10:01 PM

Not quite 34 and a cold mix of mostly rain falling right now in Raleigh. We're right on that cut-off line in terms of the precip which isn't all that unusual. Ice tends to be a much more common event than snow in this area.

However, not far to the north and west is where they're expecting to get a decent haul of snow. They're already getting walloped in the mountains right now (expecting nearly two feet by tomorrow night over there). Closer in, places like Greensboro are expected to get about half a foot overnight, but worse yet, they're supposed to switch over to freezing rain tomorrow which will add a nice little crust of ice to everything.

sabotai · 12-18-2009, 10:09 PM

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Originally Posted by lighthousekeeper

is there a good site that displays a map of expected total snowfall accumulation? weather.com and wunderground.com always seem to failin this area.

This is from ABC in Philly. Looks like they've up to 8-14 inches for my area since this afternoon.

AccuWeather forecast maps | 6abc.com

cartman · 12-18-2009, 10:42 PM

DaddyTorgo · 12-19-2009, 03:23 AM

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Originally Posted by cartman

classic. i had the cassette single!!!

bosshogg23 · 12-19-2009, 05:44 AM

Snow is just beginning here in Philly. Cars aren't even covered yet. Supposed to end around 6am Sunday after dropping 12-18 inches in Philly and the surrounding areas.

lynchjm24 · 12-19-2009, 08:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Comey

Looks like Hartford will miss it, largely...only 4-8 is being considered at the moment.

I just saw 8-14. Thanks for jinxing us.

cuervo72 · 12-19-2009, 08:44 AM

Yeah...there's a lot here.

Noop · 12-19-2009, 09:16 AM

67F and Partly Cloudy. Miami is feeling great this time of the year.

terpkristin · 12-19-2009, 09:35 AM

/tk

Lathum · 12-19-2009, 10:53 AM

We arrived at Saldanas last night on the NJ/PA border, looks like we just made it since there are reports a lot of airlines are canceling flights for today. As of now no snow here yet but it looks like it is just a matter of time.

Logan · 12-19-2009, 11:08 AM

I was supposed to be flying into Philly from Tampa Sunday night after the Rutgers bowl game, but I came down with food poisoning Thurs night and I canceled my trip. I have a big work meeting on Monday morning and if I had trouble getting back into town, it wouldn't have been good.

terpkristin · 12-19-2009, 11:17 AM

A friend of mine wants to go see Avatar. I'm trying to convince him to stay home, but he's not good at following directions. The picture I posted above is of my cat freaking out when I opened the door. It's deceiving because right next to my house is sheltered from snow, and it's been blowing. I have a large tree/bush thing in the front of my house, it's dropped halfway over from the weight of the snow.

/tk

McSweeny · 12-19-2009, 11:24 AM

We're supposed to get a 8-12 inches tonight. I am well prepared with a bottle of whiskey and a Monty Python marathon queued up. Bring it on.

lungs · 12-19-2009, 11:28 AM

We went through this a couple of weeks ago... Snow is fun unless you have to work in it

M GO BLUE!!! · 12-19-2009, 12:49 PM

Just started to come down in the Bronx.

bosshogg23 · 12-19-2009, 12:57 PM

NE Philly has 5-6 inches at this point. Heavy wind is keeping cars an inch deep and sidewalks 8 inches or so. I don't have the snowfall from 2008 but this storm has to have a chance of eclipsing the entire previous year. Normal in Philly is around 20 inches and it was half that at best last year.

BishopMVP · 12-19-2009, 03:07 PM

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Originally Posted by lordscarlet

I am super excited. I moved to the city (from the suburbs in Virginia) 5 years ago. We have yet to have a significant snow since then. The last was in February of 2003, a year and a half before I moved. I think being in the city during a "crippling" snow storm will be a lot of fun. As Subby said, some predictions are over 20". The conservative ones seem to be 10-15".

Yikes. I remember when I was in Maryland they'd basically shut down the schools and cities for a dusting - I can't imagine what 15-20 will do. Hope you stocked up on rations (or have a store down the street)

cuervo72 · 12-19-2009, 04:32 PM

I measured the snow on the table out on our deck about a half hour ago (makes a nice cylinder) and it measured just under 21".

Subby · 12-19-2009, 04:42 PM

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Originally Posted by cuervo72

I measured the snow on the table out on our deck about a half hour ago (makes a nice cylinder) and it measured just under 21".

Yup - we are right around that. Shoveling my below ground driveway...fun!

SirFozzie · 12-19-2009, 04:42 PM

Hmph. They didn't wait till I posted the annual Foz Hates Winter thread

claphamsa · 12-19-2009, 04:46 PM

were at abotu 17 inches now..... shoveled 4 times... cant tell!

Dutch · 12-19-2009, 05:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Subby

Yup - we are right around that. Shoveling my below ground driveway...fun!

Just finished up a week-long training class in Arlington and am visiting my Mom and Dad in No. Virginia.

I've seen more snow today than I think I've seen in 4 German winters combined. I'm just thankful I didn't have to go anywhere today.

bosshogg23 · 12-19-2009, 05:48 PM

Around 12 inches in NE Philly. More of a freezing ice thats falling now. Neighbor has shoveled 3 times so far. Me = 0. Time to go out and rock my one time

saldana · 12-19-2009, 06:00 PM

we are up to about 6-8 at the moment.

just for the sake of my own interest, how do you all get the snow off your satellite dishes during crap like that.

terpkristin · 12-19-2009, 06:01 PM

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Originally Posted by saldana

just for the sake of my own interest, how do you all get the snow off your satellite dishes during crap like that.

FiOS.

I've been feeling a little bad for my neighbor with a dish that's got a TON of snow sitting in it.

/tk

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12-18-2009, 04:13 PM	#4
Comey College Starter Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: CT via PA via CA via PA	Looks like Hartford will miss it, largely...only 4-8 is being considered at the moment. __________________

12-18-2009, 04:31 PM	#14
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12-18-2009, 05:04 PM	#17
Alan T Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Mass.	Only 6-8 inches out in Central Mass it sounds like. For once Boston might actually get more snow than us. __________________ Couch to ??k - From the couch to a Marathon in roughly 18 months.

12-18-2009, 05:05 PM	#18
JediKooter Coordinator Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: San Diego via Sausalito via San Jose via San Diego	Supposed to be in the mid to low 60s this weekend here. What is this 'snow' you speak of? __________________ I'm no longer a Chargers fan, they are dead to me Coming this summer to a movie theater near you: The Adventures of Jedikooter: Part 4

12-18-2009, 04:07 PM	#3
sabotai General Manager Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: The Satellite of Love	This afternoon, they were saying 6-12 inches for my area of NJ (near Philly)

12-18-2009, 04:14 PM	#5
MrBug708 Head Coach Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Whittier	It's like 75 here in Sunny LA

12-18-2009, 04:19 PM	#7
MrBug708 Head Coach Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Whittier	Warm weather has its advantages for sure. But I also like the chilly days. You can only wear shorts and flip flops so many times during the year.

12-18-2009, 04:19 PM	#8
Klinglerware College Starter Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: The DMV	Flying back home tomorrow from a work trip to Germany. Hope I get in before the trouble starts.

12-18-2009, 04:46 PM	#15
MrBug708 Head Coach Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Whittier	Eathrquakes arent really something people worry about here believe it or not.

12-18-2009, 06:29 PM	#21
MacroGuru Coordinator Join Date: May 2003 Location: Utah	Well..I travel home Sunday morning at like 6 am through Philly...I hope I can make it home. __________________ "forgetting what is in the past, I strive for the future"

12-18-2009, 06:58 PM	#23
stevew Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: the yo'	Fuck snow. I got deliveries that need to be made. Going 30 or 40mph for extended periods of time is a buzzkill.

12-18-2009, 08:01 PM	#24
lighthousekeeper College Starter Join Date: Oct 2000	is there a good site that displays a map of expected total snowfall accumulation? weather.com and wunderground.com always seem to failin this area. __________________ ...

12-18-2009, 09:08 PM	#25
lordscarlet Pro Starter Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Washington, DC	I am super excited. I moved to the city (from the suburbs in Virginia) 5 years ago. We have yet to have a significant snow since then. The last was in February of 2003, a year and a half before I moved. I think being in the city during a "crippling" snow storm will be a lot of fun. As Subby said, some predictions are over 20". The conservative ones seem to be 10-15". __________________ Sixteen Colors ANSI/ASCII Art Archive "...the better half of the Moores..." -cthomer5000

12-18-2009, 10:01 PM	#26
Wolfpack Pro Rookie Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Raleigh, NC	Not quite 34 and a cold mix of mostly rain falling right now in Raleigh. We're right on that cut-off line in terms of the precip which isn't all that unusual. Ice tends to be a much more common event than snow in this area. However, not far to the north and west is where they're expecting to get a decent haul of snow. They're already getting walloped in the mountains right now (expecting nearly two feet by tomorrow night over there). Closer in, places like Greensboro are expected to get about half a foot overnight, but worse yet, they're supposed to switch over to freezing rain tomorrow which will add a nice little crust of ice to everything.

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12-19-2009, 05:44 AM	#30
bosshogg23 College Benchwarmer Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Philly	Snow is just beginning here in Philly. Cars aren't even covered yet. Supposed to end around 6am Sunday after dropping 12-18 inches in Philly and the surrounding areas.

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cuervo72 Head Coach Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Maryland	Yeah...there's a lot here. __________________ null

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12-19-2009, 10:53 AM	#35
Lathum Favored Bitch #1 Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: homeless in NJ	We arrived at Saldanas last night on the NJ/PA border, looks like we just made it since there are reports a lot of airlines are canceling flights for today. As of now no snow here yet but it looks like it is just a matter of time.

12-19-2009, 11:08 AM	#36
Logan Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: NYC	I was supposed to be flying into Philly from Tampa Sunday night after the Rutgers bowl game, but I came down with food poisoning Thurs night and I canceled my trip. I have a big work meeting on Monday morning and if I had trouble getting back into town, it wouldn't have been good.

12-19-2009, 11:17 AM	#37
terpkristin Grizzled Veteran Join Date: May 2003 Location: Ashburn, VA	A friend of mine wants to go see Avatar. I'm trying to convince him to stay home, but he's not good at following directions. The picture I posted above is of my cat freaking out when I opened the door. It's deceiving because right next to my house is sheltered from snow, and it's been blowing. I have a large tree/bush thing in the front of my house, it's dropped halfway over from the weight of the snow. /tk __________________ GO TERPS! https://www.flickr.com/photos/terpkristin https://twitter.com/terpkristin

12-19-2009, 11:24 AM	#38
McSweeny College Starter Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Somerville, MA	We're supposed to get a 8-12 inches tonight. I am well prepared with a bottle of whiskey and a Monty Python marathon queued up. Bring it on.

12-19-2009, 11:28 AM	#39
lungs Pro Rookie Join Date: May 2002 Location: Prairie du Sac, WI	We went through this a couple of weeks ago... Snow is fun unless you have to work in it

12-19-2009, 12:49 PM	#40
M GO BLUE!!! Pro Starter Join Date: Sep 2005	Just started to come down in the Bronx.

12-19-2009, 12:57 PM	#41
bosshogg23 College Benchwarmer Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Philly	NE Philly has 5-6 inches at this point. Heavy wind is keeping cars an inch deep and sidewalks 8 inches or so. I don't have the snowfall from 2008 but this storm has to have a chance of eclipsing the entire previous year. Normal in Philly is around 20 inches and it was half that at best last year.

12-19-2009, 04:32 PM	#43
cuervo72 Head Coach Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Maryland	I measured the snow on the table out on our deck about a half hour ago (makes a nice cylinder) and it measured just under 21". __________________ null

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claphamsa Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: non white trash MD	were at abotu 17 inches now..... shoveled 4 times... cant tell! __________________ Dominating Warewolf for 0 games! GIT R DUN!!!

12-19-2009, 05:48 PM	#48
bosshogg23 College Benchwarmer Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Philly	Around 12 inches in NE Philly. More of a freezing ice thats falling now. Neighbor has shoveled 3 times so far. Me = 0. Time to go out and rock my one time

12-19-2009, 06:00 PM	#49
saldana Pro Starter Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Bethlehem, Pa	we are up to about 6-8 at the moment. just for the sake of my own interest, how do you all get the snow off your satellite dishes during crap like that.

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