Buffalo..... you bunch of pansies

[Expertise]

25 whopping inches of snow!

You would think that a catastrophy of Biblical proportion had descended.

DECLARE A STATE OF EMERGENCY, CALL OUT THE "GUARD", OH THE HUMANITY!

Folks, you live in the northern tier of the US did you nnot think it would snow a little!

Jesus, it might meen a slow trip to work up here, and a "snow day" for school children but that would be about it.
Unless of course it happened in Toronto in which case Mel Lastman would declare martial law and demand federal funding to put a dome over the joint or move every one to Arizona.

Wimps, pussies! No wonder your football team never won anything. Screw "shuffling off to Buffalo" I think you had better shovel off your car and "shuffle off to Miami"

 

[Bobtoad777]

ROTFLMAO

 

[Nobody Special]

Yeas you're right, people in Buffalo are bunch of pansies, they're acting like people from the sothern states, where the entire towns close cown cause they got an inch of snow.. sounds to me like they all need a waaaaaaaaaambulance!!!!!!!!!!!

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[Juliangel]

Oh Sweetie then Atlanta would just piss you off so bad.

This past January we had an ice storm hit on a Thursday night and the city was a mess on Friday morning. Well by Wednesday of the next week the ice was gone.

Thursday the forecast as to expect more ice over night so schools all over the metro area closed on Thursday evening instead of waiting for the weather. Come Friday morning we wake up to find a crisp cool DRY morning with no ice. It didn't even rain.

 

[Earthmuffin]

LOL! The schools here close for heat at least one week's worth (no a/c dunno why), fog (the bus driver's can't see but the rest of us can) and snow or ice. Usually because of the bus drivers and the lack of safety on unpaved country roads.

I wonder what the Arizonan's would think of a Canadian invasion of epic proportions? LOL

 

[Dixon Carter Lee]

You should see what happens when it rains in L.A. People turn into a cast of Hollywood Island Natives saying things like, "Water come from Sky. Sun God angry. Come! We must drive faster!"

 

[Silverlily]

Yep, Expertise, it sounds sad, but I imagine there's more to the story, at least I hope there is.

When I lived in North Dakota (don't talk to me about snow, the snow there starts in September and STAYS ON THE GROUND until May) they had a snowday from school only once. Those folks knew how to handle it.

 

[Nobody Special]

Finnaly some one who knows what I'm talking about! thnks Kitten .. Anyway here is asuggestion for new drivers- send them to the most northern states, or north mid west states, and have them spend six months learning how to drive in the snow and ice, then see how many accedents happen when the sky decides to let loose it's water or ice or snow..

E

 

[Silverlily]

Born in Michigan, west side of the mitten, lived in the UP for a while.

Actually, I learned to drive on the Capitol Beltway, then had several additional courses in Denver, the UK, and Minot.

 

[Latina]

I wouldn't think 2 feet of snow would bother Buffalo. I remember a dramatic 1970s newspaper photo of Buffalo where an 18-wheeler truck was driving through a snow drift higher than the truck, I think the drifts were something like 13 feet deep. Now THAT'S snow!

-- Latina

 

[Ambrosious]

Who are you kidding? I hit an ice patch this morning that was 1 foot wide and 3 foot long. The car slid a total of 20 inches, scared the bejesus out of me. Then again, I was born and raised in the south.

 

[Expertise]

Mel Lastman can blow me!

Sorry Ambrosius but it is one of our national pass times up here to watch the 'mericans go to fucking pieces everytime they get a "little dusting of snow". You have no idea how vastly superior it makes us feel.

Its one of the many reasons why every canadian hates Toronto. They got a minor dump of snow a couple of years ago and the mayor called in the Army. Proving what canadians have known all along.....

Torontonians are non-hacking, weak kneed, wanna' be canadians.

 

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[Ksss]

Sorry folks...I am from NY state, about 3 hrs from Buffalo..Many times here in the cities around the lakes, the sonw falls rapidly...too rapidly for the crews to go out to clear the streets..and is usually a very heavy snow. The state of emergency ws called so the city could get the streets cleared, to get the children home from school safely(which alot ended up staying overnight in restaurants, stores, libraries, etc.) and people home from work. For those of you who have seen snow fall rapidly, you know how fast this can accumulate, and where are they supposed to put all of this snow? As with any big city in the north, many times they have to haul the snow out of the city. If the streets are clogged with traffic, buses,trucks, etc..How are these people supposed to work? I live in a rather small community compared to Buffalo, I am not making excuses for them, but sometimes when least expected, snow and ice can cause many "hidden" problems. Yes, you would think we are used to living with snow, but each year you have to retrain yourself for that first snow fall. I spent 5 days in February without any electricity due to a small snow storm and have gone weeks without phone or electricity from major storms. Was this a catastrophic event? Perhaps not, but the mayor of Buffalo had the forthright perspective to keep as many as possible safe. 2+ feet of snow is not a "dusting", think of it this way..take 2 feet of wet sand and try to move thru it, shovel it...Not fun...

 

[Expertise]

Piss and moan.

You have "lake effect snow". Big fucking deal.

Getting the kids home safely does not necessitate the National Guard and declaring a state of emergency.

Upper New York State is in a "Snow Belt" deal with it.

And for those who haven't driven in it don't buy the two feet of sand crapola. I have driven through two feet of ice pellets (far heavier and denser than snow) and it is not "wet sand".

Two feet of the white stuff requires plowing and care but it is hardly the appocolypse.

 

[Bobtoad777]

Expertise I wonder how they would feel with an Island snow storm, ever been there in the winter?

 

[Expertise]

PEI

T' Island

Spectacularly beautiful in the summer. The fifth ring of hell from November to April.

They understand the rule of the "7 P's"

Proper Prior Planning Prevents Piss Poor Performance

In fact they sent 20 some plow crews to Toronto's aid back when they were "in crisis".

 

[Skibum]

I think the current little bit of snow in Buffalo is a mere drop in the bucket compared to some of the storms they have had in the past. I got stuck in a blizzad in Buffalo in Jan. of '81. There was at least two feet of snow, and the semi-trailers on I-90 didn't even slow down!

I have heard of much larger falls of lake effect snow in Buffalo with a lot less problems. Maybe they just forgot where they are or something. I would welcome a two foot dump of snow here. Then I could stop making the damn stuff and go skiing!

 

[Bobtoad777]

Re: PEI

T' Island

Spectacularly beautiful in the summer. The fifth ring of hell from November to April.

They understand the rule of the "7 P's"

Proper Prior Planning Prevents Piss Poor Performance

In fact they sent 20 some plow crews to Toronto's aid back when they were "in crisis".

I lived there for four years. We always made sure we had inward opening doors and shovels on the inside so that after the Northern Blown Snowstorms came we would be able to break out. Ever try to push a door outwards through a 8 foot over night snow flurry?

 

[ravenna]

It's true. It's true. Buffalo sucks!

(... that's why I ran away to California.)

Though Buffalo doesn't really suck for the snow. Buffalo sucks for giving us an accent that can be localized down to inside thirty square miles and that no-one else in the WORLD can actually understand...

 

[Dixon Carter Lee]

One of my favorite gig rooms of all time was in Buffalo. I'd go up for the weekend and do a show in this enomrous old theatre (forget the name). Before the show they'd sell popcorn and this old guy would play music on an honest to god organ that came up into the orchestra pit via a lift. A song or two would be projected onto a large screen with a bouncing ball and everyone would sing along. After that the local comics came on and did about 10 minutes each, with the packed house eating up all the inside jokes. Then I'd come out and do my 40 to one of the nicest, most appreciative audiences around. A good crowd, a good mood, and a real goddammned old time stage, not some piss poor set of risers stuck next to the jukebox in some bar. I did the gig twice a year. I loved Buffalo.

 

[wolfie69]

you tell'em ksss

25 inches in a few hours is hard to handle anywhere you are.... I am from Syracuse, I speak from experience

 

[wolfie69]

OH and.....

Kitten Eyes...ANYTIME YOU WANT TO BUILD A SNOW CAVE AND COZY UP, WELL YOU KNOW WHAT TO DO.....

 

[Silverlily]

Now where the hell did I put that map of New York?

 

[Samuari]

Who wants a snow cave when I can offer a warm Okie bed?