Snowpocalpyse 2010

[Sharpened]

A friend of mine in California said "I need to feel some hate right now. East Coast friends: It's 68 degrees and sunny." I unleashed the hate.

Whatever. Let them enjoy the warm weather. It won't be long before the earth starts shaking for them, everything falls down, and then they break off into the pacific ocean. We'll see who is laughing then.

 

[MasterPhoenix]

Whatever. Let them enjoy the warm weather. It won't be long before the earth starts shaking for them, everything falls down, and then they break off into the pacific ocean. We'll see who is laughing then.

I'll take an occasional earthquake over bad weather every year...

I remember 89 Loma Preita very well.

 

[CutieMouse]

Snow. In Dallas.

The fuck?

And a hard freeze of slush is never good, no matter where you are. Some locales will handle it better, but the hard freeze is nasty because idiots think they can drive on it.

We closed 3 hours early due to inclement weather (thank goodness). I even got to push the 4X4 button thingie on the Pilot... I hope I did it right.

7.95" in 24 hours; 2-3 more hours of heavy snowfall predicted with flurries until morning.

And it's very wet [good snowman/snowball] snow... which means slushy. Which means tomorrow is going to suck monkey ass getting to work.

Sigh.

 

[Etoile]

Eight inches of snow in Dallas?!?! This is going to be the craziest week for snow nationwide, I think.

My university just announced they are remaining closed tomorrow "Due to unreliable public transportation, poor road conditions, and the inability to run our shuttle service" - if I'd known I'd get a week off, I'd have fled the area in the lull on Sunday!

 

[sb2009]

ugh, my kids have had one day of school the last two weeks. I put in my timesheet today and worked less than 20 hours the last two weeks. My husband has been home most of that time but thankfully he's paid for those days.

I'M GOING BATSHIT CRAZY. I'M SORRY, I AM. THE SNOW, THE CROWDED HOUSE, PMS, SOMETHING....I'M DONE WITH THIS SHIT!

 

[ownedsubgal]

ugh, my kids have had one day of school the last two weeks. I put in my timesheet today and worked less than 20 hours the last two weeks. My husband has been home most of that time but thankfully he's paid for those days.

I'M GOING BATSHIT CRAZY. I'M SORRY, I AM. THE SNOW, THE CROWDED HOUSE, PMS, SOMETHING....I'M DONE WITH THIS SHIT!

ssshhh, hush now sb. it'll be okay, just have a piece of dark chocolate. or better yet, a nice martini. it'll make everything alllll better.

 

[intothewoods]

Eight inches of snow in Dallas?!?! This is going to be the craziest week for snow nationwide, I think.

My university just announced they are remaining closed tomorrow "Due to unreliable public transportation, poor road conditions, and the inability to run our shuttle service" - if I'd known I'd get a week off, I'd have fled the area in the lull on Sunday!

Is the foot any better? Btw, I thought you were in Dupont? Did you move back out of the district?

 

[sb2009]

i had a nice long hot bath with lavendar salts, some wine, and a promise of birthday spankings....

 

[Homburg]

We closed 3 hours early due to inclement weather (thank goodness). I even got to push the 4X4 button thingie on the Pilot... I hope I did it right.

That system is largely fool-proof. It's not like the old days when you had to get out, lock the hubs, spin it up, make sure you weren't ever on pavement, and then, when you were done, unblock the hubs, and drive in reverse til it disengaged. And, fortunately, you never get shaft-lash these days due to people running their 4x4's in non-slip situations and torqueing the dickens out of their halfshafts. It's scary as fuck when one of those things decides to go.

Shrapnel. Not good.

Anyway, your rig is tight. It is designed so that you can do just what you did, and it'll handle the details. And this is what happens when you buy a good set of wheels.

7.95" in 24 hours; 2-3 more hours of heavy snowfall predicted with flurries until morning.

If this were not you saying it, I'd call you a liar and be checking the weather channel.

Jumping jesus on a pogo. That's some crazy shit.

And it's very wet [good snowman/snowball] snow... which means slushy. Which means tomorrow is going to suck monkey ass getting to work.

Sigh.

Be safe. Please.

 

[CutieMouse]

That system is largely fool-proof. It's not like the old days when you had to get out, lock the hubs, spin it up, make sure you weren't ever on pavement, and then, when you were done, unblock the hubs, and drive in reverse til it disengaged. And, fortunately, you never get shaft-lash these days due to people running their 4x4's in non-slip situations and torqueing the dickens out of their halfshafts. It's scary as fuck when one of those things decides to go.

Shrapnel. Not good.

Anyway, your rig is tight. It is designed so that you can do just what you did, and it'll handle the details. And this is what happens when you buy a good set of wheels.

"Look, you're really cute, but I can't understand what you're saying. Say the first thing again."

If this were not you saying it, I'd call you a liar and be checking the weather channel.

Jumping jesus on a pogo. That's some crazy shit.

Crazy, indeed... and still snowing lightly.

Be safe. Please.

Middle daughter's [8:30am] Valentine's Tea Party was canceled, and I don't have to be at work until 11, so I'm hoping *crosses everything* that some of it will be melted from rush hour traffic before I have to drive in it.

Hope hope hope.

The part of me that forgets how wet, cold and nasty it is almost wants to make Calvin & Hobbes snowmen in the front yard instead of going to work tomorrow. LOL

 

[Homburg]

"Look, you're really cute, but I can't understand what you're saying. Say the first thing again."

I laughed.

I will suppress the urge to launch into a long-winded and utterly unnecessary explanation of vintage four wheel drive systems (no matter how fascinating I might find it). It's difficult, mind you, so understand that I'm making this effort of will for you.

Crazy, indeed... and still snowing lightly.

It did not snow all day. I'm quite thankful, as I was way out in BFE today inspecting a freakish 100,000lb piece of construction equipment. It was bigger than my house. Oh, and in ankle-deep, half-frozen LANDFILL mud. My job is, like, teh coolest. But, hey, no snow, so it means I survived the drive through twisty back-country roads with deep drainage ditches and no shoulder.

Middle daughter's [8:30am] Valentine's Tea Party was canceled, and I don't have to be at work until 11, so I'm hoping *crosses everything* that some of it will be melted from rush hour traffic before I have to drive in it.

Hope hope hope.

The part of me that forgets how wet, cold and nasty it is almost wants to make Calvin & Hobbes snowmen in the front yard instead of going to work tomorrow. LOL

I will likewise hope that it melts away, largely because you quoted such a great line (and you're someone I care about)

 

[midwestyankee]

The part of me that forgets how wet, cold and nasty it is almost wants to make Calvin & Hobbes snowmen in the front yard instead of going to work tomorrow. LOL

Such as these?

 

[CutieMouse]

Official snowfall in Dallas - 12.5".

 

[midwestyankee]

Official snowfall in Dallas - 12.5".

That's just crazy. We haven't had a 12-inch snowfall in Chicago in at least four or five years.

I remember being in Dallas once when the temp dropped down just low enough that the rain turned to ice. It. Was. Ugly.

 

[Etoile]

Foot is about 50% better today. Holding off on a doctor visit, will see how it goes.

 

[WriterDom]

We might even get 3 to 5 inches here.

 

[Etoile]

Remind me, WD - Georgia, right?

 

[WriterDom]

Yeah north Georgia. South Georgia is going to get much more maybe a foot and they don't know how to deal with it at all. It's even sticking in Florida right now.

 

[JMohegan]

Embrace the snow, southern people! Roll in it, fight with it, build with it, make love in it, take pictures.

If this is a once in a lifetime occurrence, for god's sake don't wimp out by staying indoors. At the very least, step outside and listen to the snowfall. Breathe deeply, and smell it. Catch it on your tongue.

 

[Homburg]

Part of my exercise routine involves carrying heavy shit for distance. I haven't let snow stop me, and have, in fact, been out while it was snowing. Ice though, that's a different story. Carrying heavy shit on ice is dumb. Not happening.

As to the rest, no thanks. I don't let snow stop me, but I do not revel in it either. It is annoying, and shuts my area down. I could happily live without it, thanks.

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And, CM, I am boggled. 12.5" in Dallas? You have officially eclipsed "insane" speed, gone past "WTF?", and are moving into "Plaid".

 

[WriterDom]

Just starting to stick on the ground now. If it all melts in three days there won't be any more snow this year. That's the rule.

 

[naxalite0906]

Embrace the snow, southern people! Roll in it, fight with it, build with it, make love in it, take pictures.

If this is a once in a lifetime occurrence, for god's sake don't wimp out by staying indoors. At the very least, step outside and listen to the snowfall. Breathe deeply, and smell it. Catch it on your tongue.

And walk in it and hear that "crunch"... I love it.

 

[BiBunny]

It's about stopped in Birmingham now. We got about 2 inches here at the Owner people's house.

 

[JMohegan]

And walk in it and hear that "crunch"... I love it.

The crunch - yes! Especially in the quiet of the night.

 

[Daddy2mylilgirl]

I believe they are saying it has now snowed in 49 states this winter.

(Look out Hawaii!)