Bring on the snow damnit!!! - Page 3

elSicomoro · 01-05-2003, 06:07 PM

Afraid not, though she has ditched space to become a high school teacher in Boston.

slang · 01-05-2003, 06:32 PM

Jerri Ryan has very nicely shaped eyes. I thought she was off the air after leaving Star Trek. It might be time for me to buy another TV.

elSicomoro · 01-05-2003, 06:36 PM

It's a good show actually...the only show that I watch on Fox (other than occasional viewings of The Simpsons).

juju · 01-05-2003, 11:18 PM

If she was my teacher, I would go to class every single day.

elSicomoro · 02-16-2003, 10:49 AM

We apparently have a mean storm coming that has only started here in Philadelphia. They were showing pictures from Baltimore on MSNBC, and it looks like they're getting an ass-whippin right now. We got a bit of snow from another storm yesterday (about 1-3"), and the original forecast for this coming storm was 6-9 inches in the city. As of last night, that was changed to 10-20". Now it's been bumped up to 14-22". And it's 10 degrees at the moment with a brisk 13mph wind.

Rho and I did our grocery shopping on Friday...got enough essentials to coast through the later part of this week.

MSNBC was talking to Amber Rupinta from NBC 10 a little while ago...they were doing a live shot in New Castle, DE...I miss you in the morning, Amber.

Rho is not happy with me on the issue of going to work tomorrow. And it's a simple issue: See what it looks like outside, see if SEPTA is running decently, then go from there. (Manny, Moe & Jack don't take many days off.) I'm not going to risk my life or anything, but if I can make it in, then I'm going. I'd like a snow day and all, but I like $$$ too.

A pic from the Poquessing Middle School in nearby Feasterville:

In looking out my window along the street, it's almost covered...hopefully, people aren't acting too stupid out there.

wolf · 02-16-2003, 03:28 PM

Hoooo-wheee are we getting snow in the Delaware Valley!

Now, I SHOULD be in my toasty warm house, playing with my toasty warm Playstation2.

What am I doing instead?

Working. The ambulance crew came and got me in the jeep. (I rode in the front seat, before you ask.) So I'm in my nice toasty warm office, online on my nice toasty warm computer, making a nice toasty warm time-and-a-half, waiting for the nutsickles to come in the front door.

I don't expect there to be a lot of visitors tonight

elSicomoro · 02-16-2003, 05:41 PM

I went up the street to the store about 2...didn't have to, just wanted to get a few goodies.

There was little ground clearance around Putt-putt when I went out on the parking lot, so at the time, there was about 3-5 inches on the ground. My street is covered in snow...and it's an uphill trek to the store. Putt-putt didn't do too bad though...front-wheel drive helps.

The store wasn't too bad...plenty of the standard supplies on hand. The main thing I saw that they were out of--most Coke products.

We have some idiot kids in the neighborhood that have 4-wheelers and motorized scooters...there are 2 fairly big parks in our neighborhood...use those, you little bastards.

I haven't been out since, but the snow is really piling up on my balcony...I'd say we have about 10-12 inches now. 12 degrees at NE Airport, with a 16 MPH wind.

If it's this bad when I wake up tomorrow (and apparently, it's supposed to get worse), then fuck it...I ain't going. However, I will take Putt-putt out for some snow donuts.

Good thing that school's out tomorrow anyway (for Presidents Day), or else I imagine tomorrow would be an even bigger mess than it's already gonna be.

elSicomoro · 02-16-2003, 05:47 PM

A ton of people are stranded at Philadelphia International Airport. The airlines can't/won't do anything for the people, and those hotels out there are really expensive. So, the airport is handing out blankets and pillows to people stranded there...very cool.

Undertoad · 02-16-2003, 06:59 PM

You ain't goin' anywhere.

elSicomoro · 02-16-2003, 10:36 PM

You're probably right Shepps...the city is probably not going to start serious plowing until tomorrow afternoon. And I'm not going to break my neck trying to walk 6 blocks to the bus stop tomorrow morning...you should see my street right now.

Fuck it...I'm staying home.

They just changed the possible snow amounts again: 22-32 inches. If we get over 30.6, it will top the Blizzard of 1996--the biggest snowstorm on record in Philadelphia. And this isn't even technically a blizzard...yet.

wolf · 02-16-2003, 10:55 PM

The winds are coming ... blizzard status likely to be reached overnight.

elSicomoro · 02-16-2003, 11:16 PM

30.7 inches is the record, according to NBC 10...my bad.

The winds are supposed to be strong in this area...almost 30mph. However, from what they were saying, winds must be at 35mph, sustained for 3 hours...that's considered a blizzard.

I just looked out my window...I haven't seen the 84 bus come down Red Lion Road since this afternoon. I can't distinguish between the curb and the street very well, nor have I heard a car all night.

Hopefully, Torresdale Hospital has enough volunteers to get their staff in...it's the only level 1 trauma center in the area.

I've had NBC 10 on pretty much all day...and they've been doing these remotes all over the area: Manayunk, Cherry Hill, New Castle, Fairless Hills. And while I'm all about having fun in the snow, I've seen some stupid shit on TV today.

For example, during one of the remote reports in Cherry Hill, some moron is laying out in the middle of Rt. 70, making a snow angel. Apparently, a Cherry Hill cop saw the guy on TV, found him, and gave him a warning.

Then, they were doing a remote from Fairless Hills (at Lincoln Hwy. and Oxford Valley Rd.). Joe Vasquez is interviewing these guys on 4-wheelers, and they're talking about going slow and being safe. Then, after he talks to them, they speed off, doing fishtails as they make their way onto Lincoln Hwy.

Fucking idiots...go to a park or something!

wolf · 02-16-2003, 11:49 PM

I saw a surprising number of people (other than snowplows) out on the roads today, both this afternoon when I went into work, and coming home. Many of them were folks with older rear-wheel drive cars that just should have stayed home. But I suppose the lure of stale pretzels, cigarettes, and bread & milk at the WaWa was too much for them.

We were keeping the ambulance runs to a minimum tonight ... true emergencies only. Anyone in a relatively safe setting (police stations and hospitals) will just have to sit tight until the roads are cleared. However, as I explained to an ER staff member at another hospital who was concerned about her patient's place in our batting order ... "mental patients are NOT like pregnant women. They don't all blow in the snow ... I don't anticiptate there being too many people ahead of you once the rig's back on the road."

Our big surprise for the night was that people actually showed up for visiting hours.

I do wish I had a snowmobile. I could have gotten to and from work tonight and had fun doing it. Of course, I don't have any reasonable place to keep it (the living room in my apartment is not big enough for my furniture, much less a snowmobile). Someday, though ...

wolf · 02-17-2003, 01:09 AM

me ... yet again ...

(one of the advantages/problems with my work schedule is that I usually stay up VERY late (3am is my usual bedtime) and as a consequence I catch up on my posting all at once sometimes.)

I'm just listening to the winds (gusting 17-25mph according to the weather channel) outside ... it sounds very much like my apartment is being sandblasted. I'm very glad I'm not out in this right now. I, for one, do not ENJOY being sandblasted.

The other thing that's causing me concern is that I'm hearing the cedar tree outside my window creaking and swaying entirely too much. I hope it's still there in the morning. I LIKE that tree a lot. (there's a stand of trees just behind my apt. and we've been losing cedars over the last couple of winters. They're just falling over. Before I know it i'm going to have a clear view into the yuppie mansion-ettes (starting at $500K) that are behind my complex.

elSicomoro · 02-17-2003, 05:47 AM

Good morning peeps!

Yeah, I'm staying put today. In looking out on the patio, my rough estimation is about 24 inches or so of snow. In looking out my bedroom window, onto the parking lot, cars are buried about 2/3 of the way up their doors. (Mine doesn't look too bad, but then again, I took my car out yesterday afternoon.)

19 degrees at NE Airport...winds from the NE at 33mph.

01-05-2003, 06:32 PM	#32
slang St Petersburg, Florida Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 3,423	Jerri Ryan has very nicely shaped eyes. I thought she was off the air after leaving Star Trek. It might be time for me to buy another TV. __________________ FTFF

02-16-2003, 03:28 PM	#36
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Hoooo-wheee are we getting snow in the Delaware Valley! Now, I SHOULD be in my toasty warm house, playing with my toasty warm Playstation2. What am I doing instead? Working. The ambulance crew came and got me in the jeep. (I rode in the front seat, before you ask.) So I'm in my nice toasty warm office, online on my nice toasty warm computer, making a nice toasty warm time-and-a-half, waiting for the nutsickles to come in the front door. I don't expect there to be a lot of visitors tonight __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

02-16-2003, 10:55 PM	#41
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	The winds are coming ... blizzard status likely to be reached overnight. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

02-16-2003, 11:49 PM	#43
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	I saw a surprising number of people (other than snowplows) out on the roads today, both this afternoon when I went into work, and coming home. Many of them were folks with older rear-wheel drive cars that just should have stayed home. But I suppose the lure of stale pretzels, cigarettes, and bread & milk at the WaWa was too much for them. We were keeping the ambulance runs to a minimum tonight ... true emergencies only. Anyone in a relatively safe setting (police stations and hospitals) will just have to sit tight until the roads are cleared. However, as I explained to an ER staff member at another hospital who was concerned about her patient's place in our batting order ... "mental patients are NOT like pregnant women. They don't all blow in the snow ... I don't anticiptate there being too many people ahead of you once the rig's back on the road." Our big surprise for the night was that people actually showed up for visiting hours. I do wish I had a snowmobile. I could have gotten to and from work tonight and had fun doing it. Of course, I don't have any reasonable place to keep it (the living room in my apartment is not big enough for my furniture, much less a snowmobile). Someday, though ... __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

02-17-2003, 01:09 AM	#44
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	me ... yet again ... (one of the advantages/problems with my work schedule is that I usually stay up VERY late (3am is my usual bedtime) and as a consequence I catch up on my posting all at once sometimes.) I'm just listening to the winds (gusting 17-25mph according to the weather channel) outside ... it sounds very much like my apartment is being sandblasted. I'm very glad I'm not out in this right now. I, for one, do not ENJOY being sandblasted. The other thing that's causing me concern is that I'm hearing the cedar tree outside my window creaking and swaying entirely too much. I hope it's still there in the morning. I LIKE that tree a lot. (there's a stand of trees just behind my apt. and we've been losing cedars over the last couple of winters. They're just falling over. Before I know it i'm going to have a clear view into the yuppie mansion-ettes (starting at $500K) that are behind my complex. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

01-05-2003, 06:07 PM	#31
elSicomoro Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 12,486	Afraid not, though she has ditched space to become a high school teacher in Boston.

01-05-2003, 06:36 PM	#33
elSicomoro Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 12,486	It's a good show actually...the only show that I watch on Fox (other than occasional viewings of The Simpsons).

01-05-2003, 11:18 PM	#34
juju no one of consequence Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Arkansas Posts: 2,839	If she was my teacher, I would go to class every single day.

02-16-2003, 10:49 AM	#35
elSicomoro Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 12,486	We apparently have a mean storm coming that has only started here in Philadelphia. They were showing pictures from Baltimore on MSNBC, and it looks like they're getting an ass-whippin right now. We got a bit of snow from another storm yesterday (about 1-3"), and the original forecast for this coming storm was 6-9 inches in the city. As of last night, that was changed to 10-20". Now it's been bumped up to 14-22". And it's 10 degrees at the moment with a brisk 13mph wind. Rho and I did our grocery shopping on Friday...got enough essentials to coast through the later part of this week. MSNBC was talking to Amber Rupinta from NBC 10 a little while ago...they were doing a live shot in New Castle, DE...I miss you in the morning, Amber. Rho is not happy with me on the issue of going to work tomorrow. And it's a simple issue: See what it looks like outside, see if SEPTA is running decently, then go from there. (Manny, Moe & Jack don't take many days off.) I'm not going to risk my life or anything, but if I can make it in, then I'm going. I'd like a snow day and all, but I like $$$ too. A pic from the Poquessing Middle School in nearby Feasterville: In looking out my window along the street, it's almost covered...hopefully, people aren't acting too stupid out there.

02-16-2003, 05:41 PM	#37
elSicomoro Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 12,486	I went up the street to the store about 2...didn't have to, just wanted to get a few goodies. There was little ground clearance around Putt-putt when I went out on the parking lot, so at the time, there was about 3-5 inches on the ground. My street is covered in snow...and it's an uphill trek to the store. Putt-putt didn't do too bad though...front-wheel drive helps. The store wasn't too bad...plenty of the standard supplies on hand. The main thing I saw that they were out of--most Coke products. We have some idiot kids in the neighborhood that have 4-wheelers and motorized scooters...there are 2 fairly big parks in our neighborhood...use those, you little bastards. I haven't been out since, but the snow is really piling up on my balcony...I'd say we have about 10-12 inches now. 12 degrees at NE Airport, with a 16 MPH wind. If it's this bad when I wake up tomorrow (and apparently, it's supposed to get worse), then fuck it...I ain't going. However, I will take Putt-putt out for some snow donuts. Good thing that school's out tomorrow anyway (for Presidents Day), or else I imagine tomorrow would be an even bigger mess than it's already gonna be.

02-16-2003, 05:47 PM	#38
elSicomoro Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 12,486	A ton of people are stranded at Philadelphia International Airport. The airlines can't/won't do anything for the people, and those hotels out there are really expensive. So, the airport is handing out blankets and pillows to people stranded there...very cool.

02-16-2003, 06:59 PM	#39
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	You ain't goin' anywhere.

02-16-2003, 10:36 PM	#40
elSicomoro Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 12,486	You're probably right Shepps...the city is probably not going to start serious plowing until tomorrow afternoon. And I'm not going to break my neck trying to walk 6 blocks to the bus stop tomorrow morning...you should see my street right now. Fuck it...I'm staying home. They just changed the possible snow amounts again: 22-32 inches. If we get over 30.6, it will top the Blizzard of 1996--the biggest snowstorm on record in Philadelphia. And this isn't even technically a blizzard...yet.

02-16-2003, 11:16 PM	#42
elSicomoro Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 12,486	30.7 inches is the record, according to NBC 10...my bad. The winds are supposed to be strong in this area...almost 30mph. However, from what they were saying, winds must be at 35mph, sustained for 3 hours...that's considered a blizzard. I just looked out my window...I haven't seen the 84 bus come down Red Lion Road since this afternoon. I can't distinguish between the curb and the street very well, nor have I heard a car all night. Hopefully, Torresdale Hospital has enough volunteers to get their staff in...it's the only level 1 trauma center in the area. I've had NBC 10 on pretty much all day...and they've been doing these remotes all over the area: Manayunk, Cherry Hill, New Castle, Fairless Hills. And while I'm all about having fun in the snow, I've seen some stupid shit on TV today. For example, during one of the remote reports in Cherry Hill, some moron is laying out in the middle of Rt. 70, making a snow angel. Apparently, a Cherry Hill cop saw the guy on TV, found him, and gave him a warning. Then, they were doing a remote from Fairless Hills (at Lincoln Hwy. and Oxford Valley Rd.). Joe Vasquez is interviewing these guys on 4-wheelers, and they're talking about going slow and being safe. Then, after he talks to them, they speed off, doing fishtails as they make their way onto Lincoln Hwy. Fucking idiots...go to a park or something!

02-17-2003, 05:47 AM	#45
elSicomoro Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 12,486	Good morning peeps! Yeah, I'm staying put today. In looking out on the patio, my rough estimation is about 24 inches or so of snow. In looking out my bedroom window, onto the parking lot, cars are buried about 2/3 of the way up their doors. (Mine doesn't look too bad, but then again, I took my car out yesterday afternoon.) 19 degrees at NE Airport...winds from the NE at 33mph.

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