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Hippikos · 02-14-2007, 09:36 AM

Is this a part of the Global warming??

Overhere it's drizzle, 10 degrees Celsius.

SteveDallas · 02-14-2007, 09:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Brianna

Naturally, I'm not taking advantage of this by studying, reading and beginning my paper.

So what ARE you doing?? Anything you need help with?

(I'm off from work too. Though I think I'm got a cold or something. I posibly wouldn't have gone in anyway.)

Happy Monkey · 02-14-2007, 10:09 AM

We got 1-2 inches last night. My neighborhood streets were a bit slippery, but once I got out, it was smooth.

Sundae · 02-14-2007, 10:09 AM

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Originally Posted by SteveDallas

So what ARE you doing?? Anything you need help with?

Well she's already said she got 8".....

Trilby · 02-14-2007, 10:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Sundae Girl

Well she's already said she got 8".....

I'm playing around on the computer, doing casual housework, looking in my cupboards for things to eat and assigning chores to my son.

I should be reading about "nulls" and "fails to reject the null" and how is Poe's Dupin like a monster? and sign language.

Bullitt · 02-14-2007, 10:55 AM

I'm going to run around campus today and take some shots of the snow/ice/sleet.
I'll get back to ya'll later.

jinx · 02-14-2007, 12:06 PM

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Originally Posted by DucksNuts

Jinx - in that *L. Conestoga* pic, are those houses the same????

Yes, nearly identical I think.

monster · 02-14-2007, 02:18 PM

Here's our street.

Sundae Girl, the main difference I notice with snow here (apart from the obvious more/more often) is that it's so cold it just doesn't melt on the roads from the heat and dirt of the traffic, even on the motorways. It can be rush-hour and the stuff still sticks to the tarmac -cars going over it just churn it up rather than melt it. It has to be ploughed/plowed.

Our street is the only entrance to a residential neignborhood with about 500 households = lots of cars. The snow started to fall 24 hours ago and it's still deep and white on the street -just a little churned. We're low down on the plowing priority list.

Also worth noting that it's hard for us to take meaningful "before" pics, as there is snow on the ground all winter. It doesn't usually start to melt until March, so whilst this is the first almost-big snow of the season, the ground (apart from streets and sidewalks) was already covered with about 3" of the old stuff.

Bullitt · 02-14-2007, 02:21 PM

[[edit]]
In an effort to be nice to UT's bandwidth for once, I've just published some of today's photos to my photo site in my signature.. check em out!

Spexxvet · 02-14-2007, 02:22 PM

We probably got about 4 inches, but that was compressed by the sleet and freezing rain. My 9 year old didn't break through the top crust, in some places. Shovelling was a BITCH. Especially for an overweight, sedentary 47 year old man.

wolf · 02-14-2007, 03:12 PM

You people who get to take off work just because it snows really annoy me. Along with folks who get to take a lunch. And don't have to avoid spit and feces.

Hmmm. These should probably go in the "Shit that Annoys me" thread.

That being said, I'm not at work tonight only because I am prepping to go to a conference tomorrow. I will be in Baltimore for the weekend, and without internet access, unless I can convince someone with a laptop to let me weasel some time from them in the wireless lounge.

monster · 02-14-2007, 03:17 PM

I get to swing an extra shift when the schools close for snow...

Trilby · 02-14-2007, 03:23 PM

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Originally Posted by wolf

You people who get to take off work just because it snows really annoy me. Along with folks who get to take a lunch. And don't have to avoid spit and feces.

Why do you think I am switching? Health care employees are treated in an inhumane way.

I'll bet there's lots of health care employees stuck at the various hospitals, catching snatches of sleep in crappy beds and gulping bits of bad food because 3/4 of the replacement staff can't get into work. Oh, sure, they'll send a 4x4 out for some employees, but the ones stuck there are STUCK there until a replacement gets in. If you work 12 hour shifts and are forced to stay...it's just ugly.

wolf · 02-14-2007, 07:27 PM

I always wanted the National Guard to come and take me to work, but we haven't hit a situation where our ambulance couldn't get at least one vehicle on the road.

Spexxvet · 02-15-2007, 08:36 AM

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Originally Posted by wolf

You people who get to take off work just because it snows really annoy me. Along with folks who get to take a lunch. And don't have to avoid spit and feces.
...

Come on, Wolf! Take responsibility for your own situation. Demand lunch! Strike if you are forced to go to work in the snow! Insist on a HAZMAT suit to protect yourself from any substance that has been in someone else's body! Or just get a different job that doesn't involve all those things. Don't just be a victim - go postal, or something!

02-14-2007, 09:36 AM	#31
Hippikos Flocci Non Facio Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: In The Line Of Fire Posts: 571	Is this a part of the Global warming?? Overhere it's drizzle, 10 degrees Celsius. __________________ Believe those who are seeking the truth. Doubt those who find it.

02-14-2007, 10:09 AM	#33
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	We got 1-2 inches last night. My neighborhood streets were a bit slippery, but once I got out, it was smooth. __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

02-14-2007, 10:55 AM	#36
Bullitt This is a fully functional babe lair Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Akron, OH Posts: 2,324	I'm going to run around campus today and take some shots of the snow/ice/sleet. I'll get back to ya'll later. __________________ Kiss my white Irish ass.

02-14-2007, 02:18 PM	#38
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Here's our street. Sundae Girl, the main difference I notice with snow here (apart from the obvious more/more often) is that it's so cold it just doesn't melt on the roads from the heat and dirt of the traffic, even on the motorways. It can be rush-hour and the stuff still sticks to the tarmac -cars going over it just churn it up rather than melt it. It has to be ploughed/plowed. Our street is the only entrance to a residential neignborhood with about 500 households = lots of cars. The snow started to fall 24 hours ago and it's still deep and white on the street -just a little churned. We're low down on the plowing priority list. Also worth noting that it's hard for us to take meaningful "before" pics, as there is snow on the ground all winter. It doesn't usually start to melt until March, so whilst this is the first almost-big snow of the season, the ground (apart from streets and sidewalks) was already covered with about 3" of the old stuff. Attached Images __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

02-14-2007, 02:21 PM	#39
Bullitt This is a fully functional babe lair Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Akron, OH Posts: 2,324	[[edit]] In an effort to be nice to UT's bandwidth for once, I've just published some of today's photos to my photo site in my signature.. check em out! __________________ Kiss my white Irish ass. Last edited by Bullitt; 02-14-2007 at 02:39 PM.

02-14-2007, 02:22 PM	#40
Spexxvet Makes some feel uncomfortable Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 10,346	We probably got about 4 inches, but that was compressed by the sleet and freezing rain. My 9 year old didn't break through the top crust, in some places. Shovelling was a BITCH. Especially for an overweight, sedentary 47 year old man. __________________ "I'm certainly free, nay compelled, to spread the gospel of Spex. " - xoxoxoBruce

02-14-2007, 03:12 PM	#41
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	You people who get to take off work just because it snows really annoy me. Along with folks who get to take a lunch. And don't have to avoid spit and feces. Hmmm. These should probably go in the "Shit that Annoys me" thread. That being said, I'm not at work tonight only because I am prepping to go to a conference tomorrow. I will be in Baltimore for the weekend, and without internet access, unless I can convince someone with a laptop to let me weasel some time from them in the wireless lounge. __________________ 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

02-14-2007, 03:17 PM	#42
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	I get to swing an extra shift when the schools close for snow... __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

02-14-2007, 07:27 PM	#44
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	I always wanted the National Guard to come and take me to work, but we haven't hit a situation where our ambulance couldn't get at least one vehicle on the road. __________________ 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

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