Damn snow in the NE - Page 4

Kaye T. Bai · 01-28-11, 03:39 PM

I envy NYC and NE and the jizzloads of snow they get every winter.

Down here in D.C., all we get is a few inches at best; damn the warm Chesapeake Bay!

Growler · 01-28-11, 04:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Kaye T. Bai

"jizzloads"

You need to spend some time out of DC, mate.

AVGWarhawk · 01-28-11, 04:04 PM

The Chesapeake Bay creates all kinds of strange weather patterns for MD/DC. Our snow totals as of late and last year have been quite high here in MD. All summer rain storms have tracked out of the south. The past snow fall storm tracked out of the south. They will continue to track out of the south. Eventually we will be nailed again.

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You need to spend some time out of DC, mate.

Oh, and that too.

Kaye T. Bai · 01-28-11, 04:32 PM

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Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

Eventually we will be nailed again.

I hope so. I want to drive my big 1970s FWD car in the snow.

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Originally Posted by Growler

You need to spend some time out of DC, mate.

Technically MD, but caught within nuclear blast radius of D.C.

Perhaps we should arrange a circle jer- err, get-together?

Growler · 01-28-11, 07:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Kaye T. Bai

I hope so. I want to drive my big 1970s FWD car in the snow.

Technically MD, but caught within nuclear blast radius of D.C.

Perhaps we should arrange a circle jer- err, get-together?

In this weather? Are you crazy?

Kidding. I'm kidding.

Well, I know of a little boat in Baltimore that looks like a submarine might be taking a little trip on Sunday.

Gargamel · 01-28-11, 10:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Castout

Blizzard are wonderful time. Time to get that board game onto the table. If not at least the internet is still going.

Better snow and confined at home than having to deal with these on daily basis.

Around here, we don't get confined, we just tough it out and go to work anyways. Now take that same photo, add 2 feet of snow, and 90 minutes to your commute.

It's a really bad sign when the snow plows are stuck in traffic.

Castout · 01-28-11, 10:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Gargamel

Around here, we don't get confined, we just tough it out and go to work anyways. Now take that same photo, add 2 feet of snow, and 90 minutes to your commute.

It's a really bad sign when the snow plows are stuck in traffic.

I'd imagine business grinding to almost a halt especially retail. What kind of people would go out unless really necessary.

Cold, slippery and slow business and the dangerous commuting back and forth from home to work only to find yourself checking subsim and youtube once at work

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Gargamel · 01-28-11, 11:22 PM

You'd be surprised, most areas that I've lived in that have regular heavy snowfalls, they don't stop, they just slow down.

Growler · 01-29-11, 12:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Gargamel

You'd be surprised, most areas that I've lived in that have regular heavy snowfalls, they don't stop, they just slow down.

Around these roads, under those conditions, they don't even slow down.

Kaye T. Bai · 01-29-11, 06:45 AM

Slippery schmippery!

4X4 and FWD FTW.

Gerald · 01-29-11, 06:49 AM

A little powder on the ground, it will you cope well with,

Platapus · 01-29-11, 08:53 AM

I found out that one of my co-workers was stuck on the road for 11.5 hours before she was able to get home (30miles)

Another of my co-workers was stuck in traffic for over 9 hours... with two small children....one in diapers.....She only had one spare diaper....nine hours.

I can't imagine being stuck in your car for 11 hours. Sure I have driven longer hours but to be stuck like that must really stynk.

AVGWarhawk · 01-29-11, 09:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Platapus

I found out that one of my co-workers was stuck on the road for 11.5 hours before she was able to get home (30miles)

Another of my co-workers was stuck in traffic for over 9 hours... with two small children....one in diapers.....She only had one spare diaper....nine hours.

I can't imagine being stuck in your car for 11 hours. Sure I have driven longer hours but to be stuck like that must really stynk.

Sounds like you are talking about I83 northbound out of Baltimore. It was a mess with the last storm.

Growler · 01-29-11, 12:49 PM

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Sounds like you are talking about I83 northbound out of Baltimore. It was a mess with the last storm.

270 was a goat-screw, too, and at one point, iirc, 70 was closed in both directions out near Fredneck.

Subnuts · 01-29-11, 01:44 PM

The roof of an auto repair place down the street from me collapsed from the weight of all the snow on top of it last night. Five feet of snow the ground, and I'm moving in three weeks. Going to be fun!

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Kaye T. Bai Samurai Navy Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Western Hemisphere, Earth, Milky Way Galaxy, Local Group, Virgo Supercluster Posts: 585 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 0	I envy NYC and NE and the jizzloads of snow they get every winter. Down here in D.C., all we get is a few inches at best; damn the warm Chesapeake Bay!

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Kaye T. Bai Samurai Navy Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Western Hemisphere, Earth, Milky Way Galaxy, Local Group, Virgo Supercluster Posts: 585 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 0	Slippery schmippery! 4X4 and FWD FTW.