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Barkey Since: Feb, 2010 Relationship Status: [TOP SECRET]
#26: Jan 31st 2011 at 10:05:44 PM

^

I've been in the snow at Yosemite, Big Bear, and Mountain High.

Also, as a child, it once snowed like two inches in the Mojave Desert. I made Snand men! Sand Snowmen!

CommandoDude Since: Jun, 2010
#27: Jan 31st 2011 at 10:23:25 PM

Clarification:

MY California.

The Valley.

Deathonabun Bunny from the bedroom Since: Jan, 2001
Bunny
#28: Jan 31st 2011 at 11:15:31 PM

In a few days we should be getting about a foot or two.

Michigan here.

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BlueNinja0 The Mod with the Migraine from Taking a left at Albuquerque Since: Dec, 2010 Relationship Status: Showing feelings of an almost human nature
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#29: Feb 1st 2011 at 12:35:49 AM

I've been trading some e-mails with my brother over the last day.

He's in Omaha, Nebraska. I'm somewhere off the coast of Pakistan. He wants to trade places with me. grin

That’s the epitome of privilege right there, not considering armed nazis a threat to your life. - Silasw
chihuahua0 Since: Jul, 2010
#30: Feb 1st 2011 at 5:54:33 AM

-looks outside-

Aww...all I got was a thin layer of snow and freezing rain. Hopefully some real snow, besides of this knock-off ice, will come in later.

At least school is canceled. grin

chihuahua0 Since: Jul, 2010
#31: Feb 1st 2011 at 6:17:52 AM

News Update: I went outside to get the newspaper. The snow from a few days before not breaks into plates of snow, the icy rain is frozen, and when I dropped the newspaper, the small layer of ice on it broke. Oh, and more snow is coming.

It's just the prelude. Let the orchestra begin.

Fighteer Lost in Space from The Time Vortex (Time Abyss) Relationship Status: TV Tropes ruined my love life
Lost in Space
#32: Feb 1st 2011 at 6:27:50 AM

Yeah, we got about an inch of fresh snow, with freezing rain after that - it made the snow all crumbly and iced over the windows. It's going to rain and snow more today and tonight, and then more freezing rain tomorrow throughout the day. Existing snow + more snow + ice + more snow + more ice = ???

"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"
Bur from Flyover Country (Living Relic) Relationship Status: Having tea with Cthulhu
#33: Feb 1st 2011 at 12:06:23 PM

It's only been snowing since about six this morning, but I stuck a ruler out in the back yard where it's sheltered from the wind by the house and we've got 7 inches. The drifts easily top a foot and some. [lol]

del_diablo Den harde nordmann from Somewher in mid Norway Since: Sep, 2009
Den harde nordmann
#34: Feb 1st 2011 at 12:24:30 PM

The only thing bother me about this thread: Why cancel school over trivialities as a little snow?
Last time I checked unless it falls down more than 1,5 meter over night, it can be plowed away, hence not a problem.

A guy called dvorak is tired. Tired of humanity not wanting to change to improve itself. Quite the sad tale.
Fighteer Lost in Space from The Time Vortex (Time Abyss) Relationship Status: TV Tropes ruined my love life
Lost in Space
#35: Feb 1st 2011 at 12:37:18 PM

Are you being deliberately obtuse or do you live in Alaska or northern Canada or something? Most jurisdictions aren't equipped to clear snow from all roadways in time for school openings if more than 5-6 inches fall (the degree to which this is true increases as you move farther south), and even in the more northern areas, you still have individual areas that get hit harder. Plus, local roads (where kids live) get plowed last and least, meaning in many cases the school buses can't get to the kids even if the main roads are clear.

School districts would far rather close or open late than run the risk of lawsuits from parents whose kids got hurt in a car or bus crash on the way to school. And no, they are not going to tell kids to put on their snowshoes and harness the dog sleds.

edited 1st Feb '11 12:37:59 PM by Fighteer

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Deboss I see the Awesomeness. from Awesomeville Texas Since: Aug, 2009
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#36: Feb 1st 2011 at 1:06:38 PM

Instead of equipping regions with salt, we should equip them with flame throwers. It also triples as a weapon to take on both zombies and bees.

Fight smart, not fair.
Kino Since: Aug, 2010 Relationship Status: Californicating
#37: Feb 1st 2011 at 1:12:25 PM

Gotta make a run to buy water and bullets.

Pykrete NOT THE BEES from Viridian Forest Since: Sep, 2009
NOT THE BEES
#38: Feb 1st 2011 at 1:15:53 PM

Clear sky, about 60 degrees here. Warmest it's been since fall.

Kinda wish we had snowdrifts though. I've seen a respectable amount of snow in these parts of Oregon maybe three times in my life, rarely lasting more than a day or two at a time.

chihuahua0 Since: Jul, 2010
#39: Feb 1st 2011 at 1:53:34 PM

There's an egg shortage at my area's stores. Shipping is down because of the storm.

Madrugada Since: Jan, 2001
#40: Feb 1st 2011 at 2:04:03 PM

Fighteer, del diablo is in Norway. I think he can get away with calling most of the rest of us wusses. smile

Right now, there's a lot of snow blowing around, but not that much accumulating. We're supposed to get hit hardest overnight. Although right now, the Weather Underground page is looking a lot like Meteorologists Fail Math Forever — they're predicting 2 to 5 inches of accumulation today, then 9 to 11 overnight, then possible another 1 inch on Wednesday morning, for a total of "17 to 22". Fortunately, it's light and fluffy.

edited 1st Feb '11 2:05:58 PM by Madrugada

Bur from Flyover Country (Living Relic) Relationship Status: Having tea with Cthulhu
#41: Feb 1st 2011 at 2:40:12 PM

The neighbors shoveled their driveway and left a glorious four-five foot driveway-length mound on both sides. It's been far too much fun jumping into it.

chihuahua0 Since: Jul, 2010
#42: Feb 1st 2011 at 4:24:04 PM

The snow here is so hard that you could walk on it without touching the ground. The streets are also empty.

It's a winter wonderland.

Meeble likes the cheeses. from the ruins of Granseal Since: Aug, 2009
likes the cheeses.
#43: Feb 1st 2011 at 5:29:46 PM

Hell, in South Carolina our schools shut down over an inch of snow. A single inch.

Which proves the old adage: "It's not the size of your snow drift that matters, it's where you stick it."

edited 1st Feb '11 5:45:09 PM by Meeble

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pvtnum11 OMG NO NOSECONES from Kerbin low orbit Since: Nov, 2009 Relationship Status: We finish each other's sandwiches
OMG NO NOSECONES
#44: Feb 1st 2011 at 6:22:16 PM

I'd love to see snow here on Oahu. Big Island summits can get a bit here and there, but oh, the extreme wonderful carnage that would result on Oahu with just a half an inch? Epic.

Of course, even without the snowfall, the temperatures alone would be enough to bring the entire island ot a standstill. But it'd be great - for me, the exiled Oregonian that I am... [lol]

So yeah, bring us some of that cold weather, would you?

Happiness is zero-gee with a sinus cold.
FrodoGoofballCoTV from Colorado, USA Since: Jan, 2001
#45: Feb 1st 2011 at 6:27:24 PM

-7°F and falling. 1/2 inch of snow on the ground. tongue

Linhasxoc Since: Jun, 2009
#46: Feb 1st 2011 at 7:30:11 PM

Ironically, my section of the Upper Peninsula (notorious for getting tons of snow every winter) has clear skies, no wind, and temperatures around 16 F

TheMightyAnonym PARTY HARD!!!! from Pony Chan Since: Jan, 2010
PARTY HARD!!!!
#47: Feb 1st 2011 at 8:09:15 PM

Michigan here.

~high fives~

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Pykrete NOT THE BEES from Viridian Forest Since: Sep, 2009
NOT THE BEES
#48: Feb 1st 2011 at 8:41:42 PM

The neighbors shoveled their driveway and left a glorious four-five foot driveway-length mound on both sides. It's been far too much fun jumping into it.

Stupid Oregon valley never getting snow... sad

Labrynthine Caffiene-Powered from Land of Swamps and Shade Since: Dec, 2009
Caffiene-Powered
#49: Feb 2nd 2011 at 1:34:49 AM

We've had like a bunch of blowing snow over the course of the day, combined with super intense wind and temperatures of around 10 and below. It's caused the campus to be closed for 2 days, which is absolutely unheard of. It's like a crazy snow curse. While we don't have classes, its too cold and windy to go anywhere.

Fighteer Lost in Space from The Time Vortex (Time Abyss) Relationship Status: TV Tropes ruined my love life
Lost in Space
#50: Feb 2nd 2011 at 6:41:49 AM

It is just plain nasty outside. We got about a half-inch of ice, which is wreaking havoc on the local roads, and it's still "raining". My office opens at 10 AM, but I'm just not bothering.

"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"

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