Dragon-wings From United States of America, joined Apr 2001, 3920 posts, RR: 0 Posted (3 years 5 months 5 days 11 hours ago) and read 1279 times:
It was declared a blizzard here on Long Island. I am from Ronkonkoma (which is located in central Suffolk County) and we got about 25 and a half inches of snow from this storm. It took me 3 hours today to clean my car and shovel out of my driveway. Luckily the snow was pretty light and fluffy.
FLY2HMO From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 1, posted (3 years 5 months 5 days 11 hours ago) and read 1267 times:
Call me crazy but I've always wanted to experience a genuine winter inferno. I've lived in the dessert my whole life and while I have seen snowfall it's never been more than 5 inches. I think, for one time at least, it would be quite the experience.
Of course you guys that have to put up with it yearly probably hate it with a passion
VarigB707 From United States of America, joined May 2006, 1220 posts, RR: 1 Reply 3, posted (3 years 5 months 5 days 11 hours ago) and read 1261 times:
FuturePilot16 From United States of America, joined Mar 2007, 2018 posts, RR: 0 Reply 4, posted (3 years 5 months 5 days 10 hours ago) and read 1243 times:
We got about 13" here in CT. I was driving home on Saturday night when the storm caught me and I was shitting bricks. Near whiteout visibility (I could see only about 50 ft ahead). It was kind of like driving in the fog while driving in snow drifts. Other than that, it wasn't too bad.
"The brave don't live forever, but the cautious don't live at all."
StarAC17 From Canada, joined Aug 2003, 3226 posts, RR: 9 Reply 6, posted (3 years 5 months 5 days 3 hours ago) and read 1196 times:
Quoting FLY2HMO (Reply 1): Call me crazy but I've always wanted to experience a genuine winter inferno.
Nice oxymoron.
Its an experience for sure but in an event like this the best thing to do is to stay inside and watch the show. Trying to get somewhere is a pain and you will be hours late for work even if you plan ahead, in a snowstrom like this you probably won't get called into work unless your job is absolutely essential.
TZ757300 From United States of America, joined Aug 2005, 2836 posts, RR: 7 Reply 7, posted (3 years 5 months 5 days 2 hours ago) and read 1174 times:
Here in coastal DE, we mainly got rain and flooded everywhere since we still have all the water from that nor'easter that came through. Once it hit freezing, all that water turned to ice and there were areas on the road with up to 6" of ice on the ground, plus the 4-8" of snow that fell during the night as well. But needless to say, its now warm and most of it has melted. Weather on the coastline is so weird
I can at least say I was smart enough to leave school when I did, Morgantown got hit hard with snow.
WildcatYXU From Canada, joined May 2006, 2435 posts, RR: 5 Reply 8, posted (3 years 5 months 5 days 1 hour ago) and read 1159 times:
Quoting FLY2HMO (Reply 1): Of course you guys that have to put up with it yearly probably hate it with a passion
Dec. 8, 2006, after 16 hours of snow squalls:
I liked this one, however, since it resulted in my first and only snow day ever
Last winter was pretty bad. In mid March our driveway looked similarly. The only difference was that we never received the whole package at once. It was usually around 10-15 cm per snowfall and it accumulated over time.
WestJetForLife From Canada, joined Jun 2005, 814 posts, RR: 1 Reply 10, posted (3 years 5 months 4 days 12 hours ago) and read 1082 times:
Calgary has been getting really heavy winter weather this year, and trust me, the past couple of years haven't been that bad (well, 2008 was a toss, but not as bananas as this year):
Nov. 27: Goes from rain to sleet to freezing rain. Roads turn to ice. Fifi (car) nearly gets hit head on by some moron driving in the wrong lane. Cannot get to work due to ice. 12th St. leading to UPS/FedEx hill was just glazed. Abandoned venture and found solace with coffee and donuts at Tim's near Canada Post building.
Dec. 3-5: Winter storm warning posted on the 4th. By 12:00PM, the city was white. By 4:00PM, visibility was down to 1/4 mile. Abandoned venture to go to work due to low visibility. UPS operations (ground and 5X jet) suspended; snow day issued. Numerous cups of coffee and donuts consumed trying to dig car out of snow-bank by 9:00PM. Calgary Transit suspended at 2:30PM roughly, snow shuts city down for 2 days (Dec. 4 and 5).
Now: snow, snow and more snow. We're used to it up here, but December 4 was the taker of the cake. It is...something. Looks like a white Christmas this year. I hate YYC and I hate winter. BAH HUMBUG.
Pellegrine From United States of America, joined Mar 2007, 1845 posts, RR: 8 Reply 11, posted (3 years 5 months 4 days 12 hours ago) and read 1078 times:
Springbok747 From Australia, joined Nov 2004, 4387 posts, RR: 13 Reply 12, posted (3 years 5 months 4 days 11 hours ago) and read 1069 times:
Ohhhhh looking at all that snow and ice makes me cry! Its 95 degrees inside right now..the damn aircon is busted and won't be fixed over the holidays. Great. Tomorrow is going to be 111 degrees (44C)...damn I hate summer.
DeltaMD90 From United States of America, joined Apr 2008, 5318 posts, RR: 47 Reply 13, posted (3 years 5 months 4 days 11 hours ago) and read 1056 times:
Anyone get stranded? DCA was a mess! Somehow I got out...
Airstud From United States of America, joined Nov 2000, 1860 posts, RR: 1 Reply 14, posted (3 years 5 months 4 days 4 hours ago) and read 1031 times:
Quoting Springbok747 (Reply 12): Ohhhhh looking at all that snow and ice makes me cry! Its 95 degrees inside right now..the damn aircon is busted and won't be fixed over the holidays. Great. Tomorrow is going to be 111 degrees (44C)...damn I hate summer.
Ya know, I spoke to Gemuser about this already; this is becoming a matter of national insubordination down there.
For you see, it is December, and December means winter yes winter. Therefore, you are required to don furry hats and colorful woolen scarves and consume hot yes hot apple cider (or the cocoa, if you like the cocoa; Starbucks used to sell a peppermint-type cocoa for the 'olidays but this year it seems only Peet's Coffee & Tea is offering that; in any case the bonus thing about cider is that it can be served with a delicious and festive cimmanom stick).
Sheesh. Freakin Aussies....gettin the seasons all mixed up...
WestJetForLife From Canada, joined Jun 2005, 814 posts, RR: 1 Reply 15, posted (3 years 5 months 3 days 18 hours ago) and read 985 times:
Quoting Springbok747 (Reply 12): Ohhhhh looking at all that snow and ice makes me cry! Its 95 degrees inside right now..the damn aircon is busted and won't be fixed over the holidays. Great. Tomorrow is going to be 111 degrees (44C)...damn I hate summer.
Wish I was in Aussie-land, frying some shrimp on the barbie in my Bermuda shorts, tanning my washboard self and gawking at the hot women y'all got down there...
You guys are lucky. Wish I could have Christmas on the beach!
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