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Post by The Urban Mythbuster on Jan 21, 2014 13:35:56 GMT
Meanwhile in Connecticut... We're expecting another swell "snow event" that will provide somewhere between a dusting and 12" of snow. (Gotta love weathermen, with the exception of CEOs, they're the only people who can be wrong more than 50% of the time & still get a raise every year.) This means that everyone has gone into hoarding mode, raiding the grocery stores of milk, bread & eggs. I suppose everyone in CT makes French Toast when it snows... Personally, I would be stocking up on chips, beer & toilet paper...  |
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Post by the light works on Jan 21, 2014 14:44:34 GMT
Meanwhile in Connecticut... We're expecting another swell "snow event" that will provide somewhere between a dusting and 12" of snow. (Gotta love weathermen, with the exception of CEOs, they're the only people who can be wrong more than 50% of the time & still get a raise every year.) This means that everyone has gone into hoarding mode, raiding the grocery stores of milk, bread & eggs. I suppose everyone in CT makes French Toast when it snows... Personally, I would be stocking up on chips, beer & toilet paper... investment bankers - they can lose the company 2 million and be qualified for a performance bonus. |
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Post by The Urban Mythbuster on Jan 21, 2014 15:24:32 GMT
Meanwhile in Connecticut... We're expecting another swell "snow event" that will provide somewhere between a dusting and 12" of snow. (Gotta love weathermen, with the exception of CEOs, they're the only people who can be wrong more than 50% of the time & still get a raise every year.) This means that everyone has gone into hoarding mode, raiding the grocery stores of milk, bread & eggs. I suppose everyone in CT makes French Toast when it snows... Personally, I would be stocking up on chips, beer & toilet paper... investment bankers - they can lose the company 2 million and be qualified for a performance bonus. True. Jobs where being wrong get you more money: 1) CEO 2) Investment banker 3) Weatherman 4) Politician |
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Post by the light works on Jan 21, 2014 15:46:39 GMT
investment bankers - they can lose the company 2 million and be qualified for a performance bonus. True. Jobs where being wrong get you more money: 1) CEO 2) Investment banker 3) Weatherman 4) Politician talk radio reality TV. |
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Post by the light works on Jan 21, 2014 15:48:41 GMT
we're having frosty mornings and clear days, here. it's exactly freezing, right now.
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Post by The Urban Mythbuster on Jan 21, 2014 15:58:47 GMT
After the snow passes, the temps are going to be consistantly below 20(F) for the next week or so. Winter has arrived.
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Post by wvengineer on Jan 21, 2014 16:04:53 GMT
I got a day off work today. SNOW DAY! Got about 4 inches so far and they are calling for up to 10 by the end of the day. Currently about 21F out.
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Post by the light works on Jan 21, 2014 16:08:46 GMT
I got a day off work today. SNOW DAY! Got about 4 inches so far and they are calling for up to 10 by the end of the day. Currently about 21F out. here, there is a word for the period of time it takes 4 inches of snow to fall. we call it "winter" |
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Post by The Urban Mythbuster on Jan 21, 2014 16:18:18 GMT
Average CT winter, we expect about 18-24" of snow. Winter of 2011-2012, we had about 60" of snow.
Jumping off the roof of your house (after shoveling the snow off) is fun...until you realize that you can't get yourself out of the snow.
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Post by the light works on Jan 21, 2014 16:26:21 GMT
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Post by wvengineer on Jan 21, 2014 16:41:04 GMT
We normally get a few 12+ inch stores per year here. 24-36 inches from a storm is not unheard of. On the plus side, snow melts quickly here. 10 should be gone within a week or so.
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Post by the light works on Jan 21, 2014 16:48:43 GMT
We normally get a few 12+ inch stores per year here. 24-36 inches from a storm is not unheard of. On the plus side, snow melts quickly here. 10 should be gone within a week or so. I've only ever seen once that snow lasted for a week other than isolated pockets in shadows. |
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Post by OziRiS on Jan 21, 2014 19:10:56 GMT
Seems my hopes of getting through winter without snow this year have been ignored completely by whoever controls such phenomena. It's closing in on us and temps are low enough that it's likely to stay on the ground for the next month or so.
I hate snow...
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Post by The Urban Mythbuster on Jan 21, 2014 20:13:15 GMT
I'm disappointed that CT hasn't had much in the way of snow yet this year, about 6" total prior to today's snow event.
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Post by OziRiS on Jan 21, 2014 23:05:57 GMT
I'm disappointed that CT hasn't had much in the way of snow yet this year, about 6" total prior to today's snow event. Yeah, well I'm guessing with the amounts you guys get you don't have the same amount of problems with panicy drivers as we do. Seeing as we can go through three or four winters in a row without any snowfall worth mentioning sometimes, some people never really get used to it and they either crap all over themselves or get really brave as soon as there's the faintest amount of white stuff on the road. That gives us two types of drivers. The ones who go slow enough that all it takes to pass them is a good pair of sneakers and the ones who plow into the slow ones because they think the snow makes the road their personal playground. Either way, it means the rest of us aren't going anywhere because the accidents keep piling up. Other than that we have the idiots who don't think the law about shoveling and salting/sanding the pavement outside their houses apply to them, so after about a week you have that compacted ice layer outside their houses that you just skid around on. Not to mention the local authorities who have a tendency to use up the city's salt reserves before any real snow has even started to fall, so by the time the ground is completely covered and we actually need that salt, there's nothing left. I can honestly say that I can't remember a single snowy winter in my life where they haven't run out of salt before the clouds have run out of snow. And that's no matter what city I've lived in. They all make the same mistake every time! |
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Post by wvengineer on Jan 22, 2014 0:41:30 GMT
So 7.5" is today's total. Actually had some fun teaching my 6 year old son t0 shovel the from walk. He had fun watching me use the snowblower. Maybe in another year or two he can do the while thing on his own.
Tomorrow they are calling for wind chill of around 0F, actually a bit warmer than we have had lately. Thursday they are calling for some more snow though. Big question now is will there be school tomorrow! Every other county in the state has cancelled school, but our BOE has yet to make an announcement.
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Post by The Urban Mythbuster on Jan 22, 2014 4:24:25 GMT
I'm disappointed that CT hasn't had much in the way of snow yet this year, about 6" total prior to today's snow event. Yeah, well I'm guessing with the amounts you guys get you don't have the same amount of problems with panicy drivers as we do. Seeing as we can go through three or four winters in a row without any snowfall worth mentioning sometimes, some people never really get used to it and they either crap all over themselves or get really brave as soon as there's the faintest amount of white stuff on the road. That gives us two types of drivers. The ones who go slow enough that all it takes to pass them is a good pair of sneakers and the ones who plow into the slow ones because they think the snow makes the road their personal playground. Either way, it means the rest of us aren't going anywhere because the accidents keep piling up. Experience driving in snow does not a competent driver make. Around here, there's lots of overconfident idiots with large SUVs. Somehow they fail to realize that having an SUV does not mean they can round a snow/ice covered corner at 35mph. I point & laugh when they find themselves in a ditch... |
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Post by the light works on Jan 22, 2014 4:31:02 GMT
Yeah, well I'm guessing with the amounts you guys get you don't have the same amount of problems with panicy drivers as we do. Seeing as we can go through three or four winters in a row without any snowfall worth mentioning sometimes, some people never really get used to it and they either crap all over themselves or get really brave as soon as there's the faintest amount of white stuff on the road. That gives us two types of drivers. The ones who go slow enough that all it takes to pass them is a good pair of sneakers and the ones who plow into the slow ones because they think the snow makes the road their personal playground. Either way, it means the rest of us aren't going anywhere because the accidents keep piling up. Experience driving in snow does not a competent driver make. Around here, there's lots of overconfident idiots with large SUVs. Somehow they fail to realize that having an SUV does not mean they can round a snow/ice covered corner at 35mph. I point & laugh when they find themselves in a ditch... All cars have 4 wheel brakes... |
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Post by ironhold on Jan 22, 2014 5:04:38 GMT
I just want the weather to warm back up so that I can get back to wearing shorts when I go out and about.
It's virtually impossible for me to find pants in my size, and the only jeans that I can find are off-brands that are cut and sewn awkwardly; they're surprisingly durable, but the way they're put together limits my range of motion. It's hard for me to squat or kneel down, and I need to do both when I'm processing the newspapers.
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Post by The Urban Mythbuster on Jan 22, 2014 12:00:00 GMT
The snow has ended (actually, it ended 8 hours ago)...
Forecast: Snow will last until 6 a.m. and total around 9"
Reality: Snow ended at 11 p.m. and totalled about 4".
A pile of school systems in the area decided to close school by 10:00 p.m. last night. Luckily, my daughter's school assessed the situation in the morning and only has a two-hour delay.
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