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="Fman99":2cmd7cx4]Pansies.
Less than 3-4" and I don't even bust out the shovel.[/quote:2cmd7cx4]
ah, snow up in Syracuse. Memories...
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metsguyinmichigan
Dec 19 2008 11:44 AM
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We're getting POUNDED today. More than a foot. After pushing my wive's car all the way through the subdivision, I got stuck twice on the way in. And, of course, our job is to go out and cover people getting caught in the snow, it's gonna be a loooong night!
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Kong76
Dec 19 2008 02:52 PM
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RD: That's funny, I never knew that Westchester County was in the "southern" part of the state <<<
Yes, it's above the northern border of The Bronx. I'm pretty much in the center.
It started here around 11 and has been snowing like it means it. No change
over to sleet or freezing rain or anything like some predicted.
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TransMonk
Dec 19 2008 02:57 PM
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9 inches on the ground here with more expected tomorrow night.
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Fman99
Dec 19 2008 03:08 PM
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="soupcan":28k0vryj]="Fman99":28k0vryj]Pansies.
Less than 3-4" and I don't even bust out the shovel.[/quote:28k0vryj]
ah, snow up in Syracuse. Memories...[/quote:28k0vryj]
Finished the first round of shoveling... about 9" so far (40 minutes). Family is all home safe and there are no travel plans for this evening.
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themetfairy
Dec 19 2008 03:34 PM
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It's raining here on top of the slush. We'll probably have a pretty icy mess in the morning.
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cooby
Dec 21 2008 08:24 AM
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We only got about 4 or 5 inches Friday, practically none last night.
The sun is out now but Accuweather still claims we will get some more.
We shall see
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themetfairy
Dec 21 2008 08:59 AM
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No sun yet, but we have rain this morning. It's supposed to pass soon, though.
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cooby
Jan 10 2009 04:17 PM
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Ok, that's enough
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themetfairy
Jan 10 2009 04:36 PM
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So far we just have a dusting. But there's the potential for overnight accumulation.
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Farmer Ted
Jan 10 2009 05:59 PM
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About five inches or so. Not bad. Eager to see how much snow at the stadiums in Pittsburgh and the Meadowlands for the games tomorrow.
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metirish
Jan 10 2009 06:08 PM
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Had a few inches of fluffy snow , have shoveled and salted and I think that's it.
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Fman99
Jan 10 2009 08:11 PM
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Nothing major yet... expecting 5-6" overnight tonight.
I have only had to shovel once so far in 2009.
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dgwphotography
Jan 11 2009 05:26 AM
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I think we barely got 3 inches, if that....
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themetfairy
Jan 11 2009 06:21 AM
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Just the aforementioned dusting.
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MFS62
Jan 11 2009 08:26 AM
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4-5 inches of snow, which I will start to shovel shortly.
Yesterday, I just finished chipping the 2-3 inches of ice off my driveway from the last storm.
Later
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Kong76
Jan 11 2009 08:38 AM
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Chipping? They got 50lb bags of Halite at Home Depot for under six bucks.
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cooby
Jan 11 2009 09:19 AM
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We got maybe 4 inches
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MFS62
Jan 11 2009 10:06 AM
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="Kong76":101i8h3q]Chipping? They got 50lb bags of Halite at Home Depot for under six bucks.[/quote:101i8h3q]
There wasn't a bag of that stuff to be had in the greater Danbury area. So it was plain salt, wait, and chip. Took maybe five or six hours spread across two days. My driveway is 100' long, and slanted up towards the street. Very tricky footing when icy.
Later
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Fman99
Jan 11 2009 10:26 AM
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6" snow
Shovel time: 30 minutes
The good thing is that I found my garbage can lid, submerged under 4' of ice at the end of the driveway.
My missing recycling bin should turn up in April sometime.
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cooby
Jan 11 2009 10:40 AM
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My mom's neighbor's dog lost its little pink coat somewhere in the snow.
I mean really, it probably buried the damn thing.
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Kong76
Jan 11 2009 11:14 AM
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100' driveway? MFS needs a caretaker, not a bag of Halite.
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MFS62
Jan 11 2009 11:52 AM
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="Kong76":3bv5wjg0]100' driveway? MFS needs a caretaker, not a bag of Halite.[/quote:3bv5wjg0]
Caretaker? No thanks, I saw "The Shining".
But I do have a guy who plows when the snowfall amount exceeds 3 inches. But:
1) Plowing does diddly about ice.
2) I still have to clean up anything that fell after he plows, including digging my car out and within 6 feet of my one-car garage. (Yes, wifey's car is in the garage, mine is left outside.)
Later
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A Boy Named Seo
Jan 11 2009 01:52 PM
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Damn. You got hammered with snow and we got bombarded by sun.
January 11th, and it's 80 degrees right now in Long Beach.
Bundle up, kids.
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Fman99
Jan 11 2009 01:57 PM
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="MFS62":2jky2a5b]="Kong76":2jky2a5b]100' driveway? MFS needs a caretaker, not a bag of Halite.[/quote:2jky2a5b]
Caretaker? No thanks, I saw "The Shining".
But I do have a guy who plows when the snowfall amount exceeds 3 inches. But:
1) Plowing does diddly about ice.
2) I still have to clean up anything that fell after he plows, including digging my car out and within 6 feet of my one-car garage. (Yes, wifey's car is in the garage, mine is left outside.)
Later[/quote:2jky2a5b]
That's why our current house has a two car garage -- our last one had only one and I never used it.
The flip side is that now I have more shoveling to do, since I no longer have a vehicle taking up part of the driveway when snow falls on it.
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Kong76
Jan 11 2009 02:10 PM
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Seo: Damn. You got hammered with snow and we got bombarded by sun.
January 11th, and it's 80 degrees right now in Long Beach <<<
For me, I'm more talking about the weather than really complaining about it.
I like the four seasons, I'd be like a fish out of water in a place where the
weather was always warm and pleasant.
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A Boy Named Seo
Jan 11 2009 04:48 PM
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| ="Kong76"]Seo: Damn. You got hammered with snow and we got bombarded by sun.
January 11th, and it's 80 degrees right now in Long Beach <<<
For me, I'm more talking about the weather than really complaining about it.
I like the four seasons, I'd be like a fish out of water in a place where the
weather was always warm and pleasant. |
I used to be the same. We had the 4 distinct seasons in New Mexico growing up and I loved it. Especially the fall with the turning leaves and chili roasting and the hot air balloons and all of that. I later dated this girl from Vermont and spent some Christmases up there and there's never been a bigger pussy on the face of the earth than me up there in the freezing ass cold.
Never missed any of it since.
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themetfairy
Jan 15 2009 01:25 PM
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We had about 2" of very light and fluffy snow overnight into this morning. It was easy to shovel the driveway, and anything that was left over on the pavement melted in the sun this afternoon.
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Rockin' Doc
Jan 20 2009 07:23 AM
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Run! Take cover! The sky is falling!!! There is 2 inches of fluffy white stuff on the ground and more is steadily falling from the sky. All hope is lost, this must be the end.
At work, waiting for patient's that for the most part believe the above. Only 4 employees (out of 15) and the 3 doctors have reported to work. Shoveled the office walk and we are now waiting for the few patients that will actually bother to come in.
Of course, it would help if the DOT would do something to the roads. So far, not a single plow has been seen and no roads or bridges have been salted. Apparently they are employing their standard tactic of waiting for the sun to remove the snow. That won't be until tomorrow afternoon. Well, I would imagine we'll shut down and go home at noon if it's still snowing.
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themetfairy
Jan 20 2009 07:52 AM
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We just got about an inch or two in Central NJ. The roads are a little slippery, but not too bad.
Careful on the roads RD - the most dangerous thing you're facing are the people who don't realize they need to drive slowly on slippery surfaces.
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Rockin' Doc
Jan 20 2009 10:34 AM
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Safely back home. I doubt we did enough business to pay for the utilities and salaries. Our patients are just as wimpy as my staff as my two partners and I combined to see 10 patients (out of roughly 50 appointments) for the morning. During my years in the south, I have really come to hate snow.
Still snowing now with roughly 4-5 inches of the white fluffy stuff on the ground now. Still no signs of the first snow plow or salt truck.
My Mustang wasn't any good on the snowy roads, so I doubled back while driving to the office this morning. Took my daughter's 2008 VW Rabbit which just plowed through the mess without a single slip. Apparently rabbits handle the snow better than horses.
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cooby
Jan 20 2009 10:39 AM
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Plus they blend in better
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Frayed Knot
Jan 20 2009 11:17 AM
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Taste better too.
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cooby
Jan 20 2009 11:29 AM
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Still snowing now with roughly 4-5 inches of the white fluffy stuff on the ground now. Still no signs of the first snow plow or salt truck.
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Doc, on the road I drive to work, there are sometimes plows/salt trucks sitting on the emergency turnarounds all set to go to it even when it isn't snowing. I have often seen them sitting there with their lights on and motors running when there isn't even snow in the forecast.
Maybe North Carolina should borrow a few of these go-getters.
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Rockin' Doc
Jan 20 2009 12:58 PM
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<img src="http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/primer/primer_graphics/Sun.png">
<font><b>Southern snow removal crew.</b></font>
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cooby
Jan 20 2009 01:01 PM
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Heheh, you're lucky, I don't remember the last time the sun shone here.
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themetfairy
Jan 28 2009 07:20 AM
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Two or three inches, plus ice -
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Benjamin Grimm
Jan 28 2009 07:25 AM
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We seem to have gotten a few inches. Roads are slushy but navigable. Schools are closed. I'm working at home today, but the kids (and the fired-up dog) are proving to be a bit of a distraction.
I don't know how much it will matter. I'm getting the sense that few of my co-workers are working today.
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cooby
Jan 29 2009 07:23 AM
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There is so dang much snow around here this year t hat I can't even tell how much we got yesterday. Maybe 2 or 3 inches, maybe more. Maybe less.
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Fman99
Jan 29 2009 07:42 AM
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We got about 9" at my house. Shoveled for about 45 minutes last night and another 10 this morning.
Good stuff. Why would I want to play golf when I could shovel snow?
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cooby
Jan 29 2009 08:01 AM
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Shoveling snow is good for you :) Good for your arms, clears the lungs!
I like shoveling snow too, but my husband won't let me do it, even though he has a bad back.
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themetfairy
Jan 29 2009 08:08 AM
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Yesterday I had my sons shovel for me :)
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John Cougar Lunchbucket
Jan 29 2009 08:20 AM
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We got maybe 2 inches Tuesday which turned to slushy rain yesterday. Overnight all the wet streets & sidewalks froze again, it was pretty hazardous walking this morning.
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Fman99
Jan 29 2009 09:00 AM
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="cooby":2hbs7hyb]Shoveling snow is good for you :) Good for your arms, clears the lungs!
I like shoveling snow too, but my husband won't let me do it, even though he has a bad back.[/quote:2hbs7hyb]
I don't mind it to be honest (at least, not until March when I'm tired of it). I am one of the few people in my neighborhood who doesn't own a snowblower. I'd rather get the exercise.
This has been a particularly snowy winter, we are already 5-6' over our usual pace for the season.
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cooby
Jan 29 2009 09:11 AM
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Five to six feet? Wow. I guess you do get a lot of snow in Syracuse.
I think we have about six inches on the ground now, and it's snowed about a bajillion times.
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MFS62
Jan 29 2009 11:25 AM
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The snow plow destroyed my mailbox. And because of the frozen ground, I won't be able to dig it up and replace it until the "spring thaw". So I'll have to pick up my mail at the post office until then.
Bummer.
Later
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Rockin' Doc
Jan 29 2009 06:10 PM
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Fman - "<i>Good stuff. Why would I want to play golf when I could shovel snow?"</i>
You can drink beer while golfing, but your beer often freezes when you're shoveling snow.
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Fman99
Jan 29 2009 08:07 PM
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="Rockin' Doc":1am72r4c]Fman - "<i>Good stuff. Why would I want to play golf when I could shovel snow?"</i>
You can drink beer while golfing, but your beer often freezes when you're shoveling snow.[/quote:1am72r4c]
Two words: Hot beer.
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cooby
Feb 02 2009 08:06 PM
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So what's up with this blizzard we are all supposed to get? It's gone from 2 feet down to 2 inches before it's even snowed a flake
(note to Hottie-I saw two snow plows on the way home anyway)
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Frayed Knot
Feb 02 2009 08:21 PM
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Approx 8 inches virtually shuts down London. Largest amount in 18 years.
Airports closed, bus system mostly inoperative, subways over-run, multiple driving accidents, ...
[url=http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28972533/:2p6vmd4c]Wimps![/url:2p6vmd4c]
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themetfairy
Feb 03 2009 06:30 AM
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There's an inch or so on the grass, but the roads this morning are clear in Central NJ.
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themetfairy
Mar 01 2009 08:02 PM
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They've already canceled school for tomorrow based on the projected snow.
No early alarm clock for the morning!
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Nymr83
Mar 01 2009 08:07 PM
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One word: Gross.
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Fman99
Mar 01 2009 09:00 PM
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| ="Nymr83"]
One word: Gross. |
It's only good if you put noodles in it.
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themetfairy
Mar 01 2009 09:01 PM
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="Fman99"]| ="Nymr83"]
One word: Gross. |
It's only good if you put noodles in it. |
Like in Johnny Dangerously?
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themetfairy
Mar 01 2009 09:23 PM
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Here's how it looks right now -
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Fman99
Mar 01 2009 09:29 PM
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="themetfairy"]="Fman99"]| ="Nymr83"]
One word: Gross. |
It's only good if you put noodles in it. |
Like in Johnny Dangerously? |
I am glad someone got my reference ;)
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themetfairy
Mar 01 2009 09:31 PM
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Great film :)
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Edgy DC
Mar 02 2009 06:40 AM
Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Mar 02 2009 06:51 AM
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So what do I do? We're on the gummint schedule, and the gov has ordered a two-hour delay. But it's not letting up, and by the time I get my ass in there, the game will have been called.
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themetfairy
Mar 02 2009 06:49 AM
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Here's what things look like out my front door this morning -
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MFS62
Mar 02 2009 08:26 AM
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I was pissed when I had to go in to work yesterday. But because I did, I have today off and can stay home.
I'm not so angry any more.
Later
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Benjamin Grimm
Mar 02 2009 08:31 AM
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Maybe this wouldn't be a good time, then, to remind you of Odalis Perez.
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metirish
Mar 02 2009 08:44 AM
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Stayed home today......
no idea why the picture is like that..anyway I was out at 7 shoveling and glad i did , not so bad out now but at times some gusty winds are making it look worse.
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Rockin' Doc
Mar 02 2009 08:54 AM
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We got about one inch of snow overnight. Sporadic, light flurries thus far this morning. Surprisingly, the locals are showing an uncharacteristtic contempt for the snow and our office is quite busy today. Normally, the forecast of snow is enough to keep most of the locals home.
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cooby
Mar 02 2009 07:33 PM
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We didn't get any.
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DocTee
Mar 02 2009 07:36 PM
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Dude, take down your Christmas lights!
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dgwphotography
Mar 03 2009 08:47 AM
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We got 11 inches... I am so sick of snow - I want to punch Al Gore right in the mouth...
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MFS62
Mar 09 2009 06:35 PM
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The last of the snow on my lawn finally melted last night.
Later
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MFS62
Mar 20 2009 07:32 AM
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And there was more of it this morning.
Its still snowing at 9:30 AM.
First day of Spring?
Meadow muffins!
Later
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metirish
Mar 20 2009 07:38 AM
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A patient told me last week that snow was coming today , frankly I didn't believe her . Just a little dusting in the Bronx this morning although my wife tells me it's coming down good now . Meanwhile here in Valhalla it's died down but was going strong around 9. 56 and sunny come Sunday.
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metirish
Apr 08 2009 09:26 AM
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It was just snowing here in Valhalla , for a few minutes only but still.
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metsmarathon
Apr 08 2009 09:28 AM
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had a light flurrying of snow on my way into work today, too.
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LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr
Apr 08 2009 10:22 AM
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Lots of glass walls at work. Felt like a snowglobe for about two minutes mid-morning, then-- poof-- nosnow.
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Fman99
Apr 08 2009 11:19 AM
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We've had flurries on and off for a few days now but this morning some of it had stuck to the ground. Damnit.
The Syracuse Chiefs (AAA) home opener is 2 days from now. Lots of good seats still available...
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cooby
Apr 08 2009 06:47 PM
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I love it when people spell it damnit
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