wizard46304 Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 (edited) Last January I would have been freaking out about if I had enough cigarettes to make it through the storm. This year sitting nice and warm, no worries. Everything is shut down here in NW Indiana, state of emergency has been declared. Can't go anywhere without the risk of getting a ticket or being arrested. Ended up being a nice 3 day weekend for me. Edited January 6, 2014 by wizard46304 Nico5point0 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tam Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 I'm glad to hear you're safe and warm with enough vape supplies to keep you happy for some time. Gotta love back ups. And back ups of back ups -- just for this type of situation. Enjoy your three day weekend. wizard46304 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wizard46304 Posted January 6, 2014 Author Share Posted January 6, 2014 I believe this is the most snow we have seen in over 30 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tam Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 How much snow did you get? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wizard46304 Posted January 6, 2014 Author Share Posted January 6, 2014 I would say near 3 ft over the last several days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tam Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 (edited) I would say near 3 ft over the last several days. Holy cow! That's a lot of snow. : Yep, it's good to stay in for a few days. Edited January 6, 2014 by Tameiki Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wizard46304 Posted January 6, 2014 Author Share Posted January 6, 2014 I just checked, officially we got 18" in the last 24 hours and still snowing, the previous 24 we had 12" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vispera Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 Yay michigan is the same!!! wizard46304 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Compenstine Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 It's not to bad where I am. only have about a foot on the ground. But it suppossed to dip in the negitives over the next few days.. Some are saying -30s. spydre 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spydre Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 Wow, we only got a hair over 12 inches, but everything is SHUT DOWN. It took until about 5 pm (when it started snowing at 4 am) for the plows to even hit our street, and even then they barely made a dent. We haven't gotten anything this bad in YEARS, and the temps we are getting hit with now for the next couple of days are the lowest it's been in 15 - 20 YEARS. Wind chill of -35 tonight. BRRRR. That hasn't happened, like I said, in 20 years. Businesses all over are shut down, cities are shutting down. Every school in the area is shut down, possibly through Tuesday, although Tuesday will be warmer. By 3:00 pm, the Metro-East closings list on Channel 5's website was 500 closings. Now that list is over 1,000. Urgent care centers are shutting down and telling people to go to the ER instead. Okay, maybe the plowing did do SOME good the one pass they made down the street, before it stopped snowing. But it's this light, fluffy, blowing snow that's just getting blown around and piling back up into drifts.....which of course the dog HAS to jump into. One of the kids has a "can't miss" appointment tomorrow in Granite City, or they won't write his scripts anymore - except, I have a feeling the office will be closed, and even if it isn't, we can't get out of our driveway, as it stands now. They'll have to make an exception. But that will give more time for his new insurance to kick in - he couldn't apply until 1/1 because he had coverage until 12/31. Two days ago after about a three inch snowfall, a man had a heart attack after using a snowblower to clear his driveway. His brother was informed literally as he was planning the funeral of their mother - a neighbor tracked him down at the funeral home. With as bad as this new stuff is, I hope no one else has something like that happen. I worry about the homeless, especially in St. Louis. Some of them, no matter what the conditions, refuse to go to a shelter. And there aren't enough shelter beds in St. Louis, and especially not here (plus, if you miss curfew at the only shelter here, you are banned - nice policy, right? Be the only homeless shelter, and if the homeless person can't make it back to the building by 8 pm, they can't stay there anymore, ever). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wizard46304 Posted January 6, 2014 Author Share Posted January 6, 2014 The sun is out this morning, but my phone says the temp is -14°, I'm inside for the day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vispera Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 No sun here in grand rapids winds blowing the snow around like crazy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spydre Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 (edited) It's a balmy 6 below here.....which, like I said before, it darned strange. I remember around the last time it got CLOSE to this temperature, it was before the district had the policy of closing school based on temperature and winds, and I remember my mom (a nurse) lecturing me to make sure as much of my skin was covered up as possible because what happens to exposed skin after a certain amount of time exposed to the temperatures. I was also ordered NOT to leave for the bus stop until I absolutely had to. And I think that was for 2 below. Or maybe even a wind chill thing. I DO remember snow this bad ABOUT 19 years ago, maybe it was a little worse. I was going to a "business college" (Sanford Brown, pretty sure they are just local), and if the school district for the city the school was in was off, we were off. So we were off the entire week of finals - they had to set the whole program back a week so we could finish up our finals week. I feel bad for the Chicago kids though. The school district said they are still holding classes, and if the parents feel that it's too cold to go to school, they'll keep their kids home. And their snow and cold situation is worse than ours, and it hit sooner, too. And there will be some parents who say that since school is open, then the kid is going anyway, even if he/she has to wait on a bus in this dangerous cold weather. I know Chicago is naturally colder than us with the Lake Effect, but still, even Chicago kids aren't accustomed to cold like this, every year has been warmer and warmer for the past 20 years. EDIT: Oh, and they just shut down part of Highway 70 (Interstate 70) due to icy conditions. That's a new one. Wizard, the police are actually arresting/ticketing people for driving in this - I guess because of all the snow? What if they have to be out for some type of emergency, like say, a woman in labor? Would they get an escort to the hospital? Edited January 6, 2014 by spydre Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffb Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 Gonna be 75 degrees here in beautiful SoCal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spydre Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 Gonna be 75 degrees here in beautiful SoCal Jeff, that's just mean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquatroy Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 Gonna be 75 degrees here in beautiful SoCal Boring...you guys miss all the fun! 8 below this morning, but 50 for a high tomorrow, and yes I'm wearing shorts tomorrow ! Tam and spydre 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spydre Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 Boring...you guys miss all the fun! 8 below this morning, but 50 for a high tomorrow, and yes I'm wearing shorts tomorrow ! How on earth do you keep from getting sick/sinus issues with all that bouncing around temperature wise? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tam Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 For me it's -4 right now with a high of 34 later today. Tomorrow's high is supposed to get up to 54F. We have a saying around here: If you don't like the weather...wait 15 minutes. In one day's time we've been known to have bright sunshine, rain, hail, snow, sleet.... You just get used to it I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquatroy Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 They call that the Colorado Crud...i cure that and a multitude of other things with Pho..at least every other day when its cold!...but You get used to it, and it's worth it..It was more sunny and near 60 all December, but drive an hour west and great snow this year, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spydre Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 They call that the Colorado Crud...i cure that and a multitude of other things with Pho..at least every other day when its cold!...but You get used to it, and it's worth it..It was more sunny and near 60 all December, but drive an hour west and great snow this year, Pho? Poor dog. I'm sure he needs a trip outside badly, but as our house (especially the kitchen door) is so drafty, he can feel how cold it is from across the room. Except when he ate breakfast, the closest he came to the backdoor was the doorway from the dining room. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquatroy Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 Vietnamese soup... Tam 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Havamal Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 Pho is awesome... especially when you get it super spicy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spydre Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 Today is crock pot chili day. The men are going to need it after all the shoveling here AND at my in-laws'. There is a lot of it needing to be done here, plus the in laws' LARGE two plus car driveway, and "potty path" for their mini dachshund. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BirdDog Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 Boring...you guys miss all the fun! 8 below this morning, but 50 for a high tomorrow, and yes I'm wearing shorts tomorrow ! For me it's -4 right now with a high of 34 later today. Tomorrow's high is supposed to get up to 54F. We have a saying around here: If you don't like the weather...wait 15 minutes. In one day's time we've been known to have bright sunshine, rain, hail, snow, sleet.... You just get used to it I guess. I am more north of you two. It was -14 around 4 am when I left for work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tam Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 I am more north of you two. It was -14 around 4 am when I left for work. Ugh. I don't know which is worse -- the temperature or the leaving for work at 4 a.m. *shudders* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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