Members LesPaulFetish Posted February 2, 2011 Members Posted February 2, 2011 Guess who's not in school?
Members cratz2 Posted February 2, 2011 Members Posted February 2, 2011 Yeah, last time it was worse here that it is right now was in 1999 and it was CRAZY. I had to take the wife to work because she 'just HAD to go'... just during the ~5 miles to get to the high way and the 4 miles we were ON the highway, we literally saw about 50 people slide off the street/highway and there were another ~200 that were already slid off. For locals, of 465 on the east side, between Pendleton Pike and 82nd St, there must have been 100 cars off the road. Everyone in their cars, calling AAA and probably being told, 'It will probably be 8 hours before we can get to you'. I went to work since she went to work... it was actually closer for me to go to work than to go back home. Where I worked, maybe 120 people worked there per shift and there were probably 5 of us plus another 5 from the previous shift that just kept working rather than going home.
Members notjonahbutnoah Posted February 2, 2011 Members Posted February 2, 2011 We are just waking up to the aftermath- I ended up spending the night at work because the hwy back home was closed ( and still is)-now none of my staff can make it in and my car is basically drifted over so apparently I live here for a while-alas, I have no guitar so I guess I will do some work-damn. My god. That is awful. Mojo sent.
Members Crunchtime Posted February 2, 2011 Members Posted February 2, 2011 My work don't care if there is 50 ft drifts and you are on your deathbed. Get your ass to work.
Members fiveoclockhero Posted February 2, 2011 Members Posted February 2, 2011 My work don't care if there is 50 ft drifts and you are on your deathbed. Get your ass to work. I'd get my ass a new job. They can take that attitude and piss up a rope. Here in Pittsburgh, the sun is peeking out, the temperature is moderate (not even cold) and some of the snow already on the ground is melting. Super strange...
Members fiveoclockhero Posted February 2, 2011 Members Posted February 2, 2011 Elias - Are you still without liquor? Poor guy. I'll have a Cutty on the rocks for you. Cheers.
Members JohnnyDD Posted February 2, 2011 Members Posted February 2, 2011 I live N of Chicago. Major blizzard last night, kids & wife safe at home today.I'm in snowy Toronto for work, bummed I'm not at home to help. No guitar; working in hotel room all day.
Members sk8centilli Posted February 2, 2011 Members Posted February 2, 2011 After snow-blowing the driveway, I backed the Jeep out of the garage and went for a ride through the virgin snow -- I felt like Moses parting the Red Sea!
Members Elias Graves Posted February 2, 2011 Author Members Posted February 2, 2011 Decided to make a run to the office and pick some stuff up. Apparently, I'm the only one. Will stop for booze on the way home. EG
Members jrockbridge Posted February 2, 2011 Members Posted February 2, 2011 My wife had to work yesterday and she called me to come rescue her at the end of the day because her wiper fluid wasn't working and she couldn't see through her windshield. It was full of fluid, so I think the wiper lines may have frozen. I gave her my truck and drove her CX9 to the gas station right next to her work. I ran the wipers while pouring fluid on the windshield, then wiped it down with a few gas station paper towels and drove home. No work for me today. No school for my son. The snow is pretty light in Colorado Springs, but the wind chill factor is a killer.
Members fu2jobu Posted February 2, 2011 Members Posted February 2, 2011 I woke up to everything covered in ice this morning. The driveway was like a skating rink with a 20 degree incline. Planned to make it in to work just a little late until I saw a neighbor (elderly couple) pulling half a tree of their car. Luckily it was all smaller branches that had completely fallen off. The larger limbs were hung up on the tree limbs that were still attached and hanging precariously. Took us about 45 minutes to cut off and clear most of the branches. One neighbor had some nice tools that made the job a lot easier. In his words he
Members orourke Posted February 2, 2011 Members Posted February 2, 2011 We didn't get it as bad as the midwest, just a icestorm, I could have gone to work, but I didn't.
Members PunkKitty Posted February 2, 2011 Members Posted February 2, 2011 I'm just outside of Chicago. I just spent the last hour or so moving snow. I'm about half done. But I need a break. I'm dehydrated, sweating and shaking. Rest is good right about now. I'll take care of the garage after the city plows the alley. It's too much for me to handle alone.
Members fu2jobu Posted February 2, 2011 Members Posted February 2, 2011 We work with a company just outside of Chicago - in Elk Grove Village. They called us last night before we left to tell us they were closed today.
Members xStonr Posted February 2, 2011 Members Posted February 2, 2011 They were really talking it up here on the news yesterday. Worst storm in 80 years. A couple of feet of snow on the way. Blah ,blah, blah, Wrong. It's been a dud. A foot of snow is no big deal to anyone living in MI. And I'm not from here originally.
Members Elias Graves Posted February 2, 2011 Author Members Posted February 2, 2011 Ours was pretty bad, but it didn't quite live up to the billing. The local weather guys here are so used to tornados that they love getting into a "life or death" tizzy over everything. The bitch of it here is that it's not going to melt for a while and the city doesn't plow much of anything. EG
Members cbh5150 Posted February 2, 2011 Members Posted February 2, 2011 They were really talking it up here on the news yesterday. Worst storm in 80 years. A couple of feet of snow on the way. Blah ,blah, blah, Wrong. It's been a dud. A foot of snow is no big deal to anyone living in MI. And I'm not from here originally.We usually get a fair amount of snow over the winter, but never much more than bout 8" during any one storm. We probably got 15-18" in our area; the problem was that we had sustained winds over 30 (and gusts over 60) from last evening until early this morning. So, it's not the snowfall as much as what the wind decides to do with it .
Members Flatspotter Posted February 2, 2011 Members Posted February 2, 2011 I just finished cleaning up after today's storm. I spent 1.5 hours shoveling the roof, and 2 hours snowblowing and shoveling the driveway and sidewalks. Add in the 1.5 hours cleaning up yesterday's storm, and I spent 5 hours in the last 24 hours cleaning up snow. I'm EXHAUSTED! Thank god there's no more snow coming...until Saturday.
Members xStonr Posted February 2, 2011 Members Posted February 2, 2011 Ours was pretty bad, but it didn't quite live up to the billing. The local weather guys here are so used to tornados that they love getting into a "life or death" tizzy over everything. The bitch of it here is that it's not going to melt for a while and the city doesn't plow much of anything. EG A snow storm to a weather guy is like broadcasting the Super Bowl
Members dragoro Posted February 2, 2011 Members Posted February 2, 2011 Yeah it really wasn't that bad here in Michigan. You wouldn't know it by all the idiot drivers wrecking out though.
Members diceman1000 Posted February 2, 2011 Members Posted February 2, 2011 My work don't care if there is 50 ft drifts and you are on your deathbed. Get your ass to work. must be a Kansas thing bro... my employer is the same way:D... nice avatar btw...
Members kulardenu Posted February 3, 2011 Members Posted February 3, 2011 I thought it was not that big of a deal so only went out to shovel at 8:30PM... I should have brought an Army. 2 hours later I still have a 3' drift and the Plow Truck's wall of pain to barrel through in the morning.But the Cabin Fever made me do this... Da BLIZZ - Snow Me mixed for headphones only. Just messing with JamVox, Korean Tokai Strat, Kaossilator, Bullet Mic...
Members kulardenu Posted February 4, 2011 Members Posted February 4, 2011 There were mysterious Indian Spirits in that snow after the storm here in Michigan... As the flash went off I could see them all around me.
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