So how about that snow, eh?
I am convinced that nature has it out for me. Too many years of loudly proclaiming that when I am I homeowner, I’ll not do any of that boring-ass yard work like mowing and shoveling snow that my dad does. I’ll just pay kids to do it. It started three days before we moved in and mother nature was all, “Oh, you thought that sucked? Check this one out! More snow then you’ve gotten in the past 20 years!”
And not one damn kid has shown up yet offering to shovel.
Come summer, I fully expect a Day of the Triffids type scenario where all the grass starts growing at an exponential rate (as it seems everything does these days) and trying to eat me.
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It didn’t snow at all up here. I haven’t decided if I’m happy about that yet, pretty sure I am though.
I was thinking yesterday how great it is that when we were moving some of your stuff in that weekend I asked if you were going to get a snow blower and you responded “Pfft…..I don’t clean snow. Besides, we don’t get that much down here and I can always pay someone to do it.”
Karma heard you and decided to dump lots of snow on you, take away your job so as to make you more fiscally minded, and find things for all the kids in the neighborhood to do so that even if you wanted to pay you couldn’t.
Kids don’t go out looking to do that anymore, you have to shout at them and offer it, or pick up some mexicans.
Thanks John.. this is ALL your fault!
Triffids would actually blind you and then let you die naturally and then use you as compost. They would not actually eat you, you would be nutrition for them though.
If we get more midweek, I’m going to be home for it… which means XBox gaming will occur.
just got off the phone with a meteorologist at the national weather service (for a story i’m doing…i don’t just call meteorologists…but you can! they talk to you if you wanna ask them about the weather. it’s cool…anyway…)
he said, for south jersey/philadelphia, expect 8 to 12 inches of snow starting at 8 p.m. tomorrow night and lasting most of the day wednesday. pretty much the same as the weekend (just a bit less).
Yeah, well, I just went to www.newjerseyweather.com and it says this:
newjerseyweather.com said:02/08/2010…AM Update…With the storm only about 36 hours away, several of the most reliable computer models have been consistently indicating a foot or more of snow over much of New Jersey…Including the NYC and Philadelphia metropolitan areas during the Tuesday Night & Wednesday timeframe. It’s quite rare to have a majority agreement with such a compact but powerful Nor’easter that’ll affect the entire area. With typical Nor’easters, the heaviest band of precipitation is usually spread out over several hundred miles…But with this one it’ll only be spread out in a 100 to 150 mile radius…and our area just happens to be in the bullseye that should get the most. At this time, it’s looking like a lot of snow could come down in a short amount of time. With the heaviest falling during the overnight hours of Tuesday and into Wednesday Morning. Thundersnow is even a possibility. If it appears there’s been a major track shift with today’s models, we’ll post an update. Otherwise, the next discussion update with accumulations will be early tomorrow morning. Also, stay current with your latest local forecast from the National Weather Service as this could be quite a significant event.
Dudes… THUNDERSNOW! This has the potential to be all kinds of awesome.
Thundersnow is the name of my Celtic Frost cover band.
Fuck, Travis beat me to the “great metal band name” bit.
We’re finally getting snow in Boston! Only like 4 inches, though. And my supervisor said if it’s bad not to bother coming in! Score.
Also, my friend’s brother lives in DC and said a kid offered to shovel his sidewalk. For $70. My friend’s brother responded with, “Get the hell outta here, you little shit!”
They closed my school in anticipation of snow tomorrow. Seriously. They’re not even going to wait to see whether or not Snowmageddon II: The Wrath of Khan even happens.
Weigh in, TheScrabbled: does that strike you as impulsive?
Sammy said:They closed my school in anticipation of snow tomorrow. Seriously. They’re not even going to wait to see whether or not Snowmageddon II: The Wrath of Khan even happens.
Weigh in, TheScrabbled: does that strike you as impulsive?
not at all. it’s supposed to continue snowing all day tomorrow and it’s gonna be over a foot. why keep teachers and students in anticipation? roads will be shitty and plows won’t even be out yet. plus, if you’re in school all day, it’s gonna snow more and your cars will get snowed in. use your head dummy. there’s gonna be a state of emergency anyway, like the gov. finally issues for last weekend.
christina said:
not at all. it’s supposed to continue snowing all day tomorrow and it’s gonna be over a foot. why keep teachers and students in anticipation? roads will be shitty and plows won’t even be out yet. plus, if you’re in school all day, it’s gonna snow more and your cars will get snowed in. use your head dummy. there’s gonna be a state of emergency anyway, like the gov. finally issues for last weekend.
I’m just skeptical when it comes to weather predictions; not in the cynical way that most people say that weatherpeople are never right, but in that I can appreciate the immense complexity of weather systems.
Yes, they accurately predicted a major snowfall this past weekend, but there have also been instances where predictions vastly overestimated actual accumulation. I am in favor of holding those miscalculations in mind despite recent success.
What if the storms were delayed six or more hours? While an afternoon snowfall could still lead to problems, we may have been able to get a half day in.
Also, in my particular history with this school system we’ve never been one to call it a day so early. I remember one time working well into a snowstorm. Four years ago, actually. The snow started midday and by the time I left for home at contract hour I could only go 25 mph down 295, and did so sliding and skidding the whole time.
Dunno, man. Still seems a tad too early to call it for sure.
I just think it depends on the length of time till the event and the size of the event they’re predicting. In this case, it’s the day before that they’re calling, when we can look on the radar and see the storm and see the size of the storm. Yes, there are still chances nothing will happen, but at this point, with all the data they have available, it’s a pretty sure bet.
Sammy said:Also, in my particular history with this school system we’ve never been one to call it a day so early. I remember one time working well into a snowstorm. Four years ago, actually. The snow started midday and by the time I left for home at contract hour I could only go 25 mph down 295, and did so sliding and skidding the whole time.
If this happened, your school fucked up by putting you in danger. Be grateful that they didn’t do it again you fucking asshole.
it’s raining here, so everything will soon be ice once the temperature drops. i love living in an old hilly neighbourhood in the summertime, but i cannot wait to watch the pile-ups start soon.
Me and my blackberry brandy are going out to shovel a bit, now that the rain has turned to accumulating snow. Worst part? I have to dig to my car to get my boots. I’m unprepared.
I got a awesome deal on an Eddie Bauer parka last week. I’m sort of excited to get outside to test it. 650 level goose down!
geez sammy and snow do not mix.
snow days were fun in college or when you can spend them with someone other than your parents at the age of 27 while they watch soap operas…
christina said:spend them with someone other than your parents at the age of 27
I don’t think this is the case for most 27 year olds.
John said:christina said:spend them with someone other than your parents at the age of 27
I don’t think this is the case for most 27 year olds.
i know. that’s why i said it. reread.
I shoveled a lot and finished that brandy before quitting shoveling. I almost threw out the bottle, but figured tomorrow i’d just fill it with whiskey to the same end.
I’m pretty sure there’s a dude squatting in an apartment across the alley from me and a floor up. I’m absolutely certain he watched me decide whether or not to pitch that little bottle into the bin, as it was a highly physical act. I mean, from his vantage, I could have been doing it in pantomime.
so far, it’s an hour into my workday and i’m the only one here. i also never got a key, so i get to wait for the non-early shovellers to show up.
nevermind. they sent me home.
My commute was snow and traffic free. I am also wearing jeans, so today has been nice so far.
I shoveled for another three or so hours today.
Then the new neighbor walked me through his storefront and above apartment that he’s been working on since October. The store is a brew-your-own-beer place, and the apartment above (while expensive) seemed really, really nice.
Kiiiiiiinda want to live there.
Sammy said:I shoveled for another three or so hours today.
three hours?? wtf were you shoveling? the entire neighborhood? please tell me exactly what you were shoveling because my dad and i did the driveway, walkway and back porch in a half hour. my 68 year old dad!
I shoveled our two car driveway, the front steps to the sidewalk, the sidewalk, the sidewalk to the street, the back steps to the driveway, and the alley from the driveway to the parking lot. All to the pavement. By myself. With a shovel with a broken handle, which is actually worse than no handle.
You do appreciate that snow doesn’t fall uniformly, right? Nevermind wind gusts and dickhead plow guys.
i guess it was a lot different over there than at my house. we did intermittent shovels too, so it was a lot easier. my mom fell in like three feet of snow and we didn’t see her. she had to whistle to get our attention to help her up. it was very funny.
christina said:my mom fell in like three feet of snow and we didn’t see her. she had to whistle to get our attention to help her up. it was very funny.
You should get her one of those avalanche neck siren things as a joke. With the flashing light so you can find her if she’s lost at sea.
Sammy said:I shoveled
should got james brown’s kid to do it.
also, where are your roomies??
James Brown was busy, apparently. I wonder if shoveling’s in the lease somewhere.
Lauran was about to come out to help as I came in because it was done. Kelly promised her boyfriend she’d be snowed in at his place this time, so she hasn’t been home since Tuesday.
So Sammy, you now live across the street from a brew your own beer place? Is this a homebrew supply store, or a place you go to take brewing lessons and actually brew?
Both at the same time. The store’s in the process of being built. It’ll sell supplies for homebrewing (apparently the only store in the area that does so WITHOUT stray cats shitting in the grain), but it’ll also have a small kitchen in the back where they show you how to brew your own.
Basically they have an instructional beer and wine making license. They can’t make their own to sell, or even sell beer, but you can go there and use their facility with their guidance to make your own. We share an alley with them.
Soon I will expect to see this out my kitchen window:
