Rant; Winter 2013/14

[Maclowery]

My facebook feed is filled with New Yorkers talking about the snowpocalypse going on thismorning. I am lucky and it's my day off, but the next door apartment's back patio sure looks like we got about 6 inches. Maybe Manhattan got more, as local news is flipping out also.

It's definitely been a cold winter with a lot more snow than the past two paltry ones, but I am rapidly becoming that douche that snorts at his friends and coworkers saying "Back in my day in ye olde Midwest..."

Jim would have punched about 30 New Yorkers in the face already today.

[jim]

I would punch 30 a day every day if I lived there regardless of the weather or their [expletive] about it. I don't like New Yorkers.

btw - not a [expletive] cloud in the sky. Two hours ago it looked like a blizzard. It's 27 ... are we going to get to that 32 and break the streak?

[IMADreamer]

41 here today. Snow is going away pretty quickly. More to come tomorrow though. Still 41 feels damn nice.

[tlombard]

I just went outside for a few minutes without a jacket on. My phone is telling me it is only 50 degrees out but with the sun it felt wonderful. I forgot how nice it is to be able to go outside without bundling up.

[jim]

I just ran a quick errand and we have some roads that are very open. There were spots that were really slick, the wind kicked up this morning and there are spots that are snow packed. It's 30 at O'Hare, 29 and Midway, and 28 where I am. Tomorrow's high is 21, Saturday 21, Sunday 26 and they are saying Monday is 36 but I don't believe them [expletive] for second.

[Freed Roger]

And then we get pothole season.

And then we get pothole fixing season, which is the entire summer.

So many roads around here are paved with asphalt. The main one by us is a mess. Asphalt can't handle what winter does to it.

[Joe Shlabotnik]

WTF?!? There is STILL snow on my lawn from yesterday's snow! How am I going to get the pre-emergent down this weekend if it doesn't melt today? It's going to put my whole lawn care schedule off goddamnit!

FML.

[jim]

I wonder when we will not have snow piled up everywhere. I'm tempted to take a shovel with me and shovel the top off of a snow mountain this guy has at his driveway at an intersection I cross. It's just a crapshoot when you pull out. You creep out and get to a point of no return and punch it. It's been like that for a month.

[IMADreamer]

Snow is going to go quick in the next 10 days. Even for you Jim. Big warm up and heavy rain potential coming next weekend. Flooding will be a real concern for most of the Midwest. Sadly another cold shot after that.

It's slicker then a greased hog here today. Another three inches of snow over night. Not a big deal but it's a wet snow so it's slick.

[jim]

Snow is going to go quick in the next 10 days. Even for you Jim. \

Wanna' bet?

This [expletive] will be here until April. We have an inch coming tomorrow, and 6 on Monday.