OT: The Thread About Nothing CCVI: Sitting in the blind

[JimEIV]

Or 6.

Easy now. 6 inches is starting to get to substantial... I guess it depends on how wet it is... because when it's wet it's real heavy. 6 wet heavy inches is tough to move around.

 

[New Jersey]

5.5 hour evening commute

 

[New Jersey]

so f***ing irritated i might just burn a vacation day tonorrow

 

[Ripshot 43]

5.5 hour evening commute

What happened?

 

[Bleedred]

What happened?

Sounds like the weather really caused a lot of problems yesterday up there. My friend back home said it took him hours to get from Union to Cliffside Park. He texted me that he was in Newark around the start of last night’s game. He was still in Newark in traffic after 10:00 PM and sent me pictures. The roads were apparently a mess and a lot of them were closed or just jam packed.

 

[NJDevs26]

What happened?

I refer you to BG's post a few back for a succinct explanation...basically nobody was prepared for a several-inch storm last night and it caused all sorts of problems because nobody was prepared. A ton of people I know posted on Facebook they had 3-3.5 hour commutes at least.

 

[Ripshot 43]

Sounds like the weather really caused a lot of problems yesterday up there. My friend back home said it took him hours to get from Union to Cliffside Park. He texted me that he was in Newark around the start of last night’s game. He was still in Newark in traffic after 10:00 PM and sent me pictures. The roads were apparently a mess and a lot of them were closed or just jam packed.

I refer you to BG's post a few back for a succinct explanation...basically nobody was prepared for a several-inch storm last night and it caused all sorts of problems because nobody was prepared. A ton of people I know posted on Facebook they had 3-3.5 hour commutes at least.

Yikes. The kid in me wants snow for sledding and skiing but the adult in me loves the fact that it’s cold right now at 57 degrees but will be 72 in a few hours. I don it miss driving in the snow and I no longer get snow days so I will pass.

 

[Bleedred]

Yikes. The kid in me wants snow for sledding and skiing but the adult in me loves the fact that it’s cold right now at 57 degrees but will be 72 in a few hours. I don it miss driving in the snow and I no longer get snow days so I will pass.

It’s 55 here and was 52 when I left for work. I had to put my heat on. I hate anything under about 55 degrees and almost anything under 60 during the daytime annoys me haha. And everywhere I’ve looked this morning, there either people in huge coats because it’s probably been 8 months since it was this cold, or they’re still dressed like it’s gonna be 80 degrees today and look like they’re shivering.

I don’t miss the snow at all. The high is 65 today, but fortunately it will be back into the 70’s again after that. That’s real comfortable, as it’s warm, but warm enough where the humidity is killer.

 

[JimEIV]

This is why you need to have bottles of wine stored and fire wood stacked.

First hint of inclement weather, remove cork and build fire. Make a nice warm meal, and watch the weather happen.

My advice for the day.

 

[Ripshot 43]

It’s 55 here and was 52 when I left for work. I had to put my heat on. I hate anything under about 55 degrees and almost anything under 60 during the daytime annoys me haha. And everywhere I’ve looked this morning, there either people in huge coats because it’s probably been 8 months since it was this cold, or they’re still dressed like it’s gonna be 80 degrees today and look like they’re shivering.

I don’t miss the snow at all. The high is 65 today, but fortunately it will be back into the 70’s again after that. That’s real comfortable, as it’s warm, but warm enough where the humidity is killer.

Damn, apparently me being 60 minutes south of you, I get an extra 5 degrees warmer today

This is why you need to have bottles of wine stored and fire wood stacked.

First hint of inclement weather, remove cork and build fire. Make a nice warm meal, and watch the weather happen.

My advice for the day.

It will be in the high 40s tonight here. My plan is to have the kids in long sleeve pajamas, put on a Christmas themed show or movie and to make some hot cocoa. Is it sad or endearing that I’m really looking forward to this? My son has never seen weather this cold.

 

[njdevils1982]

This is why you need to have bottles of wine stored and fire wood stacked.

First hint of inclement weather, remove cork and build fire. Make a nice warm meal, and watch the weather happen.

My advice for the day.

yes guy!

 

[BenedictGomez]

This is why you need to have bottles of wine stored and fire wood stacked.

First hint of inclement weather, remove cork and build fire. Make a nice warm meal, and watch the weather happen.

I love those days/evenings.

Just another reason I'd like to move to the mountains some day, to have more of those.

 

[Jack Be Quick]

Easy now. 6 inches is starting to get to substantial... I guess it depends on how wet it is... because when it's wet it's real heavy. 6 wet heavy inches is tough to move around.

Someone on here once said to me "I sets em up, you knocks em down".

That seems applicable here.

 

[Bleedred]

Damn, apparently me being 60 minutes south of you, I get an extra 5 degrees warmer today



It will be in the high 40s tonight here. My plan is to have the kids in long sleeve pajamas, put on a Christmas themed show or movie and to make some hot cocoa. Is it sad or endearing that I’m really looking forward to this? My son has never seen weather this cold.

I think I average 2-3 freezing nights per year or something like that. So it’s been quite a bit colder than this. But there are some years it doesn’t freeze at all. I think we didn’t freeze at all the last two years, if I’m not mistaken. We usually don’t get one until late December or even January when we do.

 

[Jack Be Quick]

The first real dump was Dec 15th-16th last year. But I've definitely been snowboarding as early as the 2nd week in November before.

 

[Davegarri]

so ****ing irritated i might just burn a vacation day tonorrow

A lot of people did that at my company today. Took my one coworker 7 hours to get home last night. She is not in today lol

 

[BenedictGomez]

I think I average 2-3 freezing nights per year or something like that.

Even then, you dont really "experience" it, because it's only < 32 from something like 2am to 5am.

The first real dump was Dec 15th-16th last year. But I've definitely been snowboarding as early as the 2nd week in November before.

At Killington or Sunday River, or out west?

 

[JimEIV]

I just went to the grocery store and it was a mad house like some kind of
natrual disaster was going on.

 

[OmNomNom]

murphy f***ed up bad on this one. sudden turn for the worst w the snow? everyone knew about this

 

[BenedictGomez]

I just went to the grocery store and it was a mad house like some kind of
natrual disaster was going on.

Huh, why; the storm's over?

 

[JimEIV]

murphy ****ed up bad on this one. sudden turn for the worst w the snow? everyone knew about this

The worst is when any leader, in any endeavor blames someone else for breakdowns under their watch.

 

[BenedictGomez]

murphy ****ed up bad on this one. sudden turn for the worst w the snow? everyone knew about this

Bonus points for totally throwing meteorologists under the bus.

I'm not sure how being totally unprepared this year for winter is to be blamed on professional meterologists. Was he assuming winter would never come? lol

 

[JimEIV]

Huh, why; the storm's over?

I have no idea. It was insane... especially for midday during the work week. It was packed.

 

[OmNomNom]

Bonus points for totally throwing meteorologists under the bus.

+1, I'm not sure how being totally unprepared this year for winter is to be blamed on professional meterologists. Was he assuming winter would never come? lol

this is what happens when you elect someone who isn't even FROM NJ.

he's from massachussetts though, so you'd think he'd be familiar w the concept of bad snowstorms. everyone knew this storm was coming, meteorologists didn't change shit

 

[JimEIV]

this is what happens when you elect someone who isn't even FROM NJ.

he's from massachussetts though, so you'd think he'd be familiar w the concept of bad snowstorms. everyone knew this storm was coming, meteorologists didn't change ****

Boston never cleaned their roads when I was living there.

Edit but I didn't have a car most of the time I lived there so I didn't care.