I am terrified of this weekends snowstorm!

[Anonymous]

I lived without heat one winter and used a ring on my gas stove to temporarily heat up the kitchen every morning. I mean, I have it on for cooking for an hour at least every day, why is it forbidden for heat?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If you have a gas stove, what you do is keep one candle going in the kitchen area, light a string of spaghetti or linguine with the candle light, carry it over with your hand cupping the air flow, THEN turn on the gas and let the flame ignite the burner

Wtf?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I lived without heat one winter and used a ring on my gas stove to temporarily heat up the kitchen every morning. I mean, I have it on for cooking for an hour at least every day, why is it forbidden for heat?

you can put on a huge stockpot of water to boil, then take it down to a simmer and it has the same impact (and is safer). Just having the open flame or risky.

[Anonymous]

The people in this thread are just one of many reasons why I will never live in attached housing. Y’all are insane and are going to burn your houses down.

[Anonymous]

Ice storm. I'm expecting one and feeling anxious.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Ice storm. I'm expecting one and feeling anxious.

I don't blame you, no one wants to lose power.

I don't have a generator or a fireplace.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How many times in the past have you ran out of food

As someone who was very poor and often went to bed hungry ages 8-17, you seldom completely run out of food. You run out of things that a sane person would consider ingredients for a meal. So you eat ketchup soup or a mustard sandwich. I think the worst thing I ate growing up that still makes me nauseated was white rice flavored with a packet of fast food Italian salad dressing.

OP will survive 4-5 days snowed in living in DCUMland.

I can live off a box of saltines for 3-4 days.

I ate ketchup soup and mustard sandwiches too.

[Anonymous]

Yes - ice is going to change everything about thie consewuences of this storm.

I was prepared for 2 days of no school. With the amount of ice and cold we are getting, I am not anticipating being out of school the entire week.

We do not handle ice well in Maryland. Our plan is to let Mother Nature melt the ice.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You're joking, right? Please tell me this is sarcastic. Do not be that person who cleans out the shelves at the grocery store. Shame on you if you do.

This area will get all major roads plowed in a couple of days after the storm. Grocery stores will restock during that time. If there's a lot of snow, your side street might not get plowed for a few days, so either you walk to the store, or you keep a *reasonable* stock of food for a few days.

You should have a *reasonable* quantity of basic necessities at home, including batteries for flashlights, lighters/matchsticks to light your gas stove if you have one, a bit of firewood for your fireplace if you cleaned the chimney recently, pantry and household items, ice melt that's pet-friendly, a shovel and ice-scraper/brush for your car, as well as snowboots for everyone.

Boom scenario: 20 inches of snow for DC.
Bust scenario: 6 inches of snow.
Worst case scenario: freezing rain and ice event, that will cause power outages. But that last is a remote possibility, so stop stressing about it.

THE NEWS SAYS THIS STORM IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS YOU IDIOT!

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0r44l05q52o

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You're joking, right? Please tell me this is sarcastic. Do not be that person who cleans out the shelves at the grocery store. Shame on you if you do.

This area will get all major roads plowed in a couple of days after the storm. Grocery stores will restock during that time. If there's a lot of snow, your side street might not get plowed for a few days, so either you walk to the store, or you keep a *reasonable* stock of food for a few days.

You should have a *reasonable* quantity of basic necessities at home, including batteries for flashlights, lighters/matchsticks to light your gas stove if you have one, a bit of firewood for your fireplace if you cleaned the chimney recently, pantry and household items, ice melt that's pet-friendly, a shovel and ice-scraper/brush for your car, as well as snowboots for everyone.

Boom scenario: 20 inches of snow for DC.
Bust scenario: 6 inches of snow.
Worst case scenario: freezing rain and ice event, that will cause power outages. But that last is a remote possibility, so stop stressing about it.

THE NEWS SAYS THIS STORM IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS YOU IDIOT!

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0r44l05q52o

More than 200 million Americans are expected to face an unusually brutal winter storm starting Friday, with heavy snows and freezing rains forecast.
The storm is expected to sweep through much of the United States, leaving "extremely dangerous" conditions in its wake as it tracks eastwards from the High Plains and Rockies, the National Weather Service (NWS) said.
It warned that the Arctic blast will bring sub-zero temperatures and wind chills, which "pose a life-threatening risk of hypothermia and frostbite to exposed skin".

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What if we lose power or run out of food? I mean they won’t even be able to get to us to rescue us with blocked roads!

If you have cats, they will eat your eyes out after you starve to death. They will not be able to have an open casket.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Step 1: Go look in a mirror

Step 2: Slap yourself

Repeat until you have your shit together.

you win!

PP I am so stealing this. Best thing to come out of the storm

[Anonymous]

You all dogpiled on me but I was right all along! This storm was terrible!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You all dogpiled on me but I was right all along! This storm was terrible!!

But did you die?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You all dogpiled on me but I was right all along! This storm was terrible!!

Bad? Yes. Reason to be terrified? No.