What are you hearing about the snow that's coming?

[Anonymous]

Snow does scare me because of the possibility of losing power. We had no heat for 36 hours last year during the blizzard. It was horrible for me to see my baby so cold

Got a kerosene heater this year. Hope I don't Carbon Monoxide us to death if the power goes out again.....

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Snow does scare me because of the possibility of losing power. We had no heat for 36 hours last year during the blizzard. It was horrible for me to see my baby so cold

Got a kerosene heater this year. Hope I don't Carbon Monoxide us to death if the power goes out again.....

PP, I hope that you have carbon monoxide detectors throughout your house. Kerosene heaters always seem to be the culprit in carbon monoxide poisonings.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Snow doesn't scare me; I grew up in New England and learned how to drive in snow.

But -- many of the other drivers around here on snowy roads *DO* scare me.

EXACTLY. I'm from MN, and people there have enough of a clue to either stay off the roads until the plows go through, or, if they must go out, they slow down, know how to brake on slippery roads, and know how to countersteer if they start fishtailing.

Around here? You've got a bunch of idiots barreling down the road thinking their SUVs make them invincible. THAT's what really scares me.

A couple of years ago DH and I lived in an apartment building that gave us a great vantage point on a busy intersection. During a snow storm, you wouldn't believe how many morons got their SUV's stuck and needed help getting out because they didn't realize that they had to turn the 4x4 on, or how to do it.

Oh please, shut up already with the "I grew up in X and people here don't know how to drive in the snow". Guess what, geniuses? We don't get a lot of snow around here so people aren't used to driving in it. How are people supposed to be experts if they don't get any practice? Oh, and I bet you same snow people were standing on the left side of the metro escalators and sideswiping other cars in Dupont circle when you moved here from the hinterlands.

[Anonymous]

No drivers around here don't have a lot of practice driving in the snow. And most don't see the need to own a 4x4 when we hardly ever get snow. And we don't have the public infrastructure to quickly or effective clear and sand streets and sidewalks like they do in snowier locales, which makes it even harder to drive well in the snow. Stop complaining, we may not be Atlanta but we are also not buffalo, Minneapolis, or Toronto so stop calling everyone a moron.

[Anonymous]

Why is the snow not sticking : (

[Anonymous]

If you haven't heard, the storm has been downgraded to pretty much nothing... One inch.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Snow doesn't scare me; I grew up in New England and learned how to drive in snow.

But -- many of the other drivers around here on snowy roads *DO* scare me.

EXACTLY. I'm from MN, and people there have enough of a clue to either stay off the roads until the plows go through, or, if they must go out, they slow down, know how to brake on slippery roads, and know how to countersteer if they start fishtailing.

Around here? You've got a bunch of idiots barreling down the road thinking their SUVs make them invincible. THAT's what really scares me.

A couple of years ago DH and I lived in an apartment building that gave us a great vantage point on a busy intersection. During a snow storm, you wouldn't believe how many morons got their SUV's stuck and needed help getting out because they didn't realize that they had to turn the 4x4 on, or how to do it.

Oh please, shut up already with the "I grew up in X and people here don't know how to drive in the snow". Guess what, geniuses? We don't get a lot of snow around here so people aren't used to driving in it. How are people supposed to be experts if they don't get any practice? Oh, and I bet you same snow people were standing on the left side of the metro escalators and sideswiping other cars in Dupont circle when you moved here from the hinterlands.

1. No, I learned to read where I grew up and read the "stand to the right" signs on the Metro escalators.
2. I learned how to drive where there are rotaries. Dupont Circle is cake compared to (some of) the rotaries in New England.

I still stand by my earlier statement:

Anonymous wrote:
But -- many of the other drivers around here on snowy roads *DO* scare me.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Snow doesn't scare me; I grew up in New England and learned how to drive in snow.

But -- many of the other drivers around here on snowy roads *DO* scare me.

EXACTLY. I'm from MN, and people there have enough of a clue to either stay off the roads until the plows go through, or, if they must go out, they slow down, know how to brake on slippery roads, and know how to countersteer if they start fishtailing.

Around here? You've got a bunch of idiots barreling down the road thinking their SUVs make them invincible. THAT's what really scares me.

A couple of years ago DH and I lived in an apartment building that gave us a great vantage point on a busy intersection. During a snow storm, you wouldn't believe how many morons got their SUV's stuck and needed help getting out because they didn't realize that they had to turn the 4x4 on, or how to do it.

Oh please, shut up already with the "I grew up in X and people here don't know how to drive in the snow". Guess what, geniuses? We don't get a lot of snow around here so people aren't used to driving in it. How are people supposed to be experts if they don't get any practice? Oh, and I bet you same snow people were standing on the left side of the metro escalators and sideswiping other cars in Dupont circle when you moved here from the hinterlands.

1. No, I learned to read where I grew up and read the "stand to the right" signs on the Metro escalators.
2. I learned how to drive where there are rotaries. Dupont Circle is cake compared to (some of) the rotaries in New England.

I still stand by my earlier statement:

Anonymous wrote:
But -- many of the other drivers around here on snowy roads *DO* scare me.

Well aren't you just perfect. Why don't you take your self-congratulatory attitude and get the hell out of MY city before I run you down with my SUV that isn't in 4x4 mode but is weighed down with enough bread and toilet paper that it won't matter.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Snow doesn't scare me; I grew up in New England and learned how to drive in snow.

But -- many of the other drivers around here on snowy roads *DO* scare me.

EXACTLY. I'm from MN, and people there have enough of a clue to either stay off the roads until the plows go through, or, if they must go out, they slow down, know how to brake on slippery roads, and know how to countersteer if they start fishtailing.

Around here? You've got a bunch of idiots barreling down the road thinking their SUVs make them invincible. THAT's what really scares me.

A couple of years ago DH and I lived in an apartment building that gave us a great vantage point on a busy intersection. During a snow storm, you wouldn't believe how many morons got their SUV's stuck and needed help getting out because they didn't realize that they had to turn the 4x4 on, or how to do it.

Oh please, shut up already with the "I grew up in X and people here don't know how to drive in the snow". Guess what, geniuses? We don't get a lot of snow around here so people aren't used to driving in it. How are people supposed to be experts if they don't get any practice? Oh, and I bet you same snow people were standing on the left side of the metro escalators and sideswiping other cars in Dupont circle when you moved here from the hinterlands.

1. No, I learned to read where I grew up and read the "stand to the right" signs on the Metro escalators.
2. I learned how to drive where there are rotaries. Dupont Circle is cake compared to (some of) the rotaries in New England.

I still stand by my earlier statement:

Anonymous wrote:
But -- many of the other drivers around here on snowy roads *DO* scare me.

Well aren't you just perfect. Why don't you take your self-congratulatory attitude and get the hell out of MY city before I run you down with my SUV that isn't in 4x4 mode but is weighed down with enough bread and toilet paper that it won't matter.

Channeling some Philly relatives?

[Anonymous]

Big storm! Everyone go buy 5 gallons of milk, 4 dozen eggs, and 10 loaves of bread. Because, you know, that is what you NORMALLY eat in a week. Right?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Snow doesn't scare me; I grew up in New England and learned how to drive in snow.

But -- many of the other drivers around here on snowy roads *DO* scare me.

EXACTLY. I'm from MN, and people there have enough of a clue to either stay off the roads until the plows go through, or, if they must go out, they slow down, know how to brake on slippery roads, and know how to countersteer if they start fishtailing.

Around here? You've got a bunch of idiots barreling down the road thinking their SUVs make them invincible. THAT's what really scares me.

A couple of years ago DH and I lived in an apartment building that gave us a great vantage point on a busy intersection. During a snow storm, you wouldn't believe how many morons got their SUV's stuck and needed help getting out because they didn't realize that they had to turn the 4x4 on, or how to do it.

Oh please, shut up already with the "I grew up in X and people here don't know how to drive in the snow". Guess what, geniuses? We don't get a lot of snow around here so people aren't used to driving in it. How are people supposed to be experts if they don't get any practice? Oh, and I bet you same snow people were standing on the left side of the metro escalators and sideswiping other cars in Dupont circle when you moved here from the hinterlands.

No, you shut up. We get snow (and worse, ICE) here every year. EVERY year. I've lived here long enough to know. This is not Key West. There are the four seasons here, with icy winters. So, the "people are not used to driving in snow" excuse just falls flat. You don't have to be an "expert" you have to use common sense.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:here's what i am hearing:

early in the week: huge storm coming!
middle of the week: maybe. maybe not. leaning towards yes. but wait until 72 hours before event.
72 hours before: still not a clue. meh.
48 hours before: total miss.
36 hours before: maybe a half an inch.
24 hours before: snow on the way, anywhere from 1 inch to 10 inches.
now: seems like it's going to snow, we'll update you as it's falling.

That about sums it up.

Oh, and right now it's "Where the F---- is the snow??"

[Anonymous]

I really am out of milk and toilet paper! Just got back from visiting family, and need to do my usual weekly grocery run. But the joke's on the suburbanites... I live three blocks from the store, and my granny-cart is waterproof.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Snow doesn't scare me; I grew up in New England and learned how to drive in snow.

But -- many of the other drivers around here on snowy roads *DO* scare me.

EXACTLY. I'm from MN, and people there have enough of a clue to either stay off the roads until the plows go through, or, if they must go out, they slow down, know how to brake on slippery roads, and know how to countersteer if they start fishtailing.

Around here? You've got a bunch of idiots barreling down the road thinking their SUVs make them invincible. THAT's what really scares me.

A couple of years ago DH and I lived in an apartment building that gave us a great vantage point on a busy intersection. During a snow storm, you wouldn't believe how many morons got their SUV's stuck and needed help getting out because they didn't realize that they had to turn the 4x4 on, or how to do it.

Oh please, shut up already with the "I grew up in X and people here don't know how to drive in the snow". Guess what, geniuses? We don't get a lot of snow around here so people aren't used to driving in it. How are people supposed to be experts if they don't get any practice? Oh, and I bet you same snow people were standing on the left side of the metro escalators and sideswiping other cars in Dupont circle when you moved here from the hinterlands.

No, you shut up. We get snow (and worse, ICE) here every year. EVERY year. I've lived here long enough to know. This is not Key West. There are the four seasons here, with icy winters. So, the "people are not used to driving in snow" excuse just falls flat. You don't have to be an "expert" you have to use common sense.

Wrong. I was born and raised in Maryland and have lived in the district for the last twenty years.

[Anonymous]

Seems like early symptoms of cabin fever. Go outside and let off some steam angry posters!