Re: The Blizzard of '11 So Far

[Guest guest]

And I thought Dallas was bad. I went out briefly to put out recycling

today, and almost slipped twice. The university has been closed today

and tomorrow, and the bus line is out. The only services that appear to

be open are campus security, the dining hall with a reduced schedule,

and basic maintenance. There is some snow, a ton of ice, and winds at

~12kts gusting to 21 kts, 15°F, with 0°F wind chill. The university

seems a little unprepared, but smart about it in that they are rationing

sand and salt to the areas that need it most.

, if I could figure out a way to attach it to this email, I would

send you a mug of hot cocoa.

--Zoe

[Guest guest]

Thanks Zoe, but send gasoline. I'm going to need a truckload to snowblow the

driveway tomorrow night after this is all over.

BTW, since my last update, the drifts are now about four inches higher. We are

getting three inches of snow an hour.

And I thought Dallas was bad. I went out briefly to put out recycling

today, and almost slipped twice. The university has been closed today

and tomorrow, and the bus line is out. The only services that appear to

be open are campus security, the dining hall with a reduced schedule,

and basic maintenance. There is some snow, a ton of ice, and winds at

~12kts gusting to 21 kts, 15°F, with 0°F wind chill. The university

seems a little unprepared, but smart about it in that they are rationing

sand and salt to the areas that need it most.

, if I could figure out a way to attach it to this email, I would

send you a mug of hot cocoa.

[Guest guest]

Wow. We get gusts like that if a hurricane passes over. Scary stuff.

Stay safe out there.

In a message dated 2/2/2011 12:12:49 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, no_reply writes:

In addition to the three inches of snow we got last night...We have thundersnow right now. 70,000 without power so far. People are stuck and buried on Lake Shore Drive and out of gas, and may not be able to be retrieved until tomorrow. Wrigley field damaged. Branches down in the street. 4 foot drifts against a house behind ours. 61 MPH gusts of wind. Only 7 inches of snow so far, and they say we are going to get the full 20-24 inches, plus a few inches of lake effect snow after that. One side of my car is buried to the door handle. Visibility one block or less. Administrator

[Guest guest]

Its been slick out here too after the snows. I usually put down a layer of cedar shavings to keep the snow and ice from freezing to the brick steps. It is easier after the snows to scrape it off and later sweep the shavings up.

When I was in high school there were also heavy snows. They tried to keep walkways open and such, but still there are icy places and patches of black ice. This was a boarding school so we had to keep services up and running. Never missed a day of classes either.

And I thought Dallas was bad. I went out briefly to put out recycling today, and almost slipped twice. The university has been closed today and tomorrow, and the bus line is out. The only services that appear to be open are campus security, the dining hall with a reduced schedule, and basic maintenance. There is some snow, a ton of ice, and winds at ~12kts gusting to 21 kts, 15°F, with 0°F wind chill. The university seems a little unprepared, but smart about it in that they are rationing sand and salt to the areas that need it most., if I could figure out a way to attach it to this email, I would send you a mug of hot cocoa. --Zoe

[Guest guest]

Too bd we can't 'teleport' somE gasoline from oil rich alberta!!

RL

'My cat Rusty is a servant of the Living God....'

adapted from a poem by Smart

From: environmental1st2003 <no_reply >Subject: Re: The Blizzard of '11 So FarTo: FAMSecretSociety Received: Tuesday, February 1, 2011, 11:12 PM

Thanks Zoe, but send gasoline. I'm going to need a truckload to snowblow the driveway tomorrow night after this is all over. :)BTW, since my last update, the drifts are now about four inches higher. We are getting three inches of snow an hour.And I thought Dallas was bad. I went out briefly to put out recyclingtoday, and almost slipped twice. The university has been closed todayand tomorrow, and the bus line is out. The only services that appear tobe open are campus security, the dining hall with a reduced schedule,and basic maintenance. There is some snow, a ton of ice, and winds at~12kts gusting to 21 kts, 15°F, with 0°F wind chill. The

universityseems a little unprepared, but smart about it in that they are rationingsand and salt to the areas that need it most., if I could figure out a way to attach it to this email, I wouldsend you a mug of hot cocoa.