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It's a freakin' blizzard!

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  • L leckey 0

    they said it was coming and they were right. they picked up the trash today and I think the cans are now about three blocks away. Almost all schools in south eastern SD and northwestern IA are closed. Parts of the interstate are closed. Supposed to last until tomorrow night. YUCK.

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    StewBob
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    Here in Ames, it's still just raining, but the DOT says they are closing I-35 north at about 10 o'clock. Oops, that's now. We've still got 8 or 10 inches laying on the ground from this last weekend.

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      How do the snow plough drivers get to work ? ;P

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      Dan Neely
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      they either leave before it starts, or have 4x4 pickups with a plow attached and plow out their driveway and the roads leading to the garage before they start working with a govt truck. Driving the plow truck home the night before would be another option as well.

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        Here in Ames, it's still just raining, but the DOT says they are closing I-35 north at about 10 o'clock. Oops, that's now. We've still got 8 or 10 inches laying on the ground from this last weekend.

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        leckey 0
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        Yeah, we had rain all day yesterday. started freezing about 10pm. We also had that storm last weekend. It's pretty crazy; I haven't seen a good blizzard in a few years.

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        • L leckey 0

          they said it was coming and they were right. they picked up the trash today and I think the cans are now about three blocks away. Almost all schools in south eastern SD and northwestern IA are closed. Parts of the interstate are closed. Supposed to last until tomorrow night. YUCK.

          _________________________________________ You can't fix stupid, but you can medicate crazy.

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          kubben
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          It is a blizzard here in MPLS as well. We got like a foot of snow over the weekend and will probably get another foot with this storm. Ben

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          • L leckey 0

            they said it was coming and they were right. they picked up the trash today and I think the cans are now about three blocks away. Almost all schools in south eastern SD and northwestern IA are closed. Parts of the interstate are closed. Supposed to last until tomorrow night. YUCK.

            _________________________________________ You can't fix stupid, but you can medicate crazy.

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            Judah Gabriel Himango
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            It's an onslaught of snow up here in Minnesota. This just after having that nasty storm a week or two ago. By the end of it, I heard we're supposed to have something like 22 inches here. X|

            Tech, life, family, faith: Give me a visit. I'm currently blogging about: The Lord's Prayer in Aramaic song (audio) The apostle Paul, modernly speaking: Epistles of Paul Judah Himango

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            • L leckey 0

              they said it was coming and they were right. they picked up the trash today and I think the cans are now about three blocks away. Almost all schools in south eastern SD and northwestern IA are closed. Parts of the interstate are closed. Supposed to last until tomorrow night. YUCK.

              _________________________________________ You can't fix stupid, but you can medicate crazy.

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              Member 96
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              Tell me about it, we got snow overnight...snow in March!!! On an island in the pacific ocean. It was 10 degrees c below zero last night. This is freaking unbelievable weather. No word of a lie, we should be getting the lawn mowers out about now. A little south of here they should be sweeping cherry tree blossoms off the cars in the morning about now. This is ridiculous.

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              • L leckey 0

                they said it was coming and they were right. they picked up the trash today and I think the cans are now about three blocks away. Almost all schools in south eastern SD and northwestern IA are closed. Parts of the interstate are closed. Supposed to last until tomorrow night. YUCK.

                _________________________________________ You can't fix stupid, but you can medicate crazy.

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                Roger Wright
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                Clear and sunny and 30°F this morning here, going up to about 70° later.:-D We shouldn't hit 100° for a couple of weeks yet... Enjoy the snow!;)

                "...a photo album is like Life, but flat and stuck to pages." - Shog9

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                • L leckey 0

                  they said it was coming and they were right. they picked up the trash today and I think the cans are now about three blocks away. Almost all schools in south eastern SD and northwestern IA are closed. Parts of the interstate are closed. Supposed to last until tomorrow night. YUCK.

                  _________________________________________ You can't fix stupid, but you can medicate crazy.

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                  Chris Maunder
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                  Tons of flights into Toronto have been cancelled because of the ice storm that's expected in a few hours. Wusses!

                  cheers, Chris Maunder

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                    It's an onslaught of snow up here in Minnesota. This just after having that nasty storm a week or two ago. By the end of it, I heard we're supposed to have something like 22 inches here. X|

                    Tech, life, family, faith: Give me a visit. I'm currently blogging about: The Lord's Prayer in Aramaic song (audio) The apostle Paul, modernly speaking: Epistles of Paul Judah Himango

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                    leckey 0
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                    yeah, we're not going to get as much snow as you guys. I'm thankful for that at least.

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                      Tons of flights into Toronto have been cancelled because of the ice storm that's expected in a few hours. Wusses!

                      cheers, Chris Maunder

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                      Roger Wright
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                      Premix the cocktails and set them on the porch. Then light a cozy fire, make some tasty snacks, sit back and wait for the storm. When there's nothing you can do about it, you might as well enjoy the unavoidable.:-D

                      "...a photo album is like Life, but flat and stuck to pages." - Shog9

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                        Premix the cocktails and set them on the porch. Then light a cozy fire, make some tasty snacks, sit back and wait for the storm. When there's nothing you can do about it, you might as well enjoy the unavoidable.:-D

                        "...a photo album is like Life, but flat and stuck to pages." - Shog9

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                        Chris Maunder
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                        There is a carpark out the back of our office that is now empty since all the Canadians have run home scared. I've just got a little more work to do then I'll head out there with my subaru and do some 4-wheel circle work. An Australian in the snow armed with a car is a dangerous thing. Vroom!

                        cheers, Chris Maunder

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                        • L leckey 0

                          they said it was coming and they were right. they picked up the trash today and I think the cans are now about three blocks away. Almost all schools in south eastern SD and northwestern IA are closed. Parts of the interstate are closed. Supposed to last until tomorrow night. YUCK.

                          _________________________________________ You can't fix stupid, but you can medicate crazy.

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                          Steve Maier
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                          At least you are not getting the snow that parts of NY did back in February. They were getting it at about a rate of 3 inches an hour for over 100 inches in about 4 days. http://www.cnn.com/2007/WEATHER/02/08/cold.weather.ap/index.html[^]

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                            There is a carpark out the back of our office that is now empty since all the Canadians have run home scared. I've just got a little more work to do then I'll head out there with my subaru and do some 4-wheel circle work. An Australian in the snow armed with a car is a dangerous thing. Vroom!

                            cheers, Chris Maunder

                            CodeProject.com : C++ MVP

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                            Dan Neely
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                            when the people who know how to drive in bad weather are in full bugout boogie mode that should tell you something. Whatever you're working on **is not** important enough to risk your estate cashing in your life insurance policy after you have a fatal accident on the ice covered roads!!!!!!!

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                              At least you are not getting the snow that parts of NY did back in February. They were getting it at about a rate of 3 inches an hour for over 100 inches in about 4 days. http://www.cnn.com/2007/WEATHER/02/08/cold.weather.ap/index.html[^]

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                              leckey 0
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                              That is true. I saw video on CNN. Un-freakin-believable.

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                              • R Roger Wright

                                Premix the cocktails and set them on the porch. Then light a cozy fire, make some tasty snacks, sit back and wait for the storm. When there's nothing you can do about it, you might as well enjoy the unavoidable.:-D

                                "...a photo album is like Life, but flat and stuck to pages." - Shog9

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                                Jasmine2501
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                                Snow bong anyone? Hehehee :)

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                                  when the people who know how to drive in bad weather are in full bugout boogie mode that should tell you something. Whatever you're working on **is not** important enough to risk your estate cashing in your life insurance policy after you have a fatal accident on the ice covered roads!!!!!!!

                                  -- Rules of thumb should not be taken for the whole hand.

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                                  Jasmine2501
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                                  Yeah I agree. I'm a former rally driver and I know how to deal with low-traction situations, but my RX-7 is worthless in the snow and I know better than to risk it. Anything I can do today I can do tomorrow, or today at home.

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                                  • L leckey 0

                                    they said it was coming and they were right. they picked up the trash today and I think the cans are now about three blocks away. Almost all schools in south eastern SD and northwestern IA are closed. Parts of the interstate are closed. Supposed to last until tomorrow night. YUCK.

                                    _________________________________________ You can't fix stupid, but you can medicate crazy.

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                                    Vasudevan Deepak Kumar
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                                    It is really terrifying and recalling the TSunami in our country: http://deepak.blogdrive.com/archive/92.html[^]

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