Much to my amazement, shoveling this time around was less tiring and less time consuming than the last big one we had.  It helped the snow clumped together well, which meant it was heavier but I didn't have to shovel the same damn spot 9 times.

What in the actual fuck?  Spring officially starts in four days, and we're still getting significant accumulations and zero melting.  This winter sucks.

Yup, there's more white BS in the forecast for Tuesday morning here as well.  We're definitely getting melting though as a significant amount of the ground cover disappeared this week so at least we're trending better than you.

So it looks like its going to be snow all day as opposed to changing into rain (thus, melting snow) early in the day as it was initially predicted. At least there should be slightly less ice on the road this afternoon/tonight.

It was a reasonably crappy commute in this morning and not one that I would have wanted to do in a 2wd car. 

Expecting up to 8 inches here in Montreal. Global warming my ass...

WTF! At least 4 in. with more on the way.

 

looks like spring!

Yeah, we're getting a small bit of daytime melting here too, though it was -23 C this morning.

 

Here are some musings from John Green:

 

Edited March 26, 201313 yr by acidbasement

Okay Americans, how good is the Interstate snow clearing team?  My wife and I are planning a trip to Minneapolis tomorrow, but there is a nasty ice/snow storm happening now.  Info on the storm.

 

I believe the precipitation is supposed to be over by tonight.

 

What do you think?  Will the interstate be safe by tomorrow?

Edited April 11, 201313 yr by acidbasement

It depends on the area -- if you said DC, I'd say, "nay", but it's Minneapolis -- don't they have snowplows 365 days/year?  My guess:  you'll be alright.

Minnesota doesn't slow down for snow or ice. The road will be clear and you'll be fine.

Thanks - that's what I figured.  In Manitoba the snowplows get to work pretty quickly, but salting the ice away can take awhile.  You guys tend to be a lot more serious about your road maintenance south of the border.

lately it seems like they pre-salt the roads, so the interstate is almost always clear if it's above -20.

Minnesota doesn't slow down for snow or ice. The road will be clear and you'll be fine.

 

QFT

Early this morning in Chicago:

May 1st in Erickson.

 

^Wow, fuck that!

It's going to be over 80 in SF, which is sweltering for us.

Well, I will be in Chicago/IN next Thursday so please have your weather guys get their act together and warm things up a bit for me.  Forecast is for low to mid 90s through this weekend.

Crikey, it's 70 here today.  I had an off-island site visit this morning which made it particularly painful to come back to the office. 

Well, I will be in Chicago/IN next Thursday so please have your weather guys get their act together and warm things up a bit for me.  Forecast is for low to mid 90s through this weekend.

 

It's perfect here today -- we only get a few of these each year. I'm quitting early to go play tennis. It looks like typical Chicago spring weather for the next week or so.

Edited May 1, 201313 yr by dsavitsk

^Wow, fuck that!

It's going to be over 80 in SF, which is sweltering for us.

 

 

Please fax ASAP.

Beep boop bleeeeeeeeeeee

Beep boop bleeeeeeeeeeee

 

"We're sorry....the number you requested is not in service.  Snow will continue for the foreseeable future."

 

Un...believable.....  Mother Nature is seriously pissed at us.

May 1st in Erickson.

 

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Yeezh.