March 9, 201313 yr Author 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.
March 16, 201313 yr What in the actual fuck? Spring officially starts in four days, and we're still getting significant accumulations and zero melting. This winter sucks.
March 16, 201313 yr 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.
March 19, 201313 yr Author 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.
March 19, 201313 yr It was a reasonably crappy commute in this morning and not one that I would have wanted to do in a 2wd car.
March 26, 201313 yr 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
April 11, 201313 yr 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
April 11, 201313 yr 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.
April 11, 201313 yr Minnesota doesn't slow down for snow or ice. The road will be clear and you'll be fine.
April 11, 201313 yr 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.
April 11, 201313 yr lately it seems like they pre-salt the roads, so the interstate is almost always clear if it's above -20.
April 11, 201313 yr Minnesota doesn't slow down for snow or ice. The road will be clear and you'll be fine. QFT
May 1, 201313 yr 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.
May 1, 201313 yr 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.
May 1, 201313 yr 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
May 1, 201313 yr ^Wow, fuck that! It's going to be over 80 in SF, which is sweltering for us. Please fax ASAP.
May 1, 201313 yr 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.
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