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hey mid-atlantic/empire staters/new englanders - enjoyin' the snow? i'm dog-sitting for friends in harlem, their l'il beagle loves the stuff.

― hstencil (hstencil), Sunday, 12 February 2006 16:49 (nineteen years ago)

I heard about this from a friend yesterday, who said she was going to hole up under blankets last night and read the new Stephen King, which seems appropriate.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Sunday, 12 February 2006 16:50 (nineteen years ago)

his book about *cough* cellphones?

i'm guessing this might help nbc's olympic ratings.

― hstencil (hstencil), Sunday, 12 February 2006 16:51 (nineteen years ago)

My brother flew in yesterday for some kind of toy retailers convention, his hotel is two miles away from the center and he says no taxis or buses are running. I was supposed to tag along for a free room, but thank god I didn't.

― Erick Dampier is better than Shaq (miloaukerman), Sunday, 12 February 2006 16:52 (nineteen years ago)

his book about *cough* cellphones?

You got me. It's his eighteenth book this year, yes?

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Sunday, 12 February 2006 16:52 (nineteen years ago)

i want to go to dairy queen

― terry lennox. (gareth), Sunday, 12 February 2006 16:53 (nineteen years ago)

no way dude, he was "retired" ned!

milo snow is great!

― hstencil (hstencil), Sunday, 12 February 2006 16:56 (nineteen years ago)

I'm venturing out into the blizzard right now, in a Subaru. If I didn't have it, no dice. But I'm cat-sitting for some friends and both cats insisted on going out last night. I didn't believe the weather report so I let them go. Oops. They can get under the house, so they'll be fine. But still. A tiny glimmer of responsibility flickers within me.

― Beth Parker (Beth Parker), Sunday, 12 February 2006 17:21 (nineteen years ago)

i have to get this 12 person van on loan from my employer back to work, somehow. otherwise, im thrilled. ive been waiting for winter to show its ugly face round these parts.

― maria tessa sciarrino (theoreticalgirl), Sunday, 12 February 2006 17:23 (nineteen years ago)

It doesn't look all that blizzardy out there to me. I'm wondering if I can use this as an excuse not to go to the gym. It's not (I think) that I really don't want to go, I just don't want to deal with wet shoes, or putting a pair of boots in my locker, or the overall potential for wet sloshy clothes going into the locker. I might at least take a walk around.

Anyway, it's kind of nice. I slept much better than usual last night, and I wonder if it was mostly because of the way snow makes everything so much quieter.

― Rockist_Scientist (RSLaRue), Sunday, 12 February 2006 17:27 (nineteen years ago)

just went out for a walk. must be a foot deep. avenues have been plowed, side streets not so much. overall too soft and powdery for good snowballs or sledding at the moment, might try later :(

earlier this am woken by lightening flashes and LOUD thunder?!

― m coleman (lovebug starski), Sunday, 12 February 2006 17:30 (nineteen years ago)

I had to be in the club to oversee a children's show, but it got cancelled. There are worse ways to wake up than with a olly olly oxen free phone call.
And yeah, there was lightning all last night. It's a thundizzard.

― Forksclovetofu (Forksclovetofu), Sunday, 12 February 2006 17:31 (nineteen years ago)

earlier this am woken by lightening flashes and LOUD thunder?!

They did say there might be thunder--in fact they used the word "snow-thunder" which I don't remember seeing before. I didn't hear any.

― Rockist_Scientist (RSLaRue), Sunday, 12 February 2006 17:33 (nineteen years ago)

SNOWING LIKE A MOTHERFUCKER

― kanye twitty (Jody Beth Rosen), Sunday, 12 February 2006 17:34 (nineteen years ago)

http://scoopsnoodle.com/snowz.jpg

from my window just now

― jhoshea (scoopsnoodle), Sunday, 12 February 2006 17:37 (nineteen years ago)

doesn't really do justice to the brightness of the situation

― jhoshea (scoopsnoodle), Sunday, 12 February 2006 17:38 (nineteen years ago)

that's a nice pic. i like how everything looks soft-focus except for the branches and the stop light.

― kanye twitty (Jody Beth Rosen), Sunday, 12 February 2006 17:40 (nineteen years ago)

i'm going to get dressed soon and take some pics of my own.

― kanye twitty (Jody Beth Rosen), Sunday, 12 February 2006 17:41 (nineteen years ago)

earlier this am woken by lightening flashes and LOUD thunder?!

there was a ton of this up here. never heard anything like it. unfortunately the doggie didn't like it so much.

― hstencil (hstencil), Sunday, 12 February 2006 17:42 (nineteen years ago)

this just in: bro-in-law reports 2 feet of snow in Baltimore area.

now is the time to figure out the camera on my new cell phone!

― m coleman (lovebug starski), Sunday, 12 February 2006 17:42 (nineteen years ago)

Hopefully it'll snow here in a week or two then!

― jel -- (jel), Sunday, 12 February 2006 17:44 (nineteen years ago)

there is a guy cross country skiing now - so predictable.

who are these people? just waiting to ski.

twitty - tanx. more here: http://scoopsnoodle.com

― jhoshea (scoopsnoodle), Sunday, 12 February 2006 17:44 (nineteen years ago)

22.8 inches reported in central park.

― hstencil (hstencil), Sunday, 12 February 2006 17:50 (nineteen years ago)

The closed the mall where I work. On a Sunday! Hell must have frozen over.

― tokyo nursery school: afternoon session (rosemary), Sunday, 12 February 2006 17:51 (nineteen years ago)

tokyo nursery school: afternoon session - this is for you

http://tinyurl.com/7uk2s

― jhoshea (scoopsnoodle), Sunday, 12 February 2006 17:57 (nineteen years ago)

the ice lolly IS tasty

― tokyo nursery school: afternoon session (rosemary), Sunday, 12 February 2006 17:59 (nineteen years ago)

I fell on the stairs when I went out to get the paper, but it was ok, I fell into snow.

― tokyo nursery school: afternoon session (rosemary), Sunday, 12 February 2006 18:00 (nineteen years ago)

it sure looks pretty.

― geeta (geeta), Sunday, 12 February 2006 18:43 (nineteen years ago)

It's makin' minestrone time!

― Michael Daddino (epicharmus), Sunday, 12 February 2006 18:44 (nineteen years ago)

last night at 2:30 digging out the car and driving home = NO FUN

today = CLEAN THE HOUSE

and, is BAM open and The New World showing, because that's a snow day activity to me.

― Dan Selzer (Dan Selzer), Sunday, 12 February 2006 18:44 (nineteen years ago)

dan we is neighbors

― jhoshea (scoopsnoodle), Sunday, 12 February 2006 18:47 (nineteen years ago)

In Maine the fattyflakes are just begining to make their dance - I shudder in the chill but at least there's cheese

― Mr Jones (Mr Jones), Sunday, 12 February 2006 18:51 (nineteen years ago)

gottdamn it's still snowing up here.

― hstencil (hstencil), Sunday, 12 February 2006 18:53 (nineteen years ago)

I'm at the 'rents in NJ. I've been digging and snowblowin' (and perhaps goofing off) since 9 this morning. Yay snow!!

― Je4nn3 ƒur¥ (Je4nne Fury), Sunday, 12 February 2006 18:59 (nineteen years ago)

some pics i took just now:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/stockholm_cindy/sets/72057594063286206/

― kanye twitty (Jody Beth Rosen), Sunday, 12 February 2006 19:06 (nineteen years ago)

only 8 inches in DC; a little disappointing.

― mookieproof (mookieproof), Sunday, 12 February 2006 19:10 (nineteen years ago)

fuck this noise

― james van der beek (dubplatestyle), Sunday, 12 February 2006 19:23 (nineteen years ago)

This is fabulous, the trekking, the shovelling, the bundling up -- it's finally WINTER!! Sadly I will have no excuse not to go to work tomorrow since I only have to get 4 blocks to the subway. Hmmph.

Movies: check. Groceries: check. George RR Martin Book 4: check. Flannel sheets & pajamas: check. Hurrah!

― Laurel, Sunday, 12 February 2006 19:27 (nineteen years ago)

neighbors please tell me if BAM is open! I can't get a person on the line and really want to get out of my house and watch 2 plus hours of movietime!

― Dan Selzer (Dan Selzer), Sunday, 12 February 2006 19:41 (nineteen years ago)

took the plastic saucers to riverside park, snow's still coming down and damn it's deep. teh kid got one great ride: standing up until he hit a little bump and then falling back on his ass while staying in the sled and continuing the ride sitting down. neat!

came back to do some cooking. gotta feeling there's a bottle of red wine around here somewhere just asking to be opened.

― m coleman (lovebug starski), Sunday, 12 February 2006 19:54 (nineteen years ago)

uhoh. i think i left my windows open when i left for the airport

― phil-two (phil-two), Sunday, 12 February 2006 20:06 (nineteen years ago)

JEALOUS

Anyone fancy swapping for 50 degrees and constant rain?

― Markelby (Mark C), Sunday, 12 February 2006 20:08 (nineteen years ago)

Yo Philadelphians:

http://kyw.com/slideshows/local_slideshow_042180427

― Rockist_Scientist (RSLaRue), Sunday, 12 February 2006 20:34 (nineteen years ago)

I walked by those squat little Spanish mission (?) style houses at 21st or 22nd and Green, and someone was out shoveling snow with salsa playing. (I didn't recognize it.)

― Rockist_Scientist (RSLaRue), Sunday, 12 February 2006 20:36 (nineteen years ago)

Got the kitties back into the house. The Subaru is Supercar. Not very deep here on the Vineyard, but very blustery. Hardly anyone's out. I saw a carload of young Brazilian guys do a total 360 right in front of me. They piled out of the car, laughing and pumping their fists in the air, crazy with fear-adrenaline.

― Beth Parker (Beth Parker), Sunday, 12 February 2006 20:38 (nineteen years ago)

(These houses:

http://citypaper.net/articles/2005-06-30/cityspace.shtml

I'm not a reliable architectural style reporter.)

― Rockist_Scientist (RSLaRue), Sunday, 12 February 2006 20:46 (nineteen years ago)

took 1 year old baby out sledding with a bunch of friends, actually put him on the sled with me, dangerous stuff! all the dogs in Prospect Park are loving it.

― midi sanskrit (sanskrit), Sunday, 12 February 2006 20:46 (nineteen years ago)

I love blizzards. I went out and trudged to the grocery store this morning - everything still covered and my neighborhood quiet except for the occasional scrape-scrape of a shovel. Beautiful. Then I watched Nashville. Will now proceed to burning lots of vinyl to CD while drinking hot chocolate.

― Jay Vee (Manon_70), Sunday, 12 February 2006 20:47 (nineteen years ago)

http://static.flickr.com/26/98867052_7f1f20de52.jpg

― kanye twitty (Jody Beth Rosen), Sunday, 12 February 2006 21:08 (nineteen years ago)

I just spent a couple of hours shoveling around my brother's place and his neighbors' in Boston while my 6 yr old daughter swept behind me. We were a wannabe curling team in slow motion.

― Collardio Gelatinous (collardio), Sunday, 12 February 2006 21:31 (nineteen years ago)

Nothing like driving to work in a blizzard. 20 inches here at my home, most of which accumulated while I was out. Thank god for condo living.

― Alan Conceicao (Alan Conceicao), Sunday, 12 February 2006 21:32 (nineteen years ago)

15 inches in auburn, ma. just finished shoveling out the cars for tomorrows commute.

― slow jamz and white guy indie acoustic shit (Chris V), Sunday, 12 February 2006 21:56 (nineteen years ago)

Beautiful pix, JBR!

― Je4nn3 ƒur¥ (Je4nne Fury), Sunday, 12 February 2006 22:21 (nineteen years ago)

i wouldn't call this a blizzard, the accumulated snow is just way too light. and the precipitation wasn't too violent, decent visibility. plenty of fun though.

― no bones, Sunday, 12 February 2006 22:51 (nineteen years ago)

up here in NH this is the biggest fuckin letdown of a blizzard i have ever seen

― nervous (cochere), Sunday, 12 February 2006 23:14 (nineteen years ago)

hahah, you are all pussies

― ROCHESTER NY BITCHES!@!!@@!!@ (ex machina), Monday, 13 February 2006 01:32 (nineteen years ago)

Heh, it's SPRING here. I was bored out of my mind in my apartment, so I decided screw my horked achilles tendon, I'm taking some painkillers & going going on a walk. Great day here for it, lots of cherry blossoms coming out along 1st, a few crocuses, and some tulip buds. And really sunny, so the Olympics and Cascades were out on either side of the city. I can only walk sloooooowly so I had lots of time to soak up the sunshine.

I do kind of miss awesome 2-feet-of-snow-overnight snow days, though. It's so beautiful and quiet. Everytime Seattle gets a smidge of snow, it's melted by the afternoon.

― lyra (lyra), Monday, 13 February 2006 02:46 (nineteen years ago)

xp FUCK A ROCHESTER

― nervous (cochere), Monday, 13 February 2006 02:48 (nineteen years ago)

As for the weather down here, very very comfy.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Monday, 13 February 2006 02:52 (nineteen years ago)

Well, in northern VT we ain't got nothing but a pale moonlit sky. Nice to know yer all comfy, Ned. That's a relief! ;)

― jim wentworth (wench), Monday, 13 February 2006 03:09 (nineteen years ago)

*whistles in the mild 25+C weather* ;P

But seriously, JBR I'll second those pics being fabulous :)

I wish it snowed here.

― Trayce (trayce), Monday, 13 February 2006 03:11 (nineteen years ago)

Trying to look at JBR's pix but Flickr has been in the powder room for awhile.

Nice to know someone's getting some snow this winter (he says from un-snowy Cleveland). Throw a snowball at Ned for me.

― Jeff Wright (JeffW1858), Monday, 13 February 2006 03:56 (nineteen years ago)

Hey!

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Monday, 13 February 2006 14:08 (nineteen years ago)

I dunno about Central Park, this doesn't look like 27 inches to me! Some meteorologist is a size queen.

― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Monday, 13 February 2006 14:11 (nineteen years ago)

god has dandruff

― my name is latebloomer, please take my hand (latebloomer), Monday, 13 February 2006 14:12 (nineteen years ago)

MORBIUS OTM

― ROCHESTER NY BITCHES (ex machina), Monday, 13 February 2006 14:12 (nineteen years ago)

http://www.robertjwood.net/photography/images/eastmansnow2.jpg

DOWNTOWN ROCHESTER

― A BOLD QUAHOG (ex machina), Monday, 13 February 2006 14:13 (nineteen years ago)

lucky

― sunny successor (katharine), Monday, 13 February 2006 14:58 (nineteen years ago)

i wish i had money to take the day off and go skiing.

― hstencil (hstencil), Monday, 13 February 2006 15:11 (nineteen years ago)

Trying to look at JBR's pix but Flickr has been in the powder room for awhile.

it's back.

― kanye twitty (Jody Beth Rosen), Monday, 13 February 2006 15:16 (nineteen years ago)

this 'blizzard' kept my nyc-based exgf with whom i've proven i can't get along any more in town for another night, meaning i had to twice drive past and see her car parked at the house of her new fling, my (now ex)friend

...fuck a blizzard

― nervous (cochere), Monday, 13 February 2006 15:26 (nineteen years ago)

i go to school in the mountains of massachusetts, i live in new york, and WHERE IS THE SNOW?

― Maria (Maria), Monday, 13 February 2006 15:37 (nineteen years ago)

i had so much fun during the last huge nyc blizzard. i kind of wish i could be there for this one!

― lauren (laurenp), Monday, 13 February 2006 15:38 (nineteen years ago)

i went out for a walk last night and it was nice. this morning everything was just slushy along the streets and hard to keep from shoes getting soaked. snow bongs.

― Special Agent Gene Krupa (orion), Monday, 13 February 2006 18:44 (nineteen years ago)

Jody, where is that sign that says Samoa? I saw that and the little metro dispenser which I took at first to be a full-size Metro entrance and thought you were passing off photos from some snowed-in Scandanavian town as Brooklyn.

― Redd Harvest (Ken L), Monday, 13 February 2006 18:49 (nineteen years ago)

So I take it this snow was the happy! fluffy! powder! type and not the angry shit we get in MN?

― suzy (suzy), Monday, 13 February 2006 18:54 (nineteen years ago)

yeah it was pretty dry, hence the weird lightning saturday night.

― hstencil (hstencil), Monday, 13 February 2006 18:57 (nineteen years ago)

aw!

http://us.news3.yimg.com/us.i2.yimg.com/p/ap/20060212/capt.ctjh10402122243.snowstorm_ctjh104.jpg

― sunny successor (katharine), Monday, 13 February 2006 20:11 (nineteen years ago)

holy shit that looks like the dog i'm taking care of. not him, tho.

― hstencil (hstencil), Monday, 13 February 2006 20:15 (nineteen years ago)

you dont know what he does while youre out

― sunny successor (katharine), Monday, 13 February 2006 20:22 (nineteen years ago)

yes i do, he mostly just sleeps under the bed.

― hstencil (hstencil), Monday, 13 February 2006 20:23 (nineteen years ago)

Jody, where is that sign that says Samoa?

m0n+@6u3 street, bet. h3nry & c1!n+0n

― kanye twitty (Jody Beth Rosen), Monday, 13 February 2006 20:54 (nineteen years ago)

It was great walking across New Haven Green this morning. The snow was positively sparkly with all the sunlight. I feel a bit decadent to have all this, plus summer fruit - peaches from Chile, which are as hard as stone when you buy them but turn delicious after a couple of days. (I think there's a Mountain Goats song about this - remotely.) There was a fire alarm this morning and Joan explained about snow shoes. She's a cross country and a downhill skier because she grew up in Buffalo. Apparently, it's quite acceptable to ski across New Haven Green. Some people just ski right out their front door. I haven't witnessed it, but so I'm told.

― youn, Wednesday, 15 February 2006 00:38 (nineteen years ago)

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