Its Snowing! :( - Page 8

DolphinChicaDDD · #**106** 12-09-2005, 01:25 PM

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Originally posted by jharb
I drive a Jeep Liberty and this morning it was AWESOME. My house only has street or alley parking, and both of my roommates are still stuck. I had to come into work and was able to just pull right out of where the plows had piled up all the snow. The hardest part was scraping my windows as I'm way too short and so is my ice scraper. I just had to crank up the heat and let that defrost my windshield.

Hooray for 4wd, I just got the Jeep in November and it's been a godsend compared to the VW Beetle I was driving.

You can buy a super long made ice scrapper/snow brush. I have one that is telescopic. Its awesome. Wait until April-ish, and they all go on clearence at Target/Walmart. I picked it up last year, along with my collapseable shovel.

Glitter650 · #**107** 12-09-2005, 01:35 PM

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Originally posted by jharb
both of my roommates are still stuck. I had to come into work and was able to just pull right out of where the plows had piled up all the snow. The hardest part was scraping my windows as I'm way too short and so is my ice scraper.
Hooray for 4wd, I just got the Jeep in November and it's been a godsend compared to the VW Beetle I was driving.

Just when I was feeling sad for living where there is no white christmas. I do not envy those who have to deal with this.

wrigley · #**108** 12-09-2005, 01:57 PM

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Originally posted by Sister Havana
Oh, was it a nightmare on the roads yesterday. I am grateful to the public transit gods that I didn't have to drive all the way into the city! The train ride was fine, no problems there. But I caught a ride with a friend of mine from the Belmont train station and it took us an hour and a half to get back to town! (This trip normally takes 15 minutes if that.) It took my sister two hours to get home from her job two towns over. My mom had a two and a half hour commute.

My friend's husband had the biggest nightmare. He left Mundelein (way up north) at 4pm. By 7pm he was only about halfway home. (It took him two hours to get from Army Trail Road on I-355 to North Avenue on I-355, and that's the next exit!) As of 9pm he had only made it two exits closer. I have no idea when he eventually made it home. (We passed over the expressway on the way back from Belmont and it was a giant parking lot - no one was moving.)

And at Midway Airport, a jet skidded off the runway, broke through a barrier and ended up in the middle of Central Avenue at 55th Street, hitting a couple cars in the process.

Add me to the list who had a not so fun drive. My 15min. drive from the nw burbs turned into 3 hour tour to get to my brother's place in Chicago. As I drove over the expressways, they just looked like giant parking lots. Guess who slept over?

This morning the main streets were clean. I saw one person's mini-van stuck in a ditch which must have happened last night because of the amount of snow on top of it. I am so thankful for front and rear defrosters on the windows.

My SIL's best friend called because she thought the SIL was on that flight since that the one she sometimes uses when she goes out of town on business.

I just now got finished shoveling. It's a winter wonderland.

jharb · #**109** 12-09-2005, 02:40 PM

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Originally posted by DolphinChicaDDD
You can buy a super long made ice scrapper/snow brush. I have one that is telescopic. Its awesome. Wait until April-ish, and they all go on clearence at Target/Walmart. I picked it up last year, along with my collapseable shovel.

I don't think I can wait, I fell over trying to reach this morning. I'm just too short! It was kinda funny I came to a stop this morning and all the snow from the top slid down the front of the jeep! I have to get a snow brush that can reach the top, or it could have been a disaster!

Tom Earp · #**110** 12-09-2005, 06:12 PM

SNOW!

Isnt going to melt anytime soon! KC just set a Low Temp. this Morning,-6!

Ass Wipes still havent plowed all of the employee parking behind the Shop.

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hell, wish the snow would melt off of the fire wood pile!

kansas13 · #**111** 12-09-2005, 07:55 PM

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Originally posted by wrigley
Add me to the list who had a not so fun drive. My 15min. drive from the nw burbs turned into 3 hour tour to get to my brother's place in Chicago. As I drove over the expressways, they just looked like giant parking lots. Guess who slept over?

I was right there with ya. Even though my communte was not that bad it took me 1 and half hours to get home when it usually only takes 45 minutes. It wasn't the roads that took so long it was the expressway. 53 up North was jammed packed and took me an hour on it when it normally takes me 15 minutes. I heard on the radio this morning that it took some people almost 5 hours to get home and that was just in the city of Chicago and its surrounding suburbs.

As for the Midway plane crash so far they have one casuality and it is a 6 year old boy.

Can you imagine sitting in your car, waiting for a light to turn green and a plane crashing into your you?! It's just unreal!!

aephi alum · #**112** 12-09-2005, 08:47 PM

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Originally posted by kansas13
As for the Midway plane crash so far they have one casuality and it is a 6 year old boy. Can you imagine sitting in your car, waiting for a light to turn green and a plane crashing into your you?! It's just unreal!!

That's horrible.

We got slammed with ~ 8" of the white stuff. My car stayed snug and warm in its garage while I telecommuted.

RACooper · #**113** 12-09-2005, 09:18 PM

Man all you folks are sooo down... this stuff is the greatest - I look forward to the snow every year. As for the driving it is a blast; its so easy to go slipping and sliding over the back-roads (in a controled way).

I'm just looking forward to the fun in the snow over the holidays - ski-doo, skiing, snow shoeing, and general fun times up at the cottage - and hopefully a little camping.

preciousjeni · #**114** 12-10-2005, 05:17 PM

Ok - there was definitely a pile (eight inches) of snow atop my car roof today. My car is teeny (Honda Civic HB) and was absolutely hidden with snow!

Tom Earp · #**115** 12-10-2005, 05:40 PM

Welcome to Global Warming!

Tom Earp · #**116** 12-11-2005, 04:43 PM

After watching a couple of FootBall Games on TV, switched to Golf!

House got warmer just watching it!

Snow go away!!!

AOX81 · #**117** 12-11-2005, 04:44 PM

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Originally posted by Tom Earp
Snow go away!!!

Ditto. I'm sick of shoveling the driveway!!!

RioLambdaAlum · #**118** 12-15-2005, 09:55 PM

so since i called in sick today since i was tossing my cookies and it turns out from what i saw on a web site that my job was canceled anyways (head start teacher) does that mean i get to use sick leave or weather leave since everyone else gets to use weather leave?

Xylochick216 · #**119** 12-16-2005, 09:35 AM

We had another half inch or so of ice yesterday. Going home waws bad enough, but coming in this morning after it refroze was hellacious. I love snow, but ice is no fun.

Tom Earp · #**120** 12-16-2005, 09:38 AM

Kansas City Weather Idiots!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Snow starting later today. Maybe 1-2 in. Or, maybe 2-4, oops, well it could be maybe 5.

Last week they did the same thing and got 10-12 in.

Please NO NO NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!