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The triangle area is expecting TWO INCHES of snow! Businesses and schools are preemptively closing. People are raiding the supermarkets. Civilization (or at least as close as Morrisville gets to civilization, which is still admittedly pretty far away) will utterly cease once the crazy white stuff starts falling from the sky. Crazy, I say. I know the horribly witty "southern town braces for end of world in snowflake form" thing has been done before, but the attitude of people around here to winter weather never ceases to amaze me. I'm from freaking Tennessee and I know how to drive on snow. The joke will be on me when I drive in to work on the snow tomorrow and get in a wreck. |
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« Reply #1 on: January 19, 2009, 04:50:21 PM » |
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FRAKE ATTACK WATCH 2009!!
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« Reply #2 on: January 19, 2009, 06:35:41 PM » |
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I had a meeting canceled tonight due to the weather. The weather, of course, being 40 degrees and a little overcast.
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« Reply #3 on: January 19, 2009, 08:05:15 PM » |
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Cancelling because it's 40 degrees and overcast??? That isn't even cold (in my opinion).
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« Reply #4 on: January 19, 2009, 08:06:38 PM » |
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Cancelling because it's 40 degrees and overcast??? That isn't even cold (in my opinion).
Yeah, that's why it's funny. |
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« Reply #5 on: January 19, 2009, 08:13:25 PM » |
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The best part of the article I linked:
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Four years ago to the day, between 0.5 and 2 inches fell on central North Carolina, catching everyone by surprise. Roads clogged up with workers and students going home early, clogging roads at the same time they turned icy and making some commutes last more than eight hours. About 3,000 Wake County students were stranded at schools overnight.
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Seriously? Students were "stranded" due to two freaking inches? Blacksburg got two feet at least twice during my five years at Virginia Tech, and nobody got stranded anywhere (they did cancel classes because apparently it was so cold that the (diesel) compression starters on the buses wouldn't work, and about half the campus (including me at the time) depends on the bus system).
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« Reply #6 on: January 19, 2009, 09:00:07 PM » |
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I had a meeting canceled tonight due to the weather. The weather, of course, being 40 degrees and a little overcast.
Up here in NY, they don't even cancel school unless the wind chill is below -20. |
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« Reply #7 on: January 19, 2009, 10:27:30 PM » |
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Up here in NY, they don't even cancel school unless the wind chill is below -20.
That's a weird distinction. I mean, when I was in the 'burg the wind chill would sometimes drop that low since we were in a valley and we got a lot of cold mountain air, but just because the wind is whipping through your bones doesn't mean it's dangerous to go to class. |
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« Reply #8 on: January 20, 2009, 07:22:55 AM » |
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Much to my surprise, we actually DID end up getting snow in Charlotte-- 4 inches so far, and it's still coming down. But it's been relatively warm here recently, so the roads aren't nearly cold enough for any of it to stick. Still, it looks pretty, and my wife got off of work, so we get to stay home and watch inaguration festivities.  |
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« Reply #9 on: January 20, 2009, 07:34:49 AM » |
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Notre Dame almost literally never closes due to snow. Last week we got over 2 feet in 2 days, the actual temp was -19 with a windchill of less than -32, but they didn't so much as acknowledge the weather. Ho hum.
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« Reply #10 on: January 20, 2009, 09:10:24 AM » |
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« Last Edit: January 20, 2009, 10:23:46 AM by Vlad! »
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« Reply #11 on: January 20, 2009, 09:36:02 AM » |
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LOL..i thought this was gonna be a thread about today's national events, knowing nobody on THIS site would be that overly dramatic, but i thought maybe some newbie posted that had a serious case of Focus on the Family-itis or something.
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"When we spend so much time promoting everything we're against that the message of who we are for gets lost, when Christians are putting everyone else down, how is Jesus lifted up in that?." Doug Fields
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« Reply #12 on: January 20, 2009, 10:33:04 AM » |
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I wish I had brought my camera to work, since the view from the balcony into the woods is fantastic.
I'm also the only member of my team actually at work today, but I'm starting to doubt the wisdom of that, since it's still going all-out on the snow thing. I'm going to eat serious crow if, after making fun of my co-workers for being too wimpy to drive in, I end up getting stuck here because Morrisville's one snowplow hasn't hit this area yet.
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« Reply #13 on: January 20, 2009, 12:01:12 PM » |
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the end of civilization: Snow Causes Duck to Eat Crow  |
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« Reply #14 on: January 20, 2009, 12:04:22 PM » |
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Fortunately it's getting warmer and the snow has melted off the pavement. It's still coming down, but I see no reason why I won't be able to drive the five miles between home and work. Crisis averted!
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« Reply #15 on: January 20, 2009, 02:12:32 PM » |
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Here in SoCal, whenever the temperature drops below 60 and we see a few drops of rain, we cancel COMMON SENSE.
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« Reply #16 on: January 20, 2009, 09:00:36 PM » |
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Here in SoCal, whenever the temperature drops below 60 and we see a few drops of rain, we cancel COMMON SENSE.
I think most of Cali is like that, except for areas like the sierras or locations that commonly receive cooler temperatures (which usually are higher elevations). 60 degrees??? That's a nice temperature; but most everyone in Cali dresses like it's sub-zero climate when the thermometer hits that point (even foreigners (or people from other states) who used to literally live in sub-zero climates. That's mainly due to the fact that they become accustom to the weather of the environment they're currently in). Personally, I think it's ludicrous though. However, I also think it depends on each persons circulatory system, not only the environment they've become accustom to. |
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« Reply #17 on: January 20, 2009, 09:02:22 PM » |
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It can get chilly in the Bay Area (even sometimes in San Francisco in the middle of the summer), so while folks up there still get their share of sunny weather, they're at least a little better prepared for cold, rainy gloom. Here things seem to come to a screeching halt when it rains.
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« Reply #18 on: January 20, 2009, 09:49:28 PM » |
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It can get chilly in the Bay Area (even sometimes in San Francisco in the middle of the summer), so while folks up there still get their share of sunny weather, they're at least a little better prepared for cold, rainy gloom. Here things seem to come to a screeching halt when it rains.
That's true. The temperatures on the coastlines can be cool on a fairly regular basis, since they receive the jet stream which flows off the Pacific ocean. But other places in NorCal aren't as prepared for that type of weather, since it's not usually a common occurance (except for some winters'; and depending on the location (such as the sierras and higher elevations, as I stated earlier)). For instance, various valleys in the north aren't as accustom to cold weather. But the closer you get to the Oregon boarder the more tolerant people usually are of colder weather (I'd say, specifically, within 200 miles of the boarder). Yeah, there really isn't a vast majority of residents way north in Cali. But yeah, the south is more susceptible to that type of a reaction to cooler climate. Though, I know many people in NorCal who react the exact same way. |
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« Reply #19 on: January 20, 2009, 10:36:38 PM » |
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It can get chilly in the Bay Area (even sometimes in San Francisco in the middle of the summer), so while folks up there still get their share of sunny weather, they're at least a little better prepared for cold, rainy gloom. Here things seem to come to a screeching halt when it rains.
Relatively chilly; I still recall going for a walk down El Camino Real in a t-shirt and sandals in February. |
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« Reply #20 on: January 20, 2009, 10:37:55 PM » |
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I'm not talking so much about people's ability to withstand inclement weather; I'm really alluding to the irrational reactions to it - not knowing how to drive in heavy rain and so forth.
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« Reply #21 on: January 21, 2009, 09:44:38 AM » |
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One amusing thing about snow is that it leaves a record. Driving in to work today I could see car tracks going off of the road all over the place. There was one point where (on a back road leading to the office) a car had slid off the road and the driver continued driving on the grass beside the road for about a quarter mile before nearly running into a speed limit sign and realizing what was going on.
I also saw evidence of sledding.
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« Reply #22 on: January 21, 2009, 12:43:00 PM » |
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One amusing thing about snow is that it leaves a record. Driving in to work today I could see car tracks going off of the road all over the place. There was one point where (on a back road leading to the office) a car had slid off the road and the driver continued driving on the grass beside the road for about a quarter mile before nearly running into a speed limit sign and realizing what was going on. That's hilarious, unless you're the guy whose front yard that car drove through. |
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« Reply #23 on: January 21, 2009, 12:47:41 PM » |
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That's hilarious, unless you're the guy whose front yard that car drove through.
Nah, it's just a field at the side of the road. If it was someone's front yard then it would be a bit more unfortunate. |
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« Reply #24 on: January 21, 2009, 12:53:37 PM » |
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Nah, it's just a field at the side of the road. If it was someone's front yard then it would be a bit more unfortunate.
Ah, right. I forget that you don't live in a city so dense that every patch of land is "owned". |
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« Reply #25 on: January 21, 2009, 01:28:25 PM » |
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Ah, right. I forget that you don't live in a city so dense that every patch of land is "owned".
Heh, in Morrisville it's the opposite; you're more likely to be driving beside a field or a forest than a house or store. |
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« Reply #26 on: January 21, 2009, 09:35:29 PM » |
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Heh, in Morrisville it's the opposite; you're more likely to be driving beside a field or a forest than a house or store.
That's awesome! I love open space. |
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« Reply #27 on: January 21, 2009, 10:04:32 PM » |
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That's awesome! I love open space.
It's a great place to live, actually. It's a major technology center but isn't the urban jungle that Silicon Valley is (and housing prices are about 25% of what they are in the valley). |
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« Reply #28 on: February 03, 2009, 04:22:09 PM » |
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In the immortal words of, er, about every Star Wars character ever, "I have a bad feeling about this"  |
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« Reply #29 on: March 02, 2009, 06:00:58 PM » |
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We actually got our second accumulation of snow this winter! I might actually have to take back some of my mockery of North Carolina not having a proper winter (yes, those to whom "a proper winter" means snow from November through April can laugh; the rest of us will get our revenge tomorrow when you're shoveling your driveway for the 61st consecutive day this year). The entrance to my neighborhood looked really pretty.  This time around it didn't affect the roads very much.  That's my favorite kind of snow: enough to make everything look nice, but not enough to make driving especially hazardous. (I did say "especially" hazardous; as is their wont, the North Carolinians still found a way. I saw one dude who wound up in a ditch while I was on my way to work, and apparently I-540 saw its share of fender benders). |
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« Reply #30 on: March 02, 2009, 06:14:11 PM » |
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High 80's for us yesterday, rainy and gloomy today. California is weird.
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« Reply #31 on: March 02, 2009, 07:20:52 PM » |
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I live in NY and didn't get any snow. Take that bitches! Now you know how we feel!
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« Reply #32 on: March 02, 2009, 09:31:14 PM » |
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We got 6-7" at our house. And, of course, most of it melted today and the low tonight is supposed to be 15. So tomorrow morning, I think I'll pack my ice skates to get to work.
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« Reply #33 on: March 03, 2009, 09:51:37 AM » |
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We got 6-7" at our house. And, of course, most of it melted today and the low tonight is supposed to be 15. So tomorrow morning, I think I'll pack my ice skates to get to work.
Yeah, I think Charlotte got hit harder than we did. The roads were free of black ice (no, not that black ice) by 9am this morning, and I'm pretty sure the snow is melting as I write this. |
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« Reply #34 on: March 03, 2009, 09:53:44 AM » |
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I live in Lincoln County, which is northwest of Charlotte. The western part of our county got about 10". And, yep, no black ice for this morning, either. I'm very much looking forward to 72 degrees on Saturday, though.
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« Reply #35 on: March 03, 2009, 10:31:53 AM » |
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I live in Lincoln County, which is northwest of Charlotte. The western part of our county got about 10". And, yep, no black ice for this morning, either. I'm very much looking forward to 72 degrees on Saturday, though.
Yeah, I love the manic-depressive late winters in the South. You're taking a nice walk in the fantastic weather one day and hunkering down in the freezing cold the next. |
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« Reply #36 on: March 03, 2009, 02:23:39 PM » |
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I don't have school again tomorrow. I might as well just accept that this is my Spring Break.
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« Reply #37 on: March 03, 2009, 02:26:23 PM » |
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I don't have school again tomorrow. I might as well just accept that this is my Spring Break.
Too bad it's terrible weather for a wet T-shirt contest. NP: "Great Blue Sea", The Reign of Kindo |
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« Reply #38 on: December 18, 2009, 12:17:53 PM » |
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OH NOES! FRAKE ATTACK 2009 isn't over yet. As I sit here I am watching snowflakes approximately the size of a Honda Civic falling leisurely past the window. North Carolina drivers everywhere have immediately commenced ramming telephone poles and purchasing canned bean soup (because if you're snowed in you definitely want to be eating a lot of bean soup). I have to drive to Raleigh on Saturday evening, so if it's still failtastic I'm going to be upset. I don't mind playing bumper cars with the van, but since I'm driving my dad's car right now I would rather keep the crazies away from it :/ |
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« Reply #39 on: December 18, 2009, 01:28:22 PM » |
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UPDATE!!!!!!!111oneoneone
I got this e-mail:
From: Boss' boss
Sent: 1:29 pm
Subject: Go home if you are in RTP
Snow is falling, so if you still haven’t left, go home and work from there.
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I refuse to work from home, so I just stayed. About 2:10 the snow stopped falling. It just looks sort of wet outside; you wouldn't even know it had snown (ok, I know it's 'snowed' rather than 'snown', but I like the latter better).
Many Bothans North Carolinians died to bring us this information.
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