OT - East Coast Snow Venting Thread

Submitted by Marley Nowell on

Live in NJ and just got finished shoveling 12"+ snow for at least the 6th time this winter and this stuff was by far the heaviest.  Its also suppose to snow again tonight.  I can honestly say this is the worst winter I've ever seen in Jersey and worse than anything I remember in Ann Arbor except maybe Winter 2005.

I encourage others to commiserate as the old saying goes "misery enjoys company."

Decatur Jack

February 13th, 2014 at 2:22 PM ^

MOTHERFUCKING SNOW EVERYWHERE WHY CAN'T I WALK TO THE DOWNTOWN DOWNTOWNY PLACE GRRR SOO ANGRY AND MAD STUPID SNOW WHY DO YOU HAVE TO SNOW EVERYTHING THIS ISN'T SOME JOHNNY DEPP MOVIE AND THERE ARE NO SLED DOGS WHYYY ARE YOU SO COLD OMFG STFU SNOW I DON'T EVEN WANT TO HEAR YOUR STUPID SNOWY REBUTTAL WHEN I ASK YOU RHETORICAL QUESTIONS

Oh wait, I'm on the West Coast. Nevermind.

Wenham Wolverine

February 13th, 2014 at 2:24 PM ^

happily staying home today outside of boston. town instituted a parking ban, though, so I did have to go outside to switch sides of the street. took the opportunity to go next door and get more beer, so all in all, it turned out ok.

CarrIsMyHomeboy

February 13th, 2014 at 2:26 PM ^

Calling the "worst" is a self-fulfilling prophecy for being unhappy about 1/4 of this year. I'd rather call it prodigious or historic.



Then again, this is my favorite winter in a long time. I have a few friends who agree with me. I understand utility costs, driving conditions, and added snow chores. But I readily accept those for the aesthetics. Slush is minimal. The white stays pearly, not brown-black. Every tree looks like it's been stolen from a poem. And it's so cold that each step makes the snow squeak, not smush. This is my favorite. I'll be ready for spring when it comes and will think just as positively of it as this, but I'm not going to forfeit my appreciation of my world and region in the interim.

TIMMMAAY

February 13th, 2014 at 8:28 PM ^

I've been strangely satisfied by all the cold and snow. It feels "right" to me, I don't care for the wet/mild winters. This type of winter is what I remember growing up, much more than what we've had the last decade or so. Give me bitter, dry cold and snow, I get used to it fast and then it's all gravy. I love it. The only down sides, as you said, are the heating costs and having to contend with idiots on the roads. I don't think driving in it is bad on its own, it's just when you add the unwashed masses who just dont. know. how. to. drive. that it gets bad.  

GoBlueInNYC

February 13th, 2014 at 2:27 PM ^

Commute in to work wasn't too bad. The subway was running normally, just that the icy snow and high winds made walking from the subway to my office feel like getting stabbed in the face by a million tiny knives.

Don

February 13th, 2014 at 2:54 PM ^

and working out for two hours, lifting weights, running/rowing/biking, etc getting their heart rate way up, sweating buckets, and ending up pleasantly fatigued will then complain bitterly about shoveling snow.

 

ama11

February 13th, 2014 at 2:56 PM ^

Just spent 2 hours shoveling my wife's car out. About to go shovel mine out after I finish this coffee. It's a good workout so I'm not complaining. Hope everyone is safe and with power.



Wish there was football on to watch on days like this. Bored without it. Happy snow day to all on the east coast!

bluewings

February 13th, 2014 at 3:05 PM ^

 I like it better than raking and mowing.  It's cold and the work warms me up so I'm feeling comfortable.  After I am done it looks so cool, the driveway is wide and there is a nice path for the mailman/paperboy.  Remember paperboy for sega.  What an awesome game!!!

Don

February 13th, 2014 at 4:19 PM ^

Fergodsakes, make sure your son doesn't even think about doing what a neighbor of mine did a couple of weeks ago. He was using his snow blower, and stuck his hand into it to clear some snow out—while the damn thing was still running.

He ended up in the hospital having emergency reconstructive surgery. Numerous broken bones, sliced tendons, ligaments, etc. Luckily he didn't lose any fingers... or his whole damn hand.

Don

February 13th, 2014 at 4:20 PM ^

Sure they are... they're the elderly retirees you see cruising through the mall first thing in the morning, wearing their sparkling white walking shoes and Wilford Brimley moustaches.

MichiganTeacher

February 13th, 2014 at 4:05 PM ^

Up here we wish we had more snow. Last time I checked we weren't even at a hundred inches for the year yet.