OT - Snowmageddon POSBANG
The weather predictions for today and tonight have been all over the news with warnings of a nasty winter storm, so what better excuse for a POSBANG?! North of Detroit, we've only gotten about an inch of snow so far. The weather reports are saying the afternoon should bring the heaviest snow. Possible accumulation of 8-14 inches depending on your area. Monday and Tuesday we may set records for low temperatures. Be safe out there!
January 5th, 2014 at 10:59 AM ^
I would take death over a pre-snowmaggedon trip to Costco. Every time I walk through that place, I envision that I'm Andy Dufrain wading through the sewage tunnel on his way to freedom.
January 5th, 2014 at 11:04 AM ^
Heh... my wife went to Costco yesterday—not because of the snow, but because we needed normal amounts of normal stuff—and she couldn't believe how incredibly packed it was, and it was all because of Snowmageddon 2014.
Local TV news pushes weather "emergencies" like drug dealers push heroin and meth.
January 5th, 2014 at 9:57 AM ^
Boo this man! I'm still having car issues and I want a work from home day.
January 5th, 2014 at 9:02 AM ^
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January 5th, 2014 at 11:35 AM ^
I'd say that's pretty much a given.
January 5th, 2014 at 9:02 AM ^
From Minnesota to Michigan . . . Let's do it any way! Go Blue!
January 5th, 2014 at 9:02 AM ^
Here in Chicago, we got dumped on last night and it's still going. We have more than a foot on the ground.
January 5th, 2014 at 9:05 AM ^
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January 5th, 2014 at 9:04 AM ^
It is coming, Bang me.
January 5th, 2014 at 9:32 AM ^
January 5th, 2014 at 9:04 AM ^
but all of us will need to be careful about the wind chill, especially with kids. up north here they are saying we could have 45 mph winds tomorrow, high of 5, makes wind chill somewhere around -30. careful mgoweatherheads.
incidentally, green bay weather tonight is expected to have an ambient (not including wind) temp of -15. throw in some wind and it's going to be a dandy of a game.
January 5th, 2014 at 9:11 AM ^
January 5th, 2014 at 9:14 AM ^
I feel like I deserve a lot of points for this
January 5th, 2014 at 9:23 AM ^
January 5th, 2014 at 11:38 AM ^
Do you know how to work the teleporter? I feel that's your only chance.
January 5th, 2014 at 12:51 PM ^
January 5th, 2014 at 12:57 PM ^
I had to take a flight from O'Hare full of State fans returning from Pasadena on January 2nd. (If my flight on the first hadn't been canceled, I could've avoided that.)
January 5th, 2014 at 3:44 PM ^
Good work. It looks awesome outside, but travel conditions are terrible. Good luck with the drive from the airport. People on the roads are mostly idiots right about now, if it weren't for them I'd enjoy driving in this stuff.
January 5th, 2014 at 9:14 AM ^
Kids are excited -- Governor Dayton (MN) canceled school for the whole state on Monday!
January 5th, 2014 at 9:15 AM ^
Only about 3in here this morning in Saginaw....felt like the execution was only good for half the night considering expectations.
January 5th, 2014 at 9:16 AM ^
January 5th, 2014 at 9:17 AM ^
Al is putting up a snow fence to protect his driveway. Otherwise, his golf cart would be immobilized.
January 5th, 2014 at 9:18 AM ^
I'm south of Chicago and we are getting it now. We are only supposed to get 4 to 6 I think. And it was so nice yesterday, 35 or so. Sucks
Monday Tuesday they are calling for -10 degrees
January 5th, 2014 at 9:19 AM ^
Seems like you guys have already had enough, no?
January 5th, 2014 at 9:23 AM ^
This storm stuff is crazy. Went to Meijer yesterday evening. Place was a war zone, some lady cursed me for grabbing the last bag of potatoes. But I explained to her that I HAVE to have mashed potatoes with my meatloaf....that didn't impress her.
January 5th, 2014 at 9:24 AM ^
It's a winter wonderland!
January 5th, 2014 at 11:52 AM ^
"Oh, the weather outside sucks monkey balls
And I'm tired of the snow and deck the halls.
Now I wish it were April, so
Screw the snow! Screw the snow! Screw the snow!"
January 5th, 2014 at 9:26 AM ^
January 5th, 2014 at 9:33 AM ^
I shoveled like an inch since last night. 7 miles south of Stadium and Main.
I bypassed my local Meijer since the parking lot has been stupid busy since Friday afternoon.
I recall when I lived in Atlanta, I went to the store one night to pick up something my wife wanted. Lines are out to the back of the store. Milk and bread sold out of the shelves. I had to ask people...WTH is going on? They are like, THERES A BIG ICE STORM HEADED HERE. Anyway with my midwest training I said, big deal and went home. Understandably if an ice storm does hit there its a lot dicier with all the hills and a percentage of people who never drove in bad weather or forgot how makes it bad.
I guess the possibility that I'd be suddenly trapped in my house for a week seems a couple/3 of orders of magnitude lower than other things I worry about.
January 5th, 2014 at 9:34 AM ^
Looking at the bright side, if the snow keeps fans away from Crisler I may be able to sneak down to a better spot. Don't want to the lower part of the blue to look empty on BTN.
January 5th, 2014 at 9:36 AM ^
The snow that's forecast doesn't seem like that big a deal, but that polar vortex is another matter.
January 5th, 2014 at 9:37 AM ^
snowdaypredictor.com. Looks like no school here tomorrow. On the plus side, we received an email from the school yesterday that all kids should wear green and white in honor of MSU's Rose Bowl victory on Monday, so hopefully that is cancelled. Yep, welcome to my world. I don't even live in East Lansing.
Either way, my kids will be in full Michigan gear all week.
January 5th, 2014 at 9:54 AM ^
Doesn't seem wildly accurate. It's telling me there is 0.02 inches of accumulated snow expected. There's that much on the ground now.
January 5th, 2014 at 12:23 PM ^
try snowdaycalculator.com. My kids tell me that's the one. Can you tell I have middle schoolers?
January 5th, 2014 at 3:13 PM ^
Yes, just by your avatar alone.
January 5th, 2014 at 3:43 PM ^
appeals to every generation. You should check it out. Good stuff. Sure beats "Dog with a Blog".
January 5th, 2014 at 10:10 AM ^
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January 5th, 2014 at 12:25 PM ^
I almost threw up with the "worship MSU day".
January 5th, 2014 at 9:37 AM ^
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January 5th, 2014 at 10:24 AM ^
but is the next GoT book coming?
January 5th, 2014 at 10:28 AM ^
January 5th, 2014 at 11:26 AM ^
But when do the dragons show up?