Be safe out there

[tower912]

Stormageddon 2022.    Batten down the hatches.   


Well, batten 'em down again.   We'll teach those hatches.

[lawdog77]

mmmmmm
beer battered hatch chiles

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIPj0UtX58E

[tower912]

Hatches ?!?!  We don't need no stinking hatches.

[rocky_warrior]

Woke up to -14 and about 10" of snow.  I'm gonna let it warm up a bit before I even go out to clear some snow.

[Jay Bee]

Got about 8 inches here (pause)

Not sure if it makes any sense to clear the driveway. Big winds are coming this afternoon. Feel like there will be crazy drifts everywhere no matter what I do now

[dgies9156]

Landed at Denver last night.

Whiteout on Interstate 25 south of Denver last night. Pena Parkway out of the airport was snowpacked and bumper to bumper from the airport to E470.

It's really cold here so be careful out there.

[real chili 83]

mmmmmm
beer battered hatch chiles

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIPj0UtX58E

Great link. Thanks.

Those would go good with a couple of Manhattans.

[MU Fan in Connecticut]

We are just getting rain here in Southern New England followed by wind followed by very cold.
Fortunate compared to the middle of the country.

[Jockey]

We are just getting rain here in Southern New England followed by wind followed by very cold.
Fortunate compared to the middle of the country.

2-4 inches coming in SE Wisconsin, then a couple windy, cold days.

More like a once-in-a-month storm than the once-in-a-generation storm that is being breathlessly predicted.

Or as I like to call it -  winter.

[tower912]

Yeah, a little different on this side of the lake.   2 feet by Saturday night.     

[ZiggysFryBoy]

Got about 8 inches here (pause)

Not sure if it makes any sense to clear the driveway. Big winds are coming this afternoon. Feel like there will be crazy drifts everywhere no matter what I do now

Wind's cleared about half the driveway.

Only 4" or so here, but madison is pretty cuck.

[Jay Bee]

All the neighbors did their driveways, so I gave in. Can’t feel my fingers or toes, but the snow was fluffy and the snowblower came through lovely.

Winds expected to ramp up early this evening. Blizzard warning in effect for my county 6p tonight until early Sat morning

[ATL MU Warrior]

Great link. Thanks.

Those would go good with a couple of Manhattans.

Everything goes good with a couple of Manhattans.

[Jockey]

Yeah, a little different on this side of the lake.   2 feet by Saturday night.   

Northwest wind - you guys get nailed.

Northeast wind - we get it.

[tower912]

They revised it downward.   17 inches.


BTW, in this house, when the snow forecast is for an all night snowfall of 6-8 inches, but it turns out to be only a couple of hours and 2-4 inches, my wife calls that a (my name).

[Hards Alumni]

They revised it downward.   17 inches.


BTW, in this house, when the snow forecast is for an all night snowfall of 6-8 inches, but it turns out to be only a couple of hours and 2-4 inches, my wife calls that a (my name).

Couple of hours?  Sheesh, that's endurance.

[tower912]

Then there are the scattered flurries.    Yeesh.   

[pbiflyer]

Thanks for the heads up, I checked before heading to the beach today (80 degrees) and there was a rip current advisory. Guess I will only be able to sit on the sand rather than a dip in the water. Winter is hell!

[wadesworld]

Thanks for the heads up, I checked before heading to the beach today (80 degrees) and there was a rip current advisory. Guess I will only be able to sit on the sand rather than a dip in the water. Winter is hell!

Go shred the gnar, bruh.

[tower912]

Thanks for the heads up, I checked before heading to the beach today (80 degrees) and there was a rip current advisory. Guess I will only be able to sit on the sand rather than a dip in the water. Winter is hell!

So are hurricanes. 

[4everwarriors]

Eye'd sey ya kneed a good 6 inches fore slippin' and slidin', aina?

[pbiflyer]

Eye'd sey ya kneed a good 6 inches fore slippin' and slidin', aina?

6 inches isn't a lot, despite what you have been told......

[tower912]

I shovel.   It depends on if the snow is light and fluffy 6 inches, or a wet and sloppy 6 inches.     

[wadesworld]

Was told to work from home today because of the snowstorm.  It was supposed to be 3-6 inches, but all falling from between 10AM-2PM.  We got a dusting at best.  It is -4 degrees outside and very windy though.

[Dr. Blackheart]

I pay my snow guy.  He can plow the football field long driveway in two minutes.

Don't need another widow-maker event in my life when MU cannot even close a game.

[real chili 83]

People lose their mind in the south if a snowflake (yes, just one snowflake) is spotted within a 300 mile radius.  Kinda funny.

Was in Dallas in March and it got down to 28 one night. The morning reporter found a small pothole with some frozen water in it, and declared “THIS IS BLACK ICE”.

🙄🙄🙄

We played golf later that morning.

[mu_hilltopper]

Crazy in Milwaukee, half the schools closed.  Yeah, it was chilly at 3pm. 

But .. not enough snow to even plow.

Every year we get fooled by media hype .. like clockwork and Lucy pulling the ball on Charlie Brown.

[Dr. Blackheart]

Crazy in Milwaukee, half the schools closed.  Yeah, it was chilly at 3pm. 

But .. not enough snow to even plow.

Every year we get fooled by media hype .. like clockwork and Lucy pulling the ball on Charlie Brown.

When is Snowcap Bay getting their Arby's? 

[mu_hilltopper]

When is Snowcap Bay getting their Arby's? 

Looks like we're getting a salad place instead, which is the exact opposite of Arby's.

I've failed miserably.

[21Jumpstreet]

Kid flew into Chicago tonight from Philly, wind and “snow” non issues

[real chili 83]

Looks like we're getting a salad place instead, which is the exact opposite of Arby's.

I've failed miserably.

IMPEACH

[ZiggysFryBoy]

Looks like we're getting a salad place instead, which is the exact opposite of Arby's.

I've failed miserably.

Yeah, this is a major fück up.  Resign to save face.

[The Hippie Satan of Hyperbole]

Crazy in Milwaukee, half the schools closed.  Yeah, it was chilly at 3pm. 

But .. not enough snow to even plow.

Every year we get fooled by media hype .. like clockwork and Lucy pulling the ball on Charlie Brown.

The Milwaukee area is in a winter storm warning with wind chill expected to reach -40 below. Kids shouldn’t be in school today.

[4everwarriors]

That's the typical 2022 pussification standard rhetoric. Gone are the days when men were men. I say strap it on and go forward, hey?

aka teachers don't wanna teach, aina?

[The Hippie Satan of Hyperbole]

That's the typical 2022 pussification standard rhetoric. Gone are the days when men were men. I say strap it on and go forward, hey?

aka teachers don't wanna teach, aina?

You’re trying too hard.

[tower912]

That's the typical 2022 pussification standard rhetoric. Gone are the days when men were men. I say strap it on and go forward, hey?

aka teachers don't wanna teach, aina?

Keep the office open.  Make it a community outreach day.   I like it.

[ChuckyChip]

Crazy in Milwaukee, half the schools closed.  Yeah, it was chilly at 3pm. 

But .. not enough snow to even plow.

Every year we get fooled by media hype .. like clockwork and Lucy pulling the ball on Charlie Brown.

MPS had a Professional Development Day yesterday (Thursday) and no school on today (Friday) for the start of winter break, so kids weren't scheduled to be in school already anyway.

[tower912]

No kid should be out waiting for a school bus today.   Brutal.  I shoveled last night before the cold front came through.   3 inches of heavy wet snow.   This morning, it was about the drifts.   Bare spots next to 2-3 foot deep spots.    Ahhh, the upper midwest in winter.   Upper 40's by this time next week.   Golf weather.

[NCMUFan]

Alot of rain on Thursday.  Then wind early Friday morning.  Now the temperature plunge for this part of the country.  Single digits.  Merry Christmas to all Scoopers!

[Uncle Rico]

Looks fine out the window in SE Wisconsin but I can report it’s treacherous out there

[jesmu84]

Looks fine out the window in SE Wisconsin but I can report it’s treacherous out there

Lot of dental offices nearby?

[4everwarriors]

Keep the office open.  Make it a community outreach day.   I like it.

We're open Bro, hey?

[tower912]

I'll be over.

[Uncle Rico]

Lot of dental offices nearby?

That and Joy Behar.  It’s a dangerous world

[muwarrior69]

Well, we could all live in Buffalo, NY. Did they not get about 4ft of snow a couple of weeks ago. Here in Jersey it is suppose to go down to about 8 degrees overnight, but no to little snow; that is pretty cold for us.

Merry Christmas!

[TSmith34, Inc.]

That's the typical 2022 pussification standard rhetoric. Gone are the days when men were men. I say strap it on and go forward, hey?

aka teachers don't wanna teach, aina?

Tanning your balls is the only answer

[Pakuni]

We're open Bro, hey?

Some heroes wear smocks.

[tower912]

We received 15 inches of snow last Saturday.  About 9 so far from this storm.  Blowing, drifting, sustained winds are impressive.

[pbiflyer]

We have a wind chill advisory. And they were right. Sitting waterside at lunch today was slightly chilly when the sun went briefly behind the clouds.

[Dr. Blackheart]

We have a wind chill advisory. And they were right. Sitting waterside at lunch today was slightly chilly when the sun went briefly behind the clouds.

Pro Tip:  Use a Koozie to avoid direct contact with the cold elements to reduce the chances of frostbite.

[PointWarrior]

Seattle was glare ice all day everywhere.  Tried to walk the dog this AM, we both slide in slow motion down our sloped driveway.  He looked at me like I was nuts and scanned for flat ground to go back in the house.

[Dr. Blackheart]

Looks like we're getting a salad place instead, which is the exact opposite of Arby's.

I've failed miserably.

Marching on Glendale!

[Scoop Snoop]

Happy that we have no snow in the part of the Blue Ridge area of Virginia where we live, but it was 5 degrees at 6:30 this AM, -7 wind chill, when I walked our very old Beagle Sasha. She insisted on finding the perfect spot to take a dump and absolutely refused to be rushed.

[MU82]

Lost our power overnight. Decided to run out to find an open Starbucks. By the time we got back, the power was back on - yay! It had been out for about 4 hours.

Breezy and unseasonably cold in Charlotte.

[mu_hilltopper]

Beginning Wednesday .. 10 straight days of 35-45 degree weather.

The ice rink gods giveth, and they taketh away.

[tower912]

Yeah, we are going to need to uncover storm drains to give the 30 inches of snow we have on the ground somewhere to go.

[4everwarriors]

Those damn guns were at it again last night, hey?

[Uncle Rico]

Those damn guns were at it again last night, hey?

There's only one thing that I know how to do well
And I've often been told that you only can do
What you know how to do well
And that's be you,
Be what you're like,
Be like yourself,
And so I'm having a wonderful time
But I'd rather be whistling in the dark
Whistling in the dark
Whistling in the dark
Whistling in the dark
Whistling in the dark
Whistling in the dark
There's only one thing that I like
And that is whistling in the dark

[🏀]

Take it easy on 4ever, it’s a big couple nights for him.

[tower912]

Lost our power overnight. Decided to run out to find an open Starbucks. By the time we got back, the power was back on - yay! It had been out for about 4 hours.

Breezy and unseasonably cold in Charlotte.

Phew, power restored before the titanic Panther/Lion battle.

[MU82]

"Worst storm to hit Buffalo in decades."

Yes, that's right. A region that always seems to be under 4 feet of snow from Dec. 1 to March 1 is being buried by its worst storm in decades. Yikes!

[tower912]

77 inches of snow in Buffalo 5 weeks ago.

[MU82]

77 inches of snow in Buffalo 5 weeks ago.

Yep. And this one supposedly is WORSE!

The storm, the worst to strike Buffalo in decades, battered the region overnight with winds exceeding 70 miles per hour, and by Saturday morning more than six feet of snow had buried houses, businesses and cars. The region will not see blizzard conditions ease for another 12 to 18 hours, said Jon Hitchcock, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service’s Buffalo office.

[21Jumpstreet]

There's only one thing that I know how to do well
And I've often been told that you only can do
What you know how to do well
And that's be you,
Be what you're like,
Be like yourself,
And so I'm having a wonderful time
But I'd rather be whistling in the dark
Whistling in the dark
Whistling in the dark
Whistling in the dark
Whistling in the dark
Whistling in the dark
There's only one thing that I like
And that is whistling in the dark

I do love me some They Might Be Giants

[warriorchick]

Chick Jr went to the Titans game with her uncle and cousins today.

They all said it was too cold to drink beer.  She said, "I'm from Wisconsin!" and waved the beer vendor over to their section.

I have never been more proud.

[tower912]

(sniff) (dabbed tear)

[tower912]

25.5 inches of snow.    Now at 67 for the season.   And it is all going away.   That i cg. of rain between now and Sunday is going to be a problem.

[MU82]

Op-ed in the Washington Post by Pete Saunders, an urban planner in the Chicago area:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/12/31/buffalo-blizzard-inequality-segregation-cities/?utm_campaign=wp_post_most&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&wpisrc=nl_most&carta-url=https%3A%2F%2Fs2.washingtonpost.com%2Fcar-ln-tr%2F38b358d%2F63b30e04ef9bf67b2345ae5f%2F5f8d147cae7e8a56e5b732a4%2F17%2F70%2F63b30e04ef9bf67b2345ae5f&wp_cu=b1005792a416de1fbe1f17e5cf366b7d%7CB1FF71CA724A36FAE0530100007F88D6

The recent Christmas blizzard in Buffalo was one for the ages, dropping more than 50 inches of snow — and putting the city over 100 inches for the season, a bit more than its average annual total. Now many Buffalo residents are making legitimate complaints about how unevenly the weather and the snow have affected Black and White residents.

Most tragically, Black people have been overrepresented among the dead. Community leaders point out that Buffalo’s whiter neighborhoods and suburbs were better prepared for the weather. And in the aftermath of the storm, their streets were cleared of snow more quickly than those in Black neighborhoods.

This is hardly a new phenomenon. It is how structural racism — some call it “racism without racists” — works. In many cities, patterns established during the bygone days of virulent, interpersonal racism remain embedded in the infrastructure, and these become most evident in times of crisis. Buffalo is only the most recent illustration.

Great Lakes cities are as familiar with segregation as they are with snow. The region is well-represented on lists of the country’s most segregated cities, especially when it comes to Black-White segregation. Which city is the most segregated? It doesn’t matter. Sometimes it’s Detroit. Or Milwaukee. Or Chicago. Or Cleveland. Others in the broader region are not exempt: St. Louis, Indianapolis, Cincinnati, Minneapolis and, yes, Buffalo. All have troubling legacies of segregation. And all suffer economically as a result.

This is rooted in the arrival of Black Southerners to Northern cities in the early 20th century — escaping Jim Crow violence and seeking manufacturing jobs — and efforts by White city leaders to impose space between the migrants and themselves. Over decades, an array of policies — restrictive deed covenants, exclusionary zoning, redlining, “blockbusting,” public housing and interstate highway development, among others — formed a starkly segregated region.