Anyone home today?

[ladyraven127]

Cripes . . . . is it icy or what? Thank goodness I work for a school and didn't have to try and drive in this mess today. Our biggest problem is going to be how to get the trash cans down the driveway . . . it's trash day :rolling:

[camdenyard]

Cripes . . . . is it icy or what? Thank goodness I work for a school and didn't have to try and drive in this mess today. Our biggest problem is going to be how to get the trash cans down the driveway . . . it's trash day :rolling:

So...you think the trash man is going to make it?

[ladyraven127]

I hope so. Our frig went wacky this weekend and we have two trash cans that are going to be really ripe soon.

On another note . . . at least today gives me an excuse to dust the shrine . . . it's been ignored for the past few weeks and needs some polishing. Have to make sure it's nice and shiney for draft day, don't ya know :D

[PARavensJeff]

Home in Southern York County, PA today, 6.25" snow/sleet at the last measurement at 845 am, 29 degrees, still sleeting hard. There was no way I was going out in this, even w/ 4x4, no one can drive on ice & the traffic reports on the news this morning proved that. It's just not worth it in this kind of weather.

Enjoy your snow day!!!

LR, as cold as it is, I don't think you need to worry about your trash getting ripe, it hasn't been & it's not going to be above freezing.

[WxKevin]

Made it to work. Took about an hour, usual drive is about 35 minutes. Drove from Carney down to the airport area. Roads were nasty but luckily there was not many people on the road. Just went about 30-35 the whole way. Antilock brakes came on a few times so they were doing their job.

[Beerracuda]

Yeah LR, I'm home today too. I work for Towson U, so when they close down, not only do I get the day off, but get paid for it too! Free vacation day!! WOOHOOO! LOL

I might just spend the day drinking beer and listening to tunes. Although I think I should probably clear off my car before I get too whacked out, or I'll probably end up falling down and cracking my head open! LOL

[LBoogy]

Anti-lock brakes are an absolute life-saver in this stuff.

It looks nasty outside, but nothing I've never seen before. You tune in to some of these news channels and they'll have you thinking it's the end of the world. I've definitely seen worse.

Still, if you don't have to go anywhere, don't.

[Beerracuda]

I agree LBoogy. I've definitely seen much much worse. The ice storm(s) from 94 or 95 come to mind. As for other storms, the blizzards of 79, 83, 96, and 03 come to mind long before this storm ever will.

That being said, I don't plan to drive anywhere today. I was wise enough to grab my beer, cigs, and food yesterday after work, so I got everything I need inside right now.

[ladyraven127]

Just got in from shoveling the driveway . . . . oy vey :alien: That crap is heavy. The dude plowing the street kept going back and forth and the mush was flying and he took out the neighbors mailbox. I thought Fanatic was going to have a heart attack worrying about our Ravens mailbox. I think he would have chased the dude down and beat the crap out of him if he had :rolling:

Beer . . . I know you're loving this . . . . I work for a school too . . . . free paid day :thumbup:

[Beerracuda]

Beer . . . I know you're loving this . . . . I work for a school too . . . . free paid day :thumbup:

LR, damn straight!! We haven't had many free paid days over the past few winters, so I'm loving this one! I was hoping to get out of work early yesterday, but Towson closed at 3pm, which is my normal quitting time anyway... GRRRR!!

As much as I hate winter and snow, if it has to snow, make it a big one, like 3 feet deep. That way I'd get AT LEAST a free week's vacation!! LOL

[ExiledRaven]

Been home since yesterday here in central IL.

So unlike Cleveland....in my 5 years there the only time the school shut down was 9/11. And the time it shut down before that....Dec 8, '41. Yeah...

Then again, 2.5 days of blizzard warnings and somewhere in the area of 12"+ and it drifts here in the midwest...Maryland is actually more dangerous because there is the freezing rain and whatnot.

So...here it just drifts and my car is 2/3 buried. Getting to work and to class tomorrow isn't going to be a nice cup of tea.


I hope everyone has survived and been safe :)

[PurpleRulz]

I am home today, but just got finished shoveling out both cars.

[ladyraven127]

Congrats on the new babe :thumbup:

[ravensfan1996]

Congrats on the new one! My cousin was born in a blizzard a few years back and they named her Clhoe....snowy chloe....hehe

Im in Southern Pa, just moved there, had my first bought of roads not even touched. 83 was snow/sleet covered all the way down to mt carmel rd....It was fun. I have a Land Rover and made the first tracks in most of my nieghborhood...had to put in in low 4x4 when i got stuck for sec! its fun!

[highwater]

Congrats on the new arrival! The fact it happened during an ice storm only adds to the story!

I am home today as well, and as someone has already mentioned, this is very heavy stuff to shovel -- please don't overdo it, because you'll be sorry if you do.

As I type this, it's also becoming extremely windy. Pretty weird day.

[ExiledRaven]

congrats on the baby!

[Drkraven]

My 14 yo son has made a small fortune with our snowblower. We sorta got an icy snow.:eek:

[Beerracuda]

RavensFan1996,

I know exactly how you feel. I lived in Stewartstown/New Freedom area for 2 years back in 93-95. At the same time, I worked at Sparrows Point, 1 hour drive each way on a good day.

PA sucks when it comes to treating the roads. There were many days when I would call out because of the snow, and I was questioned by those at work (Who lived in Dundalk/Essex) saying "What snow?". I would have 6-8 inches, and they would have green grass, so obviously no one believed me.

The thing is, if I could somehow make it to the MD border, which wasn't often, I could get to work, since crossing the border was a difference between winter and summer. PA roads would be snow covered and MD roads would just be wet.

I think PA's motto when it comes to removing snow from roads is the Beatles' "Here Comes The Sun", so let it melt.

[ravensfan1996]

Yeah my wife said it hasnt stopped snowing all day...and we are only one mile over the pa/md line. We have 2ft drifts of snow covering the front door and garage....and down here in hunt valley around 3pm the sun was out..its snowing again now. Oh well i enjoy winter and love the snow...just the ice/sleet thing needs to go!

p.s. i also heard that PA has more roads then california! maybe thats why they are never cleared.

[PARavensJeff]

Hey RF 96, welcome to the neighborhood, PennDot sucks, the local municipal governments do a good job clearing their roads, but the state roads are terrible. That said, my road in New Freedom didn't get cleared until 8 last night, & that stuff they plowed off the road was the heaviest, hardest stuff I have ever dealt with, & I have a snow blower. We got a total of 7.5" in my neighborhood when it was all done. I have lived in New Freedom since 02, & you are right, it's the difference between night & day, or snow & wetcovered pavement at the state line.

[ravensfan1996]

wow already in a ravens shirt! Good picture. Take lots of them, cuz when they are 2 or 3 years old and running around at Ravens Stadium field for ravens fest....youll be like...he was just a baby and now look at him and you look back at old pictures and your are like, he was never that little! enjoy!

PAJEFF-yeah my driveway got ice-plowed in, my 4x4 was able to scale it and I went out to try and shovel it clear....HAHAHAHA good luck! Was like shoveling rocks. (im in the new koller pointe development)

[Mista T]

Yesterday was a good day to get out of the house. After morning rush, we drove up to the Maryland Science Center: no school groups, dozens of open parking spots on Federal Hill, no street people, no competition! :laugh: Three other families came to the entire facility. Topped it off with lunch in Little taly: three other customers at Amici's.