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[quote=Mattyk;660662]Load up on good food and alcohol, rent a few movies, and you're ready to weather a big storm. :)[/quote]
I didn't end up going out for booze :(

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[quote=ArtMonkDrillz;660747]Just remember to hit the deck if you spot the 5-0![/quote]
hahahaha werd

few of us alluding to that in this thread

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I want to join the snowball fight but that's too much trouble getting out there

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This is as bad a storm as I've ever seen in this area. Wow. Winds are really gusting and visibility is nada. I was out a few hours ago with my buddy in his big ass Chevy Tahoe. It's bad out there. Really bad.

There was a VW bug flipped over on it's nose on the side of the road right near my place. It had just happened. We stopped to help. There was already another truck there helping the dude. He was pretty shaken, but wearing his seat belt so he was ok. I felt like asking him WTF he's doing riding around in that thing in this weather, but I refrained.

Anyway, home now, scotch in hand and HD TV. Time to riiiide it out.

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[quote=GMScud;660833]This is as bad a storm as I've ever seen in this area. Wow. Winds are really gusting and visibility is nada. I was out a few hours ago with my buddy in his big ass Chevy Tahoe. It's bad out there. Really bad.

There was a VW bug flipped over on it's nose on the side of the road right near my place. It had just happened. We stopped to help. There was already another truck there helping the dude. He was pretty shaken, but wearing his seat belt so he was ok. I felt like asking him WTF he's doing riding around in that thing in this weather, but I refrained.

Anyway, home now, scotch in hand and HD TV. Time to riiiide it out.[/quote]

I have already shoveled twice, and finish a touch of alcohol. I may be moving to the drunk thread or the movie thread soon, rented district 9(haven't seen) and star trek (seen several times) so if i don't pass out, I will be watching those till I feel the need to shovel again. Onward Ho!

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I braved the snow to go to the liquor store to replenish my beer. Got liquor already so I was good. Just finished helping 2 guys shovel their cars out of the middle of the street in my neighborhood.

Pay It Forward !

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[quote=MonkFan4Life;660838][B]I braved the snow to go to the liquor store to replenish my beer.[/B] Got liquor already so I was good. Just finished helping 2 guys shovel their cars out of the middle of the street in my neighborhood.

Pay It Forward ![/quote]

Yeah that is really an essential for this kind of weather. I've got enough scotch to kill and elephant, and plenty of beer/wine for the Super Bowl on Sunday.

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I definitely fishtailed on the way home, coming down a hill. And that was around 6pm, where there was hardly any snow... I can only imagine how driving is right now.

I'm praying to God that the power doesn't go out.

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[quote=DynamiteRave;660843]I definitely fishtailed on the way home, coming down a hill. And that was around 6pm, where there was hardly any snow... I can only imagine how driving is right now.

I'm praying to God that the power doesn't go out.[/quote]

The snow is really heavy and wet. It's just sitting on power lines and trees. There are going to be plenty of outages overnight. A close friend's parents live in Gaithersburg, and they lost power at 7:30pm and are still in the dark.

My other friend in Rockville has had his power go off and on sporadically all night.

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Here's what it looked like out here (60 miles west of DC, near Skyline Drive) at about 7pm. This is a 2 lane road roughly equivalent to the Fairfax Co Pkwy. My advice is to stay home if at all possible. If you do go out, be prepared and don't be an idiot behind the wheel.

[YT]33afARz2KEo[/YT]

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So guys I'm just coming from the bar. Can't bind the drunk thread, so I'm posting here. Wow, it's messy out there for sure. Me and my buddy tried to push a few cabs and it was nothing happening. I've never seen it like this in D.C.

Anyway, who's packing heat tomorrow?

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[quote=cpayne5;660847]Here's what it looked like out here (60 miles west of DC, near Skyline Drive) at about 7pm. This is a 2 lane road roughly equivalent to the Fairfax Co Pkwy. My advice is to stay home if at all possible. If you do go out, be prepared and don't be an idiot behind the wheel.

[YT]33afARz2KEo[/YT][/quote]

Definitely scary conditions. Wonder if they closed Rock Creek Park.

.. Just heard on TV they closed I-66, for you guys that live in VA.

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[quote=12thMan;660849]So guys I'm just coming from the bar. Can't bind the drunk thread, so I'm posting here. Wow, it's messy out there for sure. Me and my buddy tried to push a few cabs and it was nothing happening. I've never seen it like this in D.C.

[B]Anyway, who's packing heat tomorrow?[/B][/quote]

No comprende? Packing heat?

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[quote=GMScud;660851]No comprende? Packing heat?[/quote]

The last snowball fight in DC, some cop showed up and started waving a gun around.

There's a big one going on at Dupont Circle tomorrow. The group for it on facebook has around 3,000 people saying they're going. (so they claim)

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[quote=DynamiteRave;660852]The last snowball fight in DC, some cop showed up and started waving a gun around.

There's a big one going on at Dupont Circle tomorrow. The group for it on facebook has around 3,000 people saying they're going. (so they claim)[/quote]

yeah, that's the one. i'll be wearing a riggins jersey. i think they're forming teams north v. south at 2PM. See you there?

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From what I saw on the news this morning it looked like DC got around 12 inches but I heard parts of MD got 30". What do you guys see? It just started snowing in my area and they are calling for 1 to 4 inches.

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[quote=firstdown;660884]From what I saw on the news this morning it looked like DC got around 12 inches but I heard parts of MD got 30". What do you guys see? It just started snowing in my area and they are calling for 1 to 4 inches.[/quote]

I'm right on the DC - MD line and there is way more than a foot on the ground, and it's not supposed to stop for another 5 hours or so.

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I can't believe the Georgetown - Villanova game is actually going to be played. Crazy. They must have had a hotel right across the street from the Verizon Center.

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[quote=firstdown;660884]From what I saw on the news this morning it looked like DC got around 12 inches but I heard parts of MD got 30". What do you guys see? It just started snowing in my area and they are calling for 1 to 4 inches.[/quote]

I live in NE DC and there's gotta be at least 2ft on the ground. I'm 5'2 and in some parts of the yard, the snow comes up about to my waist. So I'm thinking at least 2-2 1/2 ft.

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in nova we have over 2 feet easy i measured that about two hours ago and we are still getting about 2 inches an hour right now, i'm guessin 30 inches when all is said and done, it's starting to get windy i hope to god we don't lose power

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If you loose power with that much snow on the ground it could take sometime to get it back.

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Just came from clearing off my walkway from the house to the buried cars. I could've lost my son if he stepped off the front porch. Out here in Beltsvlille it's a little we must have at least 2 1/2 maybe 3. All out of Remy but Crown Royal is pretty good to have at a time like this.

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[quote=firstdown;660895]If you loose power with that much snow on the ground it could take sometime to get it back.[/quote]

it was flickering off this morning, actually lost it for about 5 minutes an hour or two ago, i almost shit myself

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This thread needs some pics

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im stuck in san antonio trying to book a flight back to dc. good news is i am chilling in a sweet hotel. bad news is that im not sure how long my comp will pay for it if i cant get a flight back soon.

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[quote=mlmdub130;660912][URL="http://img683.imageshack.us/i/dscn1436t.jpg/"]Imageshack - dscn1436t.jpg[/URL][/quote]

that's a nice shot, looks like it could be on a calendar or something

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well atleast this kinda worked still haven't figured out how to post the actual picture

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these are my dogs, a lab and a doberman, the lab is pretty much buried, so is the dobie and he's not small

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[quote=Mattyk;660913]that's a nice shot, looks like it could be on a calendar or something[/quote]

i broke down and bought a real nice nikon earlier this year it takes amazing pictures

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with drifts I got areas in my yard 6ft deep. In all we are over 3ft

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Snapped these around noon today with my phone:

[IMG]http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s274/gmscud/blizz1.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s274/gmscud/blizz2.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s274/gmscud/blizz3.jpg[/IMG]

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[quote=GMScud;660922]Snapped these around noon today with my phone:

[IMG]http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s274/gmscud/blizz1.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s274/gmscud/blizz2.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s274/gmscud/blizz3.jpg[/IMG][/quote]

How did you post pics in the thread?

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Here's the entrance to my house in Columbia, MD. I think we got the highest totals here in Howard County.

[IMG]http://hphotos-snc3.fbcdn.net/hs166.snc3/19345_864483740548_5731614_48191937_5104757_n.jpg[/IMG]

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Here's a view from my kitchen out to my deck. I had to shovel all of that snow off the deck today.

[IMG]http://hphotos-snc3.fbcdn.net/hs186.snc3/19345_864483755518_5731614_48191940_1507848_n.jpg[/IMG]

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[quote=WaldSkins;660923]How did you post pics in the thread?[/quote]

Use PhotoBucket

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[quote=Ruhskins;660931]Here's a view from my kitchen out to my deck. I had to shovel all of that snow off the deck today.
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i'm so glad i shoveled a couple times way better than trying to shovel 30 inches at once. i cleaned my truck off and shoveled a bit of the street and there is 26 inches on my street, and it probably won't see a plow until monday evening if we are lucky. the best part of my day was polishing off a bottle of chianti before 630.

gonna be interesting to see what happens when the next storm hits tuesday or wednesday they haven't really said much about it yet

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[quote=mlmdub130;660962]i'm so glad i shoveled a couple times way better than trying to shovel 30 inches at once. i cleaned my truck off and shoveled a bit of the street and there is 26 inches on my street, and it probably won't see a plow until monday evening if we are lucky. the best part of my day was polishing off a bottle of chianti before 630.

gonna be interesting to see what happens when the next storm hits tuesday or wednesday they haven't really said much about it yet[/quote]

I'm kicking myself for not shoveling Friday late afternoon or during the evening. A plow came through my street but only because there was an emergency in my neighborhood and the ambulance had to come (I hope they are ok). Still, most people have been able to dig trenches from their houses to the street.

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So how did the snowball fighting warpather's do? I saw a short video, looked crazy

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Here are some snow totals from the weather service:

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

...DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA...
AMERICAN UNIVERSITY 25.5 1200 PM 2/06
1 NNE WASHINGTON 20.0 959 AM 2/06

MARYLAND

1 NNE CROFTON 34.0 510 PM 2/06
GLEN BURNIE 29.5 1230 PM 2/06
BALT-WASH INTL ARPT 26.5 1159 AM 2/06
1 NW ANNAPOLIS 19.8 1200 PM 2/06

...BALTIMORE COUNTY...
1 NW RANDALLSTOWN 32.0 420 PM 2/06

...BALTIMORE CITY...
1 S GWYNN OAK 26.0 1205 PM 2/06
2 ESE ARLINGTON 25.5 100 PM 2/06

...HOWARD COUNTY...
2 W ELKRIDGE 38.3 405 PM 2/06

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I booked a flight on Monday, to get back to DC. I rather not deal with any BS flying on Sunday.