Weather

[Redsfaithful]

The horror

But "back in my day" opinions are so boring

[Boston Red]

But "back in my day" opinions are so boring

Back in my day, those five mile walks to school uphill both ways kept us warm in the snow.

[bengalsown]

I agree, we are raising a bunch of wussies and it will be the downfall of society.

Schools usually close in extreme cold temperatures because half of the buses won't start, even with blockheaters plugged in. Most households have both parents working full time, so therefore most children have to ride the busses that won't start...

[RedTeamGo!]

Schools usually close in extreme cold temperatures because half of the buses won't start, even with blockheaters plugged in. Most households have both parents working full time, so therefore most children have to ride the busses that won't start...

I was being very sarcastic

[RFS62]

That had to be December of 89. I was living in Lexington Kentucky then. We had a week of below zero temps. One night the wind chill got to 40 below. That has been the coldest I have ever been. Needless to say my car wouldn't start the next morning. Luckily my dad was coming to Lexington to go to some ball games with me and he boosted me off and bought me a new battery to boot.

Winds chills have been below zero all the past weekend in the DC area. Schools were off the last two days last week and today for some ice that is now falling. It could be adventure getting home from work today.

Yep. I was in Myrtle Beach working Hurricane Hugo in '89. They got over a foot of snow over Christmas. There isn't a snow plow or a snow tire within hundreds of miles of Myrtle Beach.

The head of the South Carolina Department of Highways was interviewed on the local news, and he was asked "what is your plan for removing the snow from the highways?"

He thought for a moment, and replied "Well, we're hoping it's going to melt".

That was the plan. And sure enough, it worked. It took about two weeks of driving through icy ruts before the temperatures finally rose, but it worked.

[Boston Red]

School was closed in Wichita today. Wind chills of 20 to 25 below. Wusses.

Actually, I had the wife drive me to work today so that the car didn't have to sit outside in that all day. It's bad enough if some kids get frostbite, but me getting stranded at the office? Hell no!!

[WrongVerb]

It's the 40th anniversary of the blizzard of '78.

http://www.weather.gov/iln/19780126

[Redsfaithful]

Today was kind of the day I finally feel super over it. January 16th isn't too bad, I've reached my breaking point with winter far sooner. I really can take the snow, but these temps are too much. It shouldn't feel painful to go outside.

[dougdirt]

Today was kind of the day I finally feel super over it. January 16th isn't too bad, I've reached my breaking point with winter far sooner. I really can take the snow, but these temps are too much. It shouldn't feel painful to go outside.

The cold isn't what's gotten me. It's my back at this point from shoveling the snow and ice. I'm hoping to wake up tomorrow without wondering if I bend down to put the leash on my dog if I'll be able to stand back up. Side note: getting old sucks.

[Raisor]

It's the 40th anniversary of the blizzard of '78.

http://www.weather.gov/iln/19780126

I've only got one real memory from that blizzard: my dad was cooking something on the stove and set himself on fire. He ran out into the snow and doused the fire out in a snow drift. No way to get get to the hospital. Our next door neighbors were nurses, so they came over and did what they could.

[BernieCarbo]

The cold isn't what's gotten me. It's my back at this point from shoveling the snow and ice. I'm hoping to wake up tomorrow without wondering if I bend down to put the leash on my dog if I'll be able to stand back up. Side note: getting old sucks.

Dude, we've had about six inches of snow this year. This has nothing to do with getting old- there's something broke.

[RedTeamGo!]

Yep, and back problems get worse not better.

You should see a doctor immediately.

[BernieCarbo]

Was talking to my dad last night, and although '78 was bad, the blizzard in '63 was worse, at least on the NE coast. The '78 blizzard was definitely more widespread though and affected more people. And when I was growing up, there was an old man down the road that used to tell me about a terrible blizzard in the 1880s where he spent days shoveling out drifts just so the horses could start breaking in paths again. People never get tired of talking about the weather.

[cumberlandreds]

Was talking to my dad last night, and although '78 was bad, the blizzard in '63 was worse, at least on the NE coast. The '78 blizzard was definitely more widespread though and affected more people. And when I was growing up, there was an old man down the road that used to tell me about a terrible blizzard in the 1880s where he spent days shoveling out drifts just so the horses could start breaking in paths again. People never get tired of talking about the weather.

I think I saw a book on Amazon about an 1880's blizzard that is considered one of the worst in recorded history.

I remember that 78 winter as I was a freshman in high school. We missed three straight weeks,basically the month of January, because of snow and cold weather. We dodged that blizzard though. I was in SE Kentucky and most of the high winds stayed north of us in central and northern Kentucky.

[Sea Ray]

Was talking to my dad last night, and although '78 was bad, the blizzard in '63 was worse, at least on the NE coast. The '78 blizzard was definitely more widespread though and affected more people. And when I was growing up, there was an old man down the road that used to tell me about a terrible blizzard in the 1880s where he spent days shoveling out drifts just so the horses could start breaking in paths again. People never get tired of talking about the weather.

While visiting Hawaii one time I was told that the early Polynesians didn't even have a word in their language for "weather" because it rarely changed.