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Here Comes DC's Blizzard!

this was at 11am this morning and its still snowing. Supposedly we are getting another 6-9 inches around here. Fun Fun Fun!
Everybody in the snow area be safe!

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Hawkeye10 said:
Then after they run around..."we got off lucky, hurray!"..over and over and over again.

We need to demand better out of our experts and government than being fed lies.
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Oh, look....you were wrong.

People were warned, so they were ready.

Good thing the government warned everyone.
 
beefheart said:
Oh, look....you were wrong.

People were warned, so they were ready.

Good thing the government warned everyone.
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Yep, and I am pretty happy with how this played out. Blasio unlike Bloomberg did not shut down the city till he saw enough snow to justify it, for instance. I also wonder if DC Metro is using this time to get some work done in the tunnels...this system has tons of deferred maintenance that they trying to catch up on and a two day closure is a great chance to get some of it done.

BUT, we have got to not close down cities except in extreme cases because the economic costs are huge. We have to stop lying to the citizens. And we have to be once again the can do nation.

And I dont mind too much being wrong, testing our understanding is a great practice. Also I generally dont mind failing so long as it does not happen too often and so long as I dont repeat past mistakes....in life I long ago learned to work without a net, and once I got used to it I came to prefer it.
 
Hawkeye10 said:
Yep, and I am pretty happy with how this played out. Blasio unlike Bloomberg did not shut down the city till he saw enough snow to justify it, for instance. I also wonder if DC Metro is using this time to get some work done in the tunnels...this system has tons of deferred maintenance that they trying to catch up on and a two day closure is a great chance to get some of it done.

BUT, we have got to not close down cities except in extreme cases because the economic costs are huge. We have to stop lying to the citizens. And we have to be once again the can do nation.

And I dont mind too much being wrong, testing our understanding is a great practice. Also I generally dont mind failing so long as it does not happen too often and so long as I dont repeat past mistakes....in life I long ago learned to work without a net, and once I got used to it I came to prefer it.
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You got all pissed off, said stupid things and looked foolish.

Told you so.
 
Jack Hays said:
Don't be a sore winner.
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Not a sore winner. Just someone who pointed out an incredibly stupid post that was quickly, and easily proven wrong. His position was moronic.
 
And here's DQ's Blizzard!

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Seriously keep warm.
 
Jack Hays said:
As of 1800 on 23 January wind is down but snow continues.
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Need to mark off say... 6ft x 6ft sections and lightly dust one with soot. Dust it too light to see, but takes photos of which melts faster.
 
I live within a few miles of Dulles

We now have well over 27 inches, and drifts over 3 feet

Sun will come out tomorrow....and we will begin to dig out

This one may last more than a day

My dog is NOT a happy camper....he is a 120 lb chocolate lab, and i tried to make a path for him in the back yard

He was giving me some really dirty looks.....blaming this crap on me
 
Last official reading I saw was 28.3 inches at Dulles Airport. Sunny & cold today.
 
Digging out

This is nuts

Halfway on my driveway and I am toast

No signs of any plows in neighborhood
 
My car is half way out. Got to take a break. We got 30 inches but the drifts are much deeper in places, like around my car. Where the hell is all this snow going to go? I don't plan to drive anywhere for a couple days but I might as well dig out now since it is such a beautiful day outside.

Oh, and don't forget to put sun block on your face. You will sun burn very easy out in the snow.
 
I feel for you guys. 30" of heavy, wet snow just plain sucks and unless you've got space on both sides of your driveway to throw it you're pretty much screwed.
 
Lutherf said:
I feel for you guys. 30" of heavy, wet snow just plain sucks and unless you've got space on both sides of your driveway to throw it you're pretty much screwed.
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Thanks. Snow was actually pretty dry and powdery, but it's still a lot.
 
BrewerBob said:
Snow is one thing, but the wind is what is making it crazy. 18 inches of snow can create some big drifts with enough wind. Our covered and walled balcony is buried.
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Greetings, BrewerBob. :2wave:

I wonder how much influence the Full Moon on Jan 23 had with the large amount of snow and windy conditions this storm brought to the East Coast in such a short period of time?
 
polgara said:
Greetings, BrewerBob. :2wave:

I wonder how much influence the Full Moon on Jan 23 had with the large amount of snow and windy conditions this storm brought to the East Coast in such a short period of time?
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Significant influence on tides.
 
Jack Hays said:
Significant influence on tides.
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:agree: I saw pictures of huge chunks of ice floating down the street in one of the cities on the East Coast affected by this storm... Can't recall which one, but it seems like it was in the NY/NJ area...
 
Jack Hays said:
Significant influence on tides.
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The moon certainly affects the tide by why would it being full or not matter? It has the same gravitational influence regardless of how much light is bouncing off of it, right?
 
BrewerBob said:
The moon certainly affects the tide by why would it being full or not matter? It has the same gravitational influence regardless of how much light is bouncing off of it, right?
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Whenever the Moon, Earth and Sun are aligned, the gravitational pull of the sun adds to that of the moon causing maximum tides. Spring tides happen when the sun and moon are on the same side of the earth (New Moon) or when the sun and moon are on opposite sides of the earth (Full Moon).

The Moon And Tides

home.hiwaay.net/~krcool/Astro/moon/moontides/
 
BrewerBob said:
The moon certainly affects the tide by why would it being full or not matter? It has the same gravitational influence regardless of how much light is bouncing off of it, right?
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The moons orbit is elliptical and so is the earths around the sun. The sun-earth-moon alignment changes the tides. Also not in the same plane. Then there is the obliquity of the earth too. Full moon and new moon are among the strongest tides because the earth-moon-sun are in alignment. The earths orbit is closest to the sun in January, and farthest in July. All these factors are why tide intensities change.

Did I miss anything?
 
Jack Hays said:
Whenever the Moon, Earth and Sun are aligned, the gravitational pull of the sun adds to that of the moon causing maximum tides. Spring tides happen when the sun and moon are on the same side of the earth (New Moon) or when the sun and moon are on opposite sides of the earth (Full Moon).

The Moon And Tides

Lord of Planar said:
The moons orbit is elliptical and so is the earths around the sun. The sun-earth-moon alignment changes the tides. Also not in the same plane. Then there is the obliquity of the earth too. Full moon and new moon are among the strongest tides because the earth-moon-sun are in alignment. The earths orbit is closest to the sun in January, and farthest in July. All these factors are why tide intensities change.

Did I miss anything?
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home.hiwaay.net/~krcool/Astro/moon/moontides/
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I learn something new every day.
 
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