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Started by Martinus, July 03, 2011, 03:17:05 AM

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Malthus

Quote from: Barrister on January 21, 2016, 02:32:40 PM
Quote from: Admiral Yi on January 20, 2016, 06:43:53 PM
CNN said the models are predicting 32 inches for DC.

I like to make fun of Americans for not knowing how to deal with snow, but 32" is a fucking lot of snow that would choke any town into submission.

I remember hearing about the great blizzard of '86 in Winnipeg (I didn't live there at the time), and it shut down the city for a couple of days.  Total snowfall - 35cm (about 14").

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/from-the-cbc-vault-winnipeg-s-blizzard-of-86-1.2827057

Hey, we got shit from other Canadians when 116 cm fell on Toronto over a couple of weeks in 1999, and Mayor Lastman called out the army.  ;) That's around 45".
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lustindarkness

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Barrister

Quote from: Malthus on January 21, 2016, 02:55:20 PM
Quote from: Barrister on January 21, 2016, 02:32:40 PM
Quote from: Admiral Yi on January 20, 2016, 06:43:53 PM
CNN said the models are predicting 32 inches for DC.

I like to make fun of Americans for not knowing how to deal with snow, but 32" is a fucking lot of snow that would choke any town into submission.

I remember hearing about the great blizzard of '86 in Winnipeg (I didn't live there at the time), and it shut down the city for a couple of days.  Total snowfall - 35cm (about 14").

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/from-the-cbc-vault-winnipeg-s-blizzard-of-86-1.2827057

Hey, we got shit from other Canadians when 116 cm fell on Toronto over a couple of weeks in 1999, and Mayor Lastman called out the army.  ;) That's around 45".

There's a lot of snow, then there's needing to call in the army to deal with a lot of snow. :P
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While y'all get snow, I get to sweat whenever I step outside.
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Quote from: Peter Wiggin on January 21, 2016, 04:19:56 PM
While y'all get snow, I get to sweat whenever I step outside.

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lustindarkness

Snowing in Bham, I get to leave work at 2:30  :).

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FunkMonk

Make Winter Great Again won the WP's online poll for naming this blizzard but they named it Snowzilla anyway.  :mad:
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Liep

Quote from: FunkMonk on January 22, 2016, 03:04:19 PM
Make Winter Great Again won the WP's online poll for naming this blizzard but they named it Snowzilla anyway.  :mad:

:lol:

That would've been a perfect name for a 2016 blizzard. :(
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mongers

After our cold snap it's nice an mild here today 13C, overnight low of 6C.  :cool:
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