Another snow day

So here they are now saying only maybe 10 to 20 inches total.  Not too shabby if that is true.  Not sure how it looks for you guys in DC  ;D

we've taken to adding a fading delay for dramatic effect every time we use the word "snowpocalypse".

"like, OMG, there's so much snow out there, the Safeway is bare, traffic is at a stand-still - i'm scared!"

"i know - i fear it's begun… (dramatic pause)
SNOWPOCALYPSE! pocalypse pocalypse pocalypse pocalypse pocalypse pocalypse"

try it.  you'll like it.

SNOWMAGGEDON 2010 CLAIMS ITS FIRST VICTIMS!!!

oh the horror… the suffering…

wanna go throw snowballs, but have no one to throw them at?

Updated snowball fight roundup

As the snow falls piles up, so do the number of planned snowball fights around the area Saturday. Here?s a brief round up: Know of others? email tellus@wpni.com.
– Down on the Mall you can find Snowpocalypse II: Snowball Fight and Snow Kickball at 3 p.m.
– Battle Snowpocalypse will be at the Ellipse from noon to 3 p.m.
– Lincoln Park on Capitol Hill, 2 p.m.
– Shirlington Village Snowpocalypse Snowball Fight, 2 p.m. by the Caribou Coffee in Shirlington Village.
– East of the Anacostia River will be Snowpocalypse Celebration at Ft. Dupont Park in Southeast from noon - 2pm.
– In Northwest you have a plethora of options: The Official Dupont Circle Snowball Fight at 2 p.m.
– Nearby you could hurl frozen projectiles at the Columbia Heights Snowball Fight at Malcolm X Park from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.
– Campus Mall, University of Maryland, 1 pm.
– In Baltimore: Snowsaycanyousee Part 2: Fells Point! at 2:30pm. Broadway Square in Fells Point (Broadway between Thames & Lancaster Streets).

go to http://voices.washingtonpost.com/local-breaking-news/snowball-fight-roundup.html for more info (all fights linked to facebook groups, etc)

hopefully no one gets shots by a pissed-off undercover cop  :o

sweetcell wrote:
hopefully no one gets shots by a pissed-off undercover cop  :o

Well, if they're not committing felonious crimes like throwing snowballs at moving vehicles, I'm sure it won't be a problem.

just got power back, been off since 6:30am… we lost three two story evergreens, which got uprooted due to weight of the snow.  This one is leaning against the house

http://twitpic.com/11otwq

power just came back on here as well, since about eight am.  i was down to all food buried in containers in the snow, sitting with double clothes on in front of the fire . . . now i'm buck naked dancing around the house to loud music and drinking some fine import beer.  my cats are happy too.  went out to shovel some today, took some great pics, fed the birds, now i need to watch some porn.

walkonby wrote:
power just came back on here as well, since about eight am.  i was down to all food buried in containers in the snow, sitting with double clothes on in front of the fire . . . now i'm buck naked dancing around the house to loud music and drinking some fine import beer.  my cats are happy too.  went out to shovel some today, took some great pics, fed the birds, now i need to watch some porn.

Matthew McConaughey, is that you?

Julian, wrote:

walkonby wrote:
power just came back on here as well, since about eight am.  i was down to all food buried in containers in the snow, sitting with double clothes on in front of the fire . . . now i'm buck naked dancing around the house to loud music and drinking some fine import beer.  my cats are happy too.  went out to shovel some today, took some great pics, fed the birds, now i need to watch some porn.

Matthew McConaughey, is that you?

Walkie likes good beer. MM likes shit beer. So no, it's Walkie.

http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/celebrity/Matthew+McConaughey-19979.html

Matthew McConaughey wants to name his unborn son after his favourite beer.The 'Fool's Gold' star - who is expecting his first baby with girlfriend Camila Alves - is planning to pay tribute to his beloved alcoholic beverage, just like his brother.A source close to the actor said: "Matthew's older brother Michael named his second son Miller Lyte because he loved the beer so much. And Matthew loved the name so much he really wants to name his son after his favourite beer. He is thinking of going for Bud after Budweiser beer."

Jaguar wrote:Rush hourS is/are going to be a bitch! Not to mention that it's a Friday and all the people going store crazy.

I like this phrasing.

:)

Christine wrote:

Jaguar wrote:Rush hourS is/are going to be a bitch! Not to mention that it's a Friday and all the people going store crazy.

I like this phrasing.

:)

Thank you.  ;)

kosmo wrote:
just got power back, been off since 6:30am… we lost three two story evergreens, which got uprooted due to weight of the snow.  This one is leaning against the house

http://twitpic.com/11otwq

So sorry for you on so many different levels. Besides the obvious of being without power, it can be upsetting losing the trees. Especially older ones like that. Hope the leaner doesn't cause any harm for your house. Also hope that's the end of the tree damage.

wml7 wrote:
So here they are now saying only maybe 10 to 20 inches total.  Not too shabby if that is true.  Not sure how it looks for you guys in DC  ;D

Just wait until Tuesday.

…just sayin'.  ;)

Don't exactly know what the final exact total is in my neighborhood other than it's, at least, pushing 30''.

Jaguar wrote:

kosmo wrote:
just got power back, been off since 6:30am… we lost three two story evergreens, which got uprooted due to weight of the snow.  This one is leaning against the house

http://twitpic.com/11otwq

So sorry for you on so many different levels. Besides the obvious of being without power, it can be upsetting losing the trees. Especially older ones like that. Hope the leaner doesn't cause any harm for your house. Also hope that's the end of the tree damage.

What's a bit of a bummer is our court, lost a bunch of tree when they replaced the sewer lines and these were some of the last remaining tall ones.  Hopefully some of our small evergreens are just bent over and will be able to recover.

^ Kosmo, as you know, it's going to cut down on all that good shade during the hot summer months. That sucks. Hope your newer trees take root and make for a nice new generation of trees.

In the meantime, this is great. Bet several of you were there. (Please share your stories.) Love how this turns a major pain in the ass into a great community gathering.

Jaguar wrote:
In the meantime, this is great. Bet several of you were there. (Please share your stories.) Love how this turns a major pain in the ass into a great community gathering.

thankfully it seems like none of the snowballers this time around were dumb enough to do it in the middle of a major intersection and attack innocent passers-by…

here are my pictures from the heart of downtown yesterday.    It was beautiful and amazingly quiet with almost no cars:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/alexdc/

Doctor wrote:
here are my pictures from the heart of downtown yesterday.    It was beautiful and amazingly quiet with almost no cars:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/alexdc/

Great pics!

thanks Christine!

cars are back on the road, there is slush everywhere, and sidewalks are a struggle – the beauty of such an event is short-lived.

Doctor wrote:
thankfully it seems like none of the snowballers this time around were dumb enough to do it in the middle of a major intersection and attack innocent passers-by…

afraid not doom. i went to the snowball fight at dupont but arrived after the huge crowd shown in the video. it was still a ton of people in the circle but the majority had moved to the intersection near starbucks. after a while everyone was at the intersection doing the north/south battle but the majority of them would stop that to throw snowballs at passing cars which included a few police cars and a few bicyclists.

one truck stopped and the passenger chased after someone, i guess someone that had thrown a snowball. dont know if he ever caught the person.

there were a few trucks that encouraged people to throw snowballs at them. one truck came by with a guy holding on to the back like he was water skying.

i felt bad for the people passing by in their cars. what was weird was they would stop at the red light while people kept throwing snowballs, i would've run the light. out of all the cars that went by only a few ran the light.

the police finally blocked off most of the circle entrances around 6 or so. people were still out throwing snowballs  at each other when i left.

did anyone make it down to smithsonian?

Cali wrote:
i felt bad for the people passing by in their cars. what was weird was they would stop at the red light while people kept throwing snowballs, i would've run the light. out of all the cars that went by only a few ran the light.

fucking hell.  IT'S A SNOWBALL, NOT A GRENADE.  they go "pouf" on the outside of your car.  there is no reason to feel sorry for anyone inside the car, there is no reason to chase after someone who hit your car, and there is no reason to pull a gun.  IT'S A FUCKING SNOWBALL.

am i missing something here?