Northeast DUer Weather Complaint Thread: Post Your Gripes Here!

[Kathy in Cambridge]

I hate that we are having January cold when it should be 50 degrees out.

I hate that the streets suck to drive on because we had six hours of sleet and hail before it turned over to snow.

I hate that I haven't been able to retire my ugly but warm snow boots.

I almost want to move down South, but then I remember summer, fall, and how nice it is to live among liberals.

Your turn!

[greatauntoftriplets]

1. I am one of those... *horrors* Chicagoans....

but we have plenty to gripe about, too. Maybe one day!

:hi:

http://weather.chicagotribune.com/US/IL/Chicago/KORD.html?main=1

[Kathy in Cambridge]

2. We have had the 5th snowiest and 3rd coldest winter on record

in other words, it was like one of your average Chicago winters!

:hi:

Really, it's been awful. It was BRUTAL today!

[barackmyworld]

3. I stepped in a pile of slush and my feet were wet all day

that has to be one of the worst feelings in the world

[Kathy in Cambridge]

4. The streets are a mess to walk or drive on

the plowing didn't make a difference after all that sleet and hail! x(

[Longgrain]

5. All right, here's how bad it was was when I got up for work...

SNOW DRIFTS!

Four feet inches of snow on one side of my car...four feet on the other.

Then my lock froze, couldn't full shut the door, so I had to drive to the gas station to get some de-icer, sliding back and forth all the way. With only one hand on the wheel since I needed the other to keep my car door from flinging open...

:mad:

But at least i don't have to work for the next four days...so thats good...B-)

[LynzM]

6. The fact that people cannot drive...

Is much more readily apparent when it's slippery out.

And, it's just TOO FUCKING COLD.

Thanks for listening.

[Kathy in Cambridge]

8. Because we had so much sleet, the roads are a mess

I had to slam on my brakes because of a dumbass driver and almost skidded into him!

[LynzM]

9. There's a road I have to drive on

Franklin Hill, Route 32, in case anyone is nearby...

Driving a freakin' minivan home last night, sliding all over the place trying to get up that hill, fighting like crazy not to go off the road, and people were fucking PASSING ME. Now, granted, there are two lanes there on a non-snowy day, but it was awful out, and there was traffic the other direction. I mean, come on! Have 60 seconds worth of patience, please. I miss my Subaru in this weather, a lot.

[Kathy in Cambridge]

10. How come Northeast drivers are such jackasses?

My sister saw an SUV do a 360 yesterday. All cars and trucks are useless in an ice storm.

[LynzM]

12. Habit?

Lack of long stretches of open road to flex those car muscles on?

I see a lot of SUVs racing by other people... I always wonder if they ever think about the danger they're putting other people in, driving like that. Meh.

[Kathy in Cambridge]

14. I just noticed you live in Willimantic

I drive by there almost every week going to Southern CT, NY or NJ.

I always wondered what was off the Willington Willimantic exit, or what was in Ashford aside from the Ashford Motel.

[LynzM]

18. Us!

Stop by for coffee sometime :) Seriously, there's not much in Willimantic, but it's starting to get some local, cool, stuff again. We now have a European Deli, a bakery, and the long-standing Willimantic Food Co-op, which is really cool.

[Briarius]

22. I'll wave as I go by to the north

I go up 84 everyday to Charlton :D

[Arkana]

16. Willimantic?

Oh, wow...two of my friends here at PC are from Willimantic. Small world.

[LynzM]

Yeah, it is!

Did they go to Windham High? I bet they know my brother, if they're college aged now. Ask them if they knew Greg, the drama/band kid :)

[Briarius]

7. it's too cold to wear my new shirt, except in the lounge

:evilgrin:
Seriously though, the roads were still crap this morning for the commute, and I about got blown off the freaking road by the gusts. It took me an hour and 15 min to get there, and then the power was out :( I could have gone home, but staying at work was waaay less stressful than going back out. And we get another helping Friday, yipee :evilfrown:

[Kathy in Cambridge]

11. I think there are some female DUers who would pay u to wear that shirt

[Briarius]

17. judging from the other thread, some guys too

not that there's anything wrong with that :P

[Squeech]

13. I agree with you

and everybody else in this thread. This weather sucks polar bears.

The little known codicil of global warming: it doesn't necessarily mean everything will be warmer all the time. What it really means is there's more energy in the system all the time. And the implications of that are, the variations get more extreme. We have more record-breaking winters ahead of us, and more summers where thousands of innocent elderly French people will die.

So remember to bitch-slap a carbon atom tomorrow.

[Arkana]

15. We hates the cold, snow, and wind, Precious, oh yes we does!

We fell down our dorm's freakin' steps when we were going to our afternoon class, Precious, yes!

[LynzM]

21. LMAO

Really, seriously LOL :) Thanks, I needed that.

[jonnyblitz]

19. eh. it's almost over.

I barely had to shovel today from this last storm. just a few small drifts and the rest of the driveway was bare. quite windy last night though. and cold of course

[Reverend_Smitty]

20. Its fucking cold and windy...

and it shouldn't be... that is all

[Canadian Socialist]

23. Poor babies!

Greetings from "the great white north". It was a lovely +18 here today. Sunny, nice warm wind from the west. What you say? No such thing as global warming. Pishaw I say.

fyi, "normal" temps for this time of year here are around -5 w/snow. Hee.

Come to Calgary! We're warmer! (my new motto for the global warming era)

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

24. The weather is bipolar.

Monday, I was walking around town wearing a t-shirt with a open cotton shirt over it (with the sleeves rolled up).

Tuesday, the windchill was below zero, my town was frozen over, and I ended up essentially closing the store by myself because all the other staff members were scared of the roads.

[Historic NY]

25. I froze all day couldn't seem to get warm.....and this was a first

this season...my brother came in to check on me in the evening and I was wearing a aweater. Damn windy draft blowing through my a/c unit.

[Kathy in Cambridge]

26. KICK