Any Weather-Related Stories Among NFBCers?

Greg Ambrosius · Post by **Greg Ambrosius** » Sun Feb 07, 2010 10:38 am

Usually I'm the one bemoaning the winter weather from the Frozen Tundra of Wisconsin. But after watching CNN today, I can't believe what I'm seeing of Snowmaggedeon. WOW. So I have to ask: Are there any weather-related stories you can tell me about from the East Coast? How many inches of snow in your area??

I'd love to know. I thought I was roughing it yesterday when my wife and I took the two youngest to an ice fishing event yesterday. I couldn't freakin' believe it when the guy who drilled the hole for us went down THREE FEET before getting through the ice. Then I knew I lived in a place that was cold. But at least it was sunny, 20+ degrees and no snow. What everyone else had was much worse.

Tell me your weather plight tonight as we all settle in for a good Super Bowl game. Thanks.

Gekko · Post by **Gekko** » Sun Feb 07, 2010 10:44 am

2 feet here, but blowing and drifting made certain sections 3 feet.

shoveled 4 hours yesterday. another 2 today.

coulda been baseball prep time!?!?!?

Gekko · Post by **Gekko** » Sun Feb 07, 2010 10:45 am

Ron Shandler's "Fantasy Spring Training" in York, PA was cancelled as well.

King of Queens · Post by **King of Queens** » Sun Feb 07, 2010 10:54 am

We had flurries for about 2 minutes yesterday. Forecast went from 4-8 inches on Friday morning, to 2-4 inches Friday evening, to nothing on Saturday.

Seems like mid-Atlantic and parts of PA are having a worse winter than New York/New England.

Mankind · Post by **Mankind** » Sun Feb 07, 2010 10:56 am

Hello Greg,

Sorry for the delay, was putting on some suntan lotion in Sunny Cali...Kinda chilly around 70 degrees, got the BBQ going with steaks, ribs and chicken breasts, gotta go almost time for kick-off... see you in a few months in Vegas....Duke..

Potter · Post by **Potter** » Sun Feb 07, 2010 11:01 am

Originally posted by Gekko:

2 feet here, but blowing and drifting made certain sections 3 feet. (Insert "frozen tundra" example of redundancy here.)

Greg Ambrosius · Post by **Greg Ambrosius** » Sun Feb 07, 2010 11:01 am

Originally posted by Gekko:

Ron Shandler's "Fantasy Spring Training" in York, PA was cancelled as well. Bummer, sorry to hear that. Usually 40-50 come for that one, right?

Someone PM me with directions to upload a jpg to the message boards. I'm willing to make fun of myself with a "Grumpy Old Men" photo of myself ice fishing with my boy!!

But I don't even know how to upload a jpg on my own site. Sheesh.

GOD Loves You · Post by **GOD Loves You** » Sun Feb 07, 2010 11:03 am

We awoke to temperatures in the high 50's. I cannot stand this cold weather!!!

I do miss seeing the snow and some snowboarding, but to go through a full winter, I don't think I could ever do it again. My shorts and sandals wouldn't know what to do everyday.

Potter · Post by **Potter** » Sun Feb 07, 2010 11:05 am

Q: What's did Greg's son get for his birthday?

A: Frostbite and grounds for emancipation.

Gekko · Post by **Gekko** » Sun Feb 07, 2010 11:48 am

Originally posted by Potter:

quote:Originally posted by Gekko:

2 feet here, but blowing and drifting made certain sections 3 feet. (Insert "frozen tundra" example of redundancy here.) [/QUOTE]Ruland - good thing i have you following me around like a little puppy dog! u should be prepping instead (i've seen your draft )

billywaz · Post by **billywaz** » Sun Feb 07, 2010 12:10 pm

13 inches last weekend, and another 6-8 with lots of ice this weekend.

I went to school for a 1/2 day with no students on Wednesday, 1/2 day with students on Thursday, and we are already closed tomorrow!

I sure love teaching in the south!

kgrady · Post by **kgrady** » Sun Feb 07, 2010 1:16 pm

Originally posted by Gekko:

Ron Shandler's "Fantasy Spring Training" in York, PA was cancelled as well. We received an e-mail on Thursday reassuring us that the symposium would take place even with the snowy forecast. The weather reports indicated that York was in the 6-12" range. I decided to drive out to York on Friday afternoon and stay the night in a motel. (Usually I would visit my mother in Downingtown and make the 60 mile drive to York on Saturday morning.) Well, instead of one foot, York got 2 feet of snow and was rendered a ghost town for much of Saturday. I was stuck for two nights before finally returning to Downingtown Sunday afternoon. I walked twice to McDonald's, which seemed to be the only place that was open. The weekend wasn't a total loss, however. I spent a lot of time on my player rankings, watched some college hoops, and probably saw every re-run of Criminal Minds and CSI: Miami!

Kevin

MadCow Sez · Post by **MadCow Sez** » Sun Feb 07, 2010 3:15 pm

about 3mm here. waiting for tonight's storm. actually had to use the defroster on the truck.

wahooblue · Post by **wahooblue** » Sun Feb 07, 2010 3:19 pm

Zero snow , light wind and about 65 degrees in South Florida...NIce place for a fantasy baseball draft !

freddiezee · Post by **freddiezee** » Sun Feb 07, 2010 10:42 pm

Those people on the East Coast should move to Toronto. Haven't had a good storm since before Christmas and I can see every blade of grass on my lawn!

(Had 3+ feet on the lawn at this time last year but I've forgotten about all of that by now!)

Da bears · Post by **Da bears** » Mon Feb 08, 2010 12:48 am

Winter storm this morning in Memphis.

Work was canceled for today...so it gives me some time to work on my baseball projections today.

I must admit I'm enjoying the snow as we don't get snow amounts like this very often around here.

Thunder · Post by **Thunder** » Mon Feb 08, 2010 4:16 am

it was a year ago last week we undertook the horrendous "ice storms" in kentucky. we got about 6" last week, it's almost gone now, but we're are in a weather advisory from noon today until wednesday morning. should get some accumulation.

Greg Ambrosius · Post by **Greg Ambrosius** » Wed Feb 10, 2010 2:38 am

Yikes, this Snowmaggedeon 2.0 can't be any fun for those of you on the East Coast. When you're done shoveling out of this mess, let us all know how bad it really was. Glad to be in the Midwest...for once!!

Good luck everyone during this rotten, rotten winter. Just remember, pitchers and catchers report within two weeks, which means spring can't be far behind.

I think we're all ready for it.

Okay, how many inches of snow are you getting now and how much have you had in the last week? Inquiring minds want to know.

Gekko · Post by **Gekko** » Wed Feb 10, 2010 2:50 am

Originally posted by Greg Ambrosius:

Yikes, this Snowmaggedeon 2.0 can't be any fun for those of you on the East Coast. When you're done shoveling out of this mess, let us all know how bad it really was. Glad to be in the Midwest...for once!!

Good luck everyone during this rotten, rotten winter. Just remember, pitchers and catchers report within two weeks, which means spring can't be far behind.

I think we're all ready for it.

Okay, how many inches of snow are you getting now and how much have you had in the last week? Inquiring minds want to know. imagine if these snow storms were in march. the 20th and 27th to be exact

billywaz · Post by **billywaz** » Wed Feb 10, 2010 3:22 am

Originally posted by Greg Ambrosius:

Yikes, this Snowmaggedeon 2.0 can't be any fun for those of you on the East Coast. When you're done shoveling out of this mess, let us all know how bad it really was. Glad to be in the Midwest...for once!!

Good luck everyone during this rotten, rotten winter. Just remember, pitchers and catchers report within two weeks, which means spring can't be far behind.

I think we're all ready for it.

Okay, how many inches of snow are you getting now and how much have you had in the last week? Inquiring minds want to know. 13 inches the last weekend in January

8 inches last weekend

3 inches this morning

Starting with Monday, February 1st, the last 8 days of school we have been in exactly TWICE on 2-hour delay!

And I highly doubt we will be in tomorrow.

Greg Ambrosius · Post by **Greg Ambrosius** » Wed Feb 10, 2010 3:25 am

Originally posted by billywaz:

quote:Originally posted by Greg Ambrosius:

Yikes, this Snowmaggedeon 2.0 can't be any fun for those of you on the East Coast. When you're done shoveling out of this mess, let us all know how bad it really was. Glad to be in the Midwest...for once!!

Good luck everyone during this rotten, rotten winter. Just remember, pitchers and catchers report within two weeks, which means spring can't be far behind.

I think we're all ready for it.

Okay, how many inches of snow are you getting now and how much have you had in the last week? Inquiring minds want to know. 13 inches the last weekend in January

8 inches last weekend

3 inches this morning

Starting with Monday, February 1st, the last 8 days of school we have been in exactly TWICE on 2-hour delay!

And I highly doubt we will be in tomorrow. [/QUOTE]I heard that Baltimore schools are called off until next Monday. Unreal. Wow, what a wild winter it's been for the East Coast. Who would have ever thought the East Coast would get more snow than the Midwest and that there'd be more earthquakes in northern Illinois than California!!

Tom Kessenich · Post by **Tom Kessenich** » Wed Feb 10, 2010 3:41 am

Gekko and me walking through the blizzard late at night in New York trying to find a cab after the Friday night auctions isn't a story I hope to recreate anytime soon.

No offense Mark.

Latham · Post by **Latham** » Wed Feb 10, 2010 4:04 am

I am in the Baltimore area and we had about 2 1/2 feet last weekend and it has been snowing since Tuesday afternoon, adding another 12-20 inches. My kids got off from school early last Friday and schools are closed through next Monday (Monday is Presidents Day). My furnace also picked a great time to quit working so we had a very cold night on Monday (fixed yesterday). After getting no snow last year, we are making up for it this year. Hopefully spring gets here soon, is it time to go to Vegas yet???

team z · Post by **team z** » Wed Feb 10, 2010 4:09 am

Is it any wonder they changed the catch term Global Warming to Climate Change!

Bob

viper · Post by **viper** » Wed Feb 10, 2010 6:03 am

vienna virginia here. My previously cleared driveway now has a fresh 9 inches on it. After the weekends 19 inches in my driveway, this is not funny. Our street was only plowed last night and only one lane at that. The all-time seasonal snowfall record is around 48 inches set in the 1890s. After today, the record may be broken. This is already in 2nd place. And it's not valentine's day yet. Vancouver needs this snow not us.