The Week Before Christmas Snowstorm

[librarychickie]

I''m in Alexandria, VA, and it''s past my knees (of course, I''m only 5 feet tall!). But, that''s a lot of snow for this native Texan.

~LC

 

[vespergirl]

I''m in northern VA, and we just went out and measured 19 inches of snow outside our house!

 

[librarychickie]

Here are some pictures from my neighborhood.

 

[elrohwen]

Still no snow here in western CT

despite weather.com showing a big blue snowy patch over us the entire day. I''m kind of bummed because I had hoped to sit inside watching it all day, but after reading about how things are down south, I guess I''m glad it hasn''t started yet! I just hope they clean most of it up by Monday so we can drive to Pittsburgh.

Keep the landscape shots coming!

 

[librarychickie]

More snow pictures from Alexandria.

 

[librarychickie]

My dogs are loving this snow.

 

[luckystar112]

I keep missing the snow.

We went to VA two years in a row for Christmas and there wasn''t any snow (of course, since it usually doesn''t snow till Jan/Feb). So then I was all excited to go to Maine last year for xmas because they had just had a massive snow storm. By the time we got there most of the snow was melted and the temperature was in the 60s the whole time we were there!!! People were walking around in T-shirts!

THEN, I was all excited to get snow down here in Houston a couple of weeks ago and downtown got the brunt of it. We had about 30 minutes of medium-sized flakes, that''s it.

And NOW we are going to Maine again this year, but the chances of it snowing are about 50/50. There is a 40% chance on xmas day, but who knows. I hope it does snow though! I want DH to experience a nor''easter so he knows what he''s getting himself into!

 

[treefrog]

Baltimore-Washington International airport is closed. I was at the fire department all night and we had a few incidents on the roads. I went home for a bit this morning and shoveled snow for about 2 hours. I measured 15" when I got. After a shower and some crab soup, I went out and shoveled another 3". I''m back at the fire department now for who knows how long and there is a solid 20" on the ground. No signs of the snow stopping anytime soon and we''re supposed to get 20" - 30" in my area.

This is looking like a top 5 snowstorm in my area since 1891.

Roads are a MESS!!!!!

Stay safe, stay warm everybody. ... and please please please be careful with snowblowers if you have one!

Treefrog

 

[Kaleigh]

I havenn''t seen snow like this in ages!!!! Crazy!!!

 

[Mannequin]

My best friend/MOH lives in Baltimore and is getting dumped on with snow. She has a young CKC puppy that has never seen snow before, and it sounds like the pup is LOVING it!

 

[Clio]

I measured 14 inches about an hour ago, but it''s still coming down.

 

[AGBF]

Date: 12/19/2009 3:25:58 PM
Author: vespergirl

I'm in northern VA, and we just went out and measured 19 inches of snow outside our house!

So that's what we have, too, since you are right across the street from us! My husband just said it was a lot and that the neighbor who usually plows for us when we get more than a few inches of snow doesn't think his trucks can handle it. That happened to us in Connecticut a few times with big snows. If your regular guy uses a pick-up truck with a plow, you can forget it when the snow is in the 1 to 2 foot range. Then you need the dump trucks with their big plows. So you have to call one of the big (more expensive) companies and get in line behind their their regular customers. C'est la vie.

PS-The snow just started here in Fairfield County, Connecticut. It's supposed to snow hard overnight.


AGBF

 

[AGBF]

Date: 12/19/2009 4:36:06 PM
Author: equestrienne

My best friend/MOH lives in Baltimore and is getting dumped on with snow. She has a young CKC puppy that has never seen snow before, and it sounds like the pup is LOVING it!

I wish I could see it, equestrienne! I have a friend n Charlottesille, Virginia with a new Akita puppy and I bet she and her husband are getting a kick out of him in the snow, too. I used to love to see my dog in the snow...even when he was old. He loved it. He used to look up at the sky and stick out his tongue and he always, always ate a lot of snow!!! I used to ask him if he was a snow dog before I let him out in the snow...and then he knew that it had snowed. He was a smart boy.

AGBF

 

[treefrog]

AGBF - my father grew up in that area... Ridgefield. Very pretty area.

 

[kenny]

You guys stay safe.

 

[deegee]

I''m in West Virginia. We have about 10 inches of very heavy snow right now and it''s still coming down. Our electricity has been on and off all day, and we''ve been without heat for most of the day. We were supposed to travel last night and were actually in the car and on our way, but decided to turn around when we stopped for lunch. I''m so glad we did!

This is my puppy Lily''s first big snow, and she had an absolute blast today.

 

[Lilac]

In NY we''re supposed to get around a foot and Long Island is supposed to get 18 inches. So far it''s been snowing all afternoon but nothing has been sticking (maybe a slight layer on cars, but that''s about it). Weather forecast still says we''re supposed to get a TON of snow overnight though... so I guess it''s going to get heavier and stick more as the temperature goes down tonight!

DH and I had a whole day planned in the city tomorrow to go to jewelry stores so he could figure out what I want for our anniversary. I guess we''ll have to reschedule if we have over a foot of snow

But as much as I wanted to try on jewelry, I really am looking forward to the snow-filled day of cuddling and hot chocolate

 

[treefrog]

Just caught the news at the fire department. BWI airport... closed. Reagan airport in DC... closed. Dulles airport... limited use of one runway for international flights. Many schools have already announced schools will be closed Monday and Tuesday... thus closed until Jan.

 

[Kaleigh]

My guy who plows me out also plows my parents out. He called to say he just plowed my Dad''s house?? I said why?? The snow won''t end till tomorrow, He said your Dad is going out tonight, dinner with friends. I said WHAT?? That''s crazy!!! He said he tried to talk some sense into him, but nope he was going out plain and simple.

We have zero visibility, I can''t imagine going out now....

I emailed my Aunt, about this, but seriously she''s about over it with them as I am......

At some point, I have to close the book, and this chapter.

I am done. I can''t talk sense into people that don''t make sense.

If anyone has a better idea for me, tell me,....

 

[MakingTheGrade]

Date: 12/19/2009 6:46:21 PM
Author: Kaleigh\
If anyone has a better idea for me, tell me,....

Have someone steal his keys?

We saw cars all up and down the roads that had spun out or broken down.

 

[radiantquest]

Just took my latest measurement from the porch and we have 18" and it is still snowing. Supposidly we have made it through the heaviest. I really should shovel the porch again, but it is waaaay too cold now and that would make the 5th time today. We will handle it tomorrow.

My cat was going out a lot this morning. He no longer wants to. The last time he went out a gust of wind came and he ran under DHs truck which is where he sits when it is raining. He came back in a little while later when I called him and hasn''t asked to go out since. I was hoping that he would frolick.

 

[MichelleCarmen]

Date: 12/19/2009 3:26:59 PM
Author: librarychickie
Here are some pictures from my neighborhood.

Beautiful shot, Librarychickie!

 

[treefrog]

I just got back from an ambulance call. Saw several vehicles struggling to get up a hill. The storm intensity has picked back up a bit. As I was driving back to the station, somebody passed me! On a small road. Granted I wasn''t driving back with lights and sirens but with horrible snow covered roads, in very limited visibility, they passed an emergency vehicle!

Sure, I could have *possibly* been driving 5MPH faster but we are of little use if I wreck and injure my crew. Not worth it. Sure hope he/she got where they needed to go...

Ok... vent over. I feel better.

Treefrog

 

[AGBF]

I''ve really been enjoying keeping up with those of you who have continued to post comments. (And I miss updates from those of you who have disappeared from the thread. I hope you come back and tell us more about what happened to you later in the storm.)

Nothing much is happening here yet. We only have a couple of inches of snow. So far this could be any of many little snowfalls that we get in Connecticut during most winters. Only the constant reports from the media promising more snow than usual so far make this any different from the norm. So I am bored because it is too dark for me to get any photographs .

AGBF

 

[Skippy123]

Our friends and family (my FIL) is out in VA and DC and the snow is unbelievable! It looks beautiful though. Stay warm and safe everyone

Thanks for sharing pics!!

 

[Irishgrrrl]

We''re in south-central PA, right on the Mason-Dixon Line, and we have about two feet right now. I think it''s tapering off though, so it should be over soon. Fortunately, we haven''t lost power at all. My Mom and Stepdad live on a mountain in West Virginia, and they have even more snow than we do! Their power has stayed on too, which is amazing because they often lose power in weather like this!

It really is beautiful . . . this is definitely the biggest snow storm we''ve had in quite some time.

Stop reading now if you can''t stand sappiness: Some of you may remember that we lost our Great Dane, Caesar, back in April. Well, he absolutely LOVED snow and today would have been his ninth birthday. DH and I think he''s saying hello.

 

[Clio]

The snow has pretty much ended here, and I measured 20 inches. I''m not sure I saw that much snow even during my college years in Massachusetts.

Kaleigh, I can sympathize. Despite all of the weather reports, my BIL left last night to drive from Mass. to North Carolina. He just now got a hotel room in Roanoke to spend the night after spending 12+ hours on I-81 in Virginia. He had us all so worried today!

 

[AGBF]

It''s 5:25 AM in Connecticut and the snow has tapered off to nothing. What is on the ground is "just another snow". If I had to guess by eyeballing it, I''d say 6". I read all the reports of the huge amounts some of you to the south were getting and heard the forecasts, and got my hopes up for a really big snow. Fooled again. I thought I had learned eons ago never, ever to believe the weather forecasts! But this looked so promising!

Oh, well. I have seen big snows before.

AGBF

 

[Delster]

I woke up this morning to go to the airport and collect FI... only to find he hadn''t even left yet

They boarded, sat on the tarmac for an hour, disembarked, and then sat at the gate for five more hours. They watched the two flights scheduled for after theirs get airborne (and neither of those had been through the board & then disembark routine). They finally boarded at the time they were scheduled to land in Ireland.

He only got airborne 20 minutes ago. But at least he''s finally en route!

 

[gemgirl]

We''ve gotten at least 14 or 15" here on Long Island and it''s still snowing. My older dog likes it, but it makes going outside difficult for my younger dog who''s a lot smaller.