# 13 inches of snow. Fuck snow. **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [December 9, 2008, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/13-inches-of-snow-fuck-snow/476401 "2008-12-09T16:09:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2008, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/13-inches-of-snow-fuck-snow/476401/61 "2008-12-12T05:41:08Z")
> [@Jolly\_Roger](#): > > North Carolina weather depresses me because its too freaking warm. Hear, hear! Weather forecast for us in Saskatchewan is -30 next week, possibly continuing until Christmas. Now that’s good Christmas weather! ---
**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2008, 5:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/13-inches-of-snow-fuck-snow/476401/62 "2008-12-12T05:48:56Z")
> [@Harmonious\_Discord](#): > > I just finished 5 hours of moving 13 inches of snow, and it’s still snowing. I didn’t finish. I had to stop because I’m getting my muscle cramps. These don’t just hurt, I can’t open my fingers or uncurl my toes and foot when they hit. It sucks to be a broken down piece of neurological fucked up shit. :mad:Fuck! Fuck! Fuck!:mad: I can’t breath worth shit either. I can feel a asthma attack coming on. I’m off to medicate. I was going to flame you, with the typical “Bah! 13 inches, you would never survive a Canadian winter!”..then I saw you live in Wisconsin… ---
**Author:** ![Muffin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muffin/32/4341_2.png) [@Muffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muffin)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2008, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/13-inches-of-snow-fuck-snow/476401/63 "2008-12-12T05:56:25Z")
I’ve spent much of the day repairing winter coats and pants – bring on the snow! ---
**Author:** ![Harmonious\_Discord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/74df32/32.png) [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2008, 11:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/13-inches-of-snow-fuck-snow/476401/64 "2008-12-12T11:19:22Z")
> [@Sparky812](#): > > I was going to flame you, with the typical “Bah! 13 inches, you would never survive a Canadian winter!”..then I saw you live in Wisconsin… As Rascal’s Mom stated for last year we had 101.4 inches fall. That’s over 2.5 meters. Unfortunately my hands and feet are still all screwed up. Once I trigger the swelling it takes a long time to go away. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2008, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/13-inches-of-snow-fuck-snow/476401/65 "2008-12-12T14:40:59Z")
> [@Harmonious\_Discord](#): > > I just finished 5 hours of moving 13 inches of snow, and it’s still snowing. I didn’t finish. I had to stop because I’m getting my muscle cramps. These don’t just hurt, I can’t open my fingers or uncurl my toes and foot when they hit. It sucks to be a broken down piece of neurological fucked up shit. :mad:Fuck! Fuck! Fuck!:mad: I can’t breath worth shit either. I can feel a asthma attack coming on. I’m off to medicate. What is “snow”? 😕 ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2008, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/13-inches-of-snow-fuck-snow/476401/66 "2008-12-12T22:33:43Z")
We got hit with an ice storm here–trees bowed to the ground or broken off, power out all over. I just talked to my friend whose tree fell and pulled the power lines off his house. My power was out when I left the house this morning and I hope it’s back on or it will be a chilly evening/weekend. ---
**Author:** ![Muffin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muffin/32/4341_2.png) [@Muffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muffin)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2008, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/13-inches-of-snow-fuck-snow/476401/67 "2008-12-12T23:48:12Z")
You see, the thing about snow is that it permits skiing. And skiing is better than sex. So if you’ll excuse me, I have a ski lift to catch in 13 minutes, for an eveing of fun in the snow. ---
**Author:** ![Rascal\_s\_Mom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a698b9/32.png) [@Rascal\_s\_Mom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rascal_s_Mom)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2008, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/13-inches-of-snow-fuck-snow/476401/68 "2008-12-13T04:39:01Z")
So, \*\*\*\*Harmonious Discord[\*\*B], are you with me that the snow skiing people aren’t on the same wavelength as you and I are? Sorry, had to put that out there. No disrespect intended. ---
**Author:** ![NinjaChick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/71c47a/32.png) [@NinjaChick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NinjaChick)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2008, 6:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/13-inches-of-snow-fuck-snow/476401/69 "2008-12-13T06:03:29Z")
> [@Santo\_Rugger](#): > > It only snowed about 3" here this morning, but people are idiots and it took me two fucking hours to get to work today, when it usually takes 40 minutes. _blink_ I live in the same town as **Santo Rugger** , but I live up on a mountainside, and we got _maybe_ an inch this week. I love the insane, ridiculously localized precipitation that you can get out here. This past summer we had a apocalyptic-style rainstorm, which dumped about an inch and a half of rain within the space of an hour, no exaggeration. But that day’s report from one of the official weather monitoring stations in town included no precipitation, because it didn’t rain on that side of town. At _all_ (and I know, because I was sitting outside for a bit, waiting for a bus and quite literally watching the rainstorm down the road). Anyway. Send your snow out here; just go ahead and address it to NinjaChick, c/o Ye Old Mountainside. I haven’t been able to build a snowman this year, which is totally unacceptable. ---
**Author:** ![Harmonious\_Discord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/74df32/32.png) [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2008, 11:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/13-inches-of-snow-fuck-snow/476401/70 "2008-12-13T11:50:47Z")
> [@Rascal\_s\_Mom](#): > > So, \*\*\*\*Harmonious Discord[\*\*B], are you with me that the snow skiing people aren’t on the same wavelength as you and I are? > > Sorry, had to put that out there. > > No disrespect intended. My hate is based on decades of having to remove the stuff and be to work even if there are drifts over my car and that has happened 3 times. For years I had to spend almost the entire snow day removing snow at work. I can’t do it anymore without hurting badly (can’t grip anything for a week after), so yes I hate snow. I can never enjoy snow again. It’s Saturday and I still can hardly use my hands. For the people that can enjoy it, I’m happy for you. ---
**Author:** ![Muffin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muffin/32/4341_2.png) [@Muffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muffin)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2008, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/13-inches-of-snow-fuck-snow/476401/71 "2008-12-13T13:10:13Z")
> [@NinjaChick](#): > > I haven’t been able to build a snowman this year, which is totally unacceptable. Snow Ghost, born 5 November 2008:[http://my.tbaytel.net/culpeperlaw/Snow%20ghost.JPG](http://my.tbaytel.net/culpeperlaw/Snow%20ghost.JPG) ---
**Author:** ![The\_Tof](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/cdc98d/32.png) [@The\_Tof](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Tof)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2008, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/13-inches-of-snow-fuck-snow/476401/72 "2008-12-13T16:55:47Z")
Portland is getting an “Arctic Blast” sometime today that will last all week. We have a few systems moving through… so we may end up with an inch to a few inches depending on where you’re at. It doesn’t seem like a lot. It is more than enough to shut the whole fucking city down. \ That said, I am hopeful to get some snow, it is always fun. Maybe it’ll last long enough to give us a snowy Christmas 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Muffin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muffin/32/4341_2.png) [@Muffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muffin)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2008, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/13-inches-of-snow-fuck-snow/476401/73 "2008-12-13T19:52:59Z")
Posting from hill. Stomping a lot of snow for youi snow haters. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Harmonious\_Discord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/74df32/32.png) [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2008, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/13-inches-of-snow-fuck-snow/476401/74 "2008-12-19T16:02:06Z")
Since the last post I made we had 4 inches of snow a few days ago. This morning there was another 6 inches and we’re still getting this stuff. To improve matters the snow blower is hardly running. I did 4 hours of moving snow again, but I had to leave some undone because of the dying snow blower. The wind is blowing the snow around so lots of drifting and a frozen face. Sunday it is predicted to have a low of -10F. Brrrrr. The snow isn’t done yet either. ---
**Author:** ![Labrador\_Deceiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7c8e57/32.png) [@Labrador\_Deceiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labrador_Deceiver)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2008, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/13-inches-of-snow-fuck-snow/476401/75 "2008-12-19T16:11:13Z")
> [@Mollie\_Magill](#): > > [1] Long enough for the most of the stupid people to wreck their cars and clog up all the highways. It’s also long enough for the rest of the stupid people to clear out the grocery store of Milk, Bread, Eggs and Beer. Based on your description of Charlotte traffic during a snowstorm, its perfectly obvious you don’t actually go out on the roads. Unless, by “clogged” you actually meant to say “deserted”. ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2008, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/13-inches-of-snow-fuck-snow/476401/76 "2008-12-19T16:27:02Z")
Detroit area is getting up to 10 inches today. Northern suburbs more. A car just got stuck in front of my house. I have had years when I never used my slow blower at all. Most maybe once or twice. It got stolen and I figured I could live without one. I made a mistake. ---
**Author:** ![Rascal\_s\_Mom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a698b9/32.png) [@Rascal\_s\_Mom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rascal_s_Mom)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2008, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/13-inches-of-snow-fuck-snow/476401/77 "2008-12-19T17:04:51Z")
> [@gonzomax](#): > > Detroit area is getting up to 10 inches today. Northern suburbs more. A car just got stuck in front of my house. > I have had years when I never used my slow blower at all. Most maybe once or twice. It got stolen and I figured I could live without one. I made a mistake. When I have looked at the national radar, I see the northern half of MI is really getting nailed. Is that typical? ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2008, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/13-inches-of-snow-fuck-snow/476401/78 "2008-12-19T18:11:51Z")
> [@Labrador\_Deceiver](#): > > Based on your description of Charlotte traffic during a snowstorm, its perfectly obvious you don’t actually go out on the roads. Unless, by “clogged” you actually meant to say “deserted”. Well - Raleigh traffic, really. It hasn’t really snowed since we moved here. ---
**Author:** ![Brown\_Eyed\_Girl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/brown_eyed_girl/32/3574_2.png) [@Brown\_Eyed\_Girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brown_Eyed_Girl)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2008, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/13-inches-of-snow-fuck-snow/476401/79 "2008-12-19T18:29:30Z")
> [@Mollie\_Magill](#): > > Well - Raleigh traffic, really. It hasn’t really snowed since we moved here. And thank god for that! Although, I gotta say, I wasn’t quite expecting this heat wave we seem to be having. Last night, I drove home in pea soup fog. That was interesting… At least I can say that for the first time ever the Fiesta Plaza klieg light electronic sign didn’t blind me on my way home from work. ---
**Author:** ![Labrador\_Deceiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7c8e57/32.png) [@Labrador\_Deceiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labrador_Deceiver)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2008, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/13-inches-of-snow-fuck-snow/476401/80 "2008-12-19T19:29:52Z")
> [@Mollie\_Magill](#): > > Well - Raleigh traffic, really. It hasn’t really snowed since we moved here. If you need to get anything done in NC, North GA, SC, etc. and you know how to drive in the snow, have a ball. You’ll be cruising around on streets that are empty, except for the other 12 people in town who feel comfortable driving in the snow. All of this is assuming the storm: a) Isn’t bad enough to close down too many local retail shops. b) Doesn’t include sleet c) Came with enough warning that snowplows were able to be deployed on at least a limited basis. Be thankful all those folks bought up the bread and milk. They did it so that they wouldn’t have to drive around the next day, not because they are afraid of being shut in. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/13-inches-of-snow-fuck-snow/476401.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/13-inches-of-snow-fuck-snow/476401.md?page=5)