# MADs, did anyone see snow today? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 4, 2003, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mads-did-anyone-see-snow-today/217019 "2003-12-04T20:55:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Kiros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/439d5e/32.png) [@Kiros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kiros)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2003, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mads-did-anyone-see-snow-today/217019/21 "2003-12-05T03:41:51Z")
Snow is all fun and good until you have to pick up a shovel, thanks šŸ˜› -K. ---
**Author:** ![Hamadryad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6de8d8/32.png) [@Hamadryad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamadryad)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2003, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mads-did-anyone-see-snow-today/217019/22 "2003-12-05T04:33:15Z")
In Richmond, VA at this point, itā€™s cold and wet and rainy and vile, but thatā€™s it. There was some ice accumulation earlier. Itā€™s the suckiest weather what ever did suck. Iā€™ve got my fingers crossed that the roads will stay nice and lovely through Sunday night, so that Dope the Halls driving wonā€™t blow. ---
**Author:** ![Weirddave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/919ad9/32.png) [@Weirddave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Weirddave)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2003, 6:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mads-did-anyone-see-snow-today/217019/23 "2003-12-05T06:39:18Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Eve \* > \*\*I noticed that, tooā€“I lived in Bawlmer for six years, and _every single year_ thereā€™d be an inch or so of snow, and _every single year_ everyone ran around screaming in a total panic. \*\* What really sucks is that inevitably Iā€™ll be low on milk, or TP, or bread and if I go out to buy them ( as I would be doing anyway, snow or no snow ), I look like one of the paniced sheep. Gopher, the B-more area Xmas party is Saturday at my house if you want to come. Check the ā€œDope the Halls IIIā€ thread. ---
**Author:** ![Edward\_The\_Head](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ce73a5/32.png) [@Edward\_The\_Head](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Edward_The_Head)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2003, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mads-did-anyone-see-snow-today/217019/24 "2003-12-05T13:04:09Z")
I had a good 6" on the ground this morning. I swear there must be some sort of magical line that sperates Maryland from DC as when I came to work this morning there was no snow. They are calling for another 6 tonight. ---
**Author:** ![GingerOfTheNorth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cdc98d/32.png) [@GingerOfTheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GingerOfTheNorth)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2003, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mads-did-anyone-see-snow-today/217019/25 "2003-12-05T13:39:25Z")
And more MADs that I didnā€™t know existed! Snow or no snow, weā€™re doing Dope-The-Halls tomorrow. Come and have fun! Schools in the county were closed today, which means my gym is also closed as they follow the school weather closing schedule. Yay Bawlmer. ---
**Author:** ![Kiger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Kiger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kiger)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2003, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mads-did-anyone-see-snow-today/217019/26 "2003-12-05T13:50:04Z")
We had 6" at least. I had to drive into the next county to work and there was nothing on the ground and it was raining. Weird stuff. ---
**Author:** ![av8rmike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/edb3f5/32.png) [@av8rmike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/av8rmike)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2003, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mads-did-anyone-see-snow-today/217019/27 "2003-12-05T13:59:50Z")
I brushed about 2" off the car this morning, while one of my co-workers who lives in Catonsville claimed to have at least 6". The city roads were a little snowy, but OK. 295 was just a little wet. By the time I got to the office (south of the city on Ritchie Highway) it was all slushy. Theyā€™re calling for what, another 2-4" this weekend? ---
**Author:** ![Neidhart](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Neidhart](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Neidhart)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2003, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mads-did-anyone-see-snow-today/217019/28 "2003-12-05T14:04:57Z")
It snowed last night, maybe an inch, but had turned to rain by the time I woke up at 7:30. ---
**Author:** ![MsRobyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/90ced4/32.png) [@MsRobyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsRobyn)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2003, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mads-did-anyone-see-snow-today/217019/29 "2003-12-05T14:12:23Z")
Iā€™m at school in Shippensburg, PA right now, and itā€™s coming down like, well, snow. The weather people are calling for 12-16" by the time the storm blows over. A bunch of schools were closed for the weather and Iā€™m on pager alert in case Aaronā€™s daycare closes early. Robin ---
**Author:** ![krisolov](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/krisolov/32/3724_2.png) [@krisolov](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/krisolov)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2003, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mads-did-anyone-see-snow-today/217019/30 "2003-12-05T14:52:47Z")
we had a good 5" and weā€™re not far from Catonsville. More joy to come it sounds like. As I sit here in DC all I see is rain; not a flake to be had (besides myself of course) ---
**Author:** ![Eve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2003, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mads-did-anyone-see-snow-today/217019/31 "2003-12-05T14:56:36Z")
My mother in Phila. says itā€™s been snowing its head off for hoursā€”none yet in NYC, but weā€™re expecting 6"ā€“12" through tomorrow night. ---
**Author:** ![Merhouse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b5a626/32.png) [@Merhouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merhouse)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2003, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mads-did-anyone-see-snow-today/217019/32 "2003-12-05T15:09:17Z")
It started snowing about 9:15 this morning in Central NJ ā€“ last weather report was for a total of 4"-7" or 6"-12", depending on who you want to believe. In my next life, I definitely want to be a meteorologist ā€“ if youā€™re right, you did it; if youā€™re wrong, the computer model did it. šŸ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![GingerOfTheNorth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cdc98d/32.png) [@GingerOfTheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GingerOfTheNorth)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2003, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mads-did-anyone-see-snow-today/217019/33 "2003-12-05T15:14:57Z")
I just wanted to let you all know that Iā€™m listening to a feed from home (Yellowknife) on CBC. They just read the weather, and I started to laugh. ---
**Author:** ![Sunshine\_and\_Smiles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a5b964/32.png) [@Sunshine\_and\_Smiles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunshine_and_Smiles)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2003, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mads-did-anyone-see-snow-today/217019/34 "2003-12-05T15:24:29Z")
Iā€™m in Frederick, where schools been cancelled. Thereā€™s about 5 inches, of good, sticky, powdery wonderful snow! Ha! And, weā€™re supposed to get more! ---
**Author:** ![JimSox5](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b5a626/32.png) [@JimSox5](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JimSox5)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2003, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mads-did-anyone-see-snow-today/217019/35 "2003-12-05T15:28:33Z")
Iā€™m seeing the snow start to pile up in good old Covington. Weā€™re in school, but weā€™re expecting something around 4 inches, I think. ---
**Author:** ![Scuba\_Ben](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/278dde/32.png) [@Scuba\_Ben](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scuba_Ben)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2003, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mads-did-anyone-see-snow-today/217019/36 "2003-12-05T15:36:50Z")
This morning in Philadelphia (Center City), itā€™s snowing pretty hard some 20 floors up. The streets are clear, and thereā€™s minimal accumulation on the sidewalks. I did have to brush about 3 inches of ā€œminimal accumulationā€ off my car this morning, though. Just as **Hamadryad** has eir fingers crossed, my latest wish in the Corrupt a Wish game is for good driving conditions tomorrow to Dope the Halls. ---
**Author:** ![Eve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2003, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mads-did-anyone-see-snow-today/217019/37 "2003-12-05T15:50:05Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Scuba\_Ben \* > \*\*This morning in Philadelphia (Center City), itā€™s snowing pretty hard some 20 floors up. \*\* Wowā€”now, _thatā€™s_ accumulation!! ---
**Author:** ![Who\_me\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/958977/32.png) [@Who\_me\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Who_me_1)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2003, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mads-did-anyone-see-snow-today/217019/38 "2003-12-05T16:05:26Z")
When I left Middle River this morning (at about 5:00), I brushed a couple or three inches off of my truck. On my way to work, I lost the snow south of Laurel on 95, and picked it up again as I got off of 495 onto 270. By the time I got to Rockville (at 6:45) we had about 3 inches here. Weā€™re getting some freezing rain or sleet now. I love the snow, I just hate driving in it while sharing the road with idiotsā€¦ ---
**Author:** ![GingerOfTheNorth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cdc98d/32.png) [@GingerOfTheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GingerOfTheNorth)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2003, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mads-did-anyone-see-snow-today/217019/39 "2003-12-05T16:15:19Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Eve \* > \*\*Wowā€”now, _thatā€™s_ accumulation!! \*\* Youā€™re in rare form today, Maā€™am. ---
**Author:** ![JessEnigma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/cdc98d/32.png) [@JessEnigma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JessEnigma)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2003, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mads-did-anyone-see-snow-today/217019/40 "2003-12-05T16:25:22Z")
Thereā€™s maybe half an inch here now, possibly more. It was snowing like mad earlier (predictably between classes when I had to hike all the way across the hills of campus), but itā€™s tapered off. Supposed to be off and on throughout the day and night. Lovely. But at least I donā€™t have to trudge through the snow (risking life and limb on the sidewalks) any more unless I absolutely want to. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mads-did-anyone-see-snow-today/217019.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mads-did-anyone-see-snow-today/217019.md?page=3)