Open Snow Thread
by gondeee on Jan 12, 2011 12:03 PM EST
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PrintI've got nothing. My brain has taken several snow days. Open thread for general discussion and posting of snow photos.
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No snow here...
…(never is in New Orleans), but it is cold as crap. I need to move farther south. I think I’ll retire to Curacao and try to catch flyballs on the beach. ;)
Looks who's talking
the one who’s going to name his kid Optimus Prime and get the initials OPS. You’re kids are going to be awesome
by GoBravesNY on Jan 12, 2011 2:29 PM EST up reply actions 3 recs
Also,...
I’ve always dreamed of moving down there. Hell, worse comes to worse and I’m homeless, then I’m sleeping on a Caribbean beach, and there’s a lot worse than that.
http://sportsandgrits.blogspot.com/
I'll start.
Let’s go Falcons!
by McGriff the Crime Dog on Jan 12, 2011 12:12 PM EST reply actions 2 recs
+1000000000000
Who is LeBron, and where is Miami?
by Kineticist on Jan 12, 2011 12:52 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Heck ya!
"You better cut the pizza in four pieces because I'm not hungry enough to eat six."
-Yogi Berra
by BravosFanatic on Jan 12, 2011 7:19 PM EST up reply actions
Just
Got half a foot in Philly, but we have lots of plows so I still had to go to work…
"I wasn’t thinking about it. That’s the worst celebration of all time. I didn’t know what to do. I got lost in the moment." - Brian McCann
by HansonManCrush on Jan 12, 2011 12:18 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Lots of plows...
must be those EVIL township and municipal taxes you have to pay…
I understand that in AZ and TX, non-capitalistic enterprises such as bridges, parks and public schools are being phased out.
They should be...
they are un-American!
(ps…last reply on a political thread – even though I started it!)
72 in los angeles think i'll play golf
by Fortune favors the brave(s) on Jan 12, 2011 12:26 PM EST reply actions
Let him be
Periodically being buried is snow is a small price to pay NOT to be constantly at risk of being killed by:
-Earthquake
-Mudslide
-Fire
-Fiery Mudslide
-The sheering forced of the Pacific Plate moving away from the North American Plate
by Chutley's Impressed by Mac's Speed on Jan 12, 2011 2:53 PM EST up reply actions
Aw, but see? Those arguments don’t work on me. I love geology and seismology.
/sigh
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I do too.
I’m also fascinated by solar dynamics.
Doesn’t mean I want to set up residence on the Sun.
; )
by Chutley's Impressed by Mac's Speed on Jan 12, 2011 4:16 PM EST up reply actions
You forgot
the constant Lindsay Lohan rehab news. This just in…..
A baseball diamond is, most simply, the intersecting of four 90-foot baselines, and, most powerfully, the intersecting of seemingly random lives.
Don't have to be in LA...
to be subjected to that.
"It breaks your heart. It is designed to break your heart. The game begins in the spring, when everything else begins again, and it blossoms in the summer, filling the afternoons and evenings, and then as soon as the chill rains come, it stops and leaves you to face the fall alone." A. Bartlett Giamatti
Yeah
Unfortunately, the daily inundation of “news” regarding the misadventures of useless celebutards is a pox on the whole of our nation’s house.
by Chutley's Impressed by Mac's Speed on Jan 14, 2011 8:31 AM EST up reply actions
Creme Brulee
That’s what I’ve told people about what it’s like to walk outside…like you are walking on top creme brulee.
yummmmm
creme brulee…..yummmmmm
"It breaks your heart. It is designed to break your heart. The game begins in the spring, when everything else begins again, and it blossoms in the summer, filling the afternoons and evenings, and then as soon as the chill rains come, it stops and leaves you to face the fall alone." A. Bartlett Giamatti
We've got about three inches still up in North GA...
but the roads aren’t as bad as the ATL area, even though the ole’ office is closed so is the golf course so no snow golf today. Played in the snow last year, it was pretty stinking fun.
http://tarpslides-r-us.blogspot.com/
3"
Was our light day of the four days of snow in the last week. Monday was just over 10" and Tuesday was 7". We were overcast, but calm on Wednesday, then had 3" on Thursday. Now it’s -4 outside before windchill (with 20+ mph wind gusts). Lovely!
Insanity is doing the same thing over and over expecting different results.
by biggentleben on Jan 16, 2011 5:09 AM EST up reply actions
gondee...
…how about we do the community prospect rankings while we have nothing else going on?
He’s been super busy as of late. Just give it a little time.
"That guy mvhsbball is really an insufferable schmuck." - FuquaManuel
"Like we actually let mvhsbball do anything important." - cbwilk
by Scott Coleman on Jan 12, 2011 2:48 PM EST up reply actions
Are you his secretary or something?
"This stadium is upside down!!!" -Jim Powell, 4/5/2010
by Cammando2317 on Jan 12, 2011 3:18 PM EST up reply actions
Can this also be a thread for talking about how much we hate snow?
I hate snow. I knew when I moved to Knoxville I was moving to the icy north, but this is ridiculous.
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+1
Snow is the work of pure unadulturated evil… It must be stopped at all costs…
"I wasn’t thinking about it. That’s the worst celebration of all time. I didn’t know what to do. I got lost in the moment." - Brian McCann
by HansonManCrush on Jan 12, 2011 12:44 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Thank you! I am so sick of all the snow-huggers who are all, “But it’s so pretty!” and “My office was closed today!”
Man up. I had to drive to work. You drive to work.
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Damn straight!
It was cool as a kid to miss school, but now that I have adult responsibilities it truly sucks
"I wasn’t thinking about it. That’s the worst celebration of all time. I didn’t know what to do. I got lost in the moment." - Brian McCann
by HansonManCrush on Jan 12, 2011 12:51 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
I HATED snow days, you always had to make them up when it was actually nice out.
by king of games on Jan 12, 2011 12:56 PM EST up reply actions
That’s what systems in Tennessee are beginning to find out. In many areas, the allotted amount of snow days is almost gone. Knox County has only a few more days before it would be required to extend the school year to make up the difference.
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Knoxville doesn’t qualify as “icy north.” Tennessee weather is far too schizophrenic for that. Just you watch, it’ll end up in the fifties or sixties next week.
"Life is a lot like a baseball game- you want your team to win, you want it to be a thriller, you don't want it to be called short on account of nature, and you wouldn't mind if it went into extra innings." -Dante Shepherd, survivingtheworld.net
by J-Freak on Jan 12, 2011 12:47 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
I use the phrase ironically. I tease Tennesseans for being in “the North.” But it’s their own fault.
Not long ago, I wrote a piece for the morning newscast that used the phrase “Deep South” in reference to the state. Someone later told me they had to change that part of the script because Tennessee considers itself the Upper South.
Please.
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I don’t care what Tennessee considers itself. It can’t make up it’s mind; half the state is backwoods Kountree, the other half is Detroit-like Ghetto. The weather will go from sub-freezing to the sixties back to freezing again inside of ten days. It wants to be part of the South, but it also resents being lumped into the same redneck stereotypes as places like Arkansas and Mississippi. I’ve lived here my whole existence, and I’m dying to get the hell out; I can’t stand it here.
"Life is a lot like a baseball game- you want your team to win, you want it to be a thriller, you don't want it to be called short on account of nature, and you wouldn't mind if it went into extra innings." -Dante Shepherd, survivingtheworld.net
I’m new here. If I may ask, what part of the state do you call home?
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I’m from Memphis, I’m currently in Jackson for school (Jackson’s about halfway between Memphis and Nashvegas). If you must go to Memphis, go once for the barbeque cuz it’s AMAZING, then get the hell out before it’s too late. Staying too long may be hazardous for both your health and sanity.
"Life is a lot like a baseball game- you want your team to win, you want it to be a thriller, you don't want it to be called short on account of nature, and you wouldn't mind if it went into extra innings." -Dante Shepherd, survivingtheworld.net
I’ve been once, back in 2008. But I was there only about 48 hours, so I didn’t have very much time to explore the city.
I can definitely empathize with your desire to leave; when I was a teenager I wanted to get out of Alabama more than almost anything. But as I grew older, I grew to love the state and its (many) flaws. Even so, I realize my future will take me elsewhere, so I understand you wanting to move somewhere else.
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Honestly, there’s not that much to explore. Everything worth seeing is in downtown: FedEx Forum, Autozone Park (Cards’ AAA team plays there; they say our park is the crown jewel of the minors, great place to see a non-MLB game), Rendezvous barbeque, the Peabody, and Beale Street. Unless you’re just dying to go see Graceland (and you shouldn’t be, it’s both overrated and highly expensive), the rest of it is really just downtown undulating into midtown and then the sprawl of the suburbs. You could see all the good stuff in a day if you start in the morning and polish off the night on Beale Street.
"Life is a lot like a baseball game- you want your team to win, you want it to be a thriller, you don't want it to be called short on account of nature, and you wouldn't mind if it went into extra innings." -Dante Shepherd, survivingtheworld.net
When I was there, I saw both Graceland and Beale Street, with a stop at the National Civil Rights Museum as well. I had a pretty good time.
The only man in the world who would buy a Brian McCann swimsuit calendar.
I can’t believe I left out the NCRM. The curse of being a local is that you take annual field trips there in your younger years, so you tend to not go in your teens and twenties and thus it doesn’t readily spring to mind when telling outsiders what to go see.
"Life is a lot like a baseball game- you want your team to win, you want it to be a thriller, you don't want it to be called short on account of nature, and you wouldn't mind if it went into extra innings." -Dante Shepherd, survivingtheworld.net
Most of Tennessee...
doesn’t really think of Memphis as actually being in Tennessee. It is it’s own little city-state.
"It breaks your heart. It is designed to break your heart. The game begins in the spring, when everything else begins again, and it blossoms in the summer, filling the afternoons and evenings, and then as soon as the chill rains come, it stops and leaves you to face the fall alone." A. Bartlett Giamatti
From my home...
That’d be Omaha, NE.
People from there love it, most Nebraskans try to avoid it unless the College World Series is being played…
-C
It’s rough to sit through these games and not have someone that can’t hit a Ball?
Because Omaha...
…is such a huge city that they can’t stand it, lol.
I really don't want to rant on Omaha today...
But I’ll just say that it’s got very few of the cultural, historical, fun attractions that most metropolitan areas have, but all of the crime, violence, gangs, poverty, etc. that goes along with being a big city.
It may not be like Mobile in those respects, but it is definitely its own city and does not carry the same virtues that you’d regularly find throughout the rest of the state’s populace. A world unto its own…
-C
It’s rough to sit through these games and not have someone that can’t hit a Ball?
Multiply that thought times about 1000
and you have the relationship between the City of New Orleans and the rest of Louisiana.
In that case, why haven’t we quarantined that rathole? Evacuate the 10% of the population that’s decent and carpet bomb the rest of it.
"Life is a lot like a baseball game- you want your team to win, you want it to be a thriller, you don't want it to be called short on account of nature, and you wouldn't mind if it went into extra innings." -Dante Shepherd, survivingtheworld.net
Thats how I feel about Atlanta :\
"If I have asthma, they won't let me scuba. And if I can’t scuba, then what’s this all been about?? What am I working toward??"
"You look like you should be married to one of the San Diego Padres."
Just don't carpet bomb the Ted
I go down there to escape Memphis.
"Life is a lot like a baseball game- you want your team to win, you want it to be a thriller, you don't want it to be called short on account of nature, and you wouldn't mind if it went into extra innings." -Dante Shepherd, survivingtheworld.net
Not that the rest of Tenn is all that much better :)
"If I have asthma, they won't let me scuba. And if I can’t scuba, then what’s this all been about?? What am I working toward??"
"You look like you should be married to one of the San Diego Padres."
Look at its history...
Tennesseans are much more hillwilliams than their southern brethren. Maybe it’s the mountain craziness, but Tennessee is much closer to a Kentucky or West Virginia than Mississipp, Bama, Georgia, and SC to me. Florida likewise is not part of the “deep south”, “dixie” or whatever you wanna call it. Those 4 states are a different part of the former confederacy than the other states.
http://sportsandgrits.blogspot.com/
I agree with that. Tenn was pretty split up during the Civil War. Lots of Scots Irish, we just like to fight.
Free Matt Young!
That’s what I’ve been told. Apparently, there were quite a few Union sympathizers here in eastern Tennessee. But I’m still skeptical of that designation. Not that I couldn’t be convinced, but they’ve got to make a better case than that.
The only man in the world who would buy a Brian McCann swimsuit calendar.
Look at the landscapes around you...
not exactly prone to plantations and slavery. It was different from the rest of the states around it in that regard, and less prone to fighting to keep it. And yes, I’m well aware of state rights as the fight, not slavery, but the state right being fought for was to control our population as we pleased. Slavery was the fight, not a general state’s rights.
http://sportsandgrits.blogspot.com/
Funny thing is, the landscape you’re talking about is where I come from. The plantations and major slaveholders in Alabama were in a belt around the center of the state. I come from hill country. But no one I’ve ever met dissects the state down those lines. There’s none of this “That’s a Deep South thing…” that I encounter up here.
And the only difference I’ve noted in the people is one group thinks a bit more highly of itself than the other.
The only man in the world who would buy a Brian McCann swimsuit calendar.
I totally agree with this...
I’m a hillbilly and I’m proud of my heritage. I still think of myself as southern, but in a different way. Also, hillbilly and redneck are not synonymous, in case anyone thinks they are.
"It breaks your heart. It is designed to break your heart. The game begins in the spring, when everything else begins again, and it blossoms in the summer, filling the afternoons and evenings, and then as soon as the chill rains come, it stops and leaves you to face the fall alone." A. Bartlett Giamatti
Redneck came from coal minors that wore red bandana’s indicating they wanted to unionize, I always thought it was from sunburned farmers. I’m a proud river rat, there’s a bunch of riverboat Captains in my family tree.
Free Matt Young!
hmmm
I’ve never heard that. My family tree has lots of coal miners, so maybe I’m a redneck too!
"It breaks your heart. It is designed to break your heart. The game begins in the spring, when everything else begins again, and it blossoms in the summer, filling the afternoons and evenings, and then as soon as the chill rains come, it stops and leaves you to face the fall alone." A. Bartlett Giamatti
You've been in both...
would you not say there is a noticeable difference in the people of the two areas? Not huge difference, but significant to me that they are a different segment if we’re bracketing states into like kinds.
http://sportsandgrits.blogspot.com/
Regarding the Deep South...
…yes, I would agree that Appalachia isn’t quite the same. Certainly not during the Civil War. Whether it was slavery or more general economic issues that caused the Civil War, Appalachia was more inclined to side with the North as their economy was not agrarian based. West Virginia split with the Virginia to join the North. While Tennessee didn’t split, Eastern Tennessee definitely sympathized with the North; Knox County is one of the rare Southern counties where the Civil War memorial has more Union dead listed than Confederate dead. Florida was more or less Deep South back in the day, but it is not anymore, except for Northern Florida. Orlando and areas south of Orlando is not Deep South. Nor, for that matter, is New Orleans, and a few other areas in the South.
I wouldn't consider Louisianna "the South"
it is a completely unique place unlike any other in the Union, and New Orleans a unique subset of that uniqueness.
http://sportsandgrits.blogspot.com/
by Mr. Sanchez on Jan 13, 2011 10:15 AM EST up reply actions
...or how much we love snow
sorry I grew up in the NC highlands and it snows a lot there, I miss it.
The only snow I do not miss is the March melt in northern Germany. When I lived a few years ago there it started snowing in December and did not melt (or when it did it just snowed the next day) until March. All the snow and ice softened the ground and when the snow melted in the April rain, the whole region became a giant mud hole.
by Santaklose11 on Jan 12, 2011 12:49 PM EST up reply actions
I enjoy the snow. Its annoying, but once you get over shoveling and driving through it its quite enjoyable.
THEN WHY DON'T YOU JUST MARRY IT?
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You can make multiple women in the snow..
Lady: What?!? How did HE get to Heaven?
GOD: Oh, he was in a different area code, so technically it wasn't cheating..
by bwellnjonesco on Jan 12, 2011 12:58 PM EST up reply actions
And let me guess: She loves snow, because it’s soft and pretty and everyone just loves snow so friggin’ much because it’s wunnerful!
God, I hate snow.
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Stop trying to turn me on to the Dark Side. I was warned about people like you, using Brian to lure me into danger.
The only man in the world who would buy a Brian McCann swimsuit calendar.
No! Jewish guys are hot. I keep asking Mom to get me a yarmulke for my birthday. I frequently drop Yiddish into conversations. Jews are awesome.
The only man in the world who would buy a Brian McCann swimsuit calendar.
I knew you were being faceitious, but I felt like sharing my credentials anyway.
The only man in the world who would buy a Brian McCann swimsuit calendar.
So if you get a yarmulke are you going to go all out black hat style a la Meryl Streep in Angels in America?
SL
I don’t think so. I leave that to the experts.
But this would be a nice addition to the wardrobe:
The only man in the world who would buy a Brian McCann swimsuit calendar.
I'm a Southerner, bred to hate cold...
and essentially worthless if it’s below 50. But still, I much prefer snow when the temps drop that far, than simple coldness or even worse, mid-high 30s and raining.
http://sportsandgrits.blogspot.com/
I’m a Southerner, bred to love cold. Anything is better than those sweltering 8 month summers we get in these parts.
"Life is a lot like a baseball game- you want your team to win, you want it to be a thriller, you don't want it to be called short on account of nature, and you wouldn't mind if it went into extra innings." -Dante Shepherd, survivingtheworld.net
I think I’m in the minority about loving our summers. They just don’t bother me that much. But I can accept that isn’t a majority view.
The only man in the world who would buy a Brian McCann swimsuit calendar.
You’re also in almost the northernmost part of the state at a higher altitude. Believe me when I say the temps and humidity are much, much worse down here in the low country.
"Life is a lot like a baseball game- you want your team to win, you want it to be a thriller, you don't want it to be called short on account of nature, and you wouldn't mind if it went into extra innings." -Dante Shepherd, survivingtheworld.net
I’ve lived here only seven weeks. I grew up in an area only 300 feet higher above sea level than you, and yep, it was plenty warm. Not to say it isn’t uncomfortable at times, but the heat seems to bother me less. I don’t really know why. Probably the reason the cold drives me nuts.
The only man in the world who would buy a Brian McCann swimsuit calendar.
I guess I had a negative reaction to a heat wave when I was kid or something. All my desire to play outside vanished because it gets so bloody hot you feel like your skin is melting right off the bone. I’m much more partial to the cold temps and a good jacket than to the usual summer temps around here.
"Life is a lot like a baseball game- you want your team to win, you want it to be a thriller, you don't want it to be called short on account of nature, and you wouldn't mind if it went into extra innings." -Dante Shepherd, survivingtheworld.net
I live in SC and completely agree.
"If I have asthma, they won't let me scuba. And if I can’t scuba, then what’s this all been about?? What am I working toward??"
"You look like you should be married to one of the San Diego Padres."
If you get cold, you can always pile more clothes on. If you get hot, however, you can only take so many off…I hate the heat. I’m the kinda guy who was just outside trying to get to work in shorts. I wear shorts all year long. It was 20 outside. Unfortunately, my car would not get up the road. Too much ice and snow on it.
I knew 2 things about baseball as a 6 year old: I liked the braves and the Phil’s fans were douches.
by MartinMcFly on Aug 18, 2010 6:46 PM EDT
I'm with you...
"It breaks your heart. It is designed to break your heart. The game begins in the spring, when everything else begins again, and it blossoms in the summer, filling the afternoons and evenings, and then as soon as the chill rains come, it stops and leaves you to face the fall alone." A. Bartlett Giamatti
That’s the fundamental disconnect I run into with people who make this argument. It’s a perfectly valid argument, it just doesn’t include me.
Putting on seventeen layers to check my mail is absurd. Scraping ice off my windshield so I can get to work is absurd. Losing the feeling in my face simply walking to my car is absurd. And, if all else fails, you can’t fall and break your freaking hip by ‘slipping’ on heat.
The only man in the world who would buy a Brian McCann swimsuit calendar.
Wasn’t there a story once about shoes melting to the AstroTurf in St. Louis because it got so hot in the old stadium? I seem to remember Joe Simpson or Don Sutton telling a story about an outfielder whose shoes melted to the Turf because of the heat…
"If I have asthma, they won't let me scuba. And if I can’t scuba, then what’s this all been about?? What am I working toward??"
"You look like you should be married to one of the San Diego Padres."
It’s no less absurd than burning yourself trying to open your car door, or being dehydrated walking across the parking lot, or watching your vision swim because of the heat coming off the pavement.
"Life is a lot like a baseball game- you want your team to win, you want it to be a thriller, you don't want it to be called short on account of nature, and you wouldn't mind if it went into extra innings." -Dante Shepherd, survivingtheworld.net
This is my stock argument when you fellow southerners jump down my throat about preferring the cold.
"Life is a lot like a baseball game- you want your team to win, you want it to be a thriller, you don't want it to be called short on account of nature, and you wouldn't mind if it went into extra innings." -Dante Shepherd, survivingtheworld.net
MY* fellow southerners. Don’t how I managed to brainfart that badly…
"Life is a lot like a baseball game- you want your team to win, you want it to be a thriller, you don't want it to be called short on account of nature, and you wouldn't mind if it went into extra innings." -Dante Shepherd, survivingtheworld.net
And actually, checking the figures, Memphis’ elevation above sea level is 331 feet. Knoxville’s is 886. I don’t think that’s enough to swing major climatological shifts between the two. There must be other factors at work that have more to do with it than elevation.
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1. We’re dead flat, like a skillet, so the heat just builds. In addition to the elevation, Knoxville is much more hilly, so the terrain provides more shade and keeps the overall temp a bit lower.
2. You’re a hundred miles or so north, which is good for knocking a few degrees off the Memphis total.
"Life is a lot like a baseball game- you want your team to win, you want it to be a thriller, you don't want it to be called short on account of nature, and you wouldn't mind if it went into extra innings." -Dante Shepherd, survivingtheworld.net
You know what else I’m thinking? There’s a phenomenon called cold air damming. The Appalachians can be an obstacle for some cool air masses. If the air can’t move over the mountains, it tends to rush back down, forming what’s coloquially referred to as a “backdoor cold front.” Now, that doesn’t happen enough to make a huge climatological difference, but in terms of day-to-day weathher, it can make a big difference.
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There's also a massive river....
the Mississipp brings a LOT of water. I was shocked to learn the humidity in St Louis isn’t much different than the mugginess of Ga/SC.
http://sportsandgrits.blogspot.com/
by Mr. Sanchez on Jan 13, 2011 10:16 AM EST up reply actions
J-Freak...
…if you think the summers in Memphis are bad, come on down the river and check out the humitidy and heat here. The heat might actually be a smidge lower, but the humidity, well, when you are surrounded on three sides by water….
Then again, I mind what winter we get (and it is cold and windy all week this week, lows around 30, highs around 45) a whole lot more than the 95/95 (heat/humidity) that we get in the summer.
Dude, Memphis gets plenty of 95/95 days. I’ve seen the humidity hit 100% before, and its starts raining with a clear sky overhead. Having not been to Louisiana, I can’t comment on whether it happens more often there than here, but don’t act like we don’t get those conditions every June-August.
"Life is a lot like a baseball game- you want your team to win, you want it to be a thriller, you don't want it to be called short on account of nature, and you wouldn't mind if it went into extra innings." -Dante Shepherd, survivingtheworld.net
by J-Freak on Jan 12, 2011 8:38 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Weeks? You wake up one morning to watch winter die. Spring happens over lunch, and it’s summer by nightfall.
"Life is a lot like a baseball game- you want your team to win, you want it to be a thriller, you don't want it to be called short on account of nature, and you wouldn't mind if it went into extra innings." -Dante Shepherd, survivingtheworld.net
Back when I lived in PA, the shoveling never stopped, so ther was no “getting over it”. As soon as you finished shoveling the driveway, there was a fresh new couple inches already waiting for you.
by king of games on Jan 12, 2011 12:58 PM EST up reply actions
you’re just being overdramatic. I live in northern NJ, just across the PA border and there isn’t nearly that much snow. Maybe once every 2 weeks or so.
MASN Announcer: "Ususally they have what they call here 'the privilege,' and that's what bobby cox calls it when he let's the veteran guys swing away on 3-0. This is not such a hitter."
Jason Heyward: Single up the middle, ballgame.
There is that much in the snowbelt along Lake Erie.
"Give him the heater Ricky."
ohhh, lake effect. gotcha
MASN Announcer: "Ususally they have what they call here 'the privilege,' and that's what bobby cox calls it when he let's the veteran guys swing away on 3-0. This is not such a hitter."
Jason Heyward: Single up the middle, ballgame.
Being from the greatest state in the nation West Virginia
I don’t mind snow at all. I actually enjoy driving in it. The thing i do mind is that now I live in Richmond, VA and people around here drive very poorly.
You calling Knoxville the icy north establishes you sentiment on hating snow very well!
by TCfromDubVee on Jan 12, 2011 1:46 PM EST up reply actions
Also you misspelled the name of the nation's greatest state.
It’s “ALABAMA.” ;^)
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You can only use Alabama and greatest state in the nation when also used with
NO, NOT, or NEVER!
by TCfromDubVee on Jan 12, 2011 1:50 PM EST up reply actions
I just pissed my pants thanks! One of the funniest movies ever.
by TCfromDubVee on Jan 12, 2011 1:53 PM EST up reply actions
I ruined...
Your roommate’s bath-a-robe…
-C
It’s rough to sit through these games and not have someone that can’t hit a Ball?
Sorry Lt. Dan, she tasted like cig-a-rettes
I thought hurricane season was over........
by bravesguy311 on Jan 13, 2011 10:51 AM EST up reply actions
I have no idea. People tend to ask me where my accent is when they hear me speak. I try to not to strangle them.
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I’m in Tenn, born and bred, everybody thinks I sound like I’m from Iowa, go figure.
Free Matt Young!
I smell a Volunteer State TC meetup in the future.
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Strange Tenn fact
Bristol TN is closer to Canada than it is to Memphis
Free Matt Young!
I was floored when I discovered Knoxville is as close to Cincinnati as it is to my hometown. You just don’t think about it on those terms until you see it on a map.
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I spent 6 weeks in Cincy back in 1990, maybe it has changed but that was one ugly city. Old, run down and cold as hell.
Free Matt Young!
The only reason the fact is relevant to me is making the nation seem a little closer. Now I can, say, take a three-day weekend and see the Reds and the Indians, for instance. Places don’t seem quite so removed anymore.
The only man in the world who would buy a Brian McCann swimsuit calendar.
Makes sense. In Knoxville, have you tried a Sam and Andy’s deli yet? Awesome steamed sandwiches.
Free Matt Young!
I haven’t. I’m still learning the culture of the city. I’ll add it to the list.
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I went to UT back in the late 70’s, I’ve been back just for a sandwich. Pretty good stuff.
Free Matt Young!
GO BIG ORANGE!
"It breaks your heart. It is designed to break your heart. The game begins in the spring, when everything else begins again, and it blossoms in the summer, filling the afternoons and evenings, and then as soon as the chill rains come, it stops and leaves you to face the fall alone." A. Bartlett Giamatti
Someone decided it would be a good idea to put the communications building between Neyland and Thompson-Bolling Arena. That person clearly hates me.
The only man in the world who would buy a Brian McCann swimsuit calendar.
That's where you are?
I’ll swap!
"It breaks your heart. It is designed to break your heart. The game begins in the spring, when everything else begins again, and it blossoms in the summer, filling the afternoons and evenings, and then as soon as the chill rains come, it stops and leaves you to face the fall alone." A. Bartlett Giamatti
And where would I be going?
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Sewanee
"It breaks your heart. It is designed to break your heart. The game begins in the spring, when everything else begins again, and it blossoms in the summer, filling the afternoons and evenings, and then as soon as the chill rains come, it stops and leaves you to face the fall alone." A. Bartlett Giamatti
Saturday night for drunken debuachery...
so no I have not kept up and i feel like i should have now.
by TCfromDubVee on Jan 12, 2011 2:00 PM EST up reply actions
I drove through..
your lovely state recently. Not much flat land there!
"It breaks your heart. It is designed to break your heart. The game begins in the spring, when everything else begins again, and it blossoms in the summer, filling the afternoons and evenings, and then as soon as the chill rains come, it stops and leaves you to face the fall alone." A. Bartlett Giamatti
Not much at all!
Why I love it so much.
by TCfromDubVee on Jan 12, 2011 9:08 PM EST up reply actions
Lived in NE Tn all my life
snowfall around here is kinda sketchy. The last "Big One " was in 98. Since then it’s been hit & miss until now. Had to go over the mountain to Asheville yesterday & you talk about a white knuckle ride. Put the Jeep in 4 wheel drive & by the grace of God survived. Didn’t take no photos. Didn’t think Talking Choppers would want to see a grown man peeing in his pants.
A baseball diamond is, most simply, the intersecting of four 90-foot baselines, and, most powerfully, the intersecting of seemingly random lives.
Whoooo snow!
I had my first 2 days of classes canceled!
"I heard that Tits was "well rounded" and his brother Cans was a "stand out." :D"
by Old Braves' Fan on Aug 18, 2010 3:05 PM PDT
Sorry for going off topic
Anybody expect any surprises by next Tuesday’s arbitration deadine? An extension for Prado or Boras taking Jurrjens to a panel?
Free Matt Young!
Yay
and there is some good snow here in Chicago.
by The Devil Wears Prado on Jan 12, 2011 1:16 PM EST up reply actions
Nay
LONG LIVE THE DROID
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Nay
To add iPhone, they cancelled the “new every two”. Not a fan.
Insanity is doing the same thing over and over expecting different results.
by biggentleben on Jan 16, 2011 5:18 AM EST up reply actions
I woke up Monday morning to see the connector completely abandoned. It was surreal.
"You and your third dimension…"
by Tequila Mockingbird on Jan 12, 2011 1:22 PM EST reply actions
6-7 inches
in Athens, GA. First 3 days of class at UGA have been canceled and the high today is supposedly 32 … so I’m waiting for Thursday classes to be canceled. Unfortunately the administration has not responded to my request/prayer for classes to just start next Tuesday …
Most of the roads are clear though.
I’ve driven to Ramsey to eat yesterday. I’m hoping the 18 degrees it’s suppose to be tonight will make them just cancel for the week.
It’s close to Peachtree Center – that’s actually the Suntrust building that’s like a block east of the Suntrust Plaza. I take the train from Civic Center and Peachtree Center stations, and the walk uphill was brutal in the ice – penguin-walking was a must.
"You and your third dimension…"
by Tequila Mockingbird on Jan 12, 2011 1:35 PM EST up reply actions
Being from southern California
the last time I was actually in snow was about 7 years ago when I went up to the mountains. Since I’ve lived in the desert all my life, even 50 degrees is cold to me. I’ve almost forgotten what snow feels like!
by WeStillHaveBobby on Jan 12, 2011 1:27 PM EST reply actions
That’s it. I’m moving in with you.
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Grew up on an island in the South Pacific
a drop below 70 is weird for me.
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"Voetbal is pas totaal als je wint"- Coach Adun
"The greatest sin is to spurn the gift"- Coach Alistair
Did you often have some enchanted evenings?
The only man in the world who would buy a Brian McCann swimsuit calendar.
I hate that musical. I only know about it because my dad liked it.
the plot doesn’t make any damn sense.
The twitter
Anfield Asylum, sbnation's very own open zoo for the most dangerous game: Liverpool fans
"Voetbal is pas totaal als je wint"- Coach Adun
"The greatest sin is to spurn the gift"- Coach Alistair
we would tempt the sharks by surfing at the twilight
the waves are too good to miss at that time of night. Magic? a little. Unnerving? sure (you can see the sharks in the waves further out).
The twitter
Anfield Asylum, sbnation's very own open zoo for the most dangerous game: Liverpool fans
"Voetbal is pas totaal als je wint"- Coach Adun
"The greatest sin is to spurn the gift"- Coach Alistair
Are you...
hundred and one pounds of fun?
"It breaks your heart. It is designed to break your heart. The game begins in the spring, when everything else begins again, and it blossoms in the summer, filling the afternoons and evenings, and then as soon as the chill rains come, it stops and leaves you to face the fall alone." A. Bartlett Giamatti
I am now a nonner
so I am closer to that weight than I have ever been. I may not get there at my height without some serious work though (death, basically)
The twitter
Anfield Asylum, sbnation's very own open zoo for the most dangerous game: Liverpool fans
"Voetbal is pas totaal als je wint"- Coach Adun
"The greatest sin is to spurn the gift"- Coach Alistair
Is it still too early
to talk about spring training?
by WeStillHaveBobby on Jan 12, 2011 1:30 PM EST reply actions
At Duke now, but when I was at Davidson
We never canceled classes. Ever. One of my former profs was telling me the other day that profs who live outside Davidson board with the ones who live in town so they don’t have to cancel class. I’m going in to the lab today (problem with self scheduled work, really), but I’ll walk.
The twitter
Anfield Asylum, sbnation's very own open zoo for the most dangerous game: Liverpool fans
"Voetbal is pas totaal als je wint"- Coach Adun
"The greatest sin is to spurn the gift"- Coach Alistair
Live in OH I’ve been snowed out 3 days now. So is Trevor Hoffman a hall of famer?!
In baseball, you're supposed to sit on your ass, spit tobacco, and nod at stupid things. Perfect life might I add.
by HeywardFTW! on Jan 12, 2011 1:35 PM EST via mobile reply actions
He better be. If Sutter can get in and they’re already polishing Mo’s plaque in anticipation, there’s no reason Trevor shouldn’t get in.
"Life is a lot like a baseball game- you want your team to win, you want it to be a thriller, you don't want it to be called short on account of nature, and you wouldn't mind if it went into extra innings." -Dante Shepherd, survivingtheworld.net
Farnsworth is signing with the Rays...
I know we were never going to resign him, but now the fans in Tampa get to have near heart attacks twice a week…sort of feel bad for them. Even worse since he’s got to be a closer candidate for them
http://tarpslides-r-us.blogspot.com/
Holy cow...I just woke up.
And I was supposed to have class today, but they’re all canceled.
"That guy mvhsbball is really an insufferable schmuck." - FuquaManuel
"Like we actually let mvhsbball do anything important." - cbwilk
by Scott Coleman on Jan 12, 2011 1:42 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Yeah, I know…it’s an addiction.
"That guy mvhsbball is really an insufferable schmuck." - FuquaManuel
"Like we actually let mvhsbball do anything important." - cbwilk
by Scott Coleman on Jan 12, 2011 1:47 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
The Braves take up way too much of my free time.
"That guy mvhsbball is really an insufferable schmuck." - FuquaManuel
"Like we actually let mvhsbball do anything important." - cbwilk
by Scott Coleman on Jan 12, 2011 1:57 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
/quietly hides Royals memorabilia
The only man in the world who would buy a Brian McCann swimsuit calendar.
SMH. Busch stadium is one of the greatest stadiums and STL happens to be a great baseball town. Royals are basically in Kansas
I’ll say this: I visited both Busch and Kauffman on a road trip in 2009, and loved both. For a long time, I’ve had an affinity for Kansas City itself, so it made sense to follow the team, at least in a cursory sense. And, I have the sad duty to inform you, I really liked traveling through the state of Kansas. But that’s a longer story.
The only man in the world who would buy a Brian McCann swimsuit calendar.
No one really knows about St. Louis either. Their fans are nuts.
Kaufman is a beautiful stadium, and the ushers are cool and don’t care where you sit (or at least they didn’t the weekend we visited). By the 2nd or 3rd inning you can move up nice and close.
"That guy mvhsbball is really an insufferable schmuck." - FuquaManuel
"Like we actually let mvhsbball do anything important." - cbwilk
by Scott Coleman on Jan 12, 2011 2:13 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
The one time I was there, I got to see the Royals play the Twins in the final home game of 2009. It was a gorgeous day, and a good game. At one point, I did have to seek medical treatment because I looked directly at Joe Mauer without proper eye protection.
The only man in the world who would buy a Brian McCann swimsuit calendar.
Well my dumbass self decided to go in the middle of August with like 9000% humidity, and they were playing the Indians. Not a good choice on my part.
"That guy mvhsbball is really an insufferable schmuck." - FuquaManuel
"Like we actually let mvhsbball do anything important." - cbwilk
by Scott Coleman on Jan 12, 2011 2:22 PM EST up reply actions
I think my game was on a Sunday afternoon, September 27. A cold front came through the area about a day or so beforehand, so everything was crisp and cool. Very, very nice weather. In fact, on that road trip I saw seven states in seven days, and the only rain that fell was in St. Louis that first day. I couldn’t believe our extraordinary luck.
The only man in the world who would buy a Brian McCann swimsuit calendar.
That is lucky. Missouri weather can be a pain in the ass.
We still on for our meet-up in Arizona? Perhaps you could do a “McCann’s Better” sign instead?
"That guy mvhsbball is really an insufferable schmuck." - FuquaManuel
"Like we actually let mvhsbball do anything important." - cbwilk
by Scott Coleman on Jan 12, 2011 2:27 PM EST up reply actions
We’re having a meetup in Arizona? When?
And we’ll see about the sign. If I carry it, I’ll be wearing my Posey shirt.
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I went to Mizzou
which is right in between KC and StL, so I went to both stadiums quite often. Kaufman before their upgrade was a bore but the renovations are amazing. It’s one of my favorite stadiums now. Busch is a great stadium and St. Louis is a great baseball town. (Full disclosure, I worked for them this summer but I’ve over that now and I’m back on the Braves bandwagon). Busch itself really has no frills but it’s a great place to see a game if you haven’t.
I am The One Who Shall Remain Avatar-less.
MIZ….
"That guy mvhsbball is really an insufferable schmuck." - FuquaManuel
"Like we actually let mvhsbball do anything important." - cbwilk
by Scott Coleman on Jan 12, 2011 7:13 PM EST up reply actions
...ZOU
I am The One Who Shall Remain Avatar-less.
Hell yeah! I grew up in Columbia.
"That guy mvhsbball is really an insufferable schmuck." - FuquaManuel
"Like we actually let mvhsbball do anything important." - cbwilk
by Scott Coleman on Jan 13, 2011 1:07 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
Why were they cancelled?
Can’t be the weather there….
"It breaks your heart. It is designed to break your heart. The game begins in the spring, when everything else begins again, and it blossoms in the summer, filling the afternoons and evenings, and then as soon as the chill rains come, it stops and leaves you to face the fall alone." A. Bartlett Giamatti
President Obama and 50,000 other people are here today for the memorial services.
"That guy mvhsbball is really an insufferable schmuck." - FuquaManuel
"Like we actually let mvhsbball do anything important." - cbwilk
by Scott Coleman on Jan 12, 2011 2:21 PM EST up reply actions
I thought that might be it.
The only man in the world who would buy a Brian McCann swimsuit calendar.
I walked into a Circle K last night and two guys (I presume they were security of some kind) were staring me down. It’s like holy shit bro…just let me get my $1.39 cup of coffee and I’ll be on my way!
"That guy mvhsbball is really an insufferable schmuck." - FuquaManuel
"Like we actually let mvhsbball do anything important." - cbwilk
by Scott Coleman on Jan 12, 2011 2:24 PM EST up reply actions
Yeah, I can understand that. Is the mood in the city perceptibly different? It’s hard to know when all I can see is Brian Williams standing in front of that Safeway. I don’t know what’s going on in the rest of Tucson.
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Tucson is such a crazy city. There was mourning at first and today is going to be awful, but I have this feeling like most people will embrace the shooting and go with it. Like, “Hey, we’re a crazy city. Come visit us and see if you can make it!” kind of attitude.
"That guy mvhsbball is really an insufferable schmuck." - FuquaManuel
"Like we actually let mvhsbball do anything important." - cbwilk
by Scott Coleman on Jan 12, 2011 2:31 PM EST up reply actions
Oh, yeah...
"It breaks your heart. It is designed to break your heart. The game begins in the spring, when everything else begins again, and it blossoms in the summer, filling the afternoons and evenings, and then as soon as the chill rains come, it stops and leaves you to face the fall alone." A. Bartlett Giamatti
You guys are amateurs!
Come live in Syracuse, NY :)
CEO and Founder of the Draft Ryan Mallett bandwagon.
Nice
Just goes to show how relative a “snow day” is, Im looking at a foot of snow here in NY on the Island
I thought hurricane season was over........
by bravesguy311 on Jan 12, 2011 1:59 PM EST up reply actions
18-20 inches
Out here in western Mass, so far. Should be almost done.
6 inches in Athens GA = DISASTER
Haven’t had class the whole week. Can’t go anywhere, roads are too bad. Trapped inside. Slowly losing sanity…
"My parents do a lot of things behind the scenes that go unnoticed"- Cam Newton, Heisman acceptance speech. No, this is not a joke.
by TurnerTheBurner on Jan 12, 2011 2:08 PM EST reply actions
8 inches here in SC
Same situation. We might end up missing the whole week (I work at a school). Not surprising since the county owns maybe 12 snow plows (not that they should own more).
"If I have asthma, they won't let me scuba. And if I can’t scuba, then what’s this all been about?? What am I working toward??"
"You look like you should be married to one of the San Diego Padres."
What part of SC are you from? We ended up w/ almost 9 inches where I am. I live about 20 miles NE of Clemsuck.
I knew 2 things about baseball as a 6 year old: I liked the braves and the Phil’s fans were douches.
by MartinMcFly on Aug 18, 2010 6:46 PM EDT
Roughly the same area you're in .
"If I have asthma, they won't let me scuba. And if I can’t scuba, then what’s this all been about?? What am I working toward??"
"You look like you should be married to one of the San Diego Padres."
I'm a dumbass
I meant NW. I always do that. I’m near Walhalla, not Easley lol
I knew 2 things about baseball as a 6 year old: I liked the braves and the Phil’s fans were douches.
by MartinMcFly on Aug 18, 2010 6:46 PM EDT
Ahh ok
Well, I;m maybe 30 minutes further NE of Easley.
"If I have asthma, they won't let me scuba. And if I can’t scuba, then what’s this all been about?? What am I working toward??"
"You look like you should be married to one of the San Diego Padres."
Wow.
I grew up in Athens, and yeah, 6 inches of snow shuts the city down completely. Of course, in Athens, I also once saw the one ice truck that they had back then going down the street, followed by the one snow plow. Amazing that they can’t handle the snow there with that kind of competence.
by cavebird on Jan 12, 2011 2:31 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
trade suggestions
Does anyone have any trade opinions that are possible for the braves to make? I want to see more depth. If chipper goes down and FF doesn’t produce, we will have to move in Martin. We are relying on martin, heyward, bmac, and uggla who’s power could go down in our pitchers part. I just really think we should go after another outfielder. I hear a lot about braun, which would be amazing but at what price. Ellsbury is a good option in a crowded OF. What is everyone else’s opinions?
Southern middle TN
…8 – 10 inches here, depending on your elevation. I have to drive up a mountain to get to work, it’s been snowing all day, and we were just told the county is out of salt and won’t be doing anything else to the roads until temps are above freezing. Great. I look forward to driving down that twisty road after work today.
"It breaks your heart. It is designed to break your heart. The game begins in the spring, when everything else begins again, and it blossoms in the summer, filling the afternoons and evenings, and then as soon as the chill rains come, it stops and leaves you to face the fall alone." A. Bartlett Giamatti
yep...
Live in Winchester, work in Sewanee.
"It breaks your heart. It is designed to break your heart. The game begins in the spring, when everything else begins again, and it blossoms in the summer, filling the afternoons and evenings, and then as soon as the chill rains come, it stops and leaves you to face the fall alone." A. Bartlett Giamatti
There used to be a Mennonite bakery out on 64W, might have been called the Swiss Pantry, do you knoe if it is still there?
Free Matt Young!
Yes...
the Cowboy Cookies are the best.
"It breaks your heart. It is designed to break your heart. The game begins in the spring, when everything else begins again, and it blossoms in the summer, filling the afternoons and evenings, and then as soon as the chill rains come, it stops and leaves you to face the fall alone." A. Bartlett Giamatti
OT: College Hoops
how is your team doing?
"That guy mvhsbball is really an insufferable schmuck." - FuquaManuel
"Like we actually let mvhsbball do anything important." - cbwilk
pretty good, pretty good
D’son: bad
Duke: well, it’s going all right. Watch us blow an easy one in the tournament.
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Anfield Asylum, sbnation's very own open zoo for the most dangerous game: Liverpool fans
"Voetbal is pas totaal als je wint"- Coach Adun
"The greatest sin is to spurn the gift"- Coach Alistair
Yeah, or an easy one tonight…
"That guy mvhsbball is really an insufferable schmuck." - FuquaManuel
"Like we actually let mvhsbball do anything important." - cbwilk
by Scott Coleman on Jan 13, 2011 1:08 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
meh
Northwestern tanked against Illinois on national TV, the entire fan base was calling for the coaches head because we’ve never been to the NCAAs, and then 3 days later he got a contract extension. We’re basically of the opinion NCAAs or bust this year.
Schiztophrentic...
best describes my team, Tennessee. Start out 7-0, beating Villanova and decimating Pitt, then proceed to go 3-6 against unranked teams, causing a drop from #7 in the polls to unranked themselves. I still love them, though.
"It breaks your heart. It is designed to break your heart. The game begins in the spring, when everything else begins again, and it blossoms in the summer, filling the afternoons and evenings, and then as soon as the chill rains come, it stops and leaves you to face the fall alone." A. Bartlett Giamatti
wait...
They did play one ranked team in that last stretch, Memphis, which, true to form, they dominated. Put a number next to the team’s name, and they come to play.
"It breaks your heart. It is designed to break your heart. The game begins in the spring, when everything else begins again, and it blossoms in the summer, filling the afternoons and evenings, and then as soon as the chill rains come, it stops and leaves you to face the fall alone." A. Bartlett Giamatti
always a +1 when someone mentions Florida beating Tennessee
in anything
Mathew 19:26 "With God, all things are possible"
-1
"It breaks your heart. It is designed to break your heart. The game begins in the spring, when everything else begins again, and it blossoms in the summer, filling the afternoons and evenings, and then as soon as the chill rains come, it stops and leaves you to face the fall alone." A. Bartlett Giamatti
Well, it's a +43 tonight...
for Tennessee vs Florida. That’s the margin the Lady Vols won by…
"It breaks your heart. It is designed to break your heart. The game begins in the spring, when everything else begins again, and it blossoms in the summer, filling the afternoons and evenings, and then as soon as the chill rains come, it stops and leaves you to face the fall alone." A. Bartlett Giamatti
I'm ok with the Lady Vols
it’s the mens team that annoys me
Mathew 19:26 "With God, all things are possible"
Why...
did the Predator cut off his tentacles?
"It breaks your heart. It is designed to break your heart. The game begins in the spring, when everything else begins again, and it blossoms in the summer, filling the afternoons and evenings, and then as soon as the chill rains come, it stops and leaves you to face the fall alone." A. Bartlett Giamatti
Just beat the #8 team in the nation
That’s quite solid
Insanity is doing the same thing over and over expecting different results.
by biggentleben on Jan 16, 2011 5:23 AM EST up reply actions
Lol southerners
I’m from CT. They just got their second major snowfall in as many weeks. There’s close to 2 feet on the ground in places. I currently go to school outside Chicago, and, well… yeah. Nothing ever closes. 3 years ago they actually ran out of salt and KCl to put on the roads. Close to a month of ice on the streets and everything was still open and functional.
I love it.
LOL Nutmeg State
I don’t know, I just felt like saying it. :^)
The only man in the world who would buy a Brian McCann swimsuit calendar.
The reason the city shuts down
Is because of the ICE not the snow. Freezing rain caused the snow to turn into ice that’s 2-3" thick in certain areas.
Ummm
We shut down for snow too :)
It just takes longer to get rid of the ice.
"If I have asthma, they won't let me scuba. And if I can’t scuba, then what’s this all been about?? What am I working toward??"
"You look like you should be married to one of the San Diego Padres."
I just saw the front page of this morning’s Birmingham News, which featured a photo of an interstate ramp just now re-opening after 48 hours encrusted in ice. Knoxville’s interstates didn’t have any such problem, so far as I know. I thought, They can’t handle a little ice back home? Hah!
Oh, no. I’m becoming One Of Them.
The only man in the world who would buy a Brian McCann swimsuit calendar.
how hard can it be
to gather up some table salt and throw it on the roads? we northerners do it every year.
<.<
>.>
…what?
Hey Everyone!
Hope y’all are doing well! It’s a “chilly” 43 down here in Charleston SC…hehe:) At least we got some snow on Sunday:) Of course, the weather changes so quickly here though, tuesday it is gonna get up to 65, the week after it will probably be back around 40. You all be careful wherever ya are!
Temperatures in the 60s are but a vague, distant memory for me.
The only man in the world who would buy a Brian McCann swimsuit calendar.
Lol, welp it's pretty much a toss up here.
Great for folks who enjoy the climate. Bad for people like me with serious allergy issues! My and my lil’ boy are like walking snifflehounds!
aren’t you supposed to be working or something? You’ve spent an awful lot of time here, just saying.
Hines Ward is on PTI atm with a Braves hat on. Didn’t know he was from Georgia.
"If I have asthma, they won't let me scuba. And if I can’t scuba, then what’s this all been about?? What am I working toward??"
"You look like you should be married to one of the San Diego Padres."
Bunch of snow wimps
Try living in Mammoth lakes Ca. So far this winter they have had about 20 feet , yes FEET, of snow and it won’t melt till freaking July. I used to live there and it snowed about 40 feet over the winter, on average they get about 33 feet a year. Talk about dealing with some crummy weather!
Senator, we have another old saying,"Don't piss down my back and tell me it's raining." Fletcher
I live in the mountains of NC now and there is only about 8 inches here
Senator, we have another old saying,"Don't piss down my back and tell me it's raining." Fletcher
I can’t believe you guys in the south are whining about a couple inches of snow. What you got is called a dusting where I’m from.
We just got 9 in. over 2 days. Right now as I type this its 5 degrees out. So go cry about your 2 in. somewhere.
this is the deepest in Georgia since the '93 snowstorm that reached
21ft
Mathew 19:26 "With God, all things are possible"
Actually
We got 9 inches here too. At least you guys are used to it…it’s kinda hard to plow a county when you only own 10-12 plows :)
"If I have asthma, they won't let me scuba. And if I can’t scuba, then what’s this all been about?? What am I working toward??"
"You look like you should be married to one of the San Diego Padres."
Yours will be gone soon to because it’ll probably make the 40’s over the next few days. Ours will be here till March.
not to mention the possibility of rain
over the weekend
Mathew 19:26 "With God, all things are possible"
Thats why you own plows
"If I have asthma, they won't let me scuba. And if I can’t scuba, then what’s this all been about?? What am I working toward??"
"You look like you should be married to one of the San Diego Padres."
Been there, done that
About once per winter, there’s ice at least that thick. Nevermind that in the country, the snow doesn’t get completely plowed off of the roads, so it just packs on all winter until it’s an incredible skating rink to drive on.
Insanity is doing the same thing over and over expecting different results.
by biggentleben on Jan 16, 2011 5:27 AM EST up reply actions
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No one said 2 inches. We got 9 inches in about 5 hours early Monday. And it’s all still here. And no one is crying, we are having a conversation. Gee.
"It breaks your heart. It is designed to break your heart. The game begins in the spring, when everything else begins again, and it blossoms in the summer, filling the afternoons and evenings, and then as soon as the chill rains come, it stops and leaves you to face the fall alone." A. Bartlett Giamatti
You got eight inches?
What are you doing Friday night?
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school in the morning (i'm home schooled)
the rest of the day, who knows? but the roads are clear enough to go somewhere
Mathew 19:26 "With God, all things are possible"
He didn't understand the joke
Chip Caray: SWING AND A DRIVE, BELTED RIGHT…..and McCann makes the catch by the dugout.
by Hudson's Soul Patch on Jan 12, 2011 9:07 PM EST up reply actions
You...
are a bad boy.
"It breaks your heart. It is designed to break your heart. The game begins in the spring, when everything else begins again, and it blossoms in the summer, filling the afternoons and evenings, and then as soon as the chill rains come, it stops and leaves you to face the fall alone." A. Bartlett Giamatti
You Southerners are wusses. Get a few inches and the entire state shuts down.
"Jason Heyward was a Greek philosopher reincarnated as a baseball player." - Don Sutton
I know we got 9 in. and school was shut down 1 day. Somebody on here mentioned that they hadn’t had school all week. None of our businesses shut down early although I got off work at 630 instead of 8 on Monday when it was really snowing.
I haven't had school all week
Chip Caray: SWING AND A DRIVE, BELTED RIGHT…..and McCann makes the catch by the dugout.
by Hudson's Soul Patch on Jan 13, 2011 12:03 AM EST up reply actions
Through 13 years of school and then 4 years of college I can only remember getting 2 days off a couple of times, and one of those was a 2 day blizzard that dumped 15 in.
Okay, you win.
"It breaks your heart. It is designed to break your heart. The game begins in the spring, when everything else begins again, and it blossoms in the summer, filling the afternoons and evenings, and then as soon as the chill rains come, it stops and leaves you to face the fall alone." A. Bartlett Giamatti
in my four years of college
we’ve had classes cancelled once. and that was only night classes. and that’s because it was an ice storm that left the roads treacherous in about half an hour.
it can snow 10 inches here overnight and they’ll have the roads open in time for 8am classes.
We didn’t have any my first 3 years but last year was a really bad winter here. We ended up getting somewhere around 40 in. total and it all seemed to come as a blizzard.
Where you from anyway you sound like someone who knows about tough winters.
originally from CT, moved out to north Chicagoland for college.
we do the tough winter bit pretty regularly :P
I’ll say I was in Chicago in April and it was a pleasant day but as soon as the sun went down it got cold and windy.
this coming week
we have an average low of 11º with it reaching -1º tuesday night. average high is 22º. all of this is before windchill, which can get extreme.
you probably got lucky :P
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by Scott Coleman on Jan 13, 2011 1:37 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
No!
He’s going to be consulting at his alma mater! grrrr
Insanity is doing the same thing over and over expecting different results.
by biggentleben on Jan 16, 2011 5:29 AM EST up reply actions
Man, I don’t stay up that late. But I’m here now, still wishing Old Man Winter a painful death.
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Things have been pretty crappy this week weather wise here in Atlanta for sure. I came into work this morning to do a reboot of a device simply because there was nobody else here to do it. The main roads aren’t too bad, and since they’re dry now you can see where the ice is and move to avoid it, but still have to drive slow. Here are some shots from Suwanee I took this week.
I spent 3 hours today
Moving a 10’ tall pile of snow from the corner of our parking lot in a payloader from just the snow this weekend. That looks like a gentle dusting ;)
Insanity is doing the same thing over and over expecting different results.
by biggentleben on Jan 16, 2011 5:31 AM EST up reply actions
I slipped and fell on my butt today.
…that’s always fun.
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by MBL1 on Jan 13, 2011 1:56 PM EST via mobile reply actions
We got about 10 inches near Huntsville AL
City shutdown for a couple of days…
People up north dont realize we are completely unprepared for any amount of snow. As the city owns no snow plows or proper equipment to treat the roads.
No, no, no....
We’re just a bunch of wusses, who need to shut up with our whining…
Wow, I just checked the current temperature here (southern TN) and weather.com says its 4 degrees. A bit nippy, but exhilarating!
"It breaks your heart. It is designed to break your heart. The game begins in the spring, when everything else begins again, and it blossoms in the summer, filling the afternoons and evenings, and then as soon as the chill rains come, it stops and leaves you to face the fall alone." A. Bartlett Giamatti
The reason it gets annoying listening to everyone talk about it is because you’ll get one snow storm this year and your cold won’t last. I checked weather.com for Atlanta and its supposed to be in the 40’s in a couple days. All that snow will be melted and gone.
I know your unprepared but really driving and getting around in the snow isn’t all that difficult. I just see no reason for things to shut down for days. The biggest reason our schools shut down is because we have a lot of county roads that are in horrible areas and buses suck on ice.
And that....
is the biggest reason the schools shut down here as well.
Why is it so annoying? And if it’s annoying, why read it and comment? Just go to another thread….
"It breaks your heart. It is designed to break your heart. The game begins in the spring, when everything else begins again, and it blossoms in the summer, filling the afternoons and evenings, and then as soon as the chill rains come, it stops and leaves you to face the fall alone." A. Bartlett Giamatti
It starts bothering me because you get one snow storm a year and the media is making a huge deal about it. I know my area is expected to get snow but last year many areas broke records and no one talked about it.
Last year we had snow drifts deep enough that they brought in special snow blowers from Colorado to get through them. They were about 50 feet long and 10-15 feet deep.
My hometown came within 4 in. of breaking a 90 year old record which is 46 in. of snow.
Its more of a media thing. They make a huge deal whenever the northeast gets pounded and it snows there all the time.
No different than when yankees get a rare heat wave...
and y’all experience for a week what we get for 6 months every summer.
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