A NEW 2015 Blizzard Photo* Thread

[KillRamsey]

Coffee: check.
Bus Pass: check

KBRX5483 by gordopuggy, on Flickr

 

[Luke]

^ this one is giving me the f1.2 fever.

 

[Ray Sachs]

Coffee: check.
Bus Pass: check

Huge hauler overloaded with snow and no place to put it - check...

I remember a series of dumps a lot less impressive around here a few years ago where they ran out of places to put it, were dumping it into the Schuylkill River, and then caused the river to dam up and flood upstream. A mess to put it mildly. Hearing about the "snow farms" that Boston is trying to make work right now sounds unreal, but probably a better solution...

-Ray

 

[KillRamsey]

^ this one is giving me the f1.2 fever.

I keep calling these "snow globe" shots in my head.

Also, I friggin love that 56 so much.

 

[KillRamsey]

Huge hauler overloaded with snow and no place to put it - check...

Oh man. We are Full Up around here. And there's more falling today for some reason, even though the forecast is for more snow tomorrow and friday. Place was snow-free and barren until late January, and then ... Planet Hoth.

 

[KillRamsey]

I just noticed the signs are upside down...

 

[Lawrence A.]

Man do I miss snow!

NOT ME! My sister outside Boston sent me some shots from the house I grew up in. The path outside the back door looks like a tunnel. I've been enjoying the unseasonably warm 60's and 70's in Albuquerque. I will -- gulp! - be heading to Boston from March 9 to March 16 for my mother's 99th birthday. I told her on the phone she is the only person in the world who I would come to Boston for so soon after all the snow. And that is the truth.

 

[KillRamsey]

We're getting up to 2 more feet between now and tuesday, so there's 0.0000% chance it will have melted much when you get here. Bring glacier-hiking ice cleat boots.

 

[Lawrence A.]

We're getting up to 2 more feet between now and tuesday, so there's 0.0000% chance it will have melted much when you get here. Bring glacier-hiking ice cleat boots.

Fear and loathing.

 

[christilou]

Amazing to hear of these problems! The UK grinds to halt at the slightest suggestion of snow..... everything stops!

 

[KillRamsey]

That's about where Boston is getting to, given how much has come down in such a short time. We've been under-funding our mass transportation system (bus / rail) for about 40 years, and nobody's ever had the stomach to suggest fixing it, or those who have then couldn't get it passed. We've got subway cars and switching systems that are well over 10 years past their expected service life... and now we've had something close to 100 inches of snow in 3 weeks. It's failing everywhere, miserably. Trains just can't run. Buses just can't get anywhere because of the gridlock and narrowed streets. People can't get to work. Schools can't open. If I didn't have a bike, I'm not sure how I'd get on living.

 

[KillRamsey]

Got 3 more inches last night (after these were taken). I think we're now within 2 inches of the record total snowfall. I took just the 56 out to the sledding hill, figured I'd commit to it. Glad I did.

KBRX7006 by gordopuggy, on Flickr

KBRX7100P by gordopuggy, on Flickr

KBRX7104P by gordopuggy, on Flickr

Freezethawfreezethaw

KBRX7152P by gordopuggy, on Flickr

Biking remains the easiest way to get around. 8pm on a weekend night and look at that stupid traffic. No thanks.

KBRX7165 by gordopuggy, on Flickr

 

[Luke]

I'd print that 3rd one out big and hang it

 

[KillRamsey]

I tell myself I'll print something big one day. And somehow I believe me, despite the complete lack of evidence.