Do you have snow?

**Mael Coluim** · 13th February 10, 07:29 AM

CNN has just reported that there is snow in all states of the US! I had heard a little earlier on ABC News all states except Hawaii have snow. What say ye, Rick?

I know the UK has also been experiencing one of their snowy & coldest winters. So do you have snow and how has this snowy winter affected you?

For me, I just finished 20 continuious days working on my day job. As a manager of a gated community of 'active adults', ie., have to be 55 or older to be able to live there, I'm responsible for the security guards and contract services. I've covered the gate when guards haven't been able to get in. I've supervised our snow removal contractor; getting our roads cleared, driveways and walkways.

On my second job, an associate in Walmart, I reported to work last Thursday evening to find the store closed to the public. The weight of the snow on the flat roof had cracked some of side support beams. Oh, yeah I got to work, stocking shelves and shop after my shift.

We have broken the historic record of total snow fallen in a winter season and have at least 4 weeks of winter left! The Fredericksburg Scottish Society had to re-schedule our Burns Night till later this month.
I'm looking forward to it!

**RonnieMac13** · 13th February 10, 07:39 AM

Central Arkansas yes, we have had some form of snow and ice on the ground for about two weeks now.

**svc40bt** · 13th February 10, 08:09 AM

We got 30" last weekend and an additional 15" on Wednesday. I just heard a report suggesting we might get 6" more Monday night. I am hoping they don't have to reschedule again.

**davedove** · 13th February 10, 04:18 PM

Originally Posted by svc40bt

We got 30" last weekend and an additional 15" on Wednesday. I just heard a report suggesting we might get 6" more Monday night. I am hoping they don't have to reschedule again.

I work at Ft. Detrick and it didn't open all week. Also, US 340 running southwest of Frederick was closed for a long time as they plowed through 20 foot drifts.

**Frank McGrath** · 13th February 10, 08:14 PM

Originally Posted by davedove

I work at Ft. Detrick and it didn't open all week. Also, US 340 running southwest of Frederick was closed for a long time as they plowed through 20 foot drifts.

My company had a rush job that had to be finished and sent to Japan. We finished and crated the equipment friday afternoon. We called for a pickup, and due to the State Snow emergency plan still being in effect, we could not get a trucking company to come and get it.. So, my boss comes and asks if I would drive it to Baltimore Washington International and deliver it to a freight forwarder. Dumb old me says yes. After I clean the snow off of the truck, back it in to the dock, He comes to me with this strange look on his face. "It's not going to BWI. BWI is closed due to the Maryland State Snow Emergency. It's got to go the Sterling, Va, Home of Dulles Airport". I said sure, who cares. Can I get someone to ride along to keep me awake. Keep in mind that I started work at 0500 and it is now 1600 hrs.. Mapquest says it is 1.5 hours to the location from our shop. Let's go. Fuel tank is empty. Must fill. We get to Virginia via Md routes 340 and 15. Drop the crates at the forwarder. Hopped into the truck for the return trip. Ended my official work day at 2130. that is a total of 16 hours minus lunch. Route 340 was not bad. Narrower than I am used to, but passable. The Virginia roads were much worse.
Now how is iot that trucks can't come into the state, but trucks can leave and return. Hmmmmmmm.........Was that a legal trip? Who knows. The crates are sitting in the warehouse until Monday when the plane leaves for Japan.

Even with all the snow we got, I helped our company fulfill a promise to a customer. Production: We get it done.

Now to explain the giraffe joke. When something gets deep, as in snow, it's a** h*** deep to a 10 foot giraffe.

That's deep.

Those of you with snow, enjoy it.

Those of you without snow, you lucky ba*****ds!!!!

Snowed in , yet working during a state snow emergency,

Frank

**svc40bt** · 14th February 10, 06:10 AM

Originally Posted by davedove

I work at Ft. Detrick and it didn't open all week. Also, US 340 running southwest of Frederick was closed for a long time as they plowed through 20 foot drifts.

My facility was open all week.

**Mael Coluim** · 14th February 10, 12:06 PM

Just returned from working a 1/2 shift at Wally World. The store has yet to open up to the public. This is the 6th day closed.

I had a chance to talk to the supervisor of one of the crews getting the snow off the roof. He said the snow was 37" high before they hit ice! He has a crew of 50 roofers were from Pittsburg and there is a crew of 30 from Michigan. A third crew was to arrive today.

Each day, the rumor goes the store is going to open in 2 hours, then after 2 hours, the rumor again says two hours the store is to open! Actually inside the store never looked so good, well stocked and clean. Just have to ignore the cracks in the walls and few water buckets!

**cessna152towser** · 13th February 10, 08:09 AM

Here in Southern Scotland we have not had an exceptionally cold winter, but what has been unusual is the prolonged period of continuous cold weather which we have experienced throughout the past two months. Normally our winter cold spells each last around ten days, or two weeks at most and are usually interrupted by a few days of milder weather carried in from the Atlantic Gulf Stream, when we can experience rain and gales and the temperature can rise as high as 12 degrees centigrade (54 degrees fahrenheit) even in January, rapidly melting any lying snow and thawing any ice. For about a month from mid December till mid January the temperature was almost continuously below freezing, and since every precipitation was of snow rather than rain we had quite substantial accummulations. With the lengthening daylight and the sun getting higher in the sky in daytime, temperatures have slowly been recovering over the past four weeks, rising to up to 5 c (41 f) by day and falling below freezing overnight. Most of the snow has gradually melted but there are still plenty of drifts to be seen in the north facing corries of our hillsides and some of the smaller lochs still have frozen surfaces.