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Re: Another snow day
« Reply #165 on: February 06, 2010, 05:06:54 pm »
just got power back, been off since 6:30am... we lost three two story evergreens, which got uprooted due to weight of the snow.  This one is leaning against the house

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Re: Another snow day
« Reply #166 on: February 06, 2010, 07:17:31 pm »
power just came back on here as well, since about eight am.  i was down to all food buried in containers in the snow, sitting with double clothes on in front of the fire . . . now i'm buck naked dancing around the house to loud music and drinking some fine import beer.  my cats are happy too.  went out to shovel some today, took some great pics, fed the birds, now i need to watch some porn.

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Re: Another snow day
« Reply #167 on: February 06, 2010, 07:55:34 pm »
power just came back on here as well, since about eight am.  i was down to all food buried in containers in the snow, sitting with double clothes on in front of the fire . . . now i'm buck naked dancing around the house to loud music and drinking some fine import beer.  my cats are happy too.  went out to shovel some today, took some great pics, fed the birds, now i need to watch some porn.
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Re: Another snow day
« Reply #168 on: February 06, 2010, 08:46:45 pm »
power just came back on here as well, since about eight am.  i was down to all food buried in containers in the snow, sitting with double clothes on in front of the fire . . . now i'm buck naked dancing around the house to loud music and drinking some fine import beer.  my cats are happy too.  went out to shovel some today, took some great pics, fed the birds, now i need to watch some porn.
Matthew McConaughey, is that you?

Walkie likes good beer. MM likes shit beer. So no, it's Walkie.

http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/celebrity/Matthew+McConaughey-19979.html

Matthew McConaughey wants to name his unborn son after his favourite beer.The 'Fool's Gold' star - who is expecting his first baby with girlfriend Camila Alves - is planning to pay tribute to his beloved alcoholic beverage, just like his brother.A source close to the actor said: "Matthew's older brother Michael named his second son Miller Lyte because he loved the beer so much. And Matthew loved the name so much he really wants to name his son after his favourite beer. He is thinking of going for Bud after Budweiser beer."

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Re: Another snow day
« Reply #169 on: February 06, 2010, 08:58:41 pm »
Rush hourS is/are going to be a bitch! Not to mention that it's a Friday and all the people going store crazy.

I like this phrasing.

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Re: Another snow day
« Reply #170 on: February 06, 2010, 11:04:56 pm »
Rush hourS is/are going to be a bitch! Not to mention that it's a Friday and all the people going store crazy.

I like this phrasing.

:)

Thank you.  ;)
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Re: Another snow day
« Reply #171 on: February 06, 2010, 11:13:00 pm »
just got power back, been off since 6:30am... we lost three two story evergreens, which got uprooted due to weight of the snow.  This one is leaning against the house

http://twitpic.com/11otwq

So sorry for you on so many different levels. Besides the obvious of being without power, it can be upsetting losing the trees. Especially older ones like that. Hope the leaner doesn't cause any harm for your house. Also hope that's the end of the tree damage.
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Re: Another snow day
« Reply #172 on: February 06, 2010, 11:17:25 pm »
So here they are now saying only maybe 10 to 20 inches total.  Not too shabby if that is true.  Not sure how it looks for you guys in DC  ;D

Just wait until Tuesday.

...just sayin'.  ;)

Don't exactly know what the final exact total is in my neighborhood other than it's, at least, pushing 30''.
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Re: Another snow day
« Reply #173 on: February 07, 2010, 12:02:47 am »
just got power back, been off since 6:30am... we lost three two story evergreens, which got uprooted due to weight of the snow.  This one is leaning against the house

http://twitpic.com/11otwq

So sorry for you on so many different levels. Besides the obvious of being without power, it can be upsetting losing the trees. Especially older ones like that. Hope the leaner doesn't cause any harm for your house. Also hope that's the end of the tree damage.


What's a bit of a bummer is our court, lost a bunch of tree when they replaced the sewer lines and these were some of the last remaining tall ones.  Hopefully some of our small evergreens are just bent over and will be able to recover.
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Re: Another snow day
« Reply #174 on: February 07, 2010, 01:23:49 am »
^ Kosmo, as you know, it's going to cut down on all that good shade during the hot summer months. That sucks. Hope your newer trees take root and make for a nice new generation of trees.

In the meantime, this is great. Bet several of you were there. (Please share your stories.) Love how this turns a major pain in the ass into a great community gathering.
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Re: Another snow day
« Reply #175 on: February 07, 2010, 12:33:10 pm »
In the meantime, this is great. Bet several of you were there. (Please share your stories.) Love how this turns a major pain in the ass into a great community gathering.

thankfully it seems like none of the snowballers this time around were dumb enough to do it in the middle of a major intersection and attack innocent passers-by...

here are my pictures from the heart of downtown yesterday.    It was beautiful and amazingly quiet with almost no cars:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/alexdc/

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Re: Another snow day
« Reply #176 on: February 07, 2010, 04:21:10 pm »
here are my pictures from the heart of downtown yesterday.    It was beautiful and amazingly quiet with almost no cars:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/alexdc/


Great pics!

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Re: Another snow day
« Reply #177 on: February 07, 2010, 05:25:34 pm »
thanks Christine!

cars are back on the road, there is slush everywhere, and sidewalks are a struggle -- the beauty of such an event is short-lived.

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Re: Another snow day
« Reply #178 on: February 07, 2010, 05:30:23 pm »
thankfully it seems like none of the snowballers this time around were dumb enough to do it in the middle of a major intersection and attack innocent passers-by...

afraid not doom. i went to the snowball fight at dupont but arrived after the huge crowd shown in the video. it was still a ton of people in the circle but the majority had moved to the intersection near starbucks. after a while everyone was at the intersection doing the north/south battle but the majority of them would stop that to throw snowballs at passing cars which included a few police cars and a few bicyclists.

one truck stopped and the passenger chased after someone, i guess someone that had thrown a snowball. dont know if he ever caught the person.

there were a few trucks that encouraged people to throw snowballs at them. one truck came by with a guy holding on to the back like he was water skying.

i felt bad for the people passing by in their cars. what was weird was they would stop at the red light while people kept throwing snowballs, i would've run the light. out of all the cars that went by only a few ran the light.

the police finally blocked off most of the circle entrances around 6 or so. people were still out throwing snowballs  at each other when i left.

did anyone make it down to smithsonian?

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Re: Another snow day
« Reply #179 on: February 07, 2010, 06:21:46 pm »
i felt bad for the people passing by in their cars. what was weird was they would stop at the red light while people kept throwing snowballs, i would've run the light. out of all the cars that went by only a few ran the light.

fucking hell.  IT'S A SNOWBALL, NOT A GRENADE.  they go "pouf" on the outside of your car.  there is no reason to feel sorry for anyone inside the car, there is no reason to chase after someone who hit your car, and there is no reason to pull a gun.  IT'S A FUCKING SNOWBALL.

am i missing something here?
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