The Weather Thread

MRandall25 · Post by **MRandall25** » Tue Jan 21, 2014 9:22 am

I wasn't expecting the snow this morning here.

llipgh2 · Post by **llipgh2** » Tue Jan 21, 2014 10:23 am

I had no trouble getting to work. Fortunately my bus was on time, and I got into town without a delay.

The sidewalks in town, however, are horrible. I walked so slowly to my office, didn't want to fall.

ajh2298 · Post by **ajh2298** » Tue Jan 21, 2014 11:28 am

Quick question stuck at work at AGH and cant see the roads other than the clear ones around the hospital. How are the roads in the city of Pittsburgh? I have a 45 minute window to leave work and make it to my sons school in Brentwood to pick him up. Should I be ok or should I try to duck out a little earlier?

Thanks,
Anthony

Loaf31 · Post by **Loaf31** » Tue Jan 21, 2014 12:07 pm

Be thankful for PennDOT.... I now work in Morgantown and I do not believe that the entire state of WV owns a snowplow

thehockeyguru · Post by **thehockeyguru** » Tue Jan 21, 2014 12:22 pm

Loaf31 wrote:
Be thankful for PennDOT.... I now work in Morgantown and I do not believe that the entire state of WV owns a snowplow

I went up to Toronto for NYE, the roads around Erie in PA were some of the worst I've ever seen. 79 about 20 miles south of erie hadnt been touched and I-90 heading to Buffalo was the same.

blackjack68 · Post by **blackjack68** » Tue Jan 21, 2014 12:57 pm

They closed our offices at noon and looking at all the people still sitting in traffic outside my office...I'm still hanging here until it clears a little. No sense sitting in this mess.

newarenanow · Post by **newarenanow** » Tue Jan 21, 2014 1:07 pm

Pittsburgh has become boring with snow.

Post by **Willie Kool** » Tue Jan 21, 2014 1:31 pm

thehockeyguru wrote:
I went up to Toronto for NYE, the roads around Erie in PA were some of the worst I've ever seen. 79 about 20 miles south of erie hadnt been touched and I-90 heading to Buffalo was the same.

LOL. That's really close to where I live - I drive under 79 at the Edinboro interchange every day. It had probably been plowed sometime in the previous hour or two. That's just the way it gets on those two stretches of highway when the lake effect is really going.

Sarcastic · Post by **Sarcastic** » Tue Jan 21, 2014 1:47 pm

I have food and entertainment. Let it snow.

MRandall25 · Post by **MRandall25** » Tue Jan 21, 2014 4:16 pm

Willie Kool wrote:
thehockeyguru wrote:
I went up to Toronto for NYE, the roads around Erie in PA were some of the worst I've ever seen. 79 about 20 miles south of erie hadnt been touched and I-90 heading to Buffalo was the same.
LOL. That's really close to where I live - I drive under 79 at the Edinboro interchange every day. It had probably been plowed sometime in the previous hour or two. That's just the way it gets on those two stretches of highway when the lake effect is really going.

I have family who live in Edinboro.

It is the worst.

Post by **Willie Kool** » Tue Jan 21, 2014 4:22 pm

MRandall25 wrote:
Willie Kool wrote:
thehockeyguru wrote:
I went up to Toronto for NYE, the roads around Erie in PA were some of the worst I've ever seen. 79 about 20 miles south of erie hadnt been touched and I-90 heading to Buffalo was the same.
LOL. That's really close to where I live - I drive under 79 at the Edinboro interchange every day. It had probably been plowed sometime in the previous hour or two. That's just the way it gets on those two stretches of highway when the lake effect is really going.
I have family who live in Edinboro.

It is the worst.

The Native American name for the area was Conneauttee, which, according to local legend, means "land of the living snowflake."

slappybrown · Post by **slappybrown** » Tue Jan 21, 2014 4:28 pm

newarenanow wrote:
Pittsburgh has become boring with snow.

I cannot anymore with you and your use of "become."

newarenanow · Post by **newarenanow** » Tue Jan 21, 2014 4:30 pm

slappybrown wrote:
newarenanow wrote:
Pittsburgh has become boring with snow.
I cannot anymore with you and your use of "become."

What cannot anymore you do?

slappybrown · Post by **slappybrown** » Tue Jan 21, 2014 4:35 pm

newarenanow wrote:
slappybrown wrote:
newarenanow wrote:
Pittsburgh has become boring with snow.
I cannot anymore with you and your use of "become."
What cannot anymore you do?

You've won NAN. I, and the English language, give up. You win.

Post by **Sam's Drunk Dog** » Tue Jan 21, 2014 4:36 pm

Left work early in time to take the 12PM train home. Of course it is packed since every business in the city must have allowed their employees to leave early too. I luckily get a seat but some people have to stand the normal 30 minute trip stretched into a 1 hour trip because of the extra time it took to get everyone on and off the train. I then had to drive home from the train station which took me another 45 minutes. I'm staying home for sure tomorrow. My work hasn't declared the office closed even though the City of Philadelphia has called an emergency and cancelled everything for tomorrow. Luckily, I am able to work from home regardless.

Post by **columbia** » Tue Jan 21, 2014 4:37 pm

This explains the one sentence paragraph books.

Crankshaft · Post by **Crankshaft** » Tue Jan 21, 2014 4:39 pm

newarenanow wrote:
slappybrown wrote:
newarenanow wrote:
Pittsburgh has become boring with snow.
I cannot anymore with you and your use of "become."
What cannot anymore you do?

:lol:

newarenanow · Post by **newarenanow** » Tue Jan 21, 2014 4:39 pm

slappybrown wrote:
newarenanow wrote:
slappybrown wrote:
newarenanow wrote:
Pittsburgh has become boring with snow.
I cannot anymore with you and your use of "become."
What cannot anymore you do?
You've won NAN. I, and the English language, give up. You win.

You just become defeated!

Sarcastic · Post by **Sarcastic** » Tue Jan 21, 2014 5:15 pm

That was full of win, nan.

mac5155 · Post by **mac5155** » Tue Jan 21, 2014 5:23 pm

I worked from home today. Took the highway to lunch with my wife and it was untouched. Penn dot must have got a 2 hour delay too

Factorial · Post by **Factorial** » Tue Jan 21, 2014 6:46 pm

Sam's Drunk Dog wrote:
Left work early in time to take the 12PM train home. Of course it is packed since every business in the city must have allowed their employees to leave early too. I luckily get a seat but some people have to stand the normal 30 minute trip stretched into a 1 hour trip because of the extra time it took to get everyone on and off the train. I then had to drive home from the train station which took me another 45 minutes. I'm staying home for sure tomorrow. My work hasn't declared the office closed even though the City of Philadelphia has called an emergency and cancelled everything for tomorrow. Luckily, I am able to work from home regardless.

I hope you gave up that seat to a lady.

Post by **Sam's Drunk Dog** » Tue Jan 21, 2014 7:09 pm

Factorial wrote:
Sam's Drunk Dog wrote:
Left work early in time to take the 12PM train home. Of course it is packed since every business in the city must have allowed their employees to leave early too. I luckily get a seat but some people have to stand the normal 30 minute trip stretched into a 1 hour trip because of the extra time it took to get everyone on and off the train. I then had to drive home from the train station which took me another 45 minutes. I'm staying home for sure tomorrow. My work hasn't declared the office closed even though the City of Philadelphia has called an emergency and cancelled everything for tomorrow. Luckily, I am able to work from home regardless.
I hope you gave up that seat to a lady.

I believe in equality among the sexes. I was against the wall anyways. Would have forced the girl sitting next to me to get up.

Post by **relantel** » Tue Jan 21, 2014 7:38 pm

what a dud of a storm. They cancelled school again for tomorrow already, and we barely got an inch. They could have easily had a normal morning & early dismissal today without a problem.

Post by **PensFanInDC** » Tue Jan 21, 2014 8:59 pm

relantel wrote:
what a dud of a storm. They cancelled school again for tomorrow already, and we barely got an inch. They could have easily had a normal morning & early dismissal today without a problem.

Roughly 35 miles north of you I have a foot of snow on my street

mikey287 · Post by **mikey287** » Tue Jan 21, 2014 9:26 pm

Out in Philly, my work let people go home early if they came from far away...local people (like myself, who also lives in the city itself...roughly 15 blocks or so from my office) were gently encouraged to stay...so I stayed at work until 5 pm, an office of 50ish was down to about 7ish? 8ish? by 1 pm...I guess all of a sudden everyone lives far away...

I don't mind snow, nor do I mind whatever it is I'm supposed to do at work...so I had no qualms...we'll see what happens tomorrow, long time people at my job have said that the office never closes really for anything...

We have gotten a wealth of snow out here though to be sure...still going...

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