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So for those bees not in the DC area we are supposed to be getting up to 2.5 feet of snow this weekend!!! It is crazy how people are acting already! Our snow shovel broke and we were trying to find a new one. Last night we went to Home Depot and Sears - sold out. Then today I called 4 Lowe's, 5 Home Depot's and 5 Targets and they were ALL sold out!!! The thing that Im upset about is that this weekend my FSIL will be in town and we were going to do our first round of bridesmaid dress shopping with her, another BM and my MOH. AND I was supposed to pick up my dress from the store and take it to the tailor for my first fitting!!! Looks like none of that will be happening!! Im sure you Midwest/Northern bees are like oh 2.5 feet thats not TOO bad....well in DC people freak out over the slightest bit of snow so as you can imagine this is like the SNOWPOCALYPSE!!!!!!!
haha! So true!! I live on campus at GMU and we got an email that said : Do you have enough food in your apartment? Take all neccessary precautions!! AHHHH!
Haha. Basically, our entire area is going to shut down for two days..
Ha ha..it's the like the end of the world or something! I'm outside Philly-we are supposed to get a foot of snow or more, but you two are definately in for it! You've gotten more snow than us this year too-very strange winter! Be careful and safe!
I'm really hoping the feds close tomorrow, because that's the only way I get out of work!
I cant believe how much snow weve gotten this year!! It has been a very strange winter for sure!!! And yes, our entire area will shut down! I will be safe because you can bet I wont be one of the people trying to navigate the snow covered roads!
@missribbons - I was surprised the feds didnt close yesterday to be honest!! Or at least have a 1 or 2 hour delay! Its not supposed to start snowing until early afternoon tomorrow so I dont know if they will be closed but if it gets really bad real fast then I think theyll probably do an early closure. ANd who doesnt love going home early on a Friday!?
ahhh the dreaded snow in DC. i went to harris teeter (aka the harry tit) earlier yesterday for provisions for superbowl sunday - it was a madhouse! no water or TP lol nice. i didnt check on milk and eggs though lol
Ha! It's worse here in Georgia! When there's even a slight chance of snow flurries, the grocery stores run out of beer and bread!
Im guessing you go to a Harris Teet in ARlington....I go to the Teet (yes I call it the teet haha Im 5) in Tysons Corner and they have PLENTY of TP and water!!! And I went last night around 8:30 and it was empty!! I was totally surprised! Oh and they were fully loaded on milk and eggs and bread too!
@Miss Biner - see? now THATS my type of run to the grocery store LOL
Beer is definitely a necessity in a time like this!
@clarebee - yeppers in ARL - im running to giant later for the stuff i need for beef stew since i didtn get it yesterday. hopefully i get in and out before the rush begins LOL
NO MORE I am tired of snow T.T
I was certain that Ms. Ribbons was 45 minutes down the road, where they've gotten it worse than where I live.
But now I can't seem to find that tidbit of info. Ah well.
Mr.M would LOVE that much snow in upstate NY. We haven't gotten much this winter...or last either and he LOVES to snowmobile but hasn't been able to 
Send some up here my way!
It is crazy how much they freak over snow around here. I am also in Philly Suburbs. i drive 45 mins to work, hope it doesn't take me years to get home. People drive so stupid in the snow over here.
megan, during the december snow, BF's ~25 minute drive took two hours.
All of my friends that have lived north of PA always make fun of how people in VA flip out over a dusting. I had to explain to BF that "when they show us the news of NY/NJ/North, it's always these ridiculous amounts of snow. They don't really show us much else. That's why everyone goes "Oh, NJ/NY? Must be frigid"."
Ugh, I am so sick of snow in DC. When the last storm hit in December, we got about 1.5 feet in one day in the city. I was supposed to fly that day, but they closed all the airports. Such a nightmare. Thank god I am not planning to travel this weekend. I only wish it would snow on a weekday already so that we could get a snow day off from work!
I grew up in Buffalo, NY where a bad snowstorm is 7 ft of snow. Even then, it only took a few days to clear things out and stores/schools to open back up. I remember once, driving from Buffalo to Oswego and the roads felt like tunnels because of the mounds of snow on the shoulders- exceeding 5 feet! Now that's a snowstorm!
I've also lived in DC! I feel so bad, Clarebee- I hope you're able to continue on with your weekend as planned!
Oooh that sucks!! I hope it's ok... it could be worse. They're calling for it being an ICE STORM here. that totally sucks... oh the price I pay for living in the mountains. :(
Hey! I'm in Arlington too, and I was just at the Harris Teeter this morning; they've restocked. I was able to get TP, water, ice melt, eggs, milk, bread, etc. They had a ton of employees working on restocking when I was in there, and two 18-wheelers had pulled up too. :-)
It is definitely the snowpocalypse!! And I hear we're supposed to get another 3-5 inches on Tuesday/Tuesday night. I'm going to South Carolina next weekend for President's Day weekend, and I had better not miss that trip - I want to see my grandmother!
Also, I am fully expecting my daughter to be in school until July at the rate we're going, LOL.
I live in DC and work out in the suburbs and metro + bus -- so I REALLY don't want to deal with that tomorrow.
Then I guess it was not Miss Ribbons I was thinking of. There is a bee 45 minutes away from me, ah, it is Miss Buttons.
This was just posted in the comments on DCist:
oh man, do not want to go to the store tonight..
Yup! That's how it is around here too. We're nearly out of salt, and wanted to buy another shovel and some of those creosote burning logs.
I think we'll try tonight, and hope the local hardware shop isn't swamped.
Oy vey to all of this!!!@Arancia - well even if I cant do the dress shopping this weekend I still get to see my FSIL which Im excited about!! And Im sure she will want to talk wedding nonsense with me!
@peytonL - I didnt realize we were supposed to get more snow next week as well!!! What the heck!?
My brother said that this is a "20 year winter" as in its only this bad every 20 years!
I'm nervous! What sucks is that the snow is starting tomorrow, but since I'm an essential employee, regardless of the leave policy, I'm still expected to show up. Boo!
I set up a safeway delivery order for Saturday morning, and although I know it will be hell, I'm stocking up a bit at Trader Joe's in Foggy Bottom tonight, heh.
@missribbons - HOLY COW!!!!!!! WOWZERS that is ridiculous!!!
Ack. J and I are headed to NYC by bus tomorrow morning. If we get snowed in and don't get to go to the city, I will be one very sad panda.
oh crap @ribbons - that looks like the giant i usually go to! lol
guess its back to the harry tit since @peytonL79 says they restocked!!! :)
wish me luck! im putting on my football padding and gear LOL hut hut hut!
See this is why I like Harris Teeter because its 24 hours and Ill just avoid the madness and go really late tonight! I mean we got most things last night BUT since FSIL is coming I want to get some alcohol for a little snowed in party :-)
I'm pretty sick of the snow too. And, like my MOH says, why do the big ones have to be on the weekends?? It's like it's on purpose, so we don't have days off from work :-P
I'm supposed to go pick up my dress on Saturday... The seamstress is in Rockville and I live near Annapolis... Yeah, I should probably call her and see if the dress is ready so I can pick it up tomorrow instead, or else I'll just have to pick it up later in the week.
azula - looks like both of us will be wedding dress-less this weekend! Unless a major miracle occurs and it all just turns into rain!!! Thats what Im hoping for at least (unless of course it will make it so that work is canceled on Monday!)
My MIL went to the local Safeway (Nutley St. )earlier this morning and the lines went from the front to the Meat Counter in the back. She turned around and left. They went to Trader Joes on 236 in Fairfax.
kayakgirl - thats nuts!!!!!!!!!!! BTW DC bees...two new updates!
Virginia declared a state of emergency
http://www.nbcwashington.com/weather/stories/More-Snow-Anyone-83329597.html
Winter Storm Watch is now a Warning with Blizzard Conditions Possible
Its just hard for me to believe because its sunny and relatively nice out right now!!! Anyways...stay safe DC area bees!! And I hope everyone gets all the groceries they need to last them through the weekend!!!
From the front page of today's newspaper:
"Another weekend, another winter storm"
And at the top, there is a lovely little bar graph.
2009-10 Snowfall inches through Feb. 2
Anchorage, AK: 36.4; Blacksburg: 35.3; Boston: 28.5; Chicago: 32.0; Cleveland: 26.7; Denver: 40.2; Fargo, N.D.: 37.7; Green Bay, Wis.: 28.2; Minneapolis: 29.9; NYC: 15.3; Pittsburgh: 28.3; Portland, Maine: 33.8; Roanoke: 29.7; DC: 26.1
They mean to tell me that we have gotten more snow than NYC? Blasphemy!
Wow - that pic from DCist is nutty! It definitely wasn't that bad at the H-T in Arlington this morning, but I'm sure it will be tonight. I'm SO glad we went early! My DH's boss has just told his whole office to work from home tomorrow, and I got an email from my daughter's school just now saying that they will close early, if they open at all. Sigh.
Pray that it just rains in VIRGINIA BEACH!! My BFF is getting married this SATURDAY!! YEA!! I'm leaving tonight from Richmond to avoid the craziness!!
Last I checked, once again, we're getting NOTHING at the beach.... I'm sorry, but I'm bummed! lol.... I missed the freak "hasn't snowed this much since 1996" storm last weekend because we were doing our engagement retreat for church.. haha
I just checked the hourly forecast on weather.com - look at all those 90% chance of precipitations! Yikes!
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