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02-02-2011, 06:08 AM | #1 |
BANNED! Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Illinois
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| Chicago area snow Just about everything is shut down. I am guessing we have 2 feet or more. It is up to the bottom of the mailbox, and only 2-21/2 feet of the 5 foot fence is showing. Lots of drifting. Still snowing, maybe 5+ inches yet, and still real windy. Going down to -10 to -15 tonight. We had to go and shovel a path for the dogs out of the side door. It was almost up to my waist. Cars stranded in Downtown Chicago. Nothing moving, several train lines on a limited schedule. I have no seen one car going down Quentin Road. Airports are shut, and who knows when they will plow our street. Big thing will be where to put all of this snow. Will continue until 3 pm. I am only going to shovel one path on the 3- Car driveway to get the SUV out. Today is the day I wish I had my big snow blower working. We have food for humans and Dogs, heat (so far) shovels, and each other! It could be worse! |
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02-02-2011, 06:19 AM | #2 |
Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: South Florida
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| glad to know you are ok. My daughter always calls me every night. Last night she told me the law firm that she works at let them go early (she lives in the city) and it took an over hour to get home (usually about 15 mins-- public transportation) She stocked up on junk food - flash lights and books to read. She said her office is closed today. I think she hopes to work on her classes online so I hope there is not any power outages. She "cut" her teeth on hurricanes... but this is scaring her because it is so new to her. She said she had to cancell her date last night because if she went out she would never get home... not a good thing
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02-02-2011, 07:47 AM | #4 |
Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: In my house :)
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| We got quite a bit too...probably about a foot to 18" total but we're supposed to get more snow today...just a couple inches though. My husband just went out and used the snow blower for our driveway and patio and he did the neighbors too. I dug out the truck and took a few pictures. Now I'm making a good breakfast and then we're going out for a drive to take more pictures. Sure wishing our Florida house was ready! |
02-02-2011, 08:18 AM | #5 |
Stewie Rox the Sox Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Chicago
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| We have a 5' foot drift blocking us in! Here's some photos from our street. I can't wait to move to Texas! 27 years of this is enough
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02-02-2011, 09:27 AM | #6 |
♥ Maximo and Teddy Donating Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Northern Virginia
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| Those are impressive pictures! My brothers both live out in Des Plaines. The one tried to go to work this morning and was forced to turn around.
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02-02-2011, 09:30 AM | #7 |
Donating YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: So. California
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| Steve, so I am assuming Marge isn't making it to Texas today?? Last time I was in Chicago it was like this. That was like in 1997/8?? anyway.. I was living in Indiana and working in downtown Chicago in the Randall Bldg. I was at the train station in Indiana (lived in Indiana, worked in Chicago) at 4:30 for a 30 minute trip to work. It took 5 hours to get there after being stuck on the tracks several times. Then when I got to work, no one was there. I called my boss and he said go home. Of course the trains were no longer running. It took until 6pm that night before they could get one train out to go to Indiana. Then it ended up stuck on the tracks as well. I did not make it back to Indiana until 12:30am!! Then after scraping the snow off my car to drive home,.. found out it wasn't MY car after all. Had to scrape until I found the right car. Then I found out I couldn't get on the freeway cause there were tons of abandoned cars on it.. had to BACK down an icy on ramp and try to find my way home. Even tho I was only 2 miles from the train station there were so many blocked off roads it took me another 2 hours getting home! THAT is when I decided that I was coming back to California!! do NOT miss that at all!
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02-02-2011, 09:44 AM | #8 |
Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Maui, Hawaii
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| OMG, I can't even imagine dealing with that. Stay safe and warm all of you folks in the snow. I'm thinking of you all with warm thoughts and looking for a high of around 83 here in Maui today (sorry.... just couldn't resist).
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02-02-2011, 09:51 AM | #9 | |
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Marge is home. Her trip was canceled yesterday. O'Hare is a Ghost town. She has another trip planned next Tues and Wed, and then will be here for Maxine's Surgery on Thrusday. Really bad here. Still quite windy up by us in the NW burbs. I know what you mean about getting delayed due to the weather here. I had some 6 hour drives home several times. No fun at all. Wish I was out in the Phoenix area...... | |
02-02-2011, 09:52 AM | #10 |
BANNED! Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Illinois
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| A week at the Grand Wailea would be nice! |
02-02-2011, 09:53 AM | #11 |
Donating YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: So. California
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| do you still come out to Phoenix?? we go to Phoenix all the time cause my daughter lives there..
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02-02-2011, 09:54 AM | #12 |
Donating YT 4000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Texas
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| Glad you guy's are ok....Please take care... |
02-02-2011, 09:58 AM | #13 |
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02-02-2011, 09:59 AM | #14 |
Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Maui, Hawaii
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| Yep... very nice, though I don't see you fitting that in with your vet schedules and your new furbaby coming so I'll continue to send *warm* thoughts, and see ya at the Grand for lunch someday
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02-02-2011, 10:01 AM | #15 |
Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: South Florida
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| here is a picture my daughter took this morning of her street... Steve you and your lovely wife can always visit us... its warm
__________________ Shinja mom to Remy lil Sis to Bailey and Sammy |
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