02-05-2010, 01:23 PM
Here in Northern Virginia and the Washington D.C. area we are bracing for a record winter storm. The forcast is for 16 to 30 inches of snow beginning Friday morning and going through Saturday night. This is a very large snow storm for this area, probably going to be be one of the top 5 storms since the late 1800's.
I just got back from the grocery store and the shelves were almost bare. No eggs, no milk, I got the last loaf of wheat bread, no heads of lettuce, no loose onions, plus many other empty shelves. They were almost out of bottled water too. The Federal Government in the D.C. area has already granted liberal leave for Friday even though it has not started snowing yet. I have a 50 mile one way commute so I'm taking the day off on Friday. The temps are going to be upper 20's so the snow should be wet and heavy, so they are predicting widespread power outages. This is our second big snow of the season as we got about 18 inches the week before Christmas. We already had about five inches this week on Tuesday, so we are getting a lot of snow this season.
So if I don't post for a few days it probably means I lost internet connection, although I might be able to check in on my iPhone.
I'm sure 2 feet of snow does not sound like much for some of you, but the drivers in the DC area don't know how to drive in it!
Cheers!
I just got back from the grocery store and the shelves were almost bare. No eggs, no milk, I got the last loaf of wheat bread, no heads of lettuce, no loose onions, plus many other empty shelves. They were almost out of bottled water too. The Federal Government in the D.C. area has already granted liberal leave for Friday even though it has not started snowing yet. I have a 50 mile one way commute so I'm taking the day off on Friday. The temps are going to be upper 20's so the snow should be wet and heavy, so they are predicting widespread power outages. This is our second big snow of the season as we got about 18 inches the week before Christmas. We already had about five inches this week on Tuesday, so we are getting a lot of snow this season.
So if I don't post for a few days it probably means I lost internet connection, although I might be able to check in on my iPhone.
I'm sure 2 feet of snow does not sound like much for some of you, but the drivers in the DC area don't know how to drive in it!
Cheers!