'Combat shopping': Mayhem at Seattle stores as shoppers clear shelves pre-snow storm

Seattlepi ^ | 2-8-19 | Daniel DeMay and and Genna Martin

[LouieFisk]

“We had flurries predicted here in Tulsa a couple years ago and they actually cancelled classes for a couple of schools.”
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Yeah, I can tell ya stories (real ones) about trekking to & from school through some nasty Minnesota winters. My folks had even more rugged stories of their winter school treks (again, real stories).
Though I could understand a week back when schools cancelled classes for 2 days in Minn during the “Polar Vortex” weather. Brutal cold, even for Minnesota adults.

[LouieFisk]

“And then they’ll watch the show and LAUGH at the people who stock up to be ready for a ‘bad day’.”
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I’m thinkin’ a lot of these people are millennial-types who are mostly dependent on eating out and would be hardpressed to know how to boil an egg.

[BobL]

“... and would be hardpressed to know how to boil an egg.”

LOL, but very true!

[stormer]

It’s common in parts of Asia. Refrigerate it before it’s opened and there’s really no difference.

[daniel1212]

Seattle, buried in snow Saturday, expected to see more starting Sunday

This is "buried?

The National Weather Service issued a winter storm warning Thursday with 4 to 6 inches expected in the region starting Friday afternoon. Up to a foot could fall in local areas around Western Washington. And another storm could follow on Monday.

And up in NE for this Tue-Wed. (2- 12,13) , with no panic

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Maine:

[dynachrome]

With 60 mph wind gusts, drifting snow will be a problem.

[LouAvul]

Understood. I grew up in Indiana in the days of hard winters. Lived in Michigan and Ohio, too.

[daniel1212]

With 60 mph wind gusts, drifting snow will be a problem.

You mean possibly at time way up north. Here around Boston we often have high gusts (over 40 just last week), and had over 100'' of snow in one month in 2015 in densely packed cities,. And for years I delivered milk amid heavy storms, so I know of the rush, including after the great (surprise) blizzard of '78 ( 27.1 new inches, plus a few already there, during rush hour=over 3k cars and trucks stranded on the highway). Sustained winds of 86 mph were recorded in eastern Massachusetts, and unusual thundersnow to southern New England and Long Island

After that i heard that the National Guard commander flew in from Buffalo (which in 1977 had a record 199.4 inches of snow) and reportedly said something like, "What the big deal?" Well, pop. congestion for one thing, and 200 National Guard troops helped enforce martian (I mean martial) law.

So there are more factors other than just snow depth, but the point is that if Seattle regularly saw lots of snow then the panic would be minimal.

[LouieFisk]

“Understood. I grew up in Indiana in the days of hard winters. Lived in Michigan and Ohio, too.”
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Yup - the Plains, Upper Midwest and Industrial northland can get some mighty nasty winters..
The other seasons usually are beautiful, though, almost makes up for the permafrosted season.
I suppose pretty much everyone in those parts of the country has their own version of the joke about having “two seasons”; winter and road repair.
:D

[jjotto]

Minesota’s Theater of Seasons: One act of mosquitoes between two acts of snow.

[LouieFisk]

“Minesota’s Theater of Seasons: One act of mosquitoes between two acts of snow.”
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:D
The other bug joke is “Minnesota’s State Bird:Mosquito”.

[LouAvul]

In my day the four seasons were: “winter”, “more winter”, “it’s still winter”, and “road repair.”

[LouieFisk]

In my day the four seasons were: “winter”, “more winter”, “it’s still winter”, and “road repair.”
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Yeah, that’s about right. I gotta remember that one.
I’ve learned to really enjoy stinkin’ hot summer days - they come and go so fast. So I never complain about the heat.