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There was a huge blizzard that started ~2d ago that covered a decent amount of Indiana, some of Chicago (more than likely surrounding towns/cities) and whatever states it passed by before here. For the first two days it was around 17-20 below during the day and 40-50 below at night. I believe I heard it was the worst blizzard for my area--and Chicago, I think--since '98. It's not nearly as bad now, though still in subzero temperatures during the night and close to during the day.

Was anyone else a part of this mess? How are you doing now? My heater hasn't been working well lately, so it was kind of shitty but it could have been worse. I guess I'm just concerned since it was pretty bad. At least here anyway.

There was a huge blizzard that started ~2d ago that covered a decent amount of Indiana, some of Chicago (more than likely surrounding towns/cities) and whatever states it passed by before here. For the first two days it was around 17-20 below during the day and 40-50 below at night. I believe I heard it was the worst blizzard for my area--and Chicago, I think--since '98. It's not nearly as bad now, though still in subzero temperatures during the night and close to during the day.

Was anyone else a part of this mess? How are you doing now? My heater hasn't been working well lately, so it was kind of shitty but it could have been worse. I guess I'm just concerned since it was pretty bad. At least here anyway.
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Yeah it was bad enough that in my area there was a state emergency telling us not to go on the roads, and i also had to run hot water through my sink to make sure the pipes didn't freeze. Definitely one of the worsts storms only second to the one that was about 2-3 years ago where i had snow that went all the way up to my roof which was a bitch shoveling out.

Yeah it was bad enough that in my area there was a state emergency telling us not to go on the roads, and i also had to run hot water through my sink to make sure the pipes didn't freeze. Definitely one of the worsts storms only second to the one that was about 2-3 years ago where i had snow that went all the way up to my roof which was a bitch shoveling out.
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Central Indiana here. No school Monday/Tuesday/Wednesday (although Monday was already scheduled off) and no one was allowed to drive here due to a travel warning.

My brother had to go into work (he delivers pizza) even though we were still under a travel warning. We're now under a watch.

Central Indiana here. No school Monday/Tuesday/Wednesday (although Monday was already scheduled off) and no one was allowed to drive here due to a travel warning.

My brother had to go into work (he delivers pizza) even though we were still under a travel warning. We're now under a watch.
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NE Indiana here.

I watched the snow come down for a while, then went to bed. The next day, I awoke to find my dog being particularly floppy. She only gets floppy-like when something is really stressing her out. That's when I realized she wasn't able to go outside because a snow drift had completely covered the door she uses to go outside. That was fun.

Our road is completely impassable, I got a call from the highway department saying they *might* start plowing today. We got about 12-13 inches of snow or more, the drifts are some of the biggest I've seen since 99'. Maybe I will be able to leave the house, but I'm assuming I won't be able to make a food run until Thursday - so my braving the INSANITY in the grocery store this last weekend was worth it.

NE Indiana here.

I watched the snow come down for a while, then went to bed. The next day, I awoke to find my dog being particularly floppy. She only gets floppy-like when something is really stressing her out. That's when I realized she wasn't able to go outside because a snow drift had completely covered the door she uses to go outside. That was fun.

Our road is completely impassable, I got a call from the highway department saying they *might* start plowing today. We got about 12-13 inches of snow or more, the drifts are some of the biggest I've seen since 99'. Maybe I will be able to leave the house, but I'm assuming I won't be able to make a food run until Thursday - so my braving the INSANITY in the grocery store this last weekend was worth it.
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The two major highways I live right next to were shut down for around 2-3 days. I believe today they reopened them, despite them not being in ideal conditions. Unfortunately, it's the only road I live by, except some back roads, which rarely ever get plowed. My town was in a state emergency for a couple days as well, though I'm not sure what the news is on that. We're probably off of it now, but we're supposed to get more snow throughout the week until Saturday, so we'll see. Fortunately, we didn't get any snow today like the people said there might be.

Shoveling has never been so fun.

The two major highways I live right next to were shut down for around 2-3 days. I believe today they reopened them, despite them not being in ideal conditions. Unfortunately, it's the only road I live by, except some back roads, which rarely ever get plowed. My town was in a state emergency for a couple days as well, though I'm not sure what the news is on that. We're probably off of it now, but we're supposed to get more snow throughout the week until Saturday, so we'll see. Fortunately, we didn't get any snow today like the people said there might be.

Shoveling has never been so fun.
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AWWW Poor muffffffins. Got wittle bit of snow?

AWWW Poor muffffffins. Got wittle bit of snow?
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This is my 3rd snow-day... 30 inches of snow the last 2 days. The first 2 snow-days were because of visibility. Today they took the plows off the road because there was too much snow to push. All of the roads within a 50km radius are shutdown. Pretty awesome, probably has something to do with living right on Lake Huron.

This is my 3rd snow-day... 30 inches of snow the last 2 days. The first 2 snow-days were because of visibility. Today they took the plows off the road because there was too much snow to push. All of the roads within a 50km radius are shutdown. Pretty awesome, probably has something to do with living right on Lake Huron.
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meanwhile in germany: 12°C and sunshine

meanwhile in germany: 12°C and sunshine
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German here... still no idea how to convert fahrenheit to celsius... could you americans pls use the metric system? D:

German here... still no idea how to convert fahrenheit to celsius... could you americans pls use the metric system? D:
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I think about -40F = -40C, its the only time they're equal iirc. The rest of the time it varies I think. It's annoying in the UK when the papers get all excited because it's high 20's in Celsius and start using Fahrenheit because bigger numbers are more exciting and I have to go look up what the temperature actually is.

I think about -40F = -40C, its the only time they're equal iirc. The rest of the time it varies I think. It's annoying in the UK when the papers get all excited because it's high 20's in Celsius and start using Fahrenheit because bigger numbers are more exciting and I have to go look up what the temperature actually is.
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Southern Wisconsin here. No snow luckily but it got down to around -35F the past couple days with windchill. Car battery bricked, had to miss work monday. Looks like the worst is gone now though. High of 30 above for the weekend :^)

Southern Wisconsin here. No snow luckily but it got down to around -35F the past couple days with windchill. Car battery bricked, had to miss work monday. Looks like the worst is gone now though. High of 30 above for the weekend :^)
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U guys have the Quebec status for 2 weeks instead of 4 months, lucky u. =/

U guys have the Quebec status for 2 weeks instead of 4 months, lucky u. =/
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Here it's been about -30 (not actual temperature, but it "feels" like -30) since the beginning of December, x3 is right, you guys are pretty lucky heh :/

Here it's been about -30 (not actual temperature, but it "feels" like -30) since the beginning of December, x3 is right, you guys are pretty lucky heh :/
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I live in Sweden and we haven't seen the snow you're having aince 95 I'm pretty sure

I live in Sweden and we haven't seen the snow you're having aince 95 I'm pretty sure
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CapslockedGerman here... still no idea how to convert fahrenheit to celsius... could you americans pls use the metric system? D:

Standards? Nah, we don't need them.

[quote=Capslocked]German here... still no idea how to convert fahrenheit to celsius... could you americans pls use the metric system? D:[/quote]
Standards? Nah, we don't need them.
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HallowI live in Sweden and we haven't seen the snow you're having aince 95 I'm pretty sure

take it

[quote=Hallow]I live in Sweden and we haven't seen the snow you're having aince 95 I'm pretty sure[/quote]

take it
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sidestepmeanwhile in germany: 12°C and sunshine

Meanwhile in LA: 80°F and warm weathers

[quote=sidestep]meanwhile in germany: 12°C and sunshine[/quote]
Meanwhile in LA: 80°F and warm weathers
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http://i.imgur.com/xyJnDRL.jpg

Southern CA - 73 - 77 today

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and canada's definitely worse
[img]http://i.imgur.com/xyJnDRL.jpg[/img]

Southern CA - 73 - 77 today
[spoiler]and canada's definitely worse[/spoiler]
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It was cold as fuck the last few days here in Children of the Corn- I mean Nebraska, but the snow gods were merciful to only grace me with a few inches as opposed to the foot others got

All hail the snow gods(?)

It was cold as fuck the last few days here in Children of the Corn- I mean Nebraska, but the snow gods were merciful to only grace me with a few inches as opposed to the foot others got

All hail the snow gods(?)
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x3U guys have the Quebec status for 2 weeks instead of 4 months, lucky u. =/

Canada... Dumbass.

[quote=x3]U guys have the Quebec status for 2 weeks instead of 4 months, lucky u. =/[/quote]

Canada... Dumbass.
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Yeah Quebec, and Alberta suck in the winter all that snow and cold and nothing to do, gotta love BC where we have somthing other then flat so snow is fun ;) ps its only -1 and sunny atm

Yeah Quebec, and Alberta suck in the winter all that snow and cold and nothing to do, gotta love BC where we have somthing other then flat so snow is fun ;) ps its only -1 and sunny atm
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central indiana here, we'll likely be off school tomorrow too. Kinda sucks because I haven't entered any grades or anything yet and it'll be a massive rush to get it done on the day we go back. I went out yesterday. It took about 45 minutes to dig my car out and get it warmed up enough to drive. Really nasty stuff, especially after last winter when we didn't really get anything.

central indiana here, we'll likely be off school tomorrow too. Kinda sucks because I haven't entered any grades or anything yet and it'll be a massive rush to get it done on the day we go back. I went out yesterday. It took about 45 minutes to dig my car out and get it warmed up enough to drive. Really nasty stuff, especially after last winter when we didn't really get anything.
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MarxistNE Indiana here.

I watched the snow come down for a while, then went to bed. The next day, I awoke to find my dog being particularly floppy. She only gets floppy-like when something is really stressing her out. That's when I realized she wasn't able to go outside because a snow drift had completely covered the door she uses to go outside. That was fun.

Our road is completely impassable, I got a call from the highway department saying they *might* start plowing today. We got about 12-13 inches of snow or more, the drifts are some of the biggest I've seen since 99'. Maybe I will be able to leave the house, but I'm assuming I won't be able to make a food run until Thursday - so my braving the INSANITY in the grocery store this last weekend was worth it.

I remember the '99 storm. I lived out in the county with my grandparents at the time and my brother and I scared them half to death by jumping off the roof into the drifts. We missed about a week of school.

[quote=Marxist]NE Indiana here.

I watched the snow come down for a while, then went to bed. The next day, I awoke to find my dog being particularly floppy. She only gets floppy-like when something is really stressing her out. That's when I realized she wasn't able to go outside because a snow drift had completely covered the door she uses to go outside. That was fun.

Our road is completely impassable, I got a call from the highway department saying they *might* start plowing today. We got about 12-13 inches of snow or more, the drifts are some of the biggest I've seen since 99'. Maybe I will be able to leave the house, but I'm assuming I won't be able to make a food run until Thursday - so my braving the INSANITY in the grocery store this last weekend was worth it.[/quote]

I remember the '99 storm. I lived out in the county with my grandparents at the time and my brother and I scared them half to death by jumping off the roof into the drifts. We missed about a week of school.
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hanbrolohttp://i.imgur.com/xyJnDRL.jpg

Southern CA - 73 - 77 today
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and canada's definitely worse

"cold as fuck" is a terrible understatement compared to what we're used to here :c

[quote=hanbrolo][img]http://i.imgur.com/xyJnDRL.jpg[/img]

Southern CA - 73 - 77 today
[spoiler]and canada's definitely worse[/spoiler][/quote]


"cold as fuck" is a terrible understatement compared to what we're used to here :c
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#25
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x3U guys have the Quebec status for 2 weeks instead of 4 months, lucky u. =/

If your people would stop speaking french, north america would be a wonderland.

[quote=x3]U guys have the Quebec status for 2 weeks instead of 4 months, lucky u. =/[/quote]
If your people would stop speaking french, north america would be a wonderland.
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We missed like 3 weeks of school here in 99' it was right after Christmas break ended too so we got like a full month off of school + 1 week or some nonsense. It was the best time to be a kid ever lol.

They're apparently *thinking* about putting the kids back in school around Friday here - but I have my doubts. Even the major highways here are still sheets of ice. Even with 4wd I didn't dare go faster than 20 mph.

We missed like 3 weeks of school here in 99' it was right after Christmas break ended too so we got like a full month off of school + 1 week or some nonsense. It was the best time to be a kid ever lol.

They're apparently *thinking* about putting the kids back in school around Friday here - but I have my doubts. Even the major highways here are still sheets of ice. Even with 4wd I didn't dare go faster than 20 mph.
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hanbrolohttp://i.imgur.com/xyJnDRL.jpg

Southern CA - 73 - 77 today
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and canada's definitely worse

It was around 65 here today. If you every-other-state-in-the-country people could kindly take back these frigid temperatures it would be much appreciated.

[quote=hanbrolo][img]http://i.imgur.com/xyJnDRL.jpg[/img]

Southern CA - 73 - 77 today
[spoiler]and canada's definitely worse[/spoiler][/quote]
It was around 65 here today. If you every-other-state-in-the-country people could kindly take back these frigid temperatures it would be much appreciated.
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#28
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we were supposed to go back tomorrow with a 2 hour delay but a bunch of water lines broke in the schools so i'm off another day AND a delay on Friday. Ridiculous. So much time off.

we were supposed to go back tomorrow with a 2 hour delay but a bunch of water lines broke in the schools so i'm off another day AND a delay on Friday. Ridiculous. So much time off.
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I'm in California, but I wish you guys in the east well, sounds like hell over there.

I'm in California, but I wish you guys in the east well, sounds like hell over there.
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i could go for hell right now

i could go for hell right now
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