Snowpocalypse 2006

[annathepiper]

It is quite, quite cold in Kenmore, and there is a vast blanket of white surrounding our house. Everything is still and silent outside, except for a couple of lone little birds who showed up wistfully at our feeders, looking for sustenance.

Tales of weather-related woe are all over my Friends list as well as the radio. The first words out of spazzkat's mouth this morning were, "I'm staying HOME!" Upon learning that classes at Shoreline were cancelled, solarbird did a little dance in the kitchen this morning, singing, "No school for meeeeee! No school for meeeeee!" In theory, I had a dental appointment this morning. In actual practice, not so much. I called their office to see if anybody was actually there, and got called back a short time later by a sheepish-sounding receptionist who told me that indeed, they were not open for business and she was busily calling clients as fast as she could from her home number.

The Times has declared an Inclement Weather Day, which means essentially that we have sanction to stay home. I have informed my team that I will be doing just that, prepared to defend my fire in case any yetis show up.

Comments

[ceallaighgirl.livejournal.com]

You should take photos of the snow and post them here! :-)

*sigh* Here I am, at work, envious of all you cancelled-work people, hehe. I wonder how many people will make it in!

[annathepiper]

solarbird has a picture here! More will probably follow. She and spazzkat are the ones with the cameras. :)

[casirafics.livejournal.com]

Heh. Keep me posted on the yeti situation.

[lethendy.livejournal.com]

Cold with a few flakes here....I'm sure we'll get your weather soon enough!

I checked out the pic solarbird posted - is that the view from your house? It's gorgeous!

Keep warm :)

[annathepiper]

Dara claims the Kenmore Militia will hold them off quite nicely, but I must admit to mild concern, as I am armed with nothing more than a rusty sword, several large pillows, pots and pans, and a geriatric cat. And I'm not sure where we left the sword.

Ah, screw it, maybe I can offer them hot chocolate.

[ceallaighgirl.livejournal.com]

Ooh! Pretty!

[casirafics.livejournal.com]

I wish I had hot chocolate. sigh!

But now I'm picturing you wielding the cat, and I snicker.

[annathepiper]

Pah, I'd think anybody who lives in Newfoundland would barely bat an eye at our piddly five inches of snow and ice. We're just not acclimated! I mean, this is the city where, during the 1996-97 blizzard that dumped 17 inches in our side yard, said, "Well gosh, maybe we should have more than TWO SNOWPLOWS, ya think?" *^_^*

But yeah, that's a straight shot down from the front of our house. :) It looks beautiful out there. Treacherous and icy, but beautiful!

[annathepiper]

Polly does, I note, have a formidable whine.

(Though I suppose that is pertinent only if the yetis are refusing to give her treats.)

[solarbird]

No no no! The Sasquatch Militia. Sasquatch militia.

[lethendy.livejournal.com]

Oh, we wouldn't bat an eyelid, but we'd sure complain a lot. Until a mainlander came along that is, then we'd be all "This is nothing...you should have been here in (insert year) when we had (insert astronomical amount of snow) in (insert suitably cold temperature)" Crazy though, that you guys are being dumped on and we've been having above seasonal temperatures. And they say global warming doesn't exist.....

[annathepiper]

Oops. *^_^*

[annathepiper]

Hee! Yeah, I was going to say, I'd have thought you folks would already have gotten your winter started!

What really cracks me up is the Special Weather Statement that weather.com has posted for us. It starts off warning of "winterlike conditions". I'm all "how much harder does it have to work to actually be winter around here?" (Dara points out that it is technically still autumn.)

We're supposed to get another system on Wednesday, and it's supposed to be cold all week. This is just nuts. We had an early snow day last year as well, but not quite so severe as this. Then it turned around and was all warm and rainy clear on through January. At this point I have no clue what the weather is going to do this year.

[annathepiper]

Dara takes very nice pictures! ^_^

[starfallz.livejournal.com]

How awesome. :D

[damara.livejournal.com]

"At this point I have no clue what the weather is going to do this year."

Neither does the weather. :)

[annathepiper]

Yeah really! We get the snow and Newfoundland doesn't? Yeesh! :)

[annathepiper]

It's pretty fabulous, yeah!

[lethendy.livejournal.com]

Originally they said we would have a cold November, warmer than average December and then snow etc in January and February. I'm not sure about you, but in my book 19 degrees in November is not cold. Heck, in Newfoundland, we're lucky to hit 19 degrees in August!!

[annathepiper]

Well, 19C anywhere isn't cold, much less in Newfoundland. ;) However, we got to 19F overnight, I believe! Weather.com's got us at 21F in Kenmore right now, (*stealthily looks up the conversion*) -6C!

[gerimaple.livejournal.com]

19C in NF, 10C in Toronto, and -7C in Vancouver. your daily dose of weatherWTF is brought to you by the native Lower Mainlander with a stiff back from shoveling :(

[annathepiper]

We haven't even tried to shovel our driveway, though it certainly needs it. This is mainly because we have no shovel, because like most of the rest of this city, we tend to get smacked upside the head by this kind of weather.

And we have more on the way! Yeee!

[firni.livejournal.com]

I can't remember which post we were using to discuss libraries, so I'll just add this here:

http://www.sno-isle.org/page/?ID=1177

You might be able to weasel your way into the Mill Creek or Brier library... go for it!

[annathepiper]

Thanks! :)