Accuweather is such a drama queen. The NOAA is all, "oh, yeah, you might get some snow or you might not" and all of a sudden Accuweather is running around screaming like a Japanese schoolgirl who just realized that THE PHONE IS HAUNTED TOO.
What in particular is god punishing us for this time? It can't be for devil sex caused he already hit us on that one. It's something that Illinoisans, Pennsylvanians and and down-state New Yorkers do, but that New Englanders don't.
It's God's way of punishing DC for having the temerity to build unprotected outdoor escalators at the Metro stations. As a New Englander, the first time I saw that, I almost burst an artery.
In response to the obvious question, yes, they do get all messed up and stop working when it snows. And when it rains.
Also: the subway cars are carpeted, which reboggled my already boggled mind when I saw that shit. Like, do they hand out little teacups and saucers so you can sip daintily while you ride? I didn't wait around to find out, since the concept of a carpeted subway car (again, New Englander!) seemed like a cholera outbreak waiting to happen.
carpeted subway cars = people making decisions who never actually ride the subway. if they rode the subway, they'd know (as we do) that people do all kinds of disgusting things in cars for carpets to absorb. so gross!
Actually, as DC doesn't allow eating or drinking on the metro, the carpeting doesn't get as fucked up as you'd expect it to. Its sort of nice! (And this is strictly enforced - I know multiple people who have gotten tickets for eating on the metro.)
The fact that whatever they use to clean the floors of the stops themselves becomes as slippery as shit when there's so much as a drop of rain, however, is a different problem.
It is all like a Roland Emmerich movie up in the Accuweather™.
Accuweather is such a drama queen. The NOAA is all, "oh, yeah, you might get some snow or you might not" and all of a sudden Accuweather is running around screaming like a Japanese schoolgirl who just realized that THE PHONE IS HAUNTED TOO.
That tag excuses you from nothing.
What in particular is god punishing us for this time? It can't be for devil sex caused he already hit us on that one. It's something that Illinoisans, Pennsylvanians and and down-state New Yorkers do, but that New Englanders don't.
Not give a shit about Curt Schilling?
Maybe he's in favor of Gay Marriage?
Elect Democratic Senators?
(Too soon?)
They're saying 2 feet of snow in DC. AGAIN.
WHAT THE FUCK IS THIS SHIT?
It's God's way of punishing DC for having the temerity to build unprotected outdoor escalators at the Metro stations. As a New Englander, the first time I saw that, I almost burst an artery.
In response to the obvious question, yes, they do get all messed up and stop working when it snows. And when it rains.
The weather gods apparently believe the inside-the-Beltway crowd is not paralyzed enough. Go figure.
Don't get me started. (I'm looking at you, north exit of the Dupont Metro stop.)
Can you get electrocuted?
Also: the subway cars are carpeted, which reboggled my already boggled mind when I saw that shit. Like, do they hand out little teacups and saucers so you can sip daintily while you ride? I didn't wait around to find out, since the concept of a carpeted subway car (again, New Englander!) seemed like a cholera outbreak waiting to happen.
carpeted subway cars = people making decisions who never actually ride the subway. if they rode the subway, they'd know (as we do) that people do all kinds of disgusting things in cars for carpets to absorb. so gross!
Actually, as DC doesn't allow eating or drinking on the metro, the carpeting doesn't get as fucked up as you'd expect it to. Its sort of nice! (And this is strictly enforced - I know multiple people who have gotten tickets for eating on the metro.)
The fact that whatever they use to clean the floors of the stops themselves becomes as slippery as shit when there's so much as a drop of rain, however, is a different problem.
So would this be the place to say that I love that you have the temperature displayed in the upper right? Because I do.
i do too! i wish it had a weather icon though also.
I'm paralyzed just looking at that.
"disruptive snowfall" might as well read "precipitation hooligans"
I call sunannigans.
Continuing the long running trend of me not regretting moving to LA.
News Alert: Incoming snowstorm could be historic - WaPo.com
.... I really want to leave my office now and go buy food.