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In reply to the discussion: Nemo is coming to the northeast Friday and Saturday. [View all]MADem
(135,425 posts)27. Nemo? Puh-leeze! When I was a kid they wouldn't even cancel school for this sort of thing!
The basstids!
I'm amazed at how little winter we've had in the Commonwealth these last few years. I have had to go up to northern Maine to get a sense of a "mild winter" from my childhood. I can remember when the banks of snow were so high that you couldn't see adults walking behind them, never mind kids!
I guess that "snowstorms" or "blizzards" are getting so rare that they want to make them an "event" of sorts...?
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here in our area of NJ, they are saying 14-18 could be possible if it stalls
graham4anything
Feb 2013
#1
This is a funny article, seems no one is sure of snow totals. 2 different maps have it btwn 3" & 30"
JaneyVee
Feb 2013
#21
It was a compromise. The Repugs wanted to name everything after Ronald fucking Reagan but ...
11 Bravo
Feb 2013
#3
The Weather Channels says it makes it easier and people pay more attention if it has a name.
hrmjustin
Feb 2013
#5
Hahaha, that just struck me so funny. I'm in Florida now (we had a cold snap in the 40s..cough..)
monmouth3
Feb 2013
#12
I lived in South Florida most of my life until I moved up here to North Georgia in 1989.
RebelOne
Feb 2013
#14
Funny how that works. All of us have perfect weather. I love cold winter weekends.
bluestate10
Feb 2013
#23
Yeah, the no seasons thing gets to me. I travel to Jersey just to get back on track as to
monmouth3
Feb 2013
#33