*Official* East Coast Blizzard 2013 thread

[GloryDayz]

Originally Posted by Aries Walker

There's kind of a massive population density difference between Boston and Fargo.

Yeah, so? Seems like the larger city would be more ready then.. **** um, they're big fat pussies who cry every time something comes along... And, BTW, I'm pretty sure Fargo has 300,000 better people in it than Boston.

[NJChiefsFan]

Originally Posted by GloryDayz

Yeah, so? Seems like the larger city would be more ready then.. **** um, they're big fat pussies who cry every time something comes along... And, BTW, I'm pretty sure Fargo has 300,000 better people in it than Boston.

I would think a big city would have a harder time with a huge storm than a rural town would.

[Aries Walker]

Originally Posted by GloryDayz

Yeah, so? Seems like the larger city would be more ready then.. **** um, they're big fat pussies who cry every time something comes along... And, BTW, I'm pretty sure Fargo has 300,000 better people in it than Boston.

That would be a neat trick, considering Fargo has barely 100,000 people in it. It's only slightly bigger than, well, Lee's Summit.

And you must have noticed that a big city has a harder time dealing with snow, because the population density means it's harder to move the stuff out of the way. You must have noticed that, living near KC, and Boston has half again Kansas City's population stuffed into less than 1/3 the size. And it's not alone, the Massachusetts-Connecticut-Rhode Island cluster has *eleven* cities with more than 100,000 people in an area 1/4 the size of Missouri. That's not even counting the three northernmost states, New Jersey, and - oh yeah - New York.

On top of all of that, this isn't just a snowstorm, it's an actual blizzard - winds of over 50 miles per hour and thundersnow have already been reported. Just reading the snowfall amounts might not get you excited, but New England is not laid out like the midwest that most of you know best. Big storms can mess the place up, but good.

This is turning out to be a bad, bad storm.

[GloryDayz]

Originally Posted by Aries Walker

That would be a neat trick, considering Fargo has barely 100,000 people in it. It's only slightly bigger than, well, Lee's Summit.

And you must have noticed that a big city has a harder time dealing with snow, because the population density means it's harder to move the stuff out of the way. You must have noticed that, living near KC, and Boston has half again Kansas City's population stuffed into less than 1/3 the size. And it's not alone, the Massachusetts-Connecticut-Rhode Island cluster has *eleven* cities with more than 100,000 people in an area 1/4 the size of Missouri. That's not even counting the three northernmost states, New Jersey, and - oh yeah - New York.

On top of all of that, this isn't just a snowstorm, it's an actual blizzard - winds of over 50 miles per hour and thundersnow have already been reported. Just reading the snowfall amounts might not get you excited, but New England is not laid out like the midwest that most of you know best. Big storms can mess the place up, but good.

This is turning out to be a bad, bad storm.

I'm sure we'll all be hearing numbers we can text donations to. I get it, I went through the storm of '78 in Virginia Beach, I just don't recall the concern... It was awesome!

[Aries Walker]

Originally Posted by GloryDayz

I'm sure we'll all be hearing numbers we can text donations to. I get it, I went through the storm of '78 in Virginia Beach, I just don't recall the concern... It was awesome!

I remember that. It was over Washington's birthday, right? We got a couple of feet in Maryland. We stacked it up against the neighbor kid's shed and made a sled ramp.

[bevischief]

Originally Posted by Aries Walker

There's kind of a massive population density difference between Boston and Fargo.

But we know how to drive in it, they don't.

[Aries Walker]

Originally Posted by bevischief

But we know how to drive in it, they don't.

Man, if you think Bostonians can't drive in the snow, don't come to DC. You'll go into system shock instantly.

[Strongside]

[Bwana]

Oh no! A snow storm!!

[Strongside]

[NJChiefsFan]

Just because the national media is making a big deal about it(are they? I don't know) doesn't mean the locals are. Nobody around here is acting any different than a normal snow storm that we get every year. Good to know that the whining in the northeast about this is matched by the whining outside the northeast about the coverage.

I do think they were predicting 40" for Boston at one point. Not exactly a few flurries.

[GloryDayz]

Originally Posted by NJChiefsFan

Just because the national media is making a big deal about it(are they? I don't know) doesn't mean the locals are. Nobody around here is acting any different than a normal snow storm that we get every year. Good to know that the whining in the northeast about this is matched by the whining outside the northeast about the coverage.

I do think they were predicting 40" for Boston at one point. Not exactly a few flurries.

That's why you're awesome!!! Rep!!!

[bigjosh]

I live in rhode island, there is 16 inches of snow so far. Lots of power outages. 60+mph wind gusts. Its nasty out there. Snows falling at 4-5 inches per hour.

[Frazod]

Originally Posted by bigjosh006

I live in rhode island, there is 16 inches of snow so far. Lots of power outages. 60+mph wind gusts. Its nasty out there. Snows falling at 4-5 inches per hour.

It's good for you. Builds character.

And any minute now some douchebag in Florida is going to chime in about how it's 75 degrees and he just got back from the beach.

[BigMeatballDave]

Originally Posted by frazod

It's good for you. Builds character.

And any minute now some douchebag in Florida is going to chime in about how it's 75 degrees and he just got back from the beach.

Today's forecast for my area: Sunny and 78!

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