Were people in Colorado laughing at the East coast when we had 36 inches of snow in 2009? (Denver: schools, live in)

[Southerngirl1989]

Im just curious because I had a feeling that people who have experienced more snow were probably laughing at VA from that blizzard

[Mike from back east]

Originally Posted by Southerngirl1989

Im just curious because I had a feeling that people who have experienced more snow were probably laughing at VA from that blizzard

We were not. I lived back east for 57 years and know that the occasional heavy blizzards are a major nuisance but I personally felt no sense of glee or schadenfreud. I was back there in March of that year and saw the stuff piled by the sides of the roads, they really got a whopper.

[Southerngirl1989]

Originally Posted by Mike from back east

We were not. I lived back east for 57 years and know that the occasional heavy blizzards are a major nuisance but I personally felt no sense of glee or schadenfreud. I was back there in March of that year and saw the stuff piled by the sides of the roads, they really got a whopper.

It was crazy I don't think we got that much snow before.

[denverian]

Originally Posted by Southerngirl1989

Im just curious because I had a feeling that people who have experienced more snow were probably laughing at VA from that blizzard

No. I live in Denver and in nine winters, the most snow I've ever experienced here is about 24". In other snow seasons, I think 10" is the most I've seen. Now if you're talking about up in the mountains, they get a lot more!

[Dogmama50]

I live up in the mountains and we do get a lot more, but 36" is unusual even for us. I grew up in Connecticut and always feel for the East Coast when they get a blizzard, there are so many more people and cars there that it's crippling. Not to mention you folks also get heavy wet snow that is just terrible to shovel.

[Josseppie]

Ya Pueblo never gets that much snow. Once we got 2 feet when I was a kid and the schools were shut down for 2 days.

[Southerngirl1989]

not to mention power went out. :/ Ive been to Colorado before first time Ive been to the other side of the country.beautiful state

[BarryK123]

I lived in Phila for almost 30 years (and upstate NY and New England for almost 10 so I know what big snow that doesn't melt for 4 months is).

The only thing I laughed about was how the news media always got everyone in a panic (in Phila) even when they predicted just flurries. Everyone ran to the supermarket and emptied the place of bread, milk and toilet paper. Hardware stores would sell out of snow shovels in a flash.

The thing I never understood is what happened to everyone's shovels from last year? This was an area that averaged ~20 inches per year.

Same thing with heat waves. Everyone buys out all the fans and portable ACs when it's predicted to be 90+ with the usual, oppressive humidity of summer. Guess last year's fans are piled up somewhere with the missing snow shovels.

[Katarina Witt]

No, we didn't laugh at people trying to cope with 36" of snow. What does bug me is that when we have a blizzard, it usually gets no media coverage. 20+ inches shuts this city down for a day or so, but the outside world seems to think otherwise.

[Mike from back east]

Originally Posted by BarryK123

...only thing I laughed about was how the news media always got everyone in a panic (in Phila) even when they predicted just flurries. Everyone ran to the supermarket and emptied the place of bread, milk and toilet paper. Hardware stores would sell out of snow shovels in a flash....

Same in the DC area. It was a joke.... flurries predicted ... quick... leave work NOW .... go wipe out the milk / bread / eggs / TP ....

We had one co-worker, Liz, who was simply the poster child for anxiety. When they announced a flurry, my buddy Richard and I would shout out "Snow Plan Liz is in effect: ABANDON YOUR CAR NOW...." Ahhh, the good old days...