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Anyone wants to make a prediction as whether Government and DC businesses will be open on Tuesday?
Just make sure and leave a radio on when you go to sleep Monday night. That way you'll hear it first thing Tuesday morning if it's going to be cancelled. That's what I used to do.
The snow storm is exciting, yes, and looks very pretty. But. It's the 'after-the-storm' part that decidedly is not amusing. It melts during the day then it freezes at night, which makes going out in the morning on the icy, slippery roads an unpleasant and frightening experience. It stays on the ground and gets dirty and icky looking after awhile, too.
One thing to remember is that if you are shoveling out your car and decide to run it, make sure the exhaust pipe is clear of snow.
Good luck, East Coasters; I don't miss that stuff.
I grew up in the DC area. I remember the days of stocking up on bottles of dri-gas, and cans of de-icer. I decided it was time to get out, so in January of 1988, I fled. First to Tucson for 1 1/2 years, then to Sacramento for nine years, then to San Diego, where I currently live, and have no plans to leave.
If I'm desperate to see snow, it snows in the mountains when it rains in the winter, and I can be there in an hour, but it hasn't happened yet.
Just make sure and leave a radio on when you go to sleep Monday night. That way you'll hear it first thing Tuesday morning if it's going to be cancelled. That's what I used to do.
Radio? That's so the 90's. Ever heard of the smart phone?
Based on previous experience from 2010, DC will be closed the entire week. The timelines are not promising, they are only slated to complete the MAIN roads by the end of monday. Even then the secondary and neighborhood roads can take another 3+ days to clear.
And from what I am hearing, it's not simply about just taking to main roads to get to work. Yea sure you can get to the office but what i have been told, people aren't able to park because there is no place to physically put the snow. It is not enough to push the snow to the sides. People have to park in those spaces so this means the snow has to literally be moved to a designated place.
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