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Old 02-21-2008, 05:05 PM
 
Location: Chicago
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I'm amazed by that ...... must be some kind of mistake!
We had two mini-thaws right within short succession that thinned the ice just enough to make it too unstable to hold a fleet of cars.
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Old 02-21-2008, 07:17 PM
 
Location: Southern California
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hmmm. I guess *fleet* of cars is the key here. Still shocking!
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Old 02-21-2008, 09:13 PM
 
Location: Chicago
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Yeah, at any given time we've had up to 90 cars out on the ice. And not evenly dispersed either -- more like right next to each other like a parking lot.
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Old 02-22-2008, 09:17 AM
 
Location: Phoenix metro
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Strange morning, weather wise. Very sunny this morning, then overcast skies developed quickly, followed by a mist that turned to very light snow. Now its starting to get sunny again. This whole system seemed to have come out of nowhere. Bizarre.
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Old 02-24-2008, 03:16 PM
 
Location: Chicago
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Just as we have been thawing out for the last week and the snow melting,here it comes 3-6 inches of snow tomorrow!
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Old 02-24-2008, 03:36 PM
 
Location: Phoenix metro
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Just as we have been thawing out for the last week and the snow melting,here it comes 3-6 inches of snow tomorrow!
Are you serious? This is the time of year when winter starts to get a little annoying. Had 2 glorious days of sun and the bluest skies Ive ever seen, did a little hiking, even saw some bugs (!!!) active in Oregon, IL... and now more snow! Dangit. Dangit all to heck!!!!!!!!
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Old 02-24-2008, 10:10 PM
 
Location: Chicago
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Are you serious? This is the time of year when winter starts to get a little annoying. Had 2 glorious days of sun and the bluest skies Ive ever seen, did a little hiking, even saw some bugs (!!!) active in Oregon, IL... and now more snow! Dangit. Dangit all to heck!!!!!!!!
They are now saying we could get up to a foot near the lake.
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Old 02-25-2008, 08:16 AM
 
Location: Phoenix metro
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They are now saying we could get up to a foot near the lake.
I hope Al Gore is all snug and cozy where he is. This is ludicrous!!!
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Old 02-25-2008, 08:19 AM
 
Location: Chicago
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Heh, maybe he can come shovel the 4 to 8 inches of "global warming" off my sidewalks tomorrow.
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Old 02-25-2008, 12:33 PM
 
Location: Tower Grove East, St. Louis, MO
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This is a weird one... I'm not sure how much we're going to get. A guy I work with who swears by the NWS's models, says it shifting south... he bet me a buck we'll get 2 inches...

The thaw out was nice, but I figured we'd have at least one more of these bad boys...
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