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Old 12-03-2008, 05:45 PM
 
Location: Alexandria, VA
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It must have been mid 90's (got married in '93 so it would have been '94 at the soonest, seems more like '95 or '96) - Living here in Alex. - the snow plow got stuck!!
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Old 12-03-2008, 05:47 PM
 
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Oh please! Wouldn't that be great!?! I hope you are right! I think it was 1996, about one week after Christmas, that we had a big snow of about 3 feet over a weekend. Schools closed on Monday and announced on Tuesday that they would be closed through Friday.
I moved here from NE Ohio in 1993 and would love to have at least one big snow this winter. Compred to NE Ohio, we get many more sunny winter days here. At least here, on a cold day, the sun warms up my car.
If/when the power goes out - will you let us move in with you? LOL

Times to really want a fireplace AND a gas grill.
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Old 12-03-2008, 06:14 PM
 
Location: Suburbia
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If/when the power goes out - will you let us move in with you? LOL

Times to really want a fireplace AND a gas grill.
Sure! The more the merrier! I don't think we have lost power more than a handful of times in 16 years, and the longest stretch was 8 hours when Hurricane Isabel came through.

We have the fireplace AND the gas grill.
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Old 12-03-2008, 06:23 PM
 
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My very first winter after I moved here from Pittsburgh - we got a "BIG ONE" - 27" of snow (I was supposed to start a new job the next day, LOL) - I kinda think we're due for another big one - we'll see.
I've also had the feeling that we could be due for another big one.

I went out to Walmart a few weeks ago and got the kids new snow boots. Probably just wishful thinking, but you never know.
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Old 12-03-2008, 07:13 PM
 
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Sure! The more the merrier! I don't think we have lost power more than a handful of times in 16 years, and the longest stretch was 8 hours when Hurricane Isabel came through.

We have the fireplace AND the gas grill.
My new best snow buddy

When Isabel came through, we only lost for about 12 hrs. - but in this neighborhood, some w/that hurricane and other storms were out for 3 days!
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Old 12-03-2008, 08:19 PM
 
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My new best snow buddy

When Isabel came through, we only lost for about 12 hrs. - but in this neighborhood, some w/that hurricane and other storms were out for 3 days!


I have to confess, my wife and I both work for FCPS, so I do have a vested interest in a snow day...or two...or three.
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Old 01-18-2009, 06:26 PM
 
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If you have forecast of say 30 degrees, is there a windchill that makes it feel colder than actual? Or is windchill just something that happens in more northern states?
I had the impression that in winter you can walk outdoors all the time in DC and virginia because the winter is mild.
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Old 01-18-2009, 06:47 PM
 
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There is a windchill factor if there is wind. That is true in any area. If there is no wind - the temperature feels like what it is.
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Old 01-18-2009, 06:48 PM
 
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If you have forecast of say 30 degrees, is there a windchill that makes it feel colder than actual? Or is windchill just something that happens in more northern states?
I had the impression that in winter you can walk outdoors all the time in DC and virginia because the winter is mild.
They only talk about wind chill when it is windy. Like a few days ago. It was very, very cold--about 19 degrees but, it was also very windy, so we got reports of a windchill fact of 2 degrees or something line that. But you won't get a windchill reading every day in the winter, just when it is windy.
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Old 01-18-2009, 09:02 PM
 
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are we going to get some snow this winter or what?
Jan is almost over...
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