Cities going crazy on first snowstorm

KCPowercat · Post by **KCPowercat** » Tue Dec 09, 2003 4:14 pm

I used to think it was only the KC media and news outlets that did this but I've been other places for their "first snow" of the year and every city gets all up in arms. Grocery stores sell out of everything, we've got live newspeople "on the street", etc.

It's just crazy. People, most of you have enough food in your house to live for 30 days. Not to mention if we even get 10 INCHES of snow (only predicting like 5" at the most) it will be clear enough for you to make it to work tomorrow.....

quit freaking out.....media quit making these people freak out.

StL_Dan · Post by **StL_Dan** » Tue Dec 09, 2003 4:51 pm

KC wrote:I used to think it was only the KC media and news outlets that did this but I've been other places for their "first snow" of the year and every city gets all up in arms. Grocery stores sell out of everything, we've got live newspeople "on the street", etc.

It's just crazy. People, most of you have enough food in your house to live for 30 days. Not to mention if we even get 10 INCHES of snow (only predicting like 5" at the most) it will be clear enough for you to make it to work tomorrow.....

quit freaking out.....media quit making these people freak out.

i was thinking about this today too

we live in the midwest.....it snows at least 2 or 3 times EVERY EFFING YEAR people...and, on the flip side, it gets HOTTER THAN HELL every summer...it amazes me how people B&M about these two phenomena that have occurred every winter and summer of their lives

secondly, i'll bet a dr pepper that 75% of the time these AMS folks call for a snow blitz, it doesn't happen

KCPowercat · Post by **KCPowercat** » Tue Dec 09, 2003 4:52 pm

I, for one, like the amount of snow we get....still get the season but don't get those northeast snows or those lake effect snows....we get enough to tell you it's snowing and then it's over.

I love the heat baby.....I'd take 100 right now.

Post by **dangerboy** » Tue Dec 09, 2003 5:30 pm

LIVE TEAM COVERAGE!!

LIVE SUPER POWER BOOYAH DOPPLER RADAR!!

They need excuses to use the satellite trucks, helicopters, and weather super-computers that they invest in at the expense of real, quality journalism.

phxcat · Post by **phxcat** » Tue Dec 09, 2003 8:06 pm

It could be worse. We get live team coverage whenever it sprinkles.

StL_Dan · Post by **StL_Dan** » Tue Dec 09, 2003 8:16 pm

KC wrote:I, for one, like the amount of snow we get....still get the season but don't get those northeast snows or those lake effect snows....we get enough to tell you it's snowing and then it's over.

I love the heat baby.....I'd take 100 right now.

i'm with you....i love midwest weather

i love it when spring introduces baseball season, summer embraces the pennant race, fall introduces hockey and football, and winter gives us mizzou basketball

Post by **chrizow** » Tue Dec 09, 2003 10:00 pm

i like the idea of missouri weather: 4 distinct seasons, potentially "white" christmas, etc...

BUT i HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAATE summer. i hate the heat, especially the gooey, sticky, missouri heat. i know it's worse elsewhere, but still...i hate getting in the car and immediately being soaked in sweat.

i also think i have a particular hatred for the heat because i have delivered mail during the summer on breaks from school. it's f-in brutal. (not to mention the fact i get to trudge around independence...)

i like autumn. i like winter. spring is ok. no summer. never again.

QueSi2Opie · Post by **QueSi2Opie** » Tue Dec 09, 2003 10:07 pm

It's goin' to be a disaster at work tonight (UPS). I bet that 40% of the employees, that go to work at 1am, will call in. That will make my work day an absolute hell because we must deliver regardless of weather. I expect a tough 16 hour work day for us supervisors.

nota · Post by **nota** » Tue Dec 09, 2003 10:46 pm

QueSi2Opie wrote:It's goin' to be a disaster at work tonight (UPS). I bet that 40% of the employees, that go to work at 1am, will call in. That will make my work day an absolute hell because we must deliver regardless of weather. I expect a tough 16 hour work day for us supervisors.

Good luck to you. I love all you "Browns"-always a cheery smile at my door. Take care out there.

My sister is a Postmaster. She worked her way up from carrier over many years. I remember well her "neither rain nor sleet nor snow nor gloom of night" routes.

tat2kc · Post by **tat2kc** » Tue Dec 09, 2003 10:58 pm

Being from Louisiana, a nice cool winter in the 60's is fine with me. summers in the 90's and above is nice. I say throw a few lights on a palm tree and be done with it.

Post by **bahua** » Wed Dec 10, 2003 3:41 am

3 or 4 snows a year? I guess that's sounds about right, but it still sounds ridiculous compared to what i'm used to: uncountable snows in a season.

KC has it easy in the winter, and we pay for it with blistering hot summers.

KCPowercat · Post by **KCPowercat** » Wed Dec 10, 2003 8:58 am

you say "pay" I say "rewarded"

zonk · Post by **zonk** » Wed Dec 10, 2003 11:27 am

I'd like to comment on the state of the roads...Driving in to work this morning...(PV to KCMO). Boy those kansas roads sure are nice and clean...then I hit State Line...I might as well put on my ice skates. Actuially had to put the truck into 4WD...

ALSO...to all those drivers out there who freak out at the slightest rain or snow on the road...GET THE F**K OUT OF MY WAY!!! Yes I'm the guy in the big gas-guzzling 4WD on your ass in your rear view mirror. IF your car can't function in this weather, GET OFF THE F**KING ROAD!!!

Movie trivia time...."I may be bald, but at least I'm not chickenshit"

KCPowercat · Post by **KCPowercat** » Wed Dec 10, 2003 11:29 am

KS does do a good job on the roads.....MoDot already got a nice email from me about their incompetence.

StL_Dan · Post by **StL_Dan** » Wed Dec 10, 2003 11:47 am

QueSi2Opie wrote:It's goin' to be a disaster at work tonight (UPS). I bet that 40% of the employees, that go to work at 1am, will call in. That will make my work day an absolute hell because we must deliver regardless of weather. I expect a tough 16 hour work day for us supervisors.

that's why you pull down the quan, Que

StL_Dan · Post by **StL_Dan** » Wed Dec 10, 2003 11:50 am

zonk wrote:I'd like to comment on the state of the roads...Driving in to work this morning...(PV to KCMO). Boy those kansas roads sure are nice and clean...then I hit State Line...I might as well put on my ice skates. Actuially had to put the truck into 4WD...

ALSO...to all those drivers out there who freak out at the slightest rain or snow on the road...GET THE F**K OUT OF MY WAY!!! Yes I'm the guy in the big gas-guzzling 4WD on your ass in your rear view mirror. IF your car can't function in this weather, GET OFF THE F**KING ROAD!!!

Movie trivia time...."I may be bald, but at least I'm not chickenshit"

i like your attitude, z

working on the movie trivia

KCPowercat · Post by **KCPowercat** » Wed Dec 10, 2003 11:56 am

slapshot, 1977

QueSi2Opie · Post by **QueSi2Opie** » Wed Dec 10, 2003 12:00 pm

nota wrote:Good luck to you. I love all you "Browns"-always a cheery smile at my door. Take care out there.

My sister is a Postmaster. She worked her way up from carrier over many years. I remember well her "neither rain nor sleet nor snow nor gloom of night" routes.

Luckily the majority of my people showed up last night, so I was out of there by 10am this morning.

Most of us really do care about our customers and we look forward to seein' you

It's not jus' a UPS thing either, I've met some great people that deliver for FedEx and USPS as well.

StL_Dan · Post by **StL_Dan** » Wed Dec 10, 2003 12:16 pm

KC wrote:slapshot, 1977

GREAT movie...haven't seen it in a while

KC, have you seen Slapshot 2 yet? I have not.

zonk · Post by **zonk** » Wed Dec 10, 2003 12:18 pm

KC wrote:slapshot, 1977

NICE...KC you get a star for the day...

Heres another..."the greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn't exist"

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