Midweek snow storm

**alarson** · 12-19-2012, 01:46 PM

Originally Posted by AllBig12Drinker

I'm on that flight from Houston. Transfer flight from Liberia, Costa Rica. Would be nice to be stuck here (sitting in the airport in Costa Rica) rather than Houston but such is life.

Showing a delay now on that flight waiting for an inbound aircraft, thats not going to help with getting out before things hit in DSM

**TruClone** · 12-19-2012, 01:49 PM

Originally Posted by BigJCy

Anyone recommend an affordable snow removal service in Ames?

I usually shovel the drive but with the amount they are talking about and the drifting I'm leaning towards just paying someone to do it this time.

Hire a kid. Cancel that, kids nowadays do not like to work. Tell them it is a real life video game, WII with a shovel.

**stateofmind** · 12-19-2012, 02:32 PM

Originally Posted by FDWxMan

Not everyone on this site understands the difference between "computer model" and "meteorologist".

Hell, you'd be surprised how many people will talk to me in person about how they watch me on Channel 8 or 5 or whatever. Not unusual or shocking to get the blame for a forecast you didn't actually make.

Plus it doesn't matter, the loudest complainers are nowhere to be found when the forecast is right. Well, actually that isn't true, they're likely still talking about how we "missed" it.

Originally Posted by FDWxMan

That's "Channel 13 News at 9 on 17 unless there's football in which case it's at 10:15, oh and Channel 6 if you have cable" thank you very much.

If you don't know, how can I trust you with my forecasts?

**cowgirl836** · 12-19-2012, 03:08 PM

any of you westerners getting snow yet? State is now under a state of emergency and several area schools have already announced they are closed tomorrow.

**sunnysideup** · 12-19-2012, 03:13 PM

Originally Posted by cowgirl836

any of you westerners getting snow yet? State is now under a state of emergency and several area schools have already announced they are closed tomorrow.

Just looked at the DOT road cams in Council Bluffs. No snow yet, just rain. Not sure about anyplace else.

**brianhos** · 12-19-2012, 03:13 PM

Originally Posted by cowgirl836

any of you westerners getting snow yet? State is now under a state of emergency and several area schools have already announced they are closed tomorrow.

Nothing in Des Moines yet. Supposed to start soon.

**Cybirdy** · 12-19-2012, 03:15 PM

No precip in Ames as of 3:15pm. We have an orthodontist appointment at 4, hoping it holds off a few more hrs. Hubby commutes to DSM, would like his commute home to be uneventful as well. Both of my girls' teachers moved activities planned for tomorrow to today in anticipation of no school. Hubby has also been told (by me) he won't be going to work. His boss took off for vacation last week so not many people in the office anyway. I'm pulling the "I'm 30 weeks pg, you need to be home" card. May pull it out a few more times in the next 10 weeks when the weather is bad. I hate his commute in the winter and he no longer has a heavy SUV with 4WD.

**cowgirl836** · 12-19-2012, 03:18 PM

Originally Posted by Cybirdy

No precip in Ames as of 3:15pm. We have an orthodontist appointment at 4, hoping it holds off a few more hrs. Hubby commutes to DSM, would like his commute home to be uneventful as well. Both of my girls' teachers moved activities planned for tomorrow to today in anticipation of no school. Hubby has also been told (by me) he won't be going to work. His boss took off for vacation last week so not many people in the office anyway. I'm pulling the "I'm 30 weeks pg, you need to be home" card. May pull it out a few more times in the next 10 weeks when the weather is bad. I hate his commute in the winter and he no longer has a heavy SUV with 4WD.

I was hoping to get to the gym yet at 5, leaving at 6pm so I'm hoping I'm ok til then. That's when the winter storm warning starts, so I think it'll be ok. Good call on making the husband stay home ;)

**KFitzy87** · 12-19-2012, 03:21 PM

Checking in from Oskaloosa. Nothing here yet. Waiting for Draco/Snowpocalypse to arrive.

**CycloneErik** · 12-19-2012, 03:23 PM

Originally Posted by KFitzy87

Checking in from Oskaloosa. Nothing here yet. Waiting for Draco/Snowpocalypse to arrive.

Do you mean that there's no snow, or simply nothing in Oskaloosa?

**KFitzy87** · 12-19-2012, 03:25 PM

Originally Posted by CycloneErik

Do you mean that there's no snow, or simply nothing in Oskaloosa?

Nuthin. KCCI radar says we should have a light rain at the moment but it doesn't look like anything is getting to the ground.

**sunnysideup** · 12-19-2012, 03:25 PM

Twitter reports coming in that a rain/snow mix is falling at the DM airport.

**cowgirl836** · 12-19-2012, 03:26 PM

Originally Posted by KFitzy87

Checking in from Oskaloosa. Nothing here yet. Waiting for Draco/Snowpocalypse to arrive.

the name thing is so odd. At least they give hurricanes real names. Now they're using movie references like Draco and Gandolf (why with an "O"?!) and whatever Freyr is.

Gosh, I want them to call work before I go to bed tonight. Nothing like waking up to a big snowstorm and just staying in bed with no place to go :) Maybe I should run to the library quick too, and grab some good books.

**KFitzy87** · 12-19-2012, 03:29 PM

Originally Posted by cowgirl836

the name thing is so odd. At least they give hurricanes real names. Now they're using movie references like Draco and Gandolf (why with an "O"?!) and whatever Freyr is.

Gosh, I want them to call work before I go to bed tonight. Nothing like waking up to a big snowstorm and just staying in bed with no place to go :) Maybe I should run to the library quick too, and grab some good books.

There's this thing called television that reads books for you! 'Merica

**cowgirl836** · 12-19-2012, 03:30 PM

Originally Posted by KFitzy87

There's this thing called television that reads books for you! 'Merica

but it's never like what I picture in my head. True story, I cried when my mom bought my first non-picture book. (Black Beauty). Now I pout when they put pictures on the cover and they ruin what I think it should look like.