Weather-Related News
By Mitch Berg
Stuff I’ve found pertaining to today’s snowstorm:
- Roads are closing all over the state of Minnesota.
- Schools, businesses, and state offices are shutting down faster than Hardees restaurants.
- The roads are jammed with people leaving work early because of the “weather”.
- I’ll be joining a group of fellow North Dakota expats to play some sand volleyball at Thomas Beach, on the south end of Lake Calhoun, after work. I’m bringing the beer!
That is all.
March 1st, 2007 at 2:29 pm
mmmmmm….Hardees.
March 1st, 2007 at 2:44 pm
I biked to work today. With a passenger on my bike.
March 1st, 2007 at 2:47 pm
Just got done with clearing the drive of the suburban estate. I must say this snow fall is very wet underneath.
March 1st, 2007 at 2:49 pm
You may have had a point with the cold Mitch, but you’re way off with the snow. I can recall Hwy 29 being shut down because of five inches of snow and a slightly above average wind (30-35 mph). Nodakians don’t have to worry about traffic as much because there are only three stoplights in the entire state.
March 1st, 2007 at 2:50 pm
How long until AC piles on Kermit for his description of the snow?
March 1st, 2007 at 3:03 pm
3…2…1…
March 1st, 2007 at 5:07 pm
OK, I’ve cleared off a bench here at Thomas beach. I’m now sitting here waiting for everyone to show up for the beach volleyball game.
WHERE ARE YOU GUYS???!!!
March 1st, 2007 at 5:53 pm
Sorry Brad. Everyone went over to Kermits to see his wet underneath.
March 1st, 2007 at 6:59 pm
This snowfall is nothing. You NoDaks no nothing about snow. I once visited the upstate New York snowbelt along the eastern shore of Lake Ontario. Now, 100 inches, that’s a snowfall. Those of us who’ve been to the snowbelt don’t even bother shoveling if the snowfall is less than two feet.
March 1st, 2007 at 7:01 pm
Not quite, Doug. I think you and I are the only sane ones.
March 1st, 2007 at 7:09 pm
Now, 100 inches, that’s a snowfall.
That’s considered a light year in Michigan’s Keweenaw County. All-time winter record tops 350 inches.
March 1st, 2007 at 9:47 pm
Doug, I’ll thank you to keep TOTALLY clear of my wet underneath. A man has to maintain some standards.
March 2nd, 2007 at 2:23 am
“All-time winter record tops 350 inches.”
That’s, like, 28 feet of snow. The Keweenah county web page says “Natural beauty is Keweenaw County’s most abundant resource. “