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Post by giramomma on Feb 8, 2016 13:32:56 GMT -5
I sincerely hope to be ready, willing, and able to pinch hit for my grandkids in 15-20 years. This is why I want to be retired by the time I'm. And I hope my kids don't wait until 38 to start procreating. I want to not be tied to a schedule so I can babysit as wanted/needed. I don't know if any of the kids will stay close to us. I REALLY hope my son does. And I think out of the three, he will be most likely to. My worst fear is that his wife is going to totally push us out of his life, especially if they live close to her family. I'm not confident he'll stand up for himself to maintain a relationship with us.
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Post by Tennesseer on Feb 8, 2016 13:38:56 GMT -5
happens every storm. The must be a giant pile of forgotten snow shovels in some forgotten corner of the world. It's milk and bread here. A weather forecast of flurries will instantly fill the grocery store parking lot and empty the bread shelves and dairy cooler. Last time it snowed, the only thing left in the bread isle was a single loaf, busted open and slices strewn about like a struggle had occurred there only moments earlier. A friend of mine tried to convince me milk sandwiches were a southern winter stable:
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Post by chiver78 on Feb 8, 2016 13:47:15 GMT -5
there's easily 6" on the ground now, but it's so damn windy there are drifts everywhere. right outside my door I can see grass, but that's b/c there's tree cover there. when I was watching the weather coverage earlier, the guy was talking about wind gusts - a couple towns away saw regular gusts over 50mph, and Nantucket was seeing 65mph gusts. yikes. work was closed today, so my vacation got extended another day. my town's DPW is amazing, though. the roads here have been clear all day, even though I was walking to the neighborhood market. my car's still parked in the driveway.
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Post by TheHaitian on Feb 8, 2016 14:26:10 GMT -5
My MIL left for NY early this morning in the hopes of beating the snow.... Last we spoke to her she was on the bus around CT.
UMASS was closed so my wife is home with me. I just checked outside and have about 6 inches so far and still coming down.
I am concerned about my flight tomorrow at 10AM. Should I call before leaving home in the morning?
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Post by swamp on Feb 8, 2016 14:28:25 GMT -5
My MIL left for NY early this morning in the hopes of beating the snow.... Last we spoke to her she was on the bus around CT. UMASS was closed so my wife is home with me. I just checked outside and have about 6 inches so far and still coming down. I am concerned about my flight tomorrow at 10AM. Should I call before leaving home in the morning? You can check flight status online.
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Post by GRG a/k/a goldenrulegirl on Feb 8, 2016 14:41:46 GMT -5
My MIL left for NY early this morning in the hopes of beating the snow.... Last we spoke to her she was on the bus around CT. UMASS was closed so my wife is home with me. I just checked outside and have about 6 inches so far and still coming down. I am concerned about my flight tomorrow at 10AM. Should I call before leaving home in the morning? Lots of cancellations and delays today, so far. Have you confirmed your flight yet? Do it before they give your seat to someone else. I would check early tomorrow morning (5:30 a.m.) and then get there at least 2 hours ahead of time (which means you need to leave at, like, 6:00 a.m.
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Post by GRG a/k/a goldenrulegirl on Feb 8, 2016 14:42:58 GMT -5
Oh, and ODS tells me that the greater Baltimore area is getting 6-9 inches of snow today. Maybe you should check with HT that they will be there tomorrow? The Baltimore/D.C. area doesn't "do" snow.
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Post by MJ2.0 on Feb 8, 2016 15:27:56 GMT -5
It's pretty lousy weather in Arizona too if that's any consolation. It barely hit 70 yesterday so I had to wear pants while running my errands instead of shorts .
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Post by GRG a/k/a goldenrulegirl on Feb 8, 2016 15:41:32 GMT -5
It's pretty lousy weather in Arizona too if that's any consolation. It barely hit 70 yesterday so I had to wear pants while running my errands instead of shorts . (SMACK!!!)
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Post by quince on Feb 8, 2016 15:46:27 GMT -5
I think we have highs here in the low 70s all week. Terrible. I have to layer so I can take sweaters off by midday!
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Post by GRG a/k/a goldenrulegirl on Feb 8, 2016 15:51:25 GMT -5
I think we have highs here in the low 70s all week. Terrible. I have to layer so I can take sweaters off by midday! (SMACK!!!)Keep it up, people. Keep it up.
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Post by cael on Feb 8, 2016 15:58:51 GMT -5
I was off work today too (skeleton crew and they didn't ask me to go in!) Just had to go out for a doctor's appointment and it's bad, but not the worst (keep in mind though I don't mind driving in snow). My poor husband is on the way home from NJ, I think he's somewhere around Hartford... slooooow going. But, day off, woot!
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Post by Opti on Feb 8, 2016 16:12:57 GMT -5
Mother Nature can seriously blow me. Hard. On the upside, there will be 4" max so not as bad as it could be. And I have clean clothes and plenty of food this time! Crap, I'm glad you posted this. Weather.com is still saying about an inch or maybe 1 to 3 inches. Turned on the radio and they are saying 2 to 4" and I work tomorrow night.
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Post by GRG a/k/a goldenrulegirl on Feb 8, 2016 16:38:09 GMT -5
(SMACK!! SMACK!!)And, (SMACK!!) for your little friend, too.
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Post by cael on Feb 8, 2016 16:42:29 GMT -5
Hey guys don't be depressed, in a week or so it'll be 60 again and we can wear t-shirts. (I'm desperately hoping at least..) I really don't mind winter and like snow (not 8' of it though ), but it's been so mild so far this year and it's already February, so it would be nice if spring came early this year.
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Post by GRG a/k/a goldenrulegirl on Feb 8, 2016 16:45:28 GMT -5
I was off work today too (skeleton crew and they didn't ask me to go in!) Just had to go out for a doctor's appointment and it's bad, but not the worst (keep in mind though I don't mind driving in snow). My poor husband is on the way home from NJ, I think he's somewhere around Hartford... slooooow going. But, day off, woot! Sadly, I just read that a bus to Mohegan Sun crashed on 95 in Madison, Connecticut with critical injuries. Your DH may be later getting home than he or you hoped.
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Post by Chocolate Lover on Feb 8, 2016 16:51:03 GMT -5
No school or work tomorrow for us either. Yay Mardi Gras!
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Post by cael on Feb 8, 2016 17:01:24 GMT -5
I was off work today too (skeleton crew and they didn't ask me to go in!) Just had to go out for a doctor's appointment and it's bad, but not the worst (keep in mind though I don't mind driving in snow). My poor husband is on the way home from NJ, I think he's somewhere around Hartford... slooooow going. But, day off, woot! Sadly, I just read that a bus to Mohegan Sun crashed on 95 in Madison, Connecticut with critical injuries. Your DH may be later getting home than he or you hoped. Ugh I saw that earlier, awful - he was off 95 hours ago but said there was a lot of traffic. I think going north the exit to 91 is before that accident was, but he said he saw a tractor trailer off the road and several other spinouts. He's on the pike now so hopefully home free, even if it's slow! He'd considered leaving later this evening to avoid the snow here, but apparently it's going to start snowing down there tonight, so he would've been screwed no matter what he chose. Has to work tomorrow or he would've just stayed at his sister's another night.
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Post by Tennesseer on Feb 8, 2016 17:11:50 GMT -5
You'll be happy to know that we're at 82 degrees today so back to shorts weather . I have a rule about long pants: only worn outdoors between November 1 and February 28 (weather not permitting shorts). After that, it's shorts, temperature be damned.
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Post by Works4me on Feb 8, 2016 20:43:48 GMT -5
Herron the Central Coast we had a high of 85 and are expecting a low of 47 tonight Then back into the 80's tomorrow. Temperature ranges like that are just brutal - lots of layers.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 8, 2016 23:24:55 GMT -5
Y'all in warm places can just shut up now!!!! It took me a friggin' hour (not normal at 8:30 PM) to get home from work tonight on 95 because the snow plows were working all 4 lanes with about 10 plows and the really irritating part is you still couldn't tell where the effing lanes were!!!!!!!!!!!!!! We all made up our own lanes. Gads. The only good thing was my driveway was cleared out by my next door neighbor. YAY!!!
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Post by TheHaitian on Feb 9, 2016 8:33:17 GMT -5
At the airport, flight was not canceled!
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Post by buystoys on Feb 9, 2016 8:37:23 GMT -5
At the airport, flight was not canceled! Good luck, Carl! Knock it out of the park!
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Post by TheHaitian on Feb 9, 2016 8:38:00 GMT -5
At the airport, flight was not canceled! Good luck, Carl! Knock it out of the park! THANK YOU!!
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Post by GRG a/k/a goldenrulegirl on Feb 9, 2016 9:38:05 GMT -5
Good luck, Carl! Knock it out of the park! THANK YOU!! Go for it!!!
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Post by GRG a/k/a goldenrulegirl on Feb 9, 2016 9:40:36 GMT -5
Just a thought:
It's not ideal, but you seemed to have managed the Vermont assignment fairly well, and Jet Blue has flights out of BWI to Logan for $50 each way...so a fabulous offer from HT could just mean another commute. ;-)
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Post by TheHaitian on Feb 9, 2016 9:42:14 GMT -5
Just a thought: It's not ideal, but you seemed to have managed the Vermont assignment fairly well, and Jet Blue has flights out of BWI to Logan for $50 each way...so a fabulous offer from HT could just mean another commute. ;-) And VT almost (still might) cost me my marriage. So I think I am good for now, no more long commutes. If I accept HT we both move
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Post by GRG a/k/a goldenrulegirl on Feb 9, 2016 9:44:59 GMT -5
Sounds like a thoughtful plan. :-)
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