What are you metro Detroiters doing to celebrate the death storm?

by **DWags** 2016-02-24, 07:41

Rain and ice on my driveway. Looks like they might be accurate.

by **Travis of the Cosmos** 2016-02-24, 08:21

I thought it was all supposed to be rain right now dwags. It was all supposed to be fucking rain. Why am I at the office instead of working at home right now?

I'll be home by noon then not leaving until Friday. I'll probably cook some shit.

by **Robert J Sakimano** 2016-02-24, 08:22

here in East Lansing I'm just kinda hanging around.. drinking coffee and listening to tunes. Looking forward to the winter storm.

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What are you metro Detroiters doing to celebrate the death storm? 3493939353

by **Death Roe** 2016-02-24, 08:24

I don't have anything to do today, so I'll just chill out and watch some Curb Your Enthusiasm.

by **Watch Out Pylon!** 2016-02-24, 08:26

How bad is this shit? I gotta drive home from DTW later today.

by **Robert J Sakimano** 2016-02-24, 08:28

Watch Out Pylon! wrote:How bad is this shit? I gotta drive home from DTW later today.

6-10 inches in mid-Michigan.. mostly coming during the afternoon/evening. High winds, as well.

they often screw it up but I get the feeling these numbers will be pretty accurate. Maybe consider the Michigan Flyer if it's an option for you?

by **Watch Out Pylon!** 2016-02-24, 08:29

Robert J Sakimano wrote:
Watch Out Pylon! wrote:How bad is this shit? I gotta drive home from DTW later today.
6-10 inches in mid-Michigan.. mostly coming during the afternoon/evening. High winds, as well.

Been nice knowing you guys. I'm skullfucked

by **Death Roe** 2016-02-24, 08:29

It's wet snow, too. Going to be melting a little tomorrow and Friday, but man it's gonna be slushy.

by **Robert J Sakimano** 2016-02-24, 08:30

Death Roe wrote:It's wet snow, too. Going to be melting a little tomorrow and Friday, but man it's gonna be slushy.

around 40 and mostly sunny Saturday and Sunday - that'll melt a lot, as well.

by **Robert J Sakimano** 2016-02-24, 08:30

Watch Out Pylon! wrote:
Robert J Sakimano wrote:
6-10 inches in mid-Michigan.. mostly coming during the afternoon/evening. High winds, as well.

Been nice knowing you guys. I'm skullfucked

f**ckin' Delaney..

by **Death Roe** 2016-02-24, 08:33

Robert J Sakimano wrote:
Death Roe wrote:It's wet snow, too. Going to be melting a little tomorrow and Friday, but man it's gonna be slushy.
around 40 and mostly sunny Saturday and Sunday - that'll melt a lot, as well.

Yep, should be clear roads for my trip to Disneyworld this weekend. At least I hope so.

by **Robert J Sakimano** 2016-02-24, 08:36

Death Roe wrote:
Robert J Sakimano wrote:around 40 and mostly sunny Saturday and Sunday - that'll melt a lot, as well.

Yep, should be clear roads for my trip to Disneyworld this weekend. At least I hope so.

my thoughts and prayers will be with you.

(regarding Disneyworld.. not the snow) Wink

by **Robert J Sakimano** 2016-02-24, 08:45

gHost Spartan wrote:Gonna be about 70 degrees here in AZ today.

yuck..

(not my scene - but I'm glad you enjoy it)

by **Floyd Robertson** 2016-02-24, 08:47

We're thinking of being pussies and closing the office at 3PM if it starts looking bad. Not my idea, but it might be the right call depending on how things go.

by **Robert J Sakimano** 2016-02-24, 08:48

Floyd Robertson wrote:We're thinking of being pussies and closing the office at 3PM if it starts looking bad. Not my idea, but it might be the right call depending on how things go.

flipped on the news this morning and a lot of schools in the more rural areas had already closed. It still hasn't started snowing yet.

Rolling Eyes

by **Floyd Robertson** 2016-02-24, 08:51

Robert J Sakimano wrote:
Floyd Robertson wrote:We're thinking of being pussies and closing the office at 3PM if it starts looking bad. Not my idea, but it might be the right call depending on how things go.
flipped on the news this morning and a lot of schools in the more rural areas had already closed. It still hasn't started snowing yet.

lol, they have 5-10 unused snow days this year that they have to burn through somehow.

by **Travis of the Cosmos** 2016-02-24, 08:51

Watch Out Pylon! wrote:
Robert J Sakimano wrote:
6-10 inches in mid-Michigan.. mostly coming during the afternoon/evening. High winds, as well.

Been nice knowing you guys. I'm skullfucked

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by **I.B. Fine** 2016-02-24, 08:56

Travis of the Cosmos wrote:I thought it was all supposed to be rain right now dwags. It was all supposed to be fucking rain. Why am I at the office instead of working at home right now?

I'll be home by noon then not leaving until Friday. I'll probably cook some shit.

Why don't you stop at the store on your way home and get some real food, if they have any left, unless of course that's your thing.

by **Robert J Sakimano** 2016-02-24, 08:57

Floyd Robertson wrote:
Robert J Sakimano wrote:flipped on the news this morning and a lot of schools in the more rural areas had already closed. It still hasn't started snowing yet.

lol, they have 5-10 unused snow days this year that they have to burn through somehow.

yeah, that's what I figured, too. I suspect East Lansing schools will utilize a snow day tomorrow.

by **Travis of the Cosmos** 2016-02-24, 08:58

I.B. Fine wrote:
Travis of the Cosmos wrote:I thought it was all supposed to be rain right now dwags. It was all supposed to be fucking rain. Why am I at the office instead of working at home right now?

I'll be home by noon then not leaving until Friday. I'll probably cook some shit.

Why don't you stop at the store on your way home and get some real food, if they have any left, unless of course that's your thing.

Haaaaa. I'm not really going to cook poop ib fine. You're such a jokester

by Guest 2016-02-24, 09:03

Metro Detroit is going to fizzle......3-5".

Torregrossa is the best forecaster in MI.

Heavy snow forecast updates: Heavy snow shifting north, more widespread

What are you metro Detroiters doing to celebrate the death storm? Snow-forecast-wed-morningjpg-1c9a4a1d9b408137

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MICHIGAN - There have been some changes to the snowfall forecast overnight.

The two biggest changes are a slight shift north and west of the axis of heaviest snow, and a larger area of the heaviest snow.

Yesterday, the axis of heaviest snow ran from Lansing to Flint to the tip of the Thumb. Now I would say the axis of heaviest snow is expected to run from Grand Rapids to Alma to Saginaw/ Bay City.

This increases the snow amounts expected in Grand Rapids and Muskegon. Both locations are now in the winter storm warning.

The shift northward also means the far southeast part of Lower Michigan will be a touch warmer. This reduces the expected snow amounts by 2 inches. So Wayne County, Macomb County and Lenawee County now are in a lesser advisory, a winter weather advisory.

by **Travis of the Cosmos** 2016-02-24, 09:05

LooseGoose wrote:Metro Detroit is going to fizzle......3-5".

Torregrossa is the best forecaster in MI.

Heavy snow forecast updates: Heavy snow shifting north, more widespread

MICHIGAN - There have been some changes to the snowfall forecast overnight.

The two biggest changes are a slight shift north and west of the axis of heaviest snow, and a larger area of the heaviest snow.

Yesterday, the axis of heaviest snow ran from Lansing to Flint to the tip of the Thumb. Now I would say the axis of heaviest snow is expected to run from Grand Rapids to Alma to Saginaw/ Bay City.

This increases the snow amounts expected in Grand Rapids and Muskegon. Both locations are now in the winter storm warning.

The shift northward also means the far southeast part of Lower Michigan will be a touch warmer. This reduces the expected snow amounts by 2 inches. So Wayne County, Macomb County and Lenawee County now are in a lesser advisory, a winter weather advisory.

Don't tell my boss. We're all leaving in like 30.

Sssssshhhhhhhhhhh

by **WhiteBoyHatcher** 2016-02-24, 09:13

Hoping my flight gets canceled.

by **tGreenWay** 2016-02-24, 10:23

Coming down pretty heavy in EL now. Sorry to hijack your metro Detroit thread. Back to focusing on the D.

by **DWags** 2016-02-24, 10:28

Floyd Robertson wrote:We're thinking of being pussies and closing the office at 3PM if it starts looking bad. Not my idea, but it might be the right call depending on how things go.

The terrorists have obviously won. Back in my day, we didn't care if a worker or two got killed on the way to or from work. Fucking Obama.

by **tGreenWay** 2016-02-24, 10:35

Robert J Sakimano wrote:
Floyd Robertson wrote:We're thinking of being pussies and closing the office at 3PM if it starts looking bad. Not my idea, but it might be the right call depending on how things go.
flipped on the news this morning and a lot of schools in the more rural areas had already closed. It still hasn't started snowing yet.

I read an article in the freep or LSJ yesterday and the meteorologist they quoted all but said schools should cancel classes. I remember thinking he should just come out and say it if he thinks it's going to unsafe and schools should stay closed. Don't dance around it. Unless he likes dancing and he's really good at it, like that Denny Terrio guy.

by **Floyd Robertson** 2016-02-24, 10:41

tGreenWay wrote:
Robert J Sakimano wrote:flipped on the news this morning and a lot of schools in the more rural areas had already closed. It still hasn't started snowing yet.

I read an article in the freep or LSJ yesterday and the meteorologist they quoted all but said schools should cancel classes. I remember thinking he should just come out and say it if he thinks it's going to unsafe and schools should stay closed. Don't dance around it. Unless he likes dancing and he's really good at it, like that Denny Terrio guy.

Well, I'm sure the lawyers intervened and said "we're not in the school closing advice business".

by **Robert J Sakimano** 2016-02-24, 10:42

tGreenWay wrote:Coming down pretty heavy in EL now. Sorry to hijack your metro Detroit thread. Back to focusing on the D.

EL schools closing 2 hours early.. Rolling Eyes

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by **DWags** 2016-02-24, 10:51

Back in my day we didn't care if a kid or two got killed on the way to or from school.

by **Robert J Sakimano** 2016-02-24, 10:53

DWags wrote:Back in my day we didn't care if a kid or two got killed on the way to or from school.

True. It was merely the price of freedom.

by **Nordic** 2016-02-24, 10:58

DWags wrote:Back in my day we didn't care if a kid or two got killed on the way to or from school.

As someone with two kids I'd rather they just close schools ahead of the storm instead of risking putting my kid on a school with a meth'ed out driver. Some also have to plan daycare and what not.

Sidebar... just drove from Lake Orion to Warren. Surface streets suck, not much snow but slick as hell (that's a problem for the school buses). I-75 was clear. Mix of rain and snow which is going to make for trouble later.

by **tGreenWay** 2016-02-24, 12:43

Floyd Robertson wrote:
tGreenWay wrote:

I read an article in the freep or LSJ yesterday and the meteorologist they quoted all but said schools should cancel classes. I remember thinking he should just come out and say it if he thinks it's going to unsafe and schools should stay closed. Don't dance around it. Unless he likes dancing and he's really good at it, like that Denny Terrio guy.

Well, I'm sure the lawyers intervened and said "we're not in the school closing advice business".

Ever seen a meteorologist? They ain't afraid of no dirty lawyer.

by **The_Dude** 2016-02-24, 12:44

I'll pray for you

by **Death Roe** 2016-02-24, 12:45

Coming down pretty decently in Portage area. Maybe an inch on the ground if that.

by **tGreenWay** 2016-02-24, 12:45

Robert J Sakimano wrote:
tGreenWay wrote:Coming down pretty heavy in EL now. Sorry to hijack your metro Detroit thread. Back to focusing on the D.
EL schools closing 2 hours early..

Pussies. When I was in school, EL never closed down for nothin'. A tornado once hit the town nuclear power plant but did EL schools close? Nope.

by **Robert J Sakimano** 2016-02-24, 12:50

tGreenWay wrote:
Floyd Robertson wrote:

Well, I'm sure the lawyers intervened and said "we're not in the school closing advice business".

Ever seen a meteorologist? They ain't afraid of no dirty lawyer.

Emily is a nice young lady.

by **tGreenWay** 2016-02-24, 12:53

Robert J Sakimano wrote:
tGreenWay wrote:

Ever seen a meteorologist? They ain't afraid of no dirty lawyer.
Emily is a nice young lady.

Not sure who you're referring to, so I'll take your word for it. Meanwhile, this just in/ Hannah Community Ctr. and ELPL closing at 5 pm. Panic in the streets!

by **I.B. Fine** 2016-02-24, 12:57

tGreenWay wrote:
Robert J Sakimano wrote:Emily is a nice young lady.

Not sure who you're referring to, so I'll take your word for it. Meanwhile, this just in/ Hannah Community Ctr. and ELPL closing at 5 pm. Panic in the streets!

Been nice knowing ya! Remember the Donner Party if you want to survive.

by **tGreenWay** 2016-02-24, 12:59

I.B. Fine wrote:
tGreenWay wrote:

Not sure who you're referring to, so I'll take your word for it. Meanwhile, this just in/ Hannah Community Ctr. and ELPL closing at 5 pm. Panic in the streets!
Been nice knowing ya! Remember the Donner Party if you want to survive.

I've already got my reciprocating saw out and new blades at the ready.

by **Robert J Sakimano** 2016-02-24, 13:01

tGreenWay wrote:
Robert J Sakimano wrote:Emily is a nice young lady.

Not sure who you're referring to, so I'll take your word for it. Meanwhile, this just in/ Hannah Community Ctr. and ELPL closing at 5 pm. Panic in the streets!

meanwhile, I'll be drinkin' Old Styles and shoveling.. What are you metro Detroiters doing to celebrate the death storm? 3493939353

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