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- January 3, 2008
Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it BLOG … errr, I Mean Snow.
You must know by now that it briefly snowed in the Triangle yesterday. I admit I rushed out the building for lunch when I heard it was flurrying because I wanted to spy the snow. Seems fellow area bloggers couldn’t let the flurries fly by without a mention.
Check out this snowy roundup:
Barry at Dependable Erection reminded us of the January 2005 snowfall that brought the Triangle to a halt by linking to RaleighSkyline.com, which had some archived footage of that infamous snow day.
There was an oh so brief newsflash on Fallout Shelter about the flakes.
A photo of a Calvin and the Hobbes-esque snowman was posted by the law student behind Observations from the Shortbus.
We were reminded how much excitement a 10-minute snow can be for the kiddies by Valerie at We Loved Durham.
And absent.canadian has been reminding us all week of what real snow looks like. The Raleigh resident has returned to his roots for the holiday season, spending the past week or so in blustery Canada. A few days ago, he showed us what a real snow looks like. Yesterday he reminded us Triangle residents that we don’t know what cold really is. Today he shows us that it can always be worse because it’s minus 8-degrees at his folks’ house.
Elsewhere in the state (not exactly sure where) we got this 7-second video of a lot more snow, courtesy of 1000 Black Lines.
Let me know if I missed any other local snow references in the blogosphere. And tell me why you suppose us bloggers were so jazzed about the flurries?
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6 Responses to “Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it BLOG … errr, I Mean Snow.”
Ironically, it’s supposed to go into the mid-30’s (Fahrenheit) in Toronto by early next week. And Canadians are talking about it like the onset of summer, or some freak global-warming type of behavior.
By absent.canadian on Jan 3, 2008
back in 98 we had a forecast for some flurries, maybe an accumulation of an inch or so.
we ended up with around 24 inches, which paralyzed Durham for the better part of a week.
for the 2005 “event”, i happened to be flying into town from Florida that day. My ride was, literally, unable to make it to the airport from 4 miles away because the roads were jammed. I took a cab to her office and paid 80 dollars for the privilege.
i think those of us who grew up with snow are fascinated not so much by the snow itself, but by the native reaction to it, which almost always involves standing in long lines and emptying the grocery stores of perishables, traffic accidents, clogged roadways, and school closings that last a week.
By barry on Jan 3, 2008
There were no eggs at the Target this morning. Mmm… egg & milk sandwiches.
By Valerie on Jan 3, 2008
Barry, Wish I would have been here to see those 24 inches. Even though I’m from Southern Illinois, where snow usually clobbers the area at least once a winter, I never really learned how to drive in it. My first wreck was the result of icy roads. So even though I dread the prospect of driving in the snow and ice (especially around the Triangle, where salt is hardly a part of the winter road diet), I hope so much we get some more!
By gskalski on Jan 3, 2008
twitter was all a’twitter about the snow as well. just track snow or flurry or flurries, and you’ll see what i mean.
By rab on Jan 3, 2008
I don’t think it will ever snow.
By Graham on Jan 3, 2008