What happens when 4 to 8 inches of snow is forecast in Charlottesville: Armageddon

Posted by Thor on January 17th, 2008 35 Comments

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I mean seriously. The list of school closings was harming my ability to enjoy 106.1 this morning. :(

First, the government decides to clear all primary roads first. Who would have thought that was a smart decision to make? [WCAV]

The bread, milk, eggs, snow shovels and water disappear from area stores.

Every school system closes. This means more gangs, duh.

Charlottesville drivers decide to navigate like inebriated 80 year olds.

Parents freak out about their kids’ safety (which is ok, but it’s not like they are being held hostage).

Sledding!

What else? I’m excited we are actually getting a big snow. Skiing anyone?

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35 Responses to “What happens when 4 to 8 inches of snow is forecast in Charlottesville: Armageddon”

  1. 17 Jan 2008 at 8:34 am1Gobbler said:

    I’m usually stoked about the snow. We were hoping to have a snow day party at the House of Gobblers, with sledding and bonfires. Sadly, we’re heading out of town this weekend. Maybe next time. Please everyone be carefull driving. Don’t hit me on my way to the airport.

  2. 17 Jan 2008 at 8:41 am2KCB said:

    Albemarle County schools open for business and just announced they’re sending everyone home. At least the kids got their bus time in!

  3. 17 Jan 2008 at 8:53 am3Trashworth said:

    I’m surprised Charlottesville City schools haven’t closed yet… give it some time. I did see a fender-bender on Monticello Ave as I walked in to work this morning, though… that was fun.

  4. 17 Jan 2008 at 8:57 am4patience said:

    Yup, all my kids went to school today, in Charlottesville. I like a superintendent who isn’t afraid of a little snow. And my family in Buffalo always make fun of me because the schools down here close so quickly. PVCC, on the other hand, is closed today, so I have a snow day, and my kids don’t!

  5. 17 Jan 2008 at 9:16 am5Stormy said:

    Patience, my in-laws are from northeast of Buffalo, they laugh at what people around here call snow. Of course, they’re prepared for it up there. From the idiocy I saw on the roads this morning, I’m not sure the general populace is ready around here. (Elitist snow snobs?)

  6. 17 Jan 2008 at 9:17 am6KCB said:

    Trashworth, you’re a prophet. Cville City schools are sending them home as well.

  7. 17 Jan 2008 at 9:18 am7yayi said:

    I’m a teacher and i just put my kids back on the school bus!!hoo-ray for snow!!!!

  8. 17 Jan 2008 at 9:41 am8ThatGrrl said:

    I learned to drive on snow in Chicago. Kind of a different beast, down here. More ice than snow. Can be a bit more tricky to handle a school bus on that, I’m sure. So I feel for the bus drivers. For the rest of us? I go into survival mode. No one seems to drive in bad weather often enough to learn how to handle it. Add to it the fact that everyone around here who owns a four-wheel drive seems to think that gives him or her a diploma in advanced snow mobility…well, it’s a recipe for disaster. I try to never drive in bad weather in Cville. It’s not about me; it’s about the other people on the road.

  9. 17 Jan 2008 at 9:49 am9belmont yo said:

    I believe in an office at VDOT somewhere there is a sign on a cork board that reads “Plow & salt dead end streets in Belmont last”.

    Bastids.

  10. 17 Jan 2008 at 9:50 am10ThatGrrl said:

    The mall SUCKS, BTW. They haven’t cleared it yet. Or, at least, hadn’t as of about half an hour ago.

  11. 17 Jan 2008 at 9:53 am11Floozy said:

    Byo… I have seen the sign, and it actually says “Plow and Salt B’Yo’s street last” It’s personal.

  12. 17 Jan 2008 at 9:56 am12belmont yo said:

    I have shoveled that whole street! Well Tire tracks anyway.

  13. 17 Jan 2008 at 9:58 am13belmont yo said:

    ThatGrrl Re #8

    Folks dont realize four wheel drive does not equal four wheel stop.

  14. 17 Jan 2008 at 9:59 am14Thor said:

    GET YOUR BOOTS ON PEOPLE.. STOP BEING WEENIES :)

  15. 17 Jan 2008 at 10:03 am15ThatGrrl said:

    Seriously, B’Yo. These are the same people who pump anti-lock brakes. Congrats on yours working, BTW! Weird to feel the car sort of driving itself, isn’t it?

  16. 17 Jan 2008 at 10:09 am16jools said:

    ThatGrrl, i hear you. i was forced to learn how to drive on snow in the cascade mountains (in a rear wheel drive car no less!), so i’m pretty confident in my abilities. but my shaggin wagon and i aren’t going anywhere today, just because i’m scared of everyone else on the roads. especially since i just watched a cts bus skid down my street and narrowly miss my car by about an inch. yikes.

  17. 17 Jan 2008 at 10:10 am17Oldsacks said:

    They sent us home from work early. My rear-wheel drive car slid out going down hill at about 5 miles an hour on 14th No accident - but I am pretty sure that I am parked slightly illegally and will now be towed. Lame. I am hoping that they “go easy” on me or something like that.

  18. 17 Jan 2008 at 10:19 am18belmont yo said:

    I learned to drive in the snow in San Francisco where it, well, never snowed in my lifetime. So Im a pro.

  19. 17 Jan 2008 at 10:23 am19Juan said:

    Yeah,

    So…I think they decided to run plows over the 250 bypass at 9:15, instead of treating the road before it got bad. I’m only saying that because of the number of people I saw sliding and driving backwards on it at 8:55.

    What’s up with people driving at 5 mph up a big hill? Two tons at 5 mph up a 25 degree slope in the snow doesn’t work well.

  20. 17 Jan 2008 at 10:27 am20jools said:

    but i bet you’re a really good driver in fog!

    is it actually foggy in san fran? i have no idea…

  21. 17 Jan 2008 at 10:30 am21belmont yo said:

    On the coast side (I was 8 blocks from the pacific) it was foggy and drizzly 60% of the time. Cars and anything metal rust in 45 minutes.

    On the bay side, its another world.

  22. 17 Jan 2008 at 10:33 am22jools said:

    45 minutes? wow. send them some magic minus zero!

  23. 17 Jan 2008 at 10:48 am23dave said:

    Wait wait. You listen to rock radio in the morning? All the cool kids keep their dials on NPR, dawg.

  24. 17 Jan 2008 at 10:50 am24Tim said:

    If this weather causes the movie theatres to close and I can’t see Cloverfield tomorrow, I’m going to flip shit and all this beautiful snow will be stained red with blood. Carmike, are you reading this?

  25. 17 Jan 2008 at 10:52 am25Thor said:

    NPR is good, but I usually am on the phone for half the drive so I miss the whole stories. Plus. I heart Tad.

  26. 17 Jan 2008 at 10:57 am26caroline said:

    just got in from taking my 2 year old out to play in the snow….I’d say we have 3 inches in Ltown already.

  27. 17 Jan 2008 at 11:08 am27dave said:

    Aw, I’m jus’ funnin with you.

  28. 17 Jan 2008 at 11:27 am28parlie said:

    i’m going to start a snowball fight on the mall tonight. i don’t care if you don’t want to play, you’re playing.

  29. 17 Jan 2008 at 11:29 am29caroline said:

    please do it in front of the hook camera so I can watch.
    Can we put up a villain camera somewhere?

  30. 17 Jan 2008 at 4:45 pm30buster said:

    i love this stuff. love walking in it, love driving in it, love making love in it… now, ice, that’s a different story. not so much, there.

    i’ll be at wintergreen tomorrow! i’m finally cracking and giving snowboarding a go. film at eleven, provided i survive…

  31. 17 Jan 2008 at 4:57 pm31h-d said:

    Buster, transfer all of your weight to your front foot when turning. Something no one told me till I was black and blue and couldn’t stand up anymore. Good luck. If the snow is fluffy and light you’ll be fine, but if its hard and icy, I wish you a quick death. :)

  32. 17 Jan 2008 at 5:23 pm32buster said:

    thanks for the tip h-d! if i can stay upright long enough, i’ll do so. and if i die, i’ll think of you. :)

  33. 17 Jan 2008 at 5:29 pm33caroline said:

    Buster, I will be up there too, maybe we should have a secret signal….

  34. 17 Jan 2008 at 5:54 pm34buster said:

    hmmm. since i was just thinking about our mascot, how about a bird call? i do chickens and crows pretty well.

    or, you could just look for a trail of ass prints down dobie…

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