All we want for Christmas is another Snowpocalypse.
Winter storms will soon get real names.
With most of the Deep South currently under a blanket of snow — those trying to get from Washington to Atlanta anytime soon might want to look into getting someplace to spend the night — there’s yet another round of speculation today: how hard will Washington get hit? The answer, as has been the case for every other threat of accumulation this season, is that no one’s really sure.
Photo by ianseanlivingston Feel passionately about how the District handled the record breaking snowfall this winter? Well, the D.C. Dept. of Transportation is inviting folks to provide feedback on their efforts in an online chat with Director Gabe Klein Friday afternoon. DDOT holds online forums on a variety of topics, but this will be the first one reviewing the winter storms. Spokesperson John Lisle said DDOT has been reviewing various aspects of the city’s…
Choire Sicha has this exactly right. The Washington Post chose an intricate Peep diorama based on the movie Up for the winning entry in its annual Easter contest, but the paper chose the wrong entry. “Snowpeepalype” is the one to beat. This diorama captures all the sound and fury of the event upon which it is based. An honorable mention goes to the Dupont Circle snowball fight diorama (“Peepocalypse”), but, tragically, no police officers…
Woo Super Bowl! That was a football game. Now, back to All Snow All the Time. If you are a District government worker and you’re only just trying to decide whether to show up for work on time tomorrow or have another beer, then have one for your correspondent at DCist, because District government offices are opening an hour later tomorrow. Most DMV schools are closed, so teachers should start pulling the pins on those…
Nearly two quarters through the Super Bowl, no one has any idea yet whether Metro buses will be running or whether above-ground Metro stations will be open — except for the Circulator, which the District Department of Transportation says will be up and running and free (!) to boot. Despite the late hour and lack of clear plans for getting around the city tomorrow, Mayor Adrian Fenty seems to want to keep the District…
Photo by philliefan99 That’s right, I said it, snow motion. You see, we are getting more snow on Tuesday. Plus the Super Bowl is about to come on, and professional football sometimes features slow-motion replays. So it’s not slow motion, it’s snow motion! Alright: maybe I deserve one of these. But it doesn’t change the fact that the DMV area is facing back-to-back snowpocalypses. The Capital Weather Gang notes that we’re on track for…
Fire should not be a problem during a blizzard. Fire beats electrical wires, snow puts out fire, salt covers snow: It’s the paper-rock-scissors order of nature. Yet ABC7 reports that the snow hampered firefighters, not the fire itself, during a blizzard blaze in Great Falls last night. Firefighters trudged in waist-deep snow up a mile-long driveway — wtf is up with a mile-long driveway! — and arrived in time to safely escort the residents away…
Perhaps you have not heard today’s top story: The District of Columbia was destroyed by snow yesterday. Some things you might like to do — like leaving, for example — are no longer in the cards. Here’s a short list of things you won’t be doing today: » Fly home. You maybe stand a chance of taking a flight from Dulles, but all flights from National and Baltimore have been grounded. » Take Amtrak….