MNers - Storm of the Century - Page 8

cha59 · #71 03-04-2007, 03:02 AM

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I was so disappointed. We barely got 8 inches. I was ready for '91 Halloween all over again.

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Halloween '91 was an awesome storm. I'm still pleased with myself for making it home in that one.

I'm a couple hours out of the cities. They are closing schools here at noon. Sent the employee home already. This is one of the few times it bites to work from home since I don't have an excuse to bug out from work. [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]

On the other hand, the hubby has a John Deere tractor with snowthrower and we have a son with a good shovel arm. I stocked up at the grocery store last night. No long commute to deal with. I'm good and ready to hibernate. [img]/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img]

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Halloween 91, ugh. The apartment building I lived in had underground parking. I parked my pickup truck in there that night. The next morning, the drift in front of the garage door was eight FEET deep. They cleared the snow away about three days later.

I think we got ~3' of snow from that storm, but the snow was not the whole story. The temperature was above freezing when it started snowing, so it was a wet sloppy mess for a while before it got cold. When it got cold (it got really cold really fast) and the snow started piling up, all the sloppy [censored] at the bottom froze to the roads. We had a 2" layer of ice on all the roads that basically stayed there all [censored] winter.

That storm was actually part of "The Perfect Storm" from the movie. Here's a link to some more info: Halloween Blizzard 1991

cha59 · #72 03-04-2007, 03:13 AM

This storm was nothing compared to 91, but we did get a little snow:

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CrazyEyez · #73 11-30-2007, 02:25 PM

I booked $10 on under 7" for the weekend. Let the season begin.

SL__72 · #74 11-30-2007, 03:30 PM

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I booked $10 on under 7" for the weekend. Let the season begin.

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I hope you win.

duvvard · #75 11-30-2007, 03:45 PM

7" where? I think 7" is sounding a lot more likely for me (Albertville/St Michael) than say Bloomington.

CrazyEyez · #76 11-30-2007, 04:03 PM

Airport total as of 5pm news sunday night.

Soul Daddy · #77 11-30-2007, 04:41 PM

CE,

Find better things to bet on, please. I don't want another trip canceled because of your careless gambling habits.