And the exodus starts

Jstas

Why do people get so freaked out and bolt from work early over snow? There are no predictions of any accumulations before 6pm and current views out of the window support that idea. Yet, at 2pm, people are frantically leaving the office to "beat the snow". Never mind that the 2nd storm front that is bringing all of the snow they are worried about is still 8 hours away.

I could understand if there was decent accumulation on the ground already and the pace of the storm was picking up but as of right now, there isn't even a flurry.

Maybe I'm just over-reacting to those who are over-reacting. Hopefully the train ride home will be uncrowded and uneventful if all these sissy, nattering ninnies are home already wringing their hands and eating their milk, bread and eggs.

ryanjoachim

We've got predictions of 6-12 inches of snow in the Valley here where I live...

If that happens...hello school days!

AsSiMiLaTeD

Eh, it's probably just people wanting a reason (excuse) to get out of the office early, at least that's usually what it is down here. Besides, aren't you people up there used to the snow?

bobman1235

Once bitten, twice shy as they say. Last year there were two separate storms where people from my area were caught in traffic jams that lasted 8+ hours. You deal with that a few times, you tend to be overly cautious.

mrbiron

Why not....if the boss is dumb enough to allow everyone out the door with a full days pay, you wouldn't leave too? They aren't freaked over the snow, they are freaking over a HALF DAY!!!
Unfortunately, A) my company isn't like that, and they know i have 4wheel drive and can stay a little longer to make up for others lost time.....lose lose i say.
Unlike the car pile-up video, i'll drive in 4Low and pump my breaks when the weather hits.
Go Bruins.....haha

Jstas

AsSiMiLaTeD wrote: »

Eh, it's probably just people wanting a reason (excuse) to get out of the office early, at least that's usually what it is down here. Besides, aren't you people up there used to the snow?

You would think so but apparently not.

I'm not worried. I've got this pig to handle the snow!

Jstas

bobman1235 wrote: »

Once bitten, twice shy as they say. Last year there were two separate storms where people from my area were caught in traffic jams that lasted 8+ hours. You deal with that a few times, you tend to be overly cautious.

All the people who have left so far take trains.

I take the train too. I live 1.82 miles from the train station. My train has stopped once for snow and it was when we had the 2+ feet over Christmas in 2009. People could leave normal time today and still not have problems getting home on the trains.

Sorry, I just think it's silly.

concealer404

They let out all the schools early today here. We're getting 3-5 inches.

Everyone already stocked up on their French Toast supplies.

They always forget syrup, though. I never understood that.

mrbiron

Stop being such an old bump, pack up your beano and AARP card and go home with everyone else.
This will give you plenty of time to get home and wax the wheels son the craftsman.

polkfarmboy

Well here in MN its snow joke

A 19 year old girl died because she tryed to walk to here friends house in the snow and it wasnt that far away

I leave work early all the time when the mall shuts down then you know its time to bolt

Jstas

polkfarmboy wrote: »

Well here in MN its snow joke

A 19 year old girl died because she tryed to walk to here friends house in the snow and it wasnt that far away

I leave work early all the time when the mall shuts down then you know its time to bolt

If we regularly had snow falls that were measured in feet and not inches then yes, I'd be more concerned at this point myself. But this is NJ. We get snow falls like that once every few years and a catastrophic one once a decade. The average snowfall amounts are between 8 and 10 inches. NJ, PA, Delaware and NY are all well equipped to handle such weather conditions and even if it does get to a debilitating point, it rarely sticks around enough to cause problems more than a few days. We currently have snow on the ground but roads and walkways are clear and dry.

thebluemonkey

We have 3 inches so far

Demiurge

Jstas wrote: »

Why do people get so freaked out and bolt from work early over snow?

So your forehead will pop like the Hulk.

Jstas

Demiurge wrote: »

So your forehead will pop like the Hulk.

Why do you think I'm pissed off about it? I think it's pathetic but I'm not pissed off about it.

At least I'm not flipping out over people who can/can't drive in the snow.

indyhawg

I think we have around 3 inches of snow here. The roads seem to be in good shape though.

Knucklehead

Jstas wrote: »

Hopefully the train ride home will be uncrowded and uneventful if all these sissy, nattering ninnies are home already wringing their hands and eating their milk, bread and eggs.

Thats some funny stuff right there!

dkg999

We're an over-cautious and pampered society, that's why. I love the days, and take great pride in them, when we have some snow in the Chicago metro and I make the 42 mile commute to the office just fine, and pull in and there are like 6 cars in the parking lot/garage. I then call my team that are local, and all of whom live within 10 miles of the office, and ask why they haven't made it into work? They hate me on those days. Last time they work for an old Iowa farm kid who owns a 4x4!

mhardy6647

Jstas wrote: »

Why do people get so freaked out and bolt from work early over snow? There are no predictions of any accumulations before 6pm and current views out of the window support that idea. Yet, at 2pm, people are frantically leaving the office to "beat the snow". Never mind that the 2nd storm front that is bringing all of the snow they are worried about is still 8 hours away.

I could understand if there was decent accumulation on the ground already and the pace of the storm was picking up but as of right now, there isn't even a flurry.

Maybe I'm just over-reacting to those who are over-reacting. Hopefully the train ride home will be uncrowded and uneventful if all these sissy, nattering ninnies are home already wringing their hands and eating their milk, bread and eggs.

Snowmageddon is indeed forecast in MA; 12 to 18" at my house (i.e., a typical winter storm outside of the I-495 corridor)... I am planning to work at home tomorrow...

jflail2

The milk/bread/eggs phenomenon has always puzzled me to no end. Talk about 3 things that aren't good for long term storage.

Obviously we're not stocking up for blizzards that leave us trapped indoors for weeks on end, but the panicked masses usually shop that way...

Hah, before I quit smoking my "snow run" consisted of a couple cases of beer and a carton of cigs.

We keep getting missed in regards to snow. One storm went south of us; this one is north of us. Looks like the middle of VA is a safe place to be this winter.

fishbones

That's why I live in Florida!



...I only have to worry about hurricanes. :eek:

Libertyc

Another useless thread...

mrbiron

Snowmageddon is indeed forecast in MA; 12 to 18" at my house (i.e., a typical winter storm outside of the I-495 corridor)... I am planning to work at home tomorrow...

We're getting that much eh.....looks like i WON'T be going to the dentist tomorrow afternoon as originally planned.

cnh

Jstas wrote: »

If we regularly had snow falls that were measured in feet and not inches then yes, I'd be more concerned at this point myself. But this is NJ. We get snow falls like that once every few years and a catastrophic one once a decade. The average snowfall amounts are between 8 and 10 inches. NJ, PA, Delaware and NY are all well equipped to handle such weather conditions and even if it does get to a debilitating point, it rarely sticks around enough to cause problems more than a few days. We currently have snow on the ground but roads and walkways are clear and dry.

Really, isn't 8-10 inches a SIGNIFICANT snowfall in that area. At least that's what I remember growing up. 6" or more was a snow day off from school. And I don't remember that many of those. There were one or two 2-3' extravaganzas in my 20 years in Pa.

Up in the great white North under Canada we're expecting 4-8" or less than Boston? For us, that's a DUSTING which I'll probably drive out into to get to work tomorrow. One pattern I have seen in Maine is that we are NOT getting the kind of snowfall we used to. That storms are tracking East and blowing off the coast after they hit Boston, or sometimes even below Boston?

Rather than getting into a weather discussion about why? We'll just call it changes in Global Tracking so as to remain politically neutral!


cnh

Jstas

cnh wrote: »

Really, isn't 8-10 inches a SIGNIFICANT snowfall in that area. At least that's what I remember growing up. 6" or more was a snow day off from school. And I don't remember that many of those. There were one or two 2-3' extravaganzas in my 20 years in Pa.

cnh

I can see snowfalls of a couple feet snowing people in. 10 inches of snow I can walk through if I have to. It's not a catastrophic disaster. Yeah, it can cause power outages and such but the way people act, including crybaby douchenozzles like that LibertyC punk, it's pathetic. This snow is going to hit tonight. Morning commutes are going to suck more wind than a Hoover and by the afternoon, roads will be clear, the sun will be shining and everything will be back to normal, just coated in white. Yet everyone freaks out anyway.

If I do stay home, the only reason I would do so is so that I can clear from my driveway the 2+ feet of snow the plow is going to deposit in it like it does every snowfall. I really don't want to work an entire day and have to clear that when I get home. Especially since I will have no location at which to park my car. Maybe I can clear it in the morning before I leave.

But 4:36 PM in Center City Philadelphia, there is a minimal amount of people in the office and not a single flake is currently falling. The catastrophe was supposed to begin an hour and a half ago at the latest.

Silliness.

greyford1979

It's been snowing here a couple of hours now but it's business as usual here like any other day lol. Even when he had our storms last month when we were getting 2 feet, businesses were still open, people still out and about, only the schools shut down once or twice. Kind of makes me laugh when people freak out about these storms like its the end of the world. Anyways, Jstas, you need to put a bigger gas tank on that thing and make it more fuel efficient so that you can come clear my driveway in the morning

amulford

I'm heading in at 4 AM so the sissies can get in the gates tomorrow morning. I'll be driving in during the worst of it...

It takes real men (thumps his chest) to open **** up and not allow all these pansies' to cry wolf...

Tour2ma

Jstas wrote: »

Why do people get so freaked out and bolt from work early over snow?

Because they can?

God.. how dare they...

Everyone knows working hours are for making pointless posts on audio forums...

mhardy6647

Tour2ma wrote: »

Because they can?

God.. how dare they...

Everyone knows working hours are for making pointless posts on audio forums...

well... that's what I do.

Jstas

Tour2ma wrote: »

Because they can?

God.. how dare they...

Everyone knows working hours are for making pointless posts on audio forums...

Old man, you don't know anything about what you think you're talkin' about. You should check yourself 'cause you are way outta line.

Goes for you too LibertyC.

fatchowmein

Because nobody wants to risk being snowed in and trapped at work in a Day After Tomorrow scenario with you. Sure, you'll pull every McGyver trick out of your butt to keep everyone safe and warm but they'll hang themselves with their belt from the first available elevated object after 3 hours of listening to you talk about it.





:biggrin:

dkg999

You haven't seen a real snowstorm yet!