13 Thoughts to “Cabin Fever/Digging Out – Open Thread”

  1. CindyB
    December 20, 2009 at 9:44 am

    I know I’m new at this, but I just found http://www.RichmondSunlight.com as one source for tracking the Virginia General Assembly. Marshall’s HB10 response to federal health care is described there.

  2. Witness Too
    December 20, 2009 at 10:33 am

    My son shoveled us out and then helped the neighbor shovel himself out too.

    Please don’t tell me Bob Marshall is going to lose his composure on the Assembly floor again. Not over health care. It was embarrassing enough to see him weeping over teenage girls’ “love canals.”

  3. DB
    December 20, 2009 at 11:33 am

    Dug out the driveway yesterday, today’s task to dig out the car surrounded by large drifts created by the plow. Then it’s on to the elderly neighbor’s home across the street. Manassas City closed school for Monday. Wonder if they’ll close Tues. and Wed. as well. Ahhh….one can dream.

  4. Phil C.
    December 20, 2009 at 12:05 pm

    Attempted to dig myself out to go to work yesterday (yes, my company stayed open on normal scheduling)…no plows came anywhere near my house until 9 pm. Got the driveway done in about an hour and a half (snowblower won’t start), turned around, and the driveway behind me had accumlated another 2 inches.

    I gave up, went back out at 10 pm after the snow had stopped, and shoveled out the new accumulation. Luckily for me, I’m off the next two days. 🙂

  5. Poor Richard
    December 20, 2009 at 1:39 pm

    Pace yourself – part of the local history of every huge snow like this is
    someone having a heart attack from shoveling. Take a break –
    it won’t kill you.

  6. Posting As Pinko
    December 20, 2009 at 1:50 pm

    My kids are wearing all my boots!

  7. Slowpoke Rodriguez
    December 20, 2009 at 5:09 pm

    After shoveling out my driveway, I feel like King Kong Bundy has beaten me with the shovel for all two hours.

  8. DB
    December 20, 2009 at 5:56 pm

    Made it thru shoveling our snow and the neighbor’s snow. Can’t determine yet whether I’ll be able to lift my arms tomorrow, even the muscles in my hands hurt. The hardest part was shoveling our sidewalk. Our property is a corner lot, and early this AM the plows placed an easy 6 feet by 8 feet drift of snow on the corner of our property right on the sidewalk I am responsible as a homeowner to clear. Lucky me.

  9. CindyB
    December 20, 2009 at 11:24 pm

    Here’s how up to 1,000 National Guard have been helping around the commonwealth in response to the snow emergency:
    http://decemberwinterstorm.tumblr.com/post/292247500

  10. Opinion
    December 21, 2009 at 8:57 am

    @CindyB
    Re, “I just found…” Most useful site, thank you!

  11. Formerly Anonymous
    December 21, 2009 at 10:19 am

    We were traveling this weekend and had to dig ourselves back in yesterday. Looks like we missed all the fun. Thankfully VDOT plowed our street very well and did not leave a massive snow bank in front of our driveway.

    From what I saw yesterday and this morning, the roads are in very good shape considering the amount of snow on the ground. I wouldn’t go out unless you need to, but I would definitely give my thumbs up to VDOT for their work in clearing the roads.

  12. CindyB
    December 21, 2009 at 11:21 am

    Opinion :@CindyB Re, “I just found…” Most useful site, thank you!

    You’re welcome. Everybody stay safe today. I know to stay inside because I don’t drive well in this stuff. I’m also watching the rain that’s coming and hope it’s light. Rain melts snow, and in my neighborhood that can mean flooding because the ground is frozen. Rain also means icy roads and ice adds weight to roofs already weighed down by snow. We haven’t seen the end of this weather emergency yet. Let’s all get through it safe and dry.

  13. Paul
    December 22, 2009 at 3:39 pm

    While we were snowed in, and realizing an early beginning to the school break, two of my son’s teachers thought they would send assignments via the edulink thing. I responded back to both my son doesn’t have computer access at home.

    One of the assignments was to go to study island, a website that allows them 10 minutes of computer game time for each SOL question they get right. The other assignment was to read and respond to the teacher’s blog.

    Glad to see we’re getting such good use of all those computers in my son’s middle school.

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