Enough with the snow already

[ny biker]

Forecasts for this weekend are still vague but they're saying a "major snow event" is very likely. I just got an Arlington Alert email saying to be prepared to shelter in place for 3-5 days.

I went to the grocery story tonight because I thought I would beat the pre-storm pre-superbowl madhouse. I was totally wrong. It was mobbed. And Wednesday is usually their slowest night.

I am so not into this. Damned el nino.

Edit: Forecasts are getting more specific. Just got this from a neighbor:

http://www.hpc.ncep.noaa.gov/wwd/day3_psnow_gt_12.gif

NOAA & NWS are projecting a 70% chance that we'll get 12+".

[7rider]

I heard 12" to 20" Friday into Saturday. Hoo BABY!
DH and a friend were at the fitness center tonight, plotting to head to Whitetail on Saturday.
If you can't beat 'em...join 'em.

[ny biker]

And once again, I need a haircut the same weekend we're getting a blizzard. I only get haircuts every 6-8 weeks, so you'd think I'd find a nice day to do it. I made my appointment for 12:15 on Friday, taking a long lunch and hoping the real snow doesn't start until later in the afternoon.

On the plus side, I just bought all the ingredients for my first attempt at lasagna, so that's one project to keep me busy (and fed!) while I'm stuck at home. Bonus points since the oven will help warm up the house.

[Cataboo]

I heard 12" to 20" Friday into Saturday. Hoo BABY!
DH and a friend were at the fitness center tonight, plotting to head to Whitetail on Saturday.
If you can't beat 'em...join 'em.

Let me know where you guys end up and if you want to try a cross country trip. I told my sister I might bail on her husband's whitetail birthday trip. 'cause I'm a shitty sister.

[tulip]

I'm really getting tired of the snow and winter. Usually I like snow, but Enough Already is right! I don't have XC skis or snowshoes. But I do have nice winter boots--first time in years, and what a great year to get some, finally.

And I haven't been to the grocery store yet. Tomorrow will be a madhouse.

I have studded mountain bike tires, but I have no mountain bike!

[Cataboo]

I'm loving it... For once I've got 4wd, snowshoes, and cross country skis and SNOW... Not to mention, I only live about 5 miles from Gambrill state park, so there's a lot of forested mountain park for me to explore in the snow.

The last couple years of having snowshoes and cross country skis for absolutely no reason (other than that I saw 'em really cheap in an rei clearance sale) were kind of annoying, but this year is redeeming my obsessive compulsive purchasing habits.

The downhill skis are also getting a bit more of a workout because this is the best mid-atlantic east coast skiing that I've ever had.

I do have a mountain bike, but can't say I've been out on it this winter. I have seen bike tracks in the snow up on Gambrill...

[Zen]

WOOHOO!

XC skis, a Jeep, and bean soup fixins!

[Selkie]

Here's what the W&OD looks like in Vienna:
http://wandodtrailreport.blogspot.com/

From what I've read (http://bikearlingtonforum.com/forum.php) and heard, it seems like it'll be awhile before the DC area MUTs are cleared of the mess.

DH has been running at Haines Point and I might join him on the bike if he heads down there tomorrow am.

The good news is that the piles are receding and the more shaded parts of our roofs are just about clear of snow. I love seeing the streets get wider---by inches---every day we get some melt. The dogs have a snow cave under our azaleas out back (they like going out there and pretending to be wolves!), so there will be three very sad golden retrievers when their fortress disappears! That said, they will have a backyard full of mud to romp in and eat (a delicacy they discovered earlier this winter: cold or frozen mud).

BTW, only three more weeks until DST starts...

[Zen]

Here's a local MTB Trail

There's one more good snow in store. You heard it here first.

[aicabsolut]

Made it outside today! On the roads! Got a bit wet and came home pretty filthy. No shoulders to speak of. Hit a couple mild slush patches. Good times. Drivers (most) seemed to be a bit nicer too. Hard to tell me to get on the path/shoulder/sidewalk when it's still under a ton of snow. A couple people still felt the need to honk, yell, and shake fists. Whatever.

[pfunk12]

I did the N2 ride today but instead of leaving at the normal 7:30 time, I joined a few of the guys and we did it at 9:30. We had an incident with a driver on River Road. He flew by us beeping his horn and then he cut in front of us and stopped. When we caught up to him, he took off and then stopped again. Then he was weaving back and forth so we couldn't get in front of him. And believe me, I was not about to go anywhere near him. It was ridiculous. One of the guys commented that he's probably been stuck in traffic 3 hours each day this week so he was taking his anger out on us.

It was nice to do a long ride but it is no fun cleaning the bike.

[Zen]

That guy is dangerous and should have been reported.
Didn't you read this thread?

[Selkie]

There's one more good snow in store. You heard it here first.

No offense, Zen, but I hope you're wrong about that...

[bmccasland]

Here's a local MTB Trail

Don't I see X-country ski tracks in the snow? If you can't ride the trail on a bike, do you ski it?

[Zen]

I walked down the trail a bit and it looked like it had been skiied and walked. I wish I had thought of it sooner. The trail is only five minutes away but now it's getting up into the 40's.

So I'm still hoping for that one last snow